What Is the Best Video Game Title?

[Sarcasmorator]

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game: The Movie: The Sequel—Alpha ΣX+ Turbo Championship Edition

 

[RT-55J]

I was thinking of more descriptive game titles, and I realized that not very many games have titles as descriptive as the hack Samus Goes to the Fridge to Get a Glass of Milk. It's got the hero, their action, their destination, and their purpose. That's a quadruple whammy right there.

ON the opposite end of the spectrum there's a Metroid hack called Chester Can't Find His Goggles, and as far as I can tell any information in that title is either irrelevant or misdirection.

I also like King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne.

My personal favorite King's Quest subtitle is Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.

 

[Peklo]

Ancient Ys Vanished
Bass Rush: EcoGear PowerWorm Championship
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Brain Lord
Brandish 2: The Planet Buster
Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III
Bulk Slash
Castle Excellent
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...
Crude Buster
The Cruel King and the Great Hero
Crying
Dead of the Brain
Dodonpachi Saidaioujou
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
Fire Pro Women: All Star Dream Slam
Girly Block
Groove Coaster
Halls of the Things
Harmful Park
Henry Explorers
Illbleed
Kickle Cubicle
Kiki Kaikai
The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends
Knight & Baby
Libble Rabble
Like Dreamer
L.O.L.: Lack of Love
The Lord of King
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Medium-Naut
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Neorude
The Ninja Warriors Once Again
Not Treasure Hunter
Nyan to Wonderful
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Pocky & Rocky with Becky
Pop'n Music
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate
Pu·Li·Ru·La
Puyo Puyo Sun
The Rapid Angel
Romancing SaGa
Slap Happy Rhythm Busters
Sorcerian Forever
Space Manbow
Splatterhouse
Stardust Suplex
Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror-Instinct
Touhou Bunkachou ~ Shoot the Bullet
Touhou Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers
Touhou Kaeizuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom
Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons
The Typing of the Dead
Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
Wrestling Universe: Fire Pro Women: Dome Super Female Big Battle: All Japan Women VS J.W.P.

I'm sure more would come to me in time.

 

[Torzelbaum]

Super

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game: The Movie: The Sequel—Alpha ΣX+ Turbo Championship Edition

 

[Daikaiju]

Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!)

Yes, it's real.

 

[Vaeran]

 

[Vaeran]

Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III

Tasty on its own, but delicious when paired with Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III. Of all the days for the Bubble Bobble Continuity Manager to be out sick...

 

[Octopus Prime]

One of these days we’re going to get a Bubble Bobble 3, so we can see which retelling is more accurate

 

[Sarcasmorator]

Cthulhu Saves the World: Super Hyper Enhanced Championship Edition Alpha Diamond DX Plus Alpha FES HD – Premium Enhanced Game of the Year Collector’s Edition (without Avatars!)

Yes, it's real.

*chef's kiss*

 

[Phantoon]

I nominate

Bastard!!​

 

[Johnny Unusual]

So is the the Terrifying Bio Monster Jesus or should we assume the title begins with an expletive and then clarifies what the speaker is referring to.

 

[Issun]

Ys

 

[Isrieri]

Hyper Light Drifter both tells you what the game is about and rolls off the tongue something fierce.

 

[Octopus Prime]

So is the the Terrifying Bio Monster Jesus or should we assume the title begins with an expletive and then clarifies what the speaker is referring to.

I’m Too terrified of bio monsters to want to find out, myself

 

[Isrieri]

Should probably add Mystic Ark and Terranigma.

Really think about it now: Say it out loud - Terranigma! That is really good.

Patrick also snuck in Guacamelee up above and that is in the same vein.

 

[zonetrope]

Xexyz

 

[Sarcasmorator]

VVVVVV

 

[Torzelbaum]

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

 

[Octopus Prime]

DYNOWARZ: The Destruction of Spondylus

 

[Issun]

I would like to point out that, despite 35 years of market saturation, Final Fantasy is still a hell of a title.

 

[Violentvixen]

I would like to point out that, despite 35 years of market saturation, Final Fantasy is still a hell of a title.

I remember so many of my friend's parents complaining once sequels came out. "Then how was that the final one, huh?"

 

[MetManMas]

So is the the Terrifying Bio Monster Jesus or should we assume the title begins with an expletive and then clarifies what the speaker is referring to.

I watched a longplay of a fan translation of this once! J.E.S.U.S. is the name of the spaceship. And the soundtrack was made by the late Dragon Quest composer and horrible person Koichi Sugiyama.

As for the Terrifying Bio Monster...(GAME SPOILERS) It kills a bunch of people by pricking them with a needle and somehow absorbs the personalities of said people. It's defeated by playing the game's leitmotif, which results in it and its hivemind of dead crew personas who have one last speech going far away.

 

[ASandoval]

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Fatal Frame
Work Time Fun
Streets of Rage
Skate or Die
Night in the Woods

 

[Torzelbaum]

Attack of the Mutant Camels
Revenge of the Mutant Camels

 

[Kirin]

Ponkotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot

 

[Kirin]

Incredible Crisis

 

[pudik]

infinite undiscovery
a bunch of touhou

 

[Phantoon]

Just Breed

 

[yama]

Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory

 

[Yimothy]

Zombie vs Ambulance, sadly localised as the much less interesting Zombie Virus.

Michigan: Report from Hell

I’ve always found Trails in the Sky quite evocative. Shining in the Darkness hits similarly.

Also really enjoyed the PSP port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness as Afternoon of Darkness.