ICEYOU3
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- Selatapura, Usea
I'll begin, I started gaming in the 5th generation on the original PlayStation, but didn't become an avid gamer until Generation 6 so I'll start there.
Generation 6 (PS2/XBOX/GC/Dreamcast)
- Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2), I was in my preadolescence for the majority of this period and it was a magical time to be a gamer, it literally rained video games during this time period. You could pick up a game from a bargain bin and chances are it was going to be a hit (That's how I discovered Gran Turismo 3). I still play Tekken Tag twenty years after it's release and it's honestly my favorite game of all time at this point. It was more than just a fighting game, it had a certain vibe, style about it that you just don't see in games these days.
Generation 7 (PS3/360/WII)
- Tekken 6 and Gran Turismo 5/6 (PS3), after the 6th generation I was ready to move on to bigger and better things. I didn't start playing video games competitively until these two games dropped in 2009/10. I consider the 7th gen my favorite gen and my prime as a competitive gamer. Gran Turismo 5 (and to a lesser extent GT6) greatly impacted me. The racing league I used to run started here, the games influenced my tastes in music moving away from crappy dubstep to elegant genres like Jazz and Contemporary, it influenced my sense of aesthetic as well as increasing my passion for cars ten-fold and lastly pushed me harder to try and achieve my dream of becoming a car designer someday. I met lifelong friends on GT5/6 and I don't think there's been any other franchise that has had the same kind of impact on me that Gran Turismo has had.
Generation 8 (PS4/ONE/WIIU/NSW)
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4), I catch a lot of flack from the fAnBoIs whenever I say this, but I didn't like the PS4 and felt the console was a low point for Sony (even know it really wasn't). I'm a massive Ace Combat fan and during this time the franchise's future was up in the air after a rash of poor sales and decisions that almost killed the series. Development for it was troubled and Namco even threatened to cancel the project, the game eventually launched and proved to be quite successful and was well received. If this game was canceled or had failed the PS4 would have been a dud to me. It saved what was already a mediocre generation for me. I only own eleven games for my PS4.
Generation 9 (PS5/SERIES)
- Gran Turismo 7 (PS5), yes the generation is still young but I can't think of any other future releases that I'm super hyped for besides GT7 at this time. In fact I'm dedicating the next year to improving my race craft so I can shoot for the game's platinum trophy. I'm very excited for this game, being a big car guy as well as a avid racing fan. As I've stated on this forum before, I'm optimistic this generation feels like it's going the way of the 7th generation. It's like all the console makers and developers are going all in and we as gamers will inevitably win. It will be an interesting era indeed.
So that's it, my top-3 favorite franchises of all time are Tekken, Ace Combat and Gran Turismo (as you could have guessed). Looking forward to reading your stories below. Oh! And it's pronounced ICEYOU...
Generation 6 (PS2/XBOX/GC/Dreamcast)
- Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2), I was in my preadolescence for the majority of this period and it was a magical time to be a gamer, it literally rained video games during this time period. You could pick up a game from a bargain bin and chances are it was going to be a hit (That's how I discovered Gran Turismo 3). I still play Tekken Tag twenty years after it's release and it's honestly my favorite game of all time at this point. It was more than just a fighting game, it had a certain vibe, style about it that you just don't see in games these days.
Generation 7 (PS3/360/WII)
- Tekken 6 and Gran Turismo 5/6 (PS3), after the 6th generation I was ready to move on to bigger and better things. I didn't start playing video games competitively until these two games dropped in 2009/10. I consider the 7th gen my favorite gen and my prime as a competitive gamer. Gran Turismo 5 (and to a lesser extent GT6) greatly impacted me. The racing league I used to run started here, the games influenced my tastes in music moving away from crappy dubstep to elegant genres like Jazz and Contemporary, it influenced my sense of aesthetic as well as increasing my passion for cars ten-fold and lastly pushed me harder to try and achieve my dream of becoming a car designer someday. I met lifelong friends on GT5/6 and I don't think there's been any other franchise that has had the same kind of impact on me that Gran Turismo has had.
Generation 8 (PS4/ONE/WIIU/NSW)
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4), I catch a lot of flack from the fAnBoIs whenever I say this, but I didn't like the PS4 and felt the console was a low point for Sony (even know it really wasn't). I'm a massive Ace Combat fan and during this time the franchise's future was up in the air after a rash of poor sales and decisions that almost killed the series. Development for it was troubled and Namco even threatened to cancel the project, the game eventually launched and proved to be quite successful and was well received. If this game was canceled or had failed the PS4 would have been a dud to me. It saved what was already a mediocre generation for me. I only own eleven games for my PS4.
Generation 9 (PS5/SERIES)
- Gran Turismo 7 (PS5), yes the generation is still young but I can't think of any other future releases that I'm super hyped for besides GT7 at this time. In fact I'm dedicating the next year to improving my race craft so I can shoot for the game's platinum trophy. I'm very excited for this game, being a big car guy as well as a avid racing fan. As I've stated on this forum before, I'm optimistic this generation feels like it's going the way of the 7th generation. It's like all the console makers and developers are going all in and we as gamers will inevitably win. It will be an interesting era indeed.
So that's it, my top-3 favorite franchises of all time are Tekken, Ace Combat and Gran Turismo (as you could have guessed). Looking forward to reading your stories below. Oh! And it's pronounced ICEYOU...
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