2004: The Greatest Year In Gaming
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2023
- 2004 was an incredible year for the video game industry. But did it have what it takes to be crowned as the all-time peak for gaming? Let's find out!
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late 90's to the mid 2000s was the golden era of gaming, its a shame how far things have fallen.
I've gotta agree with that! There's still a couple great games here and there, but nothing as timeless as the games that came from those earlier eras!
I’ve got to agree with this also, but also give credit to the only few new games that still managed to get most of my attention these days:
The Witcher three wild hunt complete
Red dead redemption two
(and if I still had a bad ass, force feedback, racing wheel rig, I would say a set of Corsa and Gran Turismo)
I just think companies stopped experimenting with games anymore. Well triple A companies.
@@damon7845 I agree my friend! They need to start taking more risks!
Lol, like 2023 wasn't an incredible year for gaming.
07 was very close: BioShock, Crackdown, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Modern Warfare, Assasins Creed, God of War 2,. We don't get years anywhere close to that now.
Huge year! Definitely made my Christmas list stacked that year 😅
Super Mario Galaxy, Uncharted, Crysis, the orange box, the witcher
Too many sequels
Guitar hero 3
I don't thinks so. Currently we see how indi uprise. Next 2007 coming soon
Wish younger people understand how much these games revolutionized not just gaming but media as a whole.making video game earn respect as a real art foam..
You’re not lying my friend! It was incredible to see these advances in technology at the time as well, making it even more special 😁
*form....😂
Hell, there's ppl 30+ who don't get it. Sad!
Sadly I think powerful technology has gone to big $$ gaming companies heads and basic creativity or ideas are being phased out.
I played sonic the hedgehog on Sega Genesis for probably 1000 hrs as a kid. And Zombies ate my neighbors had well over 100 levels on Super Nintendo.
2004 and 2007 hold a very special place in my heart
Both were great years for me as well 😁 cheers!
Same
Essentially 1993 - 2013 is the golden Age of Gaming and 2004 was PEAK Gaming
Metal Gear Solid, Half Life 2, Halo 2 and WoW all in the same year? Huge
All within a month or so of each other too, crazy 😂
2005 Shadow of the Colossus
@@syaba5336 one of my favorite games ever!
@@Vynsent Same here man
Also GTA: San Andreas, Paper Mario: TTYD, Kirby and The Amazing Mirror, Sonic Advance 3, Katamari Damacy, Gran Turismo 4, Metroid Prime 2 and Star Wars: KOTOR II
Dude i was 19 years old in 2004, between 1997 & 2009 i would say was the Best Years of Gaming. Miss those Days, playing with the Homies on Lan Partys, being Young & Free... not much to care of but Gaming & Smokin Bud, & ordering Pizza, watching Movies, LOL thats some Nostalgia right here!
Haha I can definitely relate! I was still very young in 2004, but all the LAN parties and sleepless nights spent playing these great games with friends were so amazing back then. Can’t forget about them blockbuster runs either 😁
@@Vynsent yes 100%, Great Times...
Man, I feel like this video really takes me back to 2004...
Feels amazing to hear that, I was really trying to set that tone!
I agree! I was 17 in 2004, some of the best days of my life🥲
I’d say he’s right in more ways than 1.. I’d probably choose the golden era being ‘95-2015.. 2004 is like right in the middle haha
BTW I started gaming in the Coleco days
While 2004 is prob my closest runner up, the undisputed best year in gaming is 1998: Metal Gear Solid, Ocarina of Time, Half Life, Star Craft, Abe's Exodus, Banjo-Kazooie, Crash Bandicoot 3, Spyro, Parasite Eve, Mario Party, Gex: Enter the Gecko (that alone wins it, lol), Tomb Raider 3, Sonic Adventure, MediEvil, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Wario Land 2, Xenogears and so much more. These aren't just outstanding, groundbreaking games, they are games that literally created or pioneered their respective genres and changed the industry as a whole.
I have to agree! 1998 was a huge moment for me as a gamer, as that was around the time I had gotten my first PlayStation. Unfortunately I was a bit too young to be able to take in metal gear at the time, but it was the beginning of my life long fondness for the series forsure! I may have to cover 1998 in the future 😎 thanks for watching!
I have to agree also because metal gear solid completely blew me away but I can’t believe you didn’t list Gran Turismo?! Well I guess that’s because it came out in 1997… I swear I thought it was 98, because I didn’t play it until I was in the eighth grade which was in 98…
Either way, 1998 to 2004, was just an amazing time in gaming!! But I strongly agree about 1998! But I’ve never played any of the Gex games? Crash bandicoot was fun at first but I wouldn’t really put it on the list…. Xenogears still needs a remake????? But I think everything outside I agree with? At least the games I played-
Best Games 97-99
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Metal Gear Solid
Xenogears
Vigilante8
NFS III Hot Pursuit
Resident Evil 2
Zelda OoT
Twisted metal 2
Twisted Metal 3
Legend of dragoon
Resident evil 3
Tony Hawkes, pro skater
And so many more… but I believe that metal gear solid was the first game I ever experienced. That was seriously comparable to watching a good movie? The music, the voice acting, the story. Everything was top-notch, and completely blew me away at the time!!!!
