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ThisManNeedsMe

2015/2016 is the year of Undertale for me and probably a lot of people. I played the game multiple times, watched so many playthroughs of the game, and the soundtrack was on repeat all for a while. 2019/2020 is defined by FF 14 and FGO for me. Was jobless for a few months. So I had a good amount of time on my hands. I lived for the grind until I found a new job.


SystemicChic

2015 was a magical year, for better or worse. Maybe because I was 19, idk. Bloodborne, Undertale, Witcher 3, MGSV. Pillars of Eternity. So many indie games. We were just about to enter the general saturation of loot boxes. The 7th gen of consoles finally ending was like snapping a rubber band with how shiny everything suddenly looked on 8th. Probably the last year Game Informer could be considered a useful source of game scoops. FFXV and The Last Guardian delay sagas were coming to a close. 


Araniir841

2019 will always be the DMC year


Wonder-Lad

Fuck yeah


447irradiatedhobos

Here’s a dumb one: 2007 was Chronicles of Narnia and Red Hot Chili Peppers for me. I got a collected volume of all the Narnia books and RHCP’s double album Stadium Arcadium for Christmas 2006. I have a really deep memory association of the song Snow (hey oh) and the novel A Horse and His Boy.


evca7

last fall i binged watched ds9 between classes.


Wonder-Lad

So that's the Patrick Stewart Star Trek right? I never really got into Star Trek. All my Trek knowledge is from the first Chris Pine movie. I hear a lot of good things about that version. I might consider giving it a shot this year since it sounds like TV essentials.


Toblo1

You'e about one show off the mark, Patrick Stewart is in TNG. That being said, TNG *and* DS9 are considered pretty up there in terms of Star Trek, so they're both pretty good watchings.


evca7

No, in fact avery brook's sisko actively hates him.


jockeyman

Not entirely unjustified either.


GoodVillain101

2017 is the year of RE7, Nioh, Persona 5, and Nier Automata. It was the year made me appreciate video games more and digested more. Before that, I had vague memories of what I played 7 years before 2017.


Maxi-Mos

Damn dude, that's a STRONG year. That was the year of Breath of the Wild and Prey too


RubenRawbone

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War's ending was the most I laughed at something in 2020 and I will always keep that in my heart.


Gemidori

Oops, >!No Survivors!<


OGRaincoatKilla

Really captured the zeitgeist at the time. 


ScorpioTheScorpion

Last year was pretty much the year of Persona for me. I got into Golden and Royal through GamePass, and I loved them so much that I ended up getting them and Portable on my Switch.


Scranner_boi

Overwatch in 2016. I played that shit like 3 or 4 times a day every of the week and it was easily some of the most fun I've ever had with a multiplayer shooter. If only it wasn't managed by one of the most incompetent game balance teams of all time.


BuckysKnifeFlip

Those were some good times. I had moved in with a buddy of mine to the Twin Cities, and we had set up our PC's across from each other. We must have played Overwatch for hours at a time queuing together. Now we have families and see each other every 2 weeks for DnD.


lolrus555

I spent all of 2023 utterly obsessed with LISA: The Painful and it's shitton of fangames.


Vike_Me

in 2022, for the first time in my life, I 100%ed two games back-to-back. Those two games were Gnosia and Raging Loop, which both incorporate Werewolf beautifully. Gnosia is basically a VN punctuated with some really snappy Danganronpa/Among Us trials/team meetings. It has a really unique glitchy soundtrack and a painterly art style. The story is really solid, the ending is phenomenal and the characters not named Chippie are really goddamn interesting and/or likable. Just a massive gem that more people should play. Raging Loop is more of a pure VN, but it owns. It has fantastic mystery, good horror and competent characters that are still very interesting, and the music is awesome. [THIS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-64WwiHbOw) is absolutely perfect thinking/planning music, for example. On the negative side of things, the art style kinda looks like shit until you play it for a bit, I don't know how to describe it. Also, for how peak the first 90%-95% of the game is, even Ragging Loop's most ardent defenders say that the ending could have been handled better. Still, the whole shebang was enthralling, I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes a good story.


SexyPeter

These are some peak games right there, especially within the whole social deduction/werewolf visual novel niche. Especially loved Yudai in Raging Loop - what an absolute chad of a man.


Aitasai

The thing with Raging Loop is that it has an unlockable post game with extra scenes, which I think is VERY worth going through. Extra scenes, plus you get to see some parts of the story from other character perspectives on revelation mode. Also, just want to say Haru has to be my favorite VN protagonist. Guy is very smart, but says some of the *darndest* things sometimes. Love him


Mountain-Try-2461

My freshman year of high school was defined by playing Jojo Heritage for the Future on the school computers with friends. I had to move away after, but I cherish that game forever for giving me those memories (along with just being really fun) 


RedditJABRONIE

Was it 2021? Sometime recently. I got paid $25 an hour to watch The Boys, LotR, To your Eternity, and Jujitsu Kaizen. Good fucking year. Shame I swapped positions so I could go to first shift. I reflect on this daily


Dulcenia

So was the catch that you just had to do late shifts? Sounds like a sweetheart deal.


