Post by MugiwaraBlair on Feb 19, 2017 22:27:06 GMT
This is a compilation of the best games to come out every year when videogames have been released. There's 3 parts. First is very old games that came out long before I was was born and I haven't played (for the most part), so they've been picked through looking up stuff about them. Second is games from "my time" up to now. Third is just a couple future predictions. In some parts there are multiple entries for the same year, they should be in order but not necessarily.
Part One: Ancient Times:
GOTY 1962 Spacewar!
A 2-player ship battle game that takes place in the gravity well of a star and follows newtonian physics.
GOTY 1968: Hamurabi
A text-based game where you have to be an effective ruler for 10 years.
GOTY 1969: Space Travel
A 2D simulation of the solar system, you have no goal except landing on the different planets and moons as you traverse. The ship is affected by gravity but only by the biggest current source.
GOTY 1971: Computer Space
A space combat arcade game, was the 1st arcade machine and the 1st videogame available commercially.
GOTY 1972: Pong
Y'all know that one.
GOTY 1973: Laser Clay Shooting System
Think of it like an older Duck Hunt of sorts, as far I could find, this is the 1st videogame made by Nintendo.
GOTY 1974: SpaSim (Space Simulation)
Believe it or not, a 3D networked game, with 32 players. Making it the 1st 3D game, for a measure of "3D" anyway.
Elimination
This is literally just a 4-player version of Pong.
GOTY 1975: DnD
Nothing much to explain, it's DnD.
GOTY 1976: Colossal Cave Adventure
One of the precursors for adventure, role-playing and roguelike genres.
GOTY 1977: Zork
Another interactive fiction like Colossal Cave, it was advertised as a must-have for computer owners and even as a selling point for buying a computer in 1977. It was considered so good by critics that some of them said making sequels to it was like treading on sacred ground.
GOTY 1978: Adventureland
A text-based adventure game with pictures.
Snake
Y'all know that one too.
GOTY 1979: Avatar
A multiplayer RPG, it can be played online right now if anyone is interested.
GOTY 1980: Pacman
GOTY 1981: Asylum
A sorta 3D FPS (but not really) text-adventure.
GOTY 1982: The Hobbit
Was a best-seller on it's platform(ZX Spectrum and C64), won the Golden Joystick Award for best strategy game, was considered the best of it's genre except for Zork.
GOTY 1983: Excalibur
When it came out it was called "one of the finest programming achievements", "a grand effort", "magnificent" and "one of the richest gaming experiences ever".
Ultima III Exodus
Credited as the foundation of RPGs, said to have "far surpassed" its predecessors and having a "masterful plot"
GOTY 1984: Tower of Druaga
The foundation of Action RPGs
GOTY 1985: Wishbringer
Interactive Fiction genre, got near-perfect and perfect review scores.
Ice Climbers
Super Mario Bros.
Part Two: Old Times to Present
GOTY 1986: Metroid
No contest, this is the best game the NES has.
GOTY 1987: Metal Gear
Hideo Kojima's 1st game and the progenitor of the stealth genre.
Final Fantasy
"Final" my ass : P
Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei
The OG Persona game, the 3rd most popular JRPG series after Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Was one of the 1st cyberpunk videogames and included a "talk your way out of combat" option.
Legend of Zelda
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GOTY 1988: Advance DnD Heroes of the Lance
Quote from an RPG review magazine: "it would undoubtedly go straight to the top of the computer games charts and stay there for several months. Its THAT good."
Bionic Commando
GOTY 1989: Prince of Persia
GOTY 1990: Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake
Fire Emblem Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi
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AKA FE1
GOTY 1991: Metroid II Return of Samus
GOTY 1992: Wolfenstein 3D
Mortal Kombat
GOTY 1993: Secret of Mana
GOTY 1994: Super Metroid
GOTY 1995: Chrono Trigger
GOTY 1996: Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War
Diablo
Pokemon Red/Blue
Crash Bandicoot
GOTY 1997: Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Fallout
The Elders Scrolls II Daggerfall
GOTY 1998: Metal Gear Solid
Best PS1 game
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate
Half-Life
GOTY 1999: Legend of Dragoon
Fire Emblem Thracia 776
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Probably the best graphics on N64
Silent Hill
GOTY 2000: Diablo II
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
MediEvil II
GOTY 2001: Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 2
Conker's Bad Fur Day
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GOTY 2002: Metroid Prime
The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
GOTY 2003: Fire Emblem Sword of Seals
F-Zero GX
Prince of Persia Sands of Time
Silent Hill 3
GOTY 2004: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
GOTY 2005: Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil 4
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
GOTY 2006: The Elders Scrolls IV Oblivion
Metroid Prime Hunters
Monster Hunter 2
GOTY 2007: Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
Best game on Wii, except like Metroid Prime Trilogy
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Mass Effect
Portal
GOTY 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
Saints Row 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Dead Space
GOTY 2009: Dragon Age Origins
Borderlands
Monster Hunter Tri
Wet
GOTY 2010: Mass Effect 2
GOTY 2011: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
GOTY 2012: Borderlands 2
Dragon's Dogma
Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning
Mass Effect 3
GOTY 2013: The Last Of Us
GOTY 2014: Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
Diablo III Reaper of Souls
Dragon Age Inquisition
InFamous Second Son
GOTY 2015: Fallout 4
GOTY 2016: DOOM
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
Uncharted 4 A Thief's End
I mean, I haven't played it but it looks pretty damn good. Looks baller AF too
Part Three: Future Predictions
GOTY 2017: Prey
GOTY 2018: System Shock
Mostly cause it was the only game listed for 2018 atm : P Though it will also be pretty good probably
GOTY 2019: Wasteland 3
Same comment as System Shock
GOTY 2020: The Elder Scrolls VI (whatever it's called)
I don't know if that's the year it'll come out, but I'm pretty sure it will be the GOTY of whatever year it does.
