Poll: Which console generation had the best games?

[Squilookle]

Look, most of my absolute favourites come from G5, but you'd be a fool not to admit the incredibly influential library the PS2 had. The PS2 pretty much wins it for G6 singlehandedly... I disagree that G5 games have mostly aged badly, because graphics=/=gameplay though... Oh damn it it's too hard to choose!

 

[Snotnarok]

What about gen 4.5 Sega CD/32X?! :B
Vectrex, Turbo Graphix 16/PC Engine!? :U

Don't have a favorite of anything really. All devices manage to swing great games on them.

The one system I see others mention in this forum topic is the N64, I have no love for it, that thing was a mess. The carts held it back, the controller was always clunky and there was about 2 games I like on it that I can go back and play- no not GoldenEye & Zelda. I had one and just didn't like it, it was a glorified Conkers Bad Fur Day arcade machine basically for me. I mean each to their own, not knocking anyones preference here but I just don't like what was on offer much. GBA on the other hand? Hell yes.

(Gonna put a note here that from here below I'm referring strictly to my preference & not stating anything as an objective truth for all)

I think objectively speaking what system got the most use, had the best going for it for me was probably the PS2, cheapest DVD player you could get, backward compatible and wound up getting a lot of stellar games on top of the PSOne library. Lots of local multiplayer stuff, lovely controller and it got used a lot. GTA, Timesplitters, Disgaea, Devil May Cry, Armored Core, God of War, Ratchet and Clank just A++ for games and hardware.

Current gen so far is a joke, I mean PS3 was a crawl of a start with a fun finish but there's just no reason I'm seeing to get a PS4 or XB1. So much of the games are PC ports with a fat price tag on them, then games like Tales of Zesteria is coming out for PS3 was just announced for PC & PS4. Instead of PS4 getting better Vita versions of games, they seem to be being shot over to PC instead. So, me having a good PC for work & games there's just not been any reason. New God of War? Oops it's a remaster of 3, a game that to this day looks stellar.

 

[Vlado]

Whichever had PS1... *checks* G5 it is.

 

[Major_Tom]

G5 for me personally, but it's objectively G6 (cue that stupid song).

 

[Evonisia]

I don't feel like I've tried enough generations to warrant a verdict (haven only done 6, 7 and thus far 8, with the odd title from before here and there), but I am genuinely interested in hearing from the person who voted Generation 8.

Nevermind the usual arguments about "games these days!!!", but for the fact that the generation has had under two years (well, under three for Wii U games) to prove itself.

I mean, it's had ZombiU, Bayonetta 2, Dead Rising 3, all great games, but they're just a drop in the puddle compared to the gens which have had years to add to themselves.