Your thoughts on video games in 2017?

[Loony BoB]

I really have struggled to find a game I really desired to play this year. Admittedly I'm very much a peripheral figure in the world of Nintendo who had two massive releases but even as an RPG fan I just never felt inclined to play Nier, Persona 5 or any others I can think of. I am legit struggling to think of any game that came out in 2017 that I bought... Mass Effect Andromeda is probably it, and I didn't get far into it either. I've instead just been playing older games. There are, however, a few games in 2018 I'm looking forward to. I feel like 2017 was a real gap year for me.

Anyone else get that kinda vibe?

Still, might be interested in playing Breath of the Wild once Sarah is finished with it, and also will probably play some of the other games out eventually. Just nothing to grab me...

EDIT: Just browing a list of releases, forgot Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was out this year. Maybe I'll give that a go. Also kinda vaguely interested in playing Horizon Zero Dawn someday. Maybe... eventually...

[Shauna]

2017 has been a quality year for video games, and I feel that most people will lean this way.

[Fynn]

who in their right mind doesn’t want Persona 5

[Loony BoB]

Someone who hasn't played any Persona game previously! The series has always been something I've known about and had a vague interest in but it's never grabbed me. I was watching someone play it the other day and I'm still not sure it's for me.

[Rocket Edge]

Ah, Persona 5. A game I've been constantly saying I'll try but keep forgetting.

I've only bought two console games this year. Tekken 7 and COD:WW2 with the latter pure garbage. I just think RPG's are going down a different route nowadays to when I adored them. Don't think we'll be seeing any PS1 style Final Fantasy-esque type games any time soon due to with commercialism etc., which is sad.

[Sephex]

As someone who generally enjoys Nintendo stuff, getting a Switch on day one was the best thing I've done for myself. This year has been rough, as and lame as this might sound, a small part of what prevents me from going over the edge is some good video games. I know that everyone pokes fun/hates Nintendo for relying on Mario and Zelda so much, but I think now most people can forgive that this time around considering the quality of both Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. I mean, I am still amazed that Nintendo finally learned to stop holding players on such a tight leash (even though said tight leash games were still well made).

Not only that, but the Switch just has so many damn good games, especially if you are into the independent developer scene. I believe that Jim Sterling (I don't watch him much, but I catch him when hanging out with certain friends) noted that a lot of those devs love it because unlike Steam, they don't have to compete with 80 half assed 'LOL MEME SIMULATOR" games being released daily. Their games actually have a shot of gaining traction.

I know Sonic Mania isn't a Switch exclusive, but that was the only means that I can play it (I think I can buy it for my Xbox One, but I don't like that type of controller for an old school styled Sonic game). That game seriously smurfing healed me. It's exactly what I needed over the summer.

So yeah, long story short, while I certainly didn't only have my nose buried in my Switch, I think that's the best gaming purchase I made this year and I certainly got the most enjoyment out of it. Keep it up, Nintendo.

[Psychotic]

The only 2017 releases I've touched this year are Mass Effect Andromeda, Persona 5 and Doki Doki Literature Club, although I am also due to get Nier for Christmas. I don't know whether that means I've thought 2017 hasn't served up many worthwhile games or if on the whole I just can't really be bothered to get brand new games on release anymore because they'll be on sale for peanuts within a year or two.

[Pumpkin]

It was a great year for me
Hatsune Miku Project Diva Future Tone - Outfits, yes
Tales of Berseria - Great
Yakuzies 0 - Haven't played yet but am hype
Night in the Woods - Want
Horizon Zero Dawn - Love
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns - Another want
Breath of the Wild - MEGA WANT whenever I get a Switch some day ;~:
TWD Seasons 3 - Another game for the wishlist
Persona 5 - Enjoyable
The Sexy Brutale - Planning to give this a try, I hear good things
What Remains of Edith Finch - Super fun and creative take on the walking sim
Akiba's Beat - Have it, excited to try it
Injustice 2 - OUTFITS
Fire Emblem Echoes - WAAANNNT
Warriors All Stars - It has Honoka so WAAANNNTT
Blue Reflection - MAGICAL GIRLS
Super Mario Odyssey - Want when Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Same
Doki Doki Literature Club - Gr8

So yeah lots of games I got/want

[Karifean]

2017 was a pretty damn good year for VN releases and localizations that's for sure. Little Busters, Wonderful Everyday, Umineko Chiru, Muv-Luv Alternative, Dies irae, Hoshizora no Memoria, Danganronpa V3, Chaos;Child and of course the sensation that is Doki Doki Literature Club. Really can't complain.

On the more gameplay-y side of things I really love both FFXII: TZA and Golden Fantasia.

[Del Murder]

A great year with fantastic updates to Mario & Zelda. I also enjoyed ME Andromeda and Pokemon Ultra Moon. There are still many others I have yet to play like Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, and Metroid Samus Returns.

