Zelda herself, copying objects and monsters to solve everything.
Samus hunted by the SA-X on a research station; the tightest 2D Metroid.
Simon Belmont, a whip and stairs that will kill you; the 1986 original.
A motorbike race where you swing a chain at the rider alongside you and take his bike when he falls.
Link shrinks to the size of a Picori; Capcom's handheld Zelda.
El Dorado, a jungle island and the series finding its footing.
Soul-stealing in 2035, and the GBA Metroidvania fans rate highest.
The last Splinter Cell, and the one that let you play it loud.
The first Yakuza remade: Kiryu out of prison and ten billion yen missing.
Kiryu's last story, in Onomichi and Kamurocho.
Peru, an eclipse and an apocalypse Lara starts herself.
The 1986 original remade, plus an escape sequence without a suit.
Chris and Sheva in daylight Africa; the co-op Resident Evil.
A new galaxy and the Ryder twins; the entry the trilogy fans argue about.
Sam Fisher in 2002, with light and shadow as the whole mechanic.
Three games merged into one: Paris, Sapienza, Mumbai, Dubai and a hundred ways in.
A burning chateau, a cargo plane and the Rub al Khali.
Billie Lurk goes after a god; the standalone finale.
Side-scrolling, experience points and the black sheep of the series.
Branching paths and three companions; the best of the NES Castlevanias.
Siberia, the Divine Source and the best tombs in the reboot trilogy.
A Metroidvania with time powers and a map you annotate; Ubisoft Montpellier again.
Dash, wall jump and an intro stage that teaches without a word.
Malaria, jamming rifles and a fire that spreads; the bleakest Far Cry.
The trilogy ends on Azura, with four-player co-op and Horde 2.0.
Connor in the American Revolution, with naval battles and a rope dart.
The harder, prettier sequel to the rotoscoped original.
The rating that made people replay a level twenty times to earn it.
Victorian London, a grappling hook and twins who share the story.
Jack Carver on a Micronesian island in 2004; the CryEngine draw distance that sold PCs.
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