The Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games. I plated it on PS4 and thought it was only ok. I played it on switch and loved it way more and did pretty much everything, all side quests and DLC. Love it so much.
Some of my personal favourites: Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Final Fantasy IX, EarthBound, Half-Life 2, Inside, Undertale, The Last of Us 2, Okami, Banjo-Kazooie, Metroid Prime, Outer Wilds, Resident Evil 4 and Elden Ring.
My top 10 starting from 1 1. Dark souls 2. Borderlands 2 3. Final Fantasy 7 4. Bioshock 5. Halo 6. Doom 7: DMC 5 8: Crash Tag Team Racing 9: Street Fighter 2 10: Resident evil The top two I can honestly play forever without getting bored, bought them multiple times and been playing them for years. Others I put the first game since I love the series as a whole. If I’m cheating then Dark souls 3 would be up there with the first Dark souls.
A very cool list! One of these days I'll need to try out one of the Dark Souls games. While they look intimidating I can see how they can be super satisfying once you start to get a hand of things :)
Nice list Emily! Some of my personal favorites are Stardew Valley, Rune Factory 4, Fantasy Life, Dragon Quest Builders, Yo-Kai Watch (the entire series), Ys VIII, Ni no Kuni, and Atelier Ryza! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your top ten lists! :)
I currently replay "Breath of the Wild" after a few years when I played it first. Also the SNES Zelda game is one of the best of all times, which I played when it was released on SNES in the 90s. There are other great games for me, in my mind comes: The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 5, Death Stranding, Axiom Verge, Demon's Souls Remake and Elden Ring. Very nice channel by the way.
1. Shadow Man (remastered is now definitive version, but previously Dreamcast) 2. Metal Gear Solid 2 3. TimeSplitters Future Perfect 4. Sonic 3&K 5. Crazy Taxi 6. Resident Evil 4 7. Super Mario Bros 3 8. Immortal Redneck 9. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 10. Whatever I’m feeling that day. Lol
Excellent list! Quite a few would be in my top 10 as well. God, the backlog of games I have would probably take several long life-times to get through. It's a shame because you pretty much have no choice but to pick some and pass on others ;_; That's compounded even more when you enjoy mmorpgs too. Speaking of which, I'm not sure you ever mentioned it (as I'm new to the channel) but do you ever play any online games? There are some pretty good story-driven mmos out there (like FFXI or XIV, Dragon Quest X, Mabinogi, etc). Definitely beats the typical grindfest WoW clones.
Have you tried Pokemon Conquest? It's a strategy rpg type game! I hear it's actually pretty good, but the physical game is getting pretty pricey! Love the video as per usual!
I have not yet but it really does look great & something right up my alley! I was looking at used prices recently and you're right it's starting to get up there 😂😅
Great top 10! Mine is (tentatively): 1. Xenosaga Episode I 2. Zelda Ocarina of Time/Majora’s Mask 3. Final Fantasy IX 4. Final Fantasy Tactics 5. Final Fantasy VII 6. Dark Cloud 7. Dark Cloud 2 8. Final Fantasy X 9. Final Fantasy XI Online 10. Final Fantasy XIV Online Honorable Mentions: -Smash Bros Melee -Smash Bros 64 -Smash Bros Ultimate -Final Fantasy XII -Vagrant Story -Final Fantasy VII Remake -Final Fantasy VIII -Kingdom Hearts -Kingdom Hearts II -Zelda Twilight Princess -Zelda Wind Waker -Xenosaga Episode II -Xenosaga Episode III -Chrono Trigger -Chrono Cross -Legend of Dragoon -Xenogears
Awesome list. I too haven't beaten breath of the wild yet because I just like to explore and experience everything. I think sometimes taking your time of the game really helps you enjoy the most out of it. It's like not wanting to finish a really good book.
I have quite a few planned! I'll probably try to spread them out so that I have a little more time to play a bit from my backlog before committing to new top 10 lists though 😅
Even if I didn't play those games, Its always nice to see people talking about their favs videogames with a smile in the face. Thank you very very much for sharing your top!
Don't feel too bad for having to "cheat" a little. A favorite games of all-time list is like picking which of your kids you love the most :D I look forward to more top 10 vids, great work!
All great picks! My top 10 would be in no order Beacon Pines(Switch)Animal Crossing New Horizon(Switch),Endless Ocean(Wii), Legos Rock Band(PS3), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 +2(Switch), The Legend of Zelda(NES), Zelda Breath of the Wild(Switch), Skyrim(Xbox Series S), Murdered Soul Suspect (PS3), Ducktales Remastered(PS3) as of today.
I've really been enjoying your videos recently, Emily, and found your channel after Femtrooper shared a recent video! Loved seeing your Top 10 of all time, and was especially happy to see Jak & Daxter represented. I feel like it's a series often overshadowed by Ratchet & Clank, but J&D was one of my first PS2 games. Exploring Sentinel Beach, the goofy writing, and all of the different collectibles made for an excellent 3D platformer. Great list overall and I'm looking forward to tuning in to your other videos. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that you were able to find me (Femtrooper is pretty great, hehe). I'm also happy to hear that you really enjoyed Jak & Daxter as well! I have so many nostalgic memories with that series and really hope we see some series reboot or spin-off at some point. I feel like we've been seeing fewer and fewer 3D action platformers come out in recent years and would love to see a comeback for the genre.
Excellent video! I love top 10 lists like this because no two are alike. Love seeing A Link Between Worlds on here! You rarely hear about it anymore but it’s one of the best Zelda games!!!
Oh thank you! It was hard putting this one together and trying to balance my childhood nostalgia with contemporary games I've enjoyed in recent years. But A Link Between Worlds I think will always be a top favorite of mine - it's overall impact not only in my childhood but also as a young adult really solidifies it as a truly memorable game for me :)
@@orbalology That would be awesome! I tried emulating some of the old fire emblem games with english patches and I just couldn't get into them unfortunately. Really hoping for a remake of FE 4 and 5
Unfortunately you can't apply the English patch onto the physical carts so you have to go the modded Vita route for this. The collector in me really wanted these editions so that's why I have them 😅. But it's really a great way to play the Sky games!! And thanks :)
@@orbalology Ohh gotcha. I wish the Trails games were just easier to acquire all on one platform in the West. I know it’s all digital, but it’s one of the reasons I’d think about getting a Steam Deck just to have access to all the games.
What a fantastic list! Witcher 3 feels like Medieval Batman doing Supernatural episodes as quests, I love that game so much. Psychonauts definitely made me laugh out loud going back to it recently, although maybe it's a bit more outrageous than I remember it being as a kid. The Trails games are a mark of excellent taste. ALTTP and BOTW are the best Zelda games, the exploration is so good.
You really know how to articulate your opinion and im enjoying your channel. Only advice i can give is that for videos like this having an ost sounding in the background really does helps. Even if its barely heard it really sdds much more weight to one's speaking. You will have fun when editing choosing a videogame's song to accompany your thoughts
Thank you! I've been looking into background music options actually - just haven't explored the editing process quite yet and how to best avoid copyright claims. I know some game companies are more sensitive than others for this so I may need to do a bit of testing before hand 😅
Thanks for reminding playing order in Sky Trails series. So often you see Trails of the Cold Steel in the eShops that you almost forgot that there was Sky series before...
A wonderful top 10! 😃💖👍Quite different from mine...and yet I can totally agree to these amazing games! Solid picks!👌 And a wonderful video (Love the spoiler-resistant timestamps, very thoughtful)
I agree a balance of retro & modern is key. My top 10 are; 1) Super Metroid, SNES 2)Zelda Breath of the Wild, NSW 3) Resident Evil 4, NGC 4)Super Mario Odyssey, NSW 5) Bloodborne, PS4 /Elden Ring,PS5 (I couldn't decide, so I went with both) 6)Chorno Trigger, DS (Yes the DS version) 7)Fire Emblem Awakening, 3DS 8)Xenoblade Chronicles, Wii/NSW 9)Hollow Knight, NSW 10) Spider-man, PS4 Honorable mentions; 1)Witcher 3 2) Portal 2/Half-Life 2 3)Megaman X, SNES Lastly, I honestly could easily list 50 more games I love. Too many excellent games.
Jak 2 has a lot of hidden depths, and in a way a stark contrast from the first game. Thinking back to the Jak games makes me really miss them, they were truly something special during the PS2 era.
Very interesting list, I honestly don't know if I would be able to make a top 10 myself! It would definitely include FE Path of Radiance and Etrian Odyssey 3 though. By the way, I've always been curious about the Trails series, but there are so many entries that I am a bit reluctant to get into it, any suggestions on where to start? Also, I got FE Echoes a while ago, but still haven't gotten around to play it, I need to get through my backlog...
For Trails I think the best overall experience is to start from the beginning (Trails in the Sky FC) and go through them chronologically. But that can be difficult if you don't have access or want to jump around the different hardware the games are scattered across. The new one coming out this month Trails from Zero I think will also be a great place to start to test the series out and that's on the Switch/PS4/Steam. Or if you want to try the more recent entries with HD graphics starting with Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2 is fine as well. I just highly recommend that you don't play Cold Steel 3 or 4 until you get through the earlier games. Those games have a lot of returning characters and the slow burn build up is super rewarding once you see things start to connect & build on top of one another.
great list! the zelda games are cool, it would be great if nintendo can bring a link to the past to the switch! here are m,y top 10, the games and order gets muddled anytime I think about this lol 10) Final Fantasy 7 (PS1) - my dad and I played through this many times together. I loved the music (esp the battle music) and this did the summons the best out of the series for me. The feeling of power at the late game is unparrallelled!, then there is the chocobo racing and breeding. I could go on and on, this probably should be higher on the list tbh but who cares lol 9) Diablo 2 (mac lc2) - this was the first game I ever got addicted to. The setting, the sound. the thud of beating on dozens of monsters, the loots. The resurrected release re-affirmed why I love this more than any other arpg out there. just brilliant! 8) Doom reboot (xbox series x) - where do I start here? Fast pased, rocking soundtrack, great level design, great visuals. This is that game where I stick my lips out when firing big guns. Best shotgun in all of gaming! Period! Exclamation point! 7) Ratcher and Clank Up Your Arsenal (PS2) - I love this series, I love these characters, I love these mechanics, I love these visuals, I love the weapons, I love the humour. But my feeling for this game ggoes beyond the sum of its parts. There is a soul to this series that I feel is best captured in this instalment. Damn I want to play this again! 6) Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox One) - While this is not the best game from a technical standpoint, and didnt nourish my soul when the series came to my country in the third instalment, I feel like this is my faviourite game in the series. It was such a step up from the original, this game satisfied my inner most fantasies of driving exotic cars in an open world. I did everything I could do in this game, and I loved every minute, and this I cannot say for the other entries which is why it is on my all time list. The location being based on the border of Italy and Spain was absolutely magical. 5) Resident Evil 2 Remake (Xbox series x) - I was a little late to the party for as it came out a generation prior, but I got it for a very cheap price. This game is worth the full recommended retail price, maybe even more tbh. Best Resi game in the series for me, I really enjoyed the innovation of the story being played in 2 perspectives. I havent seen this done in a game before and it is genius! So, I plat as Leon, play my way through the main game, then play as Claire who is in a different area of the game that parrallels the sequences of Leons actions where at junctions they even meet. Then you get to play the main story as Claire then play as Leon iin a similar way. Even just explaining this is making my head hurt! I love it! 4) NBA 2K16 (PS4) - For the love of the game I hold dear. Basketball. NBA basketball. The fantasy of being about to play the game with your favcouriote players, you can create custom rosters, you can create a player. The graphics, gameplay and animations have aged well. This game is my #1 sports game EVER. 3) Uncharted series (PS4) - I love all 5 games equally. Yes, the latter games, UC4 and UC the lost legacy are technically the best in the series, every one of these games scratches the itch I have for adventure andf action. I love the characters oh so much! Nolan North is the first voice actor I know by name (outside of Mark Hamil ofc), I play this series annually in sedquential order as a manathon run. Speaking of, time to mark my 2023 playthrough! 2) Grand Theft Auto V (XBOX 360/PS4) - yup, I'm that guy! The guy who will kneel to one knee and place my hand on my heart and declare this toi be my second favourite game of all time. I really want to talk about the characters, the setting, the story, the scale, the detail, the gameplay and Trevor. But lets just talk about Trevor. Trevor is a broken human being who has lost all sense of right and wrong. A character I despise and adore. Like an onion, you will peel away his horrible actions and generally digusting appearance and you will see a man who is actually a nice person who can no longer be that way anymore. His life experiences and moulded him in the pshychotic ruthless person he is. Oh I love driving and flying in this game too 1) The Last of US series (PS4/PS5) - ...and here it is. The crowning jewel that sita aopt of the head of the others. The genuine feelings I experience over and over after multiple playthroughs never wither. Its a topsy turvy experience that grips me from beghinning to end. I will recognise that people do not like the seconf instalment, but I think it was a masterclass of story telling, It is fascinating how perspective can change how you feel about an event, or a character, and this game plays on that heavily in UC2. These games kept me thinking about it well after I played it. So many games I left off makes my heart hurt so I will list a few honourable mentions; Ghosty of Tsushima Mario Odysset Rise of the Tomb Raider Witcher 3 Titanfall 2 Injustice 2 Ori series Dragon Age Origins Mass Effect trilogy Red Dead Redemption series Portal 2 Halo 3 Half Life 2 Bioshock series Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1&2 Horizon Zero Dawn The next game I want to play is Persona 4 Golden on PSV so I can finally play Persona 5 on Switch.
