pilgrimteeth wrote:I can't say enough great things about Dragon Warrior Monsters for the GBC, it's like the Dark Souls of Pokemon-esque monster collecting adventure games. Great creature design, robust breeding system, and insane difficulty really make it something special.
How does it compare to the Nintendo DS Dragon Quest Monsters games? I thought I heard those had a pretty good reputation too.
Also, I think I'm going to be adding a new game to my list. It's a little early to say, since I only finished it about a month ago, so I haven't had a chance to really evangelize for it yet, but Super Daryl Deluxe is an absolutely wonderful gaming experience. I had never even heard of this game before it showed up on Limited Run about eight months ago, but when I started playing it I was genuinely blown away by what an all-around fantastic game it is. I don't even know how to summarize it, as nothing else I've ever played is quite like it, but as a gross oversimplification, it's kind of like if you tried to make the film Napoleon Dynamite into Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but you structured it like a western RPG, gave it arcade beat-em-up gameplay, and had the guys who created the Venture Bros. do the art design and scenario. I don't really want to say much about the story, because I don't want to spoil it, but the basic plot is that you play as Daryl, an extremely weird kid who just got transferred to a very unique high school, and in between getting taken advantage of by crummy friends and trying to win over the girl he likes, he has to save all of reality. It's got a surrealist style and sense of humor about it, but also a real sense of heart that gradually sneaks up on you over the course of the game. It somehow manages to subject its characters to hilarious amounts of life's cruelties, while also giving you the impression that the creators really cared about the entire cast. And the gameplay is the best kind of button-mashing fun, especially once you've obtained some of the better moves and can chain together ridiculous combos that clear the entire screen in a matter of seconds. I really think that if this game got more exposure it would be viewed as something of a modern classic.