Nah. Dont take the sentence literally

7. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Has the same properties of being a well-oiled machine of an SRPG as Path of Radiance, while ironing out the kinks in mechanics and making the game bigger, longer, and more badass. 45 or so hours well spent every run.

6 is the game that made this possible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BtuPZwQVXE

This game is the classic case of a guy who was part of a Green River, has a chance for Movin' on Up, but has a Slow Ride due to two corrupt individuals who were Killing in the Name of "justice", but in the end he gets The Big Payback. On the way, he finds some Tainted Love, who appeared on a past game of the franchise.

I admit the last hint was extremely hard and confusing. But here's another hint for the game #6: Its PC version had an extremely controversial mod included in the game.

#6 hint - This game is in my top 10 because its hard. Some feel that this game was only a shadow of its predecessor, but to others it did spark their love for the series.

Dark Souls.

Still not Dark Souls, no...

Mega Man 3, Hard Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man.

That's my favourite Mega Man game.

And metal versions of the theme are great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpbw6CODaB4

My number 7 is Dragon's Dogma! Was the hint too hard for you guys? Or you never played it?

Hint for #6:

Second time that this happens:

- Liquid!

- Sssssnake!!

Game #7: Dragon's Dogma

It's hard to explain why this game became so special in my heart. I never expected to love it so much, despite its glaring flaws. Tedious backtracking, lack of lore info, annoying escort NPC missions...and yet, the superb ending, the pawn system and the gameplay, made from a japanese company trying to imitate western RPGs was awesome.

I've replayed this game so many times, and yet it still amazes me. I'm currently trying to speedrun it properly (the game even gives you the tools for it) and squeeze every single drop of love I can from it before I get bored. Which, given the current circumstances, will never happen. Dragon's Dogma is a flawed gem, but one I'll always hold dear.

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   Mario Kart 64

   System: Nintendo 64
   Genre: Racing
   Year: 1997
   Rank last year: 8 (^ 1)

 The best racing game on the list is Mario Kart 64. It is the second game in the series and the first that was in 3D. The characters themselves though are pre-rendered sprites that are done so well that it almost never shows. The concept of Mario Kart should be simple to understand. As a racing game, the player must take first place, but in this series you can help yourself with items.

Of course, newer games in the series are technically better and one could substitute this game in the list with most newer ones. Mario Kart 64 however, is still the best game in terms of balance and how it doesn't need tricks and flashy features to bring excellent track design. The game is better in rewarding players for skill and is less 'luck based' than newer games in the series. Most tracks contain short-cuts that require true skill to pull off successfully. No less, I find myself usually finding the remakes of this game's tracks among the best tracks in newer games and pick them when I get the chance. Surely, in a game like this, the tracks are the most important.