To celebrate our 10 year anniversary I think it's only fair that we do the exact same thing every video game magazine did whenever they reached a milestone... create a top 100 list. So that's what I'm going to do. I've spent the last couple weeks thinking this over and I have a list in front of me that I'm pretty happy with. No one else on earth will be happy with it, but as I always say, "fuck off it's my list and I don't give two shits what you think you little pissant." At least I think I say that.
Also, if you recall I did do a top 28 list a while back. However, that was 5 years ago and many great games have come out since, so even that top 28 has some changes in it. There's a few new games, a few games my opinions have changed on, and there was one really great one that I completely overlooked somehow when I made the list the first time. So rest assured there will be some very noticeable changes.
And it's going to go by fast. Since I've got that new job starting in just over a week, my free time may be reduced, so I'm going to try to get all 100 games posted within the next two weeks. I need to sharpen up my writing since this is a PR job so it's good practice. Writing about insurance benefits and filing medical claims is just like video games right?
100Sonic Adventure
99Kaboom
98Conquests of the Longbow
97Streets of Rage 2
96Lollipop Chainsaw
95Bloodborne
94 Crazy Taxi
93Bit.Trip.Beat
92Wii Ski & Snowboard
91RiverCity Ransom
90Dragon Quest Monsters
89Jones in the Fastlane
88Dark Cloud 2
87Professor Layton and the Curious Village
86MadWorld
85Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
84Torneko the Last Hope
83Crystal Castles
82Space Harrier
81Retro Game Challenge
80Final Fantasy VII
79Bulletstorm
78Rayman Legends
77Super Dodge Ball
76World of Goo
75The Magic of Scherazade
74Minecraft
73Fantasy Zone 2
72Golden Axe: Revege of Death Adder
71Final Fantasy Legend II
70Hotel Dusk
69Splatoon
68Pitfall
67Dragon Quest V
66SteamWorld Dig
65Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
64Order Up
63Hearthstone
62Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge
61Bayonetta
60Galaga
59 Earthbound
58Super Mario Bros.
57Wii Sports Resort
56Pac-Man CE: DX
55Trauma Team
#19 Rune Factory: Frontier
This game... this game is all me. If you had asked me to describe my perfect game, Rune Factory: Frontier is probably would I'd come up with it. A fantasy adventure game with farming and a social sim that's probably too robust for its own good. All centered around a quaint village where colorful creatures float around and don't seem to do anything real helpful, but add to the atmosphere. Yes, I'm probably not the guy you want designing most of the games you play, but screw it, I know what I like. And god knows I like this game. It feels like it should be just a small game. There's only your farm, a few screens that make up the town, a beach, and a lake. But as you play you realize there's actually quite a bit of depth, literally and figuratively. At first it feels like there's just fighting and farming, but as you progress more things open up. You're raising monsters, crafting equipment, building relationships, and as you spend time with those the story starts to open up. And the dungeons, while they don't require an arduous journey to find (the first one is literally next to your farm and you find the extra when you cut some grass that grew over the entrance) are surprisingly huge. You won't be completing this in one or two attempts. They're just too damn massive. Oh yes, and there's a sentient island in the shape of a whale floating over the town too that needs exploring. Anyway, the point is, there's a lot to keep your occupied in this "little game." I think the world "dense" might be the right adjective.
Funny thing about Frontier is over the years I've told myself I would never play it again and traded it away several times. It's a very long game, and to be fair, not exactly well paced. It can be very slow at times, and sometimes in order to progress further you have to do some rather dull jobs like growing flowers to get someone to open a gate. So it's easy to want to push it aside forever and play other games. But Rune Factory Frontier has something extra going on that keeps pulling me back in. As a matter of fact, I just bought the game for the 3rd time a few days ago when I spotted it at a used game store. And now... well I'm thinking I might need to push away some of the newer games I've been eyeballing and give yet another go.
Your perfect game is your 19th best game...
He recognizes his taste is pretty poor.
Love the stories that go with these. So rune factory huh, 19. A farm simulator with dungeons, sounds about right.
We are almost there, this is getting exciting.
Ok no more subtle nuances in my posts. I didn't say it was my perfect game. It's just what I would come up with because it has everything I love. Also I would likely screw up any game development I was involved with.
Going forward all future posts will simply be, "this game is gud. Me likey."
I believe you said if anyone asked you to describe your perfect game, you would come up with Rune Factory: Frontier:
"If you had asked me to describe my perfect game, Rune Factory: Frontier is probably would I'd come up with it."
As we must be precise, what he's admitting to is being a terrible imaginary game designer, as well as having terrible taste.
Only foolz would turn an innocuous comment like that into a multipost debate. Just wait till my list where everything is "greatest *insert qualifier here* game ever!"
edit: spelling check. merely, not merrily.
Nooooooooooooooo! Damn you all to hell!