2014 has been a weird year for me. Two funerals, an insane work schedule, a large home reno, and lots of other stuff going on at home has made this a really weird year for me in terms of gaming. Now that things have settled down (other than a few trips we'll be taking soon) and I have a working hard drive in my PS4, I'm hoping that I can spend some time getting caught up on some gaming!
Links:
[1] - Honest Destiny Trailer
Games I still need to play:
Although the year isn't over yet, might as well rank my favorite games of 2014:
I know I didn't play much this year, but I'm leaving this at 5 -- I can't think of 10 games I played this year, and even so, a game like Destiny doesn't even belong on it. Hopefully next year is a better year for gaming.
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Played on PC. Honestly, I didn't understand the hype... ultimately, I found it underwhelming.
Played Act 1 of 2. The animation is top notch, the puzzles fun, and I enjoyed the story. Loved it, can't wait for Act 2.
Amazing game.
Played episodes 1 and 2.
Played episodes 1, 2 and 3.
Wow, it's been awhile since I played games. Given that work has been so busy for the last six months, I'm not surprised that my games list for this year has been short. I played Transistor on PS4, and enjoyed it... I just wish there was a bit more variety in the combat, especially towards the end when I felt like I was overwhelming powerful against enemies.
Finished it... played episodes 4 and 5. In the end, The Wolf Among Us is merely average. The story is relatively straight forward if not clumsily put together, and the "shades of grey" dialog options don't feel meaty like in The Walking Dead (at least Season 1).
Finally played through the last DLC on list: Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. Very good stuff; I almost forgot how much I love Borderlands 2 :D I had gotten roughly 2/3 of the way through the DLC before things got really busy this year, and it was great to finally finish up. Still lots to do though, and those Headhunter packs haven't even been started yet!
Given the summer draught of games, I finally finished off Infamous Second Son, which I bought earlier in the year, but didn't have the time to sit down and play. It's a good game, in the vein of the original Infamous... just don't expect much more than an open-world superhero game. And maybe that's the problem. There's alot of great powers -- by the end of the game, you feel like a god -- but ultimately the Saints Row franchise actually dampers my praise. SR is super fun the whole way through, and never takes itself seriously. Come on Volition... I need a Saints Row 5! :D
I've finished the main campaign of Destiny. No point of rehashing my thoughts about it, which are in line with everyone else. The link [1] at the top of this list perfectly summarizes my feelings about Destiny. Not sure how much I'll play going forward, and really bummed that I splurged for the DLC up front.