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Personal Top 100 Games

100 games  

This list is based on my personal feelings, preferences, and sentimentality at the time of writing. If this was a list about which 100 games I think are the best ones in general it would look very different.

I've never made a favorite games list before. The exercise has always been very difficult and daunting for me. My personal opinions tend to be fairly liquid, so identifying favorites is a lot closer to trying to lasso in moving targets than not. I did my best to try ordering the list in terms of which games elicit a stronger sense of connection with me near the top, as well as which ones I tend to think of more readily when remembering stuff that I like.

I'm mostly happy with the result. Some things could naturally get moved around still, and a few could potentially even get bumped off in favor of something I enjoy more popping up into my memory again.

Shadow of the Colossus [Game] Douban
9.2 (31 ratings) other title: 旺达与巨像 / 汪达与巨像 2005-10-18
genre: 动作冒险 platform: PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 2 developer: DIGITAL Hearts Co., Ltd. / Team Ico publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
『ワンダと巨像』(英名Shadow of the Colossus)は、2005年10月27日に ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメントより発売されたプレイステーション2用ソフト。後にPlayStation 2 the Bestが廉価版として2006年6月8日に発売され、プレイステーション3用のHDリマスター版が2011年9月22日に発売された。
BananaSundae: One of the better examples of this medium's artistry because SotC expresses almost all of its themes, storytelling, and more directly through gameplay. Too many games fall back on cutscenes and endless expositional texts and gameplay-interrupting content in the pursuit of trying to be artistic or filmic. But the video game medium is primarily about player interactivity and expression through gamePLAY, not passivity.
Advance Wars [Game] Douban
other title: 高级战争 / ゲームボーイウォーズアドバンス 2001-09-09
genre: 角色扮演 / 策略 platform: Game Boy Advance developer: Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. publisher: Nintendo
The battle lines have been drawn, and an elite group of sly strategists are massing troops at your borders. You'll have to command ground, air and naval forces if you hope to survive the coming wars, and it won't be easy. With 114 maps to battle on and both Single-Pak and Multi-Pak link modes, Advance Wars brings turn-based strategy to a depth never before seen on a handheld!
Trespasser [Game] IGDB
1998-10-28
genre: Shooter / Puzzle platform: Windows developer: Dreamworks Interactive publisher: Electronic Arts
Trespasser is a PC game released in 1998. Set one year after the events of the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park and published alongside the film's home video release.

The player assumes the role of Anne, the sole survivor of a plane crash on InGen's Jurassic Park "Site B" on Isla Nublar. With a fractured arm and no equipment to speak of, Anne must escape the remote island by solving puzzles and evading dangerous dinosaurs.

The game opens with John Hammond reading an excerpt from his memoirs. Hammond is a rich industrialist who used his wealth to assemble a scientific team that cloned dinosaurs. Intent on creating an amusement park showcasing his biological attractions, Hammond's park ultimately fails when the dinosaurs escape. While Jurassic Park was built on Isla Nublar, off the coast of Costa Rica, the animals were raised at an alternate location, Isla Sorna, also named "Site B". Trespasser takes place a year after the events of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, where the general public has learned about the existence of Jurassic Park.

The game begins in a dark apartment, where mail is piling up and a phone rings. When it goes to voice-mail, a woman named Jill leaves a message, expressing amazement that Anne (the apartment's resident) had actually gone ahead on a trip to the tropics. The message closes with Jill's comment, "I thought you HATED flying." The scene changes to an unseen person closing and bolting an airplane bathroom door and then the sounds of retching can be heard. The plane suddenly bucks and an apparent malfunction occurs and the plane crashes.

