The Discussion Thread -Day #38- The 15th Annual Greatest Games Event

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Since 2 games left the list, here are 2 new ones plus additional hints for the other games:

#40 - A Pinball game with 3 tables that would be pretty much impossible to make in reality

1. It has a halloween/dark fantasy setting
2. "FEED ME!" says the castle
3. The names of the three tables are "Castle", "Dungeon", and "Laboratory".

#39 - Stealth, Sniping or big guns, whatever approach floats your boat in this game is possible.

1. When it came out, the game was absolutely lauded for it's story and storytelling, and it's only real gripe among reviewers was that the graphics were a bit outdated.
2. It's a bit of a meme that people hearing about this game again makes them immediately re-install it on their PC.

#38 - Thwart an Alien Invasion with a team of soldiers and some researchers trying to reverse-engineer the alien tech into something useable by humans.

1. You start in the late 1970's and with according tech and weaponry, just somewhat adapted for your specific needs. Later on, you'll research laser weaponry, plasma rifles and coilguns, but psionics won't do anything.
2. Your alien foes are made of Sebillians (a race of fasr-healing and very strong but short-sighted lizardmen), Caesan (basically the Greys, good sight but mediocre health), Reapers (turns your soldier into a zombie if he hits you in melee), Androns (robotic infantrymen with a total disregard for cover), Drones, and the Praetor who are leading the invasion. 

#37 - "It is a world, of darkness"

1. The quest of this RPG plays over a timeframe of about thousand years, which is foreshadowed in a discussion early within the game.

#36 - This series is one of the most-cited successors to the classic DOS game Master of Magic.

1. The first game of the series was totally broken and got 6 patches within the first two days, but the core mechanics were not really good, so it got a successor that entirely replaced the first game, which itself got an expansion that replaced the previous replacement. We're talking about the last one in the line.

#35 - You lead the development of new video games for a console manufacturer

#34 - Careful what you build here, because those living in your facilities might get violent, kill each other or even their hosts, riot, or leave the complex you're building for them entirely.