After Zelda And Persona 5, 2017 Games Have A Tough Act To Follow

GameRevolution: "With today’s torrent of overwhelmingly positive reviews of Atlus’ long-gestating JRPG megaton Persona 5, and our own review awarding similar praise, it’s clear that 2017’s status as a stellar year for games has already been cemented. This despite the fact that it’s not even the end of March yet, and that there’s a whole lot more where that came from, including the recently announced Destiny 2."

[Neonridr]

2017 could be a banner year with all these great hits releasing.

[novacav]

Seriously. GotY talks ought to be a real smackdown.

[SardoNumspa]

I can't think of any year going all the way back to the Atari 2600 fourty years ago that had anything close to the amount amazing games being released for a single console like the PS4 in 2017.

[SardoNumspa]

So far the PS4 has had in 2017:

* Horizon Zero Dawn
* Yakuza Zero
* Nier
* Gravity Rush 2
* Nioh

The PS4 still has in 2017:

* GT Sport
* Final Fantasy XII Remaster
* Persona 5
* Wipeout
* Crash Bandicoot
* Ni No Kuni 2
* Dragon Quest Heroes II
* Detroit Become Human - maybe
* Nex Machina
* Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - looks kind of meh
* Pyre

Days Gone is rumored to be late 2017. And Yakuza 6 coming in early 2018.

And this is all before Sony's E3 annoucements.

It shouldn't surprise anyone the PS4 is selling as fast as the 155 million selling top console of all time the PS2.

[gangsta_red]

I remember the SNES launch titles having the same amount of amazing titles that blew me away. Super Castlevania, Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Super Mario World, just to name a few, I seriously thought video games couldn't get better from there.

[Wallstreet37]

Gangsta...
Snes had so many good games, that's not a lie.

[sanosukegtr123]

dont forget persona 5

[showtimefolks]

SardoNumspa

yakuza kiwami coming later his year too

[S2Killinit]

Dont forget FarPoint, Ace Combat 7, Shenmue (possibly), FF7, etc

[rainslacker]

@gangsta

And surprisingly, that was the slow time for SNES. That system got tons of amazing games every year it was Nintendo's primary system.

[SegaGamer]

Japanese devs are kicking ass in the last 6 months.

Zelda, Persona 5, Nioh, Nier, The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy and more. We still have many on the way from them this gen too. Dragon Quest, Sonic, Mario, Ni No Kuni 2, and probably three of the most anticipated releases for many years, Kingdom Hearts 3, Final Fantasy VII remake and Shenmue 3.

Japanese developers have always been my favourite and when they get it right, they REALLY get it right. The only thing that could possibly make it any better is if we got a proper Phantasy Star game released outside of Asia.

I honestly feel that when people look back, they will remember this as one of the best periods for game releases of all time. It's like gaming has come full circle, Japanese developers are on top again.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Agreed. Especially if you're into action-adventures and RPG's; Switch is getting its fair share of both, and I'm really looking forward to that upcoming Tales Of title that's in the works for it.

[Neonridr]

lots of great titles coming for both PS4 and Switch. MS needs to step it up over the second half of the year or they are going to get left behind..

[S2Killinit]

give me Shenmue or give me death. lol man jokes aside, Shenmue FTW

[DarkOcelet]

I think Shenmue 1 and 2 Remaster will be announced for pc and ps4 at E3 this year to make the wait for Shenmue 3 easier.

[S2Killinit]

Ohh I hope so. Why you gotta tease me like that Dark?

[novacav]

Seems reasonable I'd gladly grab 'em. I was too young in the Dreamcast days to really appreciate.

[RDF]

Don't tease me like that.

[gangsta_red]

I wish Shenmue remastered would release then people could realize just how crappy those two games were.

[S2Killinit]

@gangster-red
Are you kidding? The original Shenmue felt like you were literallly there in a Japanes village. No game has ever done that to me. The level of immersion in Shenmue, I havent even had that happen in VR. Your comment is like blasphemy to me. Lol

[rainslacker]

Sega sent out that survey to ask if people would be interested, so there is a possibility that they are at least looking into making a remaster. There was a rumor a while back they actually had a S1/2 remaster, but scrapped it's release before it was completed.

So, who knows. Sega would be dumb not to capitalize on the S3 hype that's likely to start building as S3 gets shown off more and gets closer to release.

[TheROsingleB]

I like that Shenmue is the image for this article, but it probably won't come out this year.

[itBourne]

Not probably, it most certainly wont...

[SegaGamer]

I agree, i just can't see Shenmue getting a 2017 release. It's still in heavy development from what i can tell, it's got a while yet before it get's released.

[georeo]

That's fine... we wait all this time for it, we can wait longer lol. But least we know shenmue 3 is coming

[S2Killinit]

Georeo
Couldnt have said it better. If you told me gaming was going to stop forever tomorrow, I would have said a fitting end would be the release of Shenmue 3....

[Pantz]

It doesn't matter how good or bad Shenmue III is. It's a dream game that was never going to happen. It's existence is more than enough.

[scorpio_2049]

I do not care whether Shenmue 3 is a good or bad game. I only care we're finally getting some more story.

Ok, I do want the game to be good but I'm just so glad we're finally seeing some progress with the plot. It's such an unresolved part of my life. I've had no closure and it feels so weird to go through life without closure for something so trivial but somehow important to me.

[SegaGamer]

Honestly, they could copy the graphics of the Dreamcast games and have the same issues ( if you want to call them that ) that they had back then, i don't care, i would still love it. It's Shenmue.

Shenmue is the game that made the impossible possible. The game nobody thought would ever happen. It gives people hope of any forgotten game to one day make a return.

[CP_Company]

greatest year in gaming history.

[SegaGamer]

It's definitely got a chance. If it doesn't end up being the best year ever, then it will certainly be the best next few years in my opinion. There are too many great games being released and too many great games on the way.

This gens peak is in full swing now.

[notachance]

each the king of their respective genre, now we just have to wait for Rockstar to make their move.

[FallenAngel1984]

Best get a PS4 to experience most of the year's greatest titles

[quent]

Personally Looking forward to Prey and Vampyr, there are still tons of potential goty contenders to release this year

[PhoenixUp]

Why is Shenmue 3 in the thumbnail when it's very unlikely that game will release in 2017

[captainexplosion]

I personally liked Horizon a lot more than zelda & Persona 5 doesn't interest me in the slightest.

[IAmLoki]

Super Mario Odyssey will be amazing.

[DialgaMarine]

If God of War gets confirmed for a 2017 release along with Days Gone, then this year is going to be very solid all around.

[torchic]

more likely that one of the two releases in February/March 2018. can see God of War being that game

[MasterCornholio]

I wonder what the second half of the year will be like. Sony has set the bar quite high during the first quarter plus Nintendo had a really strong launch title for their system.

[LordsOfSkulls]

Lets be honest. By the time everyone finished Zelda. HORIZON DAWN, and Mass Effect + Persona 5. It be 2018.... or at Least September for Destiny 2

[novacav]

Shenmue III goty calling it now

[txboy05]

I'm so broke ! Knock it off !!

[Hardiman]

I think there are gonna be a few titles that will release in the holiday season that will be exceptional.