Three have been guessed, two remain. Here's a second hint for those;

8: Not broccoli, but llama's.
Hint 2: They walk around the landscape, there's news items about them, there's even a cheat-code that turns your advisors into llama's!

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.
Hint 2: Also, the digits of the years in these games's titles always add up to '9'.

Well, in case I don't get back to y'all before tomorrow, Merry Christmas!! And here's my Christmas game:

#7 - While you find a statue of the game's namesake at the heart of its world, one could argue the playable character could share the same name.

Some more clues - hopefully get these wrapped up before Christmas.

10 - Resident Evil
- Those two books that each concealed a hidden item caused problems when this game was first released.
- Had the words ‘wolf’ and ‘eagle’ been in the name of each book, then things might have been a little clearer.

09
- In this game, you’ll visit France, Mexico, and various different locations in the US.
- The bonus levels see you dropped on a platform in the middle of the ocean, as well as having the opportunity to roam around Heaven itself.

08 (incorrect guesses - Super Mario RPG)
- 11 96
- 11 is for the minimalists and speedrunners; 96 is for the completionists.

06 - Tomb Raider
- Has one of the most iconic deaths in the franchise, where the protagonist is turned into a precious metal.
- The earliest opportunity to get the most powerful weapons in the game requires a leap of faith in one of the later levels.


Current list - https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/247804/the-official-thread-the-14th-annual-greatest-games-event-post-only-once/4/#3

At last, free time to post again.

25. Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
This game is just wonderfully weird, it also cleverly combines two genres I love: puzzles and platformers. You play as Henry Hatsworth, a comically British explorer hunting for the mythical 'Gentleman's Suit' and explore side-scrolling levels on the upper screen of the DS, but enemies that you above become puzzle blocks on the bottom screen. Once your puzzle meter is full you have to swap screens, erasing blocks to destroy enemies before they can return to haunt you and gaining power-ups to assist in your platforming, It's sounds complicated, but in practice it flows smoothly and is one of the most fun and unique uses of the DS's dual screens.

24. Skyrim
This game had plenty of jank that held it back, but the core gameplay loop kept me coming back for more. I play a lot of TTRPG and this game felt like a single-player campaign in that vein. There were tons of plot hooks to pick up or disregard, powers to unlock, monsters to kill/loot, and interesting moral choices to make. I'm told there are other games in this style that I should try and that they may take the shine off Skyrim, but as it is, I enjoyed my first experience with the universe of the Elder Scrolls.

23. Celeste
Celeste is fantastic example of how to infuse the themes of your game into the levels themselves. The mountain is a metaphor for something difficult in Madeline's life, something that is hinted at but never revealed. Which is better to honest, as it makes the struggle more generally relatable. And you will struggle, as I died dozens, even hundreds, of times getting through the levels. But that too is part of the themes as the game tells you not to be discouraged, but to persevere and you will eventually reach the summit. All the themes in the world wouldn't matter if the game wasn't fun to play, but the levels are expertly crafted to teach you new skills then force you to master them in short order. I loved this game, reaching the summit, collecting all strawberries, all cassettes, beating all of the B-side levels, although I drew a line at the C-sides as I am merely a mortal man.

22. Majora's Mask 3D
I didn't like the original release of Majora's Mask as a child. I tried it out at a friend's house and didn't enjoy that my usual style of aimless exploration between major plot points was being constantly interrupted by the 3 day cycle. I came back to it as an adult in 2015 and the game suddenly just clicked for me. I don't know if it's because I have less time to play and thus play with more focused goals in mind or if I just needed to mature before the game's gloomy atmosphere appealed to me. Either way, I was hooked to my 3DS until I had 100%'ed this game.

21. Persona 5
The aesthetic of this game is what first sold me on it. It's sleek and stylish and an actual turn-based RPG in an age where those are rarely done as big releases. I enjoyed the dungeon crawling, battles, and story, but what actually hooked me was surprisingly the social aspects. There is something very fun about trying to maximize your stats with mundane activities while also building relationships and revealing more about the friends and people around you. I have yet to play Royal, but that may replace this version once I do.

Hello here is my christmas game.
-Soldier has to get to ring. This ring is occupied by the banished.

Last round of hints. Might as well get around to them now.

#5

-A small neutral nation rich in natural resources must defend itself from an invasion by an imperial alliance

#4

-Will you end the age, or perpetuate the cycle for a little longer?

#3

-32 years have passed since contact with Earth was lost

#2

-Every 108 years

#1

-The play at the start is just a ruse

Two PS1 games I'd guess, the OG Resident Evil and one of the Tomb Raiders?

10 is correct (Resident Evil - the clues refer to the Doom Books with the medals inside). You'd have to be a bit more specific with your guess for number 6.

#10

Change YoY: =   My Rating: 9.6 / 10

Breaking into the top ten now, Elden Ring is not only the best game of this generation so far, but also the best open world game I've ever played by a decent margin. Initially upon hearing about the game, I wasn't entirely convinced that the soulsborne formula would translate well into an open world. The FromSoftware developed titles were, among other things, known for their intricately designed, interconnected locations that wrapped around each other in various clever ways that made exploration a joy to undertake. Taking a game like that and placing it into and open world setting admittedly felt a little odd at first. However, as it turns out, they still created those same wonderfully designed locations and simply made them part of the larger world in Elden Ring. Best of both worlds I suppose.

The thing that hit me first about the game, once I made my way through the introductory dungeon and opened that first door into the open world, was just how gorgeous it looked. There may be games with better graphics from a pure technological point of view, but no other game in a long time has looked this great in terms of art direction. The next thing that hit me was a lance hit from a miniboss riding a horse, followed by the first of many death screens. Like meeting an old friend. After a while I got into the right rhythm, taking my time exploring, finding intriguing places and enemies, and slowly mapping out the first area of the game. As the world began to open up more and I got used to game's intricacies and differences from previous FromSoftware titles, I realized just how well it all worked together. Putting the developer's style into an open world setting had done nothing to hamper the experience, and in a lot of ways it only enhanced it. This was an open world done right.

There was a sense of wonder and mystery that remained with me throughout the over 130 hours I spent playing Elden Ring on my first playthrough. I never got tired of discovering new locations, dungeons, bosses, secrets, and details about the world. It felt like there was something new and exciting to be found no matter where I went and how long I played. Even now, after finishing the game and spending so much time with it, I've seen other players find entire dungeons and bosses I never encountered in the game. The game is so full of stuff, and unlike in so many other open world games, it's all engaging and interesting. No pointless fetch quests or worthless collectibles that mean nothing. While there are some minor faults to be found, such as certain bosses being repeated a few too many times, I have never enjoyed an open world as much as I did The Lands Between. Elden Ring was the first new game to enter my gaming top ten in five years, when another FromSoftware game entered into it. I'll talk about that one a bit later.

Googled it and Midas Temple is TR1, so either that or the Anniversary remake.