Top 5 Anticipated Games of 2017
Yesterday I looked back on the best games I played in 2016. Now it’s time to look ahead, to the games I’m most looking forward to in 2017.
But first…
Honorable Mention: Cosmic Star Heroine
Cosmic Star Heroine made it on my list of most-anticipated games for 2015 and 2016.
According to the developers, it is almost finished, although it couldn’t make its 2016 goal. Since it’s so close, I’m sure we’ll finally get to play it in 2017… but since it currently doesn’t have an official release date, I’m not counting it on the list this year.
Nevertheless, Cosmic Star Heroine still looks fantastic, and I can’t wait to play it.
Now, onward to my top 5 anticipated games of 2017!
5. Yooka-Laylee
Yooka-Laylee was one of my most-anticipated games of 2016, but it was delayed. My preferred version, for the Wii U, was also cancelled. But regardless of that, it looks like what modern Banjo-Kazooie would be, which is awesome.
Everything about it screams Banjo-Kazooie. It’ll be a welcome blast from the past, and it looks beautiful, too! I can’t wait to play it.
4. Tales of Berseria
Maybe I should be a little more wary of the next tales game after my disappointment with Zestiria, but from everything I’ve heard, Tales of Berseria will make up for it. People who played the Japanese version say it’s much better than Zestiria, and many say it’s the best Tales game since Vesperia.
That means many people like it more than Xillia, which I loved a lot for Gaius its characters and humor.
There has been a bit of chaos surrounding its censorship of one scene, but it doesn’t bother me and I’m interested to see where Velvet’s journey for revenge will take her. I’m also curious if it can patch up some of Zestiria’s worldbuilding issues, since they’re set in the same universe.
I won’t play Berseria immediately, since it comes out on the same day as another certain game… but it’s still one of my most-anticipated games of the year.
3. Finding Paradise
To the Moon is one of my favorite games. Some moments made me laugh out loud, and one part made me cry. The sequel, Finding Paradise, should be out this summer.
Another, smaller game called “A Bird Story” sets up Finding Paradise, and the free holiday mini-episodes for To the Moon imply interesting things ahead.
Will Finding Paradise be as emotional and exciting as To the Moon? We should know this year.
2. Muv-Luv Alternative
I finished Muv-Luv (Extra and Unlimited) on the last day of 2016, and I’m excited to play the sequel. Muv-Luv Alternative is considered one of the best visual novels ever and is ranked #1 on the Visual Novel Database.
(It also was the inspiration for Attack on Titan.)
More importantly, the ending of Unlimited left me curious about where the story will go from here.
The team originally hoped Muv-Luv Alternative’s translation would be finished in time for a winter release, but now they think it might take the entire winter. A little disappointing, yes, but it’s understandable. Apparently it has as much as 70 hours worth of content. That’s a lot of text to translate!
My review of Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited will be ready soon.
Now, what game has me more excited than even the top-rated visual novel of all time? It shouldn’t be much of a surprise…
1. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 was my most-anticipated game last year, and its delay to January means it’s my most-anticipated game this year, too. Every trailer has made me ridiculously excited.
It’s a compilation of three things:
Dream Drop Distance HD
0.2 Birth By Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage
χ Back Cover
(If you’re confused about the Kingdom Hearts game order, I’ve written a guide here.)
I can’t decide which part I’m most excited for. Dream Drop Distance, the final game I need to play to be caught up on the series? A Fragmentary Passage, the game that follows Aqua after the events of Birth By Sleep? χ Back Cover, the movie focused on the Foretellers during the time leading up to the Keyblade War?
All three have plot points I’m dying to see, and that’s what makes Kingdom Hearts 2.8 the game I’m looking forward to the most in 2017.
These are my most anticipated games of 2017. What are yours?
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