#24: Pikmin 2

My next entry (since everyone cares) is what's considered to be a hidden gem and cult hit originally released for sixth generation consoles. It involves wearing cargo pants.

Tho Jet Grind Radio is totes rad, when I say "hidden gem" I mean as in not released by a first-party publisher.

#29

Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 4)

Change From Last Year: =

Yakuza 0 is proof positive that an open world game doesn't have to be massive to feel big. All it takes is populating the world with meaningful and interesting content for the player to engage with, and suddenly the game's world feels much bigger than it actually is. There's no tedious running around in an empty world or traveling across huge expanses of land for hours on end. Everything in the world of Yakuza 0 is just a few minutes away no matter where you happen to be in either Kamurocho or Sotenbori, and yet the game never feels restrictive or small. 

Of course, the fact that the gameplay, story, and characters are also excellent helps, and the sheer amount of stuff to do is genuinely impressive. In my eyes, Yakuza 0 is one of the best open world games ever made, and it achieved that without putting scale ahead of anything else. 

#26: Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

#25: Final Fantasy VI

Correct! @Mnementh

#26 is correct! #25 is wrong (good guess though!) @TruckOSaurus

Super Mario Galaxy is correct!

Still rings more favorably in my mind than Odyssey. Though I do still need to actually complete Odyssey...

The next patch of games is coming up soon, so here are a few hints for those:
#25:
-Ancient kingdom of bugs
#24
-A watercolour painting in motion
#23
-Television kills on rainy midnights
#22
-"The End of World" is literally a massive wall that divides an entire continent
#21
-The first game in this particular sub-series, set primarily in a Military Academy

#25: Hollow Knight?

#24: Child of Light

#23: Persona 4