The Discussion Thread -Day #9- The 15th Annual Greatest Games Event

[Runa216]

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Year	Notes
#50	Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja	SNES	Data East	1991
#49	Resident Evil 4	GCN	Capcom	2005
#48	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal	PS2	Insomniac	2004
#47	Pokemon Red/Blue	GB	GameFreak	1998
#46	Portal 2	PS3	Valve	2011
#45	Super Mario Bros. Wonder	Switch	Nintendo	2023
#44	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	PS4	Fromsoft	2019
#43	Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze	WiiU	Retro	2014	Includes Switch Port with Funky Kong
#42	Red Dead Redemption	PS3	Rockstar	2010	Includes Undead Nightmare Expansion
#41	Guitar Hero II	PS2	Harmonix	2005
#40	God of War	PS4	Santa Monica	2018
#39	Pokemon Black/White	DS	Game Freak	2010
#38	Cuphead	PS4	Studio MDHR	2017	Includes The Delicious Last Course Expansion
#37	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	PS4	Ubisoft	2013
#36	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	PS3	Insomniac	2009
#35	Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair	PS4	Playtonic	2018
#34	Dark Souls	PS3	Fromsoft	2011	Includes Artorias of the Abyss Expansion/Remaster
#33	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	Squaresoft	1999
#32	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	GCN	Nintendo	2002	Includes the WiiU Remake
#31	God of War Ragnarok	PS5	Santa Monica	2022	Includes Valhalla Expansion
#30	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	PS5	Insomniac	2021
#29	Mario Kart 8	WiiU	Nintendo	2014	Includes Deluxe Version with Expansion Pack
#28	Final Fantasy IX	PS1	Squaresoft	2000
#27	Super Mario Bros. 3	NES	Nintendo	1988	More Specifically The All-Stars Version on SNES
#26	Pokemon Scarlet/Violet	Switch	Game Freak	2022	Includes Both DLC Expansions
#25	Final Fantasy XVI	PS5	Square-Enix	2023	Includes Both DLC Expansions
#24	Donkey Kong Country	SNES	Rare	1994
#23	Dark Souls III	PS4	Fromsoft	2016	Includes Both DLC Expansions
#22	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	SNES	Nintendo	1995
#21	Mega Man 2	NES	Capcom	1988
#20	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Switch	Sora/Nintendo	2018	Includes All DLC Expansions
#19	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	Switch	Nintendo	2023
#18	Mega Man X2	SNES	Capcom	1995
#17	Final Fantasy XII	PS2	Square-Enix	2006	Includes The Zodiac Age Remake
#16	Mega Man X3	SNES	Capcom	1996
#15	Super Mario World	SNES	Nintendo	1990
#14	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Switch	Nintendo	2017	Includes Both DLC Expansions
#13	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble	SNES	Rare	1996
#12	Rock Band 4	PS4	Harmonix	2015	Represents the entire Rock Band Series + DLC
#11	Final Fantasy X	PS2	Squaresoft	2001	Includes HD Remake
#10	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	PS3	Bethesda	2011	Includes All DLC Expansions and Rereleases
#9	Red Dead Redemption II	PS4	Rockstar	2018
#8	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	SNES	Rare	1995
#7	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	Squaresoft	1997
#6	Mega Man X	SNES	Capcom	1993
#5	Elden Ring	PS5	Fromsoft	2022	Includes Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion
#4	Bloodborne	PS4	Fromsoft	2015	Includes The Old Hunters Expansion
#3	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	SNES	Nintendo	1991
#2	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	SNES	Squaresoft	1996	Includes Switch Remake (Seriously, So good)
#1	Final Fantasy VI	SNES	Squaresoft	1994	Includes Pixel Remaster (Seriously, So Good)

Honourable Mentions include (Mostly because I was getting sick of putting the same franchises in over and over again or were just beyond the 9.5 score I use to cut-off this list):

Final Fantasy I, II, III, IV, V - The Pixel Remasters were all phenomenal and held up well. First time beating II, III and V and they all earned their spot)

Demon's Souls - The Remaster helped and I love all of the Fromsouls games except Dark Souls II

Terraria/Minecraft - Not the same game but I had similar experiences with both and they tickled my creativity at the time

The Messenger/Axiom Verge - Pair of indies I loved a LOT when they came out and still do but haven't felt compelled to return to them

Rock Band 1, 2, 3, Lego, Green Day, AC/DC - Rock Band 4 collects all those songs into the most polished version (Sans Pro charts and Keyboard)

Mega Man X4 - Loved it a lot but its bad story/dubbing hurts it a LOT

Mega Man 9/11 - I loved them both but they just barely missed the mark

Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy - Loved them all but Black Flag stood out and couldn't decide between II and Brotherhood

Grand Theft Auto Vice City/San Andreas - Loved them both but they're really hard to go back to and the remasters suuuuuucked

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Twilight Princess were omitted because I already had four Zelda games on the list

All the other Pokemon and Ratchet & Clank games were omitted because I already had three of each franchise on the list

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - I love this game more than most but it was replaced by Mario Wonder which is even better

Donkey Kong Country Returns - It is almost tied with Tropical Freeze but I already had 4 DKC games on the list

There are also some games I anticipate will be on next year or the year after if I ever get around to beating them such as Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth, Baldur's Gate III, and Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West. I also expect with repeat play-throughs Elden Ring might actually rise even higher since I'm well over 1,200 hours into that and still wanting to try out new builds and the DLC helped wedge it comfortably in my top 5.