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All games played in 2017 - with thoughts on each (and scores out of 5)

by extintor

Stand outs: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Prey, Destiny 2, Resident Evil 7, Assassin's Creed: Origins, The Surge, Ruiner, KotOR

GamePlatformRelease YearScore out of 5
The Climb PC (VR) 2016 4/5
Dishonored 2 PC 2016 4/5
Skyrim - Remastered PC 2016 5/5
Tyranny PC 2016 4/5
Arizona Sunshine PC (VR) 2016 4/5
INSIDE Xbox One 2016 3/5
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Xbox One 2016 4/5
Resident Evil 7 Xbox One 2017 5/5
Halo Wars 2 Xbox One 2017 3/5
Deus Ex: Criminal Past PC 2017 5/5
Kona PC n/a
Destiny Xbox 2014-7

5/5

Nier: Automata PC 2017 3/5
Mass Effect Andromeda PC 2017 4/5
Ghost Recon: Wildlands Xbox 2017 abandoned
Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 2017 5/5
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds PC 2017 4/5
Stardew Valley PC 2016 5/5
Late Shift PC 2017 4/5
Nioh PS4 2017 abandoned
Prey Xbox 2017 5/5
The Surge PS4 2017 4/5
Until Dawn PS4 2016 4/5
Sherlock Holmes: TDD
Xbox
2017
abandoned
Get Even Xbox 2017 2/5
Elder Scrolls Online Xbox 2016 2/5
State of Decay: Survival Xbox 2013 4/5
Lone Echo PC 2017 in progress
Fortnite Xbox 2017 early access
Observer Xbox
2017 3/5
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End PS4 2016 5/5
80 Days PC 3/5
Destiny 2 Xbox 2017 5/5
Divinity: Original Sin 2 PC
2017 5/5
Ruiner PC
2017
4/5
XCOM 2 Xbox 2016 4/5
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus Xbox 2017 5/5
KotOR Xbox 2017* 5/5
Assassin's Creed: Origins Xbox 2017 5/5
ICEY PC 2017 3/5
Starbound PC 2016 in progress
3030 Deathwar Redux PC 2017

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The Climb

The Climb

Rubbish without touch controllers. An excellent climbing simulator with them. Worth the time and an excellent example of VR improving gameplay. 4/5

Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Should have prioritized completing this last year. Excellent level design, game play mechanics, characters and environmental design. The narrative is well above average and the game oozes style. As was the case with its predecessor this is a quality product. Dishonored 2 is better though. 4/5

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Like returning to a familiar and well-loved vacation destination. I wish more games of this scale and ambition were made because playing Skyrim again (4 years after I did so for the first time) has been a reminder of how few games, if any, come close to the epic scale and sense of possibility of this title.

Tyranny

Tyranny

This is an extremely well written and deep CRPG. This the fantasy RPG where instead of having you tread the path of the intrepid heroes journey, you are an agent of the evil overlord who is tasked with presiding over the crushing of a rebellion as you see fit. There are a pleasing number of ways to approach this objective, and an even more impressive number of ways to emerge from early choices to shape the mid game narrative.

Arizona Sunshine

Arizona Sunshine

Quite a strong VR game all things considered. The core game play is solid and tense. The shooting mechanic is reasonably strong. Traversal is acceptable. Tracking works just about well enough with two towers but clearly a third would make things as smooth as they can possibly be. Voice acting is by Steven Ogg (I think) of GTA5 Trevor fame and he does a decent job. Overall this stands alongside Superhot, and Dead and Buried, as the best VR shooter experiences. It stands with Superhot as the best single player experience.

Inside

Inside

Erm. I feel a bit conflicted when I think about rating Inside. On the one hand it is an extremely visually intriguing game. From both art design and art style standpoints there's an awful lot to praise about it. The game teaches you ideas and then gets you to apply those ideas to puzzles to enable your progress through the world. You might get momentarily stuck once or twice in your first play-through but none of the puzzles will really tax you. Even the most difficult among what puzzles there are can be solved by simply trying all the possible solutions in order until you hit the right one. That isn't to say you'll breeze though the game; quite the opposite, you'll die regularly and in quite horrific and brutal ways sometimes. But Inside's lack of serious challenge combined with its lack of a satisfying narrative journey are things I can't overlook. The ending caused a bit of a stir, but honestly it is the opposite of satisfying. Surprising yes, but great? Absolutely not. But props where they are due, Inside is a very solid game, pretty to look at, and at 4 hours or so doesn't egregiously outstay its welcome. 3/5

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Single player campaign... Meh. Yeah ok. Six hours of my life I won't get back but that isn't to say it wasn't without high points. Overall I preferred the previous Advanced Warfare installment. Multiplayer. Haven't tried it. Don't really want to. Zombies. EXCELLENT. ADDICTIVE. DEEP. REPLAYABLE. BETTER THAN THE MAIN PRODUCT. 3/5 overall (Zombies 4/5)

Resident Evil 7 biohazard

Resident Evil 7 biohazard

Jesus christ this is creepy as shit... almost to the point that its too creepy to play. I will stick with it though What happened to action hero Resident Evil? This is way, way, more uncomfortable and creepy to play. Equal parts great and just too damn creepy. 5/5

Halo Wars 2

Halo Wars 2

The campaign is a polished product with some excellent CG cut-scenes and the kind of mission design that acts as an extended tutorial for all the unit types and strategies. It isn't until the latter stages of the campaign that Halo Wars 2 puts you in strategic situations that genuinely have a range of corresponding tactical approaches. Multiplayer - yet to try this

Kona

Kona

played for three hours. Still in early access. Seems really intriguing. Will come back to it up full release.

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