Seems like if you were born in 1985-1990, 1998 was your favorite year. If you’re a bit younger it’s 2004.
@@dudestep very true! I was gaming in 98, but was unable to process any complex storylines or anything that most good games would include lol.
Awesome video. I turned 10 in october 2004 and got a GBA SP and Pokemon Fire Red for my birthday. Those were the days...
Probably my fave Pokémon game! Such good memories 😁
Funny how everyone's favourite year is when they're in the age range of 10-12. Almost like the "best year in gaming" is completely arbitrary.
@@InsideOutAnus I have played most of the games in this video but not when I was 10. So your point is invalid because these games are legendary.
why did u get gameboy sp instead of Nintendo DS?@@Wierie_ got my DS in November 2004
I was only 2 years older but man I wish I was 30 in 2004 instead.
2nd best year ever*
The best is undoubtedly 2001: GTA III, Gran Turismo 3, Halo, Metal Gear Solid 2, Max Payne, Silent Hill 2, Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros Melee, Devil May Cry, SSX Tricky, Final Fantasy X, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Ico, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Jak & Daxter, Sonic Adventure 2, Shenmue 2, Baulder's Gate: Dark Alliance, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Myst III Exile, Onimusha, Super Monkey Ball, Ace Combat 4, Soul Reaver 2, Advance Wars, Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons, Phantasy Star Online, Paper Mario, Red Faction, Twisted Metal Black, Golden Sun, Pikmin, Zone of the Enders.....and many more I've missed and hands are hurting from typing all the greatness 😅
2001 was definitely a banger! I literally played MGS2 non stop xD
I totally Agree, also for 2004 I would add Gran Turismo 4.
@@sjuric2435 Definitely a great game! Could make a part 2 👁️🫦👁️
@@Vynsent I feel like a whole series could be in order, called "The greatest years in gaming". Up to you though!
@@phenom957 I LOVE the idea of that 😏
I was born in 04 but my brothers was born in early 90s so I grew up watching everything from game cube and first Xbox
That’s dope! Did you guys ever play any of those old school games together once you had gotten older?
what a FREAKING amazing year for gaming, my GOODNESS!!. Metroid prime 2 echoes, half life 2, counter strike source, dragon quest 8, doom 3, halo 2, ratchet and clank up your arsenal, kotor 2, world of warcraft AND GTA san andreas all came out the same FREAKING YEAR????? Again, my goodness!!
It really was an insane year for gaming. It was really hard for me to even boil the list down to only 10 games 😅 Love your profile pic btw!
haha thanks! @@Vynsent
I was born in 2004, but I have fond memories of Playing Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 growing up. That came out in 2004, and despite the outdated graphics It’s still a solid title for the time and even today, especially with its waterpark and zoo dlc, as well as its mod support.
That’s dope. I have a similar relationship to Link’s Awakening on GB. I was born in 93 (same year as the game) but played the hell out of it as a kid on my GBC.
Loved the older tycoon games in the late 90's! Tons of fun
I was a college student in 2004 and I will admit it was hard getting to class when San Andreas came out. My roommates and I put in some real time playing GTA, MGS3, Gran Turismo 4 and NFS Underground in particular. Those are four of my favorite game franchises and I think we got the best in each franchise at this time, with the exception of NFS. Most Wanted is king for them. I can still remember playing GT4 while listening to Green Day's American Idiot all day long.
Brings a tear to my eye 🥲 I was in middle school at the time, but man it was hard to concentrate in school with all the great games that were waiting to be played at home 😅
Two games that I would add to the list:
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Amazing games that defined my love for those franchises. This was truly the year wheen I fell in love with gaming.
Edit: Just googled that San Andreas and KOTOR 2 came out on the PC in 2005. For us PC gamers, I guess that 2005 is the peak year.
I've still yet to delve into the Warhammer 40k series, definitely looking to change that soon though! As for Kotor 2, it was definitely my a top tier Star Wars game in my book. Would honestly love to see a reimagining of it in present day 😅 2004 was just the year of the Console it seemed like 😝
Great video and a great year! I would love to see something like this for my favorite year for games, 2007. Mass Effect, Bioshock, Halo 3, Uncharted, Cod4, Assassin's Creed, Portal, The Witcher, TF2, Rock Band, Crysis, HL2: Ep 2, Guitar Hero 3, Skate, Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, The Orange Box, and God of War 2, all came out in 2007. It was a great year for new IPs that carried on for a long time, along with some sequals that are considered some of the best in their respective series.
