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Ranking The Top 10 Most Anticipated RPGs of 2017

COGconnected writes: 2017 is going to be an amazing year for Role-Playing Games. In this feature we rank the top 10 most anticipated RPGs of 2017.

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JonahFalcon2627d ago

For me:

1. Mass Effect Andromeda
2. Mass Effect Andromeda
3. Mass Effect Andromeda

It was a tough choice.

2627d ago
pandehz2627d ago

Many of them are not even RPG'S

Mass Effect Andromeda is easily the one to look for this year.

joab7772627d ago

And P5! While not an rpg really, Horizon will be great too. Though ME isn't really an rpg anymore either.

pandehz2627d ago

Mass Effect is thoroughly an rpg.

I politely disagree.

_-EDMIX-_2626d ago

"Though ME isn't really an rpg anymore" link? Based on what? I've read nothing suggesting its moving away from that, if anything ME2 and 3 were more so shooters with RPG "elements" as you basically got levels forced on you after each mission, as everyone pretty much is in the same ball park level when you beat those games.

This one is promising to be more open ended to allow variation in leveling up

http://www.gameinformer.com...

http://www.polygon.com/2014...

ie more chances to actually level up BEYOND the main quest.

So I'd argue they are more so aiming for what ME1 was vs ME2 or 3.

"While not an rpg really, Horizon will be" ??? Um.....I'm not entirely sure where you are getting your information from.

http://wccftech.com/horizon...

Help me understand what you thought it was. The day it was announced, they stated it was an RPG.....

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2626d ago

My list:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
project Octopath Traveler
Persona 5
Nier: Automata
Fire Emblem Echoes
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Ever Oasis

Switch version of:
I am Setsuna
Disgaea 5 Complete

Zeldafan642625d ago (Edited 2625d ago )

You forgot Dragon Quest XI though I seriously doubt it will be localized by the end of the year. I really wish it was as popular in the west as it is in Japan because if it was I guarantee it would be a simultaneous worldwide release. Still, better late than never. I've got a huge backlog of games anyway but I can't hardly drag myself away from Hyrule Warriors.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2625d ago

Yeah the only reason why it's not there.

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AstroCyborg2626d ago

what about kingdom hears 1.5+2.5 & final fantasy 12 remastered

Bebedora2625d ago

Insomniac have a game I am excited about: Spider-Man.
That and Biowares ME:Andromeda

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Yoko Taro Passes Respect; Says Stellar Blade Is "Much Better" Than Nier: Automata

Stellar Blade's creative director, Hyung Tae Kim, has also claimed that the game is deeply inspired by Nier: Automata.

shadowhaxor6d ago

I feel like Yoko is downgrading Automata because he has expressed multiple times he'd like to revisit the universe, but Squenix hasn't been keen about it. We know he loves 2B and would love to take her out for another spin, so maybe this is how he gets the company to think about it.

gold_drake6d ago

u do realise that Square made Nier a franchise after Automata right?

Taro is downplaying it cause hes not a snob like most of the directors that think their games are gods gifts to the human race.

he said the same thing when being interviewed during the development of Automata too, that he couldnt have done it without the devs.

hes just a humble guy rly.

shadowhaxor6d ago

I mean, Neir existed before Automata with both OG Niers and Drakenguard. I don't count NieR Replicant, since it's a remake of the OG games. Sure, we have Reincarnation, which is still stuck on mobile devices (quite a damned shame). I just remember Taro saying he'd love to revisit Automata if Square Enix lets him. I do recall there was supposed to be a sequel to Automata, but it wasn't confirmed and I'd imagine it was just for Reincarnation.

Enjoy Taro, he seems like a cool guy, who loves the ladies and is humble. But damn, don't put down one of your masterpieces.

Cacabunga6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I really liked Automata and cannot wait for Stellar Blade

isarai6d ago

I get he's giving them some credit, but i strongly disagree based on the demo. I honestly don't think any aspect of it feels good, it's not bad, it's just kinda ok but definitely a little jank. Also the souls like formula it is adopting does not help it imo. I was looking forward to this for years, now im just kinda let down honestly 🫤

fsfsxii3d ago

Its not a souls like, its a dmc-ish game with rpg elements. Any game with a third person camera and a sword is souls like to these buffoons

H96d ago

Man exputer can you stop putting words like that after someone's name, i read Yoko Taro Passes and just went blank

Snookies126d ago

Same... Awful way to word that title's beginning.

exputers6d ago

Whoops. Sorry to startle you.

H95d ago

It's alright brother, maybe I am just slow

Hereandthere6d ago

Thats because Sony had a heavy hand in funding and developing this game.

purple1016d ago

They sent in XDEV one of their traveling support studios to Korea to lend a hand if I’m not mistaken, Sony pulled out the big guns to help this studio

jwillj2k46d ago

(From the demo) Stellar has better direction in terms of stage layout if you like that ninja gaiden type feel. Nier is more polished by far.

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Stellar Blade X NieR: Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim on How Their Blockbusters Inspire One Another

IGN: "We talk to Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim about the ways that Stellar Blade is inspired by NieR: Automata, comparisons between EVE and 2B, and much more."

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Here are five top deals you may have missed from the Steam Spring Sale

Jack writes: "The Spring Sale is currently taking place, spanning from March 14th until March 21st. Some of the most popular games on the market are having their price slashed and we’ve hand-picked a few."

FinalFantasyFanatic35d ago

These kinds of lists are often terrible for me, mainly because I either already have the games, or I'm just not interested in some of them. Great for people new to PC games or people who haven't kept up with game releases.

phoenixwing35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

I'm too poor these days to buy every game like I used to. I quit my job because it was too exploitive. So until I find a new one I'll be enjoying my immense backlog lol

FinalFantasyFanatic34d ago

Mine's become very exploitative too, sick and tired of doing the work of 3 or 4 people, failing and getting stressed out while the company makes record profits every year. I can't go without work, but I'm hanging on until I can find something else, sometimes it sucks living in a rural/regional town.

phoenixwing34d ago

@finalfantasyfanatic
Yeah I'm lucky that I can go without work for awhile. Otherwise I would have just had to bear it. Hang in there. One important thing is to always be looking for a job somewhere else on the side if you're even a little bit unsatisfied.