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Peanut · 01-05-2018, 09:30 PM

I'm here! Let's rap! 2017 was a pretty big (and busy) year for me, I become a father in December of 2016, so I basically spent the year learning how to Daddy. For that reason, the Switch has been an absolute god send, its portable nature makes sneaking game time way easier than it otherwise would be. It also means I didn't play close to as many games this year as I used to, and if I bounced off a game, it probably meant I was never going back.

2017's 2016 GOTY this year for me was easily Dragonball Xenoverse 2, which I played a stupid amount of. It was just the right amount of engaging and brain numbing to really let me sort of zone out when I needed to. I also got down with Final Fantasy XV in 2017, which I really loved, warts and all.

Anyways, my favs this year...

5. Middle Earth: Shadow of War
So, I don't think very highly of this game, but I played a lot of it and it came out in 2017. A fun follow-up to a game I really loved, with way more issues. I didn't beat it, because the ending is some straight bullsh*t, but I enjoyed up for the majority of my time with it. I sort of begrudge it more than I should, because I could have spent my time with something better that didn't turn around and f*ck me in the end, but I still think it's alright.

4. Yakuza 0
Yakuza is great, 0 was more Yakuza, but somehow crazier. I didn't finish this game either, because I lost all my PS4 saves and I just don't have the time to play my way back to where I was, but I loved every minute I spent with it. One of those games I'd love to get back to at some point, when time permits.

3. Persona 5
Persona 4 is my favourite game of all-time. Persona 5 is not, but it's still very very good. The soundtrack is stellar, it is absolutely ROTTEN with style, the combat is the best it has ever been, and the music is some next level sh*t. I started playing this game while my daughter was a little lump in my arms and I played it for so long that I got my first laugh dancing her around to the results screen music. Makoto is no Chie, but she's my next choice.

2. Super Mario Odyssey
It's so fun to just MOVE in Odyssey. I think it has some weak points, a few underwhelming kingdoms and maybe a few too many moons, but I loved it from beginning to end. It has a level of polish and charm that feels like it was painstakingly crafted over the course of 10 years. In any other year I think Odyssey would have taken the crown for me, but 2017 is home to what is, SHOCKINGLY to me, one of my favourite games of all-time...

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I can't overstate how important the Switch was to me in 2017 and Zelda as this incredible, genre defining game...that I could play ANYWHERE was...special to me. I also can't overstate how TIRED I was of Zelda. Post Wind Waker, I've felt Zelda was in desperate need of a shake up, something I felt was done pretty well with ALBW, but then BotW came out and...f*ck me. There's not a ton to say about it that hasn't already been said a billion times at this point, but I absolutely loved everything about it. The discovery, the sense of place, the way every rock and tree and hill felt like it was placed in a way that encouraged me to shift my view slightly in a direction that led me to an interesting space, a beautiful view, or an important place was...unreal. It's absolute magic.

Shoutouts to Splatoon 2, Nier: Automata, Injustice 2, Digimon World: Next Order, and some stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting that I didn't get enough time with, but feel I'd probably love a ton.

01-05-2018, 09:30 PM	#20
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I'm here! Let's rap! 2017 was a pretty big (and busy) year for me, I become a father in December of 2016, so I basically spent the year learning how to Daddy. For that reason, the Switch has been an absolute god send, its portable nature makes sneaking game time way easier than it otherwise would be. It also means I didn't play close to as many games this year as I used to, and if I bounced off a game, it probably meant I was never going back. 2017's 2016 GOTY this year for me was easily Dragonball Xenoverse 2, which I played a stupid amount of. It was just the right amount of engaging and brain numbing to really let me sort of zone out when I needed to. I also got down with Final Fantasy XV in 2017, which I really loved, warts and all. Anyways, my favs this year... 5. Middle Earth: Shadow of War So, I don't think very highly of this game, but I played a lot of it and it came out in 2017. A fun follow-up to a game I really loved, with way more issues. I didn't beat it, because the ending is some straight bullsht, but I enjoyed up for the majority of my time with it. I sort of begrudge it more than I should, because I could have spent my time with something better that didn't turn around and fck me in the end, but I still think it's alright. 4. Yakuza 0 Yakuza is great, 0 was more Yakuza, but somehow crazier. I didn't finish this game either, because I lost all my PS4 saves and I just don't have the time to play my way back to where I was, but I loved every minute I spent with it. One of those games I'd love to get back to at some point, when time permits. 3. Persona 5 Persona 4 is my favourite game of all-time. Persona 5 is not, but it's still very very good. The soundtrack is stellar, it is absolutely ROTTEN with style, the combat is the best it has ever been, and the music is some next level sht. I started playing this game while my daughter was a little lump in my arms and I played it for so long that I got my first laugh dancing her around to the results screen music. Makoto is no Chie, but she's my next choice. 2. Super Mario Odyssey It's so fun to just MOVE in Odyssey. I think it has some weak points, a few underwhelming kingdoms and maybe a few too many moons, but I loved it from beginning to end. It has a level of polish and charm that feels like it was painstakingly crafted over the course of 10 years. In any other year I think Odyssey would have taken the crown for me, but 2017 is home to what is, SHOCKINGLY to me, one of my favourite games of all-time... 1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild I can't overstate how important the Switch was to me in 2017 and Zelda as this incredible, genre defining game...that I could play ANYWHERE was...special to me. I also can't overstate how TIRED I was of Zelda. Post Wind Waker, I've felt Zelda was in desperate need of a shake up, something I felt was done pretty well with ALBW, but then BotW came out and...fck me. There's not a ton to say about it that hasn't already been said a billion times at this point, but I absolutely loved everything about it. The discovery, the sense of place, the way every rock and tree and hill felt like it was placed in a way that encouraged me to shift my view slightly in a direction that led me to an interesting space, a beautiful view, or an important place was...unreal. It's absolute magic. Shoutouts to Splatoon 2, Nier: Automata, Injustice 2, Digimon World: Next Order, and some stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting that I didn't get enough time with, but feel I'd probably love a ton.