My Top 30 Video Games
by tobyrclark | created - 04 Jan 2021 | updated - 9 months ago | PublicAll 10/10, all completed to my own satisfaction
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1. Mass Effect 2 (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maggie Baird, Adam Baldwin, Michael Beattie
Votes: 21,480
2. Portal 2 (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Many years after "Portal," Chell reawakens at Aperture Science and tries to stop GLaDOS once again with the help of Wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Stephen Merchant, J.K. Simmons, Joe Micheals
Votes: 17,723
3. Persona 5 Royal (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of high school students create a vigilante group to expose the crimes of corrupt adults but soon find themselves in the midst of a worldwide conspiracy and targeted by powerful individuals who would do anything to silence them.
Director: Daiki Itô | Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Ikue Ôtani, Mamoru Miyano, Nana Mizuki
Votes: 2,308
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Mystery
Batman battles his archenemy, the Joker, who instigates an elaborate plot to seize control of Arkham Asylum, trap Batman inside with many of his incarcerated foes, and threaten Gotham City with hidden bombs.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, Tom Kane
Votes: 31,480
5. Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Family
Sora and friends must set out on another adventure to find his long lost friends and stop Organization XIII.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 1,404
6. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having vanquished the ghost pirate LeChuck with a soft drink, Guybrush Threepwood now seeks the treasure of Big Whoop. During his quest he discovers LeChuck is back from the dead. Once again.
Director: Ron Gilbert | Stars: Dominic Armato, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd, Leilani Jones
Votes: 2,531
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
In this update to Nintendo's classic adventure game, a young man named Link must gather the three Spiritual Stones and awaken the Seven Sages in order to overthrow Ganondorf, a tyrannical warlock terrorizing the land of Hyrule.
Stars: Fujiko Takimoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako
Votes: 1,354
8. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,336
9. Life Is Strange (2015 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An awkward photography student named Max discovers her ability to rewind time, and reunites with her estranged best friend Chloe to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local girl.
Directors: Raoul Barbet, Michel Koch | Stars: Hannah Telle, Ashly Burch, Nik Shriner, Dani Knights
Votes: 13,768
10. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (2004 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Phoenix Wright takes on more personal cases while we see how his late mentor got her difficult start in court.
Director: Shu Takumi | Stars: Ben Judd, Seon King, Christina Katano, James C. Wilson
Votes: 377
11. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Thriller
The Call of Duty series returns this time into a modern day setting. The player takes control of a character nicknamed "Soap," for the majority of the campaign and will need to progress through many modern warfare scenarios.
Director: Jason West | Stars: Billy Murray, Craig Fairbrass, David Sobolov, Mark Grigsby
Votes: 24,545
12. Assassin's Creed II (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, History
Desmond Miles is trained to become a modern-day Assassin through the resurrected memories of ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who uncovers a massive Templar conspiracy in Renaissance Italy leading to the new Pope.
Directors: Sylvain Bernard, Shea Wageman | Stars: Roger Craig Smith, Kristen Bell, Nolan North, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 25,841
13. Portal (2007 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Mike Patton, Alesia Glidewell, Jeep Barnett
Votes: 14,409
14. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Indiana Jones must fight the nazis again in search for Atlantis and a newly discovered mineral of unbelievable power, the Orichalcum.
Director: Hal Barwood | Stars: Denny Delk, David Gitin, Jane Jacobs, Nick Jameson
Votes: 1,722
15. Chrono Trigger (1995 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Crono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Akihiko Matsui, Takashi Tokita, Nao Ito
Votes: 3,308
16. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Collect Gold Bricks while successfully progressing through the entire story, from the Trade Federation negotiations above Naboo in Star Wars Episode I, to the attack on the second Death Star above Endor in Return of the Jedi.
