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Smeags on 02 December 2014

33. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Wii (2007)
Intelligent Systems

If Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was my A New Hope, then Radiant Dawn is my Empire Strikes Back. The skirmish is over, and the real war begins. Old heroes return, and new ones enter the fold. Defeated foes return stronger than ever, and new enemies threaten to consume everything that we stand for. The story is truly epic in its delivery, spanning 4 arcs and countless chapters within. The stakes grow higher and higher each time, and your beloved units grow to immense power (not one, but two class upgrades!) as you continue on to save not just your country... but the entire human and laguz races. All in all it's Path of Radiance taken to heights not even fathomed... and I was overjoyed to be taken for a ride. Truly a game to experience as well as to test your strategic skills.



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Smeags on 02 December 2014

32. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox (2005)
Free Radical Design

It's time to SPLIT! You'll notice that I don't have too many shooter games on my list (in fact, this is the last one you'll see. Sorry.), and that's because for the most part, I really don't find the genre all that fun or engaging. It really takes a game in the genre that's truly unique and special in it's own way to really resonate with me (So props to this game and Bioshock for making the list). What sets TimeSplitters: Future Perfect apart is its full scale assault to put a smile on the player's face. The name of the game is fun, and TimeSplitters delivers it in spades. An engaging, diverse (Zombie Mansion! Apocalyptic Robot War! Far Out 60's Spy Games!), and hilarious (yay comedy!) single player adventure make it worth playing time and time again. But the real fun is the multiplayer. With oodles and oodles of characters to choose from (my favorite is Deadwinda), awesome level editors, and so many gun and game options to choose from (Virus mode is the best!)... the game offered hours upon hours of entertainment with friends. Truly a diamond in the rough. Maybe one day we'll see Sgt. Cortez return for some more awesome time-travel shenanigans...



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Smeags on 02 December 2014

31. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
GameCube (2004)
Intelligent Systems

By the time Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door came out, I was already a big fan of the original Paper Mario. It's unique art style, fun and engaging gameplay, and wonderful cast of characters drew me in and never let me go. So by the time The Thousand Year Door released 3 years later, I was ready for another fun quest with Mario. What I didn't realize was that this sequel was more than just "bigger and better", and that Intelligent Systems (one of the most underrated Dev teams out there) would craft a magical adventure of epic proportions. First of all, I have to give credit to IS and Nintendo Treehouse for some of the best dialogue and characters I've ever witnessed. Vivian, Bowser, Rawk Hawk, Cortez, Pennington... they're just so lovable and memorable. Not only are the characters great, but both the overworld and the in-game battles are a joy to play through. All in all, this is an unforgettable game with unforgettable cast of characters.



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Smeags on 02 December 2014

30. Pokemon Gold/Silver
GameBoy Color (2000)
Game Freak

The Elite Four had been vanquished. Your rival Gary was beaten for the final time. Mewtwo was captured. MissingNo was abused for Rare Candies. Mew wasn't under the truck (but you still came back just to make sure). The land of Kanto had been tamed... and only one question remained: What more did the world of Pokemon have to offer? Well two years later, Pokemon Gold and Silver were announced... and apparently Game Freak still had a lot more to give to the worldwide leigon of Pokemaniacs. First of all, the game was vastly ironed out and polished compared to Red/Blue/Yellow. And while many other gameplay elements were introduced and tweaked to create a better system, it was the actual adventure that fans came running back to. A land of Johto was now available for every trainer to explore... and even after that, Pokemon Gold/Silver offered one of the most mind blowing revelations in gaming history: you could go back to Kanto. Also, Gold/Silver brought us the greatest thing in the history of Pokemon: Dark types!



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Smeags on 02 December 2014
mZuzek said:

Lies. Mario Kart 8 has constant horrible framerate drops to 59 fps.

(also, I'm pretty sure you made a Hoenn mistake in the Gold and Silver post)

Looks like AlphaSapphire is on my mind.



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Smeags on 02 December 2014

Hint for #29:

With the end of Titan, the city began to crumble.



