Ready Player Seventy-Seven: It's the top games of 2017! Eleventh Coint & Plick RESULTS

stand tall, one ilxor who still plays wow

https://i.imgur.com/nOT1HZl.jpg
26 - Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - 22 points / 2 Votes
Windows, Mac, iOS

https://i.imgur.com/s7E42lH.jpg
25 - Civilization 6 - 24 points / 4 Votes
Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS

^ this was a 2016 release, dunno how this one squeaked by me, but i'm rather cross with all of you, because also i voted for it (but just a few pts and in retrospect i wish i had thrown them to endless space 2 instead)

'Getting Over It' has generated Youtube videos that have definitely brightened my days

https://i.imgur.com/QIzf8UZ.jpg
24 - Earth Defense Force 5 - 25 points / 1 Vote
PlayStation 4

highest write in as far as i can remember and boy i haven't thought about EDF for a v long time

Forgot that came out

https://i.imgur.com/OPr8A23.jpg
23 - Pyre - 26 points / 2 Votes
Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4

Civ 6 came out on iOS this year & we usually allow new ports no?

I forget if I voted for it, but it'll be a standby for me in 2018.

general spirit of the law is you vote for it if you played that port this year. so theoretically all civ6 votes are for the ios port which i imagine isn't the case. that'll come up again tomrrow i'm sure.

https://i.imgur.com/Etk7UUl.jpg
22 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 27 points / 2 Votes
Nintendo Switch

I was the EDF voter, it's #2 in my ballot and had it been my first exposure to EDF it would definitely have been my GOTY. Being already a series convert, though, I saved my #1 for something else that will surely place in the top 10.

OR WILL IT?

YOU'LL FIND OUT DURING OUR THRILLING CONCLUSION TOMORROW!

So I'll also post now the NON-2017 GAMES OF 2017... only two came up more than once.

Dark Souls III (2)
Stardew Valley (2)
Hyper Light Drifter (1)
Danganronpa 1+2 (1)
Cook, Serve, Delicious! (1)
Crashlands (1)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1)
Torchlight 2 (1)
RimWorld (1)

Recap thru today...

22 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 27 points / 2 Votes
23 - Pyre - 26 points / 2 Votes
24 - Earth Defense Force 5 - 25 points / 1 Vote
25 - Civilization 6 - 24 points / 4 Votes
26 - Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - 22 points / 2 Votes
27 - World of Warcraft: Legion - 21 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 1 Vote
28 - Metroid: Samus Returns - 21 points / 2 Votes
28 - Rec-Room - 21 points / 2 Votes
30 - Universal Paperclips - 20 points / 2 Votes
30 - Northgard - 20 points / 2 Votes
32 - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 20 points / 1 Vote
33 - Mario Kart 8 DX - 17 points / 3 Votes
34 - The Sexy Brutale - 17 points / 2 Votes
34 - West of Loathing - 17 points / 2 Votes
34 - Yooka-Laylee - 17 points / 2 Votes
37 - Superhot VR - 17 points / 1 Vote
38 - Pinball FX3 - 16 points / 2 Votes
39 - Puyo Puyo Tetris - 16 points / 1 Vote
40 - Doki Doki Literature Club - 15 points / 2 Votes
40 - Wolfenstein II - 15 points / 2 Votes
42 - Through the Ages - 15 points / 1 Vote
42 - Splatoon 2 - 15 points / 1 Vote
42 - Tales of Berseria - 15 points / 1 Vote
42 - Sonic Mania - 15 points / 1 Vote
46 - Monument Valley 2 - 14 points / 1 Vote
46 - Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - 14 points / 1 Vote
48 - Lone Echo - 13 points / 1 Vote
48 - Superflight - 13 points / 1 Vote
50 - Gran Turismo Sport - 12 points / 1 Vote
51 - Nioh - 11 points / 2 Votes
51 - Tekken 7 - 11 points / 2 Votes
51 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - 11 points / 2 Votes
54 - Everything - 10 points / 2 Votes
55 - Meshi Quest - 10 points / 1 Vote
55 - NBA Playgrounds - 10 points / 1 Vote
55 - Picross S - 10 points / 1 Vote
55 - Accounting+ - 10 points / 1 Vote
55 - Little Nightmares - 10 points / 1 Vote
60 - Statik - 9 points / 1 Vote
61 - Shovel Knight: Spectre of Torment - 8 points / 2 Votes
61 - Hidden Folks - 8 points / 2 Votes
63 - Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen - Console/PC - 8 points / 1 Vote
63 - The Norwood Suite - 8 points / 1 Vote
65 - Mass Effect Andromeda - 7 points / 1 Vote
65 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 7 points / 1 Vote
65 - Cube Escape: The Cave - 7 points / 1 Vote
65 - Calculator: The Game - 7 points / 1 Vote
69 - Resident Evil 7 - 6 points / 2 Votes
69 - Thimbleweed Park - 6 points / 2 Votes
71 - Robo Recall - 6 points / 1 Vote
72 - Monster Slayers - 5 points / 1 Vote
72 - Hob - 5 points / 1 Vote
72 - Steamworld Dig 2 - 5 points / 1 Vote
72 - Assassin's Creed Origins - 5 points / 1 Vote
72 - Animal Crossing Pocket Camp - 5 points / 1 Vote
77 - Dead Cells - Computer - 4 points / 1 Vote

Xenoblade 2 is a pretty special mess of a game... still thinking about it a lot months after i finished it

it also sold incredibly well for a jrpg so maybe Nintendo will give monolith more resources for the next one rather than taking them away - it came out after release that the game was made with a skeleton crew while half the studio helped Nintendo finish Zelda

I’m not even done with XC2. It’s delightful anime nonsense and my protag has so many wives

The combat is also super rhythmic and soothing, generally a success I think.

