We are 6 months into 2017. It's been a crazy year in those 6 months and more to go. Do you have a game or a few that are contending for your favorite game midway through? Let's hear it!
I won't post in any order.
Love Yakuza 0. My first Yakuza game not counting a demo of another game. The beat em up parts are very fun and brutal. The acting writing and story are very well done. Another game in Japan in the 1980s where I can play old SEGA arcade games and punch my way through. I love the balance of seriousness and humor. It's game I just kinda never want to end. I like this more than Shenmue II.
I really liked the first Nier but it had problems and was esp rough in gameplay. It ranged from serviceable to terrible. Still the music,characters and story were so good you kept wanting more. Nier Automata plays how I wanted Nier to play. Like buttah! The combat is so good. Music is even better than the first game. The writing is even better! Story I think while maybe not as personal as the first game has more layers to it. This game is pure art and not just talking 2Bs ass as wonderful as it is. I really hope we get a 3rd Nier and going by sales it looks promising!
I am fairly new to Persona as I started with 4 Golden last year and adored it. So much so I had to get the Take your heart edition for PS4 of P5. I have played games that remind me of Persona in some fashion. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (this is the game that got me to try P4G and my 2016 GOTY). After it I needed more like it and a good friend said it might be harder for me to try older games. So I played Trails of Cold Steel and some of Digimon Cyber Sleuth. Well after finally playing Persona 5 this year I loved it. I had some issues with it but overall loved it. Music is great. Plays really well and visually amazing. I really hope this gets ported to Switch as I want to play it on the go as well. Persona seems to be a series when I finish I get post game blues and need something to stand in for it. Why I am going to finish and loving Digimon Cyber Sleuth.
Those are my picks. We still have half a year to go so it may change but who knows. What are your contenders halfway through 2017?