Anne awakens on the shores of an island (apparently the sole survivor of the crash), and proceeds to explore. Anne learns she is on Site B, InGen's dinosaur breeding facility. Pursued by dinosaurs, Anne makes use of weapons left behind to defend herself as she explores. Following a monorail track into the island interior, Anne encounters dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and Albertosaurus. After recovering security cards from an InGen town, Anne proceeds past a dam and to a large mountain. At the summit, Anne is able to contact the United States Navy on an emergency channel. After defeating the Alpha Velociraptor and its tribe that lives atop the mountain, she is rescued by helicopter. The game closes as Anne returns to her apartment. Jill calls and the message goes to the answering machine, saying she "better have a good damn reason for not calling," Anne wordlessly responds by tossing a raptor claw on her desk.
BananaSundae: The most broken and unfinished game that I've ever loved. The purest immersive sim that almost was and sometimes, just briefly, is.
洛克人X2 [Game] Bangumi
other title: Mega Man X2 / Rockman X2 1994-12-16
genre: ACT platform: スーパーファミコン[SFC]
史上最強のイレギュラー・シグマの反乱から半年後。一度は減少したかに見えたイレギュラーは増加の一途をたどり、各地でイレギュラーハンターの基地が破壊されるという事件が起こっていた。その事件を起こしているのは、特殊な制御チップを埋め込まれた、言わば人工的に作られたイレギュラーであり、そのチップには滅んだはずの"Σ"(シグマ)のマークが刻まれていた。
第17部隊の隊長となっていたエックスはそのイレギュラーを製造しているという基地に赴き、その破壊に成功するが、時を同じくして各地で特A級のレプリロイド達の反乱が勃発。その背後には、「カウンターハンター」と呼ばれる3体の謎のレプリロイドの存在があった。
一方、先の戦いで大破した戦友・ゼロは頭脳チップが奇跡的に無傷であったが、ボディの修復はレプリロイド工学の権威、ケイン博士にも不可能であり、基地にチップが保管されたままの状態であった。そんな中、反乱を鎮圧していくエックスの元に、突如カウンターハンターから通信が入る。それは「我々と一騎打ちを行え。もし勝利できればゼロのボディを渡す」という、エックスへの宣戦を布告するものであった。
カウンターハンターの正体、そして最終目的は何なのか。本当にゼロは復活することができるのか。答えを得るためにエックスは戦い続ける。
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [Game] Douban
9.4 (9 ratings) other title: 合金装备2:自由之子 / 潜龙谍影2:自由之子 2001-11-13
genre: 射击 / Adventure platform: Windows / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / PlayStation 2 / PlayStation Vita developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc. publisher: Konami Corporation
《合金装备》历来给人的感觉是电影与游戏的结合体。《合金装备2:自由之子》就被充分体现了这一点。
本作中时刻体现着电影的元素,游戏开场那段Snake(斯内克)跳下纽约乔治·华盛顿大桥后站到油轮上的画面明显借鉴了电影《终结者2》,游戏中Snake与俄国士兵Olga(奥尔迦)战斗时的慢镜头又与《黑客帝国》中的子弹如出一辙。并且游戏的音乐也是请到曾为《勇闯夺命岛》、《断箭》、《埃及王子》、《天国王朝》等好莱坞大片创作过音乐的著名音乐制作人Harry Gregson-Williams(哈里·格雷森-威廉姆斯),威廉姆斯在谈到促使其为一部游戏作曲的原因主要还被故事剧情深深打动。1年后KONAMI又推出了完全版《合金装备2:实体》,并且第一次移值到了除PS2以外的XBOX和PC平台上。
BananaSundae: Sometimes, I really dislike Hideo Kojima's approach to writing and presentation (constantly interrupting gameplay with endless codec calls and exposition). However, when you get to finally PLAY MGS2, it's quite good.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord [Game] Douban
other title: 巫术:疯狂领主的试验场 1981-01-01
genre: 角色扮演 platform: Windows / macOS / SNES / 超任 / NES
在美国获得大成功的3D迷宫类角色扮演游戏的移植版。在5个种族和8种职业中组合成角色,最大可组成6人团队探索地下迷宫。打倒敌人提升等级,收集道具。游戏借移植红白机的机会加入了日文,还调整了图像画面、音乐、难易度等设定。
The Surge [Game] Douban
other title: 迸发 / 巨浪 2017-05-16
genre: 角色扮演 / Action platform: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One developer: DECK13 Interactive GmbH publisher: Focus Home Interactive
《迸发》.是由Deck13开发的一款科幻题材第三人称ARPG游戏。
BananaSundae: Closer to Nioh than Dark Souls, which probably explains why so many Souls fans got pissed and hated on it.
Dead Space [Game] Douban
8.8 (24 ratings) other title: 死亡空间 / 绝命异次元(2008) 2008-10-14
genre: 射击 / Adventure platform: Windows / Xbox One / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Xbox Series X|S developer: Visceral Games publisher: Electronic Arts / EA Games
死亡空间》是美国艺电(EA)制作的一款第三人称射击游戏,游戏以越肩视角与科幻恐怖为卖点。玩家在游戏中扮演一位叫艾萨克·克拉克(Issac Clarke)的工程师,他跟随同伴前往调查发出遇难信号的石村号太空飞船。在飞船上他们遭到不明怪物的袭击,结果仅剩艾萨克在内的三人幸存。艾萨克需要与其他二人合作共同渡过难关并找到逃生的方法。
BananaSundae: As far as derivative games go, this is one of the best Resident Evil 4 ripoffs out there.
Kirby Super Star [Game] Douban
other title: 星之卡比:超级明星 / 星之卡比:超级豪华版 1996-03-21
genre: 横版过关 / Action platform: SNES / 超任
『星のカービィ スーパーデラックス』(ほしのカービィ スーパーデラックス)は1996年3月21日に任天堂より発売されたスーパーファミコン用ゲームソフトである。開発元はHAL研究所。略称は「SDX」や「スパデラ」や「カーデラ」など。『星のカービィシリーズ』の日本における第7作目、アクションゲームに限定すれば4作目にあたる。
BananaSundae: You can really see the early mechanical concepts Sakurai would develop in Super Smash Bros. later when you examine all of the intricate movesets Kirby was given for his different powers in this game.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Game] Douban
other title: 塞尔达传说 风之律动 / 塞尔达传说 风之杖 2002-12-13
genre: 动作冒险 platform: GameCube developer: Nintendo EAD publisher: Nintendo
出品:任天堂
机种:NGC
发售时间:2003 年
由任天堂知名制作人宫本茂亲自制作,故事采用了3D卡通的表现方式,使主角林克活灵活现的表情、柔软俐落的身手、2D动画质感的烟雾与爆炸光影等都表现得淋漓尽致
这是《塞尔达传说》系列第二次获得满分,也是第四款满分游戏,在当时看来,四款满分游戏,有一半是《塞尔达传说》的,可见这一系列游戏的地位。本作用了3D的卡通渲染,让当初看惯了3D游戏的玩家们耳目一新,也让众多口味挑剔的玩家也对本作心服口服。
Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily [Game] Douban
other title: 洛克人2:威利博士之谜 / Rockman 2 Dr. Wily no Nazo 1988-12-24
genre: 横版过关 / Action platform: PlayStation / NES / 红白机 developer: Capcom publisher: Capcom
ロボット工学の第一人者であるDr.ライトの造ったロボットを奪い、世界征服をたくらんだDr.ワイリーだったが、ロックマンの活躍によってその野望は阻止され、世界に再び平和が戻った。しかし、世界征服の野望を捨てきれずにいたDr.ワイリーは、ロックマンに戦いを挑むべく、自らの手で作り上げた8体のロボットを送り出してきたのであった。
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Game] Douban Steam WikiData Fantastika Bangumi IGDB Skybridge
8.3 (66 ratings) other title: 光与影:33号远征队 / 光與影:33號遠征隊 2025-04-24
genre: RPG platform: Windows / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S developer: Sandfall Interactive publisher: Kepler Interactive
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