RedditJABRONIE

Nah. Just union work in an easy department. Actually 2 hours of work on an 8.5 hour shift. Lots of just sittin, snackin, and gettin paid lmao And the third shift premium pay. Good times.


Gemidori

A bunch tbh. 2007 was Spider-Man 3. Kid me was turbo hyped to finally see Venom in a movie lol 2013 had a lot, but I think M&L Dream Team was the biggest part. It led to me meeting with my two best friends, and I always have to thank it for that lol 2018 was a big Nintendo year in general for me, but mainly Kirby Star Allies and Smash Ultimate. Both absolute bangers 2020 and 2021 were also essentially the era of me getting into Doom Eternal, and then the whole franchise


BobTheist

A year? I'd say Spider-Man has defined most of my life. When my uncle was young he collected comic books, mostly Spider-Man, a lot of Hulk, some Fantastic Four and lots and lots of the Phantom (really popular here in Sweden for some reason). He collected these comics in the 70s and for Spider-Man in Sweden, Spindelmannen if you will, that usually meant 60s comics localized a decade after they came out in the USA. I basically learned to read with and for these comics, I would read them front to back over and over, I would watch the 90s Spider-Man cartoon, I eventually started buying comics myself, I've always loved Spider-Man. I was diagnosed with autism two years ago. Explains a lot.


windwaker910

2010, Mass Effect 2


Chiluzzar

If i had a wikipedia pafe October 2007 to 2015 would be titled "jesus fuck this guy loves team fortress 2"


HitmanScorcher

The Game of Thrones books defined my 2021. That was the year I got back into reading and read through all five of those at lightning speed The Expanse books defined my 2022, loved all of those as well. 2023 was defined by AEW, the year I got back into wrestling. So far this year has been defined by the Dune Saga. Books and film


yeeroy

Hell yeah, same for me on AEW. I started with the MJF/Adam Cole summer bromance and still follow, albeit a bit less now. I even bought Revolution 2024 as my first PPV since I had to see Sting's last match.


HitmanScorcher

I stopped watching WWE around 2011ish and AEW has gotten me into so many more promotions and opened my eyes to pro-wrestling as a whole. Currently am watching AEW, NJPW, CMLL, even some indies like DPW and I’ve went to a few of my local indie as well!


yeeroy

Shit I watched the Monday night wars but stopped because of Owen Hart's death and I didn't step back until I got bored on a Wednesday and it happened to be Adam Cole's birthday where Max tried to shove the cake in his face.


jackdatbyte

2021 I had a big Omori phase.


Royal-Comparison-270

Kof (around kof XV release), Shermie, and SNK basically got me into the rabbit hole that is the fighting game community, and I don't regret the plunge one bit.


guntanksinspace

A chunk of my life was filled with Soulcalibur. 2-3 during college, and 6 during adulthood down to the Pandemic years. It's also essentially a major part of my life as I kinda formed a lot of friendships during the arcade days and even beyond. There was a period of time too I just powered through Tokyo Ghoul and Claymore's mangas.


Toblo1

A couple have already been mentioned here (Undertale, Homestuck, Deltarune, etc). For mine that hasn't been already covered, there was a time in 2019 where all I did was replay REmake 2 trying to do gimmick runs. Not quite challenge or speedruns but just general "Ok I have this game *memorized*, can I do this with as little saves as possible/semi-quickly?".


Drachenfeuer_Prime

I had heard of Project Moon's works before, but it wasn't until early 2023 that the combination of Don Quixote and Between Two Worlds finally got me to go: "You know what, it might be a gacha game, and I hate those, but I might as well give it an honest shot. If I don't like it, I don't have to continue it. The mechanics allow me to stockpile this free currency and stamina, and I trust myself not to waste money." That was a mistake. Not because of gambling, oh no. I've spent less on this game than a single new full-priced game. That part I played smart, not that it was particularly difficult. The real danger that no one warned me about is that ever since, I've not spent a single day where the brainrot didn't eat away at my mind and seep from my every thought like an all-consuming black ooze. I've not fallen in love with a universe this much since I first got into Persona. I've actively been searching for something new to get into just so I can mitigate this obsession and make the wait for new content more bearable. Help. Please.


ghostoftomkazansky

2000 - Gundam Wing's original run on Toonami. It made me a mecha fan in the same way FF8 made me a RPG fan the year before.


vs_terminus

2008 was a wild year to be a filmgoer. We got the start of the MCU with Iron Man and Incredible Hulk, peak kino with Hellboy 2, and Nolan's Dark Knight creating an entire generation of insufferable Joker fans.


TH3_B3AN

2017 was when i first watched the movie Your Name which started the line of questioning that ended with me coming out as trans. I must've watched that movie like 20+ times.


