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1. Tekken 7
2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
3. Persona 5
4. NieR: Automata
5. Doki Doki Literature Club
6. Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone
7. Sonic Mania
8. A Hat In Time
9. Horizon Zero Dawn
10. Typeshift

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Alrighty then.

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Here's my top 5.

5. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

4. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

3. Resident Evil VII

2. Prey

1. Persona 5

Here's my shortlist:

1. Divinity: Original Sin 2
2. Nioh
3. Tekken 7
4. PUBG
5. Prey
6. Hellblade
7. Resident Evil 7
8. Cuphead

If you wanna read why:

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1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

3. Super Mario Odyssey

4. NieR: Automata

5. Persona 5

6. Cuphead

7. Nioh

8. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

9. Flint Hook

10. Star Fox 2

1. Nioh

2. Uncharted Lost Legacy

3. Call of Duty WW2

I havent played many games from this year, thanks Overwatch.

What a great year in games. Jeff mentioned something I was thinking though - there were no shortage of amazing games but each of them had something that kept them from being perfect.

1. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle : My game of the year had Mario in it, but it wasn't Odyssey. After being disappointed with XCOM 2 earlier in the year, this game came along and was amazing from start to finish. It's almost like an XCOM puzzle game in how a lot of the encounters are set up. It was a huge surprise that Ubisoft was making this game and the partnership did not disappoint. I'd love a sequel that expands the weapon system and makes the over world puzzle solving a bit more involved.
2. Battle Chasers: Nightwar: Heard about this on the DLC Podcast and decided to pick it up on sale. Realizing it was a western take on the JRPG by some of the people who made Darksiders sounded good to me. Fusing a dungeon crawler with a JRPG turned out to be an awesome idea. Also, the overcharge mechanic in combat is really neat (similar to Brave/Default system). I really thought I was over this genre when the last great JRPG game I played was Eternal Sonata (I would've said Bravely Default if it handled its late game better). This game has me excited and I'd happily fund a sequel (I went to their website to see if I could). Similar to Mario + Rabbids, I'd love if they give a little more attention to non-combat elements of the game.
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: This game has some serious problems with rewards. Eventide Island is actually the best encapsulation of this issue. I go through all that just for another part of a heart or stamina upgrade? Same experience with climbing Mount Hylia - just a shrine? How is that the same as beating a stupid robot a bunch of times? I mean I beat the game and finished every shrine so I guess I actually loved it too? It's awesome, but there needed to be a better carrot on the stick (maybe more traditional Zelda gear - I don't know). With the Switch's success, I bet there will be another one in this mold and I'll definitely play it.
4. Super Mario Odyssey: It's pure joy on the Switch. I love the reverence this game has for the old Mario games and it really makes this the best one yet. Capturing enemies was such a good idea as a gimmick for this game. I just want to keep listening to the New Donk City finale. It also has an end game that's really smart. It's the game I have the fewest complaints with this year, but the highs never reached the same highs as the games above.
5. Horizon Zero Dawn: Watching Danny's documentary made me appreciate this game a lot more. It's so cool this team was able to pivot to a game that was so different from their previous work in shooters. This game was Best Story for me this year - I actually think it's probably one of my favourite sci-fi stories in any medium. The story and world kept me going when the combat was leaving something to be desired. Moving into the desert area of this game really broke me and made me bee-line through this game. The combat is just zero fun after a while. Every fight with big machines started to feel like a bad Dark Souls boss fight with me circle dodging around hoping they'd die. Even when I set up traps and was exploiting the weaknesses, the fights still carried on way too long. It's an Assassin's Creed 1 situation - I can't wait for them to take the great foundation they built and make a masterpiece sequel.
6. Nioh: I needed more Dark Souls this year and I got it. This team put their own stamp on the sub-genre and I love the mission based structure. I think the stance and ki pulse systems were fantastic additions as well (having originally thought I was going to write those mechanics off). The gear/crafting system is a bit of a mess though. Those menus are way more complicated than they need to be. Still, it's great to have another team in the mix making more games like this.
7. Cuphead: Best style for me. They didn't just use the aesthetic and do nothing with it. They used it to great effect creating wonderful boss fights with super creative transitions between phases. It also scratches the "just one more time" itch of fighting bosses that Dark Souls gives me (I really got hung up on the Bee boss fight). I like the run and gun levels a lot and I wouldn't mind a sequel that throws in some more of those with the boss fights.
8. Divinity: Original Sin II: I thought this game would be #1 for sure (and probably really high on GOAT too). The updates to combat and leveling are so smart and make the game a joy to play. This is for me the best RPG combat and progression system ever made. The addition of magic and physical armor bars make melee classes way more viable while keeping the cool magic surfaces/effects from the first game. The only thing they didn't improve in this game is the story telling - in fact I think they made it worse. The branching choices made the second act feel like a mess by the time I was done - I could see it struggling to account for all the ways they allowed you to complete things. Also, I wish they would just tell a smaller story that wasn't so fantastical. It's a shame I started skipping what was some very nicely voiced dialogue. In the first game, I felt like I was on a cool detective mission to solve a murder and you step into a stupid portal at the inn and I rolled my eyes for every hour after that. Original Sin 2 has a similar moment a bit farther into the game - a point where I start skipping dialogue. I want everything this game does in a way more linear story (leave the branching solutions for side quests). Is it worth going back to finish this (I'm a bit after Act II)?
9. Pyre: 2nd coolest story this year. A very original and beautiful world with characters I loved chatting with. The basketball game they came up with is really great too. The characters felt different enough that the need to keep changing up my team throughout the story kept things fresh. Similar to Witcher 3, I can't think of a game that left me more satisfied with an ending that felt informed by my choices. As usual, Super Giant is a team that pays attention to every aspect of a game and makes it feel important. I can't wait to see what they do next. The drawback on this game would be the book on the cart. I really wish they used their top notch artists to animate it like a story book instead of giant walls of text. I just stopped reading it and focused on the character dialogue (I would've loved if it was voiced).
10. 20XX: This developer did a better job at recreating Mega Man than Mighty No. 9. It's a Mega Man X rogue-like with co-op. That's all I needed to play this game over and over for 25 hours this year. Plus I got to hear my co-op friends ask "how are they not getting sued for this?". The persistent upgrades from run to run are great and there's even some negative ones if you're up for a challenge. Unlike I've found in Mega Man's past, this game makes the weapons feel important outside of the bosses. I finally beat the game when I realized how critical some upgrades were to disabling traps. It's an amazing game that you should check out. The only thing I don't like are the character/enemy designs (cartoony in a bad way). I look forward to their next game.

