After
I’ve revealed the rejects, it’s time to list the games that will be put to the
New Classics test! Not only will this list refresh my memory and give me a good
overview of the job, but it will also allow for an interesting bit of gaming
interaction. Here’s the plan, dear fellow gamers: should you spot in my list a
game you’re curious about, just let me know and I’ll play it. This should spice
things up, and make the whole endeavour stimulating for all of us. ^^
Here's a quick recap of the New Classics modus operandi: I play each game for two hours at most. Based on the fact that my favourite games have always been games I loved immediately, this should allow me to separate the wheat from the chaff with great efficiency. (For the interested, the full description of the New Classics project can be read here.)
Before I
move on to the list, here are a couple of points I wanna mention:
— VNs and
puzzle games won’t be a priority during the New Classics phase, because of
their inherent low replay value. I’ll list them for informative purposes, and
probably use them as breathers when the RPG overload becomes too much to bear.
— The few
Japanese games I own will be kept aside for now; I’ll get to them once I’m done
with the Westerners.
— Digital
games won’t be listed. Not only is most of my remaining digital library made of
Kemco games, which I love as a rule, but digital games cannot be pawned anyway.
So I might as well keep them, and play them if/when I feel like it.
— I’ll
link the games’ names to their respective post as I progress; so this list can
be used as an entry point into the upcoming jungle of New Classics reviews.
— In case
similar versions of a game exist on more than one system, I’ll only list the
version I own (or plan to play in case I own several). Like, Atelier Firis
is available on both the Vita and the Switch; but I own the Switch version, so this
is the one I’ll roll with. On the other hand, if we’re dealing with remakes or
different versions, I’ll list all the versions and try them all.
— Last
but not least, I’ll keep the games sorted by alphabetical order and by series;
and if a game’s name starts with “the”, I’ll ignore that and take the following
word into account. And now, on with the show!
Switch:
- Abyss of the Sacrifice
- Alliance Alive
- Aria Chronicle
- Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the
Mysterious Journey DX
- Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
- Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness &
The Secret Hideout
- Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends &
The Secret Fairy
- Astria Ascending
- Azure Lane: Crosswave
- Bayonetta 2
- Battle Axe
- Bladed Fury
- Blue Reflection: Second Light
- Bravely Default II
- Brigandine
- Bustafellows
- Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the
NecroDancer
- Caladrius Blaze
- Caligula Effect: Overdose
- Catherine: Full Body
- Children of Morta
- Cogen: Sword of Rewind
- Cross Code
- Darksiders Genesis
- Dark Souls Remastered
- Death End re;Quest
- Death Mark
- Diablo III: Eternal Collection
- Disgaea 5 Complete
- Dragon Quest
- Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the
Legendary Line
- Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of
Salvation
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an
Elusive Age
- Dragon Star Varnir
- Dusk Diver
- Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
- Fate/Extella Link
- Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Forward to the Sky
- Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Grisaia: Phantom Trigger 01 to 05
- Grisaia Trilogy
- Gun Gun Pixies
- Hades
- House in Fata Morgana
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
- I am Setsuna
- If my Heart had Wings
- Island
- KILL la KILL – IF
- Kitaria Fables
- Kowloon High-school Chronicle
- Langrisser I&II
- Legend of Mana
- Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Little Dragons Café
- Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest
Gift
- Mary Skelter Finale
- Megadimension Neptunia VII
- Moero Crystal H
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of
Ruin
- Moonlighter
- Nexomon: Extinction
- Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New
Moon
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Okami HD
- Olympia Soirée
- Omega Labyrinth Life
- Oninaki
- Pawarumi
- Persona 5 Strikers
- Poison Control
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Princess Guide
- Psyvariar Delta
- Re:ZERO: The Prophecy of the Throne
- Root Film
- RPG Maker MV
- Rune Factory 4 Special
- Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
- Savior of Sapphire Wings
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
- Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD
Remaster
- Sonic Mania Plus
- Sonic Team Racing
- Soul Nomad & The World Eaters
- Spirit Hunter: NG
- Stardew Valley
- Steam Prison
- Streets of Rage 4
- Super Neptunia RPG
- Tales of Vesperia: Definitive
Edition
- Touken Ranbu Warriors
- Trails of Cold Steel III
- Trails of Cold Steel IV
- Trials of Mana
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r]
- Vambrace: Cold Soul
- VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender
Action
- WILL: A Wonderful World
- Wing of Darkness
- WitchSpring3 [Re:Fine]: The Story of
Eirudy
- Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive
Edition
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The
Golden Country
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
- Yume Utsutsu Re:Master
- YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the
Bound of this World
- Zengeon
Vita:
- Aegis of Earth: Protovonus Assault
- Ar Nosurge Plus
- Astro Aqua Kitty
- Atelier Escha & Logy Plus:
Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
- Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of
the Dusk Sea
- A.W.: Phoenix Festa
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
- Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend
- Bullet Girls Phantasia
- Child of Light
