Jan 16, 2015, 01:56 PM
(This post was last modified: Jan 16, 2015, 02:01 PM by KrazedVolcano.)
Sorry for being a tad late on the bandwagon, but here's my top 10.
But, honourable mentions very briefly for:
Shadow Of Mordor (I felt that I would have enjoyed it a lot more if i knew the lore, i kinda got a bit bored to be honest.)
Mario Kart 8 ( I don't own a Wii U, but makes it on here for how much i watch Youtube videos of the game alone.)
10) Prison Architect - I feel as though 2014 was the year of two things, remakes and alpha games. This falls into the latter but it is easily my favourite 'simulator/design thing' game of the year.
9) Outlast - If you ever get to know me, you'll learn i don't do jump scares well - like, at all. But i found Outlast, despite everything scaring the life out of me, engrossing and i always wanted to continue. I liked a couple of horrors this year, the main other being Alien: Isolation, yet unlike Isolation, Outlast never had that sense of repetition or knowing - i felt like something new was happening in every single part of the game.
8) Just Cause 2: Multiplayer - I'm counting it because the multiplayer mod was released this year!! (I think...) Constantly i felt like whenever i had no other games to play, JC2:M was my 'go to' game. It was like the GTA V for the PC that never happened (yet) , and the open world felt less barren with other people racing you or generally just flying around, and I totally legitimately legally became a pilot because of that game...totally.
7) Forza Horizon 2 - Not much to say here to be honest. I picked up an Xbox One late on in the year and Horizon 2 is one of my favourite titles. It's the typical Horizon game, nothing more, nothing less. Still fun and immensely pretty - a solid racing game.
6) Osu - Granted, this game was not released this year, heck, it wasn't released even close to this year, but I was introduced to it by a couple of online friends in around March this year. I found myself addicted to just clicking circles in time to the beats of songs and constantly trying to outdo my friends. It was one of few games that i could say i am quite good at, and damn does it get you in the mood for a #FlynnParty.
5) Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire - BLASPHEMY! I know having it this far down the list will most likely get me stoned, and i don't want this post to last forever, so i'll some up my time with ORAS briefly. I went into ORAS with high hopes, i only started playing Pokemon at 4th Gen, so I was excited for what Hoenn had to offer. The game itself looks beautiful and the battling and story were some of my favourites throughout the franchise. Yet around mid-game i just wanted it to hurry up, i don't know what happened i just lost interest and sped past trainers as quickly as possible to reach the Elite Four. But still, bring on VGC '15!
4) Thomas Was Alone: Benjamin's Flight - I usually despise people who include DLC or expansion packs on 'Top Games' lists, because they're not the full game, yet i have to make an exception for TWA: BF. My friends know that i'll bring up Thomas and his quadrilateral pals whenever I can, and the game, when released in 2012, was my number one of the year and my favourite of all time. So, to be honest, it's no shock i loved the free dlc, and the story telling for both main game and expansion are the best i've ever seen. I am prepared for Volume.
3) SpeedRunners - I found this little gem on Youtube very early on in the year, and i fell in love. It's the definition of 'Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master' and i feel as the the game, still in beta, is a perfect little simplistic parkour 'em up that it doesn't belong to just one niche market. It's competitive to the core, and as much as it's publicity is leading to an array of silly characters, it's still a lovely game that can give all the thrills of any triple A title.
2) Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare - DON'T KILL ME YET! I can explain, trust me. COD:AW is this high i guess partially due to the shock factor. Sledgehammer couldn't pull a move like the other publishers/developers and just copy and paste an old title and fix it up a little, they had to bring something new to the table, and the double jump feature, to the exo suits, to the character customisation bring it on in full force. I felt as though the FPS genre lacked a lot this year, so this nice surprise in a franchise filled with stale copies was just what i needed to get my trigger finger all twitchy again! I honestly cared for the characters, something i've never experienced in a Call of Duty game before. The parts of the campaign wwhere it seems as though characters leave/die got me really upset that they wouldn't return. And i'm not just saying this because Gideon is British...and a badass.
1) Town Of Salem - DUN DUN DUN. Yes, the no-movement-required alpha/beta game of the year is my number one. I found the game in very early alpha at the beginning of the year, and it is the only game i have constantly played the entire year through. I have met some of my best friends on the game, and found some youtubers too. The odds that you'll experience the same game experience twice, is less likely than getting killed by a vending machine ( 1 in 112 million, according to Google ) and each experience is heart-poundingly tense. It's a very traditional 'Mafia' game with all of the spices mixed into the pot. It is a well deserving first place.