I've never heard of these trials games. 100% going to check them out as the gameplay looks 🔥 - great list! Great to see a decent mix between western and eastern for sure. Also fire emblem games are siiick. I was really into advance wars when I was young and a friend directed me to FE when I was looking for more strategic combat style games. I really enjoyed the vibe and have loved them ever since
The Trails games are sort of like a long standing epic! I highly recommend them if you're into slow burn JRPGs. The combat also offers a cool take on the classic turn base system where positioning and turn order play more of a major role. I would also argue that FE and Trails share similar mechanics in their party configuration & knowing the different weakness/advantages each class offers :)
@@orbalology Oh awesome, thanks I'll 100% check them out. Definitely sounds like something I'd be into. I can't believe it's taken me so long to hear about them 😂 this is why I like your videos, helps me to broaden my catalogue of games. Or rather backlog 😂
@@randomramblings101 Oh I hope you love them! There are a lot of entries in the series (unfortunately split across different systems if you're not on Steam). But I recommend starting from the beginning with Trails in the Sky FC if possible. The slow build up is most rewarding imo if you can play them in chronological order. I also recommend checking out videos by The Kiseki Nut on YT as well - he has a lot of thoughtful Trails coverage in his videos.
@@orbalology Oh I'm sure I'll really enjoy them! Would you recommend the steam versions or the originals on their respective consoles? Steam sounds the easiest way to give them a go? I'll definitely aim to go chronologically and I'll check those videos too. Thank you so much!
Steam should be perfectly fine! I think it mostly comes down to personal preference if you want to jump around. I've found it easier to play these on handheld but it's definitely not essential.
Fire Emblem Echoes. Good choice. I love the game so much, especially for the story and the dungeons. I absolutely felt the same way a few years ago. Though, it actually was the hardest Fire Emblem game for me to finish. Not because it was too hard, but because the overworld battles and all of the spread out maps that really just amounted to big squares with maybe some terrain effects just slowed the game down to a crawl for me since I liked exploring every corner of the map and dungeons. A phenomenal game with sadly some of the worst map design with far too many that are huge and have terrain that slow down your movement to just 1 or 2 spaces. Still my favorite Fire Emblem story and character interactions though. So I totally stand by the choice. I just wish they had taken a little more time to rebalance the maps, cause horseback and flying units moving over twice as far as some other units and such big maps really just made it hard for me to see the game through to the end after I got into the later stages and all of my non-riding units felt too slow to get into the action when I needed them. I switched to casual to finish so I could just lazily grind through the bad maps without worrying about losing units to them to get to the main battles of each chapter
I see what you mean about the imbalanced landscapes, I also remember there were quite a few maps that required a lot of turns to move some characters over to the action 😅 But glad to hear that Echoes' story & characters resonated with you as well!
I was thinking on my top 10 games of all time and I think for the moment this is it! 10. Elden Ring 9. Halo 3 8. Metal Gear Solid V / (If you haven't played any MGS, MGS Snake eater for the 3ds is a good one!) 7. Witcher 3, During college I really didn't played any games but this brought me back. 6. Pokemon Gold 5. Mario 64 4. Metroid Fusion 3. Zelda Twilight Princess 2. Super Smash Bros Melee 1. Megaman X 1, This game blew my mind when I was a kid, seeing X getting all the armor upgrades and everything has an special place on my heart.
Thanks! And I hope you enjoy Xenoblade DE! The story is a wild rollercoaster. Also don't forget about the bonus story Future Connected! For the longest time I didn't realize that was available on the main menu after completing the main story😅
Love this list!!! I share a lot of similarities although I never got around to breath of the wild… I know please don’t roast me. I finally recently bought it and plan to actually beat it
@@orbalology thank you!! I’m about 7 hours in now and gotten the first of the divine beasts unlocked. It’s exactly like you said amazing exploration and it really feels like you’re rewarded for exploring all the nooks and crannies
I've recently gotten into the Trails series and have plowed through 5 games now (The 3 Trails in the Sky games and the first 2 Cold Steel games, before going back to the Crossbell games). It's quickly became probably my favorite video game series ever. I dread the fast approaching day when I'm all caught up and there's no more Trails games left to play. I'd also pick Sky SC as my favorite so far. The ending of Sky 1 and the emotional core of Sky 2 made me a fan of this series for life.
Oh I'm glad to hear that you've been enjoying the Trails series! We still have quite a bit to go through with the localizations but I'm sure after the series wraps up Falcom will come out with another hit :)
@@orbalology True. I'd totally be down for a new series of similar RPGs set in a brand new world. I just don't want this to be the last series of RPGs that I play that keeps building on previous ones in the way that they do. It's such a cool idea that I've never seen done before. Each game is like a new season in a great TV show, with spinoff shows happening as well to keep expanding the world.
My overall favorites in no particular order are: - Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Metroid Prime - Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door - Batman: Arkham City - Shin Megami Tensei IV - Etrian Odyssey IV - Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Celeste - Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (Gold was actually my first RPG so this one means a lot). It's cool to see Trails in the Sky SC in your top 10 as I started Trails in the Sky FC last week. I figured now is a good time to jump into the series with the Crossbell games coming to Steam soon.
That's a great list! And yay, I'm glad to hear that you're currently playing Sky FC! The first game takes a little bit to warm up to but the payoff is well worth it :)
It's crazy how similar our gaming journeys are, as I didn't play much of anything during college or grad school either, but was a very avid gamer before and try to stay active now after. As far as nostalgia, I would say jump back in! I can't think of any of my favorite childhood games that don't hold up. There are so many great memories! Popping it in for the music alone will send you back in time. It will be a wonderful. In addition, you can talk about the same 5 games over and over it won't bother me, but will nudge me more to play them! I have really enjoyed the handful of your videos I have watched. Honest and thorough analysis with a solid tone, cadence and editing. I will stay tuned in. Thank you for your productions!
Aww thank you! And you bring up a lot of good points. Recently I've been re-reading some of my past favorite novels and couldn't help but think that they either didn't age well or I grew out of them a bit. A part of me is a little worried that this will happen to a few of my childhood games too but there are so many elements that make up games that hopefully it won't be a similar case 😅
You are more than welcome. I appreciate your contributions. Yes, I can totally see your point. I hope it's only applicable to novels for your sake... Only one way to find out! 😃 I feel often people can be disappointed with older graphics if you can't keep things in context, but I was never big on graphics. I'm all about the strategy, characters, gameplay, combat systems, etc... which in my sample size hold up well. Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii is a great example.
Love what you said about not being able to finish a game because then, it would be over. Breath Of The Wild is probably my favorite game of all time, but Nier:Automata is up there too because there are like 20 different endings, so that helps with not wanting to finish a game that you love, if that makes any sense ;)
It totally does! I'm actually hoping to play Nier Automata sometime this year. We'll see if I can make it through all the endings or leave some unfinished for similar reasons :)
I love that Zelda games took the top spots. I'm currently trying to complete a playthrough of the entire series in timeline order and just made it to A Link Between Worlds. Haven't played it since it came out so I'm really looking forward to diving in again. As far as my favorite games of all time... that would be really tough to decide, and might differ depending on what day you asked me. Zelda is one of my favorite series, and Wind Waker and Majora's Mask are probably my favorite Zelda games, so I guess they'd have to be on an "of all time" list. Final Fantasy X is also a really big one for me. Portal 2 is basically a perfect video game, imo, so I'd probably put that on there. Some others off the top of my head that I could potentially choose are Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 remake), Super Metroid, the Kingdom Hearts series as a whole, Super Mario 64, Resident Evil (Gamecube remake), Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Skyrim, the Mass Effect Series... honestly I could just keep going and going lol. Anyway, great list! Looking forward to more list videos :)
Thank you! You have a lot of heavy hitters in your list! And it's cool that you're revisiting the Zelda games in timeline order - hope you enjoy your return to ALBW :)
Hi, i discovered your channel i few days ago. Its been fun watching you talking about games and your collections! You talked about Psychonauts, maybe you would like Rayman 2! Its one of my favorites on PS1, but i heard the PS2 version has more content
I can't remember if it was Rayman 2 or another one of the 3D platformer games I played a bit of way back when, but thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it and/or revisit it :)
Haha yep. I feel like some of these games I've put off will remain unfinished. But maybe once the sequels eventually get announced & hyped up it'll motivate me to finish them 😅
Great video! You should play Dante's Inferno, it's kinda like Hades. For me it was original Tomb Raider & Lara Croft that got me hooked on gaming! Favorites are survival/horror, adventure, rpg's, & shooters!
Oh ok cool I'll look more into Dante's Inferno then! And very cool - I never played any of the Tomb Raider games but I was looking at some of the new & remastered collections on the PS4. Which entry would you suggest as a good starting point for that franchise?
@@orbalology Definitely start with the original Tomb Raider(PS1, it on steam and gog too)if you able to and work your way up(2,3, etc), it might get a bit tough at spot but it pretty good, gotta be precise with your jumps or you won't grab the ledge so jump straight as possible and just have fun exploring, they did release a remaster of TR1 call Tomb Raider Anniversary(follow by TR Legend and TR Underworld) that look better and isn't as janky but I recommend trying the original for a good challenge, haven't play all the older ones yet, only beaten TR1, Anniversary and Legend so far As for the more recent Tomb Raider titles, they pretty different compare to the older ones, more like Uncharted with the whole cinematic story campaign
@@RMK245 Oh ok! Thanks for your suggestion - I do tend to prefer playing things from the beginning instead of skipping ahead for certain series. That way you can see the history & progression over the years. And I can see how the newer Tomb Raider went the Uncharted route to appeal to that demographic on the modern systems.
