Well hello there internet folks! We have reached the end of our adventures in 2017 and so our overlords demand that we summarise some of the best games this year had to offer. Rather than merely throw our final verdicts up here and call it a day, we decided to record our process and toss it on the internet in podcast form. Join us, won’t you?
Warning: We most definitely discuss spoilers for numerous games in these recordings.
Part 1 – Most Disappointing, Best Surprise, Best Co-op/Multiplayer, Best Visuals, Best Style, Best Music, Best Character
Part 2 – Best Wolftenstein II Moment, Best NieR:Automata Moment, Best Non-Wolfenstein/NieR Moment, Best Story
Part 3 – Top 10 Games of the Year
We have also put together our own, personal lists for our favourite games of the year. You can check those out here:
- David’s Top 10 Games of 2017
- Jack’s Top 10 Games of 2017
- Josh’s List-o’-Game – Coming Soon
- Trystan’s List-o’-Game – Coming Soon
If you don’t have the time, patience, or inclination, or if you’re me and have already lost track of what on earth we gave awards to, you can find the results below. Obviously this will spoil the podcasts if that’s something you care about, so stop reading…
…now!
Seriously, stop reading this instant if you want the thrill of discovery that can only come from X hours of podcasting.
OK. Let’s get into this.
Most Disappointing
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Runner-up: Mass Effect: Andromeda
Best Surprise
NieR:Automata
Runner-up: Horizon: Zero Dawn
Best Co-op/Multiplayer
Cuphead
Runner-up: Destiny 2
Best Visuals
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Runner-up: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Style
Persona 5
Runner-up: Cuphead
Best Music
Persona 5
Runner-up: NieR:Automata
Best Character
Senua (Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice)
Runner-up: Aloy (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
Best Wolfenstein II Moment
The Hitler Auditions
Runner-up: Returning Home
Best NieR:Automata Moment
Pascal’s Finale
Runner-up: This Cannot Continue
Best Non-Wolfenstein/NieR Moment
Lewis (What Remains of Edith Finch)
Runner-up: First Capture (Super Mario Odyssey)
Best Story
What Remains of Edith Finch
Runner-up: Horizon: Zero Dawn
Top 10 Games of the Year
10 – Yakuza 0
9 – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
8 – Cuphead
7 – Pyre
6 – What Remains of Edith Finch
5 – Persona 5
4 – Super Mario Odyssey
3 – NieR:Automata
2 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1 – Horizon: Zero Dawn
See you next year!