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• #BEST GAMES OF 2017 POLYGON PS2#

Instead, the Resident Evil Village team reached deep into their bag of tricks and gave us everything they had. At a time when Triple-A horror titles are as rare as ammunition in a PS1 survival horror game, it would have (sadly) been enough for them to give us a genre game that benefits from a blockbuster budget. To be honest, Capcom didn’t need to go all-out for Resident Evil Village. The Forgotten City’s elaborate premise only works because this game takes the time to sell this incredible world and makes you dread the possibility that all of the incredible little things you discover and amazing people you meet while trying to solve this mystery could go away in an instant.Īny “detective” game can find the thrill in solving a case, but only the best mysteries leave you wishing that you can lose yourself in the process. Like so many other great puzzle adventure games, though, The Forgotten City is really about the moments in-between those revelations. Tales of Arise manages to remind us why we love this franchise and this genre without ever taking that love for granted. It both recognizes the brilliance of previous Tales games and acknowledges their flaws by incorporating bold new concepts (like a much more action-based combat system) that would perhaps be considered sacrilegious if they weren’t executed to perfection.

With Tales of Arise, director Hirokazu Kagawa and the Bandai Namco team deliver a JRPG that feels pleasantly familiar and boldly defiant. Creators shouldn’t necessarily hesitate to offer something incredible just because it may seem familiar to some, but it’s hard to shake that feeling that you should constantly be pursuing something nobody has seen before. It’s sometimes tough to see the line between paying homage to your inspirations to the point where you (perhaps accidentally) recreate them and using those inspirations as the foundation for something new. It’s easy to get hung up on raw visuals when we talk about the power of next-gen consoles, but Rift Apart reminds us that next-gen gaming is really about removing the barriers that make it harder for creators to realize their dreams. By boldly testing the limits of the PS5’s advanced SSD, Insomniac delivers that kind of seamless gaming experience we dared to dream of so long ago as well as the kind of pure action platforming experience that has long helped the Ratchet and Clank franchise stand out from such incredible competition.

#BEST GAMES OF 2017 POLYGON PS2#

Naughty Dog’s revolutionary 2001 PS2 game Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was basically sold on the promise of “no load times.” Coming off of the nightmarish era of PS1 load times, the idea of being able to play a 3D platformer on a PlayStation console without having to stare at a slowly moving progress bar for minutes at a time felt magical.Ģ0 years later, Insomniac Games’ Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apar t rekindles that magic. So while we wish there was time to tell you about every great game that came out this year that may just remind you why you fell in love with gaming in the first place, these were the best of the best.

In a year where it felt like those annual franchise installments stole less of the spotlight, it’s easier than ever to appreciate the sheer number of incredible gaming experiences that were out there waiting to be discovered. In a strange way, that combination of certain major games getting delayed and others falling short helped reveal the depth of talent in the modern gaming industry. Yet, at the end of this “slow” year, we were still left staring at a list of about 50 games that are more than worthy of being considered the very best of both 2021 and many other recent years.

Game development is hard enough without having to deal with the challenges of working during the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic issues within the industry, hardware shortages, and a variety of other factors that have led to some of the delays and disappointments we’ve seen this year. Many have called 2021 a slow year for video games, and we certainly understand why.