Salnax on 19 November 2025
This year when redoing my list of 50, a few games got kicked out of or narrowly missed being in the Top 50. These are my Honorable Mentions, in alphabetical order.
- Age of Empires III - Lots of fun back in the day, but I'm not going to include this in my Top 50 without checking to see if Definitive Edition holds up first.
- Civilization IV - Used to be my favorite strategy game of all time, but going back and playing it has felt increasingly shallow in recent years.
- Danganronpa - A fun murder mystery story, but I have to test if replays hold up.
- Dishonored - This would probably be in my Top 50 if I were good enough at FPS's to fully explore the game's nuances.
- Dragon Quest XI - Will probably get on this list when I finish the postgame.
- Final Fantasy IV - My favorite mainline FF, but I prefer some other classic Squenix games.
- Legend of Zelda - The NES original holds up... when using a guide.
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - No real complaints, this is probably #51.
- Mega Man X - One of the more solid SNES games I ever played, but again my lack of skill prevents me from bringing out the best of this game.
- Metal Gear Solid 2 - Though the story has gotten better with time, the gameplay hasn't.
- Portal - A great slice of game, but it could've developed its mechanics more before the sequel.
- Prey (2017) - This is another one I want to replay a bit before potentially placing it in my Top 50.
- Rollercoaster Tycoon - Created a Tycoon genre boom for a reason, but replaying missions is a bit slow since you HAVE to complete the time limit before getting judged.
- Team Fortress 2 - The rare online-focused game to keep my interest.
- Tropico 4 - My favorite SimCity