@@orbalology You welcome, when you do get around to playing the original Tomb Raider take your time, it can get a bit frustrating if you trying to rush, If I remember correctly they have save point(not too many)through out each level to save your game if you happen to die you'll respawn back from that save point, so be ready for a bit of backtracking here and there, thought I heard in Tomb Raider 2 you could save at any point in the level so some breathing right there Same here, I usually like to go in order(reason I started with Witcher 1 than went to Witcher 2, still need to play Witcher 3 tho), just depends on the series and if it story driven in a way/or connected, or just wanna see the progress(sometime)
Nice top 10! You got a lot of variety into this. Not only in genres but also in time, some nostalgic ones, and some new ones. I knew a link to the past was going to be if not #1, it would be #2. Also I knew Xenoblade Chronicles would rank very high. The BotW kinda surprised me, but the other day you told me you hope I Could play it , so it made sense later on. I didn't know, you liked that much legends of heroes, I think you've only mentioned it a couple of times. On the ps4 video you showed passion about it. My top 5 was full of nostalgia, I may need to build a new one 😅. It also broke my hard I didn't see Pokémon mentioned 🥺 I asked for a top of you fav games of all time, in your Q&A, hopefully I was the only one 😅 thank you for doing it! I might try some of these
Haha I've been dropping Trail crumbs in a few of my videos, but nothing too direct. I'm sure I'll be talking a lot more about the series once Trails from Zero comes out in September 😂 For Pokemon my favorite is still Silver from back in the day. I never got to try out Soul Silver on the DS (if only the prices weren't insane I would want to get that version to replay, maybe I'll go for a repo or something 😅). And I hope you try some of these, especially botw! You mentioned how you really loved Acreus so I have a feeling you'll really enjoy botw too.
Oh I think you'll enjoy Hades too! It has a really cool style & as far as rouge-like games go it's fairly lenient with how it's structured in that you improve every time you die :)
great list, I myself given the time, was Seiken Densetsu 3, it was rom only, and with the greatest appreciation, rom was translated, most people in North America never got to see it's light of day, as there was no version in the market, unless Japanese. Secret of Mana Remake is fun and great, but the original for it's time, with the music, best sprite work ever imo, truly was an experience
Nice list. I really wanna start the xeno blade games but, I've just got so many games to play and don't like to put games down without beating them if they're good.
They can be quite the time commitment! I logged in over 100 hours on both. But whenever you can fit in a chunk of time I recommend giving them a go (especially the first one)~
I started the original on my Switch I want to say last year but for whatever reason stopped half way. I need to get back into it and try out the remakes after :)
@@orbalology highly recommend finishing the original first makes you appreciate the remakes even more cause you can tell how much they put effort they put into it.
I've gotta give this some thought. I could probably give my top three without much trouble, but narrowing the rest of my favorites down to ten is gonna be a challenge... 😅 Great list, especially the Trails games (that might just be my overall favorite series). ✨✨✨
Haha yeah I struggled with narrowing my list down to just 10 games as well, but it was a nice little exercise! And the Trails games are amazing - I'm really looking forward to finally playing Trails from Zero this Fall. Will this be your first time playing it too or did you play the Geofront patch from before?
@@orbalology I played the old original, pre-Geofront English translation (i.e. it was barely understandable, desperately in need of an editor) so I'm REALLY looking forward to playing it legit. 😁
Those were some awesome picks!😊 I knew we would have a lot of beloved games in common!😄 I love seeing people talk about their all-time favorite games - it really reveals a lot about a person😉🔍
Hehe yes! There are quite a few Nintendo games on here that we share in common😄 And agreed I really like these sorts of lists too. Especially how it can reflect a part of someone's gaming history & how it may shape their gaming experience going forward :)
My personal favorites of all time are Red Dead Redemption 2, Metroid Prime, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and Super Monkey Ball 2.
I actually couldn't stand RDR2, despite loving the first game. It was just so slow, boring and repetitive to me. I much preferred God of War, which came out the same year as RDR2.
I actually just bought a copy this month (during the GameFly sale)! I have some minor criticism that I'll probably go into during my monthly wrap up but overall I'm really enjoying it so far. I really like the new catching mechanic & all the different environments but at the same time I can see myself burning out super quickly. So I've been attempting to play it in short intervals 😅
@@orbalology I think my biggest complaint for legends is little to no replay value for me other than that I enjoyed it. You've got great taste in games.
I've heard about the limited replay value from a few others as well. It would be nice if they continue this offshoot but add a few new elements to change up the gameplay or something with each iteration. And thanks :)
@@orbalology legends would be a cool sub series that serves as prequels to mainline games. We could see things like the great war, mewtwos birth, the original grey dragon and tons of other stuff only hinted at in games.
I too have to cheat on my top 6, 12, or whatever lists (I like to go by multiples of three because 3 is compatible with the universe and also that way I get away with adding more to my list 😆). I combine Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask into one game (MM is pretty just a big expansion of Ocarina anyways, I mean if they both came out on the PC then they’d just be one game). I like that Jak and Daxter series is in your top 10 list because I too have fond memories of it. Xenosaga Episode I is my favorite game ever and I highly recommend it, especially since you like Xenoblade Chronicles so much. Xenogears is the first Xeno game and is also very good (deserves a remake). Other PS2 gems are Dark Cloud 1 and 2 if you haven’t played em.
Top 10 games of all time can be hard to determine. I mean, nostalgia can blind us towards old games and some games are so perfect the first time you play them, but can never give that same effect the second time or even once their twist is spoiled, like Doki Doki Literature Club, so that makes those types of games hard to rank. If I had to throw out a few: Xenoblade X Atelier Rorona DX Metroid Fusion Azure Striker Gunvolt Ocarina of Time 3D Twilight Princess (Gamecube) Tokyo Mirage Sessions Devil Survivor Overclocked Diddy Kong Racing Megaman Battle Network 5 (like both versions equally) Pokemon Platinum NFL Street 2 (one of these things is not like the others, lol. This gets bonus credit for introducing me to Sum 41 and an overall killer soundtrack and also wall running fun). Not sure if this is a definitive list, but it's what came to mind first when thinking of favorite games of all time. With more thought, I'd probably add some PS2 classics like Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2/3, DBZ Budokai 3, Star Wars Battlefront 2, etc. I need time to compare all my old favorites to give a fair list
A nice varied list! I really enjoyed Tokyo Mirage Sessions & SMT Devil Survivor Overclocked as well. I've also been meaning to go back and play some of the earlier Atelier games. I think I may have made a mistake in skipping to Ryza midway through the Dusk Trilogy - I've been a bit hesitant to go back to the games with the time limit management system 😅
@@orbalology Hahahaha, Rorona is a great starting place cause it gives you more than enough time for most missions. Usually you only need 1/3 of the time to complete the missions in it. It was my first game and I have no regrets. It's one of the only games I've played since I was a kid where I beat it and immediately went back for a second playthrough. Such a fun experience. If you're nervous about the time limit, I think it's a great version to get back into time limited Aterlier games again, especially since time only moves forward when you move locations in it. I want to play the Dusk series next myself.
I own every one of those games! great picks! I've always liked ocarina of time more than breath of the wild but im almost positive its because of nostalgia. I legitimately thought nothing would beat ocarina as my number 1 until I played final fantasy 14 which is basically a single player game with parts that make you play with others. I avoided it like the plague bc I dont like mmos but it really didn't feel like an mmo.
I've been tempted to try FF14 because some of my friends love it but a little part of me worries that I'll like it too much and never get to the rest of my backlog 😅
You’re in for a treat with Psychonauts 2. The first game is very janky like you had commented on for Jak and Daxter, but Psychonauts 2 brings the game into the modern era and feels like a great continuation of the first.
I'm looking forward to playing it! I'm just waiting for the iam8bit collector's edition to arrive - I think it got delayed or something but the wait should hopefully be worth it :)
Fire Emblem Echoes is amazing, it's my favorite FE as well ! I was pleasantly surprised to see Zelda ALBW so high on the list, it's underrated and one of the best Zelda games imo ! I should replay it sometime. Hades is such a sick game, it's impossible to get bored with it. Just masterful. Xenoblade is also one of my favs all time, currently binge playing the third one lol
ALBW is really a great game! I think why it made it so high up on my list was because of how much I adored A Link to the Past and ALBW was actually the entry that got me back into gaming after taking a bit of a break during school. So they both hold a very special place for me :) And yay looks like we share a lot of similar favorites 😄
Everyone has their own preference and the genres they like. It is great that Orbalology has a variety of tastes and sounds open minded towards other games (example Hades), as when we are close minded we miss out on a lot. We also miss out on a lot of stuff due to backlog and lack of time. Disclaimer: This is my personal list at time of posting and as with a lot of people changes after playing games and trying new things and finds enjoyment in other series and genres. 1) Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn 2) Fire Emblem Path of Radiance 3) Donkey Kong Country 2 4) Persona 4 5) Valkyria Chronicles 1/4 (preference to 4 after completing) Despite starting with number 1 first 6) Steamworld Dig a Fistful of Dirt 7) Tales of Xilla 8) Prince of Persia Warrior Within 9) Luigi's Mansion 10) Immortals Fenyx Rising Honourable Mentions: The Last Story The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Xenoblade Chronicles Wii/Nintendo Switch Version Pokemon Gold Raging Loop (Visual Novel) Mario Kart 7/64
Thanks for sharing your list! You have a few on there that I've been meaning to get to. And you're totally right about how these things are subject to time and often genre or even system restrictions we put on ourselves.
Great video and a great top ten list! Personally, I have no problem with two games from the same series being included as long as the gameplay is significantly different. So while both Link to the Past and Breath of the Wild are both from the same series, the way that the story and game are laid out creates two very unique games. I’ll have to think about my own top ten…
Thank you! 😄 Yeah I felt out of all the franchises I talked about Zelda is one you can really get away with listing multiple entries on a list that offer different experiences. Particularly when comparing the top-down and 3D action games. I would also love to hear your list once you decide on yours!
@@orbalology Honestly, I tend to agonize a bit over making lists like this, but it's still fun regardless. Here is my list (with original platform) with the caveat that a week from now it could be quite a bit different! It's pretty skewed towards older games and platforms... 10. Suikoden II (PS1) 9. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (GBC) 8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) 7. Dragon Quest IV (NES) 6. Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS) 5. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (I) (PS3) 4. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) 3. Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 (PS2) 2. Chrono Trigger (SNES) 1. Final Fantasy VI (III in North America (SNES) I do have two games from the Dragon Quest franchise but Monsters is a spin-off with different mechanics and gameplay. Think pokemon but with monsters from DQ.
I list this out all the time, and "top 10" games is always closer to 25 or 30. For the longest time I'd have said Super Mario Bros 3 is the best game of all time, but it keeps slipping further down the top of my list. I struggled with adding pretty new games to my list for a long time, but without a doubt Breath of the Wild is the best game I have ever played. I know I'm not alone in this, but it was a pretty wonderful experience that made me feel like a kid playing a game again. I initially played it on the Wii U, but even revisiting it on the Switch a year or so later it was pretty clear there is something truly magical about that game. I think it I had to cut it down to a purely top 10 it'd be BotW, Okami, Resident Evil 4, We
Aww yay glad to hear that you also enjoyed Echoes! And you listed a lot of great games here - a few that I've been wanting to finally get to as well. And I recently just bought Triangle Strategy actually! I'm not sure when I'll be able to get to it but I was hoping to start it after finishing up XC3 next month. But we'll see 😅
Love your top ten. After hearing about the trails games I'd be interested in them. The only problem is how the games stories are connected. I'd have to buy them all lol. I don't know if it is a good idea, but maybe a top 10 for favorite characters. I couldn't do it myself. Most of them would be Persona characters not gonna lie.
