Here's a brief write-up of the last three games on my list. Hints for the next three at the end.
#29
Tekken 5
Previous Year: #25
My favourite fighting game and fighting game series of all time. I've literally spent hundreds of hours playing various Tekken games over the years, and out of all of them Tekken 5 is the best one. The character roster was great, and the new additions felt like they fit perfectly into the mix as well. With a few friends we even played the games arcade mode so much that we raised every single character to Tekken Lords in it.
#28
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Previous Year: #21
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is the game that made me a fan of Ninja Theory, and the reason why I've followed the developers work very closely ever since. The game has two of my favourite video game characters of all time in Monkey and Trip, and the post-apocalyptic world created for the game is one of the most interesting and unique I've ever encountered. The only real shortcoming in the game is its ending, which leaves the story on a cliffhanger that is likely never going to be solved because the game didn't sell well enough in its original release.
#27
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Previous Year: New
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel was a game I originally had no real expectations for. I had previously played the Trails in the Sky sister series and loved those games as well, but I didn't really know whether the entire series would be just as good. After playing Trails of Cold Steel I can safely say it is one of the best JRPG franchises I've ever played. The character, story, gameplay and music are all excellent, and the third game in this subseries is now among my most anticipated games at the moment.
Hinst for the next three games:
#26: Like a Studio Ghibli movie, but a video game
#25: It's not about the destination
#24: You can fly now. With a tail. That you get from a leaf.
