Final Fantasy
-Huge diversity of gameplay styles, no one game is the same as the others in regards to gameplay mechanics, aspects, UI, etc. Music is fantastic, story for the most part even with spinoffs is great - on a lot of different platforms in different types of genres such as RPG, Puzzle, Fighting, Strategy, Action, etc. Also paved way for other franchises in the west using its name to become bigger later on (i.e. SaGa series, Mana series, etc). Also inspired Bravely Series which is another great series.

Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls (GBA): 83
Final Fantasy I Dawn of Souls (GBA): 82
Final Fantasy I Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy II Dawn of Souls (GBA): 83
Final Fantasy II Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy III (NES): 80
Final Fantasy IV (SNES): 90
Final Fantasy IV (PSX): 89
Final Fantasy IV (GBA): 86
Final Fantasy IV (PSP): 94
Final Fantasy IV After Years/Prologue (PSP): 88
Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (PSP): 92
Final Fantasy V (SNES): 84
Final Fantasy V (PSX): 83
Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA): 88
Final Fantasy VI (SNES): 95
Final Fantasy VI (PSX): 95
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA): 95
Final Fantasy VII (PSX): 93
Final Fantasy VII (PC): 93
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core (PSP): 93
Final Fantasy VIII (PSX): 88
Final Fantasy VIII (PC): 88
Final Fantasy IX (PSX): 95
Final Fantasy IX (PC): 97
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3): 88
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3): 86
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4): 87
Final Fantasy Dissidia (PSP): 100
Final Fantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim (PSP): 96
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX): 94
Final Fantasy Chronicles (PSX): 95
Final Fantasy Anthology (PSX): 91

Super Mario
-I'm gonna include Mario Kart, 2D Mario, 2.5 Mario and 3D Mario along with spinoffs like the Mario RPG series and Sports series together. A lot of great level designs, gameplay mechanics/designs, overall character designs. Music is great too, playing these games never get old or boring - you can pick up a game from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and even in modern times and wont get disappointed. A lot of unique art and visual styles from traditional 2D mario, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Mario Sports, Mario Kart, 3D Mario. Also focuses on different genres such as Platformer, Racing, Sports, RPG, etc. You got to have bad tastes to hate Mario :o!

Super Mario Bros. (NES): 80
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES): 73
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES): 92
Super Mario World (SNES): 93
Super Mario 64 (N64): 90
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii): 89
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii): 95
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS): 90
Super Mario 3D World (WiiU): 94
Super Mario Land (GB): 63
Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins (GB): 80
Super Mario Bros Deluxe (GBC): 82
Super Mario All Stars (SNES): 100
New Super Mario Bros. (NDS): 80
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii): 90
Super Mario Advance (GBA): 76
Super Mario Advance 2 Super Mario World (GBA): 93
Super Mario Advance 3 Yoshi's Island (GBA): 97
Super Mario Advance 4 Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA): 92
Super Mario 64 DS (NDS): 86
Paper Mario (N64): 90
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (GCN): 92
Super Paper Mario (Wii): 88
Super Mario Kart (SNES): 91
Mario Kart 64 (N64): 90
Mario Kart Super Circuit (GBA): 81
Mario Kart DS (NDS): 88
Mario Kart 7 (3DS): 94
Mario Kart 8 (WiiU): 96
Super Mario RPG (SNES): 92

Kingdom Hearts
-Fantastic characters and storylines. Mixture of Final Fantasy and Disney Lore makes this an awesome combination. Great gameplay, music and level design. Although people complain about the non-mainline series (they are still canon) I enjoyed it for the most part. Birth By Sleep for an example is arguably one of the best in the series for the direction it paved way for future titles such as 0.2 in KH2.8 and KH3D and of course the upcoming KH3.

Kingdom Hearts I (PS2): 96
Kingdom Hearts I Final Mix HD (PS3): 97
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2): 96
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix HD (PS3): 97
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (PS2): 88
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories HD (PS3): 88
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (GBA): 81
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (NDS): 85
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (NDS): 73
Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance (3DS): 90
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (PSP): 97
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep HD Final Mix (PS3): 98
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PS3): 100
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (PS3): 100

Pokemon
-Although the story is a bit weak compared to other RPG series, the lore is amazing and what you experience if you decide to explore and talk to NPCs is as deep as any other RPG. Pokemon (the mainline series at least) keeps to the same formula and adds to it rather than changing it dramatically. The saying "Dont fix what isnt broken" fits well. Despite adding so many changes to the series, the main formula is the same when it comes to battle mechanics and exploration. This is one series I just cant get tired of - story has improved compared to previous gens and the music is just damn amazing. A lot of replay value although that might change in the future with the online MP....

