{"id":2747,"date":"2018-01-01T19:14:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2747"},"modified":"2018-01-01T19:16:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:16:15","slug":"game-of-the-year-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/archives\/2747","title":{"rendered":"Game Of The Year 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goty-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>A few months ago I listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2592\">games I&#8217;d beaten in 2017<\/a> but of course, not all of them were <i>actually from<\/i> last year.  In fact, a majority of them weren&#8217;t.  While <a href=\"http:\/\/psnprofiles.com\/planettonyhawk\">my trophy list<\/a> shows a varied year with a fair share of games, very few were 2017 titles.  Here is the brief list of games I played last year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horizon Zero Dawn\n<li>Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age\n<li>Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite\n<li>Nex Machina\n<li>Nier Automata\n<li>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard\n<li>Tekken 7\n<li>Uncharted: Lost Legacy\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s easy to whittle down some items.  Neither fighting game will win, <b>Nier Automata<\/b> didn&#8217;t convince me in the few hours I played it so far and <b>FFXII<\/b> is a decade-old remake.  That doesn&#8217;t leave much else.  Oh, <b>Nex Machina<\/b> was fun, but by no means was it the year&#8217;s best.<\/p>\n<p>So we&#8217;re down to <b>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/b>, <b>RE7<\/b> and <b>UC<\/b>.  The latter was fun that trimmed a lot of excess out, but <b>UC4<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?page_id=2466\">won GotY in 2016<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/b> already <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2391\">not once<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2571\">twice<\/a>.  The open-world, third-person genre may be overdone, but I&#8217;m rather selective in the games I end up playing.  Therefore, I&#8217;ve skipped out on a lot.  In any event, the entire game was a remarkable experience.  Its deep gameplay, gorgeous world and genuinely-interesting story kept me intrigued and curious up until the very end.  Aloy was well-written and likable and the support cast was fun.  I loved getting this game&#8217;s platinum trophy.<\/p>\n<p>However, <b>Resident Evil VII: Biohazard<\/b> was an insane experience.  Its claustrophobic first-person view created a tension unrivaled in most games.  The <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2329\">entire Mia introduction<\/a> was insane, gloriously unsettling and most-importantly, memorable.  It joins my <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2259\">other favorite moments in gaming<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2332\">my review<\/a> began simply with my repeated sentiment, &#8220;This is terrifying.&#8221;  None of the game&#8217;s follow-up DLC really compelled me to return and beating Mia is the only thing between me and the game&#8217;s platinum trophy, but that&#8217;s OK.  <b>RE7&#8217;s<\/b> experience was a worthy follow-up to the series&#8217; legacy while not suffering from that loyalty to its history.  The game was a phenomenal addition to the convoluted canon and represents my 2017 <b>Game Of The Year<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting in my <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?page_id=2466\">full listing<\/a> that <b>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/b> still received the <b>New IP GotY recognition<\/b>.  <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worthy of mention the <a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=2714\">games I missed in 2017<\/a>.  Chief among them is <b>Super Mario Odyssey<\/b> which, according to reviews, looks like it&#8217;s right up my alley.  I may have to come back to remedy this list at some date in the future.  It may be a few years though.<\/p>\n<p>Finally&#8230;2018.  Here&#8217;s a list of potential <b>GotY<\/b> winners based on hype alone.  I&#8217;ll put them in order too of potential best-to-worst, with no basis whatsoever.  Wow&#8230;there are some good games coming up!!!!!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>God Of War<\/b>?\n<li><b>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/b>?\n<li><b>Ghost Of Tsushima<\/b>?\n<li><b>The Last Of Us: Part 2<\/b>?\n<li><b>Days Gone<\/b>?\n<li><b>Far Cry 5<\/b>?\n<li><b>Metal Gear Survive<\/b>?\n<li><b>Crackdown 3<\/b>?  (Haha, we all know that&#8217;ll never come out)\n<li><b>Darksiders III<\/b>?<br \/>\n<\/uL><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago I listed the games I&#8217;d beaten in 2017 but of course, not all of them were actually from last year. In fact, a majority of them weren&#8217;t. While my trophy list shows a varied year with a fair share of games, very few were 2017 titles. 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