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

2015 - The Witcher 3

The year the 8th generation finally kicked in. Metal Gear Solid V, Rocket League, Bloodborne, Ori & the Blind Forest, Fallout 4, Until Dawn, and the game that upended Bethesda's domination of the Western RPG space: The Witcher 3.

It's hard to remember an unabashedly loved CD Projekt RED, but pre-Cyberpunk their darling status came from every frame of The Witcher 3.

Geralt's open world dark fantasy tale came with a notably awesome story and set of characters. Ciri and Vesemir were perfectly fleshed out, and set-pieces like defending Kaer Morhen from the Wild Hunt's invasion went down in Witcher history.