My Award Winner Picks: Game of the Year
by The_Lord_ZXV | created - 21 Oct 2013 | updated - 4 months ago | PublicThere has to be 3-5 contenders. It might be easy pick, or difficult pick, but there has to be competition.
Good Year: When true masterpiece has been released. Game that might be one of the best games ever made. Or when 3 or more great games have been released.
Great Year: When several masterpieces have been released (more than two).
Collections like Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018), Devil May Cry (2012), Kingdom Hearts 1,5+2,5 (2013 & 2014) and Sly Trilogy (2010) do not count as whole (one could cut it) and neither do remasters if I have played original and/or there is nothing new (remakes are fair game). Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007) & Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009) are remakes but I have not played originals, so they are not out.
All of these still do count on Good-Great Year count.
For example: Spyro Reignited Trilogy is masterpiece, if not legendary one. Those games still are very much like original ones, even with modernized controls are more attention detail, when it comes to story.
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Resident Evil 4 (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In this HD remake of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Kazunori Kadoi | Stars: Nick Apostolides, Genevieve Buechner, André Peña, Lily Gao
Votes: 5,280
Good candidates:
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Final Fantasy XVI
Remnant II
Spider-Man 2
2. Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth's last line of defense.
Directors: Chad Rocco, Jacob Solomon | Stars: Elizabeth Grullon, Matthew Mercer, Rick Pasqualone, Michael Jai White
Votes: 556
Good candidates:
Evil West
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Elden Ring
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
3. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After an epic conflict known as the Galactic War swept through the cosmos. Star-Lord recently formed the Guardians of the Galaxy, they've been together for less than a year.
Directors: Jean-François Dugas, Robert Darryl Purdy | Stars: Jon McLaren, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Alex Weiner, Jason Cavalier
Votes: 5,611
2021
Good candidates:
Resident Evil: Village
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
It Takes Two
Ruined King: League of Legends Story
4. Hades (2018 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.
Stars: Logan Cunningham, Darren Korb, Avalon Penrose, Christopher Saphire
Votes: 2,528
2020
Good candidates:
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Doom Eternal
Ghost of Tsushima
(Great Year)
5. Devil May Cry 5 (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Years have passed since the legions of hell have set foot in this world, but now a new demonic invasion has begun, and humanity's last hope will rest in the hands of three lone demon hunters, each offering a radically different play style.
Director: Hideaki Itsuno | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Brian Hanford, Reuben Langdon, Faye Kingslee
Votes: 2,831
Good candidates:
Control
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Darksiders Genesis
Kingdom Hearts III
(Great Year)
CTR: Nitrofueled does not count and neither does Final Fantasy VIII Remaster.
6. Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Spyro's back and he's all scaled up. Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD. Spyro is bringing the heat like never before in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy game collection.
Stars: Tom Kenny, Dave B. Mitchell, André Sogliuzzo, Richard Tatum
Votes: 1,389
YEAR OF THE DRAGON
- It is different enough to be more of remake than just remaster. But If you feel different. I'd say RDR2 is second best.
Good candidates:
Red Dead Redemption 2 Detroit Become Human Soul Calibur VI Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (Reignited)
(Good Year)
7. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The sequel to the critically acclaimed Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) features an original story with the return of Talion and Celebrimbor, who must go behind enemy lines to forge an army and turn all of Mordor against the Dark Lord Sauron.
Directors: JB Blanc, Michael de Plater, Nathan Hendrickson | Stars: Ike Amadi, Victoria Atkin, Robin Atkin Downes, Laura Bailey
Votes: 3,334
Good candidates:
Batman: Enemy Within
InJustice 2
(Good Year)
8. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Nolan North, Troy Baker, Richard McGonagle, Emily Rose
Votes: 35,945
Good candidates:
Batman (Telltale Series)
Dishonored 2
(Good Year)
9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
The monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.
Director: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz | Stars: Doug Cockle, Denise Gough, Jo Wyatt, Jaimi Barbakoff
Votes: 33,197
Good candidates:
Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
(Great Year)
If only Uncharted 4 had been released this year, it would have been 2011 rematch. It would have been epic. And it would have been top 3.
10. The Wolf Among Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
As Bigby Wolf, the big bad wolf in human form, you will discover that the brutal, bloody murder of a Fable is just a taste of things to come when another dead Fable is found which starts the hunt for a serial killer.
Directors: Nick Herman, Jason Latino, Dennis Lenart | Stars: Adam Harrington, Erin Yvette, Chuck Kourouklis, Melissa Hutchison
Votes: 8,205
I count this as 2014 game, since 4/5 of the game came 2014 and only 1/5 2013
Good candidates:
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Shovel Knight
InFamous: Second Son
Dragon Age: Inquisition
(Great Year)
Difficult pick
Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix is strong contender but like so many others, it is remake and part of collection.
11. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 75,991
Good candidates:
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Batman: Arkham Origins
Wolf Among Us got only 1 episode and Kingdom Hearts 1,5 is collection. But both would be real contenders, but... rules.
(Good Year)
12. Resident Evil 6 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The war on bio-terrorism continues as Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, and other famous Resident Evil stalwarts battle a seemingly familiar adversary.
Directors: Eiichiro Sasaki, Masanori Kobayashi, Ken Ohara | Stars: Matthew Mercer, Roger Craig Smith, Troy Baker, Courtenay Taylor
Votes: 5,542
Good candidates:
Dragon's Dogma
Dishonored
Walking Dead
Mass Effect 3
- With better ending, it probably would have won.
(Great Year)
Devil May Cry 3 from Devil May Cry collection would be real challenger, but it is part of collection and it is mainly HD remake of the original (2005).
13. Batman: Arkham City (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Mystery
When part of Gotham is turned into a private reserve for criminals known as Arkham City, all hell is sure to break loose, and the Dark Knight is the only one who can stop it.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, David Kaye, Carlos Alazraqui
Votes: 34,825
Good candidates:
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Witcher 2: Assassin of the Kings
(Great Year)
Very Difficult Pick
14. Heavy Rain (2010 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
Director: David Cage | Stars: Pascal Langdale, Jacqui Ainsley, Judi Beecher, Sam Douglas
Votes: 14,801
Good candidates:
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Mass Effect 2
Darksiders
Red Dead Redemption
- Better ending might have been that little extra.
(Good Year)
Difficult Pick
Sly trilogy has few very good contenders, if remakes/collection would count.
15. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.
Directors: Amy Hennig, Bruce Straley | Stars: Nolan North, Emily Rose, Claudia Black, Richard McGonagle
Votes: 28,216
Good candidates:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Dragon Age: Origins
- Real challenger. With better combat, it would have won.
(Great Year)
Very difficult pick
16. The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
After three years of being imprisoned in a crystal, Spyro and Cynder set out to travel through Dragon City, the Burned Lands and the Floating Islands to stop the evil forces of darkness and confront the Dark Master Malefor.
Director: Jean-Marie Nazaret | Stars: Elijah Wood, Christina Ricci, Wayne Brady, Gary Oldman
Votes: 458
Good candidates:
Soul Calibur IV
Spider Man: Web of Shadows
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
17. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The game follows Ryu Hayabusa, a master ninja, in his quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan by the Vigor Empire.
Director: Yosuke Hayashi | Stars: Justin Gross, Tara Strong, Janice Kawaye, Charles Dennis
Votes: 303
Good candidates:
Uncharterd: Drake's Fortune
Mass Effect
Overlord
BUZZ: Monsrer Rumble
(Good Year)
Difficult pick
18. Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Scarface the game begins during the final scene of the film, with the mansion of Tony Montana under attack from assassins sent by Alejandro Sosa. When Tony survives, his quest to kill Sosa begins.
Stars: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Al Israel
Votes: 2,818
Good candidates:
Godfather
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Legend of Spyro: New Beginning
(Good Year)
19. Kingdom Hearts II (2005 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Sora and friends face mysterious new enemies as they continue their journey to save all worlds, and find Riku and King Mickey.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 7,596
Good candidates:
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Resident Evil 4
Devil May Cry 3
Soul Calibur III
(Great Year)
Very difficult pick
- One of the best years in gaming.
20. Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two years after defeating Clockwerk, Sly Cooper and his band of thieves must recover and destroy all of the stolen Clockwerk parts from a sinister organization before their old nemesis can return from the dead.
Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Kevin Miller, Matt Olsen, Chris Murphy, Alesia Glidewell
Votes: 1,309
Good candidates:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Battle Nexus
Lord of the Rings: Third Age
Punisher
(Great Year)
Difficult Pick
21. War of the Monsters (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Themed after 1950's Science-Fiction films, "War of The Monsters" is a 3-D fighting game set after an alien invasion, where the volatile fuel from the saucers awaken and mutate several ... See full summary »
Director: Perelandra Beedles
Votes: 134
Good candidates:
Max Payne 2: Fall of Max Payne
Jak II: Renegade
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
(Good Year)
22. Kingdom Hearts (2002 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When his world is destroyed and his friends mysteriously disappear, a young boy named Sora is thrust into a quest to find his missing friends and prevent the armies of darkness from destroying many other worlds.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Miyu Irino, Mamoru Miyano, Risa Uchida, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 7,880
Good candidates:
BloodRayne
Soul Calibur II
Sly Raccoon
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
(Good Year)
23. Devil May Cry (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing his brother and mother to demon lord Mundus, demon hunter Dante and his new friend Trish embark on a quest to confront Lord Mundus.