But, honourable mentions very briefly for:
Shadow Of Mordor (I felt that I would have enjoyed it a lot more if i knew the lore, i kinda got a bit bored to be honest.)
Mario Kart 8 ( I don't own a Wii U, but makes it on here for how much i watch Youtube videos of the game alone.)
10) Prison Architect - I feel as though 2014 was the year of two things, remakes and alpha games. This falls into the latter but it is easily my favourite 'simulator/design thing' game of the year.
9) Outlast - If you ever get to know me, you'll learn i don't do jump scares well - like, at all. But i found Outlast, despite everything scaring the life out of me, engrossing and i always wanted to continue. I liked a couple of horrors this year, the main other being Alien: Isolation, yet unlike Isolation, Outlast never had that sense of repetition or knowing - i felt like something new was happening in every single part of the game.
8) Just Cause 2: Multiplayer - I'm counting it because the multiplayer mod was released this year!! (I think...) Constantly i felt like whenever i had no other games to play, JC2:M was my 'go to' game. It was like the GTA V for the PC that never happened (yet) , and the open world felt less barren with other people racing you or generally just flying around, and I totally legitimately legally became a pilot because of that game...totally.
7) Forza Horizon 2 - Not much to say here to be honest. I picked up an Xbox One late on in the year and Horizon 2 is one of my favourite titles. It's the typical Horizon game, nothing more, nothing less. Still fun and immensely pretty - a solid racing game.
6) Osu - Granted, this game was not released this year, heck, it wasn't released even close to this year, but I was introduced to it by a couple of online friends in around March this year. I found myself addicted to just clicking circles in time to the beats of songs and constantly trying to outdo my friends. It was one of few games that i could say i am quite good at, and damn does it get you in the mood for a #FlynnParty.
5) Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire - BLASPHEMY! I know having it this far down the list will most likely get me stoned, and i don't want this post to last forever, so i'll some up my time with ORAS briefly. I went into ORAS with high hopes, i only started playing Pokemon at 4th Gen, so I was excited for what Hoenn had to offer. The game itself looks beautiful and the battling and story were some of my favourites throughout the franchise. Yet around mid-game i just wanted it to hurry up, i don't know what happened i just lost interest and sped past trainers as quickly as possible to reach the Elite Four. But still, bring on VGC '15!
4) Thomas Was Alone: Benjamin's Flight - I usually despise people who include DLC or expansion packs on 'Top Games' lists, because they're not the full game, yet i have to make an exception for TWA: BF. My friends know that i'll bring up Thomas and his quadrilateral pals whenever I can, and the game, when released in 2012, was my number one of the year and my favourite of all time. So, to be honest, it's no shock i loved the free dlc, and the story telling for both main game and expansion are the best i've ever seen. I am prepared for Volume.
===Bronze Trophy Goes To...===
3) SpeedRunners - I found this little gem on Youtube very early on in the year, and i fell in love. It's the definition of 'Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master' and i feel as the the game, still in beta, is a perfect little simplistic parkour 'em up that it doesn't belong to just one niche market. It's competitive to the core, and as much as it's publicity is leading to an array of silly characters, it's still a lovely game that can give all the thrills of any triple A title.
===Silver Trophy Goes To...===
2) Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare - DON'T KILL ME YET! I can explain, trust me. COD:AW is this high i guess partially due to the shock factor. Sledgehammer couldn't pull a move like the other publishers/developers and just copy and paste an old title and fix it up a little, they had to bring something new to the table, and the double jump feature, to the exo suits, to the character customisation bring it on in full force. I felt as though the FPS genre lacked a lot this year, so this nice surprise in a franchise filled with stale copies was just what i needed to get my trigger finger all twitchy again! I honestly cared for the characters, something i've never experienced in a Call of Duty game before. The parts of the campaign wwhere it seems as though characters leave/die got me really upset that they wouldn't return. And i'm not just saying this because Gideon is British...and a badass.
===And My Favourite Game Of 2014 Is...===
1) Town Of Salem - DUN DUN DUN. Yes, the no-movement-required alpha/beta game of the year is my number one. I found the game in very early alpha at the beginning of the year, and it is the only game i have constantly played the entire year through. I have met some of my best friends on the game, and found some youtubers too. The odds that you'll experience the same game experience twice, is less likely than getting killed by a vending machine ( 1 in 112 million, according to Google ) and each experience is heart-poundingly tense. It's a very traditional 'Mafia' game with all of the spices mixed into the pot. It is a well deserving first place.
