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
#70. Hotel Dusk: Room 215
I love classic point-and-click adventure games, but interest in the genre really faded after the mid-90's and good ones have become a lot more few and far inbetween. Good ones outside of the PC are even more rare. Fortunately, for a brief span of time, the developers at Cing changed that with a handful of games for the DS and Wii. Their best work was on display with Hotel Dusk: Room 215. It's a pretty good noir story, filled with broken characters who've made lost of mistakes in their lives including the main character, a former detective who is now a 3rd rate salesman. The art style fits the game's story like the glove. It's like a slightly animated sketch book, very reminiscient of old indie pulp comics. It's even echoed by the way play the game with the DS on it's side, like you're holding a book. It might turn some people off, but I really can't image anything else working better. Plus the game features some of most innovative use of the Nintendo DS' controls. Cing did some really interesting things that no one else, ever did, and for the most part they worked really well. I'm hesitant to say too much else about the game, as its really something that needs to be experienced and I'd hate to ruin any aspect of it. Anyway if you can find it, give it a play. There aren't many other games like this, and it's worth the effort of finding it.
Hotel Dusk might have had some of the most creative use of
I have it on my PC. One day, I'll play it.
I have it on DS and enjoyed it a lot. That is, untill I got stuck on a puzzle that I couldn't solve, involving being trapped somewhere and a telephone. Never managed to get beyond that point and haven't touched the game since.
I also enjoyed it.
Cing also made the greatest game of its generation: Little King's Story. Will it make this list?
^shit really? Must be same publisher surely, not developer?
On the contrary, apparently Nintendo published Hotel Dusk, and there were three different publishers for Little King's Story: Rising Star Games for Australia and Europe, XSeed Games for America, and Marvelous Entertainment for Japan.
Yeah, would love a switch remaster of lks. I never gave it much of a chance.
There is a remaster of it: the PC version. I don't see it working well without the wii-remote, though; and it's apparently a bad port.
To add to my previous post, Cing co-developed it with Town Factory; but I have no idea who or what Town Factory is.