A game I like for every year I have endured.

Not necessarily my favourites from each year, just something I like that stands out to me from that time.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
1989 - Love those Belmonts, baby!
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
1990 - Beautiful in its simplicity. A pure JRPG.
Super Castlevania IV
Super Castlevania IV
1991 - Those Belmonts, baby. Love 'em!
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land
1992 - I'm no really bothered aboot this. It's fine. There was just fuck all else I liked that was oot in 1992.
Doom
Doom
1993 - No contest.
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
1994 - Samus rules.
King's Field
King's Field
1995 - One of my favourite series of all time.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
1996 - The scariest thing seven-year-old me had ever seen. The box art alone. Nightmares for weeks.
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
1997 - I rented this from the video shop over and over. Once phoned the day it was due to ask if I could have it a day longer and got threatened down the phone.
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
1998 - This blew my tiny mind. Still kinda does. An all-timer.
Shenmue
Shenmue
1999 - I truly lived in that world. Ine-san made me dinner, and I drove a forklift.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2000 - God I fuckin' love masks.
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
2001 - Killing a person ain't no big deal.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 - THE laser-focused survival horror experience. Genuinely untouchable.
Gregory Horror Show
Gregory Horror Show
2003 - A bizarre year for me. Looked through a list of 600 releases and it was mostly shit, or stuff I never knew about and have since added to the backlog. Settled on GHS, a game 14 year old me never finished but started a lot of times and enjoyed what he played.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004 - Just endless weekends staying at my pal's house. Up all night passing the controller, exploring the place and causing havoc. Great memories.
Killer7
Killer7
2005 - The best game ever made. Fuck you. Kill you.
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
2006 - For me, it's THE zombie game. Never topped.
The Darkness
The Darkness
2007 - Nothing quite like controlling hell powers as a 21 year old who looks and sounds 46.
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
2008 - FUCKHEAD!
Flower
Flower
2009 - Join me on the wind. Let us renew this world.
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
2010 - What's that, Zach? Ah, you're right, people on this site do need to calm the fuck down.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
2011 - Get your jeans on, some fallen angels need humbled.
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
2012 - She stinks. She's great.
Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light
2013 - Please play this series. It rules.

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