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2017 Game of the Year Awards — Genre Awards — Best RPG

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/22/2017

Posted in: 2017, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: andromeda, final fantasy xiv, game of the year awards, goty, lacrimosa of dana, mass effect, persona 5, role playing, rpg, stormblood, xenoblade chronicles 2, ys viii. Leave a comment

This was a weird year for RPGs. We didn’t get many big names, but the ones we did were lackluster or not the game changers they normally are. However, picking apart the list, we did get some awesome RPGs that are bound to keep you busy for hours.

Persona 5

Persona 5 isn’t just a small improvement over the last game. We get a whole new cast, story, redone combat system, and more streamlined gameplay. Out of all the RPG sequels, this one had the best changes.

Runner-Ups

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood

This was one of the strongest console launches I can ever remember. For a first-year, Nintendo pumped out some fantastic games, as well as the strongest third-party support they have had in a decade. The system still has room to grow, but so far it’s impressive.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Breath of the Wild isn’t just a superb open-world game set in the Zelda universe, but it changes the Zelda formula forever. One of the most popular and well-known franchises in entertainment history has just changed everything on the Switch, which is the biggest deal since Ocarina of Time nearly 2 decades ago. It pushes the Switch to its limits, looks gorgeous, plays amazingly smooth, and is so immersive and deep.