@axel said in The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2012!:
Next stop will be in January for the much anticipated 2019 GOTY, I feel it's gonna be an unpredictable one!

I can't believe the year is almost over already. I still have so many games to play XD

@sheria That's good to hear. I've been on the fence regarding Code Vein but I'll think I'll try it out now.

My list:

1)Hotline Miami
2)Pandora's Tower
3)Kid Icarus: Uprising
4)New Super Mario Bros U
HM)Far Cry 3
HM)Resident Evil: Revelations

I'm glad Hotline Miami made it in the top 10. It's probably still my favorite indie game ever. Gameplay is really fun and satisfying, difficulty level is perfect and the soundtrack and style are amazing.

It seems like Pandora's Tower is still one of the most underappreciated games of the last generation as it didn't make the top 25. Such a shame.

@dmcmaster But when are they gonna release Resident Evil 4 for the PS5?

Castlevania: Bloodlines and Ghouls 'n Ghosts on the Sega Mega Drive Mini.

This is probably my favorite of the "mini consoles". The emulation seems good, it has a large quantity of awesome games and I love that you can play the Japanese versions of all the games as some of the games are pretty different in Japan, like Contra: Hard Corps and Dynamite Headdy. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine even changes to proper Puyo Puyo.

Castlevania: Bloodlines was a lot easier than I remembered. I played the Japanese version maybe that one is easier, I dunno. It's still one of my favorite Castlevania games, the level design is great, it does a lot of cool stuff with its visuals and the soundtrack is superb.

Ghouls 'n Ghosts is also great. I think it's the only game in the main series that is enjoyable to play as it is not too difficult.

A Link to the Past/Super Metroid randomizer

I am really liking it. It really tests your knowledge of those games.

Max Payne 3 would have been an HM for me if I knew it came out in 2012.

I'm still glad it ranked pretty high on the list, I always see people hating on this game.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch)

Great remake of one of the best Zelda games. It is mostly the same game with updated visuals and sound. It is still and immensely charming game and it has some of the dungeon design in the series.
The biggest gameplay improvement is the inventory. Having dedicated for some of the items is a big deal, in the Game Boy original you had to constantly switch items around and it was quite annoying. I also really like what they did to the map, allowing you to put markers on the map just like in Breath of the Wild.
The game looks fantastic but the frame rate is quite bad. The soundtrack is pretty good but I still prefer the original. I do think the dungeon themes are much better in the remake.

When I'm at home I play docked but I need to travel a lot so I'm often playing it in handheld. I'm thinking a Lite because it has an actual D-pad and leave my current Switch at home all the time.