#13

-The prologue sees you control the main character's daughter (for a bit)

#12

-"I will assuredly finish the painting.
Of a cold, dark, and very gentle place.
One day, it will make someone a goodly home."

Getting close to the top ten here, but not quite yet there. Here are the hints for the next five games on my list.

#15

-Features a time paradox, where the main character accidentally travels to the past at the end of the game and gives someone an idea for a new kind of school that they then go on to found. 

#14

-The epilogue sees you control the main character's daughter

#13

-The prologue sees you control the main character's daughter (for a bit)

#12

-"I will assuredly finish the painting.
Of a cold, dark, and very gentle place.
One day, it will make someone a goodly home."

#11

-The two protagonists are junior Bracers

TLOU and Dark Souls 3

22. "Everybody is born with a gift. The gods bestow us all with a job only we can do. It is our fate."

"The only liquor sweeter than victory is peace."

“May the sacred flame guide you, or something like that”

"I'll be back once I eliminate that devil called poverty from the world!"

19. Although this is the 4th game in the series, it feels like the 2nd game for most people.

18. This mash up features a story that carries on from the first game with these characters, this time during vacation. Unlike the recent tactical game released, all enemies have elemental weaknesses like in the main game.

17. This is the third game in the series, enemies might include a knight with a dragon killing you with lightning, a powerful fighter and his brother a powerful mage, and a dual weilding clergyman.

16. This is the entry in this series to put the game on the map for most western players despite being so deep into the series.

#14 - Uncharted 4?

Top 20 time!

#20 - Based on the title, you'd think this game would get a 100 on Metacritic; it had to settle for a 97.
#19 - Fans lamented the lack of story in this sequel, but at least you get to ride a green dinosaur
#18 - It's not the reboot, it's not the movie; it's the original PS1 game
#17 - This game sent fans searching for the definition of Bathysphere
#16 - One year before this character headlined this game, he was a playable character in a game from the same developer

Let's try to immediately knock a bunch off that list.

19: Super Mario Galaxy 2

18: Maybe Tomb Raider?

17: BioShock?

16: Banjo-Kazooie maybe? With him being playable in Diddy Kong Racing.

I can't for the life of think of what 20 might be, but I'm sure when I see someone give the answer I'll go "oooohhh".

Top 20 time!

#20 - Based on the title, you'd think this game would get a 100 on Metacritic; it had to settle for a 97.
#19 - Fans lamented the lack of story in this sequel, but at least you get to ride a green dinosaur
#18 - It's not the reboot, it's not the movie; it's the original PS1 game
#17 - This game sent fans searching for the definition of Bathysphere
#16 - One year before this character headlined this game, he was a playable character in a game from the same developer

All correct! Nice job!