My Top 20 Games So Far

What the title says, a list for my friends to check out and compare.
20 of my favorite games.

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
The story is both moving and ridiculous. Just as real life can often be.

1

Dragon Warrior IV
Dragon Warrior IV
An rpg told in chapters? That was a revelation to me. Plus, not playing as the actual hero until the final chapter? Bold decision that worked for me.

2

Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy III
A game where halfway through…the bad guy wins. That blew my mind. I didn’t think anyone would have the balls to try it.
Guess what? Square has balls to spare.

3

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
This game not only fulfilled a desire of mine, it put the last attempt to shame. The desire? A side scrolling action RPG. The prior attempt? Ys III.

4

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Just an absolute banger of a game and soundtrack.
It showed me that even an underpowered system can sometimes produce amazing graphics.

5

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Me if my absolute favorite platformers, given a fresh new shiny coat of paint.
Like Sonic 3 & Knuckles, this one showed me that even failing gane systems can have some hidden gems.
I’ve applied this concept to other things lol

6

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
I adore every version of this game. I’ve even had each version. Didn’t have DX long, as my mom’s dog ate the cartridge lol

7

Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
Such a well realized world was crafted in this game. By a studio I generally consider lacking in that department.

8

L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire
Absolutely great game that uses newspaper archives to give you actual real world cases to solve during the course of the game. That’s dedication to a bit.

9

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Wonderfully silly game that proved a fun rpg doesn’t have to be completely serious, or even mostly serious.

10

Dragon Warrior Monsters
Dragon Warrior Monsters
Man, this game was FUN.
As a huge fan of Dragon Warrior/Quest type monsters, this was immediately appealing to me. Wolflords rise up!

11

Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
Yuzo Koshiro.
That is all.

12

Wild Arms
Wild Arms
A western themed rpg with some Nye resting twists to gameplay? How could I ever resist?

13

Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
I am a sucker for time travel stories, and this game delivers.
It also got me into jazz.

14

Air Zonk
Air Zonk
A very odd shmup, but also incredibly fun. Also with a good soundtrack

15

Super R-Type
Super R-Type
I said Chronotrigger got me into jazz.
Well, it wasn’t without help from this amazing shmup. I got this with my SNES. Both it and the system were bday presents from my sister, Liz.
To this day, Super R-Type is the standard by which I measure all other shmups by.

16

Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
Oh man. Hit me with a combo up in here.
An actual Macross shmup that is fun and has some incredible music?
Mike Tyson couldn’t hit me better.

17

The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
Not my first point n click, but one of my favorites. Irreverent humor, tongue in cheek dialog, wtf items to pick up and use.
It’s all good stuff mixed with a pretty good pirate themed soundtrack

18

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
The reboot I never expected but absolutely love. Heck. More than I did the other OG. And that’s saying something.

19

Judgment
Judgment
This game is pretty much amazing.

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