Once again I managed to play at least 10 games this year! As usual, I played very few games actually released in 2017 but I was lucky enough to not have to travel so much for work so I had more time to hit the games....and by hitting the games I mean I played a lot of same games for many, many hours. Anywho, let's get started!

Uncharted 1

I don't think I need to spend a lot of time on this one. It's Nathan Drakes first outing and it was a fun ride. Just enough supernatural stuff to keep me interested.

Journey

I only got this because I believe it was free on PS plus one month? I played through it twice and finally got to see what all the hub-bub was about. My fiance really enjoyed watching me play it.

Syberia 2

Oh, Syberia... Syberia 1 is still one of my favorite games ever. The second outing didn't hit quite as hard as the first and the ending is very abrupt, but I still had a fun helping Kate Walker and Hanz find the mammoths.

Fallout 4

I enjoyed my 80-some hours of Fallout 4. However, I enjoyed my time with Fallout 3 better. The whole point of the "wasteland" is for it to be...ya know...a wasteland. Fallout 4 felt too full for me. That being said, having lived in the Boston area for a few years in a previous life, it was fun to walk about Boston commons in the Fallout universe.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Clocking in at three hours, it was a fun (and beautiful) adventure through the mind of a child that doesn't quite fit in with this rest of his family. Being that child growing up, it hit close to home.

The Last Door Season 2

The world needs more Lovecraftian games! This game is a fun 8/16-bit looking-point-and-click game that tells the tale multiple characters in Victorian England and their respective descents into madness. The "season" consists of four episodes and with every episode, you get closer and closer to the cosmic horror. The game has multiple endings (ok, it's only 2) which is neat for such a small game. If you can get past the art style, its a good game to scratch that Lovecraftian itch.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

A game that needs no introduction; my fiance bought a Switch (what a rigmarole that was...) specifically to play this game. While I am not really a Zelda fan, it was so much fun to play with her and explore the big open world and solve puzzles together. As my fiance hasn't really played any open world games, it was also fun to watch encounter all the mayhem that comes with an open world. Next, I am going to try to get her to play Skyrim.

Divinity Original Sin: EE

After receiving this game for free in....2014? I put about 40 hours into it then didn't touch it for a few years. Fast forward to 2017 and I started over and completed it, albeit with a guide on my second monitor to get the most bang for my hour. The cosmic aspect of the story was a bit weird but the game deserves all the praise it gets. The space homestead for the characters had an awesome feel to it, Zizax is an awesome character, the "talk to animals" ability can lead to some hilarious quests and the voice acting and music (RIP Kirill Pokrovsky) is really good in that game as well.

Bloodborne

Possibly the best example of a Lovecraftian game that I have ever played; except for maybe the Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. Take a completely bananas story, dark gothic victorian aesthetic, Dark Souls combat, and trick weapons, and you have a super fun game. Really once I was able to start putting the actual story together and started to really get a grasp on the Lovecraft-action happening, it hit a new high note.

Destiny 2

I played about 70 hours of Destiny 1 leading up the PC release of Destiny 2. All in all, I have spent well over 300 hours doing Destiny stuff this year. Does that make me a monster? Probably. I bought the $100 digital version. Does that make me a monster? Probably. I bought Silver...mulitple times. Does that make me a monster? Definitely. At the end of the day, I enjoyed Destiny 1 better, but having an active clan and doing multiple raid runs ever week really adds to the fun of Destiny 2. I will continue to play a gazillion hours of Destiny 2 over the next year...and probably spend even more money on it.

Honorable Mentions

Fall of Cybertron

Its another one of those games. I really enjoyed the transformation animation, that must have been a huge amount of work. There is a ton of fan service as well, which I enjoy quite a bit.

Abzu

Journey, but underwater. My fiance really enjoyed it.