Kazuo wrote:Got bored in work between Christmas and New Year so started writing this up. Just finished it after managing to slot The Last Guardian in there, because duh.
Edit: Fuck knows what happened with the formatting here but I can't be bothered changing it.
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Rez- Just about the only game that continues to instil a sense of childlike wonder in me, like I could sit cross-legged a little too close to the TV and just stare at it with my mouth hanging open. Properly transcendental.
Splatoon- Trust Nintendo to be the one company that’s ever managed to crack my distaste for online shooters. Just scrub the dictionary definitions under ‘fun’ and replace them with this. The second coolest game ever made.
Super Hexagon- Up there with Tetris as an example of ‘perfect’ game design. A twitchy, invigorating masterpiece. Fast forward twenty years and I’ll still be playing this, somehow.
Majora’s Mask- Each Zelda is special to me for different reasons, but I think this one left the most lasting impression. I let the world end once, and only once. Ocarina of Time knew how to be scary, but Majora’s Mask remains completely haunting.
Dark Souls- It took me years –years- to click with it, but once it happened there was no going back. Possibly the best world building, storytelling, and combat mechanics I’ve come across in a game. A bona-fide obsession.
Perfect Dark- Goldeneye but better. To this day I’ve never been as excited for a game as I was for Perfect Dark, and it delivered ten-fold. So vast in its array of modes and details that I still can’t understand how they ever got it running on an N64.
Skies of Arcadia Legends- Quite simply one of the greatest JRPGs ever made. From the tone of its characters to the joys of assembling your crew and sailing the skies searching for discoveries, it’s a soaring adventure from start to finish.
Smash Bros Melee- Probably the game that I’ve poured more time into than any other. My friends and I became so good that we started entering local tournaments against semi-pros and real competitors. In today’s world of global tournaments and professional tier players it seems hopelessly quaint, but it was heady stuff at the time.
Killer 7- Obtuse, stylish, downright bizarre and utterly unique. Peak-Suda, and absolutely crying out for some form of re-release.
Pokemon Blue- It may no longer be the biggest, or even the best, but it remains the most beloved.
The rest
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hylian_elf wrote:Need to update mine. NSMBU will go in.
davyK wrote:My list has hit the max post size...
davyK wrote:Rhythm Paradise (Wii) First game I've played where not looking at the screen helps.
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