Battlerager
Fascinating, unique aesthetic. The monster combination system is really interesting, and it's a shame this never persisted and developed as a more complex, adult alternative to Pokémon.
2006
Really cool class system. Always a sucker for mythology.
2019
This is the most catholic game I have ever played.
2001
Absurdly janky. But this is a masterclass in worldbuilding, and making even small, unspectacular sidequests feel count for something. The first third of the game is brilliant.
This game slaps.
2014
It may look bad, but this game started the entire 'roguelike + deckbuilder' subgenre. Slay the Spire, Monster Train, etc. may be more polished, but this one's still worth playing and is less afraid to go completely nuts with its concepts and numbers.
2007
Couldn't really get into it. Maybe I got to it too late.
2018
Absolute masterpiece of the tactics genre.
1994
The music really carries it. The game's pretty good, though!
Minus points for baby mario's crying noises.
1993
The music is incredible, but the game is just alright - and really really hard.
In terms of being a game, this beats every other RPG on the system - hands down. The puzzles are real brain-busters, the combat is fun, interacting with enemies on the map adds just enough depth to be worthwhile, and the capsule monster system is enjoyable.
Sadly, the game's structure, plot, and characters are all absurdly generic and boring. You repeatedly arrive at the next town with a problem, head to a tower / dungeon / cave and solve the problem, then travel to the next town through a cave.
Sadly, the game's structure, plot, and characters are all absurdly generic and boring. You repeatedly arrive at the next town with a problem, head to a tower / dungeon / cave and solve the problem, then travel to the next town through a cave.
2010
Eh.
2012
Music's cool.
2017
This is the best multiplayer game - when it works. The physics often break, and then the server crashes. And then we queue up again.