Correct!

Current list - https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=249858&page=1#6

46 and 45 have gone unguessed. I don't anyone has ever guessed Alundra since I started doing this.

46 - Alundra
- The playable character has the ability to enter people's dreams
- This was sort of like the PS1’s answer to classic Zelda.
- The NTSC version was simply titled after the protagonist. The European version added The Adventures of... to the title.

45 - Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- You end up trying to solve everyone's problems whilst trying to solve your own.
- Both this title and its sequel took advantage of the features of the (incredibly successful) hardware it was released on - you even have to hold the handheld console like a book, allowing the dual screens to enhance the visual novel aspect of the game.
- This is named after the establishment where your character, a former detective turned salesman, stays for the duration of the game.

34 - Donkey Kong Country 2
- Unlike the games that come directly before and after this, there's no 'heavier' character in this beloved platformer.

33 - Super Mario Bros Wonder
- The latest game in one of the most popular, long running series of all times.

32
- This game and its sequel were remastered this year.

31
- This game is not currently available to buy, despite launching a major franchise.

30
- This title allows you to pick the order in which you visit the locations in the middle portion of the game.

34 could be DKC2?
33 could be a lot of things, I'm going to guess Super Mario Wonder.
Not sure about the others.

Gonna get some more hints in for my list too. Still can't believe y'all haven't guessed 43...

#43 - Chicken jockey (you guys really haven't seen the memes?)
Extra hint - Not only was the game a huge commercial success, its movie made a ton of money too.
Extra extra hint - It started as an indie game developed by just one guy, who then sold the IP for a lot of money.

#33 - Though this is the 3rd game in this series, it's seen as the first of a "trilogy" of sorts - most fans have only played 3-5.
Extra hint - This JRPG got a pretty significant remaster (remake?) last year.

#32 - Rhythm violence.
Extra hint - Though it's available on just about everything, this rhythm game was primarily meant to be played in VR.

#31 - The time-loop mechanics in this almost makes me wonder if we could consider this the earliest roguelike?
Extra hint - This game is known for going very dark in a franchise typically seen as kid-friendly.

#30 - Go kill Time... no, like, literally. Kill him.

#29 - The 4th entry in this series, it was polarizing for being linear and adding a robot that told you what to do.

#28 - Policemen beat up interdimensional creatures using their own interdimensional creature pets tied on a leash.

Promise I'm working on the graphics, little by little! Don't worry, I'll spam the thread soon.

43) Minecraft. I considered it after the second hint but I don't know chicken memes

33) Persona 3. It's a remake, could have done more but definitely wouldn't have been possible as a remaster

31) Majoras Mask

28) Astral Chain again

30) Synthetic piano music

If Super Meat Boy took place on a mountain with strawberries

You play as Madeline

29) A land down under

Megalovania

28) Earthbound but it's occasionally monochrome

O_O_I

27) The titular character is back for the third time, better kill him again

This title was controversial for a number of missteps at launch, but hands down has the best combat in this extremely influencial action RPG series

26) A JRPG party named after a star

Yuri Lowell. Repede. Rita Mordio.

#30 - A spin-off released last month fleshes out the events leading up this game's story

#29 - This game : its predecessor :: Super Mario Bros. 3 : Super Mario Bros., at least according to its director

#28 - The remake of this landmark game lands on Switch 2 next month

#27 - Videogamedunkey called the cosmic character introduced in this game is "the size of an average human mother"

#26 - 16 years passed between this game and its sequel, although the series did get a standalone VR game in the interim

Correct on both counts

Correct on all four. Chicken jockey is an enemy in Minecraft, I think (?). Jack Black says "CHICKEN JOCKEY" at some point in the movie apparently, and just like everything else he says in it, people have since memed it to death

30 - Celeste
29 - Undertale?
28 - I don't know much about this, but your hints give me Deltarune vibes

Not sure about the other two.

30 - Tears of the Kingdom?
27 - uhhh... no idea, but I'm gonna guess Super Mario Galaxy.

#40

Change YoY: -3   My Rating: 9.1 / 10

Control is something of an out-of-nowhere favourite of mine, as I must confess that I was never massively interested in most of Remedy Entertainment's previous games. I've played several of them, but neither Max Payne nor Alan Wake ever stayed with me to the extent that they clearly have with many other people. Even with Control, I didn't actually play it until two years ago, and still only because it was offered as one of the free monthly titles on PS Plus. At that point, I thought I might as well give the game a chance, but I was just expecting to get a decent enough game that I'd enjoy while playing and then forget soon after. I was somewhat mistaken on that, as you might have figured out.

Not only is Control the most fun game to simply play that Remedy has ever made, the combination of gunplay and magic powers works wonderfully, but it also features one of my favourite settings in all of video games to date. The Oldest House is wonderfully cryptic and strange place, and the wider world it begins to reveal during the story, as well as the various side quests and optional collectibles. I also found the characters far more well-rounded than in previous Remedy games, Jesse Faden being a great main character driven by an excellent performance by Courtney Hope. The rest of the cast is great too, a particular highlight being Ahti the janitor, and the voice actors do a great job leaning into the slightly off feeling of the whole game. Finally, I'd be remiss not to mention the Ashtray Maze, one of the single best levels in any video game in recent memory. Combined with the track "Take Control", it's a genuine highlight in an already excellent game.

#39

Change YoY: -3   My Rating: 9.2 / 10

My history with the Monster Hunter series is relatively short. The only title in the series that I'd played to any notable extent before World was Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii well over a decade ago, and I never actually owned the game myself. I just never found the series that appealing for whatever reason, and the same was true with Monster Hunter World. In fact, it was my wife who got the game originally, not me, and she was the one who played it through while I just largely ignored it for several years. It wasn't until late 2022 as I was looking for something to play, I thought I might as well give it a chance. After all, I could certainly see the appeal with the general concept of the series, even if in the past it hadn't managed to hook me.

As you can probably guess by its appearance on this list, I ended up absolutely loving the game. The setting is wonderfully varied, with the different zones having a very distinct atmosphere and look of their own. The visuals and music are excellent as well, and even the story and characters, while essentially serving as just an excuse to go out and hunt, are surprisingly engaging even if not the most memorable. Yet, it is of course the gameplay and the monsters themselves that serve as the true stars of the game, and both elements are fantastic. I played the game for nearly 150 hours, and I never got tired of the core gameplay loop of hunting materials to craft more gear so I could then go on more challenging hunts to get better materials and craft even better gear. It helps that the monsters are impeccably designed and exciting to fight against. Even just the base game alone would be enough to warrant a spot on my list.

However, I must also mention the game's expansion pack, Iceborne, which could almost be its own game entirely considering how much content there is in it. Introducing a new area to explore and several new monsters, it was essentially more of what I'd already learned to love, with the challenge level ramped up even further. It's one of the best expansion packs I've ever played, and serves as a great final chapter to one of the best games of the previous console generation.