I mean, granted it’s not Christmas yet -- assuming
you’re reading this on upload day instead of that hallowed holiday -- but it’s
close enough. It’s the highest without
going over. Also, we’ve apparently been
in Christmas Mode since…I don’t know, before Halloween. So it’s fine.
Anyway, 2017.
What a year. Not what I’d call
the best year in terms of politics and global events (and let’s leave it at that), but man. Games on games on games. Remember that borderline-lethal deluge of
games in the first third of the year?
And I say borderline, but it wouldn’t surprise me if people actually bit
the dust because of what dropped. Persona 5, Nier Automata, Yakuza 0, Nioh,
Resident Evil 7, and more -- with personal props going to Tales of Berseria, the secret top-tier
RPG I’m only mildly butthurt about vis a vis its inevitable overshadowing by
higher-profile titles. But part of the
reason we had this deluge is because Nintendo chose to release the Switch in
March. And boy, is it a doozy.
I’m not going to spend any time raving about Breath of the Wild because of course
it’s the GOTY. Instead, I’m going to
focus on four other Switch games I’ve put some time into -- and I hope you do,
too. Make yourself or some friend or
relative happy…which to be clear can be done just by giving them a copy of ARMS.
Don’t worry.
I won’t talk about ARMS any
more in this post.
