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(The Best Games Ever)
1. Pokemon: Travel the world collecting Pokemon and filling your Pokedex while aiming to be the number one Trainer.
2. Final Fantasy: As a party of four, you venture forth to restore light to the world and its Crystals while ridding it of the uprising darkness.
3. Tony Hawk's Underground: Skate your way to fame as you tour the world hitting the sweetest spots known to man.
4. Torchlight II: Stop the rise of the Alchemist as you progress through various dungeons to get better equipment, higher levels and thus, access to more spells.
5. Shadow of the Colossus: Travel across a forsaken land, defeating giant monoliths in an attempt to revive a young girl.
6. Super Mario Wii U: Use various power ups while thwarting Bowser and his minions across 8 worlds in an attempt to save Princess Peach.
7. Peggle Nights: Compete for top scores in over 100 different levels as you try to become the Peggle Master in your own right: be it through collecting all the Ribbons or holding the highest score.
8. Advance War: Stop the evil Blue Ribbon Army from taking over the land as you fight in turn based tactical combat.
9. Mario Tennis: Compete in tournaments or play in mini-games, follow the rules of tennis with a Mario twist! (They have superpowers!!)
10. Picross DS: Solve puzzles as you try to complete all the levels in this challenging mind game.
Note: These aren't my only favourite games, just a few of the many, many titles I love.
So what's with the list? Well, essentially I'm trying to see if there are any similarities in the objectives of the games that I enjoy and from this try to see what types of games appeal to me. This is an interesting challenge in the sense that I've always believed I loved games based on uniqueness and style - but its time to find out. Right off the bat, I can see that a lot of these games involve exploration; each game has its own unique world in which the events take place, and most times you are travelling across this world. Out of the 10 listed, at least 7 posses this quality. This actually links with my proposed belief in the style of games - I think I enjoy travelling across these worlds and seeing all of what each one has to offer. When I play games, I spend a big portion of my play time simply walking through the worlds: in Final Fantasy, I like seeing the different enemies I can encounter, in Super Mario Wii U, I loved seeing the themes of each world and the puzzles that each world presented.
That's another similarity for sure - puzzles. I loveeeee puzzle games, and that can be seen between each game to at least some degree. Its heavily prevalent in titles like Picross DS and Advance War, but it also exists in games like Torchlight II. Simply deciding your class in this game can be a mission, since each class has three overall skill trees it can then pick from. This creates a vast amount of customization and options for each character, as certain skills match up with certain gear, etc. To simply, maybe I enjoy games that require constant thinking and interaction - in Mario Tennis, there's a whole mind game to the Super Shots. At its core, once the shots are acquired, it comes down to the first person to miss the ball and use their save shot (a skill which grabs the ball from anywhere but makes for a weak shot). If the game looks good and my brain is working while I'm playing, then I'm happy.
So, when it comes to what games do I like, I think its safe to stick with two things: it needs to be original/feel original, have a good style and I need to use my brain. However, I don't think I need all three categories - I enjoy God of War, which can feel brainless at times. Its sprinkled with puzzles throughout and the style is awesome. Its also an original take on the hack and slash genre and the quick time events aren't guaranteed, meaning you need to pay attention to what comes up on the screen. Witty writing is a plus and lord knows if the music is bumpin' I'm more inclined to be a fan.
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| Which is why this game (and series) is probably one of my all time favourites. |
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