Best Original Games of 2003?

PapaZit writes "It seems like most of the games that I purchase these days are sequels: GTA3 and Vice City , Zelda: Wind Waker, even Knights of the Old Republic and Galaxies built on the Star Wars franchise. What are the best original (not a sequel or franchise) games that you've played this year?"

Pong!

[Dragonshed]

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If you ask:

[Krapangor]

Minesweeper

Super Mario Sunshine!

[coene]

By far the best and most original game I purchased this year is Super Mario Sunshine. I'm really amazed that Nintendo hasn't followed up this genius Mario theme with at least 10 games by now.

Easy

[Deraj DeZine]

Duke Nukem Forever. It's the first game to have been in development for 5 years with no apparent progress. It's like these guys invented slacking. Actually they stole the tactic from Ion Storm and John Romero, but 3D Realms has taken it to a whole new level.

How much more original can you get? I owe all of my failing grades to these gods of slothfulness.

This generic DNF-bashing comment has been made possible by too much free time during winter break.

Re:DOAX

[Anonymous Coward]

Your GF, Mrs Wright?

That would be Mr. Wright. (GF == gay friend)

Re:Xenosaga

[ATomkins]

...or Halo, although those aren't 2003 games.

SURE IT IS!

...
oh, wait, you're probably not a Mac-user...

Re:Thats always the deal

[Shut the fuck up!]

Either I play it down, or I look like an egotistical overlord

Do you, for one, expect to be welcomed?

Re:Pong!

[Virtex]

But isn't pong based off of tennis? I was going to say pacman personally.

Re:best original: Animal Crossing

[Anonymous Coward]

"best original:"..."It's just like The Sims"

Do you know what "original" means?

Duke Nukem: Forever

[Anonymous Coward]

Funniest game that was never released in 2003. A shockingly original concept where the game would be in not actually releasing a game. And the franchise can continue on in that mode, literally forever. Brilliant concept and execution all around.

I would nominate Star Wars Galaxy...

[Anonymous Coward]

...as potentially the worst of a bad lot.

These multi-player online games epitomize the worst of gaming; they tend to bring out people who enjoy tedius, mind-number repetitive actions....they would otherwise be doing counted cross stitch. Which would be at least accomplishing something. SWG is jerking off for $15 a month.

Absolutely horrible

Definitely not a sequel

[Hexydes]

Best non-sequel game: Final Fantasy.

Re:Another question - why no 2D games?

[toriver]

One thing that I'd like to know is why does nobody create any 2D games anymore?

Because with 2D it's hard for the developers to constantly frustrate the players with "dancing" or uncontrollable camera positions that make it harder than necessary to play a game. Yes, Kingdom Hearts, I am talking about you.

Good 2D games for PS2? Get Guilty Gear XX/2X (glorious 2D beat-em-up) or Contra: Shattered Soldier (3D graphics but hard, 2D gameplay).

Re:"Original" ?

[Lord Kano]

Well, the last time I saw a NEW game and said "WOW" was when I saw people playing Dance Dance revolution...

You'd find yourself saying WOW if the first time you saw someone playing DDR, it was an 18 year old Double D cup.

Back in May, I did.

LK

Re:Pong!

[Virtex]

You know, on second thought maybe Pacman isn't so original. Munching pills and thinking you see ghosts is probably pretty common to anyone doing acid.

Re:Best one I've *bought* this year

[jnik]

when I played DnD, there was far more alcohol and pizza consumed in that game

You're playing NWN wrong, then :)

Yes, GTA3 is a sequel.

[hkmwbz]

Does the 3 in "GTA3" mean anything to you?

Super Mario Bros. 3 was a groundbreaking platformer with incredible gameplay, but it was still a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2.

Trogdor!

[splerdu]

Trogdor! [homestarrunner.com]

beautiful 2d graphics and a fresh viewpoint to knights vs dragons