New hints:

9- This entry is the 4th game in this now long running series. It is like the 3rd game in this series but worse, and the 7th game in this series but better. A notable change from the 3rd game is the voice acting is more professional. One example is a general is voiced by Steven Blum, a famous voice actor for many games and anime series with credits like Spike in Cowboy Bebop, Tom from Toonami and Sub Zero in Mortal Kombat.

8- This is one of the most played games in the world, if not the most. Probably the most important game of the last decade.

7- This game features a character with a name based on an old greek society. While it is not the first in the series, it features a more robust campaign which features both humans and aliens.

So, 5 out of my top 10 have been #1 at some point in time, though not necessarily in one of the "official" lists I've posted here. The other 5 have never been called my favorite game ever, but they have all come close enough that they had me saying "THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!" even if I never actually considered them #1. This next one is one of these.

#9 - "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! Make life! Take the lemons back!"

You got it.

Yeah, once I got to the last sentence, I realized it was Twilight Princess. I also considered Shenmue 3 for a brief moment, but it seems people generally don't like it enough to have it that high up on their list. I do remember the crowd outburst for Twilight Princess though. Since these are different times, for FF7 I was able to also see the reaction from youtubers, and gaming journalists, etc. People were doubting it was actually a game until they saw the word Remake flash across the screen. Some were crying, etc. https://youtu.be/H_RXllIUoow?t=146

Yeah, it may very well not be as enjoyable if you haven't played the original. It'd be impossible for me to determine that since I'll go into it with the experience of the original in mind. And right now, a big part of the appeal for me is because of that. Chrono Trigger is a pretty big sin though. =o I think it still holds up very well today with its 2D sprite work. And the soundtrack is also still amazing to listen to today.

Speaking of time traveling games, yeah, you got the Majora's Mask reference.
Tried to keep it a bit vague with the milk thing, since not everyone got the Fierce Deity Mask.

#19 - A play about a canary.
#18 - Take the A button from a keyboard, and put it next to the Delete button.
Hint 2: The name of a character.
#17 - Fifth installment of a Jrpg series. It takes place before the events of the first one.
Hint 2: You can recruit many characters.
#16 - Drinking some milk before the final boss fight can really help out.
#15 - A murder mystery involving TVs.

#14 - To fight you have to shoot yourself in the head with a gun.
#13 - The third and final game in a trilogy. The main character was featured as a guest character in a Nintendo game a few years ago.
#12 - The antagonist's name was stolen from another character, after stealing the body of yet another character. This is the second game in that rpg series.
#11 - A Jrpg that takes place in our world. Primarily Europe and asia. This is the first game in that series.

(..) Chrono Trigger is a pretty big sin though. =o I think it still holds up very well today with its 2D sprite work. And the soundtrack is also still amazing to listen to today. (..)

9: Somehow makes me think of Command & Conquer.. what’s the fourth one? Red Alert 2?

8: Minecraft?

I feel like could know 7. Maybe.

Nope on both. Red Alert 2 was already my #44 and Red Alert Retaliation was my #27. This game is not too strategic, but it does make many entries in my list.

8 is as big as Minecraft, if not bigger worldwide. Certainly mega fans play it more than mega fans on Minecraft, as it has more depth.

7 is the last FPS on my list.

Without checking if these make sense;

7: Resident Evil Remake?

6: TMS#FE?