2017, Game of the Year

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I had fun with a lot of games not mentioned so far.

Mighty Gunvolt Burst was really special for me with its customisation and more accessible difficulty level than the Mega Man and Mega Man X series. Played really nicely on the 3DS too!

A Hat In Time was a great 3D platformer bursting with ideas that continued to get polish to help it keep sparkling as recently as a few weeks ago.

Death Squared was a great multiplayer puzzle game that did really well on Switch.
Always fun figuring out the solution while (mostly) trying not to kill those working alongside you.

Mr. Shifty was one I felt I came upon after it had been polished a bit and I really enjoyed it at the time. A short action game with simple mechanics that felt right in the moment, with stages that demonstrated and helped you make full use of your abilities.

Snipperclips was a brilliant showcase for the Switch and Joy-Cons that with its simple controls, premise and graphics was easy to get plenty of less regular gamers involved with. Some of those little levels made great memories.

I was happy to see Golf Story get a mention which was very special to me at the time.

I had a lot of fun with the Nintendo juggernauts of the year as well. I think I would describe 2017 as a very hopeful year for games.