Many highly anticipated releases in 2014 failed to live up to their hype. There were several big games that did deliver on their promises, though. As usual, there were a few surprises too. Here's a list of some of the best games that 2014 has brought us so far.
Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.
DS2 was fine. While there was a bit of recycling assets or ideas for bosses, it was a bigger more open Dark Souls. The Fume knight boss is one of the hardest bosses in the series until Sekiro and Elden Ring were released.
The problem with Dark Souls 2 was the same problem when a different director takes over for a sequel to an outstanding movie. It typically (there are exceptions) doesn’t have the feel and vision of the previous movie.
I wouldn’t say Dark Souls 2 is terrible. Had Dark Souls 1 never been a thing and we got this, I think it would have been praised more. The problem is it didn’t have the Miyazaki touch to it and felt pretty derivative. The soundtrack is a banger though.
I like DS 2, might even be my favorite of the 3. But it's a hard sell, there's so many obscure things you need to do to make it an enjoyable experience. So always find it hard to recommend, but it is worth the trouble.
TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."
The Nerd Stash: “Whether you’re here to gloat about your victories or to see what the fuss is about, we present to you the hardest bosses in the Souls series.”
Since the article is divided into 5 pages, when it can easily fit on one, im going to post the picks from the article (saves you from having to click).
1. South Park TSOT
2. Hearthstone
3. Towerfall Ascension
4. Dark Souls 2
5. Mario Kart 8
Other than Infamous and South Park, no game has been overly impressive in 2014 (so far).
Man, websites really need to stop with adding multiple pages. It makes users of Internet not want to visit websites like these ever again
The top 5 I've played this year so far would be:
5. Titanfall
4. Transistor
3. Watch Dogs
2. Infamous: Second Son
1. Dark Souls 2
Just started playing Wolfenstein and it's pretty good so far even though it kinda started slow.
1. Child of Light
2. Titanfall
3. South Park
4. Dark Souls 2
5. Infamous SS
HM: Wolfenstein, Watch_Dogs
Judging by what I played
1. Dark Souls 2
2. Wolfenstein
3. South Park
4. Titanfall
5. Child of Light (only here because i have played very few 2014 games)
Perhaps when I play Bravely Default on my new 2DS that will be my 5th