Pokemon Red (GBC): 89
Pokemon Blue (GBC): 89
Pokemon Yellow (GBC): 91
Pokemon Ruby (GBA): 93
Pokemon Emerald (GBA): 94
Pokemon White (NDS): 98
Pokemon White 2 (NDS): 93
Pokemon X (3DS): 94
Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS): 96

Kirby
-Kirby is practically my 2nd favorite platformer franchise ever made. I love the level designs, the colorful and light hearted story and cast of characters and the music is so kick ass! I've played a few of its spinoffs but the mainline series of games and main releases is where I enjoy Kirby the most. The 3DS games play more like my favorite game in the series and I'm hoping future installments will be like it.

Kirby's Dream Land (GB): 65
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB): 76
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES): 87
Kirby's Adventure (NES): 89
Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land (GBA): 92
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards (N64): 78
Kirby Squeak Squad (NDS): 90
Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii): 86
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii): 85
Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS): 94
Kirby Super Star (SNES): 100

Shin Megami Tensei Persona
-Persona series is a series I started in the last few years - I havent had as much experience with the series compared to Pokemon (which I started back in 1998) and Final Fantasy (which I started officially back in 2003) but the games I played enjoyed it greatly. Love the story, the characters, the gameplay, and the music is so damn good. I have the entire OST for P1, P2 IS, P3 and P4 on my itunes. I plan to play P2 EP sometime in the future and am ready to buy Persona 5 - might even be one of my only day 1 purchases this gen :)!

Persona 1 Portable (PSP): 88
Persona 2 Innocent Sin (PSP): 85
Persona 3 Portable (PSP): 95
Persona 4 (PS2): 97

Devil May Cry
-My first action hack and slash series. I love the story/lore for the DMC series, the characters are awesome (I even like the ones in DMC2 even though DMC2 is a pretty bad game :P). The music in all the games are amazing - love the OSTs for all the games. The gameplay is the best I've seen in hack and slash games (even DmC Devil May Cry is great - though DMC2 was pretty bad...). Regardless, I love the series and cant wait to see more stored for the future. Gonna get DMC4 SE on Steam/PC sometime in the future even though I finished the PS3 version years ago. One of my most favorite protagonists and antagonists are in this series.

Devil May Cry (PS2): 81
Devil May Cry HD (PS3): 81
Devil May Cry 2 (PS2): 60
Devil May Cry 2 HD (PS3): 60
Devil May Cry 3 Dante's Awakening (PS2): 95
Devil May Cry 3 Dante's Awakening Special Edition HD (PS3): 98
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3): 87
Devil May Cry HD Collection (PS3): 83
DmC Devil May Cry (PC): 88

The Legend of Zelda
-This is one of my favorite Nintendo franchises. Though I admit I havent played as much of it compared to Mario, Pokemon or Kirby but I am getting there. I have almost every game in the series already (my 3DS for an example is a Zelda machine). I bought the Special edition 3DS XL Link between worlds. I did play Link's Awakening DX to the end but never got to finish it :(. I also finished Twilight Princess but that was before I started scoring games - I will do so again when I play TP HD which I bought last black friday. Anyways for the reason why I enjoy the series, I love the story/lore, the gameplay and the exploration and puzzle solving in the series. Especially in the most recent adventures, the setting and environment is just damn gorgeous. I cant wait to play BotW.

The Legend of Zelda A Link To The Past (SNES): 91
The Legend of Zelda A Link To The Past (GBA): 92
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword (Wii): 96

Grand Theft Auto
-One of the greatest franchises in the world. Though the first two games were completely different from the rest of the series, the series overall has an amazing foot in the gaming industry's history. One of the first few sandbox franchises, this game brought forth attention to the genre or type of game and to this day still brings enjoyment with new installments of the franchise. The story for the series is great but the open world exploration after or in between is a great amazing experience that can last for hours. The comical jabs at real life things is also great. Music is decent for the most part but with the addition of giving you a option to play your own music its great. Gameplay is also great for the most part.


Grand Theft Auto IV (PC): 85
Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes from Liberty City (PC): 87


(I've completed Vice City and San Andreas as well but that was before I started making scores, I'll play both again in the future)