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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Games of 2017
Filtering new releases on Steam is an improper science. I wrote off Plunkbat by its mobile port looking logo and dumb name. However, it didn’t leave the top of the charts and after two weeks I was hearing stories about how it had a ridiculous premise. Picture this – 100 gamers confined inside a flying…
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Sonic Mania – Games of 2017
The term "mania" can be defined as an obsession with something, or an excessive desire for it. It’s fitting that returning Sonic the Hedgehog to his roots would be what the people have wanted all this time. No love stories. No werehogs. Just pure and simple side-running action. Sonic Mania is a celebration of things…
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Splatoon 2 – Games of 2017
It was nice to actually have a bunch of squidkids to splat around with this year because squidkids know how to have a good time. It’s even better when you actually know the squids you are swimming with. At least you think you know them until they join Team Mayo… The turf wars were all…
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Mages of Mystralia – Games of 2017
I take magic for granted. I seemingly use it in every game and when a firestorm is only a button press away it’s easy to focus on the destructive results rather than the curious components that go into a spell. The magic in Mages of Mystralia is outlawed, but your character can’t help having the…
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Gang Beasts – Games of 2017
Just spare me a moment and take a listen to this: Aren’t you hyped to play whatever is coming after that? Amazing what a great title track can do to help elevate a first impression. Gang Beasts is at its heart ragdoll physics game blended with some wrestling and destructible arenas, but the real fun…
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Fidel Dungeon Rescue – Games of 2017
It’s not that this particular Dungeon Rescue didn’t look interesting, it was just that I had played a handful of its genre brethren when it was released. However, if you feature a dog in your game, I’m probably going to at least take a look at it. It could have been a huge mistake, but…
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Destiny 2 – Games of 2017
I once had this fever dream about combining White Castle sliders underneath Skyline chili and shredded cheese on top of a bed of Steak n Shake fries. None of that is great food, but it makes my mouth water and probably almost made you vomit. Destiny 2 is my comfort shooter on my comfort platform.…
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Prey – Games of 2017
Sound design, graphics, control mechanics, and the illusive catch-all category of ‘gameplay,’ are all important in crafting a good game, but a well crafted and, let’s face it, weird storyline and environment will hook me quicker than almost anything. Prey has that in spades. Not my favorite game in 2017, but it has personality. The…
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Nidhogg 2 – Games of 2017
I was so worried when they announced a new art style for Nidhogg, a game I absolutely loved. I am happy to say that all my fears were for nought. Nidhogg 2 managed to keep the chaotic, frenzied, tug o’ war that the original delivered while adding new weapons and a style all its own.…
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FIFA 18 – Games of 2017
This is probably an exaggerated comment that I’m making to gain your attention in the opening statement, but FIFA 18 was my biggest surprise of the year. Hear me out though. I don’t think I have ever bought a game in the same sim sports franchise two years in a row until FIFA 18. For…