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NeoGAF Games of the Fifth Generation Awards
- Thread starter AniHawk
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shiftplusone
Member
Interesting list. Only like 5 of the top 25 would make it into my personal list
Sometimes I forget how console centric GAF is
Banjo kazooie is objectively one of the worst games ever but it's in the top 10 and I'm not being this much of a turd about it
Sometimes I forget how console centric GAF is
Banjo kazooie is objectively one of the worst games ever but it's in the top 10 and I'm not being this much of a turd about it
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
FFIX over VIII? The timeline has been fixed. I remember how people bitched and bitched at IX for the Super Deformed look and the non-futuristic setting back when it came out. Justice.
Tactics is way too low though.
Tactics is way too low though.
@Ani
8. Metal Slug (Arcade, PlayStation)
9. Armed Police Batrider (Arcade, Neo Geo CD, Saturn, PlayStation)
Metal Slug of course came out on Neo Geo CD too, also on Saturn.
Armed Police Batrider was never released on Neo Geo CD.
9. Mega Man X4 (PlayStation)
Rock Man X4 came out on Saturn too.
8. Metal Slug (Arcade, PlayStation)
9. Armed Police Batrider (Arcade, Neo Geo CD, Saturn, PlayStation)
Metal Slug of course came out on Neo Geo CD too, also on Saturn.
Armed Police Batrider was never released on Neo Geo CD.
9. Mega Man X4 (PlayStation)
Rock Man X4 came out on Saturn too.
Leafhopper
Banned
9 is a better playing game. Not a fan of 8. Even Tetra Master is better than Triple Triad.
That's me though.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Mario Kart 64 over CTR makes me salty :3
Spieler Eins
Member
Good gen, decent list. Rayman 2 was the only outlier in my vote, I thought it left a bigger impression than that. Dat Virtual Boy ranking.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Maybe someday OOT's open world elements will cease to amaze and the game will be recognized for the less effective remix of LTTP that it is.
Browsing through the complete list right now and it's just classic after classic. Little surprised at Half-Life spot (thought it would be higher) but than again so many great titles... can't complain.
Great work AniHawk.
According to the voting thread rules yes. PC 1994-1999.
Great work AniHawk.
According to the voting thread rules yes. PC 1994-1999.
Many of these votes are the result of nostalgia. Who in their right mind would actually want to play Goldeneye today. That shit is painful.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
IX not only plays better, its script isn't total garbage. It only becomes trash during the last boss, really.
Sadly, IX also has horrendously stupid loading times that prevent me from ever replaying it. It's the one PSX-era Square game that is in the most dire need for a re-release in a better performing platform.
not in the period that was specified for this generation though.
I don't think you have ever played "one of the worst games ever" then.
Gotcha.
Defitely a great game back then. I'd put it in my top 25 but I'm not sure about it being the best fps of that gen. Although the game plays terribly today, the campaign is still a lot better than many shooters this gen and the 4 player local was pretty revolutionary.
Still I don't know about it being the best fps game
How can you forget single digit fps?
Perfect Dark was even worse when there was smoke on screen.
Yep, I found the 6th gen thread (Link) and it's there. All is good.
The Longest Journey is in both threads though.
Melchiah
Member
People enjoyed the games at the time, when they played them first. I don't think the point was to vote only those games you'd enjoy today. Outside of RE2, UT and Soul Reaver, I haven't played any of the games I voted in several years, and I don't think I'd enjoy something like Tomb Raider, which was also on my list, as much now as I did back then.
Leafhopper
Banned
I agree.
People say Necron is hinted at but, I still don't see it. I love 9 but, I ain't defending that.
It needs some kind of update, even a PC release to fix those awful load times. Something. FF7 and 8 had the pleasure of having PC version when they initially came out so them coming to PC and updated a little was easy for them but, not in the case of 9.
entremet
Member
I knew good taste would prevail.
FF8 is one of the best RPGs that generation.
I never knew FF8 was hated until I came on GAF lol.
Outside of FF and Pokemon, JRPGs were still pretty niche that generation.
FF8 is one of the best RPGs that generation.
I never knew FF8 was hated until I came on GAF lol.
Outside of FF and Pokemon, JRPGs were still pretty niche that generation.
entremet
Member
Godtier MP, though.
CaviarMeths
Member
FFVII ranked over FFIX and Tactics not even in the top 10, list is a total sham.
Seriously though, that's a pretty damn definitive collection of not only best games of the generation, but many of the best games of all time.
Seriously though, that's a pretty damn definitive collection of not only best games of the generation, but many of the best games of all time.
The speculation (and excitement around it) were real, even if some rumors were true and others weren't. It's precisely because you could use the Missingo trick to get infinite items that people thought Mew could be found under a truck.
RBG had a bit of mystery around them since Pokemon was brand new. It was just before internet culture became mainstream, so a lot of these things still went by word of mouth. Yellow is great because of how closely it matched with the show. Of course GSC have more features/content, but the experience was just not as impactful as Gen 1
Not to mention that RBGY still has the best gym leader and elite 4 themes and overall most iconic music in the series.
MegaSackman
Member
People really love Nintendo here. Ok.
drtomoe123
Member
I felt a lot better about that fight
once I realized that it's all about confronting death
This game would be perfect if the battles were faster.
iconoclast
Member
Legitimately baffled at Super Street Fighter II Turbo being #88 with only one first place vote (from me). I mean god damn, that is the blueprint of fighting games.
Playing through Rare Replay, I've noticed a lot of Rare's games fail to stand the test of time. Aside from Banjo and maybe Perfect Dark, most everything else has aged rather poorly. A lot of their franchises could do with a modern update.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Ugh. Twisted Metal II not anywhere near the top of the list. 'Swrong with you GAF? Good list though overall I guess. Predictable, but good.
Hot Coldman
Banned
GOLD AND SILVER MOTHERFUCKERS YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Leafhopper
Banned
Oh I get it on a thematic point of view just it was so hamfisted I thought it was silly.
Battles do need to be sped up for sure.
Yeah, i mean i played MGS1 the other day and although the pace was brisk and i had fun, if it wasn't for nostalgia i would never have gotten to the end.
The gameplay is utter shit.
The best gen of Pokemon obviously. I pretty much agree with the list. Many of those titles left a huge impact on the industry and were super influential.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Whoever voted for Liero deserves a medal.