What Was REALLY The Best Video Game Every Year 1990-2021?

What Was REALLY The Best Video Game Every Year 1990-2021?

We all know Arkham Asylum was GOTY.

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50 Comments

  1. WhiteEuphoria74 on November 29, 2021 at 11:32 am

    You know this list is bullshit when they don’t even mention one of the most popular and highest ranked games of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from 1992.
    Yes Street Fighter II is a great game too but nowhere as high ranked or popular as Sonic 2.



  2. AmberAnk2000 on November 29, 2021 at 11:34 am

    GOTY 2002 was Kingdom Hearts, GOTY 2005 was Kingdom Hearts 2, GOTY 2006 was Sonic 06, GOTY 2007 was The World Ends With You, GOTY 2010 was Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, GOTY 2013 was Last of Us, GOTY 2015 was Life is Strange, GOTY 2017 was Persona 5, GOTY 2018 was Life is Strange 2, GOTY 2019 was Kingdom Hearts 3, GOTY 2020 was Persona 5 Royal, and GOTY 2021 was NEO: The World Ends With You



  3. Dustin Let's play on November 29, 2021 at 11:34 am

    What’s the song playing during GTA III and GTA VC?



  4. Sarthak Khanna on November 29, 2021 at 11:35 am

    Ghost of Tsushima is truly legendary video game. Pinnecle of immersion 🔥 I was lost in beauty of ancient Japan.



  5. Stephen Sloniker on November 29, 2021 at 11:41 am

    So you are gonna tell us which games were actually ‘Game of the Year’ based on their lasting legacy… and you chose a demo for a game that was later cancelled for 2014?

    While paradoxically, Silent Hill 2 was snubbed so you could cram five Rockstar games onto the list.

    Interesting strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off.



  6. Valentin Achim on November 29, 2021 at 11:42 am

    id argue for ME2 but its a close call to be fair



  7. Riley Stokosa on November 29, 2021 at 11:44 am

    I’d put spider man on here



  8. Leo Guzman on November 29, 2021 at 11:45 am

    🤣🤣🤣🤣 really PT?? Thats when this list crap it itselsf, is not a game you geek !!!



  9. Furblesnert on November 29, 2021 at 11:47 am

    Quake 1 Expansion 2 (Dissolution of Eternity) called, it wants to talk to you about grappling hooks….



  10. Jacob Harrison on November 29, 2021 at 11:49 am

    As much as I absolutely LOVE Metroid as a series, Metroid: Dread is basically just "Press the Counter Button: The Game". Definitely should have been Resident Evil Village in that spot.

    Also, every year there are listed off truly amazing games that were released. But the top pick always seems to go to whatever open world game happened toncome out that year. Especially if it was made by Rockstsr.



  11. Thin Ice215 on November 29, 2021 at 11:49 am

    13:25 shoot out to THERADBRAD



  12. The Dark Knight on November 29, 2021 at 11:50 am

    So you are saying Bully is better than Oblivion?



  13. Yetizomb on November 29, 2021 at 11:52 am

    This list is so bad



  14. Nate McLain on November 29, 2021 at 11:52 am

    Bruh Halo infinite isn’t even out yet and y’all just jumped the gun and made a game of 2021? Wtf lol



  15. Alexander Asher on November 29, 2021 at 11:53 am

    Was 1998 the best year for gaming? I’m leaning to a yes.



  16. ONIzUKA 05 on November 29, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Mario?? Mario is not that good so not considered as GOTY



  17. Evan Judice on November 29, 2021 at 11:57 am

    The thing I noticed most about these games was that RE4 was the only game my brother got into with me. Bully was the only game a girl I dated would play. Halo was the only game some of my friends would play endlessly. The great ones usually have something for everyone. God of War 2018 was incredible, but RDR2 is probably my favorite game ever.



  18. Curry Chips on November 29, 2021 at 11:57 am

    Lol @ saying Crash was close to competing with Mario 64 at the time. Mario 64 was revolutionary; Crash’s learning curve was all over the place and its controls were horrible.



  19. Socialist Professor on November 29, 2021 at 12:00 pm

    Great video will well considered and delivered opinions. I thoroughly enjoyed it.



  20. Riley Stokosa on November 29, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    Oooof I can’t stand gta 3



  21. Curry Chips on November 29, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Timesplitters 2 shits all over GTA.



  22. Mister 2 on November 29, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    Let’s cool the jets on calling BotW the best game of the 8th generation. I’m a huge Zelda fan, and I can name multiple games I enjoyed a bit more than BotW. There were times I actually got bored playing it and put it down for something else. Don’t give into the hype Scott.



  23. Co Pr on November 29, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    No one:
    Skyrim: it’s been a decade let’s release the same game again.



  24. Mike G on November 29, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    Objectively I can’t argue with Doom but my favorite game of 1993 was Shining Force 2. Still love to go back and play that



  25. Holle on November 29, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    Quake III Arena? Wtf



  26. Wayne Shields on November 29, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    Nah 2005: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Hands down.



