Final Fantasy Tactics is correct. I've never played Eternal Sonata though, I should probably get around to fixing that before the "old rpg price hike" takes effect.

#45

Soul Calibur II (PlayStation 2)

Change From Last Year: -2

Still my favourite game in the series, Soul Calibur II cemented Namco as the best fighting game developer in the world in my mind. I was already a huge Tekken fan, and while I had previously played Soul Blade on the PS1 very briefly, it was this game that made me a fan of the series. I've liked the later games as well, but there has always been some issues that have prevented them from quite reaching the same heights as Soul Calibur II, perhaps most notably the very disappointing roster changes in SCV. 

I've somewhat fallen out of love with most fighting games, as I've always preferred to play them locally with friends, and arranging such meeting is unfortunately quite difficult when everyone has their own responsibilities in different parts of the country. I still very much like playing them whenever the opportunity arises, but that has become increasingly rare in recent years.

Hint for #45:

This title was originally conceived as the fourth main installment in a famous survival-horror franchise.

Devil May Cry?

Yes!

Resident Evil Code Veronica

Guessed by Mnementh

'Professor Layton & Pandora's Box' (The Diabolical Box outside Europe) is a puzzle game that surprised me on how much I enjoyed it. Not only the puzzles, but also it's story and the style of the gameworld with it's Industrial Age English fantasy look. One might even call it a little bit of Steampunk. The game is sort of a point and click game where you move the Professor and his friends from one area to the next by clicking on doors or alleyways. Each area has their own riddles to solve in order to move further on. Mostly you will have to talk to various NPC's who have all kinds of problems and mysteries, which boil down to puzzles. There's an overarching mystery that gradually gets revealed as the game progresses. The puzzles itself are clever, and are often in some way based on logic and math problems thought up by various academics from throughout real history. They can become quite difficult to correctly answer, but the game doesn't penalize you by obstructing your advancement through the main story of the game. Most of the time anyway. Of course, it's the challenge to correctly beat as many as possible as it will be rewarding. The game was an impulse-buy, years after it's release for a low price, but I liked it so much that I bought several other games in the series on both DS and 3DS. This is a case where the first game I played leaves the biggest impression though, because they are all quite similar.

That's right!

That's a great guess!

I've never played Eternal Sonata either.  On the other hand, Final Fantasy Tactics is, unquestionably, a fantastic game.

Right next game.

#44: In this game you chose one of three paths through a cruiseship, but the memorable thing in this beat-em-up is that you can pick up pretty much anything in sight to use as a weapon; from actual guns and clubs to steel beams, chairs, plants, billboards and pieces of meat in the kitchen.