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#72 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Vita, 2015)

Even after enjoying the first two Trails games I played I sat on this one for way too long; didn't play it for a year and then set it down for almost three years before finally beating it this year. I'm not sure why I waited so long as it's very similar in structure to how the original Trails in the Sky was - building and explaining a new region to players while setting up a large plot happening behind the scenes. The bonding point mechanics are almost a complete ripoff from Persona, but like that series it helps develop the side characters and other party members very well. The battle system is very easy to break apart, and it's always fun to make characters with 100% dodge just to laugh at bosses.

#71 - Super Mario Odyssey (Switch, 2017)

There are a lot of moons in this game. Maybe a bit too many.

In all seriousness, I did enjoy my time with Super Mario Odyssey. It has probably the best level in any Mario game with Metro Kingdom / New Donk City. I definitely like a lot of the 2D moons as well as it was an interesting addition to the game as well. I also like both of the vocal themes in this game, and occasionally listen to each of them outside of playing the game.

#70 - DJMAX Respect (PS4, 2018)

DJMAX Respect, on top of being a new release in a series that was pretty forgotten overall (especially outside of Korea), is actually a huge project that spans the entire series and an example on what most rhythm game franchises should try to do eventually. DJMAX Respect takes all the songs from the first two games and adds a number of its own tracks to provide an amazing experience. It continues to add songs from other games in the series through DLC: we never had official releases of Clazziquai, Black Square, Trilogy and others, but all of them are represented here. Also added in Respect is various collaborations with other games like adding songs from Guilty Gear, Girls' Frontline, Deemo, and others. It's truly one of the largest libraries in any rhythm game; not as expansive as Rock Band or Rocksmith, but it's definitely continually updating.

#69 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PC, 2000 and GBA, 2001)

My favorite Tony Hawk game, and the one I spent the most time with as a kid is easily Pro Skater 2, of which I played on both the PC and the GBA versions. I still remember all the secrets from each of the levels, and seeing them all implemented in 1+2 this year was pretty cool. I think, through all of the plays I did, that I completed the Career with every skater at least once, including Spider-Man. The computer I did it on is obviously long gone, though, so I can't check it. I did buy all of the Tony Hawk games up to the first Underground when I disliked where the series was going and dropped it, but it was one of my favorite series when I was a kid. The GBA version was very similar to the main games, even, and while it had to remove some of the levels and shrink some of the others, it was a worthwhile addition and still played very well.

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