C4's top ten of 2017
It is 2:20 am January first and I just got home so instead of bed its list time.
Games I didn't play that I may get to at some point
Forza 7 - will get when I get an Xbox one x, have played every Forza since 2 and am not stopping now, between horizon 3 being borderline perfect and getting project cars 2 for my racing wheel rig I didn't have time to put towards this in 2017.
Cuphead - looks cool
Assassin's creed origins - ran like shit on my launch Xbox one, I've seen enough of the game to know I want to play it through but am not going to until. I upgrade to an Xbox one X which will be the next time an AAA first party title comes out (halo 6 for example)
Evil Within 2 - I played half of the first game and put it aside to play later, and I want to finish that before playing 2, looks great though.
Tekken 7 - solid Tekken game, never been a big fan of the series but it does the online lobby with your buddies way better than street fighter and has a better net code. Mkx is better
Mario odyssey- Mario is and will always be a game where you get to the end of a level, I haven’t loved a Mario game since the switched to 36 and made it a treasure hunt/collection game.
Honorable mentions
Battlefront 2- got it cheap knowing there were shenanigans, purely for the single player, Was better than expected
Cod ww2 - I really enjoyed the campaign and the zombies are good, have zero interest in the multiplayer and I hope refocusing on the single player is what Activision does moving forward.
Gran Turismo sport - got it for my brother for Christmas played about 6 races, it plays looks and feels great, if my racing wheel worked properly with this or Forza 7 didn't exist I would get this in a heartbeat PlayStation exclusive people are not missing out on a solid racing game.
Wolfenstein 2 the new colossus - I like killing nazis this lets me do so in ludicrous fashion and it looks and plays solid, never been a Wolfenstein guy but this and the last two iterations have been great, controls like shit compared to the first person shooter that has come out since the last Wolfenstein game, still cool.
What remains of Edith Finch - in years past I wouldn't even have to bother with this based on its title and screenshots but after the masterpiece that was last years “firewatch” I was determined to give this year “best story” a fair shot. it was good but not challenging, and you had no real input to the story, it was already written so to speak.
Nier - looks and controls like a Wii u game, struggled to get past that to give the story a chance, will get back to it in the new year.