“Year by year, She erases us.”

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.

We are Expedition 33.
BananaSundae: It's overhyped by its biggest fans and the combat system is too one-dimensional and borderline rhythm game instead of proper RPG with all the parry/dodge emphasis, but I enjoyed it enough to give it a place on this list.
Valkyria Chronicles™ [Game] Melon Log Steam
2008-04-24
genre: RPG / Strategy platform: PlayStation 3 developer: Sega WOW publisher: Sega
The critically acclaimed RPG Valkyria Chronicles invades PC in 1080p True HD!
All previously released DLC included

Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europa, divided and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation. The Empire has set its sights on invading the principality Gallia, which shares its borders with the two superpowers, in an attempt to secure an invaluable natural resource, Ragnite. Within this struggle a hero named Welkin, and his fellow soldiers of the Gallian Militia, ‘Squad 7’ are fighting back against the invasion and the Empire’s attempts to unify the continent under its power.

During the ensuing war, Squad 7 discovers that the Empire possesses a secret weapon, known as the “Valkyrur” – an ancient race with special powers thought to exist only in legends. With this new discovery, the fate of Gallia’s ability to defeat the Empire and save the lives of the Gallian citizens…

“CANVAS” graphics engine: A unique engine that produces breath taking images that look like watercolour paintings in motion.
“BLiTZ” tactical battle system: Experience strategic maneuvering of units combined with conventional RPG gameplay, all layered on top of the moment to moment action afforded by real-time controls as players command each squad member and tank in battle.
Epic storyline: Players will immerse themselves in the epic struggle for freedom, as the fate of the world lies in the hands of Welkin and the members of the 7th platoon.
Customisation: Over 100 customisable characters allow players to create a variety of platoons to suit each battle’s needs.
Beautifully rendered battlefields: Players explore 30 different environments, using unique terrain features to gain advantages in battle.
Additionally this brand new PC digital version comes bundled with all previously released DLC, including:

