With next gen officially upon us, we here at Boss Wave have taken a look back at the cream of the crop of the last generation. And what a generation it was, with no shortage of excellent, inspiring and outright transformative entries in the medium. Hard choices all around. Here are our lists. Let us know what you think.
Seth
Red Dead Redemption
- Fallout 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Saints Row 2
- Tomb Raider
- Mafia II
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (I know, I know)
- Enslaved
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Honorable Mention: Far Cry 3, Split/Second, The Walking Dead, Grand Theft Auto V, Rayman Legends, Bioshock, Singularity, Dante’s Inferno, Bioshock Infinite, Mass Effect 2, Civilization Revolution, Condemned: Criminal Origins
Chris
Mass Effect 2
- The Last of Us
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Portal 2
- Red Dead Redemption
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots
- Uncharted 2
- Tomb Raider
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
- Dead Space
Honorable Mention: The Walking Dead, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch, Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Zach
Super Street Fighter 4
- Spelunky
- Dark Souls
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Meat Boy
- Bioshock Infinite
- Limbo
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Call of Duty 2
- Portal
Honorable Mention: Battlefield 3, Read Dead Redemption, Bioshock, Geometry Wars, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Robin
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Red Dead Redemption
- Demon’s Souls
- The Walking Dead
- Yakuza 4
- Portal 2
- Fallout 3
- Hotline Miami
- Borderlands 2
- Deadly Premonition
Honorable Mention: LittleBigPlanet, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Journey, Just Cause 2
Matt
Assassin’s Creed 2
- Uncharted 2
- Mafia II
- Mass Effect
- Batman Arkham Asylum
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- The Saboteur
- Red Dead Redemption
- Heavy Rain
Honorable Mention: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Saboteur, God of War 3
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A lot of amazing games listed. I would have thrown Gears of War, ESPN NFL 2k5 (considered by some to be the last great football game made), and the communal event games Guitar Hero/ Rock Band into the mix.
After some research (consisting of looking at the games on my shelf), turns out 2k5 was on the original XBox. Man, how the time flies.
Crack research team you have over there. 🙂