Demon's Souls is the second-best launch title of all time, and easily the best Sony launch title ever.
Carrion is a very cool concept held back by frustrating map design and repetitive combat.
Desperadoes III is a highly-addictive and engaging real-time tactics game that offers endlessly satisfying experimentation and replay value
Nioh 2 takes a solid foundation and improves upon it in nearly every way with more weapons, more skills, and a whole new approach to Guardian Spirits.
The long awaited follow-up from Obsidian knocks it out of the Tossball park
Deck13's futuristic limb removal simulator is a solid but generic entry into the Soulslike genre.
A brilliantly realized, brutal and bloody Metroidvania that is the next best thing to reading up on Catholic Martyrs while you whip yourself with a barbed cat-o-nine-tails.
RAD is a gorgeous and addictive entry into the Roguelite genre with creative powerups and a groovy soundtrack
Sekiro brings a lot of new ideas to the table while maintaining enough comfortable staples to create an experience both fresh and familiar.
Ashen tries too hard and not hard enough to be both a Dark Souls clone and something different, and loses a lot in the process.
Just Cause 4 the best grappling hook-focused open-world sandbox game for the PS3…I mean PS4
A unique and creative horror game filled with boring puzzles and clunky combat
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition is the best version of the best RPG of 2017. If you like these games and have a console you'd be a fool not to play it.
These kinds of games are essentially love-letters to the OGs of the genre, and that sense of affection and praise is evident in the care that went into crafting Death's Gambit, and I would love to see this game become as polished as it deserves to be.
A solid entry in the all-too-small Vampire RPG genre
Kingdom Come: Deliverance attempts to shake up the Western RPG by shedding familiar fantasy tropes and focusing on realistic mechanics and historical events.
A Walk in the Park is a solid expansion to an underrated game that features a fantastic setting and some creative enemies.
Skyrim VR is a janky mess, but a fresh and immersive way to experience a game you've already played on several platforms.
Call of Duty returns to the European Theatre in stunning 4K.
Wolfestein 2: The New Colossus is a gorgeous, fluid shooter with an delightful story and characters filled with good ‘ol Nazi killing satisfaction.