On this special episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Daniel Anderson and Wes Harrington on this show. They debate, discuss and decide on the Top 25 Games of 2017. Using a list of over 47 Games. They whittle it all down to 25 Games. Then, rank them in order.
* Editor’s Note: We realized after recording we made a mistake. Due to not putting it into the vote tier list that’s below, (which it’s there now post recording.) When we recorded no one mentioned Destiny 2. We’ve made changes to our final ranked list off podcast including it at #18 and removing Evil Within 2 off the list completely. *
Below is the same list they used. Along with where each game was originally ranked in voting.
6 Votes: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Assassin’s Creed: Origins
5 Votes: Super Mario Odyssey, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, South Park Fractured Butt Whole, Wolfenstein II, Nier: Automata,
4 Votes: Persona 5, Legend of Zelda BOTW,
3 Votes: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Golf Story, Yakuza 0, Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Nioh, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Resident Evil 7, Tekken 7,
2 Votes: Pyre, Steamworld Dig 2, Cuphead, Divinity Original Sin 2, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Injustice 2, PUBG, Life is Strange: Before the Storm Series, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy Series, Little Nightmares, Friday the 13th Game, Sonic Mania, Destiny 2
1 Vote: Shadowhand, EVERYTHING, Night in the Woods, Forza Motorsport 7, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Call of Duty WW2, Everybody’s Golf, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Gravity Rush 2, Splatoon 2, Seasons After Fall, Halo Wars 2, Evil Within 2, Prey, Farpoint
Video Games 2 the MAX Special: Best Games of 2017
About Video Games 2 the MAX
A podcast where Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison get together to talk about everything involving Video Games. Every week, we discuss what we are playing, games we are reviewing, the gaming news of the week, and just have some fun talking about some random things like Doctor Who, movies, TV shows, anime, and more. You can listen to the podcast right here, or on I-Tunes, Stitcher, Tune-In Radio, on Youtube (Via W2M Network Channel), and more. You can also follow each of the guys individually on twitter @W2MSean, @humanityplague, or the entire network @W2MNetwork
Sean Garmer
Sean Garmer has a long history with Video Games. He started his love of games watching his brother play Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System. His first system was the Super Nintendo and he literally spent days at a time playing Super Mario World. He later fell in love with Pokemon for the Gameboy and thus his Japanese RPG fandom was born. Sean has channeled that love of games into reviewing them. Not only that, he also analyzes the games industry on the Video Games 2 the MAX podcast, and writing about it on various sites. Sean pretty much plays any kind of game nowadays, but he still prefers his love the JRPG.
Marc Morrison
Marc Morrison brings years of experience writing about games and of course playing them. He currently writes a Top 8 column every week at 411mania and also reviews games as well. Marc plays different kinds of games and he takes analyzing games to heart. Marc is also a big fan of the classics and collecting games. He’s constantly looking for deals whether it is at the local flea market, on Steam, or another digital network. Marc also brings a practical look at the Entertainment realm and is happy to spend time talking Doctor Who or another TV show.