The Trails games are quite the commitment! You can try one of the story arcs to see how it goes before committing to the entire series (i.e. Trails in the Sky has 3 games, Crossbell has 2, and Cold Steel has 4). For the most part each arc is self contained, with the exception of Cold Steel which starts to tie into the previous two arcs in the 3rd game. With the Crossbell duology finally being localized in the West (w/ Trails from Zero coming out this September) that may be a good one to test the waters out with :) And gosh top 10 characters would be really difficult! I would have to think long and hard for that one 😅
It's a nice package! I was able to import both FC & SC using a Japanese import site but I'm still trying to hunt down a copy of the 3rd one for a decent price. One of these days I'll hopefully be able to track one down 😅
For me it's probably not the best list but the games that had the most impact when I played them. These are games I played and finished, in nor particular order: Xenoblade Chronicles - Oh boy this game, I've always heard it was one of the best JRGS out there and when I saw that the DE was coming to the switch I got in on release day. When the opening screen came up with the Monado in the middle of those grass plains and the first accords of the music started I just stopped and my jaw dropped. There are a few games that I've played in my life where something happens and I gasp This was once of them. Chrono Trigger - A classic that I played waaaaaa later than it's release, again the music the design, the game is just so engaging a true gem among gems. This one also has one of those OMG moments where I just stopped to try and process what just happened. Portal - I've heard that Portal 2 is even better but I haven't played that one. This game is fantastic with an amazing physic engine and an ending that truly had me laughing. The dark humour in this game is par to none Fifa 98 France World cup - This was the first game I saw where the graphics blew me away. The intro scene with Blur Song 2 playing in the background, I've rewached that intro hundreds of times. I begged my dad to get a computer powerful enough to play it, I got it for my birthday with the game included, one of my most cherished childhood memories. (I miss you dad) Super Mario World - Christmas morning at grandpa's, me and my brother run down the stairs to see what we been asking for for months a SNES OMG! I must have played this games dozens of times with all possible alternative routes 007 Golden Eye - I think I never actually finished the game but I played the PvsP mode to death (proximity mines anyone?) FF VII - Another game where in intro scene just blew me away, I loved that it was different to other RPGS that I played at the time it felt so Cyberpunk and ofc probably one of the most spoiled scenes in any game. At that time I was lucky enough not to be spoiled and when it happens I was truly left in shocked and actually mourned it took me a long time to finally accept she was gone. Starcraft Broodwar - I was obsessed with this game to the point I actually still watch the Korean Proleague. But besides the competitive side of it the story is amazing with a dark ending that left me super satisfied, I truly didn't know what would happen after that and was left with an impending doom feeling for humanity. Street Fighter 2 Turbo - When I was a kid I used to go to my local arcades to try to beat the other kids (spoiler I didn't) so when this game made it to the SNES I was super excited to have it at home. Played it like crazy with my older brother and the day I finally was able to beat him was one of the proudest moments of my young life. Links Awakening - I had this game on the GB and the cutscenes were something I've never seen on the GB I loved this game so much that I got the remake on the switch Well that's it sorry for the wall of text but just putting a list of games would'nt made them justice. Thanks for the nice video and I'll have to check out some of the title you mentioned!
Thanks for sharing! It's always great to hear how different games impacted others :) I keep meaning to return to Chrono Trigger and finally finish it 😅 I started it over 10 years ago and remember really loving it before I put it down so I've been meaning to restart it from the beginning to see the story through.
Choosing an obvious answer as number 1 is so refreshing! So often people try to just say something interesting for the sake of interesting. BOTW is a masterpiece!
@@orbalology they did just show a switch HD port of Ys:Oath in Felghana along with Ys X, though I still wonder who is publishing that in America and how potential Sky ports would be handled. It seems like Xseed still retained the rights for Cold Steel 1/2 and may have prevented the switch ports of those from being localized. Though Dotemu did use their PC translation for the console ports of Ys Origin so hopefully a deal could be reached again.
Very cool! I've been wanting to try out the Horizon Zero Dawn & Forbidden West games now that I have a means to play them. Also glad to see you love The Witch 3 too in your other comment :)
Funny you mention Breath of the wild I played it when it released on Wii u and kinda played it for a few weeks spent about 20hrs grinding shrines and whatnot and lost interest with other games at the moment. Picked it back up in 2019 and it totally sucked me in. I put another 40 hrs in it within the first week and spend unknown amounts of time farming lynels. Also got into a buying spree with the amiibos bc I had to have all the different outfits for link. Such an amazing game, not my favorite Zelda title but it is def top 3 for me as far as Zelda goes.
Which is your favorite Zelda game if you don't mind sharing? And yeah botw hit me in an unexpected way when I first got my Switch in 2020. I played it nonstop and I feel like there is still so much I haven't done yet in that game that I would like to try eventually😅
@@orbalology my favorite console Zelda game is Majora's mask with wind waker a very close second. I was the kid who had to get all the Zelda games on launch and wanted to find out everything before it got spoiled by my friends because they were like that. My favorite handheld Zelda is links awakening for Gameboy, spent way too much time playing that when I was younger and was the first Zelda game I ever completed. Minish cap is second and the oracles are a close third. ALTTP is my favorite top down style Zelda for console and I never cared for Zelda 2 for NES but can see how some would like it. Twilight princess is good too and I did complete it on GameCube back in the day but it was more of a chore to get thru than the others I feel. They're all amazing games and it's crazy how they're all similar but at the same time so vastly different. Link between worlds was good too and reminds me a lot of minish cap with some ALTTP mixed in there as well but I feel playing it later on in my life made it less significant than the nostalgia I get from the older ones. That may change if I ever get the urge to play thru it again.
@@robshole Ahh very cool! I always enjoy hearing about other people's experience with certain games. I unfortunately never had many of the consoles to play the 3D Zelda titles but I'm hoping those rumors for the Switch ports comes true one of these days. I also enjoyed Majora's Mask but I played the 3DS version. And agreed one of the things that makes the Zelda franchise unique is how much variety there is in all their entries over the years. Makes me curious what their plans are going forward after BOTW2 comes out.
It's weird with me and nostalgic games. Games like Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are my favorites video games of all time, but after playing them after so many years I realize how much they've aged. And of course it'll never be like the first time I played them. Though they'll always be amazing to me.
Yeah sometimes nostalgia can cloud our judgement on certain games, but I would argue that there are some games that stand the test of time! But you're right there are also some games that will never recreate the same feeling of when we first played them.
You're very beautiful woman. I wasn't even looking for your channel, but I found it today. I watched your whole vid. Interesting that Zelda Breath of The Wild is your fav game of all time. I don't like Zelda games. Mainly because I don't know where to go in them. Here's my top 10. I'll go by consoles here. 1. Super Mario World (SNES) 2. Wonder Boy In Monster land (Sega Master System) 3. Dino Crisis (PS1) 4. Golden Eye (N64) 5. Mega Man 2 (NES) 6. Streets of Rage 2 ( Sega Genesis) 7. Sonic 3 & knuckles ( Sega Genesis) 8. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Snes) 9. Mortal Kombat 2 (Arcade) 10. Golden Axe (Sega Genesis). I have so many other games that I like, such as Mike Tyson's Punchout ( Nes) Contra (Nes) Wonder Boy 1 & 3 ( Sega Master system) Of course Sonic 1 & 2 (Sega Genesis) along with so many other games. The modern games I don't like as much as they tend to be way to long. I'll play them however they won't be in my top 10 since I delete all my modern games now as soon as I beat them.
My top ten games are (my list constantly changes) 1. Mother 3 2. Majora's Mask 3. Metal Gear Solid 4 4. Silent Hill 3 5. Chrono Trigger 6. Xenoblade 1 7. The World Ends With You/Neo The World Ends With You 8. Halo 3 9. Chrono Trigger 10. BOTW
Love how you didn't spoil the picks with the timestamps. Love seeing the passion behind someone else's favs
Haha yeah I tried to be a little creative with labeling those to avoid spoilers 😂
Nine months later, I'm here watching this one.
The Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games. I plated it on PS4 and thought it was only ok. I played it on switch and loved it way more and did pretty much everything, all side quests and DLC. Love it so much.
That´s a nice Band maid shirt. I like their music too!
They're great! One of my favorite Japanese bands :)
Some of my personal favourites: Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Final Fantasy IX, EarthBound, Half-Life 2, Inside, Undertale, The Last of Us 2, Okami, Banjo-Kazooie, Metroid Prime, Outer Wilds, Resident Evil 4 and Elden Ring.
A great mix here - I keep hearing great things about Outer Wilds in particular. How they tackled the time loop scenario sounds really interesting.
@@orbalology It's an amazing experience, that's for sure. Definitely play it one day ^^
Kingdom Hearts and Jak and Dexter...just got hit with a huge wave of awesome childhood nostalgia. Thank you and awesome list!
My top 10 starting from 1
1. Dark souls
2. Borderlands 2
3. Final Fantasy 7
4. Bioshock
5. Halo
6. Doom
7: DMC 5
8: Crash Tag Team Racing
9: Street Fighter 2
10: Resident evil
The top two I can honestly play forever without getting bored, bought them multiple times and been playing them for years. Others I put the first game since I love the series as a whole. If I’m cheating then Dark souls 3 would be up there with the first Dark souls.
A very cool list! One of these days I'll need to try out one of the Dark Souls games. While they look intimidating I can see how they can be super satisfying once you start to get a hand of things :)
I’m glad Hades made the list. The game blew me away the first time I played it, couldn’t put it down even after the platinum. Great video!
Thank you! And Hades is really amazing! Glad to hear you enjoyed it too 😄
A Link Between Worlds got me back into gaming as well right after 4 yrs of college w/o gaming! Loving your content so far!!
Oh very cool!! And thank you :)
Nice list Emily! Some of my personal favorites are Stardew Valley, Rune Factory 4, Fantasy Life, Dragon Quest Builders, Yo-Kai Watch (the entire series), Ys VIII, Ni no Kuni, and Atelier Ryza! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your top ten lists! :)
Ah so many good titles (& also games on my backlog lol). And thanks Oliva! 😄
I live fantasy life I can’t wait for the sequel on switch
I currently replay "Breath of the Wild" after a few years when I played it first. Also the SNES Zelda game is one of the best of all times, which I played when it was released on SNES in the 90s. There are other great games for me, in my mind comes: The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 5, Death Stranding, Axiom Verge, Demon's Souls Remake and Elden Ring. Very nice channel by the way.
Thank you! You have a few games in your top list that I've been meaning to try - perhaps one of these days :)
1. Shadow Man (remastered is now definitive version, but previously Dreamcast)
2. Metal Gear Solid 2
3. TimeSplitters Future Perfect
4. Sonic 3&K
5. Crazy Taxi
6. Resident Evil 4
7. Super Mario Bros 3
8. Immortal Redneck
9. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
10. Whatever I’m feeling that day. Lol
Very cool list! And I feel you about no. 10 😂
Excellent list! Quite a few would be in my top 10 as well. God, the backlog of games I have would probably take several long life-times to get through. It's a shame because you pretty much have no choice but to pick some and pass on others ;_; That's compounded even more when you enjoy mmorpgs too.
Speaking of which, I'm not sure you ever mentioned it (as I'm new to the channel) but do you ever play any online games? There are some pretty good story-driven mmos out there (like FFXI or XIV, Dragon Quest X, Mabinogi, etc). Definitely beats the typical grindfest WoW clones.