Hard EX Mode (harder versions of skirmish missions in the main game)
Edy’s Mission “Enter the Edy Detachment” (a side story campaign)
Selvaria’s Mission “Behind Her Blue Flame” (a side story campaign)
Challenge of the Edy Detachment (six challenge missions)
BananaSundae: A bit too cute and cheery for a game about war and prejudice, but the gameplay is interesting and mostly well done.
Banjo-Tooie [Game] Bangumi
other title: 班卓熊大冒险2 / バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険2 2000-11-20
genre: ACT platform: Nintendo 64 / Xbox 360
前作『バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険』にて、バンジョーとカズーイは宿敵・グランチルダと戦い、大岩に生き埋めにする形で倒してから2年が過ぎた。

グランチルダを封印している大岩は、部下であるクランゴがどかそうとしていたが、2年の歳月をかけても動かなかった。

一方バンジョーとカズーイは、クルクルやまのふもとの自宅でボトルズおよびマンボを相手に、トランプを使った賭博を行っていた。ゲーム展開が不利になったバンジョーとカズーイだが、カズーイはマンボとボトルズを「グランチルダが帰ってきた」と騙し、気をそらしてチップを盗んだ。

その直後、突然大きな地震が発生し、巨大なドリルマシンがクルクルやまのふもとの壁から現れた。マシンの中から2人の魔女・ミンジェラとブラウベルダが降りてくる。彼女達は姉であるグランチルダを助けるためにやってきたのだ。

先ほどの地震に不安を覚えたバンジョーたちだが、マンボが様子を見に行く。そこで見た光景は、2年間動かなかった大岩がミンジェラとブラウベルダの魔法で破壊される光景だった。そして、出てきたのは、骨だけになりながらも生きながらえていたグランチルダだった。

グランチルダの復活——これを知らせるためマンボはバンジョーの自宅へ戻るのだが、ミンジェラに気付かれたことで、復讐に燃えるグランチルダから追われることになる。マンボはどうにかバンジョーの自宅へ戻り、グランチルダが今まさに魔法で攻撃してくることを知らせ、みんなを避難させようとするが、ボトルズはまた騙されると思い込み、避難しようとしなかった。その直後、ボトルズを残したまま、本当にグランチルダの魔法がバンジョーの自宅を貫いてしまう。その後、グランチルダ達はドリルマシンに乗って出てきた壁へと消えていってしまった。

