Your Top 50 Games: 2013 Discussion Thread (The Final Day!)

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shogia said:

F0X said:

shogia said:

F0X said:

I'm in my 30s now, so I think I'll make my hints a bit more difficult. The last several were easy, anyway.

Hint for #39 - This fantasy game might allude towards Russia's invasion of Ukrane, especially considering the invaded kingdom's name.

Valkyria Chronicles?

Not a bad guess, since Valkyria Chronicles is pretty explicit about its WWII inspiration. The game I'm referencing is much more subtle in its references. Come to think of it, the game I'm thinking of might also allude to WWII on a larger scale (but, again, subtle). If you read into it as much as I did, that is.

I'd say you're one logical leap away from the answer, because Valkyria Chronicles has a lot in common with the game.

I was having trouble making the leap to Valkyria Chronicles alluding to an invasion of Ukraine myself but wondered if Gallia (similar to Galicia) was just too close.  That said apparently I should have moved to searching to be sure and I would have found a better match with not only a Gallia but also a Crimea pretty quickly (though admittedly this probably happened quicker since I skipped straight to searching this franchise with Ukraine since you said they had a lot in common): Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (going with this because it was supposedly the one where Crimea is actually invaded and has the better reception, I haven't gotten a chance to play the console games sadly).

Nailed it. The entire game word has a heavy European influence (contrast with Awakening, which is larger and much more diverse), and PoR is one of NOA's best localization efforts to date, in my opinion. It's also the first FE game I've ever played (therefore, it was the most challenging for me).