ireadtabloids said:
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.
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A Hat in Time! Another game I've enjoyed a lot but somehow forgot about! Whelp *edits my first post on this thread*, there, I think that's the right place for it.
EDIT 2: Also adding Alwa's Awakening. I didn't think of it as a 2017 game 'cause I didn't notice its existence until it came out on the Switch the next year. Unlike many modern games that pay some homage to 2D classics of the 8-bit era, Alwa's Awakening did everything in its power to replicate the exact feel of games from that time with appreciable modern embellishments. It's a Metroidvania you could be persuaded actually was an NES game that you just missed 30 years ago even though it's new. Every once in a while, I think purist nostalgia of this sort really does have its merits too, especially if you're as old as me. 
Wow, this really was the year to end all years in gaming history.
Last edited by Jaicee - on 19 December 2023
