Games dropped us into the lives of troubled families in the Pacific Northwest, morally complicated gangsters in Tokyo, baseball-obsessed high school girls in San Francisco Bay and artificial intelligence in the distant future. They questioned how we live through instant messages, texts, our home screens and even a glorified spreadsheet.
What’s most encouraging about this year in games, though, is the continued push toward accessibility and diversity. Looking at this list, you don’t see a niche for a band of entitled young men, but a medium that is pressing outward while also exploring inward.
Of course, games still can be addictive, puerile and base. ( As they sometimes should be!) But the magic of games in 2017, stemming from the abundance and variety of experiences, is the emphatic confirmation that games mean so much more to so many more people than they ever have before.
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