First post, by ultra
Hi people. Often users divide games for different eras, most often into Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows 7. Of course opinions differ, but how do you divide games into eras? Can we include Windows 95 games to 98 era, so Windows 98: 1995 to 2001? 2002 is the beginning of XP era and transition year from 98 era? E.g., games like Arx Fatalis, Disciples 2, Divine Divinity, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale 2 are clearly associated with Windows 98 to me, although they came out in 2002. But GTA Vice City, Mafia, Warcraft 3, Morrowind, UT 2003 more with Windows XP. Windows Vista released in 2007, but was not popular so everyone used XP until the Windows 7 release in 2009. So Windows XP era is 2002-2009? Or 2002-2006? Because 2007 and later games feel a little bit different because of nextgen graphics, new consoles influence, although many supported Windows XP and EAX sound, which makes XP that special. What if Vista was a good product and supported EAX, would many of us say that the Windows XP era ended in 2006? Games like Crysis, Mirror's Edge, CoD4: Modern Warfare, UT3, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed seem to me more like Windows 7 era games than Xp. It is easier to link the Windows eras to the different console generations, no? Windows XP is obviously Xbox OG and PS2, and Windows 7 (Vista) is Xbox 360 and PS3. What do you think?