My Top 30 (+33) Games of the 7th Generation
I don't even know why I'm making this list any more. When we did the Community GOTG thread, about two years back, I was inspired to catch up on all the games I missed. It was exhausting but I'd say I checked off everything I wanted to try out or play. I'm kind of excited by the prospect of not stressing out over games any more. Just playing whatever I want, whenever I have the time. But I still feel like I need to post this stupid list to have some kind of closure. I'm sure I'll look at it in two days and hate it ("Why the hell did I put Game X so high?"), but I can't let myself change the order any more. I need to just post this and be done with it.
So this is my Top 30, plus 33 runners-up that I really, really liked. Its been a great generation. 2D games finally came back, better than they've ever been since the SNES. 3D games kept getting better, maybe a little homogenous at times, but there was variety out there if you looked for it. In one week, "The Phantom Pain" will come out and I feel like that's when the new generation is going to kick off for reals.
Eligibility and other notes, in the spoiler tag:
2018 Edit: Changed from Top 40 to Top 30. Swapped Minecraft and Phoenix Wright for the #30 spot.