It is actually Spiderman 2, but close enough. 

My next set of clues:

#29 This MMO was controversial among fans of the series, because it had a number in the title.

#28 A retro RPG where you can kill monsters, but it is also possible to find a nonviolent way to defeat each one.

#27 This game is really just a level editor. But it is a level editor to the greatest franchise in gaming.

#26 This Sega arcade game is a 3-player fantasy themed beat 'em up. It was also ported to the Genesis.

29: FFXIV ?

28: Undertale

27: Mario Maker

#27: Super Mario Maker?

26 - Golden Axe. I don't remember it having a 3 player mode, though.

27 and 28 are correct.
You are on the right track with 29, but that is not it.  If this was a controversy with FXIV, I didn't realize it, because the bigger controversy with XIV was that the game originally sucked.

Correct, but Platina beat you to it.

Correct.  And now that I think about it, I may be remembering this detail wrong.  It has been so long since I've actually touched the arcade version, that I forgot you could only choose 2 out of the 3 characters.  My bad.

#31 - Hint 2

That's 284 years to conquer the mediterranean. Luckily a turn is only half a year.

#32 Halo Combat Evolved

Probably the highest point of the FPS genre before it started to slide downhill. The AI is great with each of the three main enemy types having their own personalities. Grunts will run from you when not in groups. Jackals try to snipe you and keep their distance. Elites are constantly moving and trying to flank you. Adding vehicles to an FPS was genius IMO. It opened up a lot of good level design ideas, and changed the way multiplayer works. The worldbuilding and lore of this game was and still is top notch. Religious Zealot Aliens? Damn. That's pretty creative. 

#32
Big green lizard dragon
Big red land dinosaur

#31
Light and dark world? Is this A Link to the Past?

31

Rome: Total War

• Windows PC
• 2004
• Turn-based Strategy
• The Creative Assembly

The first game I played in the 'Total War' series was immediately a keeper. The game hits the mark and paints the early Roman Empire, still the Roman Republic, in a way that couldn't have been done any better. The game is huge, though technically smaller than 'Empire' which was in my list earlier, it has more regions on the European continent and it will take a very long time to conquer as much provinces as the Romans did in real life.

The player takes control of one of Ancient Rome's leading noble families. These families all represent the Roman world and share military technology and social advances, but are in effect rivals and it's vital to get the upper hand during the course of the game. The end-goal has the player challenging the other two families and the senate itself for total control of Roman territory and becoming the first Emperor, like Augustus did in real life. Like the other Total War games, there's two parts to the game; the campaign map and the battles. The map is turn-based and armies are moved as pawns across the world, while the battles are real time, controlling each company of units against the enemy.

Micromanagement is what gives the game it's finesse, and it's what makes the politics and the managing of your Empire interesting without getting too complicated or tedious. Tax and building policies control the wealth of your settlements, and even the different governors under your command have their influence. 'Rome' has a beautiful looking sequel, and while I also find that one a great game, the real classic among the strategy genre is this initial game, and it is a game I can get back into any day.