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Favorite Games of 2017

by glyphord

In no particular order

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Dead Cells

Dead Cells

Great stuff. It's still in early access as of this writing. I'm looking forward to the future updates and seeing how it evolves.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Goddammit this game is so great. This is the first Zelda since Link to the Past that I've completed.

Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

A truly great game. The new world is refreshing and is something only a first entry in a new IP can provide. When you go into an undiscovered area for the first time there could be anything there. The story is a cool take on a post apocalyptic society. I love it.

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

I really like this game. It's not the best in the Mass Effect series but not the worst either. The storytelling lacks the nuance that the Witcher 3 brought. It raised the ball for story telling in all games and Andromeda falls short. Still a very good game however. The gameplay and multiplayer are fun.

Titanfall 2

Titanfall 2

I bought this one when it came out in late 2016. However, I never beat the campaign until later this year. It's so good.

Divinity: Original Sin II

Divinity: Original Sin II

As of this writing I haven't finished DOS II yet despite having put in 77 hours in it. The game is amazing. I love all of the ways the developers put cool little touches into the gameplay and world design.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Such an amazing story and such frustrating game play. It feels like the shooting was balanced around a keyboard/mouse and not a controller.

Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight

It's a mashup of a Souls game into the Metroidvania genre. The exploration is decent but playing Dead Cells before Hollow Knight has ruined the controls and combat which is lackluster in comparison.

XCOM 2

XCOM 2

This entry is more for the expansion War of the chosen than the released version of Xcom 2.

Tales of Berseria

Tales of Berseria

This game is awesome! Probably my second favorite Tales game next to Vesperia. It takes a lot of the themes and story elements of Zesteria which were too wholesome and sweet. Berseria adds a darker more tragic tone.

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