Every February on whatever message board I'm hanging out on, I try to have a little stupid fun and do a theme month. Didn't pull it off last month, but usually it works out. Anyway this year, I'd like to present my Top 28 games of all time. This is a list I've been thinking about during a lot of down time at work for the past week, and I'm actually pretty proud of it. It's just my list of favorites, so there will be several games you've never heard of or at least never played. And there will likely be some that you'll go, "seriously? you like that turd?" Well, fuck you in advance. It's my list and I love it.
Anyway, I'll be posting one game a day with a blurb about why I love it so until the month is over, with my number 1 game being presented on Feb 28. Before we begin here is a semi-sorta sneak preview. Just a quick list of the honorable mentions. The ones that came so close and yet..... not good enough.
- Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
- Fortune Street
- NiGHTS Into Dreams
- Final Fantasy Legend II
- Lemmings
The top 28:
28. Super Mario Bros. 2
27. Dig-Dug
26. Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero
25. Scorched Earth
24. The Saboteur
23. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
22. Azure Dreams
21. Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
20. Legend of Mana
19. Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
18. EverQuest
17. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
16. Rune Factory Frontier
15. Street Fighter Alpha 2
14. The World Ends With You
13. Pokemon Snap
12. Mother 3
11. Heroes of Might and Magic III
10. SimCity
9. Super Mario World
8. Chrono Trigger
7. Tetris
6. Red Dead Redemption
5. Persona 3
4. Resident Evil 4
3. Final Fantasy Tactics:
2. Valkyria Chronicles
1. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
I never played that game, I kind of wanted to.
Fantastic game. Made me want to go to France.... you know, assuming there weren't French people.
#23. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
If you aren't convinced by the brilliance of this game after all the acclaim it's gotten over the years, there's nothing else I can say to convince you. It's a radically different Zelda, with less emphasis on dungeons and more on.... well I'm not actually sure what the new emphasis is. But time management, social interaction, thinking outside the box, and really awkward wannabe fairies all take center stage at some point or another. Plus, it features Clock Town. Argueably the greatest city ever featured in a game. With the game's 3 days of "real-time" Clock Town feels alive, moreso than any other town I've seen in a game. There's so much going on, right up until "the end" that it can be hard to leave. That one town alone would make the game worth the price of admission alone, but then you top it off with the masks. Oh those wonderful masks. It's like Link gets to play Super Hero. All of it does more than just make it a Zelda game unlike any other Zelda game, but simply a game unlike any other.
I absolutely adore Majora's Mask. It dares to be different, to turn the Zelda formula on its ear. The town really does feel alve and the sense of time really does bring a sense of foreboding and dread.
23... 23?! Unless its code for Michael Jordan like GOAT then this list fails.
That's why they cast an Irishman as the protagonist. After all, considering the French disposition, the French Resistance must have been composed entirely of foreigners.
I'll tell you why it's only 23. When I made this list I sort of had one big guiding principle. Is this is a game I liked so much that I have replayed it? And if I haven't do I want to replay it? I went through MM, and for the most part never touched it again. I played about a couple hours of it again when it was on that Gamecube collection, but didn't make it too far. And for whatever reason if I had the chance I probably wouldn't replay it today. So, yeah excellent game, but it's not quite top 20 material for me. Now shut your pie hole and keep watching
Got a feeling no one will really like my top 10 except for maybe Leo.... time will tell.
DOES YOUR TOP TEN HAVE PENIS IN IT?!
Yes. Yes it does.