[Wolf Kanno]

It's been a decent year for gaming with me, but not because of new releases. Financial situations preventing me from trying out anything new meant I spent most of the year playing catch up with my backlog. On the bright side, I've decided that the PS4 has largely been worth the investment, which is great for me since I still regard the PS3 to be one of the weaker consoles I've owned. I mean I am Setsuna, FFXV, Bloodborne, and Persona 5 all back to back will make most people happy. I still have The Last Guardian and Fallout 4 to look forward to as well as Type-0. I still need to pick up Dark Souls III and Guilty Gear Xrd as well.

Of the new releases I've played this year, Persona 5 was fantastic and Marvel vs. Capcom Infinity looks like a return to form for the series after the lackluster MvC3 entries. It's still not as good as MvC1 or the earlier Marvel and Vs. fighters (give me my six buttons back Capcom!) but it's much more engaging and feels a bit better balanced outside of Monster Hunter being a weird character that can switch from being a heavy to a light weight bruiser. Overall, I may pick it up once the roster gets a bit bigger.

While I have not had a chance to play the full releases, I had a blast with the Nier:Automata and Resident Evil 7 demos. South Park:The Fractured But Whole was a surprising improvement over the Stick of Truth in just about every way except maybe story. I also can't wait to pick up Romancing SaGa 2 which sounds incredibly interesting. I've also been having a blast with FFXII: The Zodiac Age, which has enough changes and improvements to feel like a very different game from the original. Hell, the number of rereleases and throw back entries were kind of high this year. Next year is looking good as well since I still have the Secret of Mana remake and Dissidia NT to look forward to in the first few months and Mega Man 11 isn't too far away either.

Honestly, this has been Nintendo's year, and the whole year just feels like one long sting of reasons to own a Switch cause Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, and Xenoblade 2 all look great or at least interesting. Not to mention Samus Returns on the 3DS. They've definitely been hogging all of the spotlight this year.

Overall, while I didn't play a whole lot of new games this year, I felt it had some great entries released that have me pretty excited, and my wishlist has only been growing over time.

[Spuuky]

I rarely buy new games at all but some really good ones came out this year, that I played:

Divinity: Original Sin 2
Cosmic Star Heroine
Trackless

And a few others that I'd really like to:

Persona 5
Nioh
Horizon Zero Dawn
Thimbleweed Park
Etrian Odyssey 5
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
ELEX

Not counting a bunch of really good ports/rereleases and Dragon Quest XI coming out in Japan. And surely some games I've forgotten.

That list is better than I thought it would be and I already thought it would be good. Might be one of the best years for video games ever.

[Scruffington]

2017 will go down as one of the best years in gaming history.

In an era where lootboxes and microtransactions spread across games like a disease, it's a miracle that so many quality titles were untainted by them.

Between games like Persona 5, Resident Evil 7, and Super Mario Odyssey, I don't think there's ever been a more stacked lineup in a single year.

[maybee]

Really loved this year ! :love:

Dragon Quest VIII
Story Of Seasons
Legend Of Zelda : BOTW
Nier
Persona 5
Tekken 7
Wonder Boy Dragon's Trap
Crash Bandicoot Remake
Final Fantasy XII : Zodiac
Sonic Mania
Samus Returns
Cuphead
and Okami


And Xenoblade 2 has been.......interesting....

[WarZidane]

2017 was chock full of releases I played/want to play, I expect 2018 will be a lot more empty.

Off the top of my head, not counting remasters/ports:

Resident Evil 7, Tales of Berseria, Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami (being a full remake), Nier Automata, Persona 5, Ys 8, Trails in the Sky 3, Tokyo Xanadu, Destiny 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Xenoblade 2, Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild (disappointing though it may have been to me, still entertaining), Atelier Firis, Nioh, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Prey, Mass Effect: Andromeda (again, entertaining despite being disappointing), FF14 Stormblood, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

..and more :p

[Zora]

Very ambivalent/polarizing year.

Let's be clear: tons and tons of great games game came out this year--enough that 2017 may be remembered as one of gaming's greatest years. See maybee's post for a partial list. But this is also the year of the lootbox and a lot of industry BS in general hangs a dark cloud on an otherwise amazing year that I'm lost at how to exactly characterize the year.

But still, lots of great games came out this year and that's wroth something.


who in their right mind doesn’t want Persona 5

me. v_v

I enjoyed persona 3 well enough, but I have had a damn near impossible getting into persona 4--largely due its story structure. Which is sad, since I know P4 is a good game. Alas, I'm afraid to pay money for P5 given my experience with P4.

[Wolf Kanno]

who in their right mind doesn’t want Persona 5

me. v_v

I enjoyed persona 3 well enough, but I have had a damn near impossible getting into persona 4--largely due its story structure. Which is sad, since I know P4 is a good game. Alas, I'm afraid to pay money for P5 given my experience with P4.

P5 is pretty different rom P4. Not sure what it is about the story structure you dislike, but I kind of found P5 to be a bit of an anti-P4 myself.

[Vermachtnis]

My biggest gaming regret of this year is that I got Nier Automata for Christmas. Why did I wait so long? It's so good and I knew I'd love it.

