#160 – Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC)
PC-Style RPGs usually fails to appeal me unless it is really good. I first bought my Shadows of Amn copy in the early 2000’s when I was looking for a copy of Daggerfall (because one of my friends kept on telling me how good that game was). I couldn’t find Daggerfall (which I found later on) at that time but in its place I found a PC gem. I’ve never played the first Baldur’s Gate back then so I really didn’t know what to expect from this game. The first time I played it I sucked so much I kept dying in the very first area (Yup I’m taking about that bat or whatever which attacks you). Well as I progressed the game brought on that inexplicable addicting factor. The feel you get when you play Warcraft III or Diablo II. Customization and the amount of choice is just amazing, this game beats the early Fallout entries to the ground in that area. Shadows of Amn also opened the doorway for me towards the Dark Alliance series which was a totally different experience but Baldur’s Gate nonetheless. Oh and in case you didn’t know this game was developed by BioWare.
#159 – Super Smash Bros Melee (GC)
The Smash Bros series is one of those series which has some of the best brawling and mechanics but is overrated way beyond what it deserves. Well, I feel that maybe I’m being a little harsh towards the fighting genre and Smash Bros in general but I can’t deny I’ve played better fighting games than this. First of all, Melee is like a million times better than Super Smash Bros on the N64. I didn’t like the 1st Smash Bros very much but Melee outdid it on every single ground. It may just be the most improved sequel in the history of video games if I dare say so. New features like Tournament and Coin mode added more playability to the game. SSBM is just a unique and a very good brawler and no doubt one of the must-have games on the Gamecube.
#158 – Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
Brawl does everything that Melee does and better. I realized I had significantly less off-screen deaths than in Melee which was a huge plus because that annoyed me to no end. The ‘Smash Ball’ feature kept you on your toes and was an exciting new feature added to the game. Not to mention the 35 characters featuring Solid Snake was one of Brawl’s selling point (For a lot fans and myself included). All in all Brawl is overrated beyond the stars just like its predecessor which has always raised a ! and a ? for me. I prefer Brawl to Melee but only slightly because I had a slightly more exciting experience but the two are quite inseparable in terms of ranking.
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