Nominate the Best 2D/Retro Games of 2017

[chuckster]

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an impressive 2D platformer with charming art and spot-on physics. This game was released digitally last year, and the physical release came out this year. The switch version also came out this year.

I adore Shantae, I fell in love early this year with HGH, and then went back and played Pirate's Curse and Risky's Revenge (thank goodness for PC ports!). That said, I would go by the initial release and that'd exclude it from the running. It'd be above Wonderboy but below Mania and Cuphead for me.

[Xeogred]

I'm going to use the Chaos Emeralds to summon more SEGA fans to RB.

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CHAOS CONTROL!

Sonic Mania is the best. The team managed an incredible trick of making it feel and sound exactly like its MD precursors while also adding stuff that modernizes and refreshes the formula.

I'm probably in the minority but I don't think Cuphead is as good as the hype is making out. It's good don't get me wrong but beneath the gorgeous visuals and excellent music, the gameplay is a touch too clunky which leaves it a shade away from being classic. Does deserve a nod though, obviously.

Also agree with Dragon's Trap because Dragon's Trap.

Does Ruiner count? The graphics are rendered in 3D but it's retro styled through and through. Somewhere between Chaos Engine and Hotline Miami.

Any love for Owlboy? Years in development, got some great reviews then seemed to just sink away. In a similar vein, Flinthook was a bit of a Twitch darling before Cuphead came along and obliterated everything else.

[Xeogred]

Yessssss

[Segata]

I will play Mania when it gets a physical release. I will not pay 20 bucks for a digital game. I don't even like to pay more than 5 bucks for digital. My preferred price is nothing on PS+.

[samsonlonghair]

I will play Mania when it gets a physical release. I will not pay 20 bucks for a digital game. I don't even like to pay more than 5 bucks for digital. My preferred price is nothing on PS+.

I feel a similarly. That's the reason I didn't play Shantae: Half-Genie Hero until this year.

[racketboy]

Any more contributions before I start rounding this up?

[noiseredux]

would Puyo Puyo Tetris count? I mean it's been out for a few years, but 2017 was the first US release, right?

[Segata]

Matterfall/Nex Machina

Very classic Arcade feel on Nex Machina and Matterfall feels like a re-imagining of Turrican.

[racketboy]

would Puyo Puyo Tetris count? I mean it's been out for a few years, but 2017 was the first US release, right?

If nothing else, it could be an honorable mention with that noted.