#148 – Tales of Phantasia (SNES)
Before I begin, DO NOT play the GBA version. Trust me on this. This is where it all began for the Tales series and boy was it a great start. Now I personally think the Tales series went into a dormant slumber after this game until it awoke with a full jolt on the Gamecube. What I’m trying to say is the PS1 Tales games (Tales of Destiny I & II) didn’t really live up to this game, Tales of Destiny II (Eternia) came close but not quite. Tales of Phantasia was beyond its time when you compare it to most RPGs from its generation. Only few was at its level or beyond. Tales of Phantasia is also the first Action-Menu Based RPG I’ve played and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. The Battle system is unique but fun at the same time. Phantasia has a great story and probably the best character interaction of its generation. The characters are also a very likable bunch, each with their own respective class and exclusive moves. You can easily clock around 80 hours on your first play through because this game has so many sidequests. A Top ten SNES game for sure, it’s such a shame that it hasn’t even been localized apart from its very crappy port on the GBA.
#147 – Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
A game from my childhood ^_^. First of all let me make this clear. My knowledge with the Sonic series only lies within the Genesis so no Sonic Adventure and Sonic Generations in this list. Ok so, Sonic 1 holds so many memories to me, almost as much Super Mario Bros except I used to prefer Sonic in my early days. The first entry of Sonic was a start to one of my favorite series on the Genesis. A classic game is all I can say, the Bonus Stages in Sonic 1 however is easily my least favorite from the series.
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