- Cosmic Star Heroine
- Danganronpa 2
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra
Despair Girls
- Deception IV: Blood Ties
- Defender’s Quest
- Demon Gaze II
- Digimon Story: Cybersleuth
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
- Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited
- Dragon’s Crown
- Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of
Ice
- Drive Girls
- Dungeon Hunter Alliance
- Exist Archive – The Other Side of
the Sky
- Final Fantasy X-2
- Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
- Gal*Gun: Double Peace
- God Wars: Future Past
- Grand Kingdom
- Gravity Rush
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black
Heart
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing
Perfection
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action
Unleashed
- Lost Dimension
- Mary Skelter: Nightmares
- Megatagmention
Blanc + Neptune vs Zombies
- MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death
- Mind Zero
- Minecraft
- Muramasa Rebirth
- Muv-Luv
- Muv-Luv Alternative
- Mystery Chronicles: One Way Heroics
- Natural Doctrine
- New Little King’s Story
- Odin Sphere
- Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
- Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
- Persona 4 Golden
- Punch Line
- Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
- Rainbow Skies
- Root Double: Before Crime After Days
Extend Edition
- Root Letter
- Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
- Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of
Fortune and the Dice of Fate
- Soul Sacrifice
- Stranger of Sword City
- Summon Night 6: Lost Borders
- Superdimension Neptune vs Sega Hard
Girls
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
- Sword Art Online: Lost Song
- Tokyo Tatoo Girls
- Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
- Tokyo Xanadu
- Trillion: God of Destruction
- Toukiden: The Age of Demons
- Trails of Cold Steel
- Trails of Cold Steel II
- Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
- World of Final Fantasy
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
- Ys: Memories of Celceta
- Ys Origins
- Zero Time Dilemma
3DS:
- Alliance Alive
- Bravely Second: End Layer
- Culdcept Revolt
- Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the
Forgotten Past
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the
Cursed King
- Etrian Mystery Dungeon
- Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium
Girl
- Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir
Knight
- Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends of the
Titan
- Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
- Etrian Odyssey Nexus
- Fire Emblem Fates
- Fire Emblem Warriors
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
- Heroes of Ruin
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dreamdrop
Distance
- Langrisser: Re:Incarnation Tensei
- Legend of Zelda: A Link Between
Worlds
- Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
- Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two
Towns
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Monster Hunter Stories
- New Style Boutique
- New Style Boutique 2: Fashion
Forward
- New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star
- Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
- Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
- Professor Layton and the Azran
Legacy
- Professor Layton and the Miracle
Mask
- Project X Zone
- Radiant Historia! Perfect Chronology
- Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
- Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor –
Overclocked
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
– Record Breaker
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner –
Soul Hackers
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Redux
- Story of Seasons
- Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
- Super Pokemon Rumble
- Virtue’s Last Reward
PSP:
- Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos
- Blazing Souls Accelate
- Blade Dancer
- Brave Story
- Breath of Fire III
- Castlevania: The Dracula X
Chronicles
- Class of Heroes 2
- Crimson Gem Saga
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
- Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
- Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
- Dissidia Final Fantasy
- Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
- Dragoneer’s Aria
- Fate/Extra
- Final Fantasy IV: The Complete
Collection
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of
the Lions
- Generation of Chaos
- Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time
- Gungnir
- Gurumin
- Half Minute Hero
- Innocent Life
- Jeanne D’Arc
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
- Knights in the Nightmare
- Legend of Heroes: A Tear of
Vermillion
- Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the
Moonlight Witch
- Legend of Heroes III: Song of the
Ocean
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
- Mana Khemia: Student Alliance
- Phantasy Star Portable
- Phantasy Star Portable 2
- Popolocrois
- Ragnarok Tactics
- Samurai Warriors: State of War
- Shepherd’s Crossing
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 –
Innocent Sin
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Portable
- Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the
Ethereal Empires
- Star Ocean: First Departure
- Star Ocean: Second Evolution
- Summon Night 5
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
- Tales of Eternia
- Tales of the World: Radiant
Mythology
- Ultimate Ghost’n Goblins
- Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
- Warriors Orochi
- Wild Arms XF
- Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight
Alone
- Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
- Ys: The Oath in Felghana
- Ys Seven
- Z.H.P: Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath
Evilman
DS:
- 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine
Doors
- Anno 1701
- Another Code: Two Memories
- Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera
Island
- Away: Shuffle Dungeon
- Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
- Bleach: The Blade of Fate
- Blue Dragon Plus
- Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- Chocolatier
- Chrono Trigger
- Civilization Revolution
- Contact
- Cookie Shop
- Dark Spire
- Deep Labyrinth
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the
Chosen
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie /
Revelation
- Dragon Quest Monster Joker 2
- Dungeon Maker
- Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and
Zero
- Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes of Lagaard
- Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles:
Echoes of Time
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles:
Rings of Fate
- Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire
of the Rift
- Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of
Light
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- Flower, Sun and Rain
- From the Abyss
- Geometry Wars: Galaxies
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
- Heroes of Mana
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Inazuma Eleven 2: FireStorm
- Infinite Space
- Izuna: The Legend of the Ninja
- Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja
Returns
- Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded
- Knights in the Nightmare
- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- Lock’s Quest
- Lost in Blue 2
- Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
- Lunar Genesis (a.k.a. Lunar: Dragon
Song)
- Lunar Knights
- Lux-Pain
- Magical Starsign
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
- My World My Way
- Nanostray
- Nanostray 2
- Nostalgia
- Okamiden
- Orcs & Elves
- Phantasy Star 0
- Pokemon Conquest
- Pokemon Ranger
- Pokemon Rangers: Guardian Signs
- Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
- Professor Layton and the Curious
Village
- Professor Layton and the Lost Future
- Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
- Professor Layton and the Spectre’s
Call
- Radiant Historia
- Ragnarok DS
- Rondo of Swords
- Rooms: The Main Building
- Rune Factory
- Rune Factory 2
- Rune Factory 3
- Sands of Destruction
- Secret Files: Tunguska
- Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
- Shepherd’s Crossing 2
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
- Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
- Spectral Force Genesis
- Steal Princess
- Summon Night: Twin Age
- Tao’s Adventure: Curse of the Demon
Seal
- Time Hollow
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
- Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the
Plume
- Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise
- World Ends With You
- Youda Legend: The Golden Bird of
Paradise
Game Boy Advance:
- Advance Wars
- Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
- Breath of Fire
- Breath of Fire 2
- Final Fantasy V Advance
- Final Fantasy VI Advance
- Fire Emblem
- Fire Emblem: Swords of Seals
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Lufia: The Ruins of Lore
- Sigma Star Saga
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the
Dark Dragon
- Shining Soul II
- Sonic Advance
- Sonic Advance 2
- Sonic Advance 3
- Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
- Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
- Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Game Boy:
- Dragon Warrior I&II
- Dragon Warrior III
- Final Fantasy Adventure
- Final Fantasy Legend III
- Azure Dreams
- Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
- Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Putting this list together was really interesting. I encountered games
I didn’t even remember owning, while other instantly brought in a mass of sweet
memories and a strong desire to play them. I’ll play them all no matter what,
don’t worry; but this goes to show that my collection formed in a pretty
haphazard way over the years. Some entries were highly anticipated, while
others were merely the result of me desperately wanting to buy something — anything. I’m also quite surprised that I ended up
purchasing full series — spinoffs et al. — before even trying a single instalment to see if
it was my thing — case in point, Kingdom Hearts (which I have yet to play) and Final
Fantasy (which I dislike overall). This was the result of my immense greed
and lust for games, and I can vaguely remember that it made perfect sense
at the time; but it is not something I could see myself doing nowadays — case in point, the
Yokai Watch Averted Binge. Well, live and play and learn — and pass it on if
it doesn’t tickle your gaming fancy.
But what about the Switch games that will be released in 2022 and
beyond, you may ask? Yeah, about that… I may claim that I won’t get my greedy
paws on a single new game until I’m done with the New Classic phase; but such a
claim would be hilariously unrealistic, and we all know it. Knowing that every
new game will have to pass the New Classic test to remain in my collection
anyway, here’s what I’ve decided: I’ll buy all the games my gaming instinct
claims, and add them to the list on the fly. Just in case you’re wondering, the
List (with capital L from now on) currently comprises 404 games — a super-stylish
number, but one that probably won’t stay put for long.
For the posts themselves, I’m going to use a fixed layout, with no
intro or outro. Each post will comprise three parts:
- The Backstory, where I’ll present
how I got the game as well as any interesting trivia about it;
- The Game, where I’ll expand on my
impressions of, well, the game;
- The Verdict, where I’ll reveal if
the game is granted a spot in my precious collection.
That’s pretty much all, dear fellow gamers. We’re in for a thrilling
ride for sure, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as me! And remember: if a game featured on The List tickles your fancy, just let me know and I'll play it ^^.
