RATE THE GAME - #343 - Grandia II

Zero Mission just misses the top 100

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Tracking Google Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18aVHprZfGYJAAgREmqqOwku3lIiNGkHTzuzevYiKhQk

Top 20:
1: XCOM 2 - 9.25 (6)
2: Suikoden II - 9.23 (28)
3: Resident Evil 4 - 9.20 (51)
4: God of War: Ragnarok - 9.19 (13)
5: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 9.17 (19)
6: Persona 5 - 9.16 (36)
7: Deus Ex - 9.14 (20)
8: Mega Man Battle Network 3 - 9.13 (6)
9: Super Mario Bros 3 - 9.11 (46)
10: Baldur's Gate 3 - 9.10 (18)
11: 428: Shibuya Scramble - 9.06 (8)
12: Bloodborne - 9.06 (34)
13: Mass Effect 2 - 9.04 (35)
14: Lies of P - 9.04 (14)
15: Super Metroid - 9.04 (43)
16: Devil May Cry 5 - 9.03 (11)
17: Persona 4 - 9.03 (43)
18: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations - 9.02 (45)
19: Umineko no Naku Koro ni - 9.00 (15)
20: Final Fantasy VI - 8.98 (51)

Last 20:
303: Final Fantasy XV - 6.86 (24)
53: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - 8.76 (15)
54: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - 8.75 (4)
4: God of War: Ragnarok - 9.19 (13)
331: Earthworm Jim 2 - 5.63 (8)
30: Super Mario Odyssey - 8.94 (39)
175: Xenosaga Episode III - 8.00 (9)
318: Conker's Bad Fur Day - 6.47 (11)
199: Monster Rancher 2 - 7.90 (4)
117: Snowboard Kids 2 - 8.37 (7)
122: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - 8.36 (20)
276: Metal Gear Solid 4 - 7.33 (28)
16: Devil May Cry 5 - 9.03 (11)
299: Pokemon X / Y - 6.96 (23)
87: Dragon Warrior VII - 8.56 (8)
51: Batman: Arkham City - 8.77 (26)
213: Beyond Good & Evil - 7.83 (11)
261: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - 7.47 (35)
8: Mega Man Battle Network 3 - 9.13 (6)
107: Metroid: Zero Mission - 8.47 (19)

Most recent game range:
101: SoulCalibur II - 8.49 (36)
102: Mega Man X - 8.48 (37)
103: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 8.48 (45)
104: Metroid Prime - 8.48 (42)
105: Halo 2 - 8.47 (34)
106: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - 8.47 (42)
107: Metroid: Zero Mission - 8.47 (19)
108: Resident Evil 2 (2019) - 8.47 (24)
109: Donkey Kong Country 2 - 8.44 (45)
110: Kingdom Hearts II - 8.43 (43)
111: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - 8.43 (18)
112: Kirby Super Star - 8.43 (41)
113: Super Smash Bros Ultimate - 8.42 (47)

Game 343 - Grandia II
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9d972966.jpg

7.5

7.5

I really need to replay this, but it feels right.

7

I remember people hyping this up as the greatest JRPG combat ever. Playing it many years after release, I did not agree at all, alas. Millennia is great tho

wow zero mission really sticks out as overrated in its game range, or maybe all those other games should be higher

9

7

7.5 feels just right.

Havent played this one.

Also I keep looking at XCOM 2 up there and thinking I should rate it. (Its one of my favourite games)

why not

Heard good things but never played it

Up

Zero Mission: 8, solid but I don't get those who think it's the greatest Metroid.
Double Dash: 7, some great tracks and I like the gimmick in theory but it plays much worse than the ones that came after imo.

Zero Mission - 4.8

Last segment kinda sucks. Something about the mechanics feels like it trivializes a lot of stuff too and not in a good way. I kinda feel like I understand why MGS elitists dislike Twin Snakes better through my thoughts on this game than my experiences with any MGS game.

I don't hate it but I'd rather play Metroid. And I am not a huge Metroid fan by any means.