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GAF Games o' the Year Voting Thread 2007 (It has begun!)

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AniHawk

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Voting is now over

Voting will ran from 12:00 AM PST, December 22 until 11:59 PM PST, December 30, 2007

I know most of you are used to this, but in case there is any confusion, I hope the following clears things up.

Listing:
-List a minimum of three, maximum of ten of the best games you played this year from favorite to least favorite
-10 points goes to the #1 choice, 9 points goes to #2, and so on and so forth
-If you list from least favorite to favorite, I will count that too, just make sure you number from 10 to 1
-If you decide not to number them, I will simply take the first ten or howevermany listed as your top ten from favorite to least favorite
-You can space out your list if you think one game is much more deserving than others. There still must be a minimum of three to count

The Orange Box:
-The Orange Box is being counted as one game
-A vote for Portal or TF2 or HL2Ep2 is a vote for The Orange Box
-If you list Portal, the TF2, then HL2Ep2, and leave it at that, it will only count as one vote for The Orange Box, and your list will be disqualified. If you have at least two games after those, then, to use this example, TF2 and HL2Ep2 will count as gaps between The Orange Box and the other games you voted for.

What Games Count:
-New games released to your region this year (can be retail only or downloadable): Persona 3 counts, and so does Sin & Punishment
-Revisions and ports released for the first time on a console or handheld this year (must be a retail version and not downloadable): Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition counts, and so does Final Fantasy VI Advance
-New expansion packs to MMOs and other games count (such as Burning Crusade), but not MMOs that were not released this year in your region

Regions:
-Because of the confusion last year, if you’re in Europe and voting for a game that came out in NA last year, then please list which country or continent you are from
-For example, in the case of Sin & Punishment, if you live in America and vote for that game, but don’t put the name of your country at the top, I will skip that vote and treat it as a gap
-If you imported a game from another region and voted for it last year, you cannot vote for it again this year

Please contact me via PM if you make any changes to your list, posting your original list and your changed one. Also, alter your post in the main topic to your changed one.

Also, complete joke posts won't be counted.

