mZuzek said:
I feel like the bar was especially high for getting into the top 100 this year, every game on there had at least 7 votes despite the amount of entrants being lower. That said we got quite a few new entrants, or at least games that hadn't been on there for a long time (since before I was doing this). There really is a lot of good stuff in the 100-200 range. I think you should definitely try out Hollow Knight, since you like the first Metroid. Hollow Knight I feel is to that game sorta what Breath of the Wild is to the original Zelda - a much more modern take, but still retaining that sense of freedom and exploration the original had. Obviously Hollow Knight isn't as open as Breath of the Wild, but it's almost as open as the original Metroid. As a fan of the game myself, it's been really awesome seeing it rise through these rankings year after year, crazy to see it almost breaking into the top 20 now - on my first year of doing this, it had just missed out on the top 100. And about the 11-20 range, I think it's kinda funny you mention that, because halfway through compiling, many of those games were in the top 10. I distinctly remember seeing Persona 5 and Portal 2 in the top 10 at some point and getting hyped over it, but as I compiled more lists, it eventually became overrun with Mario games as usual. At this point I don't really get disappointed anymore, if anything I'm happy Persona 5 made it so high up. But I can't say I will ever understand what's the deal with Super Mario Bros. 3. Edit: and speaking of personal notes, I'm proud of my Guardians for getting into the top 200. Non-Nintendo games never have the best debuts here, never mind a game released less than a week before the cut-off date, so, gives me hope for better things in the future. Spider-Man just finally broke into the top 100 this year, so the doors are open for Marvel games. |
Bold: It's god damn fun.
Also thanks for all the work you did here. Really appreciate it.