2007 was amazing, you're not lying! I'm very happy to see you mentioned skate :) One of my favorites!
One of the greatest platformers in my opinion came out in 2004, Sly 2! Such a great time and the peak of the series in my opinion
Love sly! I thought about including it actually 😅
@@VynsentSly Cooper holds a special place in many hearts of playstation gamers from the early to mid 2000s
Was looking for this comment. The Sly Cooper trilogy are my favorite games ever!
Sly 2 the best one for sure. 1 isn’t fully realized and 3 kinda starts to get a little stale, and the extra party members mostly suck
Sly 3 was better imo, and Dr. Muto is the best platformer on the ps2.
It’s crazy that 2004 was 20 years ago
Time flies 🥲 Was a great year!!
Yup
God, this era. I could weep for what we’ve lost.
It hurts so good 🥲
Great video mate. I bought a new graphics card for my PC in 2004 (an ATI x800 Pro) specifically because of the new games coming out, the advancements in graphics that year was huge - HL2 and Doom especially. Seeing those games for the first time on my PC monitor was jaw dropping. As for Unreal Tournament, I've probably lost entire years of my life to playing that XD
It really was incredible, especially seeing how much visually improved games like HL2 were at that time! If I would have had a decent set up back then, I definitely would have been an avid Unreal player. My parents office computer could only keep up with RuneScape 😂 So glad you enjoyed the video though brother, thank you for watching!
You made great use of the editing style G4 used back then - very authentic! :D
The style of this video was heavily influenced by Xplay, so I’m very happy to hear that! Thank you for watching 😁
Somebody create a Time Machine so we can all go back to the days where video games were once awesome.
I wish! 🫠
good stuff. this video essay feels like a part of gaming magazine dvd that came out in january and recapped the whole previous year
I tried my best to give it that vintage publicist feel 😅 Thanks for watching!
@@Vynsent you did very well replicating it... that's a fo sho 👍
Brings back some good memories i was 17 in 2004 time flys great vid ❤
Glad you enjoyed my friend! We were both living it up at that time no doubt, feels good to reminisce on those days 😁
6th gen gaming truly was the peak
We’re lucky to have been there to experience it my man, the golden years! 😌
I was 15 in 2004, and let me tell you, i would do literally ANYTHING to go back even for a day to live through that era again 🥲, an ocean full of incredible memories now, truly was a magical time back then, i could write an essay here on how amazing everything was in the early 2000s but let’s just leave it on magical ❤
And the gaming was special. Taking care of your burned discs for the PS2 and playing on a small CRT while relying on your local gaming magazines bcs there was no RUclips or internet or any of that shit was…🤤……….❤……….👑
Ahhh so great! And remember those demo discs that used to come with most gaming magazines?! I played the conker reloaded demo religiously 😂
there was inertnet Xbox live h2 was great
@@MasterChef-officialThere was, but it was in its infancy compared to today’s internet, that’s what i meant. Not as nearly as developed nor common to be exact.. even that xbox live or console online gaming In general was still in its dipers, that took off with the PS3/360 era
The era for demo disk too! I remember getting so many cool and unique demo disk back in the day. My disk folder was full to the brim with tons of content
Man I love your channel. Keep inspiring us
That means the world to me 🥹 I couldn’t have gotten even this far without support like yours so thank you!
The 6th generation in general was the best generation for video games. I honestly think video games have already peaked in that generation, especially in the years 2004-2005. That two year run was insane.
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Ninja Gaiden Black
Half Life 2
Halo 2
San Andreas
Devil May Cry 3
World of Warcraft
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War
Dragon Quest VIII
Chaos Theory
Metroid Prime 2
Civilization IV
Unreal Tournament
Battlefield 2
and many more.
The fact that all of these games came out months from each other is ridiculous.
It really was insane! All I know is that Christmas of 04 was absolutely legendary at GameStop that year lmao
Damn...
Every year or two I do a re-run of NFS Underground 2, one of the best OSTs to this day still has a place in my car stereo's USB. Gran Tursimo 4's OST chimes in my headphones during work. And from time to time I launch a WH40k Dawn of War session - albeit Dark Crusade, but still.
2004 will live on in my heart.
Absolutely! Was an incredible year for both gaming and music forsure☺️
Even sports games were amazing in 2004. It’s crazy how we got NFL Street, 1 Fight Night 2004 NBA Live 05, Madden 05, THUG 2, WWE Smackdown vs Raw and NFL Street 2 all in the same year it was truly a golden age you had to live through.
Ahh, NFL street was absolutely amazing! Also NBA ballers!
