HF Retro Game of the Year - 2000 - Diablo II Wins!

[SniperHF]

So we have game of the year votes from 2011 to 2017 but none from before, so why not do it now?

Slightly different rules since we're talking about old games. Votes can be changed, so if you hear a case or debate it out maybe you'll come out on the other side and you can change it.

Previous years:
2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 31%
2016 - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - 20%
2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 35%
2014 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - 15%
2013 - The Last of Us - 29%
2012 - The Walking Dead - 20%
2011 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 48%

Retro Votes:
2010 - Red Dead Redemption - 31.6%
2009 - Assassin's Creed II - 20%
2008 - Fallout 3 - 43.5%
2007 - Mass Effect - 25%
2006 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 22.8%
2005 - Civilization IV - 22.4%
2004 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 27.4%
2003 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 46.4%
2002 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 34.2%
2001 - Grand Theft Auto III - 31.9%
2000 - Diablo II - 20.5%

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[syz]

 

[McRpro]

Sims for me.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Huh... guess I have to abstain, as I don't really have a majorly positive opinion of any of these.

 

[Osprey]

Huh... guess I have to abstain, as I don't really have a majorly positive opinion of any of these.

Those are pretty much my thoughts. This is the first poll where I don't have a strong attachment to one, let alone two. I'm most partial to Diablo II, Counter-Strike and Baldur's Gate II, but one doesn't jump out to me as "Game of the Year." Diablo II might've if I'd ever played multiplayer, but I didn't, so I have to judge it only on its single player. Baldur's Gate II might've if I could remember it, but it's been so long that I can't distinguish it from the other similar RPGs. I don't have your principles when it comes to abstaining, though. I may just do what I did last round and wait and then shamelessly throw my vote at whichever of the three could use it the most.

Fortunately, this will be the last poll like this for me for a while, since many of my favorite games of all time come from 1997, 1998 and 1999.

 

[syz]

Between MVC2 and Diablo 2...

No Mercy was fun but wasn't actually a good game.

 

[Painful Quandary]

It was between Diablo II and Majora's Mask for me.

 

[Jovavic]

Between Deus Ex and Skies of Arcadia for me, went with the former as it had more originality and replayability

 

[The Nuge]

Toss up between Perfect Dark, Sims, and THPS2

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Went with Diablo 2 but Counter-Strike was a close 2nd.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

At least there's no more GTA games in this one. GTA was ok in it's day, I played some San Andreas didn't mind Vice City but those games should not ever be near the game of the year, IMO. 3 out of 4 years? C'mon. They were just ok fun games, nothing particularly noteworthy other than maybe bringing open world idea more mainstream.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Baldur's Gate II is such a great game it gets my vote.

 

[Blender]

Was between Diablo 2 and Baldur's Gate 2 for me, but went with D2.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

At least there's no more GTA games in this one. GTA was ok in it's day, I played some San Andreas didn't mind Vice City but those games should not ever be near the game of the year, IMO. 3 out of 4 years? C'mon. They were just ok fun games, nothing particularly noteworthy other than maybe bringing open world idea more mainstream.

Agreed, this forum has pretty poor tastes, and all of the old GTAs have aged poorly.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Or perhaps being in the very small minority it’s you with poor taste?

GTA games are great and well deserving. Don’t be a hipster and get in for the ride.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

THPS2 for me

 

[Zodiac]

Diablo 2 by miles for me. I could probably load that up right now and get addicted all over again.

 

[The Noot]

Between Majora's Mask and Diablo II for me. Baldur's Gate II and Deus Ex also get some consideration.

Went with Majora's Mask. Overall my favorite Zelda game and easily top 3 in my favorite games of all time list.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Sophie's Choice was made for me, thanks to apparently being the only person to ever play Grandia II, so Skies of Arcadia it is.

Yinz needed more Dreamcast in your lives. The candle that burns twice as brightly...gets ignored because of a DVD player.

 

[NyQuil]

Yikes, Deus Ex vs. Baldur's Gate II.

Had to go with Baldur's Gate II. I've replayed it more times.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Went for BG2.

Can someone please tell me why Diablo 2 is considered such a great game? I remember it as a simple, repetitive game with no discernible plot or story. The intro video was pretty epic, I still remember that. But the game was so meh.

 

[Commander Clueless]

RA2 baybee.

Whacko campaign, but so much fun.

 

[Pilky01]

I voted Tony Hawk 2 but I don't exepect any of my choices to win this poll.

I have never played a Diablo, Balders Gate, Deus Ex. The only PC game on that list I played is Counter-Strike, and I would be happy to vote for it as well.

I just played so much of THPS2 and have such fond memories of it. I will never forget my group of friends playing the demo all summer and buying a bootleg version of the full game a month before release when a dude showed up to school with a backpack full of burned CDs.

 

[Gardner McKay]

So many good games. Chrono Cross was amazing (despite its low difficulty level). So was THPS 2. I had to go with D2 but damn, a lot of great games.

 

[RandV]

Went for BG2.

Can someone please tell me why Diablo 2 is considered such a great game? I remember it as a simple, repetitive game with no discernible plot or story. The intro video was pretty epic, I still remember that. But the game was so meh.

Diablo 2 sold far more than BG2, and even shifted the PC market away from the old style CRPG to creating nothing but Diablo clones for a good 5+ years... much like WoW did. I've never really liked Blizzard 'RPG's' because of this but they are/were masters of distilling an RPG down to the purest monkey brain addiction elements to hook the broadest group of people.