The Discussion Thread - The 14th Annual Greatest Games Event

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Mnementh said:

psychicscubadiver said:

50. Picross E
It's kind of an odd choice, to be honest, especially as their are other games I enjoy more that I've left off the list. But I wanted to include this one based my love for Picross as a whole. I started with Pokemon Picross since that was free-to-play for the 3DS. After enjoying that game so much, I hunted down all the other Picross games I could get my hands on and fortunately Jupiter has put out a new one or two every single year for the past decade so I've yet to run out of puzzles. Drinking a cup of tea and listening to a podcast or youtube video while solving puzzles has become my go-to relaxation when I'm stressed.

Ah, Picross is a great series and a great implementation of Nonograms. I personally like the themed ones like Pokemon the most.

I also enjoy themed ones best, it's why Pokemon Picross was the original one to hook me. It's sad that the Twilight Princess Picross was a only ever a Club Nintendo exclusive. And worse, that I had the opportunity to buy it back then, but I hadn't tried Picross yet at the time.

49. The Messenger 
The Messenger starts out as a Ninja Gaiden-esqe action platformer in a retro 8-bit style. It later warps to the future which is rendered in 16-bits. Once you finished both sections it suddenly transitions to a Metroidvania where you revisit the previous stages with new items and the ability to warp back and forth between past and present. The gameplay is fun and the level design clever, but what really hooked me with this game is the way it constantly surprised me. From the weird twists the story took (yet somehow pulled it off in the end) to the change from linear levels to a free-exploring world, to the unexpected bits of humor. It all added up to a package that was very unique and enjoyable.