Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. First time I've had proper Internet in ages - here's a big batch of clues

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

18
- This game, which shook up the series it is part of, sees you trying to rescue the child of a powerful person.
- A popular action-horror game that has been released on numerous platforms in various generations

17
- This game introduced an audience that watches your battles. The audience can help or hinder you.
- This RPG, which features perhaps gaming’s most well known character, had a remake released last year, two decades after the original came out.

16
- This sequel went in a more action packed direction than its predecessor, possibly foreshadowing the direction the similar, more popular franchise from the same developer would also take.
- By killing enemies, you earn extinction points, which can be used to buy new weapons, ammo, and health supplies.

15
- This title made a cutesy character even more cuddly.
- This followed on from another character from the same company also being turned into a soft material.

14
- For the first time in 3D, you’re able to use a power up that dates back to the first game in the series.
- This power up allows you to throw fireballs.

13
- DLC for this game had a feature that showed where your character had traversed on the sizable map.
- The same map was used for the sequel.

12
- The location our hero visits has a striking resemblance to the codename of the console this game first released on.
- You have to serve punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.

11
- The way you enter certain levels can impact the way you play them.
- The action in this iconic platform game is captured by a camera operator who is traditionally one of your enemies.

10
- This game, which launched a major franchise, was originally conceived as a remake of another title.

09
- This sequel takes players outside of the United States for the first time, with competitions based in France and Mexico. That said, there are still plenty of American locations to visit.

08
- That’s an awful lot of water

07
- This game introduced a beloved character to a popular series. The character’s main function here was conceived as an idea for previous games, but the hardware at the time was not powerful enough for it to come to fruition.

06
- This move to 3D is still one of the most popular entries in the franchise.

18: Resident Evil 4

17: Thousand Year Door

13: Breath of the Wild

11: Super Mario 64

7: Super Mario World

I still haven't formally submitted my list yet. Has the deadline passed? I have awful internet connection at the moment so would be a few days before I could send it off

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. First time I've had proper Internet in ages - here's a big batch of clues

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

18 - Resident Evil 4
- This game, which shook up the series it is part of, sees you trying to rescue the child of a powerful person.
- A popular action-horror game that has been released on numerous platforms in various generations

17 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
- This game introduced an audience that watches your battles. The audience can help or hinder you.
- This RPG, which features perhaps gaming’s most well known character, had a remake released last year, two decades after the original came out.

16
- This sequel went in a more action packed direction than its predecessor, possibly foreshadowing the direction the similar, more popular franchise from the same developer would also take.
- By killing enemies, you earn extinction points, which can be used to buy new weapons, ammo, and health supplies.

15
- This title made a cutesy character even more cuddly.
- This followed on from another character from the same company also being turned into a soft material.

14
- For the first time in 3D, you’re able to use a power up that dates back to the first game in the series.
- This power up allows you to throw fireballs.

13 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- DLC for this game had a feature that showed where your character had traversed on the sizable map.
- The same map was used for the sequel.

12
- The location our hero visits has a striking resemblance to the codename of the console this game first released on.
- You have to serve punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.

11 - Super Mario 64
- The way you enter certain levels can impact the way you play them.
- The action in this iconic platform game is captured by a camera operator who is traditionally one of your enemies.

10
- This game, which launched a major franchise, was originally conceived as a remake of another title.

09
- This sequel takes players outside of the United States for the first time, with competitions based in France and Mexico. That said, there are still plenty of American locations to visit.

08
- That’s an awful lot of water

07 - Super Mario World
- This game introduced a beloved character to a popular series. The character’s main function here was conceived as an idea for previous games, but the hardware at the time was not powerful enough for it to come to fruition.

06
- This move to 3D is still one of the most popular entries in the franchise.

#21

Change YoY: NEW!   My Rating: 9.4 / 10

I found it surprisingly difficult to rank Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter on my list. On one hand, it is genuinely one of the best games I've played in recent years, but on the other it is a remake of a game that is already on my list and that doesn't really change anything about its story or characters in any significant way compared to the original. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment I spent playing it without question, but I also knew exactly what was going to happen at every point in the game. As such, the story naturally didn't have the impact it could have had if I played it blind, and as a result I still have the original ranked higher even though the gameplay was quite significantly improved in the remake.

Still, this is about as perfect a remake I've ever played. It kept everything that made the original one of my favourite games of all time, and improved on aspects that needed to be tweaked or upgraded to modern audiences, the visuals and gameplay first and foremost. The characters remain wonderfully written, and there are few games that are as effective at setting up a setting and story that spans over a dozen games at this point. It's quite possibly that once I've had some time to think and let my experience with the game rest a little longer, it will move up on my list and possibly even overtake the original. For now, it sits here.

Welp, of course I lost track of this again. Time Stranger absolutely consumed me over the past 10 days, and having finally finished it - broken free of it, maybe? - now I feel sad I can't add it to the list at this point. Hopefully my consolidated opinion on it a year from now has it high on next year's list, I sure feel like ranking it high right now. Anyways, let me just drop some more hints and try to catch up over the next few days.

#13 - This game was lambasted pre-release for turning this franchise into a "generic FPS". It's not exactly been a common opinion since.
Extra hint - It's one of the highest-rated games ever, widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, and the first in a sub-series that now has 4 main entries.

#10 - According to Metacritic, this is the most widely acclaimed game of the past 10 years.

#9 - This was held as the magnum opus of the genre it popularized for decades by most people, some still see it as "the one".

#8 - I've seen people complain that this game has "nothing to do" between the big boss battles. Having nothing between them is the point!

#7 - There was the strangest drama around this game's release, about how people shouldn't see it as "the new standard" of videogames because its high quality should be considered an exception, not the rule... I think AAA studios were just scared of how much this game blew people away.

#6 - The game that, for many, replaced #9 as the magnum opus of this genre, and broke it into the mainstream.