Yeah. I even looked which game got it's rerelease seven years later to decide which one you mean. But as it turns out... both rereleases were 7 years later. So I thought about your hint explicitly mentioning new levels. Although I am not sure if Pikmin 3 Deluxe added anything beyond what was initially in the DLC, but at least these are new levels compared to vanilla.

Ding Ding ding! Correct! 

Sorry, but no. 

49 - Yep! Dexit sucked! (I personally liked it)

43 - also Yep! So sad. I figured it was either this or GTA San Andreas.

46 - Already guessed as New Super Mario Bros. U

45 - Nope! Good guess, but I've not actually played that one yet! 

You all really need to step up your guesses. With King's Bounty II also staying unguessed, the unguessed games are threatening to outnumber the guessed ones.

#41: The newest entry in this long-running franchise adds a lot of mobility. This includes more verticality, which also is reflected in the name. Guessed by Supermario28.

#40: Eat PCB (printed curcuit board). You play an orange blob in this old puzzle game. Despite being an clone of the gameplay of Boulder Dash, I like this one more than the original. Collect all Infotrons and find the exits without dying.

#39: The "first part of the name of the game" Project is an independent global scientific organization, formerly a secret branch of the United Nations, dedicated to studying threats to humankind. It was founded in 1945, but was preceded by a number of other organizations, such as the Committee for the Study and Prevention of Species-Level Threats (Soviet Union, 1918-1927) and the "first part of the name of the game" Working Group (United States, 1935-1945). As the world is in peril by the mutating Pandoravirus, this organization rises from the ashes to protect the remaining survivors. This turn-based tactics is the spiritual successor of a 90s game, both created by the same guy.

#38: Turn-based or real-time? I can't decide in this fourth entry in the series. Fight in a war on a fictive continent which looks a lot like europe. Guessed by Zippy6.

#37: Red haired guy meets blue haired girl in his dreams. Guessed by Kakadu18.

My problems with older games usually are less to do with graphics and more to do with user interface. New games are streamlined and easy to understand, old games are clunky and hard to navigate. This only really applies to RPG's and Strategy games.

is #38 Valkyria Chronicles?

Yeah, controls are also a thing. I am not adverse to remasters adding quality of life improvements. But despite all that, older games can have qualities I miss in many newer games. A certain soul. You can feel if a developer pours it heart into it or if it is just a by the numbers sequel to make money. As the industry got more professional and more popular so more money can be made we got more of the second variety, but thankfully still devs exist that create the first category of games.

And yes, #38 is Valkyria Chronicles, VC4 specifically (as I put in the hint).

Oh, is it Night in the Woods?

People find Super Mario Odyssey stale?

#37: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Finally, I finished my list. I struggled so hard this time because there were a few newcomers that shook everything up. Also, I looked at my list from last year and thought, well, this doesn't represent how I feel about it today, even though all games on that list are superb and deserve their spot. But still, I wanted to display my favorite games from my point of view as it is now, on this very day. You and I know that such lists are subjective and oftentimes depend on the current mood or situation. In these last weeks and months I've been playing many so called B tier games, or even C tier, and I did find so much beauty in them that I just had to integrate a few of in some way or form. So, my list is very different this time in comparison to last year. Some highlights are completely missing, some gained a few spots, others fell quite a bit.

I already missed the first ten days of discussions and guessing, but I would really like to join you guys. Here goes nothing.

50 - We're fighting for the last time with the Beam Katana as this series supposedly came to an end.

49 - Here, girlfriend, eat this foul, smelly chunk of raw meat that I've cut out from a giant monster for you.

48 - Furries in space, but with on-foot missions.

47 - The chronological beginning of a long lasting series about a family feud against the count of darkness.

46 - It's a mech game that came out on a very hot platform and eventually received a port for PC. This game opened up a the E³ 2018 presentation of one certain platform holder.

45 - Blue Bomber can now slow down and speed up time.

44 - A lightgun shooter that plays in various loations, one of which is a well-known zombie-infected city that may or may not get nuked eventually.

43 - Cybercop twins that use wild beasts on leashes as partners in battle

42 - It's a Sakaguchi game that is not Final Fantasy, even though the title is very familiar.

41 - Camping, Curry, cuddling, collecting, competitions... and hooligans.

40 - The first game about the Maverick Wars.