Richard’s Games of the Year – 2017

Game of the Year

If I clock 30+ hours in two days on a game, it damn well better be my game of the year pick.
Richard’s Review – Vita
Nick’s Review – PS4

Platform: Sony PlayStation Vita	Genre(s): RPG
Developer(s): Experience Inc.	Mode(s): Single Player
Publisher(s): NIS America	Other Platform(s): Sony PlayStation 4

1st runner up

A nice nostalgic throwback to the old point and click adventurers of yore. Engaging story where all of your actions actually impact your ending, regardless of how slightly. A level of detail that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Richard’s Review

Platform: PC	Genre(s): Point and Click Visual Novel
Developer(s): Cherrymochi	Mode(s): Single Player
Publisher(s): Square Enix	Other Platform(s): None

2nd runner up

I’ve always been told to pick up the Ys series, but never did before playing this one. Past me was very dumb.

Richard’s Review – Vita
Nick’s Review – PS4

Platform: Vita	Genre(s): Action, Adventure, RPG
Developer(s): Falcom	Mode(s): Single Player
Publisher(s): DotEmu	Other Platform(s): Sony PlayStation 4

Surprise of the Year

Zwei was funny, quirky, enjoyable, and the MUSCLES?!.

Richard’s Review

Platform: PC	Genre(s): Action, RPG
Developer(s): Nihon Falcom	Mode(s): Single Player
Publisher(s): Xseed Games Marvelous USA	Other Platform(s): None

Biggest Disappointment

Seriously, go Google mass effect Andromeda funny glitches, but imagine them not funny. I basically only picked it up because I had fun with ME3s multiplayer. Yeah, no, not anymore.

Nick’s Review

Platform: Sony PlayStation 4	Genre(s): RPG
Developer(s): BioWare	Mode(s): Single Player Multiplayer
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts	Other Platform(s): Microsoft Xbox One PC

Guilty Pleasure

There was a lot about this game I could point out as really poorly done: the storyline, the animations, the acting, even some of the gameplay decisions, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t have a lot of fun throwing underpants at zombies. Richard’s Review

Platform: Sony PlayStation 4	Genre(s): Action, Shooter
Developer(s): Tamsoft	Mode(s): Single Player
Publisher(s): Aksys Games	Other Platform(s): None

 

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