Director: Jon Burton | Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, John Wayne, Ahmed Best, Peter Cushing
Votes: 4,954
17. Final Fantasy VI (1994 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.
Directors: Hiroyuki Itô, Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 3,535
18. Tales from the Borderlands (2014 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Corporate stooge Rhys, and Con woman Fiona team up to discover the secret of an alien vault on the dangerous planet Pandora.
Directors: Martin Montgomery, Ashley Ruhl, Jonathan Stauder, Nick Herman | Stars: Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Erin Yvette, Chris Hardwick
Votes: 4,372
19. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy
Professor Layton and Luke receive a letter from the future and set out to discover its meaning.
Directors: Usuke Kumagai, Jun Suzuki | Stars: Jock Blaney, Maria Darling, Yuri Lowenthal, Christopher Robin Miller
Votes: 281
20. Pokémon Platinum Version (2008 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Capture all 493 Pokemon in the region Sinnoh, on the Nintendo DS.
Director: Takeshi Kawachimaru | Star: Go Ichinose
Votes: 1,133
21. Sonic Mania (2017 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Following the events of Sonic & Knuckles (1994), Sonic and Tails receive a energy reading from Angel Island and board their biplane to investigate. However, Doctor Eggman sends an elite group of EggRobos to reach the signal before Sonic and Tails.
Stars: Lynn Harris, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Votes: 2,515
22. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After discovering the ancient Toys of Power, Max finds himself bestowed with powerful psychic abilities.
Directors: David Bogan, Nick Herman, Chuck Jordan, Dennis Lenart, Joe Pinney, Jake Rodkin | Stars: David Nowlin, William Kasten, Andrew Chaikin, Roger Jackson
Votes: 160
23. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Remake of the Game Boy title The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) along with elements from the 1998 remaster The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1998).
Director: Mikiharu Oiwa | Stars: Mitsuki Saiga, Yuko Natsuyoshi, Kazuya Ichijô, Kosuke Takaguchi
Votes: 962
24. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Renowned defense attorney Phoenix Wright travels to the Kingdom of Khura'in, a small highly religious country in Asia, to visit his friend, Maya Fey, who is in the country for her spirit ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Takeshi Yamazaki, Takuro Fuse | Stars: Orion Acaba, Kira Buckland, Masashi Ebara, Megumi Han
Votes: 154
25. Super Mario All-Stars (1993 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Family
A compilation of Super Mario Bros. and its two sequels, along with the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) , completely remade with new graphics for the Super NES.
Votes: 1,221
Specifically Super Mario Bros 3
26. Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Spyro's back and he's all scaled up. Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD. Spyro is bringing the heat like never before in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy game collection.
Stars: Tom Kenny, Dave B. Mitchell, André Sogliuzzo, Richard Tatum
Votes: 1,394
Specifically Year of the Dragon
27. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (2008 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Strong Bad stars in his own five-game series where he enters a race, declares war against the King of Town, creates a heavy metal band, and stars in an action movie. And that's just the first four games.
Stars: Matt Chapman, Missy Palmer, Mike Chapman
Votes: 41
In particular Strong Badia the Free, Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective and 8-Bit is Enough
28. Sam & Max Season Two (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Sam and Max solve a series of cases that lead them into a supernatural plot of massive proportions.
Director: Dave Grossman | Stars: David Nowlin, William Kasten, Michael Barrett, Peter Barto
Votes: 154
In particular Ice Station Santa, Chariots of the Dogs and What’s New Beelzebub
29. Tales of Monkey Island (2010 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The misadventures of Guybrush Threepwood continue as he tangles with his nemesis LeChuck and accidentally unleashes a voodoo pox.
Directors: Mark Darin, Joe Pinney, Jake Rodkin, Michael Stemmle | Stars: Dominic Armato, Kevin Blackton, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd
Votes: 66
In particular the re-recorded version of Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, and Rise of the Pirate God
30. Solitaire (I) (1981 Video Game)
E | Family
A computer adaptation of the popular card game.
Votes: 514
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