翌朝、無事だったバンジョー逹は壊された自宅の前に戻ってきたが、ボトルズの姿が見えない。すると自宅の中から真っ黒焦げになったボトルズがふらふらになりながら出てきて、その場で力尽きてしまった。バンジョーとカズーイはマンボと共に、ボトルズの敵討ちをするためグランチルダ逹を追いかける冒険に出発する。
Clive Barker's Jericho [Game] Douban
other title: 克莱夫·巴克的耶利哥 2007-10-23
genre: Action / Shooter platform: Windows / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 developer: Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L. / Sonic Mayhem publisher: Codemasters
【游戏简介】
恐怖有很多种,你想尝试哪一种,人们对于未知的事物都充满了好奇,从鬼怪传说、惊险小说到恐怖电影,似乎对于恐怖的体验已经成为人们日常生活娱乐的一种方式,只是这样的恐怖带给人们更多的是精神上的极度刺激。在游戏世界中所营造的恐怖惊悚带给人们的则是生理与心理的震撼,毕竟游戏更能把玩家带入剧情。相对于小说电影的接受信息和满足好奇欲望,游戏中的恐怖世界则是由玩家自己去探索,去挖掘,去探知恐惧背后的真相。由著名的恐怖小说家、电影导演、剧作家克莱夫·巴克尔(Clive Barker)和英国公司Codemasters共同合作开发的一款恐怖冒险游戏《克莱夫·巴克尔的耶利哥》(Clive Barkers Jericho,以下简称《耶利哥》),将登陆PC、PS3和Xbox 360平台,游戏预计将于明年第四季度发行。作为一名知名的英国籍导演和剧作家的克莱夫·巴克尔,无论是在拍摄风格还是撰写话剧等剧本方面都凸显出其诡谲灵异的风格,这一点在他所执导的《养鬼吃人》(Hellraiser)、《杀人蜂》(Candyman)和《夜行骇传》(Nightbreed)等等影片,以及巴克尔诠释的话剧本《科学怪人》(Frankenstein)中便可见端倪。
BananaSundae: If this game had gotten the extra 6 months or so of development time it needed, everybody would refer to it as the kind of great 7th gen game we don't get anymore.
Clock Tower [Game] Douban
other title: 钟楼惊魂 / クロックタワー 1995-09-14
genre: Adventure platform: Windows / Wii / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation / SNES developer: Human Entertainment, Inc. publisher: Naxat Soft / SunSoft
 《钟楼惊魂》(又名;时钟塔 , 钟楼)(Clock Tower)是日本Human Entertainment公司推出的惊栗游戏作品之一,游戏于1995年首次发行超级任天堂版,至1997年推出PlayStation平台改良版本,其标题被改为《Clock Tower: The First Fear》,1999年推出WonderSwan及Windows 95版本。
BananaSundae: It's largely Dario Argento's Phenomena reimagined as a Super Nintendo point-and-click survival horror hybrid game. The main character's name is Jennifer and she straight up resembles Jennifer Connolly in Phenomena (whose character in that movie was also named Jennifer, lol).
SA2 [Game] Douban
other title: 索尼克大冒险2 / Sonic Adventure 2 2001-06-05
genre: Adventure / Action platform: Windows / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / GameCube / DC developer: Sonic Team publisher: Sega
  Sonic Adventure 2是Sonic系列的10周年纪念之作,由原先的日本 10周年logo小组转为美国小组制作。
  本游戏在显现索尼克系列一向的主题:速度感的同时,加入了许多新动作,新游戏方式,评分系统,让可玩度大大增加
  本作强调Hero和Dark竞争,以速度过关的Sonic、Shadow;操作机械的Tails、Eggman;寻宝的Knuckles、Rouge。且取消了前作的Adventure File,但是关卡同样富有乐趣。
  玩家将扮演Hero角色和Dark角色进行两种线路的剧情游戏,在游戏过程中,剧情会不断相互交织,对战,并以这交织的剧情让玩家更加深入地理解故事。
  游戏也承袭前作的人工生命体Chao。进入Chao Garden的方法于有自由冒险舞台的前作不同;本作得在关卡中取得Chao钥匙、过关后自动进入,且往后可以在关卡地图中选择进入Chao Garden。本作的Chao更加丰富多样,三方分歧的种类、技能学习、生活行为、丰富的竞赛等等。同样可载入至VM中,展开属于Chao的小冒险。
BananaSundae: It's a messy game, but it retains a place in my heart all the same.
Clive Barker's Undying [Game] Bangumi
other title: 不死之灵 / 克莱夫.贝克尔之不朽 2001-02-21
genre: FPS / survival horror platform: Windows
Clive Barker's Undying is a first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by EA Games. Noted horror author, the titular Clive Barker, was consulted in shaping the game's plot and background lore and also provided the voice of Ambrose Covenant, a character in the game. Undying follows the adventures of 1920s Irish paranormal adventurer Patrick Galloway as he investigates the mysterious occult happenings at the estate of his friend Jeremiah Covenant.
BananaSundae: The atmosphere and writing are what makes this game work for me. It's not that great when played as the FPS it presents itself as, more like an Adventure/Shooter hybrid of sorts. Jericho plays better.
Star Fox 64 [Game] Bangumi WikiData Eggplant.place IGDB
other title: 星際火狐64 / 星际火狐64 1997-04-27
genre: Shooter platform: Nintendo 64 / Wii / Wii U developer: Nintendo EAD publisher: Nintendo
The update to the 16-bit Super NES title continues the original's on-rails 3D shooting action on the Nintendo 64. Starring Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi, and Slippy Toad, this new 64-bit version contains 15 plus levels, easy, medium, and difficult paths, forward-scrolling levels as well as full 3D realms, and a three-part multiplayer mode using a four-player split screen. In addition to plenty of Arwing action, the game introduces a new hover tank and even features a submarine level. The 8-megabyte cartridge also boasts voice samples from 23 different characters instead of the original's animal noises. Star Fox 64 was the first game to feature Rumble Pak support. A Rumble Pak bundle and standalone version of the game were sold. Released in Europe under the name Lylat Wars.

Mad scientist Andross arises as the emperor of Venom and declares war on the entire Lylat System, starting with Corneria. General Pepper sends in the Star Fox team to protect the key planets of the Lylat System and stop Dr. Andross.
BananaSundae: It's carried almost entirely by the force of its charisma. It's also a good rail shooter.
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