Darashiva on 12 November 2024
Before I get into clues for my proper top 50, here are some honorable mentions/games that fell off compared to last year.
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age (Last year: N/A)
- I replayed FFXII for the first time in well over a decade this year, and the Zodiac Age version made a number of excellent changes to the original that almost saw it crack my top 50 for the first time in nearly a decade. With the changes it's genuinely among the best games in the series, though still a shade below the top titles in it.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Last year: #47)
- The highest ranked game from last year to fall off. Still a game I love, but there were simply four new games added to the list that I consider better.
God of War 2018 (Last year: #48) & God of War: Ragnarök (Last year: N/A)
- I see these two titles as fairly similar in quality. God of War had spend a few years near the bottom of my list, and this year the new title simply pushed it off. I played Ragnarök earlier this year, and while I thought it was great, more or less on par with the previous game, it didn't quite reach my top 50.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (Last Year: #49)
- If you've followed my top 50 lists to any extend in previous years, you've noticed the prevalence of this particular series in it. This year, one of them fell off, but the number of The Legend of Heroes games still remains the same as last year. This is the second weakest game in the series that I've played thus far, and one of only two that aren't on my list.
A Plague Tale: Innocence (Last year: #50)
- An excellent game, that like the games above was simply overtaken by other slightly better titles. A prime example of a game that made the best out of its relatively limited budget.