Great video! Love seeing all the favorite games of youtubers, i think a couple of my favorite are ocarina of time and ace combat 4
Thanks! It's always cool to hear which games have left an impression with others, and how different everyone's lists ends up being :)
Have you tried Pokemon Conquest? It's a strategy rpg type game! I hear it's actually pretty good, but the physical game is getting pretty pricey! Love the video as per usual!
I have not yet but it really does look great & something right up my alley! I was looking at used prices recently and you're right it's starting to get up there 😂😅
Great top 10! Mine is (tentatively):
1. Xenosaga Episode I
2. Zelda Ocarina of Time/Majora’s Mask
3. Final Fantasy IX
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
5. Final Fantasy VII
6. Dark Cloud
7. Dark Cloud 2
8. Final Fantasy X
9. Final Fantasy XI Online
10. Final Fantasy XIV Online
Honorable Mentions:
-Smash Bros Melee
-Smash Bros 64
-Smash Bros Ultimate
-Final Fantasy XII
-Vagrant Story
-Final Fantasy VII Remake
-Final Fantasy VIII
-Kingdom Hearts
-Kingdom Hearts II
-Zelda Twilight Princess
-Zelda Wind Waker
-Xenosaga Episode II
-Xenosaga Episode III
-Chrono Trigger
-Chrono Cross
-Legend of Dragoon
-Xenogears
Awesome list. I too haven't beaten breath of the wild yet because I just like to explore and experience everything. I think sometimes taking your time of the game really helps you enjoy the most out of it. It's like not wanting to finish a really good book.
I couldn't agree more! :)
Really enjoyed your list!
Love top 10 lists! Looking forward to more
I have quite a few planned! I'll probably try to spread them out so that I have a little more time to play a bit from my backlog before committing to new top 10 lists though 😅
We have similar taste lol makes sense since I have been watching a lot of your channel lately!
Haha nice! 😊
Very Respectable choices, looking forward to your following videos
Thanks! 😄
Even if I didn't play those games, Its always nice to see people talking about their favs videogames with a smile in the face. Thank you very very much for sharing your top!
Thank you for watching, glad to hear you enjoyed! 😄
Don't feel too bad for having to "cheat" a little. A favorite games of all-time list is like picking which of your kids you love the most :D
I look forward to more top 10 vids, great work!
Haha so true. And thank you! 😄
I'm new to the channel and love your taste in games. Also love your taste in music, Band Maid are my favourite band right now!
Thanks! Band-Maid is great, I'm hoping to catch them in their upcoming US tour 🤞
All great picks! My top 10 would be in no order Beacon Pines(Switch)Animal Crossing New Horizon(Switch),Endless Ocean(Wii), Legos Rock Band(PS3), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 +2(Switch), The Legend of Zelda(NES), Zelda Breath of the Wild(Switch), Skyrim(Xbox Series S), Murdered Soul Suspect (PS3), Ducktales Remastered(PS3) as of today.
Nice list
And surprisingly I’ve never played any of these games
Thanks! I hope some of the games caught your eye!
I've really been enjoying your videos recently, Emily, and found your channel after Femtrooper shared a recent video! Loved seeing your Top 10 of all time, and was especially happy to see Jak & Daxter represented. I feel like it's a series often overshadowed by Ratchet & Clank, but J&D was one of my first PS2 games. Exploring Sentinel Beach, the goofy writing, and all of the different collectibles made for an excellent 3D platformer. Great list overall and I'm looking forward to tuning in to your other videos. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that you were able to find me (Femtrooper is pretty great, hehe). I'm also happy to hear that you really enjoyed Jak & Daxter as well! I have so many nostalgic memories with that series and really hope we see some series reboot or spin-off at some point. I feel like we've been seeing fewer and fewer 3D action platformers come out in recent years and would love to see a comeback for the genre.
Excellent video! I love top 10 lists like this because no two are alike. Love seeing A Link Between Worlds on here! You rarely hear about it anymore but it’s one of the best Zelda games!!!
Oh thank you! It was hard putting this one together and trying to balance my childhood nostalgia with contemporary games I've enjoyed in recent years. But A Link Between Worlds I think will always be a top favorite of mine - it's overall impact not only in my childhood but also as a young adult really solidifies it as a truly memorable game for me :)
You have great taste in games. You had me Zelda, Xenoblade and Fire Emblem
My favorite Nintendo IPs! 😊
Awesome!! Love your content
Thank you 😊
so glad to see the love for fire emblem echoes! it is my favorite fire emblem as well and I love that game! really nice list
Thank you! And yay FE Echoes was really great - I hope they remaster a few more of the older games on the Switch sometime soon.
@@orbalology That would be awesome! I tried emulating some of the old fire emblem games with english patches and I just couldn't get into them unfortunately. Really hoping for a remake of FE 4 and 5
I had no idea that the PS Vita versions of the Trails games had the English text. I guess I have to go shopping now. Great video!
Unfortunately you can't apply the English patch onto the physical carts so you have to go the modded Vita route for this. The collector in me really wanted these editions so that's why I have them 😅. But it's really a great way to play the Sky games!! And thanks :)
@@orbalology Ohh gotcha. I wish the Trails games were just easier to acquire all on one platform in the West. I know it’s all digital, but it’s one of the reasons I’d think about getting a Steam Deck just to have access to all the games.
Your content is awesome, good luck and keep it up!!
Thank you!! 😄
Recently came across your channel and I have been enjoying it quite a bit! Love the Top 10s.
Thank you! I really like Top 10 vids too :)
Another fab video Emily!
Thanks Milla!! 😊
Fun Top 10! Warms my heart to see Jak & Daxter make an appearance. Loved that franchise!
Jak & Daxter are just so special. I would love to see the series return in some form again.
Doesn’t have anything to do with the video but I see you rocking that BAND-MAID shirt! 🤘🏼🤘🏼😃
Ah yes!! I really love BAND-MAID 😄
What a fantastic list! Witcher 3 feels like Medieval Batman doing Supernatural episodes as quests, I love that game so much. Psychonauts definitely made me laugh out loud going back to it recently, although maybe it's a bit more outrageous than I remember it being as a kid. The Trails games are a mark of excellent taste. ALTTP and BOTW are the best Zelda games, the exploration is so good.
Great choices, thanks for sharing your list, if I tried to make a top 10 I think I would go mad LOL
Haha yeah putting this list together was very difficult, if you ask me to make it again I'm sure it wouldn't look the same 😂
@@orbalology I Bet 🤣
You really know how to articulate your opinion and im enjoying your channel. Only advice i can give is that for videos like this having an ost sounding in the background really does helps. Even if its barely heard it really sdds much more weight to one's speaking. You will have fun when editing choosing a videogame's song to accompany your thoughts
Thank you! I've been looking into background music options actually - just haven't explored the editing process quite yet and how to best avoid copyright claims. I know some game companies are more sensitive than others for this so I may need to do a bit of testing before hand 😅
@@orbalology usually retro games wont present big trouble, only a set amount of companies are heavy on the copyright thing.
Thanks for reminding playing order in Sky Trails series. So often you see Trails of the Cold Steel in the eShops that you almost forgot that there was Sky series before...
Aww the Sky games are some of my favorites 😊 I just wish they would bring them to more modern consoles someday.
A wonderful top 10! 😃💖👍Quite different from mine...and yet I can totally agree to these amazing games! Solid picks!👌 And a wonderful video (Love the spoiler-resistant timestamps, very thoughtful)
Thanks! And haha yeah I always found it strange when people would list the games in the timestamps on a Top 10 video 😅
I agree a balance of retro & modern is key. My top 10 are;
1) Super Metroid, SNES
2)Zelda Breath of the Wild, NSW
3) Resident Evil 4, NGC
4)Super Mario Odyssey, NSW
5) Bloodborne, PS4 /Elden Ring,PS5 (I couldn't decide, so I went with both)
6)Chorno Trigger, DS (Yes the DS version)
7)Fire Emblem Awakening, 3DS
8)Xenoblade Chronicles, Wii/NSW
9)Hollow Knight, NSW
10) Spider-man, PS4
Honorable mentions;
1)Witcher 3
2) Portal 2/Half-Life 2
3)Megaman X, SNES
Lastly, I honestly could easily list 50 more games I love. Too many excellent games.
Yup, narrowing it down to just 10 is tough! And I feel like it's only going to continue to get harder as the years go by 😅
Love the jak series, but something about the 2nd one is just magic to me
Jak 2 has a lot of hidden depths, and in a way a stark contrast from the first game. Thinking back to the Jak games makes me really miss them, they were truly something special during the PS2 era.
Very interesting list, I honestly don't know if I would be able to make a top 10 myself! It would definitely include FE Path of Radiance and Etrian Odyssey 3 though.
By the way, I've always been curious about the Trails series, but there are so many entries that I am a bit reluctant to get into it, any suggestions on where to start?
Also, I got FE Echoes a while ago, but still haven't gotten around to play it, I need to get through my backlog...
For Trails I think the best overall experience is to start from the beginning (Trails in the Sky FC) and go through them chronologically. But that can be difficult if you don't have access or want to jump around the different hardware the games are scattered across. The new one coming out this month Trails from Zero I think will also be a great place to start to test the series out and that's on the Switch/PS4/Steam.
Or if you want to try the more recent entries with HD graphics starting with Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2 is fine as well. I just highly recommend that you don't play Cold Steel 3 or 4 until you get through the earlier games. Those games have a lot of returning characters and the slow burn build up is super rewarding once you see things start to connect & build on top of one another.
Great list!
Thank you 😄
great list! the zelda games are cool, it would be great if nintendo can bring a link to the past to the switch!
here are m,y top 10, the games and order gets muddled anytime I think about this lol
10) Final Fantasy 7 (PS1) - my dad and I played through this many times together. I loved the music (esp the battle music) and this did the summons the best out of the series for me. The feeling of power at the late game is unparrallelled!, then there is the chocobo racing and breeding. I could go on and on, this probably should be higher on the list tbh but who cares lol
9) Diablo 2 (mac lc2) - this was the first game I ever got addicted to. The setting, the sound. the thud of beating on dozens of monsters, the loots. The resurrected release re-affirmed why I love this more than any other arpg out there. just brilliant!
8) Doom reboot (xbox series x) - where do I start here? Fast pased, rocking soundtrack, great level design, great visuals. This is that game where I stick my lips out when firing big guns. Best shotgun in all of gaming! Period! Exclamation point!
7) Ratcher and Clank Up Your Arsenal (PS2) - I love this series, I love these characters, I love these mechanics, I love these visuals, I love the weapons, I love the humour. But my feeling for this game ggoes beyond the sum of its parts. There is a soul to this series that I feel is best captured in this instalment. Damn I want to play this again!
6) Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox One) - While this is not the best game from a technical standpoint, and didnt nourish my soul when the series came to my country in the third instalment, I feel like this is my faviourite game in the series. It was such a step up from the original, this game satisfied my inner most fantasies of driving exotic cars in an open world. I did everything I could do in this game, and I loved every minute, and this I cannot say for the other entries which is why it is on my all time list. The location being based on the border of Italy and Spain was absolutely magical.
5) Resident Evil 2 Remake (Xbox series x) - I was a little late to the party for as it came out a generation prior, but I got it for a very cheap price. This game is worth the full recommended retail price, maybe even more tbh. Best Resi game in the series for me, I really enjoyed the innovation of the story being played in 2 perspectives. I havent seen this done in a game before and it is genius! So, I plat as Leon, play my way through the main game, then play as Claire who is in a different area of the game that parrallels the sequences of Leons actions where at junctions they even meet. Then you get to play the main story as Claire then play as Leon iin a similar way. Even just explaining this is making my head hurt! I love it!
