50. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)

First played: 2006

Times completed: 1

This was the first Dragon Quest game I played and although it’s fairly simple compared to other JRPGs, I enjoyed exploring the large world and taking in the impressive graphics while listening to the relaxing, orchestrated soundtrack. It sticks pretty closely to conventions established in earlier titles and doesn’t care to introduce radical changes to the Dragon Quest formula, but it does make small improvements and as a whole it’s an enjoyable, classic JRPG. I look forward to replaying this game, this time on 3DS.

Too soon, after Zork was wrong, Alternate Reality: The City would actually have been my second guess. In fact, I wasn't sure if I should go with Zork or AR in the first place before.

# 50 Bloodborne

#50 Ragnarok Online (PC)

Wont be making many post about my list, but a couple of game do deserve it (or rather, I just wanna mention them). I had Ragnarok Online as my #50, a game I was invested in for 2-3 years before I got into WOW,  that was some good 15-16 years ago. Made a lot of friends playing it and to this day im still friends with most of them. It was my first MMO experience and since RPGs are my fav genre I got hooked immediately. Back then I loved the sprites, the animations, the MVP bosses. It was really fun. I have many fond memories of it. Its not aged well, and with the benefit of hindsight Im more aware of its many - MANY - flaws. But man, I loved it back then. Not a game I'd ever go back to, but gave me so many enjoyable moments. Had a Paladin with GTB and Ghostring cards, I was a beast. Those were the days I tell you.  

#49: Golf Story (NS) (Guessed by TruckOSaurus)

When I first heard all the hype about this game, I didn't know what to make of it. I had been burnt by a few crappy Switch games I'd bought early in its life on the back of online hype, but this one was the only one that lived up to its promise. It took me back to a simpler time, a time where you could just sit and relax and enjoy a good-humoured game without a care in the world. Lovingly crafted, Golf Story is a pure joy to play. 

I probably should drop a hint for the next game.

#47

a) Collect trash…

Pokemon Black/White 

Nope. We will have a few days (this game is due friday), so I will drop more hints in time.

Here are my first few clues:

50   This GBA game is based on a very old Japanese manga.

49   I will be surprised if anyone gets this one, so here's about as easy as I can make the clue.  This is an early 80's arcade game where you extend your tongue through a maze to eat pellets as well as ants and worms.  At night a spider comes out, which is almost impossible to kill.

48   This may be the best looking (and best overall) 2D game on a console known for 3D games with now very dated graphics.

47   This is an early 80's arcade game known for using a trackball to shoot different bugs.  

46   This game makes great use of the Wii U gamepad by allowing one of the players to split up and still have their own screen.

Also I want to add some honorable mentions for games I played since last year's list, but didn't quite make the top 50:

Valkyria Chronicles 4 - Extremely fun and a good story, but the first one is probably more memorable.
Cadence of Hyrule - This is a super fun and addictive Zelda game.  There is a chance this could enter the top 50 in the future depending on how much I come back to  it.
Earthbound - This was fun and interesting, but I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had first played it when it was a current game.
Untitled Goose Game - This game is fun, whimsical and crafted extremely well.  The main strike against it is how short it is.  But it's original and a lot of fun for a few hours.
Spider-Man (PS4) - This is another good candidate for the top 50.  I remember an earlier game like this being better though.  At some point I need to go back and replay it and compare the two.  Is the old one really better or is it just nostalgia?  For now, I'm keeping the earlier game on this list.