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Best and worst games of 2014!?
Topic Started: Dec 7 2014, 05:09 PM (1,507 Views)
NinjaPenguin8969
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Post em up, bitches! What are yours? 10 favorites, and 5 stinkers. I didn't play Dragon Age or Smash Bros and probably won't get to this year. I'm also going to avoid remakes/remasters.

Best

1.) Forza Horizon 2
2.) Bayonetta 2
3.) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
4.) World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
5.) Assassins Creed Unity
6.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
7.) Sunset Overdrive
8.) Wolfenstein: The New Order
9.) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
10.) Mario Kart 8

Worst

1.) FF13: Lightning Returns...I bought the $150 collectors edition too, ugh :[
2.) Destiny
3.) Murdered Soul Suspect
4.) inFamous: Second Son
5.) TitanFall

Honorable mentions to Shadow of Mordor, Hyrule Warriors, and PvZ Garden Warfare since those games are fucking awesome! :]
Edited by NinjaPenguin8969, Dec 7 2014, 08:48 PM.
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Here's my Best list based on what I've played. Also I've only played new PS3 games in 2014.

Lastly I have only 2 remakes on the list and I only placed them higher than other games if I felt there was clear separation. Otherwise I gave the higher bid to an original game. I have no worst games as I don't buy bad stuff imo. I do plenty of research before purchases.

1) Dark Souls II
2) Final Fantasy XIII-3 LR
3) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD
4) Atelier Escha & Logy
5) Tales of Xillia 2

6) Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
7) Drakengard 3
8) Deception IV: Blood Ties
9) Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD
10) Akiba's Trip 2: Undead & Undressed

HM's- Castlevania LOS 2 and Mugen Souls Z
Edited by stratamaster78, Dec 30 2014, 01:37 PM.
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I actually do have nominations now...

Best Games:
1.) Flappy Bird

Worst Games:
1.) Flappy Bird


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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
5) Tales of Xillia 2
You know it is strange. Had I played Tales of Xillia 1 last year I would have had been on my top 5 for sure. I think ToX2 dose some thinks better and some things worse then the orginal, but overall I would say 2 is almost as good as 1. Yet there is something so underwellming about 2 that it didn't even occurre to me to put that in my best games of the year list.
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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
5) Tales of Xillia 2
You know it is strange. Had I played Tales of Xillia 1 last year I would have had been on my top 5 for sure. I think ToX2 dose some thinks better and some things worse then the orginal, but overall I would say 2 is almost as good as 1. Yet there is something so underwellming about 2 that it didn't even occurre to me to put that in my best games of the year list.
Yeah its worst aspect is probably that it recycles so much from the first game. Most people act like it's a cheap cash in game that is more Tales of Xillia 1.5 than a true sequel.

But for me the story and most especially the combat makes up for any nit picky short comings.

Also I kind of expect my list to be vastly different from everyone else. I'm a JRPG and General quirky game kind of guy. That's really all I purchased in 2014 and only stuff on the PS3 at that.
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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
7) Drakengard 3
If I loved Nier would I like this game? I keep hearing bad things about it though even from Nier fans :[ I've never played Drakengard before and tbh I'm not even sure why that game gets compared to Nier everywhere? lol.
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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
7) Drakengard 3
If I loved Nier would I like this game? I keep hearing bad things about it though even from Nier fans :[ I've never played Drakengard before and tbh I'm not even sure why that game gets compared to Nier everywhere? lol.
It has gameplay like Nier but story\ writing wise it couldn't be more different. It's very crude and some people love it for it's cheesiness and some hate it. I personally really liked the few hours I played at a friends house. You have to remember though that Nier also got really bad reviews outside it's cult following, Drakengard has always been the same way.
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Dec 29 2014, 08:20 AM
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Insurgency
As a former Ghost Recon addict this really hits the spot. It has many differences from Ghost Recon but still feels similar but I think that is for the better. I've only had about 30 hours so far with it as my graphics card unfortunately died in the middle of the year and I only just replaced it, but man is it great. I can already tell it's going to sit right next to Counter Strike as my go to FPS.
Dude, yes!! That game was so damn awesome. I didn't even hear about it until it was super cheap during the Steam Summer Sale. Definitely agree about a Ghost Recon vibe (not the newer ones...) in multiplayer, and I freakin love the terrorist hunt in that game. Man that game makes me want Rainbow Six right now! :]

Started Dragon Age today...holy balls it's so amazing <3
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Dec 29 2014, 08:20 AM
Favorite
Insurgency
As a former Ghost Recon addict this really hits the spot. It has many differences from Ghost Recon but still feels similar but I think that is for the better. I've only had about 30 hours so far with it as my graphics card unfortunately died in the middle of the year and I only just replaced it, but man is it great. I can already tell it's going to sit right next to Counter Strike as my go to FPS.
Dude, yes!! That game was so damn awesome. I didn't even hear about it until it was super cheap during the Steam Summer Sale. Definitely agree about a Ghost Recon vibe (not the newer ones...) in multiplayer, and I freakin love the terrorist hunt in that game. Man that game makes me want Rainbow Six right now! :]