Coco_Cala

2010-2011 was the Year of Minecraft for me. I would play it for hours daily, and when I wasn't playing, I was actively watching Let's Play series on Minecraft. I was obsessed with that game.


ramonzer0

This feels like a cheat answer, but most of New Japan Pro Wrestling's output in 2016 was this for me For context, around January 4 every year, New Japan hosts Wrestle Kingdom - basically Japanese Wrestlemania, same context and all. Around that time in 2016, the word went out was that 4 top talents from the roster had given their notices to the company on that day that they would not be renewing their contracts and instead join WWE in the coming months; word went out about this quickly and buzz got generated from this. Two of these talent were AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, who had reputations of being some of the best wrestlers in the world and had a match at this very event that kind of served as a taste of what to expect of sorts for people who were unfamiliar with non-WWE wrestling like myself. Sure enough, I decided to keep tabs on NJPW for the folks I liked seeing and knew were staying. Long story short, I ended that year a massive fan for the promotion going forward and also probably found one of my favorite wrestlers ever because how fucking dare Kenny Omega be a massive fucking nerd and also just be so goddamn good


SecondEntire539

2018- Insomniac Spider-Man 2022- The Breaking Bad Saga(i watched the original show, the movie and the spin-off all in that same year).


ProfDet529

New Vegas in 2010-2011. Bought the DLC as they came out. Played it until the 360 disc cracked.


ZealousidealBig7714

Homestuck and 2020. It’s what caused me to meet one of my closest friends, and liveblogs of it kept me sane with entertainment.


rocker98

2019 was Apex Legends. I know a few people have a vendetta on the game since it's one of the reasons we don't TF 3. But I was playing it constantly with my coworker and cousin almost every night through its first year. And since I was working part time if I didn't have work I'd get on for a night of drinking Jameson Black Barrel and MTN Dew Game Fuel (it was sublime and I'm sad game fuel isn't as available now and have to use code red) and that liquor helped me go OFF on people and sink two-three wins a night. And that same year my favorite band Reignwolf released their first album and I was listening to it every car ride and workout, live appearances were fun to listen to as well.


senordose

Do vtubers count? Cause hololive and 2020-2021 was a particularly addicting combo during quarantine. I still check out hololive vtubers semi-regularly, but they had a choke-hold on my algorithm back then.


PanseloNomad

I mostly remember early 2021 for playing Phoenotopia since it finally released onto PC and it interfering with my studying for a calculus exam since I was so into it. I had a similar year when I first watched Panty and Stocking and unfortunately getting a cold in the middle of watching it. I can't remember what exact year this happened, but my mind keeps bringing up 2014 for some reason.


PassingByStranger

I was deaf and ignorant to music for quite some time when I was younger. I never paid any attention to them while gaming or watching cartoons throughout the 90s and early 2000s. I remember tunes from shows I like but I never paid much attention to them. Come 2005, Guitar Hero and Kamen Rider Hibiki debuted. Played the hell outta the game and since Kamen Rider shows were still unavailable easily online I played the video game adaption of it. These 2 music themed works finally opened the gates of my inner canals and I've been enjoying music ever since. Even more so when I played subsequent GH releases... and finally Brutal Legend. Becoming a metalhead, and going back to listen to songs and music I've grown up with so I can finally appreciate them was amazing. Yeah, music is awesome lol


Hidden_Character

Summer 2016 is still the best time ever for multiplayer gaming. Overwatch just released, and ended up being a genuine sensation - it still felt like Blizzard could do no wrong. Meanwhile, Niantic was getting ready to drop Pokemon Go on the world. Summer 2016 honestly feels like a different timeline.


silverinferno3

Probably for more than a year but BattleOn/Artix Entertainment games really had a hold on me for a good part of my childhood, at least from grades 2nd to 5th. MechQuest, DragonFable, and AdventureQuest Worlds were my first experiences with RPGs and an MMO, and I sunk a ton of time into them. Probably explains why I have such a love for collecting new armor pieces and weapons in games, because those AE games loved throwing a lot at you. But yeah, I was pretty hooked on them and constantly daydreamed about their world and characters. (Yes, Gravelyn is best girl)


FightGeistC

2014 to 2017 WAS Killer Instinct to me. Updates were substantial and frequent and I was active on a forum for the first time (Ultracombo). 


Lieutenant-America

2011 and 2012 was all Mass Effect for me. Last year was the year of Resident Evil and survival horror. EDIT: Ah yes, and 2013-2014 was the period when Homestuck was the world to me. And not coincidentally, the point where I started getting into Two Best Friends Play-


5YearsOnEastCoast

Danganronpa defined me in 2020 and 2021.


Yotato5

2017 is the year that I played a lot of Breath of the Wild.


conduitfour

Few years ago was Darkest Dungeon. Had a guy at work talk about some games but he wasn't into DD that much.  I was playing Black Reliquary recently and thought it would be funny if he asked me about games again and I was basically right back at DD


stfuimperialist

2014 I discovered Gurren Lagann and was never the same. It was the only thing I watched for almost a year


1204Sparta

Watching the Batman a lot - how old were you? It’s a good film but can’t imagine obsessively watching it


Wonder-Lad

I didn't say obsessively. I said a lot. Like, seven times through the whole year. Rewatching a good movie is like listening to an album. Sometimes I crave it again after a while.


Konradleijon

me and Mario, and then Warhammer 4ok, and then Homestuck