It's been about 5 and a half years since I did my last Top 100 list. Due to my OCD and compulsion to constantly create lists in my head I think it's time for an all new Top 100.
My first thought was to reevaluate the old top 100, but fuck it, it's easier to pick 100 new games that I didn't have on the list last time. In the past 5 and a half years I've played more than I usually have, largely due to COVID. And in that time I've played a lot of new great games.
Plus, when I made the last list, I avoided adding multiple games from the same franchises. So I can dip back into the Dragon Quest pool and a few others.
Anyway stay tuned. Starting tomorrow we're doing this shit again.
My first thought was to reevaluate the old top 100, but fuck it, it's easier to pick 100 new games that I didn't have on the list last time. In the past 5 and a half years I've played more than I usually have, largely due to COVID. And in that time I've played a lot of new great games.
Plus, when I made the last list, I avoided adding multiple games from the same franchises. So I can dip back into the Dragon Quest pool and a few others.
Anyway stay tuned. Starting tomorrow we're doing this shit again.
Really enjoyed Suikoden. Also played 2 and 5 which were also very good. The fifth one was my favourite. Really dug the idea of trying to find and recruit all those characters to fill up your castle.
Yeah, that’s Eiyuden Chronicle. It’s on Game Pass and I’ve been playing it on and off. It’s not bad but it’s also not as good as Suikoden.
What a story. I loved this game so much, a magical time. I was in my mid 20s though, I might grow up one day lol.
One of my favorite things about the 16-bit era was seeing what developers would do with all the extra power for existing franchises characters that we grew to love in the 8-bit era.
Mega Man was a little bit late to the party since Capcom couldn't stop releasing NES versions of the series, even after everyone else had moved on. But that might have been for the best, because Mega Man X was super polished when it came out. The game got a real story, the Boss fights were better than ever, and In the new armor added a whole layer of abilities and ways to explore the levels.
It's also one of those games I forget how much I like. I bought this damn game three times over the years - when it originally came out, on the Wii U store, and then again on a Mega Man X collection for the PS4.
But my very favorite thing about the game was a secret that I didn't discover until probably 20 years after it came out. One of the secret power-ups that Dr. Light had for Mega Man was Ryu's fireball. When the game was originally made, Street Fighter was the hottest thing in the world, and Capcom knew it had to sprinkle a little bit into all of its other games. I'm sure I was very late to the party in this discovery, but who cares? Being able to do a hadoken as Mega Man was one of the greatest little moments that gaming has ever offered.
I rented it a few times. I never knew about the Hadoken thing. I'll have to try that sometime.
Mega Man X is my favourite game in the franchise, such an excellent game. How can not mention the amazing soundtrack? The hadoken secret was indeed very cool.
I never did play the Zero games. I keep eyeing that Zero Legacy Collection every time I see it on sale.