NFL 2k5! the goat football game
Def Jam Fight for NY was my favorite “sports” game of 2004!
@@victormanuelperez92 Such a classic :)
This video is fire man reminds me the early G4 Tech years 😢 you throw me back I’m still out here playing my PS2 and Xbox
G4 was a huge inspiration in making this video! Very glad to hear that it reminded you of that 😁 I still regularly play my old consoles as well, they never get old!
2004 might be my second favorite gaming year, but my heart will always belong to 2001.
* Xbox release + Halo
* Gamecube release + Melee (and Pikmin)
* GBA release
* MGS2
* GTA 3
* THPS 3
* Ico
* Silent Hill 2
* Final Fantasy X
* Devil May Cry
* Gran Turismo 3
* Ace Combat 04
* Weaker year for PC but still had Civ 3, Max Payne, and collection of solid expansion packs (Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2, Red Alert 2)
Ahhh It definitely was a phenomenal year! I was just playing Pro Skater 3 actually! One of my faves :)
UT2004 for life!
Great video and editing man.
Very glad you enjoyed! Got a whole new video dropping this Sunday 😁
6th Gen Consoles will probably remain the greatest console generation for years to come. God, I wish I could go back.
I agree! I can’t even say it was just nostalgia, the sixth generation just brought something special to gaming that remains great even in present day 😁
@@Vynsent I think there was a lot of hungry developers back then.
@@kahlerwhale9839 Absolutely! I still think devs are doing an amazing job in present day, but unfortunately all of their decisions have to be approved by those who are ridden with greed, and could care less about a game 🥺
Unreal Tournament 2k4 was an absolute trip, you had to be there. Great video
Thank you so much! And it’s an amazing game forsure, I just wish I could have experienced it at its peak!
I usually siff through long videos, but this vid was so well made, i sat down & watched it. Dope video my guy 👌👏
Man we really didnt know how good we got it, getting all these dope games back in the day. It was just normal to get bangers & hit games every few months.
Now we can barely get any decent games nowadays 😅
Very glad you enjoyed! I did my best to make it captivating, so thank you for watching 😁
I was 3 years old back then on my dad's computer and the world was so mysterious and vast
Ahhh, loved that feeling! There was so much to explore 😎
Some other games, maybe not quite as impactful but still have to be noted: Far Cry, The Sims 2, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 2, Rome: Total War, Fable, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. And I'm just talking about the things I played as a PC gamer, I never had consoles. 2004 was absolutely the most stacked year in gaming, there is no doubt about it.
You're not lying my friend! It's insane to think how many amazing games were constantly dropping in 04!
Far cry and pop warrior within were very impactful
@@ShubhamMishrabro Sands of Time was the impactful one. Warrior Within not nearly as much.
such a nostalgia trip, nice video!
I’m always aiming to bring the nostalgia, so very glad you enjoyed 😁❤️ Thank you for watching!
Awesome video man thanks for your hard work
Thanks a bunch, that means the world to me 😁 I’m glad you enjoyed!
Painkiller and Far Cry were such bangers too.
Both were excellent!
How did bro not mention Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga or Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
I still have to play both! I've especially got my eye on bloodlines 😏
@@Vynsent Damsel is better than Jeanette by the way.
@@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 Now I'm in the know 😜
Underrated youtuber needs more recognition.
I really appreciate that 🌹 I do my best!
Dude you absolutely KILLED this video. Fire content coming from a small creator!
I appreciate that immensely! Much more on the way 😁❤️
@@Vynsent I look forward to that! New Sub here!
@@BaileyABerry Means the world to me! Thank you 😄
I teabagged lots of folks in Halo 2 😹😹
A nice teabag will put some hair on your chest forsure 😂
@@Vynsent 🤣😅😅
Not it wasn't. 2007 was the best year of gaming. That year launched more legend-status games and spawned legend-status franchises.
Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Crysis, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Skate, Portal, Half-Life 2 Episode 2, God of War 2, The Witcher. And gems like Super Mario Galaxy which is considered the best Mario game (iirc), Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and more i surely don't recall right now. The ones from 2004 don't even compare to this.
I do agree, 2007 was an amazing year! Especially as a huge Skate fan 🫶🏻 But for me personally, 2004 had the most bangers. It’s all just opinion though!
2007 had more and bigger bangers, especially because of Bioshock and Mass Effect.@@Vynsent
@@damsen978both are excellent game series, I have to admit!
Modern Warfare was a big deal NGL
That's why the video should have been of 2007 instead of 2004.@@severussin
The fact that Half-Life 2 is not even in the thumbnail is a testament of how great that year was indeed.
