The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild takes the adventuring shenanigans of Link and blows it up onto a sprawling open world where players can explore at their leisure and daring. Even the series’ trademark dungeons can be played in whatever order the player wants, making Breath of the Wild a game that is just as much about maintaining the series' status quo as it is breaking it.

With good reviews pretty much across the board it's a must-have title and a great way to start off your relationship with the new Switch console. What system(s) is it on? Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo SwitchĪs we expected, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the Nintendo Switch's big launch title and it's certainly done well for itself. Our first eagerly-anticipated release is less than a month away, so let's not waste any more time. OK, we've spent time enough living in the past. Looking for the best of all-time lists? We have ones for the best Xbox One games, the best PS4 games, the best Nintendo 3DS games, the best PC games, the best indie games, the best iPhone games and the best Android games. Oh, and in case you missed it, and are interested the best gaming moments of last year, be sure to check out our 2016 Game of the Year Awards.

Combined, this list should give you a pretty complete overview of where you should spend your free-time next year. Then, once we start collecting more games that deserve to be called 'the best of 2017' we'll group them together by month for your perusing pleasure. The reason for this list is two-fold: First and foremost we want to give you a look ahead at the new year of gorgeous games – powered in large part by powerful hardware like the PS4 Pro and Xbox One S. That being said, we've gone through and compiled the list of the best games coming next year as well as collected the best ones that have already come out (Gravity Rush 2 anyone?). Update: We've added our November picks for the best games of this year.Ģ016 is done and dusted from a gaming perspective, but don’t fret - there are enough great titles coming out in 2017 to put your New Year’s resolution of getting outside more or spending less on games in some serious jeopardy.

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