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GOTY 2014

by butano

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Wolfenstein: The New Order

1. Wolfenstein: The New Order

One of the most fun FPSs I've played in years. The shooting is a mix of old and new school, and killing Nazis is a strange nostalgia trip that feels like a breath of fresh air compared to the modern warfare equivalents that are out.

Divinity: Original Sin

2. Divinity: Original Sin

2014 seems to be the year of the return of CRPGs. However, Divinity: Original Sin is the best one of them all. It released relatively bug free, has TONS of replayability with the addition of Steam Workshop, and the combat mix of turn-based with Magicka element combinations really makes Divinity stand out against the rest of the CRPGs released this year.

South Park: The Stick of Truth

3. South Park: The Stick of Truth

Do you like South Park? Do you like Super Mario: RPG? Then you'll like this. The callbacks to episodes and storylines are a great deal of fun and is overall hilarious. It's like watching a really long episode of South Park.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

4. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

The much talked about Nemesis System really does stand out. There's nothing more satisfying than killing the Uruk that killed you. It's a solid open-world game with an OK story and incredible soundtrack. I also made an Uruk named Mûggrish Brain Damaged my warchief after having him take the title away from Akoth the Dumb.

Elite: Dangerous

5. Elite: Dangerous

If you've got an X52 flight stick, this game was made for it. An immersive sandbox universe that allows you to be a trader, a pirate, a space cop, a taxi, or a mix of all of them makes it super fun to get into. There may be no story at the moment, but it's a fantastic space sim to get into to tide your wait for Star Citizen.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

6. Halo: The Master Chief Collection

The campaigns run fantastic! Constant 60 FPS and the hits of nostalgia playing through 1 & 2 keep coming. Haven't tried multiplayer on it yet, but once they get it fixed, it will be an excellent collection every Xbox One owner should own.

Dark Souls II

7. Dark Souls II

It's more Dark Souls, which is a always a good thing.

The Walking Dead: Season Two

8. The Walking Dead: Season Two

Picking up where the first left off, the second game had a pretty big torch to carry. While it might have had some stumbles here and there, I felt it had done a great job of continuing Clementine's story. The only caveat? #FuckArvo

The Wolf Among Us

9. The Wolf Among Us

A pretty good film noir detective story. Memorable characters, great action sequences and consequences. One of the best intro credits in a game that I can think of, and there's a lot of possibilities with the Fables brand that I'm excited to where they go with the next season.

Transistor

10. Transistor

The ending was a bit underwhelming, but the gameplay, atmosphere, and music were incredible. Really neat hybrid of action and turn-based combat in a neat Bastion-ish setting of Tron.

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