I was gonna put Gordon in the thumbnail I just couldn’t get it to look right 😂
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻 a real trip down memory lane I have played and enjoyed these games back in the day I would love to see remasters of Burnout Takedown and Def Jam FFNY though that won't happen it was a fun era of gaming
I’m very glad you enjoyed! And I agree man, I would love to even see a new Def Jam game he produced with both old and new artists. All they would have to do is keep all the fighting mechanics the same, add new blazon moves, and update the stages. I would pay ridiculous money for that game 😂
I was 9 in 2004 and I still remember getting Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Halo 2 and Mortal Kombat Deception all on Christmas. I'm pretty sure these games came out within a month of each other.
I believe they did! I feel like 2004 was the ultimate Christmas for gamers, absolutely stacked 😁
Fantastic video man, very thorough.
Much appreciated! Very glad you enjoyed!
awesome video! the nostalgia trip is real. also whats the song you have playing form the very beginning of the video? thank you ^-^
Thank you so much! Im very glad you enjoyed 😁 I’ll have to check the video when I get home, I’ve meaning to get the track list on the description for awhile now. I’ll find it for you!
I'm so glad you also got to experience Def Jam fight for ny man. Also one of my favorites of all time and is always my go to when it comes to emulating. We can only hope for a third installment. Ive seen some tease from the Def Jam twitter but thats it.
Of course! It’s easily my favorite fighting game of all time, and I probably play through it at least once a year 😅 I would love to see them make a new one with a mix of classic and new artists. All they have to do is keep the combat mechanics the same, add in new move and blazin sets. The game will be incredible! Here’s to hoping they make it happen 😅Thank you for watching tho, I’m glad you enjoyed!!
Good video, even if I am a little too young to relate to some of these being your childhood games (for me the Skylanders and Batman: Arkham games are very nostalgic).
I really appreciate that! Hopefully it was able to inspire you to try some of these classics 😁 love the Arkham games tho!
What a good ass retrospective vid! Takes me back when everything was ok😢
I’m so very glad you enjoyed 🥹 I have hope for the future, but luckily we can always replay the classics 😁
fantastic video bro! it really brought me back to the old days. this year is so stacked that you forgot the sims 2, lmao
Very glad that you enjoyed 😁 And I really fumbled the sims 2 😅 Maybe in a part 2!!
@@Vynsent ofc man! i grew up playing a lot of games, and low key want to start a gaming related channel too sometime this year. and it’s all good bro, you covered the essentials 🙏 you’ve earned a sub as well 🫡
@@DeadPlayin definitely make it happen man! I wanted to start one for so long, and I’m glad I finally did so. It’s well worth all the work that comes with it! And thank you so much, that really means the world to me 😁 much more content is on the way!
Dang my boy, your taste in video games is super mainstream. Not mad at it though, it was definitely a golden age. The DS and PSP also dropped in 2004, and one of my favorites, Zelda: the minish cap. All adding to your point.
It definitely was at that time! I’ve begun to dive a little more into the obscure nowadays. I just had to run with the hype train back in those days tho 😅 thank you for watching btw!
2004 was great, but nothing, NOTHING compares to the absolutely behemothian peak of gaming that was the year 1998.
We got: Ocarina Of Time, Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, Starcraft, Pokemon R&B, Grim Fandango, Resident Evil 2, Thief, DDR, Parasite Eve, Banjo-Kazooie, Klonoa, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Fallout2, Baldur's Gate, Xenogear, Mario Party, Rainbow Six, MediEvil, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddys, FF Tactics, Soul Calibur, Myth 2, Gran Turismo, Tekken 3... and many, many others!
But in general, 1995-2005 was the absolute Golden Age of all video games. It's been endless decline since then.
You're not wrong my friend! Sometimes I envy those who were old enough to comprehend the massive catalogue of games in 98. I was definitely gaming then, but just couldn't follow storylines the way I could until I was a bit older xD I played a wholllleee lot of tekken 2 back then tho!
Man, what a stacked year. I was in trade school at the time so I played most of these when they were brand new. WoW was the big one, i'm watching this video while I play Classic right now
That’s awesome man! I was a big WoW head at that time as well. Me and my buddies were obsessed. Nothing like exploring the world of Azeroth when it was brand new!
Great video! You forgot about Tekken 5 though!!
I really miss the old days of gaming though too, and I've been spending a lot of time emulating PS2 games and such to make up for it.
I hope we get another PS2 level renaissance of gaming in the future!
Tekken 5 was definitely a banger! It was difficult even narrowing this list down to 10 games, so many more that I could’ve included 😅 But I have to agree! I very much hope to see something as special as the PS2 era one day, but it’s hard to say that we will given how far the technology has already come. We just need more games to find their soul again!
*Fable, GTA:SA, Def Jam FFNY, NFL2K5 and NBA2K5 are still the best games I've ever played in my life* 👍
All bangers! Especially Fight for NY. Seriously my favorite fighting game of all time, and doesn’t even need a remaster. Looks phenomenal to this day!