  27. CyberShiroGX on November 29, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    This man loves his Nintendo… Especially when he puts Zelda over Metal Gear Solid, the game that started cinematic game stories… The worst take was putting Star Wars for 2003, man is smoking



  28. Sara Hawkins on November 29, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    We need a legacy of kain remake.



  29. Coriana Blaśe on November 29, 2021 at 12:12 pm

    Titanfall 2 & Bully Shocked Me But I’m Happy 😂❤️ Personal Favs‼️



  30. ThereturnofAnderson ! on November 29, 2021 at 12:12 pm

    This list is just Rockstar Circlejerk: the video



  31. LivncA_Dis3 on November 29, 2021 at 12:15 pm

    skyrim was garbage compared to dark souls haha



  32. Valtrex _Itch on November 29, 2021 at 12:15 pm

    I definitely think that Horizon Zero dawn should’ve been on there. It wasn’t even on anyone’s radar at the time, but man, probably top 5 game of the last 10 years.



  33. Ian Berkeley on November 29, 2021 at 12:15 pm

    I have no idea hap no FromSoft titles made it onto the list. But I agree with a lot of your list. Although No Mercy would have taken the spot you gave Tony Hawk pro skater 2



  34. S-B on November 29, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    A good list for the most part but I would change a few either through preference or I haven’t played the game im replacing

    94 – Tekken
    97 – Goldeneye
    06 – Gears Of War
    07 – COD 4
    08 – GTA 4
    12- Borderlands 2
    13 – GTA 5
    19 – Star wars Jedi
    21- Forza 5



  35. AltioraQuaeriteCH on November 29, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    2014 must be a very bad year, when a playable demo can be considered the best.



  36. Mathew M on November 29, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    It would be nice to get a list from all of you at whatcultue games, especially Ewen ✌️



  37. Tralane Mercadel on November 29, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    In no universe is Bully better than Gears Of War………



  38. Jay Sony on November 29, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    10:51 i’d personally substitute that one. No Grand Theft Auto IV. Yes Dead Space . . .



  39. dannytheman1313 on November 29, 2021 at 12:22 pm

    You had me on this list some games for some years I felt were more deserving to be here but I can easily see why those games were picked until you reached 2014 and selected P.T not that it wasn’t fun but it was just a demo, a demo for a game that never came out. You had Games like Far Cry 4, the new Wolfenstine series, Dark Souls and you picked a demo.



  40. Liam Gamer on November 29, 2021 at 12:24 pm

    Good list, I agree with all but –
    94 – FF6
    98 – Half Life
    99 – System Shock 2
    2000 – Baldurs Gate II or FF9
    06 – Oblivion
    07 – Mario Galaxy
    12 – Borderlands 2
    14 – Divinity 1
    16 – Uncharted 4
    17 – Amazing year but for me it was between Zelda/Mario Odyssey and Divinity 2
    18 – Red Dead 2
    20 – Hades
    21 – Psychonauts 2 (so far)



  41. Vegiemite on November 29, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    Great selections,thank you for the nostagalia trip



  42. Equint77 on November 29, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    1991 was sonic’s year. ☹️



  43. Tom Byrne on November 29, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    I’d put Dark Souls above Skyrim for 2011. It spawned a whole genre and arguably has a way bigger influence over modern gaming.



  44. Yuto Hayasaka on November 29, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    As a gamer since 1985, what a pleasant trip down memory lane.



  45. Jacob Pratt on November 29, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    Putting The Last of Us ahead of GTAV makes this list completely null and void



  46. Jordan Allen on November 29, 2021 at 12:28 pm

    No Pokémon? 😂



  47. My Channel, The King on November 29, 2021 at 12:28 pm

    Batman Arkham city was really the game of the year like 2011 was a good year for Batman



  48. Vincent Casciani on November 29, 2021 at 12:29 pm

    Titanfall 2 over Persona 5? Last of Us over GTA V? Tough sell



  49. Gabriel Sundberg on November 29, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    I gave it a like even though Metroid Prime couldnt even get a mention



  50. Metal Vengeance on November 29, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    My suggestions:

    WarCraft II (1995)
    Descent 2 (1996) – also: Tomb Raider, Duke Nukem 3D
    StarCraft (1998)
    Baldur’s Gate II (2000) – but also Diablo 2
    KOTOR (2003) – really difficult: Morrowind, WarCraft III, StarWars – Jedi Academy
    Crysis (2007) – I think the actual game is still underrated and overshadowed by it’s graphical achievements
    Doom (2016) – really really hard: Dark Souls III, Overwatch, Uncharted 4
    Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
    God of War (2018) – 2018 had awesome games, like Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Spiderman
    Metro Exodus (2019)
    Half-Life: Alyx (2020) – also Doom: Eternal, Last of Us Part 2, Mafia Definitive Edition

    And yet I’m still missing games like:
    Mass Effect, Command & Conquer, Half-Life, Vampire: The Masquerade, etc.