Out of all the franchises you've played over the years, which ones have stood as some of your favorites? And if you want, maybe a couple sentences to why its one of your favorites.
The list is unordered but it's going in descending order. And I wouldn't even say these are set in stone, just what I feel at the moment and are probably interchangeable otherwise.
Honorable mentions: Star Fox, Pikmin, MOTHER, Dark Cloud, Phoenix Wright, Yakuza, Burnout, Sonic, Ys
The list is unordered but it's going in descending order. And I wouldn't even say these are set in stone, just what I feel at the moment and are probably interchangeable otherwise.
Honorable mentions: Star Fox, Pikmin, MOTHER, Dark Cloud, Phoenix Wright, Yakuza, Burnout, Sonic, Ys
- Jak & Daxter - Despite the tonal shift from the first game, I felt the trilogy got better and better as it went on. The HD collection is such a hallmark for me on the PS3, the first game is the only game I've ever platinumed. Always wishing to see a proper return someday.
- Final Fantasy - To be honest, it's mostly carried by a few stand out titles since there's still much I've yet to play, but the ones I have played resonated with me enough to hold the series in high esteem. And that's including side games like Tactics Advance and Crisis Core.
- Persona - This was a big unexpected series for that filled in something I hadn't realized I wanted. A weird blend of social life sim and dungeon crawling. Starting from from 4, I've become more and more invested in what this series has to offer, including mainline SMT.
- Fire Emblem - These are games I kept getting addicted to starting from the GBA games until the 3ds ones. I found the strategy gameplay so engaging compounded by the fact that units are there own individual characters that could be lost at any time (unless casual mode in modern games).
- The Legend of Zelda - Probably doesn't need much explanation since I'm here in the first place. It's a series I've loved since childhood during the GameCube days and that love has only grown as I went back to play the older games as well as the newer ones.
- Super Smash Bros - I almost forgot this seeing as it's a crossover of other franchises, but it definitely is a series on its own. It's been a huge part of my life growing up w/ Melee and eventually Brawl and still continues to be something I play today w/ Ultimate. It even kick started my interest in Nintendo history in general with the vault.
- Grand Theft Auto - Largely in thanks to my older brother, I've played almost every new entry since at least San Andreas (though I'm 95% certain I played Vice City the year it came out) and I've always found them to be fun and chaotic. The PS2 games especially I put on a podium.
- Mario - This is a bit of a cheat b/c I'm including all the Mario spin offs here like the Karts, RPGs, sports, etc. If we're talking just mainline Mario then it's probably behind Zelda, but the IP as a whole was big part of my childhood and I've stuck w/ it throughout.
- Metal Gear - Middle school was when I was really getting into the series, and the storyline for these games have always had me captivated and blown my mind on several occasions. The gameplay I loved too since I'd replay them constantly and always love finding extra codec interactions or new ways to approach the game.
- Xeno - An even bigger cheat as I'm referring to the Xeno collective (Gears, Saga, Blade), but screw it, they've been some of the most profound games I've ever played with so much to analyze and dissect, especially early on. Just on devotion, they're the only games I preorder and have been on my mind constantly for years, in one way or another.
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