47. God of War III (PS3)

I enjoyed all the God of War games but this one was truly astounding. Some absolutely breathtaking moments with moving levels, over the top fights and the visceral combat that makes God of War so much fun.

Clue for 46:

It may have been short, but it was "for the good of all of us... except the ones who are dead!"

Portal

Portal is too quirky to make difficult clues. You're correct of course.

Hint #46 -
For the first time ever, you rescue the "flower" and not the "fruit"

I have no idea how I managed to infer this, but I bet you mean Daisy and Peach.

Super Mario Land.

No one guessed it, so I'll answer number 47 and then add my number 46.

Hint for number 47.

After finishing this game, you'll get a better rank.  If you start a new game plus with that better rank, you'll have access to previously sealed off areas and more cutscenes in the main storyline.  Whether it's your first time playing or you're playing new game plus, your rank is told within the storyline itself at the very beginning.

I'll give another hint.  You can do a sort of new game plus in the middle of the game if it gets too hard for you.  A lot of people think it's too hard to finish without doing this.

Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter.  It's a very different game from the rest of the series.  Combination of dungeon crawler with a mixture of turn based and TRPG combat.  The game is fairly difficult, but can be finished without using the features the game implements to make it easier.  In addition to your regular exp, the game also gives you party exp on completion of battles.  You can use this part exp at any time, though once completing the game or if you save and use the restart feature, you can start back at the beginning with a new game plus of sorts, retaining all the party exp you currently have acquired, all skills, and alll equipment except for usable items, allowing you a sort of boost to your character at the beginning of the game.  Enemies don't respawn so restarting is the only way to get more powerful. 

The game also features a ranking system called D Ratio, with your starting rank being 1/8192.  This was added as sort of a way to extend replay value and other than it being a good game, giving more of a reason to restart.  When completing the game, the game calculates how long it took you to complete, how many extra turns you've had in battle(did you get first strike or the enemy,) average level, etc.  The higher your D Ratio the more storyline is added to the game, the more secret areas are unlocked and available to explore, and the more powerful Ryu's ultimate weapon is. 

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Hint for number 46

The cover of this title features someone who hasn't at the time, but later fought in the UFC.

#47

'Duck Hunt'

as part of the Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released in Europe in 1987.

This is probably the first game I've ever played. 'Duck Hunt' anyway, because I didn't really like the Mario at first. It was too hard for my young self and I didn't get to laugh as much as I did on 'Duck Hunt'. Naturally, as time flew by, I began to appreciate Super Mario Bros. as well and also started to like that game a lot. I fondly remember blasting away at that small, old, slightly flickering tv-screen up in the attic of my aunt's house. Me and cousin would play together or turns, trying to beat each others high-scores. This game introduced me to Nintendo, to it's characters and to it's systems. A gaming-match made in heaven it seemed.

I never had the NES in those days myself, not until many years later, so I had to go over to my aunt's house every time I wanted to play a video-game. Luckily, that was just one block from my own house. Maybe, this game is the reason we, my cousins, my aunt and me, got so close. They're like brothers to me where I have none of my own, and she was like a second mother. Thank you, Duck Hunt.

I take it the rules of this game are known to everyone. Just shoot the ducks. That's it. But what's mostly remembered about this game is of course, the dog. Whether it was supposed to or not, this dog would go on to become one of the most hated and notorious characters in all of gaming. It's famous for it. This dog would show it's face and laugh at yours everytime you'd miss shooting a duck. It became the embodyment of frustration, and every player of Duck Hunt, including me, wanted not nothing more than to be able to shoot the dog.

#46 Hint

"If you're going to make it through okay you going to have to think like the Imperial bucket-heads. Just follow my lead, and do as I say..."

Suikoden 3?

We have a winner here. Yes it's SML.