Hints for the next two games at the end.
#20
Grandia
Previous Year: #18
Genuinely one of the biggest positive surprises I've ever had playing a video game. I originally bought Grandia on PSN because it just seemed like a fun little game and I wanted to play a new old-school JRPG. What I got instead was one of the best games I've ever played. The story, character and music are all excellent, and the graphics, while naturally dated by today's standards still have a lot of charm to them. The only real negative in the game is the voice acting, but even that is something I knew to expect from a JRPG made in the 90s.
#19
Final Fantasy VII
Previous Year: 16
There's not really much I can say about this game at this point that people wouldn't already know about. It's one of those games everyone knows about, even if they haven't played it themselves. It's not the best game in the series, but that doesn't make it any less great. An excellent game that's responsible for some of the most iconic video games moments ever.
Hints for the next two games:
#18: An RTS with a score by Jeremy Soule. The spiritual predecessor to the later Supreme Commander games.
#17: The villain actually wins half-way through the game.
