You could throw a dart blindfolded in 1998 and hit a new legendary game every time.
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Pretty positive you're just not seeing it, because 2025 has been awesome.
Hades 2. Silksong. Split Fiction.
If a Donkey Kong or a Mario Kart had come out in 1998, it'd be in this picture.
And then I didn't play Death Stranding 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, or Blue Prince, but the word of mouth is excellent.
Also Outer Worlds 2.