2001 AGC Priority List

This is my personal list that I'm using to manage and track my progress for a Discord server gaming event where my friends and I will be playing through games from 2000 - 2006 for prizes: the full list can be found here. I'll just be posting high priority games for now, and linking them to my reviews as necessary. The list isn't exactly ordered, but it does serve as a rough estimation as to how I'll be getting to things.

Ys Origin
Ys Origin
5

I would play this all event long if it meant I still got points for this. I might almost like this more than Ys VIII. It just gets better every time I pick it up again.
God Hand
God Hand
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
17

Fucking masterpiece.
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
22

Sly Coops and the gang get into another craaaazzzy adventure with tons of gimmick levels oh no!!!!
Ninja Gaiden Black
Ninja Gaiden Black
Destroy All Humans!
Destroy All Humans!
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Halo 2
Halo 2
[18]

A great follow up to Combat Evolved and the alien weapons are a damn fun time. AND I can actually drive the tanks this time!
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Power Tennis
4

It's still as much fun as I remembered bodying opponents for not knowing how to deal with fast volleys, though those last grand finals vs Shy Guy will forever haunt me...

Scaler
Scaler
Graffiti Kingdom
Graffiti Kingdom
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon Emerald Version
10

Had to play a Randomizer so it was a little scuffed, but fortunately I found a pretty overpowered Tentacruel that carried me to victory
Fable
Fable
21

Peter Molyneux has many ideas and tried many things. Most of them didn't work but at least it's fun breaking the game.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
14

Best 3D platformer I've played in a long while; does everything the original does while simultaneously being even more badass.
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
[20]

A metroidvania inspired take on classic Kirby games that could stand to have fewer one-way doors and perhaps more movement ability abuse.
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
8

Nothing new to add about Katamari, it's just happy go lucky comfort food.
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mission
Samorost
Samorost
1

Still every bit as strange and yet nostalgic as before. I feel like Amanita's only improved since then though.
Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic
Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic
7

Was really excited for this but the super frame tight execution constantly demanded by the game (as well as how much it punishes you ever time you make a mistake) really soured the experience.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
Tak and the Power of Juju
Tak and the Power of Juju
Jak II
Jak II
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
24

Max Payne but it's actually a good game and adaptive difficulty doesn't destroy your experience this time.
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
[26]

Ys can be relaxing? Apparently so! A bit rougher around the edges but it's still pretty fun.
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
I-Ninja
I-Ninja
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
Bionicle: The Game
Bionicle: The Game
13

My friend tells me this is sort of a low budget adaptation of the kids movie Bionicle: Mask of the Light, but I stopped watching after 10 minutes because I got bored so I'll just choose to believe him. It was definitely one of the 3D platformers of all time
Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom
16

I am very bad at this game and thus do not feel qualified to review it but it was pretty fun honestly, and had some banger tunes!
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Marble Blast Gold
Marble Blast Gold
9

My poor left hand
Amplitude
Amplitude
Dark Cloud 2
Dark Cloud 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!
Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!
15

A great quick & silly spiritual successor to Swampy's Revenge with added wrinkles thanks to the zap ability.
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Chulip
Chulip
Doshin the Giant
Doshin the Giant
Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Monkey Ball 2
11

I suck at this game so no review for now but it was a pretty fun experience all things considered. Except for Launcher. Fuck Launcher.
Alien Hominid
Alien Hominid
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
12

This is now my favorite dumb horror game, strikes just the right chords in its pulpy feel and I couldn't put this down.
Pac-Man World 2
Pac-Man World 2
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Space Channel 5: Part 2
Space Channel 5: Part 2
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Ikaruga
Ikaruga
2

I don't have any new insights to bring to the table when it comes to discussing Ikaruga (you can read my old thoughts here, but I was marginally better this time around and beat every boss except for the last boss's phase!
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
23

I hate the villagers but they also hate me so it evens out. Fishing is fun.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Rez
Rez
6 Old review

I don't have any additional insights on this one, Rez is just one of the coolest fucking games ever made
Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion
Wario Land 4
Wario Land 4
Golden Sun
Golden Sun
25

The ideal comfort food fantasy JRPG, for better or for worse.
Max Payne
Max Payne
19

Very inspired by the heroic bloodshed action movies of old, the original Max Payne's presentation and influence is almost untouched, but the difficulty felt quite unwieldy at times.
Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man
ChuChu Rocket!
ChuChu Rocket!
3

Puzzle mode was definitely a strain on the brain but I'm glad I went through with it. Gonna have to bring this back when the friends come over for a trip though!

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