Board 8 > The Board 8 Discord Sports Chat Ranks Their Top 100 Respective VIDEO Games pt. 2

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Some UC4 through the entire review, Id skip it if you intend to play the game.

#34. Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End (PS4, 2016)
After 3 games of the same basic idea of a plot, Drake wants treasure, then wants to stop evil badperson from exploiting said treasure for evil. Finally we get a story that explores a (somewhat) more real side of things. While its still ludicrous treasure at the end of the day, for one, theres no ridiculous mythical powers at bay (though they tease it a bit), andwhile I dont need that one way or the other, I appreciate the more mature approach the story has gradually taken over the games, from full on phantom ancient powers in 1 and 2, to just a hallucination of such in 3, to nothing whatsoever in 4. That it was nice to see they can tell a story without relying on that. The real enemy was the greed of the pirates who had this treasure. Drakes progression here is that after having given up the life, he gets drawn back in to save his brother (well-told in the past cutscenes with them as kidsthis game has a lot more slow/story points which is a little meh-paced, but they are still enjoyable), because hes finally learned the personal risks that come with it and like killing a million people but they dont touch on this one. It winds up being kind of frustrating that Drake keeps all this a secret from Elena, you think hed know this shit by now, but at least we can see he regrets this, learns, grows over the story. Its not especially deep but its certainly deeper than weve ever seen Drake, knowing that from the opening of the game, how he tries to balance missing that stuff with trying to be settled. I liked that segment, finding old relics from past games as he reminisces and Crash Bandicoot! But come on man, Elena supported you just tell her youre gonna go offto save your brother younever told her or us about. Sam essentially taking the place of Drake in the boisterous, treasure-before-all guy works as Drakes adventures are largely tied to his desires and his faked story that he needs the treasure for his life. Sam is not really a great character though.

As for the game, its more fleshed out gameplay wise. The stealth actually works well for once as theres a dedicated system to it now as opposed to just eh maybe you can sneak up on someone. Its not perfect, but its finally at least a polished something. Its fun and works well and you canreally make greater use of stealth than in the past games. The set pieces on the whole arent as fantastical as the other 3 games, but it really hits high notes in scenery and graphics, and still has a bunch of great segments. The truck chase sequence that begins with the drive down through the town on the hill in the ATV and finishes up with being dragged along by a rope in a high-speed chase is the best action segment of the game. The views from the top of towers you get to are the best in the series. The open area in the ATV is pretty neat and different for Uncharted, and served as the basis for Lost Legacy, which was a fun game. The island area with the boat is somewhat open too, and makes for good optional exploration for more story and treasures. The auction house is a fun area too for story/environment.

The final fight, I guess the best in a series not known for its final bosses is good,but mostly because it just looks so good. Being on the burning pirate ship, surrounded by gold, and a simple sword fight with a crazed man with nothing to lose works great thematically. The fight itself is pretty annoying on tougher difficulties. But its very well-presented.

In all, this game has the best all-around story of the 4, if not the most action-oriented, has the best combat, and hey its about the graphics too and this game just looks and sounds great. The ending is very satisfying and is a great conclusion to the series. Now bring me the Sully and Sam side game

Oh also the multiplayer is really fucking good but we know this already and I may have to say more about it later



Next Up: The best overall soundtrack on my list.

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#33 Chrono Cross (PS1, 1999)
Im not gonna lie. The music is largely why this is here. The music in this game enthralled me as a kid and to this day, this is easily a game soundtrack I will put on where and listen start to end while Im working or something. The violin is incredible, and I really adore that bit of scratchy quality the music has like you can hear the occasional squeaking of the bow on the violin and it adds this very raw effect to many of the songs. The intro of this game is absolutely stunning too, extremely impressive for its time, and still looks great!

Ok, now into the game. I played this game before Chrono Trigger. So, I really had no idea what the hell was going on near the end of this game, and to be honest I still kind of dont because I dont really try to follow this games story too much, but it sure as hell at least feels emotional. Its really been a really long time since I played this so I cant remember that too much. What else does stick out as memorable are the battle system and the characters. I Know a lot of people dont like the oversaturation of characters, but to me, I liked that you could experience a lot of these nice little stories each character has, and then just use the ones you like most in your main party. Theres a lot of characters that had cool designs. And hell, one of my first main things I did here at GameFAQs was run several iterations of Save My Chrono Cross character!

The battle system, is the big appeal to me. You can equip spells of different elements on different levels of your magic bracket which I call it that because it looks like a March Madness quadrant. Spells have a certain base level to them that if equipped at a lower or higher level they will increase in power and effectiveness. In order to use these spells, you have to build up to that level with physical attacks- you can do Level 1, 2, or 3 attacks- each of which has a tradeoff in power for accuracy and stamina (3 attacks hit the hardest, have lower accuracy and deplete more Stamina aka # of attacks you can use per turn). As you hit more per turn, the %s all go up. And as you hit with more of these numbers, you can use higher level magic on that turn. All in all it makes for an interesting balance of physical and magic attacks, with strategy in what to use when. Each character has 2 unique attacks also, plus a 3rtd ultimate you can unlock by progressing through each characters story. There is also a magic Field universal to each battle, which changes as any character uses magic. If its ever a solid color, that color is beefed up and you can do some additional specials. Its a great system.



But like I said man, I just fucking love this music. Impossible for me to rank them but heres a few I enjoy a lot

Scars of Time, Dreams of the Shore Bordering Another World, Magical Dreamers, Life: A Distant Promise, Termina Another World, Voyage Home World I could go on.

Next up: A game with Strong Bad in it.

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33. Chrono Cross
34. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
35. Hitman 2
36. Bloodborne
37. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
38. Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
39. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
40. Jackbox Party Packs
41. Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice
42. Pokemon Gold/Silver
43. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
44. The Witness
45. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
46. Apex Legends
47. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
48. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
49. Picross 3D: Round 2
50. The Simpsons: Hit & Run
51. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
52. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
53. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
54. Portal
55. Wario Land 3
56. Mario Kart 8
57. Slay the Spire
58. Final Fantasy VII Remake
59. Papers, Please
60. Out of the Park Baseball 17
61. Dark Souls: Remastered
62. Punch-Out!! (Wii)
63. Mario Party 2
64. Heroes of Might and Magic III
65. Mega Man 3
66. Hexcells
67. Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
68. Super Mario 64
69. Skies of Arcadia Legends
70. Metal Gear Solid 2
71. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
72. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
73. Mario Kart 64
74. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
75. Mega Man 5
76. Back to the Future (Telltale)
77. Shovel Knight
78. Elite Beat Agents
79. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
80. Into the Breach
81. Donkey Kong Country 2
82. Braid
83. Adventures of Lolo
84. Marvel's Spider-Man
85. Pokemon Puzzle League
86. Mega Man 9
87. Donkey Kong Country
88. Final Fantasy VII
89. Super Mario Maker 2
90. Ghosts 'n Goblins
91. Mega Man 2
92. Ratchet & Clank (PS4)
93. Cuphead
94. Twisted Metal 2
95. Borderlands 2
96. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
97. Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
98. Kirby's Block Ball
99. Death Stranding
100. The Stanley Parable
HMs:
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Bugsnax
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Gunstar Heroes
Kirby 64
Mario Tennis
Untitled Goose Game
Warioware: Touched
We <3 Katamari


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also bump

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yup

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probably the second-to-last post for me. what a ride.

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prob the last tbh

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I'll give another since lists are still going

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Earthbound really sucks

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Last one?

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next to last one

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up

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save

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