Votes as of post 1404
1. Super Mario Galaxy - 5862
2. The Orange Box - 4643
3. Bioshock - 4641
4. Mass Effect - 2807
5. Halo 3 - 2782
6. Call of Duty 4 - 2778
7. Uncharted - 2484
8. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1893
9. Crackdown - 1623
10. God of War 2 - 1414
11. Rock Band - 1302
12. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 1067
13. Ratchet & Clank Future - 1042
14. Assassin's Creed - 723
15. Persona 3 - 676
16. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - 665
17. Warhawk - 576
18. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - 543
19. Guitar Hero III - 480
20. Forza 2 - 473
21. Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure - 440
22. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 430
23. SKATE - 347
24. Super Paper Mario - 333
25. Puzzle Quest - 324
26. Blue Dragon - 308
27. The Witcher - 306
28. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl - 304
29. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - 289
30. Etrian Odyssey - 277
31. Hotel Dusk - 272
32. Virtua Fighter 5 - 271
33. WoW Burning Sensation - 264
34. Ouendan 2 - 251
35. Heavenly Sword - 240
36. Motorstorm - 236
37. Final Fantasy XII - 235
38. Crysis - 222
39. Jeanne D'arc - 218
40. Contra 4 - 214
41. Super Stardust HD - 197
42. Earth Defense Force 2017 - 188
42. Pac-Man CE - 188
42. Project Gotham Racing 4 - 188
45. Picross DS - 182
46. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions - 180
47. Unreal Tournament III - 173
48. Resistance: Fall of Man - 163
49. Lost Planet - 137
50. Okami - 112
51. Mario Strikers Charged - 110
52. Everyday Shooter - 106
52. Geometry War Galaxies - 106
54. Folklore - 105
55. Planet Puzzle League - 104
56. Excite TRUCK - 101
56. **** Raider Anniversary Edition - 101
58. Guitar Hero 2 - 96
59. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer - 95
60. Odin Sphere - 94
61. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - 93
62. Supreme Commander - 92
63. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts - 91
64. Monster Hunter 2 Freedom - 89
65. World in Conflict - 88
65. NHL 08 - 88
67. Sin & Punishment: Successor to Earth - 86
68. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Justice For All - 85
69. Settlers of Catan - 83
70. Eternal Sonata - 80
71. DIRT - 77
72. Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles - 76
73. Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword - 75
74. Elder Scrolls Oblivion: The Shivering Isles - 73
75. The Darkness - 71
76. Crush - 66
77. Trauma Center: New Blood - 65
78. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - 64
78. FIFA 08 - 64
80. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness - 63
80. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 63
80. WarioWare Smooth Moves - 63
83. Space Giraffe - 60
84. Final Fantasy VI Advance - 59
85. Peggle - 55
86. Ninja Gaiden Sigma - 54
87. Ace Combat 6 - 49
87. Shadowrun - 49
89. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - 47
89. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - 47
89. Endless Ocean - 47
89. Silent Hill Origins - 47
93. Godfather: Blackhand Edition - 46
94. Command & Conquer 3 - 45
94. Eye of Judgment - 43
96. Sam & Max Season One - 42
97. Elite Beat Agents EU - 40
97. King of Fighters XI - 40
99. Madden 08 - 38
100. Overlord - 37
100. Trackmania United - 37
101. Sega Rally Revo - 34
102. Aquaria - 33
102. Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - 33
102. Wipeout Pulse - 33
105. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core - 31
105. Knytt Stories - 31
105. NBA 2K8 - 31
108. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 30
108. Super Puzzle Fighter 2 HD - 30
110. Ghost Squad - 29
110. Soul Nomad and the World Eaters - 29
110. SSX Blur - 29
113. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - 27
114. MLB Power Pros - 28
115. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GotY Edition - 25
115. Flatout Ultimate Carnage - 25
117. DJ Max Portable 2 - 24
117. Lunar Knights - 24
119. Titan Quest: Immortal Throne - 24
120. Gripshift - 22
120. Professor Layton and the Town of Mystery - 22
122. Dragon Quest IV DS - 21
122. God Hand - 21
122. Grim Grimoire - 21
122. Sensible World of Soccer - 21
126. Ar Tonelico - 20
126. Final Fantasy IV DS - 20
126. Sonic Rush Adventure - 20
129. Alien Hominid HD - 19
129. Rune Factory - 19
131. New York Times Crosswords - 18
131. Wild Arms 5 - 18
133. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - 17
133. Conan - 17
133. Eets: Chowdown - 17
133. Football Manager 2008 - 17
133. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 17
133. Prince of Persia Classic - 17
133. Singstar PS3 - 17
133. Sonic and the Secret Rings - 17
133. Worms Open Warfare 2 - 17
142. Apollo Justice Ace Attorney - 16
143. Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - 15
143. Formula One CE - 15
143. Jetpack Refuelled - 15
143. Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle - 15
143. Scarface Wii - 15
148. Brave Story: New Traveler - 14
148. Geometry Wars Retro Evolved - 14
148. MLB 07 The Show - 14
148. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - 14
152. Big Brain Academy Wii Degree - 13
152. Beautiful Katamari - 13
152. Brain Age 2 - 13
152. Final Fantasy V Advance - 13
152. Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess - 13
152. Hellgate London - 13
152. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - 13
152. Mortal Kombat DS - 13
152. Rogue Galaxy - 13
152. Project Sylpheed - 13
157. Carcasonne - 12
163. Desktop Tower Defense - 12
163. Flow - 12
163. Gurumin - 12
163. Raw Danger - 12
163. The Red Star - 12
163. Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes - 12
163. Stranglehold - 12
170. Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery - 11
170. Armed Assault: Combat Operations - 11
170. Fire Pro Returns - 11
170. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters - 11
174. American Girl: Julie Finds a Way - 10 (Jenga voted for it)
174. Armageddon Empires - 10
174. Bomberman Live - 10
174. Dwarf Fortress - 10
174. Europa Universalis III - 10
174. Lost in Blue 3 - 10
174. Marathon - 10
174. One Piece Unlimited Adventure - 10
174. Piyotama - 10
174. Two Worlds - 10
174. Virtua Tennis 3 - 10
185. Battalion Wars 2 - 9
185. Dementium: The Ward - 9
185. Diddy Kong Racing DS - 9
185. Elder Scrolls Oblivion PS3 - 9
185. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadow of Angmar - 9
185. Made Men - 9
185. Super Robot Wars Original Generations - 9
185. Tales of Innocence - 9
185. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology - 9
185. Tetris Splash - 9
195. Bleach DS 2nd - 8
195. Eve Online: Trinity - 8
195. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - 8
195. Fast and the Furious Drift - 8
195. High Velocity Bowling - 8
195. Jericho - 8
195. Kengo Zero - 8
195. Lumines Plus - 8
195. Mega Man ZX Advent - 8
195. Scene It - 8
195. Secrets of the Ark - 8
195. TMNT GBA - 8
195. Warriors Orochi - 8
208. The Bigs - 7
208. Children of Mana - 7
208. Chulip - 7
208. Destination: Treasure Island - 7
208. Digimon World Dusk/Dawn - 7
208. Dominions 3 - 7
208. Final Fantasy III DS - 7
208. Hot Shots Golf 5 - 7
208. Lair - 7
208. Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops - 7
208. NCAA Football 08 - 7
208. Ninja Bread Man - 7
208. No More Heroes - 7
208. Rainbow Six Vegas - 7
208. Settlers VI: Rise of an Empire - 7
208. Super Rub a Dub - 7
208. TouchMaster DS- 7
208. UFO: Afterlight - 7
208. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2008 - 7
227. Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun - 6
227. Bullet Witch - 6
227. Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 - 6
227. Echoes - 6
227. .hack GU Vol 2 - 6
227. .hack GU Vol 3 - 6
227. Dynasty Warriors Gundam - 6
227. Golue Makaimura Kai - 6
227. Kororinpa - 6
227. Medievel II: Total War Kingdoms - 6
227. Punumbra: Overture - 6
227. Senk no Ronde - 6
227. The Simpsons Game - 6
227. Taiko no Tatsujin DS - 6
227. Taito Legends 2 - 6
227. Tiger Woods 2008 - 6
227. Yosumin - 6
244. Arkanoid DS - 5
244. Exit - 5
244. Flash Focus - 5
244. Hokuto no Ken PS2 - 5
244. Need for Speed: Pro Street - 5
244. NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - 5
244. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - 5
251. Boom Boom Rocket - 4
251. DK: Jungle Climber - 4
251. Drawn to Life - 4
251. Guitar Hero Rock the 80s - 4
251. Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank Deluxe - 4
251. Manhunt 2 - 4
251. Mario Party 8 - 4
251. Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution - 4
251. Orcs and Elves - 4
251. PAIN - 4
251. Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminous - 4
251. Pixel Junk Racers - 4
251. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI - 4
251. Snocross 2: Featuring Blair Morgan - 4
251. Tap Tap Revolution - 4
251. Time Crisis 4 - 4
267. After Burner: Black Falcon - 3
267. Band of Bugs - 3
267. Blacksite: Area 51 - 3
267. Calling All Cars - 3
267. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - 3
267. Chessmaster DS - 3
267. Contact - 3
267. Final Fantasy XII International - 3
267. Final Fantasy: Chocobo Tales - 3
267. Front Mission DS - 3
267. Gears of War (PC) - 3
267. Link's Crossbow Training - 3
267. Loco Roco Cocoreccho - 3
267. Marvel Ultimate Alliance: Gold Edition - 3
267. Medal of Honor 2 Heroes - 3
267. NeoGeo Battle Colisseum - 3
267. Pinball FX - 3
267. Sim City DS - 3
267. Switchball - 3
267. Theme Park DS - 3
267. Timeshift - 3
267. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - 3
290. Chronos Twin - 2
290. Growlanser V - 2
345. Heroes of Mana - 2
290. Legend of Heroes 6 - 2
290. Luminous Arc - 2
290. Major League Baseball 2K7 - 2
290. Mario and Sonic and the Olympic Games - 2
290. NHL 2K8 - 2
290. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - 2
290. Silent Hunter 4 - 2
290. Speedball 2 - 2
290. Stranglehold - 2
290. Valhalla Knights - 2
290. Worms - 2
301. All Pro Football 2K8 - 1
301. Armored Core 4 - 1
301. Avernum V - 1
301. Bladestorm - 1
301. Buzz Mega Quiz - 1
301. Cabela's Big Game Hunter - 1
301. Clue / Mouse Trap / Perfection / Aggravation - 1
301. Crayon Physics - 1
301. Digital Devil Saga 2 - 1
301. Final Fantasy Tactics A2 - 1
301. Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar - 1
301. Kayne & Lynnch - 1
301. Lumines LIVE Rockin' Holiday Pack - 1
301. Mercury Meltdown Revolution - 1
301. Ridge Racer 7 - 1
301. Sid Meier's Pirates PSP - 1
301. Soldner X - 1
301. Winning Eleven Pro Evolution 2007 - 1
 
