Wish we could back to the days where investors weren’t involved in game development.
AnimeGokuSolos
Peak
Easy-Preparation-234
Ight I’ma head out
*Gets the keys to the DeLorean*
Jack070293
Pes 5 > Fifa 06
noxsanguinis
I think 2004 was even better.
Rude_Scientist7391
Lol, Gun. That shit deserves to be forgotten. Yay, F.E.A.R., incredible game
louiscools2005
Oh man, a good year for gaming. Forgot Shadow of the Colossus came out the same year as God of War and RE4. What a packed year.
endofdays1987
Dragonball Z Budokai brings back so many memories.
lisa_frank_trapper
The overwhelming majority of these games are sequels, reboots, or otherwise based on existing IP, and many of the few original concepts have all been remastered multiple times or turned into franchises themselves. When people complain about the lack of original AAA games these days, itās worth noting that āthese daysā have been going on for 20 years or more.
Mr_HPpavilion
GUN needs a remaster
The_Great_Biscuiteer
Wasnāt it also the year the Wii came out?
TheIncreaser2000
late 90s, and the 2000s – golden age.
SOMAcito
Not bad, but I still think 2007 was GOATed.
plzdontbmean2me
We were so spoiled before microtransactions and we didnāt even know it. Devs used to have to make actually finished games that work out of the box day one. Now thereās so much āletās rush this slop, weāll make our money back in unicorn mounts and clown skins and weāll fix it laterā
RedtheGoodolBoy
Didnāt need to look past RE4. One of the few games Iāve owned on like 4 platforms.
Penguigo
How does Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow not make a top *fifty* list for 2005?
o0_bobbo_0o
Both 2004 and 2007 have all the other years beat.
TheMightySailor
Shit I need to pull out the emulator, it was a dope year
OrchidLoose9903
Mean while 2024 we got some random games and a dlc that wipes all of themš
twonha
I wonder if OP was there, in 2005. There were a bunch of cool games (like there are any year), but overall it was a transition year. The Xbox and Playstation 2 were hitting their limits, and the next generation was just around the corner. (Yes, technically the X360 was out in some places, but it hadn’t exactly burst onto the scene yet.)
I thought FEAR and Fahrenheit were cool, but it was a (wait for it) Far Cry from the previous year with Halo 2, Half-Life 2, DOOM 3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rome: Total War, Burnout 3, World of Warcraft, Chronicles of Riddick, MGS3, Fable, KOTOR2, Gran Turismo 4, Battle for Middle Earth, and at least a dozen more awesome games.
finggivemeausername
07-08 era still undefeated
ZaDu25
NFL Street needs to make a comeback. Please. Madden is ass.
Optimistic_Futures
I think nostalgia plays a huge role in this. Iāve gone back and played white a few of these and- especially the ones I didnāt grow up playing – most do not hold up.
I think if you took the top 20 games from the past couple years and gave them to me in 2005 I would have had almost no interest in most of these.
Masonator403
Company Of Heroes (2005) is still the highest rated RTS game on Metacritic, 93/100 also the highest rated game made by a canadian stuido on metacritic too. Which it totally deserves.
sqww
Anyone play jade empire? I’ve played kotor 1/2 and enjoyed them. Is it worth playing today?
Estrid_Exodeus
Top right….gun. I loved that game…
Desperate_Pizza700
Fuck. 05 was a good year
bobface222
X-Men Legends was my shit
wildcard520
Mercenaries was also 2005. Dragon Quest VIII too (for North America at least).
Kay-San-TheNorthStar
Resident Evil 4… The game that change a franchise forever!
I know there’s a lot of people who get into the saga in this game, and that’s honestly very telling.
stamps1646
**2005 was a fun year.**
* Civilization IV * Guild Wars * Jade Empire * Ninja Gaiden: Black * Condemned: Criminal Origins * Dead or Alive 4 * Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas * Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory * Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction * Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition * GUN * Need for Speed: Most Wanted
johnny-T1
GĆ¼n was fantastic.
Dusk_v733
Rockstar, you money grubbing fucks, remaster the Warriors. I’ll pay you for it.
GeneseeWilliam
The Punisher game was so ridiculously good for what was basically meant to be a movie tie in… I would buy it again if they remastered it, for sure.
a_naked_molerat
Daaamn this brings me back. In 2005, I would’ve been 16 and I loved me some Madden and Soul Calibur
lubeinatube
Ah yes, who can forget the icons ā50 cent bulletproofā and āNBA 06.ā Truly industry changing.
galleyest
Was GUN that good? I just remember it always being available used for cheap. Maybe because it was a pack-in?
Spram2
1. Resident Evil 4 2. Shadow of the Colossus 3. Mario Kart DS
kazukibushi
And 20 years later, 2025 will be just as good if not better. Both years in the same decade where events take place around the same years as each other (2004 us elections and 2024 us elections for example)
Cold_Medicine3431
2005 shits all over 2004 and 2007, I stand firmly by it. I play more games from 2005 than I do stuff from 2004 and 7. I still find games from 05 that are pretty good. Urban Reign and Total Overdose being examples.