[Galuf]

Pokemon ultra sun: its awesome for shiny hunting with all the methods ( if your ok with easier odds anyway) . also the story is pretty good, its mostly the same as normal sun and moon but near the end it changes and it affects the outcome of the characters and postgame things. id recomend this over the original sun and moon for sure.

Metroid Samus returns: Its an awesome awesome game. let me tell you how amazing it is to finally play a 2d metroid on a controler not keyboard, this game is pretty difficult to start with ( although id say fusion is harder) but it gets a bit easier from there on as there is not too much variations in enemies so you can eventually get used to how to beat them. Exploration is easier thanks to the new ability which scans around you and reveals hidden blocks and rooms. there is no sprint like in super, zero mission, and fusion, so there is no shinespark puzzles which is good for casuals like me , but probably not good for hardcore people.
the metroid fights are pretty fun, especially when you get to a new one and die, which introduces this games wee thing of having checkpoints because they knew you would die alot in this one. Especially the diggernaut fight which is fun but it takes a while to understand what to do, and the remix of berserker lord from prime 3 is the best . one thing i dont like however is the number of gamma metroids in comparison to Zeta and Omega metroids, there is only 4 zetas and omegas and 16 alphas and gammas, which is a bit stupid i wish ther was less gammas and more Zetas in the game.
anyway fun game.
Current metroid rankings:
Prime
Fusion
Super
Samus returns
Prime 3
Zero mission

[Psychotic]

My biggest gaming regret of this year is that I got Nier Automata for Christmas. Why did I wait so long? It's so good and I knew I'd love it.I got it for Christmas too and you're right, it is so good. I don't regret waiting though!

[Slothy]

Nier Automata is a very well done game. I need to get to doing all of the endings sometime.

[Vyk]

I got Nier: Automata when it first came out, and waited until about November to finally take a the plunge. I wanted to beat Horizon: Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Pillars of Eternity, and/or Torment: Tides of Numenera first, but didn't accomplish any of them. And decided to stop holding back on a game I knew I'd enjoy. I think I'm about to get one of the first story endings and it's been a fantastic ride. And apparently get to take the ride more than once. So that'll be fun as well

Not only has this been a great year for general games, but I've had a great year with ports and remakes and remasters. Pillars, Torment, Shadow Tactics, are all PC games that I got to enjoy only because console ports were made. The same thing happened last year with XCOM 2 and Divinity Original Sin, which I'm pretty sure the sequel will eventually make it to console, considering the reason D:OS came to console was because of the improvements they made in the sequels engine

I also got to enjoy Dragon's Dogma once again, a fantastic experience. And FFXII is now in my PS4 collection, waiting to be enjoyed at some future date

Nioh, Resident Evil 7, Tales of Berseria, and even Mass Effect Andromeda (which I only got into a few months ago, so I started with all the latest patches, as opposed to back in the days of emotionless brick-faces) (and I thoroughly enjoyed the game, as much as I enjoyed Dragon Age Inquisition anyway, still too much "run around and find random stuff" distractions)

And while there has been a lot of sleazy BS in the Triple-A publisher sphere, it's had a positive impact. The gamers that were okay with DLC being carved out and re-sold, and paying too much money for cosmetics that are one-time use, or for characters that should be rewards in-game, or for BS upgrades that break the game for people who "don't have time to play". Destiny 2 and SW Battlefront are being slaughtered by gamers, critics, and governments. Whether the big publishers want to or not, they'll have to wake up soon. So the year of the lootbox had a positive impact. Though it sucks that it had to happen. I'm glad that balloon has finally started to burst

And Owlboy finally launched

[Darth Ganon]

I can't remember the last year that felt so satisfying for games.

Of course at the top of my list is Breath of the Wild. It has been a love affair that's still going nearly a year later.

Sonic Mania was just about everything I could want in a new Genesis/Saturn Sonic game. Super Mario Odyssey is probably the most fun I've had with Mario since 64.

For Christmas I got Horizon Zero Dawn Complete and so far I'm loving it. It has much more of an Assassin's Creed feel than I was expecting, but in this case it's not bad.

It's only four games, but four games that made an impression on me and have actually made me want to play them regularly.

[Psychotic]

Nier Automata is a very well done game. I need to get to doing all of the endings sometime.I got endings A - E, as well as a couple of the "and then everyone died, the end" joke endings. Are there any of those F-Z joke endings worth seeing at all?

[Vermachtnis]

Nier Automata is a very well done game. I need to get to doing all of the endings sometime.I got endings A - E, as well as a couple of the "and then everyone died, the end" joke endings. Are there any of those F-Z joke endings worth seeing at all?

I've gotten a few, I think they're all just a couple of text boxes and sped up credits. Self destructing in the bunker is pretty funny. And you need to see all the endings for a trophy besides.

[Slothy]

Not sure. I'm only going for ending B right now. Haven't had much play time in a while. Think the inky other ending I got is K. Cost me an hour of gameplay because I hadn't saved either.