@@Vynsent *they're talking about a remake of sorts...I think the biggest issue is music copyrights and the cost of it.....but they could remove all the music and just add random instrumentals, game would still be amazing* 👍
Ridick: Escape from Butcher Bay was seriously underated and is now a cult classic.
It was among the first FPS games to show your own body when you looked down, VERY immersive and cinematic game. Graphicaly very impressive at the time, almost on par with Doom 3 graphics
I agree! Loved that game as a kid! Probably one of the best Movie License games ever 😎
Another game that I completely forgot came out in 2004, star wars battlefront! So much time spent playing that back in the day, love the video! Looks like im gonna boot up the good ole PS2
Loved that game as well! I remember playing it on my friends couch, it was such an amazing game for it's time 😁 Happy gaming!
Love your videos 😊
Very glad you’re enjoying! Lots more to come 😁
Halo 2 launch was a historic moment.
It truly was!
The trailers, that packshot. But the true legendary game was gta san andreas
I miss the early 2000s era. The games, shows, movies, commercials 😭
They were the best! I don’t even think it’s a nostalgia thing either, everything just had a much better vibe to it!
it is insane the amount of high regarded titles came out in 04 alone, and then getting RE4 in Jan of 05, and then Star Wars BF2, Shadow of the Colossus later in 05'
It was such an amazing time for gaming 🥲 05’ deserves its own video as well!
I agree this year was the most important year for games, you have so many classics.
Half Life 2, V:tm Bloodlines, GTA San Andreas, Rome: Totla war and World of Warcraft.
It really was an incredible year, so many great titles 😁
I miss 2004 so much. Alot of was more nostalgia based for me as i was only 6. But i got my ps2 for my bday that year and a copy of Spiderman 2 the videogame for it. And i remember how much that game blew my young self away.
Maaan, I was just thinking about how great spiderman 2 was recently. I also got it for my birthday that year! I remember how amazing it was swinging around that vast open world xD
I had the original Xbox ,this was the last generation me and my friends got together playing multiplayer on split screen.But this generation would be the last time with my friends as we all moved on and became parents..I still game online but wish friends did.
I feel that! But at least we still have the memories my friend :)
One, that i'd like to add, that I think made a huge impact in the movie-tie-in-game area was Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Fantastic game, and especially on PC, was a technical tour de force!
Ahhh such a masterpiece that game was! Still had the best first person hand-to-hand combat I've ever seen!
Oh man that unreal tournament footage brought me back in time 😂
Just hearing the announcer is so nostalgic 😂
1998 (has to be the definite greatest year in gaming)
Ocarina of Time
Metal Gear Solid
Golden Eye 007
Gran Turismo
Pokemon Red/Blue
Final Fantasy VII
Tekken 3
Half-Life
Resident Eil 2
NFL Blitz
It was definitely incredible! I was a bit too young to enjoy it unfortunately 😅
Some more 2004 games I would like to add to the list is:
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Jak 3
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
MX Unleashed
Mortal Kombat: Deception
OutRun 2
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
2004 really was a good year for gaming. This was an awesome video btw. 😄
I’ve really gotta okay “Up your arsenal” asap! I slept on it as a youth, but I keep hearing about how amazing it is 😅 Also, all great games you listed! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁
Prince of persia
U left couple great games of 2004 Bro...
I think 4 sure u Play Fable and Far Cry .
And GG platformers like Jak 3 , Ratchet and Clank 3 , Sly 2 and Prince of Persia Warrior within .
Anyway great list thanks 4 sharing with us, that was real back to best year in gaming.
Ty Bro
There were so many more that I wanted to add! I just tried my best to level it down to 10 😅 Definitely a year of legendary releases tho, I could honestly find enough games to make a part 2 on it 😆 But very glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching ❤️
2004 I was working at Game Time in Oklahoma City. Amazing year for games.. peak of gaming I’d even say.
Yoooo, Game Time was awesome! I can only imagine how cool it was to when at a game shop during those years 🤤
2004, 2007, 2010… all epic years. Original COD on PC came out in 2003 and its expansion pack came out 2004 united offensive - changed the FPS one man army to being a part of a team formula forever
Those were the days 🥲 I remember playing that at a friends house and being blown away!
opening this video with such a banger as ut2004 fills me with joy
Such a great game! I wish the private servers had a higher population, but luckily the AI bots are incredibly well scripted 😁
@@Vynsent im only playing on invasion servers. pretty good
2004 was awesome for games. I laughed my butt off when I saw people saying 2023 was "the greatest year for gaming." My first thought was, "How low have standards fallen?" And my second thought was, "What terrible standards are being set for younger people who genuinely believe that 2023 was a good year for games?"
