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Top Games of 2017

I enjoyed some games in 2017.

Planning on playing these soon: Wolfenstein II, Nioh, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, and Night in the Woods.

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What Remains of Edith Finch

1. What Remains of Edith Finch

A collection of surreal and tragic tales of the lives and deaths of the Finch family members. It's short and well paced, with many memorable and touching moments.

Super Mario Odyssey

2. Super Mario Odyssey

I'm very happy to be taking my plumber through weird 3D landscapes once again. I love how often you are rewarded for your curiosity and the layers of challenge as you keep digging.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Open world zelda, not yet finished all the quests. Would have liked dungeons but puzzle shrines compensate for it somewhat. Need to try the DLC.

Hollow Knight

4. Hollow Knight

Very very solid Metroidvania. You explore an abandoned bug-kingdom. World building is excellent.

Divinity: Original Sin II

5. Divinity: Original Sin II

Great big big world. Challenging. New armour/magical armour is a good addition.

NieR:Automata

6. NieR:Automata

Came to this pretty late after strong word of mouth built up over 2017. It experiments with the mechanics of story-telling within games.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

7. PUBG: Battlegrounds

PUBG gives me such an adrenaline rush that I'll avoid playing it if I'm feeling particularly anxious or fragile, in which case I'll just watch someone else play it.

Darkwood

8. Darkwood

Creepy but not jump scary, almost Lovecraftian. I especially love/hate the mechanic where you have to barricade yourself in buildings overnight, reaching dawn is such a relief.

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

9. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

XCOM-lite combat with solid reverence to the Mario IP.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

10. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Odd, satisfying. Most fun when you learn to let go, who knew. Foddy <3.