Board 8 > Screw it. I'm listing my games of the year per decade.

(+) Yeah! (+)

2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011: Dark Souls
2012: Persona 4 Golden
2013: Super Mario 3D World
2014: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2015: Undertale
2016: Dark Souls III
2017: Persona 5
2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2020: Persona 5 Royal

Notes:

2017: Barring Persona 5, GotY would be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
2018: God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Dragon Quest XI. Was an insane year to pick a favorite outside of Smash. For a single-player game, I would probably give it to God of War.
2019: I would break the rules and put Dragon Quest XI S above Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

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Honestly, even if this doesn't get any traction, it felt good to just let that out there.

I was reading another thread here. Something like if there's a site that is the best when it comes to listing the Game of the Year.

There isn't. It's relegated based on multiple tastes. The only GotYs are the ones you enjoyed the most. The only site you'll say is the best is the one you best relate to.

I have zero interest in most WRPGs. If Horizon: Zero Dawn does not count as a WRPG, then I have zero interest in any WRPG. I also do not care for shooters as well as most western titles, or those catering to the west, such as Death Stranding. I find Hideo Kojima to be the most overrated game designer in existence.

Yes, he's capable of big-budget works with big-brained philosophies. The games themselves range in flaws from being overly indulgent to lacking a solid gameplay/cutscene ratio. The first MGS3 games were great for what they did even if MGS2 spent too much time on cutscenes to warrant much of a replay. I will not deny the hours I spent in MGS2 Substance playing through those incredibly difficult Missions and Snake Tales.

/end TGA 2019 tangent when they shoehorned an award to Death Stranding for every category but GotY.

TGA is currently the most prominent source for GotY. The real flaws, unfortunately, not only come from mass-marketing bias (RDR2, Death Stranding, TLOU2) but from the presentation as well. We do not care about these Premieres of random games we will never see again. We do not care about these mini-showcases of things that don't interest us. It is a gaming award ceremony. Keep the focus on what we want and not use it to leverage your virtue signaling.

TGA rant over.

It feels good to know where you stand and what you enjoy. But I don't think there will ever be any one site that will give us the GotY results we want let alone every year. It's virtually impossible.

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so with all that, what's your game of the decade?

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This is one of the worst topics ever made and you should feel bad for making it and posting in it.
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Lolo_Guru posted...

so with all that, what's your game of the decade?

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your list is a good list but the topic title makes no sense

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screw it

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Don't let no one tell you not to list your favorite games.


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Lolo_Guru posted...

so with all that, what's your game of the decade?

Hard one. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate largely because Smash is my all-time favorite series. Tournaments changed my life and I still play Smash every day.

However, I list Persona 5 Royal as my #2 favorite game ever. I have never played such a perfectly compelling title that hit all the notes in the best possible way.

Smash for multiplayer, P5R for single-player. This past decade was incredible.

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StartTheMachine posted...

your list is a good list but the topic title makes no sense

Did the context confuse you? It's because I read through this topic and it inspired me to list my own.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79196172

Hope that helps.

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we already did Game of the Decade last year

it was Xenoblade

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ninkendo posted...

we already did Game of the Decade last year

it was Xenoblade

Xenoblade Chronicles vs DQ XI S which?

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Rango posted...

Did the context confuse you?

No he means it literally makes no sense

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Replace "per" with "for the."

...and then add 2010 as a bonus nugget.

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GildedFool posted...

Replace "per" with "for the."

...and then add 2010 as a bonus nugget.

Oh... I was expecting five posts each with the best games of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s plus a 2020 bonus.

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Mac Arrowny posted...

This is one of the worst topics ever made and you should feel bad for making it and posting in it.

Screw it

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That would have been better, but it's not what I think is happening.

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Very disappointing list to say the least. = /

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Topic title does kinda belong in like 2005

Only games I like on the list are Smash and Undertale
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Rango posted...

2019: I would break the rules and put Dragon Quest XI S above Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

I mean... you already broke the rules twice with Golden and Royal

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GildedFool posted...

Replace "per" with "for the."

...and then add 2010 as a bonus nugget.

Okay. For the year then. Better?

charmander6000 posted...

Oh... I was expecting five posts each with the best games of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s plus a 2020 bonus.

Oh dear lord lmao. To be fair, I could only do 1985 onward. Not doing all that...yet...

Screw it. My favorite games of each year.

85: Super Mario Bros.
86: Castlevania
87: Contra
88: Super Mario Bros. 2
89: Revenge of Shinobi
90: Super Mario Bros. 3
91: Super Castlevania IV
92: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
93: Kirby's Adventure
94: Final Fantasy VI
95: Chrono Trigger
96: Super Mario RPG
97: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
98: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
99: Silent Hill
00: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
01: Paper Mario
02: Metroid Prime
03: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
04: Tales of Symphonia
05: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
06: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
07: Super Mario Galaxy
08: Persona 3 FES
09: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Happy now?

ZeroSignal620 posted...

I mean... you already broke the rules twice with Golden and Royal

Shut up and let me love Persona.

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4 mario games 3 persona games 2 dark souls games, 1 fire emblem game, and 1 undertale game. Surely well rounded. 11 games for the decade though!

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Well it's fine. I can't say any of those are bad games.

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Rango posted...

TGA is currently the most prominent source for GotY. The real flaws, unfortunately, not only come from mass-marketing bias (RDR2, Death Stranding, TLOU2) but from the presentation as well. We do not care about these Premieres of random games we will never see again. We do not care about these mini-showcases of things that don't interest us. It is a gaming award ceremony. Keep the focus on what we want and not use it to leverage your virtue signaling.

Lol what. The only reason people watch TGA is for the new game premieres.

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Corrik7 posted...

4 mario games 3 persona games 2 dark souls games, 1 fire emblem game, and 1 undertale game. Surely well rounded. 11 games for the decade though!

I know I broke the rules. I hate excluding a year if it's really good. >>

Waluigi1 posted...

Lol what. The only reason people watch TGA is for the new game premieres.

Yeah, when they're actually good. Give me Bravely Default II and Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection. I really do not care for some rando western studio's game to come out and never be heard from again.

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That's like, your opinion man. Millions do care about rando western studio's game.

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