by mento
This is a list of a games that I think are pretty neat. Since my whole gimmick on Giant Bomb seems to be making lists that use some form of ridiculous wordplay, I've picked a great game for every letter of the alphabet. Sure, why wouldn't I do that.
To those who wish to make an A-Z list: Go right ahead. It's challenging and a little more interesting to make (and read? maybe?) than a general "stuff I like, yo" list.
To those who have already made an A-Z: Sorry dudes, I totally stole your thing. Blame GB's search engine for not including lists.
I apologize in advance for the many utterances of the word "whimsy".
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It's an RPG, that uses a J battle system but it's made in the W for C. All RPG sub-genres are a single letter, if you're wondering what that first sentence meant. Anachronox is hilarious, which is rare enough for a video game, and is full of lampshaded tropes, well-developed characters (all with their own unique field talents while exploring) and an elaborate sci-fi story. I give it an "A", ho ho.
This is a pretty awesome PS2 game where you control a samurai made from robot parts. It's anachrontastic! (Ties in well with my entry for "A" too.) It's more or less a character action game with an overabundance of boss encounters in the shape of a group of ancient Japanese demons that have stolen all your flesh and blood body parts, recovering which grants you RPG-esque stat boosts and occasionally new abilities relevant to the parts recovered. There are neat touches too, like everything being in black-and-white until you get one of your eyes back.
hey guys have you ever heard of chrono trigger it's a video game where you have a frog and a cavegirl and a robot i dunno i thought it was pretty good
Favorite console game ever. There's so much to do and, unlike an NIS SRPG, it never gets overwhelming. Each of its facets is easy to grasp and captivating in their own right, so if you get bored of the dungeon crawling you can try building a village or fishing for a little while. The whole novel "present affects the future" mechanic creates some fantastic puzzles too, and the music and atmosphere in general is just amazing.
Everyone's heard of Earthbound by now. Let's just move on. SMAAAASH!
Still the best Fallout. Still feels huge. Still something something power armor. Don't let the slow start put you off.
Skeletons are crazy. Look at their wacky faces! Fantastic adventure game made towards the end of that genre's (first) life, before everything went fully FMV and fully balls. Also: Manny Calavera for Poker Night at the Inventory 2! Starting that movement here and now.
Oft-overlooked FPS by oft-overlooked studio Valve, on the oft-overlooked PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac systems. I don't know what "oft-overlooked" means.
Turns out there aren't too many games beginning with I. Not that it makes inFamous any less of an awesome game. Still, I have to confess I'm still pro-Procyon as far as Sucker Punch games go.
Obviously, the wiki meant to say "Jet Set Radio". Pretty much the only entry of note in the in-line skate simulation genre, it's full of this crazy urban Japanese personality.
