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S.Peelman said:
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9) Hop on the air taxi

They put the old world in a sandwich

If you’re not descending on your enemies like an ominous eagle then you’re doing it wrong

All statements from my review of this 2023 game

9: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, makes sense.

Indeed it does, and it's correct!



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The first five games of the top 10;

10: A piece of concept art from this series' very first game finally came to reality in this much, much newer game. Guessed by drbunnig - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
9: At one point, you can visit the outside of the hub-world of another, related, game if you roll off the dedicated track. Guessed by UnderwaterFunktown - Mario Kart 64
8: Not broccoli, but llama's.
7: Featured a license agreement with a real company and the game included a bunch of their parks, but really, I could build better ones. Guessed by UnderwaterFunktown - RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
6: Though it's not explicitly mentioned anywhere, I'm sure each game in this series is based on a certain real-world country. It's not necessarily why I like it so much, but because of the 'year', the architecture of the buildings and the spice-trading theme I'm sure this one secretly references my home country.

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S.Peelman said:

The first five games of the top 10;

10: A piece of concept art from this series' very first game finally came to reality in this much, much newer game.

Breath of the Wild?



Well I guess, it's obvious I won't be able to catch up this far into the month so I'll just post stuff about new titles and replayed titles.

#46: Risk of Rain Returns: This remake is very faithful to the original keeping the gameplay loop intact but adding more characters, alternate moves, a cool trials mode, better graphics and new enemies. The original was already on my list but this revamped version move it up a bit even though the game is kicking my ass!

#38: Resident Evil 4 Remake: I was hesitant at first. The original being so high up on my list I can be very difficult when it comes to changes made to it but I'm happy to report Capcom did not screw things up with this remake (like they did with 3). I got used to having destructible knives and the additional crafting components added to the series since RE7 are a welcomed addition. The game looks beautiful, the atmosphere is superb and it respects the foundation of RE4 enough that it can't help but be an incredible game.

#35: Sea of Stars: Sabotage Studios are developers from Quebec City, so they get "hometown" extra points right off the bat but they also managed to put out two great games: The Messenger in 2018 and Sea of Stars this year. The game is a homage to some of my favorites like Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG, this game features gorgeous pixel art, an excellent soundtrack, fun and tactical turn-based combat and a heartwarming story. I've played this game to a 100% and screenshotted my name in the credits in the backers section.

#33: Chained Echoes: Another retro inspired RPG, Chained Echoes consumed my Holiday break last year. A little more complex than Sea of Stars but still very accessible, the game feature an ingenious battle system where as you use moves you reach an Overdrive state where you're much more effective but push it too far and you'll end up getting hit for double damage. The game is everything great about 16bit era RPGs but with so many quality of life changes that make it so enjoyable. My favorite would be getting full TP (think MP) for every single fight, this mean you actually get to use you cool moves all you want and also that regular fights are not boring pushover fights. About half-way through the game you also get a whole new way of fighting which also shakes up exploration. To think this game is the work of one guy is mindboggling.  



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#31 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo finally did what we all wanted from 2D Mario! New art style, tons of fresh new ideas, so many all new enemies and a great twist in every stage with the Wonder Flowers. I played through this game with my husband and we've had so many "wow that was fun!" and "that was crazy!" moments as we progressed through the levels. Now, I can't wait to play again on my own and go for every purple coin and all Wonder Flowers!

#22 - Overwatch: This game is my "default game" whenever I'm not too sure what I want to play, I often end up playing a few rounds of Overwatch. There's been some problems with the erasing of the original game as OW2 came out but the truth is I'm still enjoying my time with this game a whole lot. I love learning new heroes, fighting on the new and old maps. I do hope they ditch the heroes gatekeeping behind the battle pass because it takes me a long ass time to unlock the new heroes right now.

#11 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Being a sequel to Breath of the Wild is a double-edged sword, one the one hand it builds on a incredibly strong foundation but on the other hand, it gets compared to its predecessor constantly. While I couldn't have wowed me as much as BotW did, TotK is still a fantastic game, filled with so many things to do, three layers of Hyrule to explore (or 2.5 at least) and with some really impressive tools at your disposal that go along real well with the puzzles presented to you in shrines and everywhere around the map. 

There! I should be able to do my Top 10 now!

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#10 Hint: A bunch of animals fight each other on an island named after a prophet.

#9 Hint: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded... never forget them"

#8 Hint: This game feature a formerly hated enemy who after years of trying to kill the main character by chucking things at him from the sky is now reduced to following him around filming him.

#7 Hint: The original Light and Dark world Nintendo game (I think it was the first)

#6 Hint: Dwight in The Office dresses as one of this game's characters for Halloween.



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drbunnig said:
S.Peelman said:

The first five games of the top 10;

10: A piece of concept art from this series' very first game finally came to reality in this much, much newer game.

Breath of the Wild?

Correct!



TruckOSaurus said:

#10 Hint: A bunch of animals fight each other on an island named after a prophet.

#9 Hint: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded... never forget them"

#8 Hint: This game feature a formerly hated enemy who after years of trying to kill the main character by chucking things at him from the sky is now reduced to following him around filming him.

#7 Hint: The original Light and Dark world Nintendo game (I think it was the first)

#6 Hint: Dwight in The Office dresses as one of this game's characters for Halloween.

8 - Super Mario 64



TruckOSaurus said:

#6 Hint: Dwight in The Office dresses as one of this game's characters for Halloween.

Starcraft.



TruckOSaurus said:

#10 Hint: A bunch of animals fight each other on an island named after a prophet.

#9 Hint: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded... never forget them"

#8 Hint: This game feature a formerly hated enemy who after years of trying to kill the main character by chucking things at him from the sky is now reduced to following him around filming him.

#7 Hint: The original Light and Dark world Nintendo game (I think it was the first)

#6 Hint: Dwight in The Office dresses as one of this game's characters for Halloween.

9: Final Fantasy X