Woohoo, love the GAF GOTY. You have never failed me gaf, every year you and I agree on GOTY, lets not stop now.

My number 1 choice, my GOTY, SUPER MARIO GALAXY.

2. Metroid Prime 3
3. God Of War 2
4. CoD 4
5. Uncharted
6. VF5
7. Ratchet and Clank Future

(No 360 so missing out on some great games I know, but I doubt anything can surpass Galaxy)
 

Yoboman

Member
1. God of War 2
2. Orange Box/Portal
3. Drake's Fortune
4. Call of Duty 4
5. Bioshock
6. Persona 3

Do you start counting immediately (as I may update my list). I only included what I played.
 

Brashnir

Member
1. Earth Defense Force 2017
2. Mass Effect
3. Phoenix Wright 3
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Uncharted
6. Halo 3
7. Forza 2
8. Pac-Man C.E
9. Calling All Cars
10. Crackdown
 

AniHawk

Member
Yoboman said:
1. God of War 2
2. Orange Box/Portal
3. Drake's Fortune
4. Call of Duty 4
5. Bioshock
6. Persona 3

Do you start counting immediately (as I may update my list). I only included what I played.

Please contact me via PM if you make any changes to your list, posting your original list and your changed one. Also, alter your post in the main topic to your changed one.

Kittonwy said:
Kittonwy 1. Uncharted
2. Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction

-List a minimum of three, maximum of ten of the best games you played this year from favorite to least favorite

Read the first post guys.

EDIT: Thanks kittonwy.
 

SantaC

Member
1. SMG
2. Contra 4
3. Trauma Center: NB

edit: I just realized that I have been playing a lot of 2006 games this year.

edit2: Prime 3 is snubbed for me as it is a good game but weakest in the series.

edit3: I also decided to snub Zelda PH.
 

Drewsy

Banned
This kind of GOTY I'm all for, it's about the people, not resident douche at god awful flash-advertisement infested videogame website.

1) Skate.
2) Space Giraffe
3) Forza 2
 
1. Bioshock
2. Rock Band
3. Orange Box
4. Crackdown
5. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Earth Defense Force 2017
7. Halo 3
8. Mass Effect

It's getting tough for me to decide beyond this point, so I'll just end it here.
 

Fowler

Member
(POST EDITED! I FORGOT ABOUT PORTAL AND THE ORANGE BOX!)

1) Mass Effect
2) Super Mario Galaxy
3) Call of Duty 4 (360)
4) The Orange Box (mad, mad Portal love) (360)
5) Rock Band
6) Pac-Man: Championship Edition
7) Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
8) Crackdown
9) Stranglehold (360)
10) BioShock (360)

Picking between the top two was really, really tough. The way I chose though was quite simple. I bought both at around the same time. And in those first few days, what did I play more? Mass Effect or Mario Galaxy? It was Mass Effect. As much as I liked Galaxy, much as I wanted to plow right through it, I went through Mass Effect first (with short breaks for a bit of Galaxy), then Galaxy. So...

I still haven't played Uncharted, but that aside, I think I've covered most of the potential GOTYs this year on consoles (not a PC gamer).
 
So do games that came out in another region, but we imported (in this case, Ouendan 2) count? I can't tell what the rules mean by "your region" exactly.
 
1. Persona 3
2. Bioshock
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Uncharted Drake's Fortune
5. Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction
6. Call of Duty 4
7. Orange Box
8. Metroid Prime 3
9. Folklore
10. Mass Effect
 

Kingpen

Member
1. Bioshock
2. Mass Effect (I had totally written this game off and am amazed by it)
3. Mario Galaxy
4. COD4
5. Rock Band
6. Halo 3
7. Metroid Prime 3
8. Virtua Fighter 5
9. Crackdown
10. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (never played RE4 until now)

Honorable mention: Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, Guitar Hero 3, Final Fantasy Tactics PSP, Jeanne D'arc, Mortal Kombat Armageddon Wii
 

WinFonda

Member
1) God of War II
2) Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
3) Bioshock
4) Call of Duty 4
5) Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 
1. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Mass Effect
4. Hotel Dusk
5. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
6. Final Fantasy Tactics
7. Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
8. Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
9. Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
10. Blue Dragon
 

Grecco

Member
1.Super Mario Galaxy
2.Portal
3.Rock Band
4.Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations
5.Crackdown
6.Metroid Prime 3
7.Blue Dragon
8.Bioshock
9.Zack and Wikki
10.Mass Effect


(Mario Galaxy is going to win.)

and?
 

Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Orange Box
3. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
4. Supreme Commander
5. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
6. Guitar Hero 3
7. Geometry Wars Galaxies
8. Phoenix Wright 3
9. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
10. Etrian Odyssey
 

Christine

Member
North America

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Sin and Punishment: Successor to Earth
3. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
4. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
6. Super Paper Mario
7. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
8. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
9. Hotel Dusk: Room 215
10. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
 

AniHawk

Member
ShockingAlberto said:
So do games that came out in another region, but we imported (in this case, Ouendan 2) count? I can't tell what the rules mean by "your region" exactly.
Yeah, you can do imports.
 

duffey

Member
I guess I'll bite.

1) Super Mario Galaxy
2) God of War 2
3) Crackdown
4) Mass Effect
5) Orange Box
6) Contra 4
7) Ouendan 2
8) Bioshock
9) Geometry Wars: Galaxies
10) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
 
Canada

1 Mass Effect
2 Orange Box (PC)
3 Bioshock (360)
4 Phoenix Wright: Trials And Tribulations
5 The Witcher
6 Jeanne D'arc
7 Crackdown
8 Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (first time i finished the game)
9 Monster Hunter Freedom 2
10 Crysis (just for you Borys)

Its hard to rank these games.
 

The Jer

Member
1. Orange Box
2. Halo 3
3. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
4. Super Rub 'a' Dub
5. Biochock
6. God of War II
7. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (Online)
8. Warhawk
9. Motorstorm
10. skate.
 
AniHawk said:
Yeah, you can do imports.
Tits.

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Moero Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatake! Ouendan! 2
3. Earth Defense Force 2017
4. Persona 3
5. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
6. Crackdown
7. Sin & Punishment
8. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
9. Bioshock
10. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
 

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
I just got my Wii yesterday and have pretty much been playing SMG and FE:RD nearly non-stop since then since my break also started yesterday, but right now it's looking like this:

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Persona 3
3. Mass Effect
4. The Orange Box
5. Blue Dragon
6. BioShock
7. Contra 4
8. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
9. God of War II
10. Etrian Odyssey

There were a lot of sleeper hits for me too, like Grim Grimoire and Glory Days 2. I just got Rock Band as well (being in Canada) and haven't played it at all yet but I doubt I'd add it.
 

reilo

learning some important life lessons from magical Negroes
1. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
2. Ratchet and Clank: Future Tools of Destruction
3. Ninja Gaiden ∑ [First time playing it, it was released this year, don't hate!]
 

Gigglepoo

Member
1) God of War II
2) Bioshock
3) Super Mario Galaxy
4) Mass Effect
5) Uncharted
6) Settlers of Catan
7) Pac Man Championship Edition
8) Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
9) Earth Defense Force 2017
10) Crackdown
 

Aras

Member
I'm a handheld player =(

1. Zelda phantom hourglass
2. Pokemon Diamond
3. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
1. Professor Layton and the Town of Mystery
2. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. No More Heroes
5. Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
6. Monster Hunter 2 Freedom
 

Mark D

Member
1) Super Mario Galaxy
2) Bioshock
3) The Orange Box
4) Rock Band
5) Mass Effect
6) Hotel Dusk
7) Crackdown
8) Ouendan 2
9) NHL '08
10) Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
 
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Rock Band
3. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
4. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
5. Skate
6. NCAA Football 08
7. Hotel Dusk
8. The Orange Box
9. Super Stardust HD
 
For the region stuff I'm in the US

1. Super Mario Galaxy

2. Metroid Prime Corruption

3. Orange Box

4. Zack and Wiki

5. King of Fighters XI

6. Hotel Dusk: Room 215

7. God of War 2

8. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

9. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

10. Assassin's Creed
 
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