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Personal GOTY 2014

*Disclaimer*

I rarely buy games new..I just can't afford it. I tend to buy them 1+ year after release and second hand. Thus some of these games will be from years past but I only played them this year.

This year I had the great luck to be given a new PC (due to my laptop dying on me) that could actually run modern games. I also picked up a pre-owned PS4 which I later managed to sell for a profit of about the same that I paid for it originally.

My most used system was probably my Vita followed by Ps3. I'm glad that Sony seems to allow development of Vita ports alongside Ps3/Ps4 games as I don't really want to buy any more consoles in the near future. I intend to stick with the Wii U and Vita/3ds going forward as far as consoles.

First Edit: DA:I comes off the list because it no longer works on my system post patch. I don't really care about excuses etc, this is an automatic disqualification. Replacement? Super Punch Out

Second Edit: Late Arrivals - Weapon Shop de Omasse kicks out Destiny, Phantasy Star Online 2 kicks out Second Son.

List items

  • (Wii U)

    Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only person that gets the joke. As much as MGS is a parody of 80s action and spy films, Bayonetta is a parody of DMC. Nothing in this game is serious..apart from the combat system. A refinement of Bayonetta (and as such far easier..especially with wicked weave attacks) this keeps the tongue in cheek style but covers it in Audrey Hepburn chic. The haircut + Moon River..hilarious. I can understand that people may find Bayonetta offensive or simply don't get the joke..but I think they're confusing the real offenders with pure parody, which is a shame.

  • (pc)

    Co-Op power house but boring as hell to play alone. D3 essentially allowed Dudeglove to wax lyrical on the state of Russia, Ukraine, Pando media, Media itself, Dan Ryckert and others, Destiny, cats..well lets just say it was a great excuse for a Skype conversation and talking about how much better D2 was. I think I sank 100+ hours into D3 so it must be doing SOMETHING right..I just don't know what it is.

  • (PC)

    Take Batman, sprinkle some Assassin's Creed, a hefty dose of Middle Earth bollocks and add the Nemesis system and you have a fun open world murder fest..just don't think too much about Orc oppression and kissing your wife. Some work could have been done on the script (considering it was by RDR's writer a LOT more could have been done) but it was fun and that's what counts. Also poetry spitting orcs trying to kill you is worth the entry alone.

  • (Vita)

    As you will see I have a love for Visual Novels. Danganronpa is a great visual novel (especially on the Vita which lacks translated VNs) but I don't really enjoy the 'game' part. It tries to evolve the Ace Attorney trial system but just over complicates it. It also suffers from the same 'you must answer the question this way' problems as the Ace Attorney games..which as a trained Lawyer can make you twitch. As with P4 it's really the murder mystery and characters that make the game worth playing.

  • (PC)

    Thank god for low PC prices. Shinji Mikami's Evil 'totally not RE4' Within is..well the evolution of his previous Survival Horror game whose name escapes me. It's clear that TLOU had quite the impression on Mikami during production and for me the Stealth sequences are probably my favourite parts of the game (and I don't like TLOU). Unfortunately the chronological mess of the plot and the need for 'The Assignment' DLC to clarify exactly what happened puts a damper on some fun gunplay and trap setting. I had no problems with either frame rate or FOV/Black bars but YMMV.

  • I didn't have a SNES growing up..In fact I don't know anyone who did at the time. The Gameboy was the only Nintendo console I had since a brief rental of a NES by my brother back in '91..lasted an hour or something. Anyway I have only recently been able to get around to playing some old SNES games and so far Super Punch Out is my favourite. A simple arcade game with surprising depth and great graphics and character design..it scratches my Hajime No Ippo itch while being straight up fun. Remember when games were fun?

  • (DS)

    Finally (Sic) playing the DS version of a game I have started more than once only to have save data disappear on my psp. Generally I'm in the '2d sprite or fuck off' camp having grown up in the early 90s of Megadrive and SNES games..but I really like the models and the way the camera angles allow scenes to be framed differently in this remake. It's a tough game but it's still one of the better FFs.

  • (PC)

    Remember I said I grew up back in the early 90s with the Megadrive? Well this game brought back all the best memories of Saaanic, Megaman, Ristar, Gunstar Heroes..all in one game. Multiple characters that all play differently, wonderful sprite work, great music..it's got it all. With sonic the way he is these days (despite the obvious GOTY Sonic Boom) this is as worthy a successor as we're ever going to get. Demo is available so check it out..please..

