10 Best Video Games From Q1 2017 - Ranked

2. Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)

Guerrilla Games has made an ambitious leap to the upper echelons of AAA game development with Horizon Zero Dawn, a visually jaw-dropping action adventure title with arguably the year's best new protagonist (so far) and some of the most gratifying open-world gameplay in years.

Probably the biggest surprise isn't that Guerrilla evolved so successfully from the Killzone series, but that their first attempt at a game like this also has an extremely involving story to boot. You will care more than you expect, and it actually offers up a compelling finale that isn't overly sequel-baiting, inevitable though another game is.

And you know what else? It's legitimately challenging. The game makes Aloy an incredibly capable warrior, but if you get arrogant or are ill-prepared for a battle, prepare to be thoroughly schooled.

In any other Q1, Horizon would easily take the #1 spot, but unfortunately it's been pipped to the post by a game that came out just three days later...