Poll Which is the best year in video game releases in the past decade? (268 votes)
So the last 10 years in gaming has been pretty awesome IMHO. I wanna know which one the Giant Bomb community thinks is the best in that timespan.
To help you make that decision, I've come up with lists of 10 of the biggest/most important games for each year. I haven't necessarily played all of the games I mention, but that's because I want to represent a broad range of games. AAA and indie, console and portable, Western and Japanese, single player and multiplayer, and genres of all kinds.
Don't be mad at me for including a particular game and leaving out a game you like! I had to leave off some games I genuinely adore to include more popular titles!
2005
Resident Evil 4
God of War
Shadow of the Colossus
Guitar Hero
Civilization IV
Forza Motorsport
Psychonauts
Mario Kart DS
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2006
Okami
LoZ: Twilight Princess
Gears of War
Kingdom Hearts II
TES: Oblivion
New Super Mario Bros.
Final Fantasy XII
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Guitar Hero II
Company of Heroes
2007
BioShock
Super Mario Galaxy
Portal
Persona 3
Team Fortress 2
COD: Modern Warfare
God of War II
Halo 3
Rock Band
Mass Effect
2008
GTA IV
MGS4
Fallout 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Braid
LittleBigPlanet
Dead Space
Left 4 Dead
Persona 4
Rock Band 2
2009
Uncharted 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Assassin's Creed II
Street Fighter IV
Dragon Age: Origins
COD: MW2
Borderlands
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Demon's Souls
Forza Motorsport 3
2010
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Bayonetta
Starcraft II
Civilization V
Darksiders
Super Meat Boy
Limbo
Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX
2011
TES: Skyrim
Batman: Arkham City
Portal 2
Gears of War 3
Saints Row: The Third
LoZ: Skyward Sword
Rayman Origins
Minecraft
Bastion
Dark Souls
2012
Journey
The Walking Dead
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Far Cry 3
Xenoblade Chronicles
Mass Effect 3
Dishonored
Fez
Hotline Miami
Spelunky
2013
The Last of Us
GTA V
BioShock: Infinite
LoZ: A Link Between Worlds
Super Mario 3D World
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Gone Home
Papers, Please
The Stanley Parable
DOTA 2
2014
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Bayonetta II
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dark Souls II
Mario Kart 8
SSB Wii U
Shovel Knight
Alien: Isolation
Hearthstone
Divinity: Original Sin
Personally, 2013 is my favorite. TLOU is my personal GOAT, and I love the great mix of awesome AAA and indie games. Speaking "objectively", I can see the arguments for 08, 09, and 11. I love 2012 and I don't think 14 was as bad as some people think. 06 is actually what I think is the weakest year.
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