We are just hours away from closing out 2014 and what a year is has been! I've had a lot of ups and downs writing on this blog this year, scribbling to cover breaking E3 stories to the slow crawl of pre-Christmas season madness. If you've stuck around and enjoyed what you've read, then I'll have even bigger and better things coming in 2015! With that said, we saw a lot of great games, some much better than others, but a small handful made my top favorites of 2014. (This is, of course, just my personal opinion and there were plenty of great titles that debuted this year, both from large companies and indie developers)
3. Destiny
Destiny, the highly anticipated new Bungie title, that angered Xbox fans and brought plenty of Sony fans joy, is a highly addictive first person action title that doesn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Aside from it's first expansion released weeks ago, the game that launched September 9th, was also the most expensive developed title as well as the most pre-ordered new intellectual property in gaming history. Along side this and Bungies plans to keep this title rolling out new content for the next decade, gamers have a lot to look forward to in this fast paced and action packed shooter title.
2. Super smash bros for the Wii U and 3DS
If anyone tells you there was a more anticipated title this year, they're probably lying. Super Smash Bro's debuted this fall to not just one, but two separate console, boasting an expansive roster and an assortment of various and over the top levels to keep players fighting for hours. Each version featured sightly different features like the solo mode on the handheld and the monopoly-esque board for the Wii U console version. Nintendo also added two modes, a For Fun and For Glory, allowing players to take a more casual approach to online play vs. bring thrown into straight matchmaking. Between all the Nintendo Directs, Sakurais daily pics, and even the launch of Nintendo's Amiibo figures, fans were constantly waiting week after week for these titles and the wait certainly paid off. There's even a bonus returning fighter for gamers that have both the 3DS and Wii U versio0n due to make his debut this spring.
1. Sunset Overdrive
A game I had a lot of faith in from the start, I immediately loved everything about this years underdog title, Insomniac Games, creators of the Resistance series and one of my all time favorite series, Ratchet and Clank, created a punk, high intensity, future apocalyptic title with all kinds of substance. The hilarious one liners, the insane fights, maniacal bosses and arsenal just added to this third-person shooter The game play is addictive, the sound track is awesome and the games ending itself is both sweet and hilarious. Honestly, one of the best games I've played in at least the last 5 years and I went so far as to get the bundle for it. If there's one game you need to catch from 2014, it's definitely this creative and hilarious title.
3. Destiny
Destiny, the highly anticipated new Bungie title, that angered Xbox fans and brought plenty of Sony fans joy, is a highly addictive first person action title that doesn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Aside from it's first expansion released weeks ago, the game that launched September 9th, was also the most expensive developed title as well as the most pre-ordered new intellectual property in gaming history. Along side this and Bungies plans to keep this title rolling out new content for the next decade, gamers have a lot to look forward to in this fast paced and action packed shooter title.
2. Super smash bros for the Wii U and 3DS
If anyone tells you there was a more anticipated title this year, they're probably lying. Super Smash Bro's debuted this fall to not just one, but two separate console, boasting an expansive roster and an assortment of various and over the top levels to keep players fighting for hours. Each version featured sightly different features like the solo mode on the handheld and the monopoly-esque board for the Wii U console version. Nintendo also added two modes, a For Fun and For Glory, allowing players to take a more casual approach to online play vs. bring thrown into straight matchmaking. Between all the Nintendo Directs, Sakurais daily pics, and even the launch of Nintendo's Amiibo figures, fans were constantly waiting week after week for these titles and the wait certainly paid off. There's even a bonus returning fighter for gamers that have both the 3DS and Wii U versio0n due to make his debut this spring.
1. Sunset Overdrive
A game I had a lot of faith in from the start, I immediately loved everything about this years underdog title, Insomniac Games, creators of the Resistance series and one of my all time favorite series, Ratchet and Clank, created a punk, high intensity, future apocalyptic title with all kinds of substance. The hilarious one liners, the insane fights, maniacal bosses and arsenal just added to this third-person shooter The game play is addictive, the sound track is awesome and the games ending itself is both sweet and hilarious. Honestly, one of the best games I've played in at least the last 5 years and I went so far as to get the bundle for it. If there's one game you need to catch from 2014, it's definitely this creative and hilarious title.
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