Lmao for present day standards it was a pretty damn good year! But in comparison to a year like 2004? They have no idea xD
I was only 2 in 04 but need for speed underground 2 was my GAME - popping it in my GameCube, riding around while jamming out to lean back those were the days
The best! I’m glad you got to experience it, had a lot of great memories on that game as well 😁
what's the name the song in the background to the bit about need for speed, around minute 23:00 or so?
sounds like Lostprophets but can't put my finger on it
It is! Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja by Lostprophets 😁
It’s debatable 1998 and 2007 were also amazing
Those have been the most debated so far! I may have to do a video about both years in the future :)
Battle for Middle Earth, Warhammer: Dawn of War, Rome Total War, NFSU2, Half Life 2, UT2004, GTA San Andreas...good times..
But Halo 2 broke the internet when that launched! I remember the trams/buses back here in Melbourne decked out in Halo 2 art for the big launch!
That’s so cool! Unfortunately I never attended the halo 2 launch, but my mom was cool enough to go out and get it while I was at school 😁 The funny thing is, I remember being a bit disappointed because I was hoping for San Andreas, but me and my buddies got right to some couch co-op 😆
@@Vynsent Our 'GTA' for a while was Simpsons Hit n Run until dad finally caved haha
Prince of Persia Warrior Within came out the same year too. I miss this era so much, I was 13 in 2004. It really was a magical time, lightning in a bottle. It was way way before battle royales, season passes, and micro transactions. I really did enjoy and miss the 7th generation as well.
It was a magical time forsure! The 7th gen was excellent as well, but nothing can beat those early 2000’s in my opinion!
Also beyond good and evil
UT and Quake Arena (and that time in general) was when MP shooters hit their stride. Broadband finally becoming widespread was huge. It was so exciting going from single player shooters, which were old hat by then, to playing against other people - what a concept MP was when you had lived in an insular, solitary world for your whole life to suddenly having a portal into a war party right in your own bedroom. That transition only happens once and it's over, never again, until a radically new thing comes along like transporters or holodecks or some shit and probably won't see that in our lifetimes. That and Napster, it was a mind-blowing good time and most of the crappy shit from social networking and echo chambering hadn't hit yet.
Seriously, it was incredible! Just the idea of having the screen all to yourself with no chance of your buddies being able to screen-peek you was a game changer for multiplayer at that time. It took me forever to wrap my head around online play as a kid, it was the coolest thing ever to me 😆
My favorite games back in mid 2000s were Halo 1@2, and Call of Duty European assault on Original XBOX. On a nice 65 in big screen tv.
Maaan those TV's were great! Remember how much of a big deal it was to move one tho?! Needed a dang forklift xD
It sucks I was 2 years old and didnt get the chance to play these when they came out. Glad I got to go back and play them now! All great games and had an amazing time! (Half- Life 2 got me through high school!!!)
That's awesome you actually went back and played through the classics :) ! Absolutely loved Half Life 2, such a gem!
@@Vynsent Agreed!
I was still in elementary school back then, and could only experience these games through game magazines. If only I could go back and experience them firsthand.
It's never too late to give them a playthrough! I know that it definitely hits different when those are the games at the time though :')
I still remember playing Halo for the first time, man that was crazy. Felt kind of like everything changed after that
It was a legendary experience no doubt! Not to mention, it was the talk of town at school 😅
I'm glad I grew up in this the n64/ps2 generation.
My favorite part was the in-house multiplayer. Used to have friends over, playing Super Smash tournaments and such. The good ole days!
2004-2007 I’d say were some of the best years of gaming… just look at the timeline for Xbox 360 releases starting in 2006. Those first two years brought SO many amazing games!
The fact 2004 is now 20 years ago also is mind blowing.
I gotta agree! Those were some solid years for gaming, probably some of my favorites by far! I really loved Condemned at the 360 launch, as well as the first Saints Row!
@@Vynsent playing that first saints row… pure comedy. Such good times!
@@MarcussJay Seriously 🤣 Used to stay up all night playing with friends, seeing who could cause the most mayhem. Good times!
2004 gave us Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Dragon Quest VIII, 東方永夜抄 ～ Imperishable Night and Yume Nikki, so I am forever grateful to that year for them.
Ahhh, Dragon Quest was very much played in my household as well!
Unreal Tournament 2004 just hits hard, what a game & it's a disgrace how quality a game like that is now as forgotten as it is. Only real ones know
I agree man! Wish they would bring the official servers back and put it on steam. Could drive new and old players in!
I strongly believe that the early 2000s was the best era ever for video games.
It’s sad to see my favorite medium go so far down the drain
It’s definitely suffering, but I still have hope for the future! Last year was pretty solid at least 😄
"It’s sad to see my favorite medium go so far down the drain"
It hasn't though?
