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Best of 2014

Shit year for games. But still, there were some gems I suppose.

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Jazzpunk

1. Jazzpunk

If you haven't played it, you just don't understand.

Alien: Isolation

2. Alien: Isolation

Great tension in this game, albeit a bit long in the tooth. I love Aliens, and I love horror games. Game ran great and looked even better on PC, and that depth of field trick for the motion tracker is the best feature of the year.

Escape Goat 2

3. Escape Goat 2

I was in some state of zen/sleep-deprivation while playing this game, and as such the game's tricky puzzles and haunting dance tunes entranced me. Fantastical.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

4. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

This game gets a bad rep, but it was fantastic. Challenging boss encounters, a fluid 60fps on PC, and controls like a dream. Story is a bit dumb, and the stealth sections were stupid (Especially that one leaves part).

Shovel Knight

5. Shovel Knight

Not a huge Mega Man fan, but this still won me over by my second playthrough. Great pixel art and music.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

6. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Late addition, since it came out on PC right at the end of the year. Fantastic gameplay, though very short.

Ultra Street Fighter IV

7. Ultra Street Fighter IV

It's Street Fighter.

The Wolf Among Us

8. The Wolf Among Us

Telltale formula aside, I just like the concept of the game. Gritty fairy-tales living in real life.

Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming

9. Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming

This is for the PC release, Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming. It's pretty great, but I haven't had the opportunity to put a lot of time into it yet.

Legend of Grimrock 2

10. Legend of Grimrock 2

Haven't put nearly enough time into it, it seems like something you need to sit down with for 100 hours or so with some graph paper all old-schoolish.

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