Can't remember if I voted for Pyre. I've barely touched it but it's pretty cool. Sort of like Banner Saga meets NBA Jam?

I voted for Universal Paperclips. Best 'Black Mirror' episode of the season.

So I'll also post now the NON-2017 GAMES OF 2017... only two came up more than once.

Dark Souls III (2)

there was the DLC that did come out in 2017, maybe those votes were for that instead.

fwiw it showed up near the top of my list. they really delivered with that final Souls content. i remember beating DSIII and getting to that last area with the breathtaking imagery of all the castles twisting together and folding in on themselves and really hoping they would do something w that. it was such a treat when they did but also threw in a level from DS2 for good measure (laid out on its side a crumbling into post-post-post-apocalyptic ash of course)

27 - World of Warcraft: Legion - 21 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 1 Vote
Hi Yeah this is me, I'm aware no-one else here is playing it but they've continued to build better mousetraps. I should have talked last year about what they did with the design in Legion, in 2017 they provided not-one-not-two-but-three great raids and two level-cap stories - along with a lot of extra daft things to enjoy. Also I got to raid competitively again, and stick my face into guild drama.

34 - Yooka-Laylee - 17 points / 2 Votes

This was good solid Banjo-Kazooie fun.

46 - Monument Valley 2 - 14 points / 1 Vote

This seemed as good as the first to me - maybe a little more muted in parts, but that's partly the point.

46 - Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - 14 points / 1 Vote

This is solidly in the Professor Layton tradition, the plot is quirky, but the game is all about the puzzles - there's 180 of various types in the game itself, then a new one daily for the next year.

voted for Samus Returns, it was solid and very welcome after the last few dreadful Metroid games, but not really up there with the best of the series unfortunately or even other contemporary 'Metroidvanias'. the structure of the original Metroid 2 definitely limited the world design, but the environments were a little uninspired and it lacked enemy variety. on the positive, it had some of the better shooting and combat in a Metroid

Andrew, I still play wow! Mythic+ has been super fun. Especially for people that exclusively PUG (like me).

there was the DLC that did come out in 2017, maybe those votes were for that instead.

There's a separate section for "non-2017 games of 2017," separate from the DLC which also got votes (I think from those two people no less)

Sort of like Banner Saga meets NBA Jam?

well fuck you just sold one more copy

Heyy! Yeah, them turning their magpie eyes towards Diablo has definitely paid off.

https://i.imgur.com/vHn2F3i.jpg
20 - Nex Machina - 27 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes
PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows

https://i.imgur.com/T2Troe4.jpg
20 - Destiny 2 - 27 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

https://i.imgur.com/S9NIvO6.jpg
19 - Fire Emblem Heroes - 29 points / 1 Vote
iOS, Android

yes this was all the way me

this game is 100% my new MPQ and it's so much... kinder? and the microtactics gameplay is surprisingly deep and just very very good. idk how easy it is to jump into now (actually probably fairly easy), just so worth it. it doesn't make you feel like ass for not paying money.

https://i.imgur.com/A6i7jbA.jpg
18 - ARMS - 30 points / 2 Votes
Nintendo Switch

https://i.imgur.com/bS2El9L.jpg
17 - Injustice 2 - 30 points / 3 Votes
Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

ARMS is so good. Maybe I’ll say something smarter about it later but I have to go to work.

both Arms and Injustice 2 were votes of mine. I hadn't played a real console fighting game since like SNES days so whoaaaa @ Injustice 2 & the hilarious hyper moves where you like fly your enemy into space then bash them with your spaceship and shoot them back to earth. it looks so gorgeous.

https://i.imgur.com/lknPlce.jpg
16 - Cinco Paus - 30 points / 1 First-place vote / 1 Vote
iOS

and that's the last 30-point game! everything from now on is guaranteed to have >1 vote

lol trying to decipher what that even is

it is the latest from michael brough, of 868-hack and imbroglio... if that's your kinda thing, as it is one of our voters, you'll probably love it!

https://i.imgur.com/qucXHKT.jpg
15 - What Remains of Edith Finch - 31 points / 1 First-place vote / 2 Votes
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

xp The iOS games thread has been going nuts for it.

Hah, is that a 30 and 1 ?

it's a 25 and a 6, apparently.

too bad, 30 & 1 would've been p hilarious

Injustice 2 is definitely fun to watch; it’s fairly slow and legible compared to many other fighters. xxxxps

https://i.imgur.com/znG1OUl.jpg
14 - Gorogoa - 32 points / 0.5 First-place votes / 3 Votes
Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows

alright im gonna get the next three out in fairly rapid pace, and then go offline for a little bit, come back in an hour or two for the top 10

https://i.imgur.com/K1phZE1.jpg
13 - Doom - 33 points / 3 Votes
Nintendo Switch (2017), other consoles in 2016

didn't vote for it this year but Doom is masterpiece