My top 5 games of the year:
5 - Shovel Knight - I freaking love this game. A throwback to retro gamers, a true throwback. The best. Nothing will ever top this game in that category. Feels very similar to Mega Man X but with different plot, characters, and combat. About 6 hours for your first playthrough. A fairly easy game, but valuable nonetheless. Check this game out.
4 - Titanfall - My most hyped game since the next gen release, it surpassed that hype by a longshot. I was slightly worried about going futuristic and the game tossed that away. Nowadays every fps wants to try and be futuristic while keeping the same shooter and it does not work. Titanfall threw away the standard fps system and focused on the futuristic setting, while the fps came naturally. Matches are well paced and never repetitive. A great selection of setups gives you different experiences every time. You can't really deny the feats it has. Also looking quite well. Easily the greatest FPS in gaming history.
3 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - Basically a 14 hour long episode of South Park. Takes an overused dice rpg system and uses it in the best way. If you want to relax with your games, this is for you.
2 - The Walking Dead: Season 2 - A great sequel to the first. Telltale provided the most memorable story yet. The characters are very well written, the scenes are well shot, I have literally no complaints with this game. Not much to say since it is a sequel, but it lives up to everything S1 was. But choices... are way harder.
1 - Dragon Age: Inquisition - I'm not fully through the game, but Bioware, excellent job. I'm really enjoying the game and it is your best game put out in years. There are 60 different ways you could go with just your classes. Game looks stunning, is stunning. Very large open world, lots of sidequests you'll have to be doing to survive the main quest. Some people I know are putting hundreds of hours into this game. Definitely my GOTY.
Honorable mentions:
10 - The Wolf Among Us
9 - Dark Souls 2
8 - Shadow of Mordor
7 - Halo: Master Chief Collection
6 - Bayonetta 2 - Never got to play this. So I can't put it on my list :( Heard great things so I'll give it a spot.
Dishonorable mentions:
- Watch Dogs
- Assassin's Creed Unity
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
Jan 2, 2015
by
Ninja