4) NBA 2K16 (PS4) - For the love of the game I hold dear. Basketball. NBA basketball. The fantasy of being about to play the game with your favcouriote players, you can create custom rosters, you can create a player. The graphics, gameplay and animations have aged well. This game is my #1 sports game EVER.
3) Uncharted series (PS4) - I love all 5 games equally. Yes, the latter games, UC4 and UC the lost legacy are technically the best in the series, every one of these games scratches the itch I have for adventure andf action. I love the characters oh so much! Nolan North is the first voice actor I know by name (outside of Mark Hamil ofc), I play this series annually in sedquential order as a manathon run. Speaking of, time to mark my 2023 playthrough!
2) Grand Theft Auto V (XBOX 360/PS4) - yup, I'm that guy! The guy who will kneel to one knee and place my hand on my heart and declare this toi be my second favourite game of all time. I really want to talk about the characters, the setting, the story, the scale, the detail, the gameplay and Trevor. But lets just talk about Trevor. Trevor is a broken human being who has lost all sense of right and wrong. A character I despise and adore. Like an onion, you will peel away his horrible actions and generally digusting appearance and you will see a man who is actually a nice person who can no longer be that way anymore. His life experiences and moulded him in the pshychotic ruthless person he is. Oh I love driving and flying in this game too
1) The Last of US series (PS4/PS5) - ...and here it is. The crowning jewel that sita aopt of the head of the others. The genuine feelings I experience over and over after multiple playthroughs never wither. Its a topsy turvy experience that grips me from beghinning to end. I will recognise that people do not like the seconf instalment, but I think it was a masterclass of story telling, It is fascinating how perspective can change how you feel about an event, or a character, and this game plays on that heavily in UC2. These games kept me thinking about it well after I played it.
So many games I left off makes my heart hurt so I will list a few honourable mentions;
Ghosty of Tsushima
Mario Odysset
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Witcher 3
Titanfall 2
Injustice 2
Ori series
Dragon Age Origins
Mass Effect trilogy
Red Dead Redemption series
Portal 2
Halo 3
Half Life 2
Bioshock series
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1&2
Horizon Zero Dawn
The next game I want to play is Persona 4 Golden on PSV so I can finally play Persona 5 on Switch.
I've never heard of these trials games. 100% going to check them out as the gameplay looks 🔥 - great list! Great to see a decent mix between western and eastern for sure. Also fire emblem games are siiick. I was really into advance wars when I was young and a friend directed me to FE when I was looking for more strategic combat style games. I really enjoyed the vibe and have loved them ever since
The Trails games are sort of like a long standing epic! I highly recommend them if you're into slow burn JRPGs. The combat also offers a cool take on the classic turn base system where positioning and turn order play more of a major role. I would also argue that FE and Trails share similar mechanics in their party configuration & knowing the different weakness/advantages each class offers :)
@@orbalology Oh awesome, thanks I'll 100% check them out. Definitely sounds like something I'd be into. I can't believe it's taken me so long to hear about them 😂 this is why I like your videos, helps me to broaden my catalogue of games. Or rather backlog 😂
@@randomramblings101 Oh I hope you love them! There are a lot of entries in the series (unfortunately split across different systems if you're not on Steam). But I recommend starting from the beginning with Trails in the Sky FC if possible. The slow build up is most rewarding imo if you can play them in chronological order. I also recommend checking out videos by The Kiseki Nut on YT as well - he has a lot of thoughtful Trails coverage in his videos.
@@orbalology Oh I'm sure I'll really enjoy them! Would you recommend the steam versions or the originals on their respective consoles? Steam sounds the easiest way to give them a go? I'll definitely aim to go chronologically and I'll check those videos too. Thank you so much!
Steam should be perfectly fine! I think it mostly comes down to personal preference if you want to jump around. I've found it easier to play these on handheld but it's definitely not essential.
Fire Emblem Echoes. Good choice. I love the game so much, especially for the story and the dungeons. I absolutely felt the same way a few years ago. Though, it actually was the hardest Fire Emblem game for me to finish. Not because it was too hard, but because the overworld battles and all of the spread out maps that really just amounted to big squares with maybe some terrain effects just slowed the game down to a crawl for me since I liked exploring every corner of the map and dungeons. A phenomenal game with sadly some of the worst map design with far too many that are huge and have terrain that slow down your movement to just 1 or 2 spaces.
Still my favorite Fire Emblem story and character interactions though. So I totally stand by the choice. I just wish they had taken a little more time to rebalance the maps, cause horseback and flying units moving over twice as far as some other units and such big maps really just made it hard for me to see the game through to the end after I got into the later stages and all of my non-riding units felt too slow to get into the action when I needed them. I switched to casual to finish so I could just lazily grind through the bad maps without worrying about losing units to them to get to the main battles of each chapter
I see what you mean about the imbalanced landscapes, I also remember there were quite a few maps that required a lot of turns to move some characters over to the action 😅 But glad to hear that Echoes' story & characters resonated with you as well!
I was thinking on my top 10 games of all time and I think for the moment this is it!
10. Elden Ring
9. Halo 3
8. Metal Gear Solid V / (If you haven't played any MGS, MGS Snake eater for the 3ds is a good one!)
7. Witcher 3, During college I really didn't played any games but this brought me back.
6. Pokemon Gold
5. Mario 64
4. Metroid Fusion
3. Zelda Twilight Princess
2. Super Smash Bros Melee
1. Megaman X 1, This game blew my mind when I was a kid, seeing X getting all the armor upgrades and everything has an special place on my heart.
Nice list! I actually haven't really played any MGS games outside of watching my brother play one on the PS2 when we were kids 😅
Very great top ten list. I am about to play xenoblade definitive edition soon for the first time. Also love the Zelda picks.
Thanks! And I hope you enjoy Xenoblade DE! The story is a wild rollercoaster. Also don't forget about the bonus story Future Connected! For the longest time I didn't realize that was available on the main menu after completing the main story😅
Love this list!!! I share a lot of similarities although I never got around to breath of the wild… I know please don’t roast me. I finally recently bought it and plan to actually beat it
I hope you enjoy botw! I know some people think it's overhyped but if you like exploration it's a great game :)
@@orbalology thank you!! I’m about 7 hours in now and gotten the first of the divine beasts unlocked. It’s exactly like you said amazing exploration and it really feels like you’re rewarded for exploring all the nooks and crannies
I've recently gotten into the Trails series and have plowed through 5 games now (The 3 Trails in the Sky games and the first 2 Cold Steel games, before going back to the Crossbell games). It's quickly became probably my favorite video game series ever. I dread the fast approaching day when I'm all caught up and there's no more Trails games left to play.
I'd also pick Sky SC as my favorite so far. The ending of Sky 1 and the emotional core of Sky 2 made me a fan of this series for life.
Oh I'm glad to hear that you've been enjoying the Trails series! We still have quite a bit to go through with the localizations but I'm sure after the series wraps up Falcom will come out with another hit :)
@@orbalology True. I'd totally be down for a new series of similar RPGs set in a brand new world.
I just don't want this to be the last series of RPGs that I play that keeps building on previous ones in the way that they do. It's such a cool idea that I've never seen done before. Each game is like a new season in a great TV show, with spinoff shows happening as well to keep expanding the world.
My overall favorites in no particular order are:
- Super Mario Galaxy 1&2
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Metroid Prime
- Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door
- Batman: Arkham City
- Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Etrian Odyssey IV
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
- Celeste
- Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver (Gold was actually my first RPG so this one means a lot).
It's cool to see Trails in the Sky SC in your top 10 as I started Trails in the Sky FC last week. I figured now is a good time to jump into the series with the Crossbell games coming to Steam soon.
That's a great list! And yay, I'm glad to hear that you're currently playing Sky FC! The first game takes a little bit to warm up to but the payoff is well worth it :)
It's crazy how similar our gaming journeys are, as I didn't play much of anything during college or grad school either, but was a very avid gamer before and try to stay active now after. As far as nostalgia, I would say jump back in! I can't think of any of my favorite childhood games that don't hold up. There are so many great memories! Popping it in for the music alone will send you back in time. It will be a wonderful. In addition, you can talk about the same 5 games over and over it won't bother me, but will nudge me more to play them! I have really enjoyed the handful of your videos I have watched. Honest and thorough analysis with a solid tone, cadence and editing. I will stay tuned in. Thank you for your productions!
Aww thank you! And you bring up a lot of good points. Recently I've been re-reading some of my past favorite novels and couldn't help but think that they either didn't age well or I grew out of them a bit. A part of me is a little worried that this will happen to a few of my childhood games too but there are so many elements that make up games that hopefully it won't be a similar case 😅
You are more than welcome. I appreciate your contributions. Yes, I can totally see your point. I hope it's only applicable to novels for your sake... Only one way to find out! 😃
I feel often people can be disappointed with older graphics if you can't keep things in context, but I was never big on graphics. I'm all about the strategy, characters, gameplay, combat systems, etc... which in my sample size hold up well. Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii is a great example.
Love what you said about not being able to finish a game because then, it would be over. Breath Of The Wild is probably my favorite game of all time, but Nier:Automata is up there too because there are like 20 different endings, so that helps with not wanting to finish a game that you love, if that makes any sense ;)
It totally does! I'm actually hoping to play Nier Automata sometime this year. We'll see if I can make it through all the endings or leave some unfinished for similar reasons :)
Great top 10 I can't wait to hear about your other lists 😀
Thanks! Not sure what the first one will be but based on my community tab poll it's likely going to be my Top 10 Favorite 3DS games😊
FE15 is the bomb. I'm so happy to see it here.
I love that Zelda games took the top spots. I'm currently trying to complete a playthrough of the entire series in timeline order and just made it to A Link Between Worlds. Haven't played it since it came out so I'm really looking forward to diving in again.
As far as my favorite games of all time... that would be really tough to decide, and might differ depending on what day you asked me. Zelda is one of my favorite series, and Wind Waker and Majora's Mask are probably my favorite Zelda games, so I guess they'd have to be on an "of all time" list. Final Fantasy X is also a really big one for me. Portal 2 is basically a perfect video game, imo, so I'd probably put that on there. Some others off the top of my head that I could potentially choose are Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 remake), Super Metroid, the Kingdom Hearts series as a whole, Super Mario 64, Resident Evil (Gamecube remake), Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Skyrim, the Mass Effect Series... honestly I could just keep going and going lol.
Anyway, great list! Looking forward to more list videos :)
Thank you! You have a lot of heavy hitters in your list! And it's cool that you're revisiting the Zelda games in timeline order - hope you enjoy your return to ALBW :)
I do like to revisit nostalgia games. I’ve been disappointed a few times but most of the time it’s brings back great memories.
Aww that's cute! :)
My number 1 just has to be mario 64. I play that game over and over all the time and it never stops being fun.
Very cool! I never had an opportunity to play that one when I was younger but I've been thinking of picking it up on the DS :)
Hi, i discovered your channel i few days ago. Its been fun watching you talking about games and your collections! You talked about Psychonauts, maybe you would like Rayman 2! Its one of my favorites on PS1, but i heard the PS2 version has more content
I can't remember if it was Rayman 2 or another one of the 3D platformer games I played a bit of way back when, but thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it and/or revisit it :)
Nice picks.
Thanks! :)
I can totally relate to putting off beating my favorite games. I did the same with with Zelda BOTW, Dark Souls, Demon Souls, and Elden Ring.
Haha yep. I feel like some of these games I've put off will remain unfinished. But maybe once the sequels eventually get announced & hyped up it'll motivate me to finish them 😅
I love your Content. 😊
I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it! 😄
Great video! You should play Dante's Inferno, it's kinda like Hades. For me it was original Tomb Raider & Lara Croft that got me hooked on gaming! Favorites are survival/horror, adventure, rpg's, & shooters!
