3/1/2022 0 Comments Best indie games 2014In one mission, you might stalk a dozen targets protecting a fortress, then slowly pick them off, hiding their bodies in the shadows. In the first-person shooter from Ubisoft, set in a fictional stand-in for the Himalayan nations, you alternate between quiet hunter and one-man death squad. I am worn down by killing people in video games, and yet much of what makes Far Cry 4 excellent is its inspired approach to murder. Picking just one, definitive game of the year is an impossible task: after all, how do you compare something minimal and refined like Threes to a sprawling epic like Dragon Age? Instead, The Verge staff picked our own personal favorites. This year even proved that licensed video games can be amazing thanks to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Alien: Isolation. 2014 saw the start of exciting new franchises like Destiny, Sunset Overdrive, and Titanfall, while familiar faces including Dragon Age, Far Cry, and Call of Duty all made strong cases for the power of the sequel. and Mario Kart for Wii U, while mobile gaming continued to push forward with the likes of Threes and Monument Valley. Nintendo released two of its best games ever with the new Super Smash Bros. When it comes to video games, much of this year has been overshadowed by Gamergate the movement has hovered over the industry like a dark, ugly cloud, dominating the discussion about games and the people who make them.Īnd that's a shame - because it turns out 2014 was an absolutely amazing year for new video games.
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