Yesterday was a pretty hectic day, so I forgot to update >_<.
36th - Shadow Hearts (PS2, 2002)
One of the very few games that really took me by surprise because I wasn't expecting it to be as great as it was. I bought Shadow Hearts while waiting for Kingdom Hearts to come out and I was going through a RPG drought in those days. What I got from Shadow Hearts was an experience like few games have given me (and was surpassed largely when it's sequel released, but more on that when I reach it on my list).
With a very grim and dark story which could easily put it into the Horror realm in some parts (Smuggler's Boat, Orphanage anyone?) it also had a very well thought character development when it came to it's two primary protagonists, Yuri and Alice, whom also shared some of the best dialogue in the game as well.
Shadow Hearts also had another major plus; it's battle system. It's innovative Judgment Ring system put a very strategic and timing based characteristics in every action that you performed, forcing you to not only be on your toes on every battle, but also to improve your skills as well.
Also, the game was packed with sidequests, minigames and a plethora of extra content which rivalled and sometimes surpassed the story-worth of the main quest.
Current PC Build
CPU - i7 8700K 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz turbo) 6 cores OC'd to 5.2 GHz with Watercooling (Hydro Series H110i) | MB - Gigabyte Z370 HD3P ATX | Gigabyte GTX 1080ti Gaming OC BLACK 11G (1657 MHz Boost Core / 11010 MHz Memory) | RAM - Corsair DIMM 32GB DDR4, 2400 MHz | PSU - Corsair CX650M (80+ Bronze) 650W | Audio - Asus Essence STX II 7.1 | Monitor - Samsung U28E590D 4K UHD, Freesync, 1 ms, 60 Hz, 28"
