Top 10 Video Game Controversies of 2017

One of the reasons why Persona 5 is so addictive is because of its well-told story. It has characters that you can actually get attached to and filled with unexpected twists and turns. I should know because I played through the game twice. However, when the game launched, Atlus put out some restrictions regarding streaming practices. If they revealed any major plot twists (and the game has a fair amount), they would have legal rights to issue a content ID claim or even a channel strike or account suspension. However, gamers took this the wrong way and Atlus later apologized for this. Streamers were now allowed to show content up until its final act.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was one of the most anticipated titles of 2017 and it delivered on all fronts. However, the advertising campaign didn't exactly do the game any favors. Taking a page from Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign "Make America Great Again", the uninformed masses took this the wrong way and thought that Bethesda was promoting the late Feuhrer's Xenophobic ideals. The company's response? "Get over it! " Now that's how you retaliate!

Free Speech! This broke it and supported it at the same time.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was an awesome game. It won countless Game of the Year awards and got perfect to near perfect reviews from almost all publications. However, there are some people that'll just nitpick things to death and find flaws with even the best masterpieces. Jim Sterling from Jimquisition is definitely one of those people. The main problem he found with the game and amplified was the weapon and shield durability. On top of that, he also made a huge fuss about the game's difficulty. Sure, they might be an issue from time to time, but did he really have to be that harsh? He certainly learned the hard way that getting Zelda fans angry is the equivalent of serving pork ribs at a bar/bat mitzvah.

GTAV is still one of the best video games on the market. Even years after its release, people are still playing it. One of the reasons why is because people love modding the game. When you're able to mod things, the possibilities are endless. However, Take-Two tried to change that by filing a 'cease and desist' order against OpenIV, the program used for modding. This didn't sit well with people and thought that modding for the game was officially dead. However, nothing came of this and OpenIV was still pumping out the mods.

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds was one of the surprisingly awesome games released in 2017. A mix between "Battle Royale" and "The Hunger Games" made this one of the best multi player games of the year. It was released on March 2017 as an early access title with a full release at the end of the year. However, on July 25, 2017, along came Fortnite as an early access title which played more or less identical to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. This should've been a cut and dried case, but here's the monkey wrench. While Playerunknown's Battlegrounds came out first, it used the Unreal Engine 4 which was Epic Games legal property in the first place. And Fortnite was developed and published by Epic Games. So this is going to be a tough one to call.

At its peak, the Far Cry series was one of the best First-Person Shooter series on the market. Many consider Far Cry 3 to be the best of the series where people argue that franchise fatigue started setting in sometime around Far Cry 4 and Far Cry Primal. With the announcement of Far Cry 5, it looked like things were going to turn around. But there was one thing that didn't jive well with the announcement and that it would take place in modern day United States. In the past, the series took place in exotic, far away locales, like the lawless archipelago of Rook Islands plagued by pirates led by Vaas in Far Cry 3, as well as the dystopia Himalayan country of Kyrat, ruled by the Tyrant Pagan Min in Far Cry 4. This time, the game takes place in Hope County, Montana where Joseph Seed leads a cult called Eden's Gate to convert the people of the town under his religious denomination. As you can tell, getting religion and politics involved in video games is always dicey.

During the 7th generation of video games, the Mass Effect series garnered much acclaim, despite some obvious issues. However, Electronic Arts has dropped the ball big time as of late (as if this was a surprise to anyone). While the latest game was released for 8th generation console, it sure doesn't look like it. Dull animations and technical issues plagued the game at launch, with people even calling it one of the most disappointing games of 2017.

The Switch was definitely a money-making machine for Nintendo. From awesome fresh first-party titles to old third-party favorites, the house of Mario pretty much dominated 2017 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 definitely gave JRPG fans a reason to own a switch by the end of the year. But one thing that garnered attention to the game for the wrong reason was how big Pyra's breasts were. Sure, her bust size might not have ventured into macromastia territory the way Brunhilde's massive bosom did in Valkyria Revolution, but it still caused quite a stir in the gaming community. Some even suggested that the game be censored before its North American release. We need to come to grips with how complaining about buxom young ladies in anime-esque games is like complaining about -40C cold snaps in Canada. They can be an annoyance, but there's nothing we can really do about it.

I just remembered that Xenoblade Chronicles X allowed you to adjust the size of a female avatar's breasts in the Japanese version but was removed for the English release. However, some of the girls like Pyra have bosoms that are clearly bigger than the max bust size in XCX. Nice 180 there Monolith.

Let's not get started on Dahlia's infamous design...