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For me the golden age was that entire decade, but I think the first half was still stronger: Star Wars KOTOR 1 and 2, Gothic 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate 2, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, Jade Empire, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Diablo 2, Final Fantasy 10 , World of Warcraft, Morrowind.
This. Morrowind, KOTOR, and Baldur's Gate are classic. Oblivion is only good for memes.
Oblivion is basically a generic high fantasy european bland canvas, it's so tepid and undistinctive its like the ultimate modding game imo since you can turn it into literally anything and it'll have more soul than the out of the box potato pudding sapiens game ever will.
2006-2009 was a terrible time for (C)RPGs. Interplay and Troika were no more. Obsidian only had developed Kotor 2 and Mask of the Betrayer at this point. Larian Studios was still seen as some 2-bit studio with rough gems at best. Meanwhile, the Bioware formula was cemented around this time, and the inferior spiritual successor of System Shock was released. The most notable (C)RPGs that hit the gaming cultural landscape were Oblivion and Oblivion with Guns. And it was during that time when the infamous horse armor DLC was released, a harbinger of things to come.
This. Morrowind, KOTOR, and Baldur's Gate are classic. Oblivion is only good for memes.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is awesome too
Oblivion is basically a generic high fantasy european bland canvas, it's so tepid and undistinctive its like the ultimate modding game imo since you can turn it into literally anything and it'll have more soul than the out of the box potato pudding sapiens game ever will.
2006-2009 was a terrible time for (C)RPGs. Interplay and Troika were no more. Obsidian only had developed Kotor 2 and Mask of the Betrayer at this point. Larian Studios was still seen as some 2-bit studio with rough gems at best. Meanwhile, the Bioware formula was cemented around this time, and the inferior spiritual successor of System Shock was released. The most notable (C)RPGs that hit the gaming cultural landscape were Oblivion and Oblivion with Guns. And it was during that time when the infamous horse armor DLC was released, a harbinger of things to come.