Honorable mentions and games #50 to #45: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9345764
Games #44 to #40: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9345857
Games #39 to #36: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9345971
Games #35 to #31: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9346168
Games #30 to #26: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9346322
Games #25 to #21: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9346754
Games #20 to #16: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9346987
Games #15 to #11: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9347256
Games #10 to #6: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9347463
And to finish, the top 5 
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#05 - Chrono Trigger
This was one of my first J-RPG experiences, and it's such a masterpiece that has some of the most memorable and emotional story moments in any game I've played, with a time travel plot that is very well written, engaging and excellently paced, the idea of going through different eras of the game's world gives a sense of being in a grand adventure that not many games can match. The characters are also just so memorable, likeable, and their backstories are endearing and well written. The side-quests in this game are fantastic, as they all have their mini-stories and help to flesh out the main cast, the villains, and several secondary characters. I really love the way your actions in a certain era affect what happens in future eras. This game's ATB-based battle system is engaging and dynamic, and I love the idea of the double and triple techniques, as well as the fact that enemies are visible on the map. The OST is one of my favorites in gaming (in my top 3), and the sprites are just beautiful and expressive.
#04 - NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata's story is one that left a big impact on me, I couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened in the game even long after I had already finished it, there were so many moments and plot reveals that left me completely shocked, and the struggles of the characters were truly heartbreaking. I also love how the plot deals with topics of existentialism, which are reflected both in the main story and in the sidequests. The lore of the game's world is incredibly deep and well written, and does a fantastic job at making you feel interested in said world, and I love how the sidequests give you a lot of insight into the lives and feelings of the different NPCs. The battle system feels really good to play, and the three playable characters have very different battle styles. The parts where the game changes genres to shoot-'em-up, sidescroller, rail shooter, etc. are pretty fun too. I must say that Automata has one of my favorite OSTs in gaming, I'd say it's in my top 3.
#03 - Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII is the definition of a magical grand adventure, this game just has so many charming, magical and moving moments, which happen mainly in the form of little stories or vignettes that occur in each town you visit. The characters, both the main cast and the different NPCs that you meet during the vignettes, are just so endearing and well developed. DQVIII's world is simply amazing, and it's one of the main reasons the game is so high in this list, as it has so many fully explorable towns that feel truly alive and have really varied aesthetics, as well as an overworld that you can explore at your leisure in an almost open world fashion and that has many secrets to discover. Overall, the game does a fantastic job at giving you a great sense of adventure, which is also helped by all the methods of transportation that you can use to explore. I must say that I absolutely adore DQVIII's art-style.
#02 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The sense of discovery and immersion that this game offers is truly something else, you'll always be wanting to know what you'll find next while exploring, and I love that you can go anywhere you want whenever you want. This game's overworld is just so very well made, with a lot of secrets to discover, amazing scope, a good variety of environments, and towns which feel really alive (my favorite is Gerudo Town), the sense of being in a grand adventure is certainly one of BotW's biggest strengths. But the exploration in this game wouldn't be so satisfying without Link's great mobility and the way you can interact with almost everything you see, with a physics system that is incredibly flexible and can be used in many interesting ways, for example, to damage enemies, to solve puzzles inside the shrines, or simply to play around with the environment. Another aspect that I really like about this game are the Shrine Quests, which offer some really interesting riddles for you to solve and allow you to know more about the little stories of some NPCs and the game's world.
#01 - Xenoblade Chronicles
This is a game that truly blowed me away the first time I played it (and even when I replayed it), and one of the main reasons is its amazing world, which offers such a great variety of environments to explore, with areas that have truly beautiful art direction and feel really alive with all the fauna that you can see roaming around in them, and where the different species even have their own behavior patterns. I absolutely adore the whole concept of the game's world, which consists of two huge titans over whom people and machines live, as well as all the lore that they wrote for it, and the whole contrast between the environments of Bionis and Mechonis. Xenoblade's story is incredibly engaging, well paced, and has many really great plot twists and memorable events. The characters are just so likeable, and all of them have believable motivations to be in their trip with Shulk, plus the Heart-to-Hearts do a great job at fleshing them out even more. I really enjoy the game's battle system, as well as the different gameplay sub-systems such as gem crafting and Skill Links. Also, this game's OST is glorious and in my trinity along with Nier Automata's and Chrono Trigger's.
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