The year of the backlog - making an effort to play the games that I bought on a whim a while ago.
Due to a severe lack of time at a period of this year I perhaps was more dismissive of games that didn't thrill me constantly, and dropped them.
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I can't speak highly enough of Rocket League. I have put hundreds of hours into it, and only wish to play for hundreds more. A flawless multiplayer experience that only gets better with time.
I did not expect this... Tried in 2009 and could not get into it, and again in 2011. I have a feeling that the main culprit is the PS3 controller itself. God damned that thing is terrible... Anyway, the game itself. I sat down on a Sunday morning looking to test the game out again, and completed it that very same day. It isn't long (4 h 58m), but it did not need to be. Felt very much like a WW2 shooter, with some fantastic set pieces and dogged close quarter battles. It is hard to pick fault with it, and I only wish that the game had more colour. This may itself detract from the incredible lighting engine however, and the game is so rich in atmosphere that the settings always feel appropriate. An almost flawless first person shooter, if only the DS4 worked with it. EDIT: Turns out it is compatible... Whoops
Work in progress
Work in progress: Only played the online so far really and it is great. Almost the opposite of Titanfall content wise - far too much to see.
Wow... Did not expect this to be so good. I have seen people argue that it is just a visual novel, but it gave me exactly what I wanted from a Telltale game. My choices may have been of little consequence, but it all felt natural to me, so it would be harsh to critise it for that. 90 minutes each is the perfect length too. I have found myself struggling with playing the Walking Dead season 1 again due to the near 3 hour play time of them.
This starts out as a fantastic combination of Bioshock and Hitman. I couldn't wait to discover each new environment and tinker around with the options given. They all inevitably ended up with me getting caught, but it is still some of the best stealth like gameplay that I have come across so far. The powers, and their controls, all feel natural in a way that encourages their use. The last few acts however throw away what is unique about the game, and make it a plodding, drab, slog. The switch was abrupt, and made me think that the team lost focus, or that they ran out of time. Rather than being given multiple options, you are given linear pathways and realistically just the option of shooting everyone in your path. The story was clearly signposted hours before it happened, but I enjoyed it for what it was. I will go back to the DLC at some point, but that last few hours really soured it for me.
Best online FPS since Call of Duty 4, but frankly it is very barebones. I imagine Titanfall 2 could really make an impact if they give players more variety of choice.
