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Mnementh said:
Ka-pi96 said:

Haven't you heard of The Witcher before? Or the Metro games as well. Don't know if they're what VGP is referring to since I haven't played either, but there's definitely some well known book to game adaptations out there.

Didn't thought of that. I actually read (but never played) Metro. I also know about the Witcher-books. So yes, you're right.

Megami Tensei too.



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VGPolyglot said:

#50 - Crash BASH!!

#49 is a game based off of a book, yet instead of being an adaptation is actually a new story set in the universe.

I am thinking a decent harry potter game. But that is as much about the movies as the books. Maybe Chamber of Secrets.



Ka-pi96 said:
VGPolyglot said:

#49 is a game based off of a book, yet instead of being an adaptation is actually a new story set in the universe.

Farsala mentioning Harry Potter made me think of another book franchise so....

Is your #49 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor?

Stay tuned until tomorrow to find out!



What the heck is Crash Bash? Not joking. I have no clue what this game is about. Smash clone maybe?



50: This game is an N64 game, the intro features a clash of musical style.
49: A strategy game originally from 2016 and released for PS3 and PS4, also released in 2017 for Switch, XB1, and Vita.



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Ka-pi96 said:
Ok, I've finally rekajiggered my list for this year so it's time to start dropping some hints!

#49 An RPG, the sequel of which will soon be releasing on the Switch.

Oblivion?



Mnementh said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

48 is correct

47 is incorrect.  My game is definitely a roguelike, but the gameplay is more about giving orders to the crew of your starship.

Hmm, FTL then?

Yeah, that is it.



 

50

 

#14 Gunfighter (US: Showdown in 2100 ad.)

  • Philips videopac G7000 (US: Magnavox Odyssey2)
  • 1979
  • Arcade Shooter
  • Philips/Magnavox

Though not really a game that should be in a list containing the 50 best video-games ever made, I'm including it because of it's monumental importance to my early gaming life. In fact, the first five games in my list have such an importance, and are listed because they deserve to be mentioned. No doubt, without each of these five games, I wouldn't have been here today. There's a sixth game that has this importance, but that game is further down the list and actually does deserve to genuinely be among the greatest games ever made.

'#14:Gunfighter', games were numbered back then and developed in-house by console makers, is an arcade shooter that puts two players opposite each other and has them try to shoot the other player. Each round each player gets six bullets, but the trees in between each player reflect them. Players can move up and down to dodge the opponent's gunfire and to get into a good position to shoot themselves.

As I mentioned this game is important to me, because it's likely the first game I ever played. There's two other contestants though. I played it on my mother's old 2nd Generation video-game system; Videopac G7000 by Phillips, known as the Magnavox Odyssey2 outside Europe. Interestingly, due to the primitive graphics, the concept for both versions was totally different due to different names and box-arts. Europeans thought they were dueling in the Wild West, while Americans thought they were robots in the future. Old games like these are surprisingly fun even today, because of their simplicity. Like the Atari 2600, the G7000 controller only had one button. In this game, that button made your character shoot. What more do you need?

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Ka-pi96 said:
Ok, I've finally rekajiggered my list for this year so it's time to start dropping some hints!

#50 Set on the moon of the planet the other games in the franchise were set on. Kind of a sequel, but not really.

#49 An RPG, the sequel of which will soon be releasing on the Switch.

#48 A strategy game set in China which features maaaagiiiiiic.

Correct on my 49.

As for your 48, I am going to say Kessen 2 features magic the most.



My #49 is unguessable, as has been proven the last few years, and even google doesn't really know if anyone would want to do some research, because "niche" doesn't quite cut it. Like with #50, it's not really useful to put up a hint but here you go;

#49
This is a clone of a fairly well-known NES game where the player is a wizard that creates and breaks blocks to solve puzzles.

Actually, if anyone guesses this NES game, I'll count that as a win.