#200 – Legend of Mana (PS1)
One of the better Mana games. It’s sad to see the series has been run to the ground by Square Enix. Dawn of Mana was a nail in the coffin. I just don’t see the series ever recovering from something like that. But let’s talk about the good times. Legend of Mana was no Secret of Mana clone (Nor was Seiken Densetsu 3 but that game was never localized). The game offered so much customization which was unprecedented for Action-RPGs at that time. The story was average at best like most Mana games but the gameplay shined like it always did. A classic PS1 RPG deservedly so.
#199 – Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2)
The first entry of Sly was an amazing experience at the time. I probably wouldn’t have even played the game (and thus started the series) were it not for my late purchase of the Gamecube. Basically I ran out of platformers and decided to try this one out. The game was fun right from the start to finish. While I’m not all that big on the plot of the Sly series, the gameplay was always a joy. Hunting the clue bottles and eventually retrieving a piece of the Thievius Raccoonus added more gameplay. The game is quite short and the thieving aspect of the game needs more to be desired. I’m at a stalemate to say good or bad things about the game so I’ll say this; Sly Cooper may not be the best platformer on the PS2 but is worth mentioning in any list considering great platforming games.
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