Win $20 worth of games!
Happy holidays, everyone! With the new year coming soon, it’s time for a look back at the past 12 months in video games. And what a year it’s been! Game of the year contenders released pretty much every month in 2017, and Nintendo’s Switch might have had the best launch year I’ve ever seen. In short, it’s been a great time to be a gamer, and I hope everyone found a game or three to enjoy over the holidays.
Just like last year, we’re going to take a look back at themost memorable games of 2017. It’sbeen a whilesince we’ve done one of these, but I hope everyone remembers how to play. Our grand prize this time is $20 worth of Steam credit, and big thanks toNierofor providing it. This is a worldwide contest, so everyone is eligible!
I’m going to switch up how you provide your answers this time, to make it a little less easy to look at another player’s paper. Instead of posting your answers in the comments, please post your Twitter handle below and tweet your answers to@Retroidpodcastwith the hashtag #GRQ. If I can’t match up a Twitter answer with a comment below, that person will be disqualified and I’ll move on to the person with the next most correct answers.
We’ll run the contest until 11:59 PM Pacific time on January 3, so the winner should juuuust be able to take advantage of thewinter sale. Results will be posted the day after the contest ends, but I’ll try and get the code to the winner as soon as possible after I tabulate the results. In the event of a tie, the winner will be the first tweet with the most correct answers. There may be some light spoilers for this year’s games, so if you obsess about that sort of thing, maybe don’t read the answers or comments below. Official rules for winning the Steam credit are below the quiz. With that out of the way, let’s get started!
The Great Retro Quiz! Reboot .03
Category:The Games of 2017Number of questions: 25Difficulty:Medium-Tough
- It’s easy to forget, butResident Evil 7: Biohazardcame out in January this year. What type of decoration will Ethan Winters probably try to avoid from now on?
2.Mass Effect: Andromedaintroduced a couple of new species to the franchise, along with some returning favorites. Which team member didn’t make the same journey as the others?
a.) Pelessaria B’Sayleb.) Nakmor Drackc.) Vetra Nyxd.) Jaal Ama Darav
InGravity Rush 2, what input do you use to cancel gravity?
Which faction does NOT appear inFor Honor?
a.) Samuraib.) Knightsc.) Spartansd.) Vikings
- The Switch launch gameSnipperclipswas developed under a different title. What was it called while it was still in development?
a.)FriendShapesb.)BuzzCuttersc.)Chop Shopd.)Scissor Me Timbers
True or False:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildactually sold more copies than there were Switches to play them on.
Which of these games were included on the SNES Classic edition?
Which Transformer would Aloy fromHorizon: Zero Dawnbe most likely to encounter?
Which of theseOverwatchcharacters was NOT introduced in 2017?
a.) Akande Ogundimub.) Olivia Colomarc.) Moira O’Deoraind.) Orisa Oladele
- Each of these games was remastered and/or re-released in 2017. List these in order of their source material’s U.S. release dates.
a.)Metroid: Samus Returnsb.)Full Throttle Remasteredc.)Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogyd.)Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trape.)StarCraft Remastered
What doYooka-Laylee, A Hat in Time,andMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battleall have in common (apart from cute, bouncy protagonists)?
If Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross were searching for a Pokémon inUncharted: The Lost Legacy, which would they most likely be looking for?
- Which of these superheroes belongs to the Freedom Pals at the beginning ofSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole?
a.) The Human Kiteb.) Toolshedc.) Captain Diabetesd.) Super Craige.) Fastpass
- What does the “Y” inAgents of M. A. Y. H. E. M.stand for?
a.) Yesterday’sb.) Yearlyc.) Yourd.) None of the above
- Which of these is a command Franklin can perform inThimbleweed Park?
a.) Pick Upb.) Pullc.) Opend.) Zap
- The boss of the Chemical Plant Zone inSonic Maniais loosely based on what food item?
17.) Which of these subclasses was introduced for the Hunter inDestiny 2?
a.) Arcstriderb.) Nightstalkerc.) Bladedancerd.) Gunslinger
18.) Who do you work for inSplatoon 2‘s Salmon Run mode?
a.) Callie and Marieb.) Pearl and Marinac.) Mr. Grizzd.) Judd
19.) What RPG crossed over withThe Simpsonsin one of 2017’s best memes?
a.)Persona 5b.)Golf Storyc.)NieR: Automatad.)DanganRonpa V3: Killing Harmony
20-25.Super Mario Odysseycontained lots of clothing options that were callbacks to earlier Mario roles. Where did each of these costumes originate?
Phew, what a year! I didn’t even have any room for questions aboutFriday the 13th, Wolfenstein, Cuphead, Shadow of War, Nidhogg 2, SteamWorld Dig 2, orARMS,not to mention the tenth anniversary of franchises likeAssassin’s CreedandBioShock!
Don’t forget to send your contest entries to@Retroidpodcastinstead of posting them in the comments, but be sure to let me know who you are! Remember, you have a few days to get your answers in, but the sooner you enter the better your chances. One entry per person, please. All the boring legal stuff is below.