I'm in my 40s. Gaming is better now than ever. You don't even need to buy games, so many are free to play. We miss our younger selves more than the games. As much as I loved Mario and Sonic, I would play those games for an hour then get bored.
I definitely see where you’re going, and there’s still tons of great games, but I personally do enjoy the simplicity of older games more than the current ones 😅 Nostalgia can definitely carry certain games tho lol
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Today is my birthday
I just turned 20
And i love this video
2004 was an amazing year 🎉
I feel you...2004 was super good!
My fav year in gaming is 1995 and right behind it 1991
those two yrs hatched games that will forever live with me
Both great years! I actually plan to do a video on the 90's, so look out for that in the future!
@@Vynsent hell yea I just subbed too🍻 Definitely feeling your content 🎯
@@MrCalverino It's a blessing to have you on the team! Working on the next video as we speak 😁
So true! Many techniques and concepts that are mass produced today, were JUST being created at the time. Everything felt fresh and advanced. It was a creative time for the artists and the customers received the benefits.
Now that technique and concepts have been perfected, I think what modern games need to truly focus on is story telling. Else, every new game will feel like a clone of the other.
Absolutely! They gotta get more focused on the immersion and narrative, more so than a visual spectacle. We still get great games, but they don't provide that same feeling like these old ones do!
@@Vynsentalso gameplay mechanics , nemesis system from shadow of mordor
I think the thing I miss the most about the late 90s and early to mid 2000s gaming scene was just how varied the market was when it came to game genres. The 6th generation of console gaming which was PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube feels like it was the last time the public gaming atmosphere was still experimental and open to showcasing all kinds of different games from various genres before the FPS oversaturation boom took over in the late 2000s with the arrival of the 7th generation of gaming with the PS3 and Xbox360. Don't get me wrong, there were still some good games that came out around that time but I couldn't help but notice that in comparison to the 5th and 6th generation of 3D gaming, there was not as much variety in genre and it was felt but I think the reason why someone like me noticed this is because I'm not a FPS person, there not my cup of tea and when I look at my game collect, I have far more PS2 games in comparison to my PS3 games and I don't think that's a coincidence 😅
And artistically, I liked the art direction that was developed during this time as well. They had improved on the graphics of the 5th generation style but were not so advanced that it looked like they were trying to go for super realism, it was that nice perfect balance of good graphics but it still looked like a video game that wasn't trying to look like a realistic film (since they didn't have the technology to do that at the time lol).
As a fellow gamer approaching "boomer" age as well, it's so surreal thinking back 15-20 years of how the gaming atmosphere used to be like.
I agree with you 100% And I just recently realized that the hyper-realism in games nowadays is part of the reason they don't appeal to me much anymore. I like a good balance of what the 6th gen visuals had to offer with their Digital yet Realistic appeal. It was much more appeasing to the eyes for me! The atmospheres felt so much more surreal, and even with how detailed games are today, they just don't hit the same! And it's really not just the nostalgia factor, because I've been playing a lot of older games that I missed out on as a kid, and it's still much more enjoyable than most new releases 😁
@@Vynsent Oh for sure, it's nice that others can see the perspective in this because a lot of others I talk to IRL when it comes to games, they think the more realistic the game looks, the better which is a notion I vehemently don't agree with but then again, these people do tend to be more "casual" gamers for lack of better word as they tend to really focus on whichever new hot title is out.
But yeah I've been playing a lot of older PS2 and PS1 games that I missed out on as a kid as well and I have found myself getting lost in the world and enjoying them a lot. One of the last "new" old games I played was Primal from 2003. The gameplay may not have been as slick as Devil May Cry but the overall aesthetic was just so so nice and again, it looked nice but still looked like an obvious video game and that is the quality I miss with modern gaming. But thankfully we have the Indie scene that is sorta keeping this old school approach alive. 😊
2006-2009 were the best years. We got left 4 dead 1 and 2, portal, tf2, smash brawl, mario kart wii, mario galaxy, bloons td 1-4, wii sports/wii sports resort, garrys mod, zumas revenge, chibi robo, the elder scrolls oblivion, crysis, fallout 3, bioshock, lego starwars/batman/indiana jones, and others i probably forgot
Loved me some crysis :')
@@Vynsent ive never actually played it but ive heard a lot of good things lol. I have played tf2, portal, left 4 dead 1 and 2, gmod, and a few other games on the list.
@@casinoswordfish Its definitely worth a play through! Back in that day, you had to have a top of the line PC to run it though. I remember playing it with all the settings down and like 20 FPS 😂
@@Vynsent i played crysis 2 on xbox 360. Never got far, but it was very fun from the very little i played. My dad was there when crysis 1 became notorious for running badly on most pcs, but he didnt play it either.
2004/05 gamins finest hour
The good ole days, my friend 😁❤️