Wildlife_Preserver
This year was all about Fight Night Round 2 for me, with some Timesplitters sprinkled in there. Good times.
datsupportguy
80% of the titles here are either “yearly sports” title or outright ass. Nostalgia for sure, but very few of these are actually great.
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Needs more Guild Wars.
This ages me
Gen 6 was the start of AAA gamingās golden age
Wish we could back to the days where investors weren’t involved in game development.
Peak
Ight I’ma head out
*Gets the keys to the DeLorean*
Pes 5 > Fifa 06
I think 2004 was even better.
Lol, Gun. That shit deserves to be forgotten. Yay, F.E.A.R., incredible game
Oh man, a good year for gaming. Forgot Shadow of the Colossus came out the same year as God of War and RE4. What a packed year.
Dragonball Z Budokai brings back so many memories.
The overwhelming majority of these games are sequels, reboots, or otherwise based on existing IP, and many of the few original concepts have all been remastered multiple times or turned into franchises themselves. When people complain about the lack of original AAA games these days, itās worth noting that āthese daysā have been going on for 20 years or more.
GUN needs a remaster
Wasnāt it also the year the Wii came out?
late 90s, and the 2000s – golden age.
Not bad, but I still think 2007 was GOATed.
We were so spoiled before microtransactions and we didnāt even know it. Devs used to have to make actually finished games that work out of the box day one. Now thereās so much āletās rush this slop, weāll make our money back in unicorn mounts and clown skins and weāll fix it laterā
Didnāt need to look past RE4. One of the few games Iāve owned on like 4 platforms.
How does Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow not make a top *fifty* list for 2005?
Both 2004 and 2007 have all the other years beat.
Shit I need to pull out the emulator, it was a dope year
Mean while 2024 we got some random games and a dlc that wipes all of themš
I wonder if OP was there, in 2005. There were a bunch of cool games (like there are any year), but overall it was a transition year. The Xbox and Playstation 2 were hitting their limits, and the next generation was just around the corner. (Yes, technically the X360 was out in some places, but it hadn’t exactly burst onto the scene yet.)
I thought FEAR and Fahrenheit were cool, but it was a (wait for it) Far Cry from the previous year with Halo 2, Half-Life 2, DOOM 3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rome: Total War, Burnout 3, World of Warcraft, Chronicles of Riddick, MGS3, Fable, KOTOR2, Gran Turismo 4, Battle for Middle Earth, and at least a dozen more awesome games.
07-08 era still undefeated
NFL Street needs to make a comeback. Please. Madden is ass.
I think nostalgia plays a huge role in this. Iāve gone back and played white a few of these and- especially the ones I didnāt grow up playing – most do not hold up.
I think if you took the top 20 games from the past couple years and gave them to me in 2005 I would have had almost no interest in most of these.
Company Of Heroes (2005) is still the highest rated RTS game on Metacritic, 93/100 also the highest rated game made by a canadian stuido on metacritic too. Which it totally deserves.
Anyone play jade empire? I’ve played kotor 1/2 and enjoyed them. Is it worth playing today?
Top right….gun. I loved that game…
Fuck. 05 was a good year
X-Men Legends was my shit
Mercenaries was also 2005. Dragon Quest VIII too (for North America at least).
Resident Evil 4… The game that change a franchise forever!
I know there’s a lot of people who get into the saga in this game, and that’s honestly very telling.
**2005 was a fun year.**
* Civilization IV
* Guild Wars
* Jade Empire
* Ninja Gaiden: Black
* Condemned: Criminal Origins
* Dead or Alive 4
* Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
* Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
* GUN
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted
GĆ¼n was fantastic.
Rockstar, you money grubbing fucks, remaster the Warriors. I’ll pay you for it.
The Punisher game was so ridiculously good for what was basically meant to be a movie tie in… I would buy it again if they remastered it, for sure.
Daaamn this brings me back. In 2005, I would’ve been 16 and I loved me some Madden and Soul Calibur
Ah yes, who can forget the icons ā50 cent bulletproofā and āNBA 06.ā Truly industry changing.
Was GUN that good? I just remember it always being available used for cheap. Maybe because it was a pack-in?
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Mario Kart DS
And 20 years later, 2025 will be just as good if not better. Both years in the same decade where events take place around the same years as each other (2004 us elections and 2024 us elections for example)
2005 shits all over 2004 and 2007, I stand firmly by it. I play more games from 2005 than I do stuff from 2004 and 7. I still find games from 05 that are pretty good. Urban Reign and Total Overdose being examples.
This year was all about Fight Night Round 2 for me, with some Timesplitters sprinkled in there. Good times.
80% of the titles here are either “yearly sports” title or outright ass. Nostalgia for sure, but very few of these are actually great.
2005 was great, 2004 is still better.