Director: Hideki Kamiya | Stars: Drew Coombs, Kenji Hata, Hironobu Hagihara, Sarah Lafleur
Votes: 3,056
Good candidates:
Max Payne
Jak & Daxter
(Good Year)
24. Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After 150 dragon eggs are stolen by an evil sorceress and her army of Rhynocs, Spyro embarks on an adventure to rescue the eggs.
Stars: Tom Kenny, André Sogliuzzo, Gregg Berger, Neil Ross
Votes: 1,505
Good candidates:
Deus Ex
Spider-Man
There is no doubt with this one since Spyro 3 is borderline perfect game.
(Good Year)
25. Final Fantasy VIII (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 6,454
Good candidates:
CTR - Crash Team Racing
Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
Tai-Fu: Wrath of Tiger
Soul Calibur
(Great Year)
Difficult Pick
26. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Crash Bandicoot, Aku Aku and Coco travel through time to stop Dr. Cortex and Aku Aku's evil twin brother Uka Uka from enslaving Earth.
Directors: Andrew S. Gavin, Jason Rubin | Stars: Clancy Brown, Brendan O'Brien, Haruna Ikezawa, Mel Winkler
Votes: 2,816
Good candidate:
Spyro the Dragon
Resident Evil 2
(Good Year)
Difficult Pick
27. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Richter Belmont has vanished just as Castlevania reemerged from the mists. Meanwhile, Alucard, the bastard son of Dracula, has awakened from his eternal slumber, intent on destroying his evil father once and for all.
Director: Toru Hagihara | Stars: Robert Belgrade, Ramsay Scott, Kimberly Forsythe, Michael Guinn
Votes: 1,810
a.k.a Castlevania: Symphony of Night
Good candidate:
Final Fantasy VII
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Tekken 3
Worms 2
(Great Year)
Difficult Pick
28. Tetris Attack (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
The evil Bowser has flooded Yoshi's Island and captured all of Yoshi's friends. Yoshi must puzzle his way to Bowser's fortress to save his land.
Directors: Hitoshi Yamagami, Toshitaka Muramatsu, Masao Yamamoto | Stars: Stacey Peterson, Robin Krouse, Phil Sandhop, Kim Jones
Votes: 95
Good candidates:
Mario Kart 64
Quake
Crash Bandicoot
29. Mega Man X3 (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action
Reploid scientist Dr. Doppler has cured the Mavericks and built the Utopian Dopple Town. But after the 'cured' Reploids go rogue and assault Hunter H.Q., Mega Man X takes Zero's aid and sets out to combat his new foes -- and finds old ones.
Votes: 394
a.k.a Megaman X3
Good candidates:
Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss
Rayman
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
30. Demon's Crest (1994 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Gargoyle Firebrand is on a quest to collect all of the elemental Crests, which, when combined, grants ultimate power to its possessor. Unfortunately they are scattered throughout the realm by his nemesis, Phalanx.
Votes: 100
a.k.a Demon's Crest
Good candidates:
Megaman X2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Mickey Mania
31. Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (1990 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Platform game in which the Rescue Rangers are on a mission to retrieve a missing kitten. But then Fat Cat appears and reveals that the kitten was just a distraction so he could kidnap Gadget and force her to work for him.
Votes: 359
I mean the sequel: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers 2
Good candidates:
Doom
Megaman X
DuckTales 2
32. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (I) (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.
Director: Masaharu Yoshii
Votes: 3,046
Good candidates:
Super Mario Kart
Darkwing Duck
Wolfenstein 3D
33. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Krang steals the Statue of Liberty, the turtles pursue the Foot Clan to the Technodrome, where Shredder sends them through a time warp. The Turtles must fight Shredder's army in both the past and the future in order to get home.
Director: G. Suzuki | Star: Miki Chang
Votes: 1,409
Good candidates:
Final Fantasy IV
Super Castlevania IV
Sonic the Hedgehog
34. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990 Video Game)
Horror
An IBM PC and compatibles computer game, based on the movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch .
Directors: Keiichi Suzuki, Kun Udagawa
Votes: 152
Good candidates:
Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
35. Batman (I) (1989 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Crime
Loosely based on the film Batman (1989), you play as Batman and fight through multiple levels of enemies and bosses, culminating in a showdown with the Joker in the bell tower of Gotham Cathedral.
Director: Keiichi Suzuki
Votes: 510
Good candidates:
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
DuckTales
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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