The Verge - The best video games of 2017https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2017-12-15T09:00:04-05:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/165305632017-12-15T09:00:04-05:002017-12-15T09:00:04-05:00The 15 best video games of 2017
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<p id="FZ3S9B">A decade from now, there’s a good chance we’ll look back at 2017 as one of the best years ever for new game releases. Just think about it: some of the medium’s most iconic names — like <em>Zelda</em>, <em>Mario</em>, and <em>Resident Evil</em> — came roaring back to prominence, while new names like <em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> and <em>Cuphead</em> forced their way into the spotlight.</p>
<p id="uup1Ew">From blockbuster to indie games, console and PC to mobile, the wealth of experiences on offer has been incredible. And narrowing down our favorites has been a lengthy task. But after a series of votes — and maybe a few arguments — we’ve settled on a list of the 15 best games of the year.</p>
<h3 id="t9tPXs"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/28/16378364/cuphead-art-design-1930s-animation"><em>Cuphead</em></a></h3>
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<p id="po1aI2">Brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, who formed indie outfit Studio MDHR, captivated the...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/15/16776632/best-games-2017-zelda-mario-pubg-destinyVerge Staff2017-12-14T10:15:02-05:002017-12-14T10:15:02-05:00Why Horizon Zero Dawn is my game of the year
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<p id="4ZJA40"><em>It’s been a shockingly packed year for great new video games. Over the course of the last 12 months, it seemed like there was never really a pause, or a moment when there wasn’t something interesting to play. To celebrate, this week </em>Verge<em> staff will be publishing essays on their favorite releases of the year, the games that spoke to us personally. Expect to see a new one each morning, culminating in a list of our collective 15 favorite games of 2017 on Friday. You can keep up with it all </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16766522/best-video-games-2017"><em>right here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class="p--has-dropcap" id="O52iVc">Playing <em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> for the first time was a good reminder that I'm an idiot. </p>
<p id="xnt13C">It had been less than two years since I watched Guerilla Games unveil its latest project at an E3 2015 press conference. Watching that first six-minute video...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16774390/horizon-zero-dawn-game-of-the-year-2017Casey Newton2017-12-13T09:23:18-05:002017-12-13T09:23:18-05:00Why The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is my game of the year
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<p id="ApgQGS"><em>It’s been a shockingly packed year for great new video games. Over the course of the last 12 months, it seemed like there was never really a pause, or a moment when there wasn’t something interesting to play. To celebrate, this week </em>Verge<em> staff will be publishing essays on their favorite releases of the year, the games that spoke to us personally. Expect to see a new one each morning, culminating in a list of our collective 15 favorite games of 2017 on Friday. You can keep up with it all </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16766522/best-video-games-2017"><em>right here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class="p--has-dropcap" id="NGBMYz">What more is there to say about <em>B</em><em>reath of the Wild</em>? The latest <em>Legend of Zelda</em> title is the most acclaimed game to come out in a year of extremely acclaimed games. It will surprise absolutely no one reading this that it’s my personal favorite...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16771360/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-game-of-the-year-2017Sam Byford2017-12-12T09:56:48-05:002017-12-12T09:56:48-05:00Why Prey is my game of the year
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<p id="Ek6MX2"><em>It’s been a shockingly packed year for great new video games. Over the course of the last 12 months, it seemed like there was never really a pause, or a moment when there wasn’t something interesting to play. To celebrate, this week </em>Verge<em> staff will be publishing essays on their favorite releases of the year, the games that spoke to us personally. Expect to see a new one each morning, culminating in a list of our collective 15 favorite games of 2017 on Friday.</em><em> You can keep up with it all </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16766522/best-video-games-2017"><em>right here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class="p--has-dropcap" id="3zSTRy">It took me a long time to get to know <em>Prey</em>.</p>
<p id="O2x75W">Sure, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/8/15581242/prey-review-xbox-one-ps4-pc-bethesda-arkane">I <em>liked</em> the game</a> from the start. It was a competent example of what’s often called the “immersive sim” genre: a first-person shooter set in an art deco space station called Talos-1, with...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12/16766432/prey-game-of-the-year-2017Adi Robertson2017-12-11T10:38:29-05:002017-12-11T10:38:29-05:00Why Persona 5 is my game of the year
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<p id="NH5lQS"><em>It’s been a shockingly packed year for great new video games. Over the course of the last 12 months</em><em>,</em><em> it seemed like there was never really a pause, </em><em>or </em><em>a moment when there wasn’t something interesting to play. To celebrate, </em><em>this week </em>Verge<em> staff will be publishing essays on their favorite releases of the year, the games that spoke to us personally. Expect to see a new one each morning, culminating in a list of our collective 15 favorite games of 2017 on Friday. You can keep up with it all </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16766522/best-video-games-2017"><em>right here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p class="p--has-dropcap" id="hwZ8ZD">I knew it was love just shy of the 10-hour mark. In that time, I’d befriended a handful of troubled students, discovered my alter ego as a masked vigilante, and infiltrated the psyche of an evil man: a teacher abusing his students. His...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/11/16751794/persona-5-game-of-the-year-2017Megan Farokhmanesh