  • Dark horse coming in at the end of the year.

    A rhythm game with a fantastic premise (blacksmith in an RPG) with some nice touches..all for the sale price of $3-4.

  • (Wii/DS)

    Ugh..it's Centre for god's sake.

    Anyway returning to this game reminds you that somewhere, out in the mists of time, are people willing to make different and interesting games/genres. Essentially Operation using the wii controls or DS touchpad this game uses the controls brilliantly. Why this series hasn't been revived with the Wii U controller is beyond my reasoning. Nintendo understand that not ever game has to be a shooter or RPG. Sort it out Atlus.

  • (PC)

    I spent the first part of the summer trying to get into DOTA style games in fact there's a lengthy blog series about it. League was what I ended up mostly playing but after a month or so I'd had enough. People take it way too seriously. Thus for my next 'Learning to do something video game related' I went in search of the bullet hell zen state..ie how the fuck do I play these games on anything remotely higher than normal? From Tohou to Hellsinker to eXceed..I tried many of the bullet hell games. Shikigami no Shiro ended up being my favourite. Apart from the cool Clamp/X style concept (I love X/1999 okay) I really enjoyed the risk/reward system of powering up your shot with grazes ie bullets almost hitting you. The multiple characters and crazy boss battles helped. Tohou still has the best music though..

  • (Vita)

    I love my Vita. Complaints regarding Indie ports baffle me given the ability to take the game anywhere and play it at any time. Isaac is a game that you can pick up, play for 10 mins and then go do something else. As a dual stick shooter it kinda sucks. As a rogue game it's pretty good. I don't really like the aesthetics but the sum is greater than all the parts.

  • (Wii U)

    I have no deep love for Zelda..well that's not true I think Zelda is the best character in Zelda and should be the damn protagonist once in a while..especially as Shiek or whatever she's called. Anyway Hyrule Warriors does a great job of mixing both Dynasty Warriors and Zelda together. The combat and crafting are kind of simple compared to a later entry in this list but the colourful world more than makes up for it. It's a beautiful looking game with a wonderful soundtrack - even if the chest opening thing wears out it's welcome by the second go around. They also need to not just lock you in to one character during some of the missions..after Warrior Orochi 3 that just sucks.

  • (PC)

    Another game that would work wonderfully on a handheld.

    What a great game. I can survive up to very hard if I'm lucky but I've only unlocked one extra character..yet I will still dive in to a game if I have time to spare. Once again the clever risk/reward pattern with when you trigger the boss and which items you pick up.

  • oh the FTP action MMO hunting style game that would be very popular in the west that will probably never be released in the west.

    I accidentally extended my favourite Katana and now I can't use it till I level higher..time to switch classes

  • (Ps3)

    The best of the Musou sub-genre..unsurprising given it's Capcom. Featuring my favourite Troy Baker performance as Mitsunari 'IEYASU I WILL KILL YOU...IEYASUUUUUUU' x 3000 I just really love the combat systems and how colourful the game is. Sure it feels like half a game given that Utage adds so much more..but if you like Musou games and just, madness..give it a go.

  • (PS3)

    Ahh, the world we live in..I can download Guilty Gear from HK PSN and it's in English...lets try the dub....

    GAAAAAAAAAH

    Anyway..rarely have I seen anything as beautiful as GGxrd in motion. The fluidity, the action, the...RIDE ZE LIGHTNING.

    Danger Time is a questionable mechanic and the story mode is just a 3 hour VN - fine by me - but it's nice to have GG back.

    Now..Where's Jam?

  • (Ps4)

    oooooooooooh boy. As a game it's great..well perhaps as a taste of the Phantom Pain would be a better way of putting it..but Jesus, Kojima went OTT with Paz. Unlike Bayonetta that was something to be concerned about..even if it was mostly hidden away in tapes. Also blocking the last scene on streaming was hilarious.

  • (PC)

    What started out as an experiment for me grew into a video series and a podcast before dying a horrible and painful death when I just went 'Nope' on a Tuesday morning and un-installed the game. I met some great people on here due to the game but also learnt that I'm really not the competitive type. Again, thanks to Adam and Chris for joining me on that long summer road.

  • (PC/PS4)

    Same as League really..just..too much grinding and repetition. Fun for a while then the seams being to show.
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