Started Dragon Age today...holy balls it's so amazing <3
According to wikipedia, that came out in 2007?
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Jan 1 2015, 10:17 PM
Death by EMP
Dec 29 2014, 08:20 AM
Favorite
Insurgency
As a former Ghost Recon addict this really hits the spot. It has many differences from Ghost Recon but still feels similar but I think that is for the better. I've only had about 30 hours so far with it as my graphics card unfortunately died in the middle of the year and I only just replaced it, but man is it great. I can already tell it's going to sit right next to Counter Strike as my go to FPS.
Dude, yes!! That game was so damn awesome. I didn't even hear about it until it was super cheap during the Steam Summer Sale. Definitely agree about a Ghost Recon vibe (not the newer ones...) in multiplayer, and I freakin love the terrorist hunt in that game. Man that game makes me want Rainbow Six right now! :]

Started Dragon Age today...holy balls it's so amazing <3
According to wikipedia, that came out in 2007?
It was originally a Source mod turned into a standalone game this year (That is if you don't count early access as coming out).
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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
7) Drakengard 3
If I loved Nier would I like this game? I keep hearing bad things about it though even from Nier fans :[ I've never played Drakengard before and tbh I'm not even sure why that game gets compared to Nier everywhere? lol.
I thought it was an awesome game honestly. It's not exactly like NIER or anything but no game is really. I'd say the Hack-n-Slash bits are 'kind of' reminiscent of NIER in how they feel smooth but slightly clunky at the same time.

Mostly it's the music, graphics, and overall ethereal atmosphere that is similar. The rest of the gameplay is like on rails dragon shooting I guess like a Panzer Dragoon game.

I liked it mostly for the Hack-N-Slash combat, music, story, and just general presentation/feeling which includes the health and compass/map looking pretty much just like NIER. The flying stuff was frustrating at times but not a deal breaker.

It's probably about an 8.5/10 for me. Comparatively I'd rate NIER 10/10. That game is virtually perfect for what it went for....totally nailed the bullseye but reviewers couldn't get past the graphics and the ever so slightly awkward feeling controls .

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Jan 1 2015, 02:17 PM
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Dec 30 2014, 01:35 PM
7) Drakengard 3
If I loved Nier would I like this game? I keep hearing bad things about it though even from Nier fans :[ I've never played Drakengard before and tbh I'm not even sure why that game gets compared to Nier everywhere? lol.
I thought it was an awesome game honestly. It's not exactly like NIER or anything but no game is really. I'd say the Hack-n-Slash bits are 'kind of' reminiscent of NIER in how they feel smooth but slightly clunky at the same time.

Mostly it's the music, graphics, and overall ethereal atmosphere that is similar. The rest of the gameplay is like on rails dragon shooting I guess like a Panzer Dragoon game.

I liked it mostly for the Hack-N-Slash combat, music, story, and just general presentation/feeling which includes the health and compass/map looking pretty much just like NIER. The flying stuff was frustrating at times but not a deal breaker.

It's probably about an 8.5/10 for me. Comparatively I'd rate NIER 10/10. That game is virtually perfect for what it went for....totally nailed the bullseye but reviewers couldn't get past the graphics and the ever so slightly awkward feeling controls .

Maybe I should finally play nier... XD I've owned it for years, never played past the tutorial lol
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Dec 7 2014, 05:09 PM
Post em up, bitches! What are yours? 10 favorites, and 5 stinkers. I didn't play Dragon Age or Smash Bros and probably won't get to this year. I'm also going to avoid remakes/remasters.

Best

1.) Forza Horizon 2
2.) Bayonetta 2
3.) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
4.) World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
5.) Assassins Creed Unity
6.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
7.) Sunset Overdrive
8.) Wolfenstein: The New Order
9.) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
10.) Mario Kart 8

Worst

1.) FF13: Lightning Returns...I bought the $150 collectors edition too, ugh :[
2.) Destiny
3.) Murdered Soul Suspect
4.) inFamous: Second Son
5.) TitanFall

Honorable mentions to Shadow of Mordor, Hyrule Warriors, and PvZ Garden Warfare since those games are fucking awesome! :]
I'm glad it's not just me that thinks Titanfall was one of the worst releases last year.

That game was so over-hyped, it got boring incredibly quickly and I was so disappointed because I went along with all of the pre release hype and was expecting something much much more fun :(
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^ It was great for a week! lol. I'm more surprised some Youtubers like that game but give Call of Duty shit when it's literally COD with robots and 80% less content.
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just realized, omfg garden warfare came out last year? gah I gotta keep track of games I love through the start of the year, that one was fantastic
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Feb 10 2015, 05:25 PM
^ It was great for a week! lol. I'm more surprised some Youtubers like that game but give Call of Duty shit when it's literally COD with robots and 80% less content.
Yeah there's still quite a number of people I know still playing it, not really sure why though :D
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