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Game of the year 2017

My game of the year for 2017. List is till being develop so games may not being in order till I get my final thoughts in.

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NieR:Automata

1. NieR:Automata

What it means to be alive? That the question Automata ask and with decent combat from Platinum and concepts that only work in games, it the Yoko Toro game that hit big.

Persona 5

2. Persona 5

The next chapter in the Persona series that was 5 years in the making. It has visuals that are breath taking, music that makes you want to dance, characters you'll fall in love with, question on corruption and where we fit in society, and our dealings with mysterious forces. It is the JRPG that everyone should play.

Night in the Woods

3. Night in the Woods

A adventure game about being in your 20s, finding your place in the world, and dealing with small town problems.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Putting Zelda in an open-world game ends up being a great idea. Exploring, mapping out your path, and pin pointing areas is the true meat of the game. Every area has a little surprise that makes the world feel real.

Doki Doki Literature Club

5. Doki Doki Literature Club

A great surprises this year. While this twist and it sorta commentary on VN/Dating sims only work for those who played them, you can appreciate it ideas and lengths to put players in a state of horror in this free game.

Hollow Knight

6. Hollow Knight

A very smartly designed metroidvania using skillful platforming, simple but intriguing combat, lore that can compete with Dark souls, and a continuing support from the developers.

Pyre

7. Pyre

Combining basketball style gameplay, visual novel conversations, and a whole lot of lore that connects the two and you got a hit from supergiant games.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

8. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

BJ is back, killing nazis, and questioning our morels of society, the human understanding, and how powers crumble by their own narrow minded ideals in this new Wolfenstein

Super Mario Odyssey

9. Super Mario Odyssey

A better 3D Mario game. Open level design, new moves to traverse platforms, and strange worlds to explore with different ways to acquire moons.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

10. PUBG: Battlegrounds

Murder island has come to 2017 with a ever changing tension with combat, loot grabbing, and strategy unseen in First-person games.