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#15Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
guessed byThe_Liquid_Laser
platform3DS
release year2014
developer/publisherAtlus
genreRPG
linksWikipedia
past years2019: #15, 2018: #15, 2017: #11

Did you ever ask yourself what would happen, if you mix the characters of Persona with the gameplay of Etrian Odyssey? Well, we know what happened, it is called Persona Q.

Mixing the labyrinth exploration of Etrian Odyssey, with all the little secrets, events, traps and so on with the style of Persona was an incredible idea. This works as a great dungeon crawling RPG. And with the level design magic of Atlus, this is a winner.

You start off from a cursed high school which gives way to a dangerous labyrinth with strange monsters. But with your party of chibified highschoolers from Persona 3 and Persona 4 you face these dangers. This is in the end another great game in 3DS excellent library.

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I really need to catch up, so hints for the games outside of the TOP 10:

#15: Day of the Tentacle guessed by The_Liquid_Laser

#14
Deep in the labyrinth is a ... waterfall?

#13
You can be joined by a mighty warrior who talks to his miniature giant space hamster.

#12
Cooking under the moon.

#11
This DOS game set standards for the time with voice acting.



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Mnementh said:

I really need to catch up, so hints for the games outside of the TOP 10:

#15: Day of the Tentacle guessed by The_Liquid_Laser

I love seeing Day of the Tentacle in lists that aren’t mine. Personally, I still prefer the original Maniac Mansion (and gosh do I wish they’d do a modern remake, updated with 3D visuals and maybe even VR!). But I think this kind of games have more chances to be mentioned among older gamers... I played both earlier mentioned titles on old ass PCs (Commodore 64 and Pentium 100MHz, respectively) during the late 80s for MM and mid 90s for DOTT... Many of you weren’t even born at the time. ?

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Mnementh said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

More hints.  This is the last chance to guess 13 and 10.  If you can't get them with these hints, then it's never going to happen.

13. a) At one part of this tactical RPG, you shrink down and have to fight chess pieces.
b) This is the second entry of this series that started on the Genesis.
c) This SEGA franchise actually includes many entries as you can tell by the first name of each game.  However, this specific series of tactical RPGs started on the Genesis, but hasn't had a new entry in at least 13 years.
d) The first entry of this franchise was Shining in the Darkness, but I am looking for the second game in a tactical RPG series.

10. a)  The final villain in this 4-player arcade game is a lich.
b) This Capcom arcade game from the 90's actually isn't a fighting game.  It's a 4 player beatem up and the first game in a 2 game series.
c)  This D&D themed game was later bundled with its sequel and sold digitally on PS3, XBox360 and Wii U.

9. a) This GBA title is the first time we got a game from this series in North America, because earlier entries never left Japan.  Not Fire Emblem.
b)  Build a variety of modern miliary units to defeat the other side.

8. This well known game is a spinoff.  The original title was a PS3 exclusive until recently.  This title has appeared on several platforms.

#13: There are so many Shining games. Shining Resonance maybe?

#10: Tower of Doom

#9: Advance Wars?

#8: Pixeljunk Monsters?

10. Is correct.  
9.  Is correct too, but I just realized S.Peelman already guessed it.  (My fault for giving more clues.)

The others are incorrect.



Mnementh said:

I really need to catch up, so hints for the games outside of the TOP 10:

#15: Day of the Tentacle guessed by The_Liquid_Laser

#14
Deep in the labyrinth is a ... waterfall?

#13
You can be joined by a mighty warrior who talks to his miniature giant space hamster.

#12
Cooking under the moon.

#11
This DOS game set standards for the time with voice acting.

12. Breath of the Wild?
11. I'm guessing Maniac Mansion mostly because I don't think you are a Wing Commander guy.



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The_Liquid_Laser said:
Mnementh said:

I really need to catch up, so hints for the games outside of the TOP 10:

#15: Day of the Tentacle guessed by The_Liquid_Laser

#14
Deep in the labyrinth is a ... waterfall?

#13
You can be joined by a mighty warrior who talks to his miniature giant space hamster.

#12
Cooking under the moon.

#11
This DOS game set standards for the time with voice acting.

12. Breath of the Wild?
11. I'm guessing Maniac Mansion mostly because I don't think you are a Wing Commander guy.

Breath of the wild is always guessed on the first hint. #11 is wrong.



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The_Liquid_Laser said:
UnderwaterFunktown said:

Closing in on the top:

13) This game involves significantly more paddling than previous entries in the series.

And a bit of tree felling, not much of that in previous entries.

12) Already guessed

11) Everybody's favorite Fire Emblem spin-off.

10) The MC has taken up a bunch of new sports in this game.

11. Super Smash Bros Ultimate?

There it is, that's the one!



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The_Liquid_Laser said:

8. This well known game is a spinoff.  The original title was a PS3 exclusive until recently.  This title has appeared on several platforms.

This feels like a stretch but Dark Souls?



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Kantor said:

15: Valkyria Chronicles?

No, Mnementh was on the right track.

Mnementh said:

#15: Asterix and Obelix

#14: "I am getting medieval on your asses" Duke Nukem 3D

#11: Saints Row 3

15: Yes. Well, not exactly the title, but almost, you’re in the right franchise.

14: That one could have worked, but I’m talking about another game.

11: No, different series, different genre, different everything.

drbunnig said:

12: Kula World aka Roll Away

Yes! Very good, pretty obscure game.



The only game not guessed yet, so here's a second hint:
#7
-The male lead is a former Enforcer of an organization called Ouroboros, he just doesn't know it until the end of the game.
-The female lead is the daughter a renowned former soldier turned Bracer. She wishes to follow in her fathers footsteps as a bracer, setting up the story for most of the game.