Super Mario 64 as guessed by Darashiva

The first game on the podium is 'Super Mario 64'. A game which needs no introduction as it is one of the most well known and important games ever made. Even today, this game is just as amazing as it ever was, but back in the day, it was lightyears in front of anything we had seen up until then. When starting up the game you'd be treated with a title-screen unlike any, where you could mold Mario's face by tugging and pulling it. Mindblowing.

Of course, it didn't stop there. Each level was a revelation of gaming, there was freedom in this game that was unprecedented. The game includes 15 main "courses", each with six Stars to collect, along with a bonus-Star when the player collects at least 100 coins in a level. Aside from these, there's the "Castle Stars" which are found in secret levels or by completing some small task in the hub-world. It's essentially an open world game, where the player has every freedom to choose what course or what Star to tackle next. The only obstacle that blocks your progress are the Star Doors, which require a certain amount of Stars to open. Behind these, there's the Bowser level, which gets you a key to open the door to next floor in the castle.

The game got a remake on the DS handheld, which added extra levels, new Stars to collect, mini-games and extra playable characters. The remake renovated the art direction of the game to fit with more modern Mario games, and added touch-screen control in place of the monumental analogue-stick controls. The remake's controls scheme couldn't match the original's though and in general I often, even in new games, find myself thinking developers should have taken a better look at 'Super Mario 64', when it still does things better.

There's nothing to fault in this game, and for all intents and purposes, it's a perfect game. Polished to where you didn't think was possible. One would have thought Nintendo couldn't possibly outdo the achievement of 'Super Mario 64', but only a little later, we already knew better. The Nintendo 64 is truly the greatest video-game system ever released.

#2: The greatest plot-twist ever that made me literally fall from my chair for never realizing it before. "What, it's me?!"

Going to skip the rest of my games and go to top 5. Starting off obscure. (I hope)

5: "You flaming idiots, take this!" First cutscene quote you might hear when starting this game.
4: Much like an anime, you are mysteriously transported into an unknown world and you have to solve their problems.
3: You can crit if you synchronize a strike and a button press perfectly.

Shadow of the Collossus?

I'm guessing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

#3: Super Mario RPG or Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII is correct.

Dynasty Warriors 3 and Digimon World is correct. My next 2 are quite popular games, so I am going to have to really think of some hard hints xD.

The one and only.

#3 Freespace 2

Freespace 2 is a masterpiece, plain and simple. It's the best game in its genre, even 17 years after its original release in 1999. Not a single other game of its kind has ever featured such masterful mission structuring, where events often unfold in surprising, yet always logical ways. The gameplay has a lot of depth, while being simple enough to learn that everyone can easily play the game. The fact that there is a strong community still surrounding the game speaks volumes about its quality. Fans have kept Freespace 2 alive for nearly two decades, updating its graphics and even creating their own games based on its engine. Freespace 2 is such a great game in my opinion that it will likely never fall out of my top three. 

Hint for my #2: 

A JRPG that has attained cult status over the years since its release. Many fans, including me, still hope that someday it will get a sequel on a modern console. There's at least one person here who knows exactly what game I am talking about.