35. Xenoblade Chronicles
34. Astral Chain
33. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Nope, actually wrong on all 3 this time. You win some, you lose some.

Yes, that's the one.

3 misses unfortunately, though I like all three.

#39

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)

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Look, it's the 5th best game of 2017! Breath of the Wild is a bit of a weird game in the sense that it's simultaneously excellent, and massively overrated. It is one of the best open world games I've ever played, but calling it perfect is stretching the definition to its breaking point. For every great thing there's some small source of frustration, and while none of them are that significant by themselves, they do pile up over the long run, taking out some of the enjoyment from what is an otherwise amazing game. The world is wonderful and full of amazing places and secrets to discover, the story surprisingly engaging, most of the characters are very well written and intriguing, and the gameplay has a massive amount of variety and ways to approach every single situation.

On the other hand, Link as a character is about as engaging and charismatic as a baked potato, which stands out even more than before because the other characters are much more interesting. Certain aspects of the gameplay are also annoying, pointless, or both. The weapon durability is a major source of frustration early on, but later on just become a non-issue with no impact on gameplay, making the whole system completely pointless. Not being able to climb during rain is another annoying thing, and there are many more minor things that just keep if from getting any higher on my list. The music is also kinda forgettable, though perfectly suited for the game while playing. Still, all of these issues are insignificant compared to everything that is great about the game, they just keep it from being among the greatest games ever.

36 - Advertised as having revolutionary ("Radiant") NPC AI, which ultimately turned out to be so bad it's the basis for a meme format - this game's music over an awkward, stilted conversation. Well met? Well met.

I'm really surprised nobody got this. Here's a great example:

Compared with:

36) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

There are just all sorts of things wrong with this game. As seen above the NPC AI is ridiculous; the combat is janky; there are glitches everywhere. And yet it's such a beautiful open world that none of that really matters. The feeling of exiting the sewers and glimpsing Cyrodiil for the first time is incredible, and the game just regales you with moment after moment that captures that initial awe. As over-the-top and incongruous as the various storylines are (you can lead the Mages' Guild without ever casting a spell) they're just an enormous amount of fun. But the highlight is definitely the natural environment - a staggering variety of climates and architectural styles; hidden caves to explore; huge amounts of content just waiting to be discovered. As absurd as the game frequently is, it's an unforgettable experience. 

More hints:

35 - We couldn't figure out how to follow on from the last game's story, so we'll pretend you actually failed the campaign and Earth was conquered - and go from there. The newest entry in this series had a somewhat mixed reception (though I enjoy it) and featured the chance to team up with some of your former enemies to protect a revolutionary new city where humans and aliens live and work together. This is a turn-based strategy game where most missions entail landing from a dropship and capturing some kind of objective (I really can't make this any easier)

34 - A new open-world twist on a long-running series, this game allows you to build up an organisation by violently attaching people and hardware to parachutes.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (guessed by Jpcc86)

33 - This game's predecessor revolutionised third-person melee combat (and its style has been copied many times), and this game takes that combat to a much more open setting. It's not a Souls game.

32 - This latest entry in a beloved series sees you take control of a trio of protagonists with little in common who work together to organise a sequence of heists.

31 - Nobody particularly liked this game's predecessor, so this game threw out the concept and characters while keeping the same setting. The true ending is notoriously difficult to find, so only a very small percentage of players ever saw it.

34 - MGSV Phantom pain

Correct!

35. StarCraft 2?
33. Batman: Arkham City?
32. GTA5?