Continued from the previous post.
60. Tales of Destiny (#39)
I have long neglected many games in the Tales series, and that's basically on me. Destiny is pretty standard overall for what it has, so it's a nice beginner's entry to the series. The aspect of Swordians is neat, while the plot goes from simple-minded thievery to saving a world from an astronomical threat. A bit cliche but workable, with a few challenging sidequests.
59. Suikoden IV (#66)
You know I really enjoy the hell out of a series when its weakest game ends up still fairly high. Suikoden IV is the weakest in the series, chopping party size, numerous ocean encounters, some pretty bad minigames, and lack of worthwhile storyline characters. But even with this kind of thing, the game still has its Suikoden charms.
58. Wild ARMs: Alter Code F (#29)
The only game so far I have played the original and remake of is Wild ARMs 1, and the remake here was actually not bad at all. Loads of improvements on the style of the original Wild ARMs, along with including new characters and potentially adding a few newer twists, this is one of the few times a remake actually ended up being a better game.
57. Sword of Mana (#14)
Much like the Tales games, I neglect the Mana series far too much. Unknowningly this is actually the first game of the series, or actually it is the remake of the first game in the series, so I only played the remake in this case. But it does it fairly well, with LOTS of sidequests to find and the story gets pretty good the more we go through it.
56. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (#62)
The goofy and humorous Mario & Luigi games definitely hit the spot for younger gamers. This one brings baby bros with adult bros, making things even cooler. Although this is one heck of a scary alien mushroom invasion the group the whole group has to deal with, it still ends up being a fun game. Heck, I remember playing this all day for two whole days.
55. Legend of Legaia (#80)
Light-hearted at first, but terrifying the second, this game encompasses a problem with utilizing a sentient species and the consequences that follows, in which Seru can flat out corrupt humans. The heroes in this game are using Ra-Seru which amplify them without any drawbacks, but things take a turn to terror rather quickly.
54. Lufia: The Legend Returns (#36)
It's hard to follow up a successful SNES RPG, and while the third Lufia game doesn't hit its stride, it makes up for it in uniqueness. Completely randomized dungeons, nine characters in battle, plenty of opportunities arise. The main character may be the stupidest hero, but this isn't really the stupidest game. Have the Sinistrals stayed dead yet?
53. Star Ocean: The Second Story (#98)
Perhaps the most famous Star Ocean game, this one offers quite a lot to the table, and I mean quite a lot. More specialties, more talents, just loads to customize and tailor characters so they can become unstoppable. For those reasons, I like this game a little less. Can't have things be too breakable, you know. And the storyline gets real plothole-y and apocalyptic.
52. Secret of Evermore (#10)
A different take on the Mana series, the slow-paced Secret of Evermore has its own charm of a boy and his dog on an adventure. It's got one of my top 10 soundtracks for any given RPG, with numerous themed areas, an interesting magic system, and some pretty hard boss fights. It all works out, and plays pretty well.
51. Secret of Mana (#110)
It's not entirely bad, got the action flowing smoothly, remember to wait for the percent to reach 100 for best attacking power. Magic will totally break this game though, and there are goals to be set. Secret of Mana's best achievement though? Being one of the first forays into multiplayer RPGs, as you can do more than let the other characters in the party be dictated by AI.
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