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2017 Is Going Down As One Of The GOAT Years In Gaming
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Theslammer
Member
August was great, though. July's usually slow, but August was a ton of fun.
WeylandxYutani
Member
Certainly been some stand out releases and certainly a new Zelda and Mario in the same year is exceptional. However you might wanna wait for someone like Metacritic to do the maths for you before calling it...
Last year they produced this
http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-videogames-of-2016
If they do the same, you'll see if your post has a real basis in fact
Last year they produced this
http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-videogames-of-2016
If they do the same, you'll see if your post has a real basis in fact
I fixed it. Had it on there before in an older version. Woopsy.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
Even besides Nintendo, Nier Automata & Persona 5 are hallmark games that Ill definitey return to.
Now Id accept For fans of Japanese games? Sure.
But even still Im sure people would argue that Destiny 2 and Horizon are incredible achievements. Though I havent played them myself.
Alcotholic
Banned
People say this every year, but this time I agree.
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
It's one of the most insane line up's ever. I'm bookmarking this thread just so that I can eventually catch up over the next decade 
It's always amusing to me when lists as long and as high quality as that are posted and people reply with "meh" or "only this and this were good". It's like are you sure you still like gaming ?
It's always amusing to me when lists as long and as high quality as that are posted and people reply with "meh" or "only this and this were good". It's like are you sure you still like gaming ?
Bedameister
Member
Yep. There aren't that many huge games on the other platforms to make this year go down in gaming history.
It's one of the most insane line up's ever. I'm bookmarking this thread just so that I can eventually catch up over the next decade
It's always amusing to me when lists as long and as high quality as that are posted and people reply with "meh" or "only this and this were good". It's like are you sure you still like gaming ?
If we are talking about GOAT years in gaming, there needs to be a lot of epic and long lasting games. Most of the games in the OP do not fall into that category, tbh. Ultra Street Fighter 2?!
Anyway, it's been a great year, but I would only highlight a handful of titles - BOTW, maybe Mario (haven't played it yet), HZD, P5, Nier, DOS2 - as titles that will fall on a list of all time great games. The rest don't really stand out, but that's not to say they aren't good games. Compare that to 2007, where so many games from that year still influence what is done today and changed gaming itself in so many ways.
Dangansona
Member
Yes, it is at the very least my favorite year since the end of the PS3. Probably well before that too. Currently playing 4 games as we speak.
I prefer not to assign value to anything I see on Metacritic.
I prefer not to assign value to anything I see on Metacritic.
I feel like Tuckman's stages of group development can be used well as an analog to describe how console generations often go but it is very clear this gen.
Forming: MS and Sony announce their visions. (Sharing, Standby, DRM, Self-publishing etc.)
Storming: Backlash against DRM, Games ship in a broken state (Driveclub, MCC), parity clauses
Norming: More and bigger day 1 patches/updates, GaaS focus, adoption of middleware by Japan and indies, indie publishers emerge
Performing: We have been in this state for a while now. For me it started somewhere between Destiny TTK and Doom/Uncharted 4. We'll be in this state until at least Fall 2018 if upcomming games lists are anything to go by.
Forming: MS and Sony announce their visions. (Sharing, Standby, DRM, Self-publishing etc.)
Storming: Backlash against DRM, Games ship in a broken state (Driveclub, MCC), parity clauses
Norming: More and bigger day 1 patches/updates, GaaS focus, adoption of middleware by Japan and indies, indie publishers emerge
Performing: We have been in this state for a while now. For me it started somewhere between Destiny TTK and Doom/Uncharted 4. We'll be in this state until at least Fall 2018 if upcomming games lists are anything to go by.
That's completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand, though.
It definitely will but even as an Xbox owner and X early adopter, this comment made me laugh. Not sure what exclusives came out on it this year other than the new Forza
NieR Automata wrecks your "argument" all by itself. Sit down.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Surely PUBG is a game changer?
PandaShake
Member
FFXIV stormblood came out. I'm set for the next two years.
Not seeing Much Tekken love
It's been a big year for fighting games but the buzz around any of the titles has been pretty low outside of the FGC.
Absolutely. PUBG is a game changer and to act like it isn't part of an important year for gaming is some OldGAF-tier ignorance of the highest order.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Terrific year. Japan's output is legendary-tier und some western things like PUBG are great too.
