2017 Fexy Game Awards
Dec. 29, 2017Every year, we select our favorite games of the cycle, with a slightly different twist than most sites: We focus on the games our community loves! These are the winners of this year’s game awards.
Nier: Automatawas the unexpected hit of the year for many, and we absolutelyloved it. We particularly enjoyed the wonderful exploration of existentialism and discovery of “the self” in the post-apocalyptic android world of 2B and 9S. With a complete and very entertaining compilation of 26endings, and following on the footsteps of its predecessor Nier, Automata’s Yoko Taro managed to deliver yet another powerful and emotional narrative that peaked and delivered 100% of expectations during its “secret” “final” ending “E”.
Persona 5had the challenge of following up on an incredibly successful previous installment. Puzzling those unfamiliar with the series, the gameplay is best described as “50% Dungeon Crawler and 50% Visual Novel“. This juxtaposition of genres may be off-putting for some, but we found it engaging, entertaining and ultimately well-executed. Delivering a satisfying turn-based experience that merges seemlessly with its narrative and choice-driven plot, Persona 5 has earned this coveted award.
Fextralife users have chosen Warframe as their favorite multiplayer game of the year. The free-to-play MMO has grown exponentially the last year, reaching 30 million users, and the in-game experience has only benefited from it. If you love the idea of making your own Tenno ninja and traversing the space with friends, there’s no other title out now that provides such an accessible yet entertaining playground.
Overwatchcontinues to be all the rage, butDestiny 2clearly made its mark on the FPS crowd this year. Newcomers and fans alike jumped in to enjoy the variety of raids and encounters that make for the core of the gameplay, and were pleasantly surprised to find a better-crafted story and exposition, as noted in ourDestiny 2 review.
Dark Souls 3received its final DLC:The Ringed City, that brought the trilogy to an end (allegedly). We were thrilled to explore this location and discover its secrets,weapons,armorsand of courseenemies, alongside obscure hints for lore enthusiasts.
Of particular note on this DLC was the formidableDarkeater Midirboss, that gave us a fantastic final taste of the Souls dragons.
Larian Studios once told us that they had to go to kickstarter because they had trouble finding a publisher who would believe in their turn-based old-style RPG ideas. Coming into the sequel to the very well-receivedDivinity: Original Sin, we had high expectations for the title and some fears that we might have overhyped.
Turns out,Divinity: Original Sin 2is one of the most entertaining and well-crafted digital tabletop adventures we have ever played, and weabsolutely loved every second of it. Without doing anything complicated or confusing, the game simply delivers what players want in a game: challenge, creativity, freedom and of course the ability to share all that with your BFFs. Therefore, it has won our Game of the Year award even against other favorites such as Nioh, Nier Automata and Persona 5.
Although there are many, many forum members who have contributed some excellent postings, and created amazing guides and helpful scenarios, this year’s award goes toTheGourd. We absolutely loved seeing aDark Souls Text Adventuretake off and expand to 165 pages, even taking on a life of its own in a separate discord.
This was a very difficult choice this year, as many members stepped up their editing game and made some amazing contributions to many wikis.Lapdragonhas been the star of the quite completeThe Surge Wiki, including finding, cropping, naming and adding images and DLC information. Special mentions to DKS3 wiki contributorsConjuri12andR3dn3ck3r, who have been adding useful notes and fixing typos consistently all year.
Community member and chat moderatorPrimeraEspada91has been dedicated in his creation of helpful guides for the community. Ranging from amazingly detailedDigimon Guidesto step-by-stepUncharted The Lost Legacy collectibles, and delving intoDestiny 2 raids, we have all found one moment or another where his insightful articles have saved our butts. Thank you Primera!
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MMO raider by day and guide writer by night, Fex enjoys multiplatform gaming, good books and animes, and streaming with a cold beer.
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Among all websites game awards, FextraLife awards are the closest ever to my personal choices, as game of the year could never go rightfully to any game but DoS2, I loved Nier more, but DoS2 still game of the year, hands down.
Other choices are all perfect, can’t doubt argue with them, all things I’d recommend for friends to play, even if some I’ll never be able to play (Only PC gamer here, no consoles!)
Great job Fextralife, you greatly success at representing the gamers interests and opinions!
No Hollow Knight? Damn.
My thanks
Congrats all! The backbone of this tremendous site has always been the community and their contributions.
Here’s to another year of gaming awesomeness
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