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My 10 2017 Games

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I was so obsessed with this game when I first got it, couldn't think of anything else but it till I was done. I've cooled on it but it's impact on me was powerful.

Super Mario Odyssey

2. Super Mario Odyssey

For the first half of the game I was not enjoying it at all. The controls felt strange, the game was too easy, and the story beats were forgettable. By about two thirds through however those qualms started to fade and instead were replaced with a delight at inventive subversions of classic mario tropes and a drive to explore every nook and cranny of it's worlds. I still dislike it holding out the real challenge till postgame like all mario games since galaxy but it's still a pretty outstanding game.

Sonic Mania

3. Sonic Mania

I never liked 2d sonic before this game. Never. So if you told me that a classic 2d sonic game, that most of it's levels are remixes of prior 2d sonic levels, would be so high up on my game of the year list I would have never believed you.

NieR:Automata

4. NieR:Automata

No game has drawn me in emotionally like Nier probably ever and on top of that it has an awesome soundtrack. A huge time commitment is required though.

Horizon Zero Dawn

5. Horizon Zero Dawn

Great combat and maybe the best visuals I have even seen.

Persona 5

6. Persona 5

Good story, amazing visual design and music. These god damn dungeons though...

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

7. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

a great tactics game with polish, great music, and style. wears thin though near the end game.

WipEout Omega Collection

8. WipEout Omega Collection

pretty, fast space cars, vroom vroom.

Absolver

9. Absolver

Server problems and technical issues force me to put absolver this low on my list. I greatly enjoy this game, when I can play it, and await for when the dev can get this game together.

Splatoon 2

10. Splatoon 2

it's amazing how a game so good could be so screwed over by poor quality of life decisions.

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