5, 6, and 7 for sure. Square Soft carried 5 hard, with xenogears, parasite eve, and of course, FF7. I feel like the games that would later define gaming were first created during that generation as well. Silent Hill was introduced, for instance. Those ideas were then perfected during generation six, with Silent Hill 2, persona 3/4, and others.
That said, I still voted for seven. All the Souls games, Mass Effect, The Last of Us... And many more. Gaming really hit the mainstream that generation.
That said, I still voted for seven. All the Souls games, Mass Effect, The Last of Us... And many more. Gaming really hit the mainstream that generation.