10 Video Games Most Likely To Be Game Of The Year 2017 Nominees
3. Horizon: Zero Dawn
Format - PS4
Metacritic Score - 89
Guerrilla Games developed Killzone. For the longest time, they were associated with a drab, bleak first-person shooter franchise - so when it was revealed they were working on a vividly colourful, fantasy open-world RPG, heads were turned. People questioned whether or not it would work, whether or not Guerrilla could pull it off - they did.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is perhaps the most important new IP for PlayStation this year, if not this whole generation so far. With a rich, interesting concept and deep RPG mechanics, Horizon captivated PlayStation players around the world. The game was a big win for Sony, performing well in both sales and scores.
However it was Horizon's breadth and depth that really impressed - the game is absolutely massive and stuffed with things to do as you strive for survival in a world inhabited by robotic dinosaurs. The story is fresh and intriguing and Aloy as a main character has become a fan-favourite and something of a fledgling mascot for the PS4.
It's absolutely going to spawn a franchise and it's absolutely going to be hugely popular.