Tough call

This has been a great year for video games in general, and a particularly excellent year for Sony as a platform holder. Keeping up with notable PlayStation 4 releases throughout 2017 was no small feat thanks in large part to Japan. Even now, in mid-December, I’m struggling to catch back up.

A whole new audience of players learned how draining it feels to become emotionally invested in characters penned by Yoko Taro.Niohfilled theSouls-sized hole in our hearts with yokai. The latestPersonamade it to the West. Somehow,Gravity Rushgot a full-fledged sequel. And, as if that weren’t enough, this was the year I finally fell in love with the enthralling criminal world ofYakuza.

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Now all that’s left is to take those experiences and whittle them away until only one remains…

These are the nominees for Destructoid’s Best PS4 Game of 2017:

Wuyang OW2 ultimate

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Cover for Max Payne

Black Ops 7 key art work

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CoD BO7 The Guild robot

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A ruined police station in Raccoon City in Resident Evil Requiem.