Brawl for the Wii made some questionable decisions. Nintendo always does a good job with the fighting series, but the makers of Super Smash Bros. For a group of my friends, it helps hold us together. Image Credit: Nintendo Community manager Mike Minotti It’s clear now that Respawn didn’t dethrone Call of Duty in terms of sales or market share, but it’s done enough to satisfy my need for something new in a space that had grown stale. Whether it’s tweaks to the user interface or big changes like adding a co-op mode, Titanfall improved sharply from March to December. And the best part is that Respawn worked to make the game better over the last nine months. I’m still playing it - I’ve spent 4 days, 10 hours, and 48 minutes riding around in mechs, running on walls, and shooting enemies in midair in a smart revision of multiplayer deathmatch since its March 11 release.Įven the lack of a true single-player campaign doesn’t bug me because the online game is so well crafted. The sci-fi shooter from developer Respawn, a studio composed of the people who created Call of Duty, hit early in the year. And that’s a shame, because it really is wonderful. And Dark Souls II seems like it left a lot of fans wondering where the real followup to Dark Souls is.īut I think Titanfall was the game with the most hype that ended up fizzling out the most with fans. Destiny has its fans, but it has just as many detractors. No one (except Dean) is talking about Watch Dogs anymore. It feels like a lot of games came out only to instantly disappear in 2014 (at least in terms of the Game of the Year discussion). Game of the Year: Titanfall (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC) Image Credit: Electronic Arts Reporter Jeff Grubb Throw in a gripping story, customizable characters, and multitudes of weapons and spells and you have the best role-playing experience of the year. Following in the grand tradition of Baldur’s Gate and the classic games of the Infinity Engine, you could play with friends over a network - but Larian made this even better with online co-op, enabling you party up with others, be they down the street - or across the globe.
By using the tools around them, your party could make even the most difficult battle scenarios manageable.Īnd one of the best aspects is its multiplayer.
A pool of oil turns into a handy fireball with even the most meager of flames. A cold spell may leave a foe in its icy grip, turned into an immobile punching bag. Longtime Divinity developer Larian Studios found a way to innovate, too, creating a combat system in which players can use the elements against their foes (or accidentally hurt themselves). And it’s not only the first of these to release to its supporters and fans, but it also may be the best of the three - and the greatest twist on top-down RPGs I’ve seen in years. Game of the Year: Divinity: Original Sin (PC, Mac)ĭivinity: Original Sin didn’t cross $1 million in Kickstarter crowdfunding, unlike other old-school role-playing game projects such as Pillars of Eternity, Torment: Tides of Numenera, or Wasteland 2. Image Credit: Jason Wilson/GamesBeat Managing editor Jason Wilson
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