Oh ok cool I'll look more into Dante's Inferno then! And very cool - I never played any of the Tomb Raider games but I was looking at some of the new & remastered collections on the PS4. Which entry would you suggest as a good starting point for that franchise?
@@orbalology Definitely start with the original Tomb Raider(PS1, it on steam and gog too)if you able to and work your way up(2,3, etc), it might get a bit tough at spot but it pretty good, gotta be precise with your jumps or you won't grab the ledge so jump straight as possible and just have fun exploring, they did release a remaster of TR1 call Tomb Raider Anniversary(follow by TR Legend and TR Underworld) that look better and isn't as janky but I recommend trying the original for a good challenge, haven't play all the older ones yet, only beaten TR1, Anniversary and Legend so far
As for the more recent Tomb Raider titles, they pretty different compare to the older ones, more like Uncharted with the whole cinematic story campaign
@@RMK245 Oh ok! Thanks for your suggestion - I do tend to prefer playing things from the beginning instead of skipping ahead for certain series. That way you can see the history & progression over the years. And I can see how the newer Tomb Raider went the Uncharted route to appeal to that demographic on the modern systems.
@@orbalology You welcome, when you do get around to playing the original Tomb Raider take your time, it can get a bit frustrating if you trying to rush, If I remember correctly they have save point(not too many)through out each level to save your game if you happen to die you'll respawn back from that save point, so be ready for a bit of backtracking here and there, thought I heard in Tomb Raider 2 you could save at any point in the level so some breathing right there
Same here, I usually like to go in order(reason I started with Witcher 1 than went to Witcher 2, still need to play Witcher 3 tho), just depends on the series and if it story driven in a way/or connected, or just wanna see the progress(sometime)
@@orbalology I'd start from the beginning & play them in order. They are all good!
Nice top 10! You got a lot of variety into this. Not only in genres but also in time, some nostalgic ones, and some new ones. I knew a link to the past was going to be if not #1, it would be #2. Also I knew Xenoblade Chronicles would rank very high. The BotW kinda surprised me, but the other day you told me you hope I Could play it , so it made sense later on.
I didn't know, you liked that much legends of heroes, I think you've only mentioned it a couple of times. On the ps4 video you showed passion about it.
My top 5 was full of nostalgia, I may need to build a new one 😅. It also broke my hard I didn't see Pokémon mentioned 🥺
I asked for a top of you fav games of all time, in your Q&A, hopefully I was the only one 😅 thank you for doing it! I might try some of these
Haha I've been dropping Trail crumbs in a few of my videos, but nothing too direct. I'm sure I'll be talking a lot more about the series once Trails from Zero comes out in September 😂
For Pokemon my favorite is still Silver from back in the day. I never got to try out Soul Silver on the DS (if only the prices weren't insane I would want to get that version to replay, maybe I'll go for a repo or something 😅).
And I hope you try some of these, especially botw! You mentioned how you really loved Acreus so I have a feeling you'll really enjoy botw too.
Killer list great picks we have a lot of the same taste in games ! Tho I never played hades but I’m gonna pick it up because of this video
I haven’t played but I’ve seen enough it to know your going to like it.
Oh I think you'll enjoy Hades too! It has a really cool style & as far as rouge-like games go it's fairly lenient with how it's structured in that you improve every time you die :)
@@orbalology That’s a good point I’ll have to add it to my list to get it sometime next year. Hope your able to keep cool in this heat wave.
@@BPRINC1 You as well!
great list, I myself given the time, was Seiken Densetsu 3, it was rom only, and with the greatest appreciation, rom was translated, most people in North America never got to see it's light of day, as there was no version in the market, unless Japanese.
Secret of Mana Remake is fun and great, but the original for it's time, with the music, best sprite work ever imo, truly was an experience
Have you played the Seiken Densetsu 3 that's in the Collection of Mana Switch pack? If so would you recommend that as a good way to play the original?
Nice list. I really wanna start the xeno blade games but, I've just got so many games to play and don't like to put games down without beating them if they're good.
They can be quite the time commitment! I logged in over 100 hours on both. But whenever you can fit in a chunk of time I recommend giving them a go (especially the first one)~
@@orbalology yea my cousin keeps telling me I need to start the first one already. I have all the games except 3 which isn't out yet.
Trails in the Sky SC! Best in series for me slightly edging out Trails of Azure.
It's truly a fantastic game!! 😄
Highly recommend final fantasy vii series. With remake out and crisis core reunion i think there are a lot of opportunities to dive into the game!
I started the original on my Switch I want to say last year but for whatever reason stopped half way. I need to get back into it and try out the remakes after :)
@@orbalology highly recommend finishing the original first makes you appreciate the remakes even more cause you can tell how much they put effort they put into it.
I've gotta give this some thought. I could probably give my top three without much trouble, but narrowing the rest of my favorites down to ten is gonna be a challenge... 😅 Great list, especially the Trails games (that might just be my overall favorite series). ✨✨✨
Haha yeah I struggled with narrowing my list down to just 10 games as well, but it was a nice little exercise! And the Trails games are amazing - I'm really looking forward to finally playing Trails from Zero this Fall. Will this be your first time playing it too or did you play the Geofront patch from before?
@@orbalology I played the old original, pre-Geofront English translation (i.e. it was barely understandable, desperately in need of an editor) so I'm REALLY looking forward to playing it legit. 😁
Those were some awesome picks!😊 I knew we would have a lot of beloved games in common!😄 I love seeing people talk about their all-time favorite games - it really reveals a lot about a person😉🔍
Hehe yes! There are quite a few Nintendo games on here that we share in common😄 And agreed I really like these sorts of lists too. Especially how it can reflect a part of someone's gaming history & how it may shape their gaming experience going forward :)
For me - FFIV (my all time favourite), FFVI, FFtactics, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Alundra, 1 Wild Arms 1, Suikoden 1, Hollow Knight and Celeste.
Nice, lots of classic JRPGs :)
My personal favorites of all time are Red Dead Redemption 2, Metroid Prime, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and Super Monkey Ball 2.
Very cool! I've been meaning to try our Red Dead Redemption games actually. The open world wild west theme looks super fun.
I actually couldn't stand RDR2, despite loving the first game. It was just so slow, boring and repetitive to me. I much preferred God of War, which came out the same year as RDR2.
Yeah... Hard disagree there bud.^
Solid list with good variety. Have you tried pokemon legends arceus? It gave me Botw vibes with a pokemon twist.
I actually just bought a copy this month (during the GameFly sale)! I have some minor criticism that I'll probably go into during my monthly wrap up but overall I'm really enjoying it so far. I really like the new catching mechanic & all the different environments but at the same time I can see myself burning out super quickly. So I've been attempting to play it in short intervals 😅
@@orbalology I think my biggest complaint for legends is little to no replay value for me other than that I enjoyed it. You've got great taste in games.
I've heard about the limited replay value from a few others as well. It would be nice if they continue this offshoot but add a few new elements to change up the gameplay or something with each iteration. And thanks :)
@@orbalology legends would be a cool sub series that serves as prequels to mainline games. We could see things like the great war, mewtwos birth, the original grey dragon and tons of other stuff only hinted at in games.
Oh Pokemon Legends would be a really great vehicle to revisit all those points in past games!
I too have to cheat on my top 6, 12, or whatever lists (I like to go by multiples of three because 3 is compatible with the universe and also that way I get away with adding more to my list 😆).
I combine Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask into one game (MM is pretty just a big expansion of Ocarina anyways, I mean if they both came out on the PC then they’d just be one game).
I like that Jak and Daxter series is in your top 10 list because I too have fond memories of it.
Xenosaga Episode I is my favorite game ever and I highly recommend it, especially since you like Xenoblade Chronicles so much. Xenogears is the first Xeno game and is also very good (deserves a remake).
Other PS2 gems are Dark Cloud 1 and 2 if you haven’t played em.
Top 10 games of all time can be hard to determine. I mean, nostalgia can blind us towards old games and some games are so perfect the first time you play them, but can never give that same effect the second time or even once their twist is spoiled, like Doki Doki Literature Club, so that makes those types of games hard to rank. If I had to throw out a few:
Xenoblade X
Atelier Rorona DX
Metroid Fusion
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Ocarina of Time 3D
Twilight Princess (Gamecube)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions
Devil Survivor Overclocked
Diddy Kong Racing
Megaman Battle Network 5 (like both versions equally)
Pokemon Platinum
NFL Street 2 (one of these things is not like the others, lol. This gets bonus credit for introducing me to Sum 41 and an overall killer soundtrack and also wall running fun).
Not sure if this is a definitive list, but it's what came to mind first when thinking of favorite games of all time. With more thought, I'd probably add some PS2 classics like Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2/3, DBZ Budokai 3, Star Wars Battlefront 2, etc. I need time to compare all my old favorites to give a fair list
A nice varied list! I really enjoyed Tokyo Mirage Sessions & SMT Devil Survivor Overclocked as well. I've also been meaning to go back and play some of the earlier Atelier games. I think I may have made a mistake in skipping to Ryza midway through the Dusk Trilogy - I've been a bit hesitant to go back to the games with the time limit management system 😅
@@orbalology Hahahaha, Rorona is a great starting place cause it gives you more than enough time for most missions. Usually you only need 1/3 of the time to complete the missions in it. It was my first game and I have no regrets. It's one of the only games I've played since I was a kid where I beat it and immediately went back for a second playthrough. Such a fun experience. If you're nervous about the time limit, I think it's a great version to get back into time limited Aterlier games again, especially since time only moves forward when you move locations in it. I want to play the Dusk series next myself.
I have jak 3 in my top 10 but it's really representative of the trilogy as a whole, loved the story progression in those games
The trilogy was fantastic and I really miss these types of games. Would love to see the franchise revived in some way.
I own every one of those games! great picks! I've always liked ocarina of time more than breath of the wild but im almost positive its because of nostalgia. I legitimately thought nothing would beat ocarina as my number 1 until I played final fantasy 14 which is basically a single player game with parts that make you play with others. I avoided it like the plague bc I dont like mmos but it really didn't feel like an mmo.
I've been tempted to try FF14 because some of my friends love it but a little part of me worries that I'll like it too much and never get to the rest of my backlog 😅
Did you make a video of Tears of the Kingdom? I'm seeing one.
You’re in for a treat with Psychonauts 2. The first game is very janky like you had commented on for Jak and Daxter, but Psychonauts 2 brings the game into the modern era and feels like a great continuation of the first.
I'm looking forward to playing it! I'm just waiting for the iam8bit collector's edition to arrive - I think it got delayed or something but the wait should hopefully be worth it :)
Fire Emblem Echoes is amazing, it's my favorite FE as well !
I was pleasantly surprised to see Zelda ALBW so high on the list, it's underrated and one of the best Zelda games imo ! I should replay it sometime.
Hades is such a sick game, it's impossible to get bored with it. Just masterful.
Xenoblade is also one of my favs all time, currently binge playing the third one lol
ALBW is really a great game! I think why it made it so high up on my list was because of how much I adored A Link to the Past and ALBW was actually the entry that got me back into gaming after taking a bit of a break during school. So they both hold a very special place for me :)
And yay looks like we share a lot of similar favorites 😄
Everyone has their own preference and the genres they like. It is great that Orbalology has a variety of tastes and sounds open minded towards other games (example Hades), as when we are close minded we miss out on a lot. We also miss out on a lot of stuff due to backlog and lack of time.
