The 101 Best Action-Adventures Of All Time by Gregor Kartsios (Game One / Game Two / Rocket Beans TV)
The RPG-Afficionado Gregor Kartsios from Game One, Game Two & Rocket Beans TV gives us another list... this time with the 101 best Action-Adventures of all time.
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- DirectorYukihiko TaniBefore the time of plants and animals, Earth was completely dark and inhabited by beings we now call 'monsters'. When some voice said 'Let There Be Light' , many monsters died because they could not live in this new light world. Not all died however - some of them hid in caves, and grew stronger. Now, they want to return to the world. Corona is a boy from Soleil Town who just turned fourteen and has to undergo a series of trials to become a true swordsman. However, soon he finds himself in a strange predicament: unable to speak to humans any more, he learns to communicate with animals, and realizes that not everything in the world is as simple as it looks.
- A young mystical ninja named Kid Ying, and his master Dr. Yang set out to save Princess Yuki from the evil Otafu Army.
- DirectorRyuichi NishizawaOn one peaceful day, Asha was standing on a cliff near her home village when suddenly heard a mysterious voice calling for help, She decided to leave the village and to embark on an adventure to discover the identity of the voice.
- DirectorHideki KamiyaA cel-shaded action game set in feudal Japan, in which the wolf deity Amaterasu defends the land from evil forces.
- DirectorMasaya HashimotoA boy with uncanny psychic powers stumbles into a "Dark Space" where he meets a strange being called Gaia, who tells him that he must leave his home and save the world from a coming evil.
- StarsFrank VincentJoe PantolianoMichael MadsenA young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
- DirectorHidemaro FujibayashiStarsFujiko TakimotoZelda has been turned to stone and the only one who can help her are the Minish. Link must find these tiny people in order to break the curse.
- DirectorKoushi NakanishiStarsTodd SoleyKatie O'HaganJack BrandAn ordinary man must embark on a search to find his missing wife that leads him to an abandoned house where a mysterious family lives who harbor an evil secret within the house and themselves.
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterJosh KeatonPeter LurieWhen the nations of the world rely upon private military companies to fight their battles for them, renegade Liquid Ocelot emerges as the head of a potent coalition of mercenary powers. Solid Snake returns to save the world once again.
- DirectorYasuhiro OhoriAlundra has been called to a troubled village after being plagued visions,where great evil lies there waiting.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthTroy BakerRichard McGonagleThrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
- DirectorFumito UedaMasanobu TanakaStarsTatsuki IshikawaHiroshi ShirokumaMasaki AizawaThe tale of a young boy's friendship with a griffin-like creature who escaped captivity.The Last Guardian
- DirectorOlle HakanssonDig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
- DirectorRieko KodamaStarsHekiru ShiinaKonami YoshidaHiroko KasaharaThree young teenage girls are summoned from Tokyo Tower and transported to the mystic land of Cefiro. Now they must become warriors to save the world and face their destiny.
- DirectorEiji AonumaStarsAkira SasanumaAkiko KômotoHironori MiyataLink, a young man from a small farming village, finds Hyrule is being consumed by an otherworldly twilight. Guided by a strange pixie named Midna, he endeavors to return light to the land and confront the usurper king Zant.The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- An experienced treasure hunter named Nigel is on a quest to obtain the valuable Statue of Jypta. After successfully recovering and selling the statue, Nigel meets wood nymph named Friday, who is being chased by a trio of thieves. The thieves assume that Friday knows the location of the mysterious treasure of King Nole. However, she does not appear to have the exact location in mind, and instead relies on her senses to track it. She offers Nigel to accompany him on a long journey and eventually lead him to the coveted treasure.
- DirectorFumito UedaStarsKazuhiro ShindouRieko TakahashiMisa WatanabeOn a distant island, there is a legend that anyone born with horns will bring about calamity. When such a boy is locked away in a fortress, he must work together with a girl named Yorda to flee before they can be claimed by the spirits.
- DirectorKoji SugimotoThe young warrior Rue embarks on a journey to revive his lost beloved guardian, Claire. Mint, who lost her right to the throne of East Heaven Kingdom, is seeking world domination and vengeance against her younger sister. Both of them live in the same world at the same time and both of them are looking for the same powerful relic to help them achieve their goals.Threads of Fate / 7hreads of Fate
- DirectorKeizo KatoHideaki KikukawaThe plot begins with a treasure hunter named Rumble learning about a treasure, the Dream Stone on Sonno Island and setting out for it. At the same time, Tumble, who is a magical dream creature called a Baku, is summoned by the Dream Queen to protect dream orbs. They both come to the same island and after a strange twist of fate become partners. Bakus can exist both within the dream world and the real world, and Rumble uses Tumble to travel into different peoples' dreams searching for the dream orbs. Most of the dreams become nightmares full of dangerous monsters.
- DirectorHideki KonnoStarsCharles MartinetJen TaylorPinto ColvigLuigi receives a letter informing him he has won a mansion as the grand prize in a contest. Luigi is puzzled; he never entered a contest. When he arrives at his mansion, he discovers that it is haunted with ghosts and Mario trapped inside.
- DirectorHifumi KônoJennifer & her friends will have a hard time escaping their "new home". Especially because of a scissor-wielding psycho lurking throughout a secluded, medieval mansion up in the norwegian mountains.
- Remeer and four friends set out on a journey to find out what happened to Remeer's father, who, years before, was sent on a quest to find the last of the dragons terrorizing the village, only to never return.
- DirectorDaisuke AmayaAn amnesiac robot must fight to protect a peaceful race of rabbit-like creatures called Mimiga from being weaponized by the evil, power-hungry Doctor.Cave Story
- DirectorJean-Maxime MorisStarsAntony ByrneJoseph MayKezia BurrowsIn Neo-Paris, 2084, Nilin is a former elite memory hunter. When her own memory is wiped clean by the authorities, she sets out to recover her identity while being hunted by the very people that created this surveillance society.
- DirectorTakuma EndoStarsPaul LucasTerry OsadaTakeshi KuwabaraPlay either male ninja Rikimaru or female ninja Ayame to take on a series of missions to prove your skills as a ninja.