Part One: Ancient Times:
GOTY 1962 Spacewar!
A 2-player ship battle game that takes place in the gravity well of a star and follows newtonian physics.
GOTY 1968: Hamurabi
A text-based game where you have to be an effective ruler for 10 years.
GOTY 1969: Space Travel
A 2D simulation of the solar system, you have no goal except landing on the different planets and moons as you traverse. The ship is affected by gravity but only by the biggest current source.
GOTY 1971: Computer Space
A space combat arcade game, was the 1st arcade machine and the 1st videogame available commercially.
GOTY 1972: Pong
Y'all know that one.
GOTY 1973: Laser Clay Shooting System
Think of it like an older Duck Hunt of sorts, as far I could find, this is the 1st videogame made by Nintendo.
GOTY 1974: SpaSim (Space Simulation)
Believe it or not, a 3D networked game, with 32 players. Making it the 1st 3D game, for a measure of "3D" anyway.
Elimination
This is literally just a 4-player version of Pong.
GOTY 1975: DnD
Nothing much to explain, it's DnD.
GOTY 1976: Colossal Cave Adventure
One of the precursors for adventure, role-playing and roguelike genres.
GOTY 1977: Zork
Another interactive fiction like Colossal Cave, it was advertised as a must-have for computer owners and even as a selling point for buying a computer in 1977. It was considered so good by critics that some of them said making sequels to it was like treading on sacred ground.
GOTY 1978: Adventureland
A text-based adventure game with pictures.
Snake
Y'all know that one too.
GOTY 1979: Avatar
A multiplayer RPG, it can be played online right now if anyone is interested.
GOTY 1980: Pacman
GOTY 1981: Asylum
A sorta 3D FPS (but not really) text-adventure.
GOTY 1982: The Hobbit
Was a best-seller on it's platform(ZX Spectrum and C64), won the Golden Joystick Award for best strategy game, was considered the best of it's genre except for Zork.
GOTY 1983: Excalibur
When it came out it was called "one of the finest programming achievements", "a grand effort", "magnificent" and "one of the richest gaming experiences ever".
Ultima III Exodus
Credited as the foundation of RPGs, said to have "far surpassed" its predecessors and having a "masterful plot"
GOTY 1984: Tower of Druaga
The foundation of Action RPGs
GOTY 1985: Wishbringer
Interactive Fiction genre, got near-perfect and perfect review scores.
Ice Climbers
Super Mario Bros.
Part Two: Old Times to Present
GOTY 1986: Metroid
No contest, this is the best game the NES has.
GOTY 1987: Metal Gear
Hideo Kojima's 1st game and the progenitor of the stealth genre.
Final Fantasy
"Final" my ass : P
Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei
The OG Persona game, the 3rd most popular JRPG series after Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Was one of the 1st cyberpunk videogames and included a "talk your way out of combat" option.
Legend of Zelda
GOTY 1988: Advance DnD Heroes of the Lance
Quote from an RPG review magazine: "it would undoubtedly go straight to the top of the computer games charts and stay there for several months. Its THAT good."
Bionic Commando
GOTY 1989: Prince of Persia
GOTY 1990: Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake
Fire Emblem Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi
AKA FE1
GOTY 1991: Metroid II Return of Samus
GOTY 1992: Wolfenstein 3D
Mortal Kombat
GOTY 1993: Secret of Mana
GOTY 1994: Super Metroid
GOTY 1995: Chrono Trigger
GOTY 1996: Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War
Diablo
Pokemon Red/Blue
Crash Bandicoot
GOTY 1997: Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Fallout
The Elders Scrolls II Daggerfall
GOTY 1998: Metal Gear Solid
Best PS1 game
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate
Half-Life
GOTY 1999: Legend of Dragoon
Fire Emblem Thracia 776
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Probably the best graphics on N64
Silent Hill
GOTY 2000: Diablo II
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
MediEvil II
GOTY 2001: Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 2
Conker's Bad Fur Day
GOTY 2002: Metroid Prime
The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
GOTY 2003: Fire Emblem Sword of Seals
F-Zero GX
Prince of Persia Sands of Time
Silent Hill 3
GOTY 2004: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
GOTY 2005: Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil 4
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
GOTY 2006: The Elders Scrolls IV Oblivion
Metroid Prime Hunters
Monster Hunter 2
GOTY 2007: Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
Best game on Wii, except like Metroid Prime Trilogy
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Mass Effect
Portal
GOTY 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
Saints Row 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Dead Space
GOTY 2009: Dragon Age Origins
Borderlands
Monster Hunter Tri
Wet
GOTY 2010: Mass Effect 2
GOTY 2011: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
GOTY 2012: Borderlands 2
Dragon's Dogma
Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning
Mass Effect 3
GOTY 2013: The Last Of Us
GOTY 2014: Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
Diablo III Reaper of Souls
Dragon Age Inquisition
InFamous Second Son
GOTY 2015: Fallout 4
GOTY 2016: DOOM
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
Uncharted 4 A Thief's End
I mean, I haven't played it but it looks pretty damn good. Looks baller AF too
Part Three: Future Predictions
GOTY 2017: Prey
GOTY 2018: System Shock
Mostly cause it was the only game listed for 2018 atm : P Though it will also be pretty good probably
GOTY 2019: Wasteland 3
Same comment as System Shock
GOTY 2020: The Elder Scrolls VI (whatever it's called)
I don't know if that's the year it'll come out, but I'm pretty sure it will be the GOTY of whatever year it does.
