Ranking What Was REALLY The Best Video Game Every Year 1990-2021

2008 - Fallout 3

2008 was very much the year of the Wii, as Nintendo's gimmicky console started absolutely dominating the living room.

Stories of peoples' grandparents playing Wii Bowling and the likes of Dane Cook talking about how much he loved Call of Duty on David Letterman helped solidify video games as a mainstream pastime, but if we're talking actual quality titles, it's Bethesda applying the Elder Scrolls formula to the mighty Fallout.

Yes, GTA 4, yes Metal Gear Solid 4, but Fallout was that perfect nexus of RPG systems and chunky immediate gameplay that rose above the rest.