Disclaimer: This is my personal list at time of posting and as with a lot of people changes after playing games and trying new things and finds enjoyment in other series and genres.
1) Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
2) Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
3) Donkey Kong Country 2
4) Persona 4
5) Valkyria Chronicles 1/4 (preference to 4 after completing) Despite starting with number 1 first
6) Steamworld Dig a Fistful of Dirt
7) Tales of Xilla
8) Prince of Persia Warrior Within
9) Luigi's Mansion
10) Immortals Fenyx Rising
Honourable Mentions:
The Last Story
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Xenoblade Chronicles Wii/Nintendo Switch Version
Pokemon Gold
Raging Loop (Visual Novel)
Mario Kart 7/64
Thanks for sharing your list! You have a few on there that I've been meaning to get to. And you're totally right about how these things are subject to time and often genre or even system restrictions we put on ourselves.
Great video and a great top ten list! Personally, I have no problem with two games from the same series being included as long as the gameplay is significantly different. So while both Link to the Past and Breath of the Wild are both from the same series, the way that the story and game are laid out creates two very unique games. I’ll have to think about my own top ten…
Thank you! 😄 Yeah I felt out of all the franchises I talked about Zelda is one you can really get away with listing multiple entries on a list that offer different experiences. Particularly when comparing the top-down and 3D action games.
I would also love to hear your list once you decide on yours!
@@orbalology Honestly, I tend to agonize a bit over making lists like this, but it's still fun regardless. Here is my list (with original platform) with the caveat that a week from now it could be quite a bit different! It's pretty skewed towards older games and platforms...
10. Suikoden II (PS1)
9. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (GBC)
8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
7. Dragon Quest IV (NES)
6. Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
5. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (I) (PS3)
4. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
3. Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 (PS2)
2. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
1. Final Fantasy VI (III in North America (SNES)
I do have two games from the Dragon Quest franchise but Monsters is a spin-off with different mechanics and gameplay. Think pokemon but with monsters from DQ.
Great list! And I've been eyeing some of the DQ monster games recently actually, like Joker on the DS. They look really fun :)
I list this out all the time, and "top 10" games is always closer to 25 or 30. For the longest time I'd have said Super Mario Bros 3 is the best game of all time, but it keeps slipping further down the top of my list. I struggled with adding pretty new games to my list for a long time, but without a doubt Breath of the Wild is the best game I have ever played. I know I'm not alone in this, but it was a pretty wonderful experience that made me feel like a kid playing a game again. I initially played it on the Wii U, but even revisiting it on the Switch a year or so later it was pretty clear there is something truly magical about that game.
I think it I had to cut it down to a purely top 10 it'd be BotW, Okami, Resident Evil 4, We
Aww yay glad to hear that you also enjoyed Echoes! And you listed a lot of great games here - a few that I've been wanting to finally get to as well.
And I recently just bought Triangle Strategy actually! I'm not sure when I'll be able to get to it but I was hoping to start it after finishing up XC3 next month. But we'll see 😅
Love your top ten.
After hearing about the trails games I'd be interested in them. The only problem is how the games stories are connected. I'd have to buy them all lol.
I don't know if it is a good idea, but maybe a top 10 for favorite characters.
I couldn't do it myself. Most of them would be Persona characters not gonna lie.
The Trails games are quite the commitment! You can try one of the story arcs to see how it goes before committing to the entire series (i.e. Trails in the Sky has 3 games, Crossbell has 2, and Cold Steel has 4). For the most part each arc is self contained, with the exception of Cold Steel which starts to tie into the previous two arcs in the 3rd game. With the Crossbell duology finally being localized in the West (w/ Trails from Zero coming out this September) that may be a good one to test the waters out with :)
And gosh top 10 characters would be really difficult! I would have to think long and hard for that one 😅
Damn, that's trails in the sky sc really make jealous 😍
It's a nice package! I was able to import both FC & SC using a Japanese import site but I'm still trying to hunt down a copy of the 3rd one for a decent price. One of these days I'll hopefully be able to track one down 😅
For me it's probably not the best list but the games that had the most impact when I played them. These are games I played and finished, in nor particular order:
Xenoblade Chronicles - Oh boy this game, I've always heard it was one of the best JRGS out there and when I saw that the DE was coming to the switch I got in on release day. When the opening screen came up with the Monado in the middle of those grass plains and the first accords of the music started I just stopped and my jaw dropped. There are a few games that I've played in my life where something happens and I gasp This was once of them.
Chrono Trigger - A classic that I played waaaaaa later than it's release, again the music the design, the game is just so engaging a true gem among gems. This one also has one of those OMG moments where I just stopped to try and process what just happened.
Portal - I've heard that Portal 2 is even better but I haven't played that one. This game is fantastic with an amazing physic engine and an ending that truly had me laughing. The dark humour in this game is par to none
Fifa 98 France World cup - This was the first game I saw where the graphics blew me away. The intro scene with Blur Song 2 playing in the background, I've rewached that intro hundreds of times. I begged my dad to get a computer powerful enough to play it, I got it for my birthday with the game included, one of my most cherished childhood memories. (I miss you dad)
Super Mario World - Christmas morning at grandpa's, me and my brother run down the stairs to see what we been asking for for months a SNES OMG! I must have played this games dozens of times with all possible alternative routes
007 Golden Eye - I think I never actually finished the game but I played the PvsP mode to death (proximity mines anyone?)
FF VII - Another game where in intro scene just blew me away, I loved that it was different to other RPGS that I played at the time it felt so Cyberpunk and ofc probably one of the most spoiled scenes in any game. At that time I was lucky enough not to be spoiled and when it happens I was truly left in shocked and actually mourned it took me a long time to finally accept she was gone.
Starcraft Broodwar - I was obsessed with this game to the point I actually still watch the Korean Proleague. But besides the competitive side of it the story is amazing with a dark ending that left me super satisfied, I truly didn't know what would happen after that and was left with an impending doom feeling for humanity.
Street Fighter 2 Turbo - When I was a kid I used to go to my local arcades to try to beat the other kids (spoiler I didn't) so when this game made it to the SNES I was super excited to have it at home. Played it like crazy with my older brother and the day I finally was able to beat him was one of the proudest moments of my young life.
Links Awakening - I had this game on the GB and the cutscenes were something I've never seen on the GB I loved this game so much that I got the remake on the switch
Well that's it sorry for the wall of text but just putting a list of games would'nt made them justice.
Thanks for the nice video and I'll have to check out some of the title you mentioned!
Thanks for sharing! It's always great to hear how different games impacted others :)
I keep meaning to return to Chrono Trigger and finally finish it 😅 I started it over 10 years ago and remember really loving it before I put it down so I've been meaning to restart it from the beginning to see the story through.
Choosing an obvious answer as number 1 is so refreshing! So often people try to just say something interesting for the sake of interesting. BOTW is a masterpiece!
It truly is!! 😊
Zelda Breath of The Wild is such a masterpiece. The new one looks amazing too
Trails in the Sky SC is so great. I hope they make an English physical version eventually. No one does world building like Falcom does.
Falcom said they're going to announce some new ports/remasters for the Switch sometime soon, so I'm hoping we'll see the Sky games on that list :)
@@orbalology they did just show a switch HD port of Ys:Oath in Felghana along with Ys X, though I still wonder who is publishing that in America and how potential Sky ports would be handled. It seems like Xseed still retained the rights for Cold Steel 1/2 and may have prevented the switch ports of those from being localized. Though Dotemu did use their PC translation for the console ports of Ys Origin so hopefully a deal could be reached again.
So far mine are horzion forbidden west as my first dying light 2 as my second ghostwire toko as my 3rd and the quarry as my forth so far
Very cool! I've been wanting to try out the Horizon Zero Dawn & Forbidden West games now that I have a means to play them. Also glad to see you love The Witch 3 too in your other comment :)
Good top games ,Today i finish the witcher 3 😜
Thanks! And nice - The Witcher 3 is fantastic :)
I love the witcher 3
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Funny you mention Breath of the wild I played it when it released on Wii u and kinda played it for a few weeks spent about 20hrs grinding shrines and whatnot and lost interest with other games at the moment. Picked it back up in 2019 and it totally sucked me in. I put another 40 hrs in it within the first week and spend unknown amounts of time farming lynels. Also got into a buying spree with the amiibos bc I had to have all the different outfits for link. Such an amazing game, not my favorite Zelda title but it is def top 3 for me as far as Zelda goes.
Which is your favorite Zelda game if you don't mind sharing? And yeah botw hit me in an unexpected way when I first got my Switch in 2020. I played it nonstop and I feel like there is still so much I haven't done yet in that game that I would like to try eventually😅
@@orbalology my favorite console Zelda game is Majora's mask with wind waker a very close second. I was the kid who had to get all the Zelda games on launch and wanted to find out everything before it got spoiled by my friends because they were like that. My favorite handheld Zelda is links awakening for Gameboy, spent way too much time playing that when I was younger and was the first Zelda game I ever completed. Minish cap is second and the oracles are a close third. ALTTP is my favorite top down style Zelda for console and I never cared for Zelda 2 for NES but can see how some would like it. Twilight princess is good too and I did complete it on GameCube back in the day but it was more of a chore to get thru than the others I feel. They're all amazing games and it's crazy how they're all similar but at the same time so vastly different. Link between worlds was good too and reminds me a lot of minish cap with some ALTTP mixed in there as well but I feel playing it later on in my life made it less significant than the nostalgia I get from the older ones. That may change if I ever get the urge to play thru it again.
@@robshole Ahh very cool! I always enjoy hearing about other people's experience with certain games. I unfortunately never had many of the consoles to play the 3D Zelda titles but I'm hoping those rumors for the Switch ports comes true one of these days. I also enjoyed Majora's Mask but I played the 3DS version. And agreed one of the things that makes the Zelda franchise unique is how much variety there is in all their entries over the years. Makes me curious what their plans are going forward after BOTW2 comes out.
It's weird with me and nostalgic games. Games like Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are my favorites video games of all time, but after playing them after so many years I realize how much they've aged. And of course it'll never be like the first time I played them. Though they'll always be amazing to me.
Yeah sometimes nostalgia can cloud our judgement on certain games, but I would argue that there are some games that stand the test of time! But you're right there are also some games that will never recreate the same feeling of when we first played them.
You're very beautiful woman. I wasn't even looking for your channel, but I found it today. I watched your whole vid. Interesting that Zelda Breath of The Wild is your fav game of all time. I don't like Zelda games. Mainly because I don't know where to go in them.
Here's my top 10. I'll go by consoles here.
1. Super Mario World (SNES)
2. Wonder Boy In Monster land (Sega Master System)
3. Dino Crisis (PS1)
4. Golden Eye (N64)
5. Mega Man 2 (NES)
6. Streets of Rage 2 ( Sega Genesis)
7. Sonic 3 & knuckles ( Sega Genesis)
8. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Snes)
9. Mortal Kombat 2 (Arcade)
10. Golden Axe (Sega Genesis).
I have so many other games that I like, such as Mike Tyson's Punchout ( Nes) Contra (Nes) Wonder Boy 1 & 3 ( Sega Master system) Of course Sonic 1 & 2 (Sega Genesis) along with so many other games. The modern games I don't like as much as they tend to be way to long. I'll play them however they won't be in my top 10 since I delete all my modern games now as soon as I beat them.
My top ten games are (my list constantly changes)
1. Mother 3
2. Majora's Mask
3. Metal Gear Solid 4
4. Silent Hill 3
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Xenoblade 1
7. The World Ends With You/Neo The World Ends With You
8. Halo 3
9. Chrono Trigger
10. BOTW
Solid list! Thanks for sharing 😄