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I knew about some of them going 10 this year, but I went on to check a couple of lists I could find around the web of the 2007 releases (side note: it was a pretty damn good year in general) and was surprised to find some names in there as it just never occurred to me that those, too, were already ten years-old. Now, of course, some of them turned 10 earlier during the year (and, also, the games I'm listing turned 10 in North America; because some had been released a few weeks or months prior in Japan during the last beats of 2016), but I figured I'd do this now that we hit the last month of 2017.
The ones in bold are the ones I finished at least once or played at least some of (or a lot). And the others, in some cases I did play them but never finished (and some I just never played at all). Most of them were PC ports from earlier (or same day) console releases, while some others were only on console / portable. So here goes the games of 2007 that remind me how older I keep getting (seriously, it has to stop at some point):
- BioShock (August 21st)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (October 1st)
- Portal (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Team Fortress 2 (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (June 5th)
- The Witcher (October 13th)
- Super Mario Galaxy (November 12th)
- Crysis (November 13th)
- Unreal Tournament 3 (November 19th)
- Mass Effect (November 20th)
- Universe at War: Earth Assault (December 10th)
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (September 25th)
- Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (July 23rd)
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (June 26th)
- World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade (January 15th)
- Supreme Commander (February 20th)
- God of War II (March 13th)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (March 20th)
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (March 26th)
- Call of Juarez (June 6th)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (August 27th)
- World in Conflict (September 18th)
- Halo 3 (September 25th)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 5th)
- Assassin's Creed (November 13h)
There's of course many, many more.
For me personally, the ones that 'hit home'; in knowing their age while being reminded how time flies by too fast are Mass Effect and Half-Life 2: Episode Two. The one I just didn't know was already 10 years-old and surprised me when I found it on a list I looked at was Supreme Commander. All I can say now is happy first decade anniversary to those games.
And, just side notes I feel obliged to make, concerning C&C3. Seeing it in the list indeed brought back good memories (of the series, in general). However, contrarily to a lot of reviews at the time and for years to follow I actually liked it. It wasn't mind-blowing, but still enjoyable. Well, I wasn't a big fan of the inclusion of the third alien faction, but I could tolerate it since it was obviously hinted at already in C&C2; and of course Tiberium itself already in C&C1 coming from outer space... I mean I suppose that "going full aliens faction" at some point was bound to happen (it didn't have to, but it was predictable that one day they'd do it in the series). However, its expansion, Kane's Wrath was - to me anyway - surprisingly good. It was truly the last time I enjoyed the series (while C&C2, a.k.a Tiberian Sun will always remain my favorite).
And to conclude, the best in the list for me is definitely Mass Effect. It hasn't aged well, in my opinion; but ME1 for me is possibly the most important video game I've ever played. It's on my personal top 3. It was certainly one of the best (gameplay wise) at the time and for a few years to follow (it feels clunky and slow, today). But in terms of importance to me as a person, it really did have an impact and opened my mind on a few things in real life (something that I can say I think no other video game has ever done before it and ever since). I won't go in details about that but suffice it to say that the first game of the series indeed represents a lot for me and I will never be able to thank BioWare enough to make it in the first place.
Anyone else want to share thoughts on any of those (or other non-listed) now decade-old games?
The ones in bold are the ones I finished at least once or played at least some of (or a lot). And the others, in some cases I did play them but never finished (and some I just never played at all). Most of them were PC ports from earlier (or same day) console releases, while some others were only on console / portable. So here goes the games of 2007 that remind me how older I keep getting (seriously, it has to stop at some point):
- BioShock (August 21st)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (October 1st)
- Portal (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Team Fortress 2 (The Orange Box, October 9th)
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (June 5th)
- The Witcher (October 13th)
- Super Mario Galaxy (November 12th)
- Crysis (November 13th)
- Unreal Tournament 3 (November 19th)
- Mass Effect (November 20th)
- Universe at War: Earth Assault (December 10th)
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (September 25th)
- Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (July 23rd)
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (June 26th)
- World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade (January 15th)
- Supreme Commander (February 20th)
- God of War II (March 13th)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (March 20th)
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (March 26th)
- Call of Juarez (June 6th)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (August 27th)
- World in Conflict (September 18th)
- Halo 3 (September 25th)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 5th)
- Assassin's Creed (November 13h)
There's of course many, many more.
For me personally, the ones that 'hit home'; in knowing their age while being reminded how time flies by too fast are Mass Effect and Half-Life 2: Episode Two. The one I just didn't know was already 10 years-old and surprised me when I found it on a list I looked at was Supreme Commander. All I can say now is happy first decade anniversary to those games.
And, just side notes I feel obliged to make, concerning C&C3. Seeing it in the list indeed brought back good memories (of the series, in general). However, contrarily to a lot of reviews at the time and for years to follow I actually liked it. It wasn't mind-blowing, but still enjoyable. Well, I wasn't a big fan of the inclusion of the third alien faction, but I could tolerate it since it was obviously hinted at already in C&C2; and of course Tiberium itself already in C&C1 coming from outer space... I mean I suppose that "going full aliens faction" at some point was bound to happen (it didn't have to, but it was predictable that one day they'd do it in the series). However, its expansion, Kane's Wrath was - to me anyway - surprisingly good. It was truly the last time I enjoyed the series (while C&C2, a.k.a Tiberian Sun will always remain my favorite).
And to conclude, the best in the list for me is definitely Mass Effect. It hasn't aged well, in my opinion; but ME1 for me is possibly the most important video game I've ever played. It's on my personal top 3. It was certainly one of the best (gameplay wise) at the time and for a few years to follow (it feels clunky and slow, today). But in terms of importance to me as a person, it really did have an impact and opened my mind on a few things in real life (something that I can say I think no other video game has ever done before it and ever since). I won't go in details about that but suffice it to say that the first game of the series indeed represents a lot for me and I will never be able to thank BioWare enough to make it in the first place.
Anyone else want to share thoughts on any of those (or other non-listed) now decade-old games?
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