With the first console-scale Pokémon game, Metroid Prime 4, Mario 2D and Smash Switch.
we all know that won't happen in the same year though
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Ive only dipped my toes in a few new releases but this year has been outstanding for every platform. Its incredible.
On PC, I could take the games just released in 2017 and that would probably be enough to fuel my gaming for the rest of my life. Like, multiple games a week that I would love to buy.
On PC, I could take the games just released in 2017 and that would probably be enough to fuel my gaming for the rest of my life. Like, multiple games a week that I would love to buy.
facetheslayer92
Member
I mean personal preferences and all but 2004 had:
Paper Mario TTYD
Doom 3
WoW
Half Life 2
Jak 3
Halo 2
Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal
Burnout 3 Takedown
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Star Wars Battlefront
GTA San Andreas
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Prince of Persia Warrior Within
Fable
DS launch
KOTOR II
Among others.
Prithee Be Careful
Industry Professional
Yeah, on PS4 alone it's been pretty breathtaking, with Japanese development really leading the way. Mid-tier and indies have had a great year too, with the likes of Nex Machina, Pyre, Hellblade and RiME (hopefully Cuphead too) really raising the bar.
dragonyeuw
Member
I'd say 2017 has been a pretty banner year for Sony exclusives.
Pandora012
Member
I mean this year gave me Prey and Death of the Outsider. Best year ever!!!
Lotta good games this year, not a lot of all-time greats, though. Zelda is good but not as good as review scores would have you believe. Persona 5 is pretty great, but nothing mind-blowingly new, just extremely polished. Lone Echo probably floored me the most, and it's definitely the best VR game this year.
2017 has utterly massacred my wallet so far and the worst has yet to come. 3 months left in the year and there are still like 7 more major releases I planning on getting, an SNES Classic, some indies, and there are like 4 other big releases I want but definitely won't have to time for.
Probably not as good for Xbox owners though, in fact, 2017 also happens to be the year I gave up on Xbox and switched to PS4.
Probably not as good for Xbox owners though, in fact, 2017 also happens to be the year I gave up on Xbox and switched to PS4.
The best part is that it's been a huge year for developers everywhere. Japanese and western developers, indies, supported studios, exclusives, AA, and AAA games alike have knocked it out of the park.
Picking a GOTY this year is going to be such a gut call, based more on whom at the moment than anything else.
Picking a GOTY this year is going to be such a gut call, based more on whom at the moment than anything else.
plagiarize
Banned
It really is.
Not sure if it's the GOAT year in gaming, but Odyssey could well help underline this as *Nintendo's* greatest year, in terms of quality of software they've been putting out.
Not sure if it's the GOAT year in gaming, but Odyssey could well help underline this as *Nintendo's* greatest year, in terms of quality of software they've been putting out.
Well, it's still not officially released yet, right? Maybe that's splitting hairs when so many are already playing
Fucking LOL
Sweet Bellic
Member
Meh. Still hasn't even topped 2015. Nioh and Yakuza 0 were nice but not earth shattering. Have yet to play Prey. The concept of HZD does nothing for me. Nintendo's output also generally does nothing for me though I'm sure BOTW would be fun for a bit. Oh well. Here's hoping AC:O will be good.
Kiddy Dong
Member
Absolutely. This year has already seen enough landmark releases to qualify as a GOAT year, even if 2018 came tomorrow. I can't even imagine how Nintendo can top itself for the rest of the switch's life.
But in terms of industry trends, it's a bit more worrying...this year has also seen the rise of the loot box and gacha style microtransactions in console games. It's easy to ignore for now in most games, but left unchecked they are only going to infest games like locusts. They are ludicrously profitable; don't delude yourself into a false sense of security just because they don't affect you right now.
I hope 2017 is remembered more for being a year of truly great gaming experiences, as opposed to the last year of when gaming wasn't totally consumed by microtransactions.
But in terms of industry trends, it's a bit more worrying...this year has also seen the rise of the loot box and gacha style microtransactions in console games. It's easy to ignore for now in most games, but left unchecked they are only going to infest games like locusts. They are ludicrously profitable; don't delude yourself into a false sense of security just because they don't affect you right now.
I hope 2017 is remembered more for being a year of truly great gaming experiences, as opposed to the last year of when gaming wasn't totally consumed by microtransactions.
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