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Forums - Gaming Discussion - The Discussion Thread -Day #38- The 15th Annual Greatest Games Event

Mnementh said:
TruckOSaurus said:

How did this event sneak up on me so fast! Gotta make that list!

Same here. I hope I can create the list and send it in this weekend, so I can get started on hints and so on.

Y'all aren't alone. I only just started compiling people's lists today, and still haven't done any graphics for my top 50 or really anything at all other than making the list itself... Speaking of, my game for today wasn't guessed yet so I'll drop another hint.

#48 - Crows doing paperwork in a monochrome dimension that serves as this game's hub world.
Hint 2 - This hub is connected to the colored overworld through doors that teleport you into different areas.



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#49 - You can't use the signature moves of the series in this title, but you can use some other person's equipment instead.

  1. It's a Metroidvania kind of game where you have to go back to previous places once you found the necessary equipment to get to new places in them.
  2. While the signature move are missing, the main character is still attacking with the hair

#47 - Looks a lot like Metroid

  1. While it later got ported to consoles, it came out on home computers first
  2. It's very famous for it's soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck, which later even had a CD release

#45 - A Jump'n run on a Disney license

  1. You can choose which stage you want to go, though one is not really accessible until you got something from another stage first

#44 - An RTS that becomes more of a 4x over time in space and in real-time

  1. With every rank increase, the playable part of the game world map increases, and with it what you can build and research

#43 - A base-building game where your handful of people must survive the end of the world, as hell has taken over



#48 Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2

This game is quite unique in my top 50 games list this year. It is one of only 2 sport focused games and it is the only game I never owned. I played this game with two friends, one who lived far away that I liked, and one that lived close by that I despised. This game got its way into my top 50 since it made me tolerate that stupid "friend" neighbor in order to grind up higher points. 



#50: Final Fantasy XVI

  • Tonally the darkest entry in this long-running series

#49: Suikoden II

  • Recruiting the Stars of Destiny part 2
  • 108 of them to be specific

#48:

  • The second game in the second arc of this storyline spanning a dozen games (so far)
  • The name of this arc comes from the city these two games are primarily set it.
  • The subtitle of this game could also be "Paths to Bright Blue"

#47: Lost Odyssey

  • A thousand-year-old immortal

#46: Okami

  • Perform miracles with ink to revive the world
Last edited by Darashiva - on 15 November 2024

Salnax said:

49. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (PC)

Visual Novels are a medium I've enjoyed, but I won't exactly be posting a lot of them in my Top 50, mostly because a lot of them barely qualify as games. However, Virtue's Last Reward manages to include enough gameplay in interesting ways that I have no hesitation about it qualifying for this Top 50.

The premise of Virtue's Last Reward is that a group of 9 characters are placed in a mysterious location and have to play a life-or-death game to escape. Progress is made by performing escape room challenges in a "point and click" style of gameplay as well as navigating the many twists and turns of the narrative. Overall, the story is a gripping tale with interesting characters that will require solving various brainteasers and spending many hours reading boxes of dialogue.

Spoiler!

Virtue's Last Reward is a strong visual novel from the get-go, but its the Spoilers that elevate it to greatness.

I completely agree with this. I've found most visual novels to be lacking, but Virtue's Last Reward is something special. The story and characters are SO good, and the puzzle-solving gameplay -- in both the individual escape rooms and across the narrative -- is gripping. For me, it's the best of its kind.



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Darashiva said:

#50: Final Fantasy XVI

  • Tonally the darkest entry in this long-running series

#49: Suikoden II

  • Recruiting the Stars of Destiny part 2
  • 108 of them to be specific

#48:

  • The second game in the second arc of this storyline spanning a dozen games (so far)
  • The name of this arc comes from the city these two games are primarily set it.
  • The subtitle of this game could also be "Pathst to Bright Blue"

#47: Lost Odyssey

  • A thousand-year-old immortal

#46: Okami

  • Perform miracles with ink to revive the world

#48 Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade maybe?



Bofferbrauer2 said:
Darashiva said:

#50: Final Fantasy XVI

  • Tonally the darkest entry in this long-running series

#49: Suikoden II

  • Recruiting the Stars of Destiny part 2
  • 108 of them to be specific

#48:

  • The second game in the second arc of this storyline spanning a dozen games (so far)
  • The name of this arc comes from the city these two games are primarily set it.
  • The subtitle of this game could also be "Paths to Bright Blue"

#47: Lost Odyssey

  • A thousand-year-old immortal

#46: Okami

  • Perform miracles with ink to revive the world

#48 Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade maybe?

No, different series entirely.



We're midway through November and I will drop my entire list like I did last year. Instead of averaging the 2 releases of Smash 4, I took where I'd rank the Wii U version and kept it extremely high.


50. Just Cause 3 (PS4)
49. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4, PS5)
48. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)
47. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U, Switch)
46. The Last of Us (PS4, PS5)
45. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, Switch)
44. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)
43. Ghost of Tsushima (PS4, PS5)
42. South Park: The Stick of Truth (Windows, PS4)
41. South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Switch, PS4)
40. Chibi-Robo! (GCN)
39. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (PS4, Xbox One)
38. Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS2, Windows, PS5)
37. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
36. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
35. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (PS5)
34. The Walking Dead: Season Two (Windows, PS4)
33. Paper Mario (N64)
32. SoulCalibur VI (PS4, Xbox One)
31. Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4, PS5)
30. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
29. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
28. The Walking Dead: Season One (Windows, PS4)
27. Astro Bot (PS5)
26. EarthBound (SNES)
25. Mother 3 (GBA)
24. Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
23. Persona 5 Strikers (PS4)
22. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
21. Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4, PS5)
20. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)
19. Super Mario World (SNES, GBA)
18. Persona 4 Golden (Vita, PS4)
17. Persona 3 Reload (PS5)
16. Persona 5 Royal (PS4, PS5)
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
14. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
13. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (Windows, Switch)
12. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
11. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (3DS, Wii U)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)
8. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN, Switch)
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
6. Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Windows, Switch)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
2. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
1. Stardew Valley (Switch, PS4, Vita, Windows, Xbox One)



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 48 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima

Bofferbrauer2 said:

#47 - Looks a lot like Metroid

  1. While it later got ported to consoles, it came out on home computers first
  2. It's very famous for it's soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck, which later even had a CD release

Turrican?



 

 

 

 

 

Wman1996 said:

We're midway through November and I will drop my entire list like I did last year. Instead of averaging the 2 releases of Smash 4, I took where I'd rank the Wii U version and kept it extremely high.

Wrong thread though, post it in the Official thread.