We had the launch of Switch with what is probably the best console launch year since the PS2 in terms of software. It's also a big step forward for Nintendo as it seems to have washed the disapointment of the Wii U aside. In fact, internal memory aside, the hardware feels both modern and innovative. The former is something we haven't seen from Nintendo in awhile.
2017 also sees the launch of the SNES Classic Mini and the 2DS XL.
The Xbox One X releases as the "world's most powerful console"
Notable Releases:
This isn't an attempt at listing *every* good-to-great game this year as there are many, it's subjective and my own knowledge doesn't run that deep. Please do share your picks for great games that may slip under the radar!
Exclusives: (see further down for Notable Ports)
Switch
Zelda: BotW (also on Wii U)
Super Bomberman R
Snipperclips
Fast RMX
Ultra Street Fighter II
ARMS
Splatoon 2
Mario x Rabbids
Golf Story
Mario Odyssey
Runner 3
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
3DS
Story of Seaaons: Trio of Towns
Mario Sports Superstars
Miitopia
Fire Emblem Echoes
Metroid 2 Samus Returns
Monster Hunter Stories
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon
Bye-Bye BoxBoy
Culdcept: Revolt
PS4
Gravity Rush 2
Yakuza O
Nioh
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5 (also on PS3)
Farpoint (VR)
Uncharted: Lost Legacy
Crash N Sane Trilogy
Everybody's Golf
Gran Tourismo Sport
Vita
Mary Skelter: Nightmares
While Vita saw a surprising number of releases this year I think they were mostly all multiplats with PS4 and/or PC
Xbox One
I don't own an XB1 but it seems that all of its notable console exclusives release on PC so I've listed them under Multiplatform.
PC
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Endless Space 2
Total War: Warhammer 2
Lone Echo (VR)
Echo Arena (VR)
Starcraft Remastered
The End is Nigh
Hollow Knight
(I'm primarily a console gamer so I'm pretty ignorant here, sorry guys!)
Mobile (iOS and/or Android)
Monument Valley 2
Card Thief
Ticket to Earth
MUL.MASH.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL
Yankai's Peak
Multiplatform:
Resident Evil 7
Neir: Automata
Destiny 2
Sonic Mania
Thimbleweed Park
Tekken 7
Injustice 2
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
Yooka-Laylee
Halo Wars 2
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Ys VIII
Danganronpa 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Prey
What Remains of Edith Finch
Little Nightmares
Pyre
Pro Evo Soccer 2018
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Assassin's Creed Origins
Battlefront II
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Middle Earth: Shadow of War
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Forza Motoraport 7
The Evil Within 2
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Nex Machina
Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap
Toukiden 2
Pinball FX 3 (aka Zen Pinball)
The Elder Scrolls Legends
Steamworld Dig 2
Cuphead
Ni No Kuni II
Crackdown III
Call of Duty WW2
Need For Speed Payback
Sonic Forces
Dragon quest Heroes II
Battlechasers: Nightwar
Nidhogg 2
Absolver
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Project Cars 2
Tooth and Tail
Puyo Puyo Tetris
F1 2017
Everspace
Little Nightmares
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
The Sexy Brutale
Faeria
Night In The Woods
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3
Notable Expansions:
Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator 2
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer
Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court
Cities: Skylines Mass Transit
Shovel Knight: Spector of Torment
Notable Ports:
Bayonetta (PC)
Vanquish (PC)
Stardew Valley (Switch)
Binding of Isaac Afterbirth Plus (Switch)
Disgaea 5 Complete (Switch)
Rocket League (Switch)
Dragon Quest VIII (3DS)
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS)
Final Fantasy XII HD: The Zodiac Age (PS4)
Final Fantasy IX (PS4)
Doom (Switch)
Doom VFR (PSVR, Vive)
Fallout 4 VR (Vive)
Skyrim (Switch)
Mario Kart 8 DX (Switch)
Undertale (PS4/Vita)
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (Vita)
Darkest Dungeon (iPad)
Planescape: Torment (iOS/Android)
Pillars of Eternity (PS4/XB1)
Windjammers (PS4) (I'm serious!)
Wipeout Omega Collection (PS4)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD Remix (PS4)
Rez Infinite (PC)
There's so much stuff this year I know I've overlooked and forgotten games so feel free to add more.
