I had two surprised this year so far.
1. I was surprised that Persona 5 lived up to all the Persona Hype for me. I've been hearing from friends and just around the internet that Persona was an amazing series, but I was still a little nervous about trying it out as the premise didn't seem interesting to me. Boy was I wrong. Persona 5 had it's hooks in me very early and kept them there for 100 hours. It was a fantastic surprise. Never have I had more fun studying for a test, or watering a plant.
2. On the other side of the surprise list. Zelda being a load of limp dicks was a surprise. I figured there had to be something about Zelda games, as they are way more popular that Persona and there's also a lot more of them than Persona games so I figure the latest entry, Breath of the Wild, would be a good jumping off point. After all I needed a new handheld to play anyway. Imagine my surprise when I load into Breath of the Wild and instant have one of the most frustratingly bad experiences in a game I have ever had in my life. The controls stink, the combat stinks, the shrines are only interesting the first 20 or so until you realize they are all extremely basic, every mechanic in the game is there to interrupt your game play. Weapons are made out of tissue paper, you need to eat a special meal to do anything properly, Armor can flat out break the game. You could argue that Zelda is a exploration game more than anything else, but even that isn't interesting. There isn't enough enemy variety to find, the shrines all get samey after a while, any good gear you find is mostly just a strong piece of throw-away equipment, and even the master sword isn't satifying to use.