98. Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012)

The factor that set Fire Emblem: Awakening apart from its predecessors is the inclusion of a robust relationship system. The more your characters fight alongside each other in battle, the closer they become. If they spend enough time together, some will even get married and have kids, passing along stat bonuses and movesets.

The super-charging of your troops with an army of beefed-up youngsters is nice, but the real show-stealer is the extensive dialog interactions that come from your characters' burgeoning relationships. It's all the charm of a dating sim, but less "buying flowers and trips to the mall," and more "the family that slays together, stays together."

Oh, and the game is also an entertaining turn-based tactical RPG.

Original platform: Nintendo 3DS