Are there as many generation defining games as there were last gen? (Not to me)

[MajesticLion]

Competition has made for better stories and tech, or at the least better tech to match stories that couldn't be told properly before. Those two together always lift the standard.


It's the business practices that latch on like lampreys that you have to watch for.

 

[Kingshango]

BG3 is a certified classic.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Stellar Blade
Cyberpunk 2077
The Witcher 4
Spiderman 2
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater
Silent Hill 2
GTA 6

And there's many more bangers coming.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Returnal being a AAA roguelike was the best moment of this gen to me. The game just clicked for me and impressed on every level, there's nothing really like it

BG3 was a cultural phenomenon, as was Elden Ring

Less moments like that this gen but they still exist

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Not sure if the Hitman Trilogy counts, but that was pretty amazing how it all came together and evolved into what it is now

 

[CodeKansas]

Last gen was a snooze fest for the longest. This gen is on par. Nothing special.

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/looking-back-on-it-ps3-ps4.863729/

Agreed. Multiplayer wise, there isn't much on the 4 or the 5 on par with the heat PS3 was putting out. There was Warhawk, UC2 MP, Bad Company 2 MP, and MAG.

When I say I sunk HOURS into them joints, I'm talking up all night sessions. The only games I've felt I've put demon time into recently have been Destiny 1&2 (before quitting), HD2, and the underrated gem known as Rogue Company.

 

[Jaguar93]

Bruhs are just naming games and calling them generation defining

 

[feelosofer]

I feel like this current generation of games is JUST now starting to peak.

I think the FF7 games, Ghost of Tsushima, the PS5 Spiderman games, Baldurs Gate 3, Metaphor Re: Fantazio are generation defining games.

 

[tripleaamin]

Elden Ring and BG3 are the main ones where I feel people it is absolutely generation defining. We have seen how in the industry has been copying the soul's formula. Much like how games were copying the formula for Witcher 3 and BOTW from last gen. For BG3, considering how much was put into that game where it separates itself from the pack easily.

There are plenty of great games, but generation defining should a bar higher than that imo.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Gaming gets better every generation.

PS2 Gen has not been topped.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

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Elden Ring and BG3 are the main ones where I feel people it is absolutely generation defining. We have seen how in the industry has been copying the soul's formula. Much like how games were copying the formula for Witcher 3 and BOTW from last gen. For BG3, considering how much was put into that game where it separates itself from the pack easily.

There are plenty of great games, but generation defining should a bar higher than that imo.

That's what I'm saying. There are great games out, no doubt, but those 2 are gen defining and not sure if there are anymore, whereas last gen there were a lot more. Hoping the sec half of this gen gets there.

 

[Fatboi1]

Bruhs are just naming games and calling them generation defining

What else you want us to do? Make a video review?
Why is Persona 5 Royal or GOW generation defining last gen but FFVII Rebirth or Spider-man 2 not?

 

[Days of Future Piff]

Which generation was worse than the previous?

The Genesis and SNES held up better than the 5th generation of gaming, IMO. Most of those early 3D games had a lot issues when it came to graphics and gameplay in hindsight.

I can't think of too many games for the PS3 or the Wii that hold up to the best titles on the PS2 or Gamecube.

 

[NZA]

backwards compatibility and remakes really muddy the waters, but it feels like PS4 had a few more important games by this time than PS5.

housemarque and from software really stepped up to deliver early for this generation. i think part of that is their business practices are simpler and more sustainable than the typical developer's today. same with larian studios - they are both dev and publisher. looks like if you keep the developers safe, the game can be made with taste and style and not be so soulless.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

What else you want us to do? Make a video review?
Why is Persona 5 Royal or GOW generation defining last gen but FFVII Rebirth or Spider-man 2 not?

Would you say the latter are better than the former?