We have seen the necessary highs and lows last year. From returning classics, games from previous years that were provided with content, appearing and disappearing microtransactions and lots of great gaming experiences. Today the Best Action Adventure Game of 2017.
Honorable mentions: Yakuza 0 , Uncharted: The Lost Legacy , The Evil Within 2 .
5. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
In Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice we play Senua, which leads to a psychosis. This creates some audiovisual quirks for her and the player. Voices in her head continue to speak to her, which gives us some light hints about what has happened in her past and how her mind gradually breaks apart with every step she takes towards hell. The game dares to enter untracked paths and does so in a beautiful way.
4. Assassin's Creed Origins
There was no other choice to return Assassin's Creed to its previous glory. After the double death of Assassin's Creed: Unity and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, two games with design and technical problems (especially in Unity) combined with the fatigue of the franchise, Ubisoft with Origins had to make a triumphant return with the Assassin's Creed series . And that is exactly what has been done. Assassin's Creed Origins is a triumph. A triumph to the individuals and studios that were involved in the production and above all a triumph to those who had the courage to postpone the release for a year. The result is not only the best Assassin's Creed ever, but also one of the best games of the year.
3. Kidney: Automata
Kidney: Automata is a unique game, not only because of the constant interplay that PlatinumGames plays between genres and perspectives, but especially because it creates something much bigger thanks to the underlying ideas. I am not really a super optimistic person and I probably feel so at home in the thinking world of developer Yoko Taro. Although it feels frightening to process the robots into electronic scrap, Nier: Automata achieves a very special place between the RPGs because of his emotional story and the pained atmosphere.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
This is the biggest and most ambitious game that Nintendo has ever made and the best part is that it's not about size and production, but about the obvious talent and fun that can be read from every hole in the game. Breath of the Wild changes the range forever and lets its predecessor feel like a very small game. It does the impossible by letting Zelda take a new direction. The leap from a fixed adventure to a world that is free to explore provides a new masterpiece in the genre. A game that is surprising and brilliant in many areas, with a strong unique identity, challenge and satisfaction. From the moment you enter The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you'll be prepared for one of the best adventures ever made.
1. Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla, with Horizon Zero Dawn, actually stepped out of the shadow of the Killzone series and placed herself and their talent in the spotlight as an international AAA developer. It was a bold move, an attempt at something unique, different and innovative, and I am happy to finally report that Horizon Zero Dawn not only lives up to the promise of the trailers and the sky-high expectations, but actually exceeds them. It is beautiful, well written, well designed, has the heart in the right place and respects the player. Aloy is a new PlayStation icon, Horizon Zero Dawn should be the basis for a future iconic PlayStation series. Guerrilla gives a masterclass in the genre with Horizon.
What was your favorite action adventure game of 2017?
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