What are your favorites? Do you think this year will be remembered as fondly as other big years such as 1997 and 2001?
2017 also sees the launch of the SNES Classic Mini and the 2DS XL.
The Xbox One X releases as the "world's most powerful console"
Notable Releases:
This isn't an attempt at listing *every* good-to-great game this year as there are many, it's subjective and my own knowledge doesn't run that deep. Please do share your picks for great games that may slip under the radar!
Exclusives: (see further down for Notable Ports)
Switch
Zelda: BotW (also on Wii U)
Super Bomberman R
Snipperclips
Fast RMX
Ultra Street Fighter II
ARMS
Splatoon 2
Mario x Rabbids
Golf Story
Mario Odyssey
Runner 3
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
3DS
Story of Seaaons: Trio of Towns
Mario Sports Superstars
Miitopia
Fire Emblem Echoes
Metroid 2 Samus Returns
Monster Hunter Stories
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon
Bye-Bye BoxBoy
Culdcept: Revolt
PS4
Gravity Rush 2
Yakuza O
Nioh
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5 (also on PS3)
Farpoint (VR)
Uncharted: Lost Legacy
Crash N Sane Trilogy
Everybody's Golf
Gran Tourismo Sport
Vita
Mary Skelter: Nightmares
While Vita saw a surprising number of releases this year I think they were mostly all multiplats with PS4 and/or PC
Xbox One
I don't own an XB1 but it seems that all of its notable console exclusives release on PC so I've listed them under Multiplatform.
PC
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Endless Space 2
Total War: Warhammer 2
Lone Echo (VR)
Echo Arena (VR)
Starcraft Remastered
The End is Nigh
Hollow Knight
(I'm primarily a console gamer so I'm pretty ignorant here, sorry guys!)
Mobile (iOS and/or Android)
Monument Valley 2
Card Thief
Ticket to Earth
MUL.MASH.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL
Yankai's Peak
Multiplatform:
Resident Evil 7
Neir: Automata
Destiny 2
Sonic Mania
Thimbleweed Park
Tekken 7
Injustice 2
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
Yooka-Laylee
Halo Wars 2
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Ys VIII
Danganronpa 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Prey
What Remains of Edith Finch
Little Nightmares
Pyre
Pro Evo Soccer 2018
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Assassin's Creed Origins
Battlefront II
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Middle Earth: Shadow of War
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Forza Motoraport 7
The Evil Within 2
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Nex Machina
Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap
Toukiden 2
Pinball FX 3 (aka Zen Pinball)
The Elder Scrolls Legends
Steamworld Dig 2
Cuphead
Ni No Kuni II
Crackdown III
Call of Duty WW2
Need For Speed Payback
Sonic Forces
Dragon quest Heroes II
Battlechasers: Nightwar
Nidhogg 2
Absolver
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Project Cars 2
Tooth and Tail
Puyo Puyo Tetris
F1 2017
Everspace
Little Nightmares
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
The Sexy Brutale
Faeria
Night In The Woods
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3
Notable Expansions:
Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator 2
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer
Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court
Cities: Skylines Mass Transit
Shovel Knight: Spector of Torment
Notable Ports:
Bayonetta (PC)
Vanquish (PC)
Stardew Valley (Switch)
Binding of Isaac Afterbirth Plus (Switch)
Disgaea 5 Complete (Switch)
Rocket League (Switch)
Dragon Quest VIII (3DS)
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (3DS)
Final Fantasy XII HD: The Zodiac Age (PS4)
Final Fantasy IX (PS4)
Doom (Switch)
Doom VFR (PSVR, Vive)
Fallout 4 VR (Vive)
Skyrim (Switch)
Mario Kart 8 DX (Switch)
Undertale (PS4/Vita)
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (Vita)
Darkest Dungeon (iPad)
Planescape: Torment (iOS/Android)
Pillars of Eternity (PS4/XB1)
Windjammers (PS4) (I'm serious!)
Wipeout Omega Collection (PS4)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD Remix (PS4)
Rez Infinite (PC)
There's so much stuff this year I know I've overlooked and forgotten games so feel free to add more.
What are your favorites? Do you think this year will be remembered as fondly as other big years such as 1997 and 2001?