The following would be 5-8 seeds. If I do it based on performance/impact, 5s would be reserved for games like Super Metroid, FF7, FFX. 8 seeds would probably be Vampire Survivors, AI, etc.
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Mario 64
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
Star Wars: KOTOR
Half Life 2
Devil May Cry 3
Kingdom Hearts 2
BioShock
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Arkham Asylum
Mass Effect 2
Uncharted 3
Borderlands 2
The Last of Us
South Park: Stick of Truth
Bloodborne
Pokemon Sun/Moon
Super Mario Odyssey
God of War (2018)
AI: The Somnium Files
FF7 Remake
Resident Evil Village
Vampire Survivors
Baldur's Gate 3
The following would be 9-16 seeds. The one I honestly want locked in at #9 is Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Any game that takes Elden Ring to OT and loses by a field goal deserves its flowers, especially after how Elden Ring murdered literally everything else in its path in '22.
1994: Donkey Kong Country, Sonic 3&K
1995: You Don't Know Jack, Yoshi's Island
1996: DKC3, Metal Slug
1997: Diddy Kong Racing, Star Fox 64
1998: Metal Gear Solid, Banjo-Kazooie
1999: Crash Team Racing, Super Smash Bros
2000: Majora's Mask, Marvel vs Capcom 2
2001: Silent Hill 2, Metal Gear Solid 2
2002: Vice City, Mario Sunshine
2003: Beyond Good and Evil, Disgaea
2004: Paper Mario 2, Ninja Gaiden
2005: Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Mario Kart DS
2006: Guitar Hero 2, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
2007: PW - Trials and Tribulations, Persona 3
2008: Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4
2009: Dragon Age, RE5
2010: FF13, DKC Returns
2011: Skyward Sword, Arkham City
2012: Pokemon B/W 2, Walking Dead
2013: Mario 3D World, BioShock Infinite
2014: Danganronpa: THH, Mario Kart 8
2015: Life is Strange, Xenoblade X
2016: Uncharted 4, FF15
2017: Nier Automata, Persona 5
2018: Red Dead 2, Spider-Man
2019: RE2, Kingdom Hearts 3
2020: Ori and Will of the Wisps, Animal Crossing NH
2021: Psychonauts 2, R&C Rift Apart
2022: Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Neon White
2023: Resident Evil 4*, Hi-Fi Rush
This also means that potentially good/solid games get 16 seeds, but somebody has to be the caboose here.
Formerly known as Raven 2