Game of the Year 2017 – NieR: Automata
There were many strong contenders for my Game of the Year. I ruled
out Bayonetta 2, despite it being my top scoring game, because I
prefer to give this award to a title actually released this year. So
that left Breath of the Wild, NieR: Automata, Endless Space 2 and
Total War: Warhammer 2 all competing for victory.
It really came down to either Breath of the Wild or NieR, and after
much consideration, NieR takes the prize. NieR started and ended
strongly, whereas I felt Breath of the Wild fell a little flat at the
end. I also had no end of technical problems with NieR but I just had
to keep playing – a strong testament to just how good it is. (Full Review)
Most Disappointing Game of
2017 – Battlefront 2
Battlefront 2 was the AAA
title I was most looking forward to in 2017. And that means a lot,
because I don’t typically get very excited about online shooters
these days. They said all the right things – a single player
campaign, more content than Battlefront at release, space battles, a
new class system and no
Season Pass.
I had my doubts, of course.
I suspected EA would find some way to f**k it up. But I didn’t
expect them to f**k it up quite so spectacularly. But even without
the loot box / progression controversy, what I played in the beta
left me less than impressed. The beta map was poorly designed, and
from what I’ve seen of the game via videos and streams, the other
maps aren’t any better – nor is the single player campaign, which
looks disappointingly short and dull, not to mention unfinished.
Battlefront 2 went from
being a game I wanted to buy, to a game I wouldn’t even bother with
in a sale. Good job, EA. (BETA Impressions) & (Battlefront 2 is F**KED)
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