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No love for Golden Sun? 
57. Catherine (PS3/360)
I am not really a fan of games that are purely Puzzle in nature, leaning more towards action or RPG games with puzzle elements to the dungeons, such as Zelda. That said, I have never had more fun with a Puzzle game then I have with Catherine. Being a game well
outside of my normal genre tastes make it hard to say why I enjoy this one while so many others tend to bore me, but I'll do my best.
The levels themselves are all very imaginative and creepy, matching well with the story surrounding each instance. It also comes with disturbing atmosphere and feelings of
urgency to finish each area. This gives the game a feeling of purpose that drives you to solve each area.
The puzzles themselves are fun and challenging, and I love learning how the bizarre physics of the game work. After a while, things that would have original thought counter intuitive become the necessary steps to solving the levels, forcing you to think of all sorts
of bizarre strategies in the time limits of each stage.
The story is both good and bad. I loved what they tried to do, giving you a story you just don't see in video games. Where it lacked a bit to me though was how much I disliked
Katherine (The burnette one). She was so passive aggressive she did nothing but irk me, so it was hard to get invested with Vincents feelings for her. Catherine, on the other hand, I actually though had a very reasonable
and sensible view on things (Well, up until the crazy girlfriend thing, but I can't really get into why that doesn't bother me, so I'll end my discussion on the story here.
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Pair all of this with some pretty good endings, the Catherine ending being hilarious as all hell, and you have a pretty solid and unique game.
56. Katamari Damacy Series (PS2/PS3/360)
Okay, this game is silly as all smurf. It is outrageous, what your doing makes no logical sense, and this game is absolutely wonderful for it. Hell, it's even challenging to get the high rankings
in all of the games levels.
This game series makes it on my list if only because of the satisfaction of rolling balls of screaming children into other screaming children. A joy that can be hand in any of the games entries.
The game has a unique visual style, creative and challenging levels, and over the top humor that keeps you laughing and invested. A personal favorite bit being anything from RoboKing n Katamari Forever. Seriously, check these games out, they are incredible.
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