Personal Ranking of Games I played during Summer 2022

This is what the title says. I'd recommend doing something like this yourself if you haven't! I'm updating this as I play the games. I won't completely rule out replays if it's been a long time since I've played the game, but generally this only be games I've played for the first time.

If I've written a review for one of the games, it will be in the notes.

Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Inspired, beautiful game. If you're a sucker for art direction and atmosphere akin to the likes of Nights into Dreams and especially Klonoa, you absolutely must play Napple Tale.

Review

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OutRun 2
OutRun 2
Review

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Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2
Soul.

Review

3

Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online
No reason to play this over V2. You need a boot disc to get it online so the lower price of V1 discs over V2 discs in the US doesn't matter since the boot disc doesn't care about region anyway.

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Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Review

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Space Harrier
Space Harrier
Review

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Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2

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Sonic R
Sonic R
Lovely.

Review

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Umihara Kawase
Umihara Kawase

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Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Review

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Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
Review

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Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Review

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Outrun Online Arcade
Outrun Online Arcade
Disappointing but it's still Outrun 2.

Review

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Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Rush Adventure
Review

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Crazy Taxi 2
Crazy Taxi 2

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New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros.

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Sega Rally Championship
Sega Rally Championship
It's not for me though I do get the appeal. Technically sublime, lacking in content.

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Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other. I'm sorry, this game just didn't do it for me.

Blaze is the coolest character though.

Review

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Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Review

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Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse
Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse
Review

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Mega Man 4
Mega Man 4
In terms of level design, this is some of the best of the series so far, but I found the game to also feel weirdly uninspired. The soundtrack doesn't hold a candle to Mega Man 2 or 3 either. The game features top notch production values and tons of polish, but I wouldn't blame someone for starting to tap out on Mega Man at this game.

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Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary
More Puyo Puyo. I got exhausted. The game in general feels lacking in oomph and polish in comparison to 15th Anniversary.

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Cleopatra's Fortune
Cleopatra's Fortune
Review

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Pac-In-Time
Pac-In-Time
Game is too long.

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Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Review

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Daytona USA
Daytona USA
Better than the other weird versions but playing Daytona in crystal-clear HD is just sad.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
On it's own, this is quite a good action game. Not especially challenging or interesting, but still contains top-notch production values. With proper context, however, this game makes me really upset and kinda sad. Please, don't play this, at least until you've played the original Ninja Gaiden 2.

Review

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Daytona USA
Daytona USA
I mean I preferred this to Championship Circuit Edition but neither are really my thing.

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Virtua Fighter Remix
Virtua Fighter Remix
Review

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Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition

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Steam-Heart's
Steam-Heart's
Middle-of-the-road shooter paired with lackluster porno. It makes playing the game feel dirty, though I doubt anyone would've heard of it if that element wasn't there.

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Barbie
Barbie
Review

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Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
This game makes me upset. I HATE this game. Please, PLEASE DO NOT PLAY THIS. Even if you don't have the emotional baggage that I do with Klonoa, all you'll find here is a cheap and unpolished platform game that is technically incompetent to boot. I usually don't get upset when other people enjoy a game that I don't enjoy, but this game is different. When I hear that someone likes this game, I get upset. Thinking about and looking at this game makes me angry. This is everything wrong with remakes, preservation, and the modern game industry as whole. I repeat, PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS.

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