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Destiny

1. Destiny

Yes this was on the 2014 list. It still managed to soak up a ton of hours this year with the release of expansions. Namely the Taken King being amazing.

The Swapper

2. The Swapper

A solid puzzler with a spooky atmosphere. Definitely enjoyed it in between my Destiny and Fantasy Life sessions.

FTL: Faster Than Light

3. FTL: Faster Than Light

Even though I was never able to beat this game on anything other than easy I was able to make it to the final ship fight multiple times. Thing just wrecked me again, and again.

Fantasy Life

4. Fantasy Life

Wow, Level-5 great job with this one. This felt really solid to play solo or with friends. The art was great, and if you took the time to max out even just one job you would be dumping dozens of hours in the game. Really never got tired of it and often want to go back after beating the game just to grind up some of my skills and do the end game content/DLC.

The Last of Us

5. The Last of Us

Played and beat on the PS4. I split up my sessions quite a bit on this one and so my mental progression of the story is a bit muddled, but the story, gameplay, and graphics were all amazing. When you can't tell a cut scene has ended and put you back into the game you know you've either made a beautiful game or should have better looking cutscenes.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

6. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Definitely a LotR take on Assassin's Creed, but honestly that's not a bad thing. This game had just enough differences and unique things going for it, namely the Nemesis system and story. Definitely worth the play through.

The Legend of Korra

7. The Legend of Korra

Azure Striker Gunvolt

8. Azure Striker Gunvolt

This unexpected gem right here was a ton of fun. I only ended up getting the bad ending and decided not to grind content for the good ending. Story was hella anime, gameplay was fun and felt like Megaman X.

Transistor

10. Transistor

This game started off somewhat boring and I almost set it down, but came back and lo and behold it turned out better the more I played it. The addition of more skills and the seemingly infinite ways to build your character/play the game really felt good. They kept it from getting stagnant by freezing your most used skills when you would normally die. Really well balanced, interesting take on a Action-TBS game.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

11. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

This game. This game is probably the one game on this list that I could have spent the whole year playing and not be able to beat. This being my first monster hunter, I really didn't know what to expect but I can honestly say that it was a real treat. Me and my girlfriend picked the game up and co-oped it quite a bit. Very fun to play with other players. Very hard to play by yourself, however, both are quite fun.

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