There were so many games this year I had a hard time playing the all let alone finishing them all.

Game of the year

1. Cuphead
2. Super Mario Odyssey
3. Resident Evil 7
4. Sniper Elite 4
5. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
6. Destiny 2
7. Friday the 13th
8. Horizon Zero Dawn
9. HellBlade: Senua’s Sacrifice
10. Ghost Recon: Wildlands

Unfinished Games of the Year

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
3. Night in the woods
4. Persona 5
5. Nier: Automata
6. Nioh
7. Doki Doki Literature Club
8. Star Wars Battlefront II
9. Prey
10. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
11. Middle Earth:Shadow of War
12. Observer

VR Game of the Year

1. Duck Season
2. Raw data
3. Arizona Sunshine
4. Fallout 4 VR
5. Star Trek: Bridge Crew
6. Knockout League
7. Paranormal Activity
8. Gorn
9. Rick & Morty
10. Dead Effect 2 VR
11. DOOM VFR

Old Game of the Year

Rainbow Six Siege

really late to the party this year, but better late than Never right?

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1. Yakuza 0
2. the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Divinity: Original Sin 2
4. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
5. Cuphead
6. Metroid: Samus Returns
7. Uncharted: Lost Legacy
8. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
9. Horizon: Zero Dawn
10. Nier: Automata

extremely difficult year to narrow it down to just 10.

From 10 to 1.

	1. Splatoon 210. Splatoon 2 is a delightful game. That is all.
	2. Prey9. And we thought we'd never get another Bioshock game. (I mean that in the best way possible)
	3. NieR:Automata8. I have a feeling this would be higher on my list if I finished it more than once. I only got two endings at the time of writing this (A and K)
	4. VRChat7. WHAT?! A vr game on a goty list? Honestly never thought I'd interact with other people this way. I've had some of the coolest experiences with games this year here in Vrchat.
	5. Horizon Zero Dawn6. Such a mesmerizing game. The world here is not only visually rich, but the narrative is captivating.
	6. Robo Recall5. This guy's crazy! 2 Vr games is nutz. Believe it or not there's some good stuff for the platform these days. Robo Recall is probably one of, if not, the best. Hyper polished, endlessly replayable and one of the most satisfying action film power fantasy's you can experience.
	7. Destiny 24. My Overwatch for 2017
	8. Persona 53.
	9. Super Mario Odyssey2. Bought a Switch just for this.
	10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild1.Binged this game for two weeks and did little else in my free time.

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1. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
2. Life Is Strange: Before the Storm
3. What Remains of Edith Finch
4. Watch Dogs 2
5. Night in the Woods
6. Tacoma
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. SteamWorld Dig 2
9. Finding Paradise
10. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

1. Yakuza 0
2. Pyre
3. Doki Doki Literature Club
4. Horizon Zero Dawn
5. Steamworld Dig 2
6. ByeBye Boxboy
7. Yakuza Kiwami
8. Super Mario Odyssey (placeholder, didn't play yet)
9. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (placeholder, didn't play yet)
10. Golf Story (placeholder, didn't play yet)

As you can tell I haven't got a switch yet.

A little late but here's my top 10.

1. Sonic Mania

2. The End is Nigh

3. Zelda Breath of the Wild

4. Cuphead

5. Horizon Zero Dawn

6. Mario Oddysey

7. Nex Machina

8. Flinthook

9. Hollow Knight

10 RE7