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artur-fernand on 02 December 2014
Smeags said:

30. Pokemon Gold/Silver
GameBoy Color (2000)
Game Freak

The Elite Four had been vanquished. Your rival Gary was beaten for the final time. Mewtwo was captured. MissingNo was abused for Rare Candies. Mew wasn't under the truck (but you still came back just to make sure). The land of Kanto had been tamed... and only one question remained: What more did the world of Pokemon have to offer? Well two years later, Pokemon Gold and Silver were announced... and apparently Game Freak still had a lot more to give to the worldwide leigon of Pokemaniacs. First of all, the game was vastly ironed out and polished compared to Red/Blue/Yellow. And while many other gameplay elements were introduced and tweaked to create a better system, it was the actual adventure that fans came running back to. A land of Johto was now available for every trainer to explore... and even after that, Pokemon Gold/Silver offered one of the most mind blowing revelations in gaming history: you could go back to Kanto. Also, Gold/Silver brought us the greatest thing in the history of Pokemon: Dark types!

It's funny how after playing SoulSilver, I now like Gen 2 a liiiiitle bit less. Go back to Kanto was really mind-blowing and all, but what bothered me was the distribution of the Pokemon. See, I like to use just Pokemons of the region I'm in, so only Johto Pokemons here, but... there are so few of them early on. I can find Hoothoot. Okay. Sentret. Okay. Mareep. Okay.

But then there are the Rattatas, Pidgeys Zubats, Bellsprouts (A TOWER OF THEIR OWN, DAHELL?), Geodude, Onix, dammit. It took me a while to build my team in SoulSilver. Is this an actual issue, or was I just unlucky or something? I'm curious now.



Smeags on 02 December 2014
artur-fernand said:

It's funny how after playing SoulSilver, I now like Gen 2 a liiiiitle bit less. Go back to Kanto was really mind-blowing and all, but what bothered me was the distribution of the Pokemon. See, I like to use just Pokemons of the region I'm in, so only Johto Pokemons here, but... there are so few of them early on. I can find Hoothoot. Okay. Sentret. Okay. Mareep. Okay.

But then there are the Rattatas, Pidgeys Zubats, Bellsprouts (A TOWER OF THEIR OWN, DAHELL?), Geodude, Onix, dammit. It took me a while to build my team in SoulSilver. Is this an actual issue, or was I just unlucky or something? I'm curious now.

Compared to the embarassment of riches we've gotten with the newer games, yeah, the Pokemon distribution in Gold/Silver is pretty weak. And looking back, the Kanto reveal was strangely light on content. Other than some really easy gym leader battles, what else is there? I'd agree that the game hasn't aged very well, but for its time the game really shaped me as a gamer. ^_^



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Zekkyou on 02 December 2014
mZuzek said:

Lies. Mario Kart 8 has constant horrible framerate drops to 59 fps.

(also, I'm pretty sure you made a Hoenn mistake in the Gold and Silver post)

MK8 doesn't drop frames, it duplicates them :p



artur-fernand on 02 December 2014
mZuzek said:

#30
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Genesis / Sonic Team / 1992
Guessed by TruckOSaurus

 

The second game in the Sonic franchise was really the shining star of the series - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a nearly flawless achievement and was the best platformer of its time. This game just had it all: great level design, a fantastic soundtrack, great variety in the feel and look of each level (a great improvement over the first title was to not have 3 acts for every zone) and even some gorgeous visuals that look good even today, all made for a very memorable experience. There was even a multiplayer mode that was also a lot of fun. This was one of the biggest games of my childhood (maybe THE biggest) and I just have a lot of fond memories from it. I only wish they had kept Sonic in the right direction, but unfortunately after this game I felt like they slowly started pushing him more and more in the wrong directions, with it starting to become unbearable by the mid 2000s.


You're clearly delusional, Sonic 3 & Knuckles is far better. I did have fun with Sonic 2, but only until Metropolis Zone. From there, the game just NOSEDIVED for me. Fuck Wing Fortress Zone as well.