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Game of the Year 2014: The Gamer's Lounge Picks

The crew of The Gamer’s Lounge has gotten together and discussed our game of the year picks. To some of us, our GOTY candidates were epic 60 hour RPGs, for others it was new IPs destined to change the face of gaming, and for some of us our choices were games that flew under the radar. 2014 was truly a great year for gaming for every platform.

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OmegaShen3401d ago

Destiny is so GOTY, its still getting more players (which kind of a shock).

kube003401d ago

They must be doing something right

EnzoLuca3401d ago

No, lots of people are doing something wrong

Jovahkiin3401d ago

I can't decide between Farcry 4 (40 hours) or Dragon Age Inquisition (50 hours)

Both are masterpieces in their respective genres.

JediHunter663401d ago

Destiny should not even be close to being considered a GotY candidate when there's a plethora of better choices out there.

UnHoly_One3401d ago (Edited 3401d ago )

Agreed. I played a lot of games this year and I would put Destiny at or very near the bottom.

CorndogBurglar3401d ago (Edited 3401d ago )

The thing is, Destiny has the ability to keep millions of people interested even months after it released.

That isn't easy to do. Despite its flaws, it definitely has a HUGE following.

Does it deserve game of the year? I don't know. It would be close for me, as no other game has kept me interested for 4 months on end. I mean, its all i play. So that in itself is huge for me. Its just that fun.

But I do recognize that games like Shadow of Mordor or Dragon Age Inquisition probably deserve GOTY more, simply because they are better made games with much more content. But then again, you have to go back to staying power. Even though SoM and Dragon Age have more content, how many people are still going to be playing those games 4 months after they beat them?

So its tough for me.

Omnisonne3401d ago

How people can play the same 3 generic missions and strikes for this long is beyond me

From my experience Destiny is addicting in a bad way, and somehow that addiction shrouds people from thinking straight and seeing the game for what it really is; cut content DLCs on top of a DLC, with really repetitive gameplay and a fractured storyline that I can hardly remember.

Apologies for the gloom and doom.. I wont stop anyone from playing it if they want to but, the game seems built around addiction/exploit and nothing else. Rather than earning a playerbase with high quality content.

EnzoLuca3401d ago

Having clocked more then 200hrs into De$tiny i can no longer stand it

Locking off content for dlc and then charging 50% of the original price of the game for it has left a mighty sour taste in my mouth

And im not even going to mention the updates to the game that have reduced exotics to mere blue rarity weapons and a new convoluted currency system

Also Xur f**k you

Spotie3401d ago

Since when is $15 half of $60?

And... you've spent 200 freaking hours. You got your money's worth, and then some.

Oschino19073401d ago

The dlc expansion was $19.99 or $34.99 for the season pass.

EnzoLuca3401d ago

£40 full game
£20 dlc
Other currencies/countries exist btw

CorndogBurglar3401d ago (Edited 3401d ago )

How many other games have you played for over 200 hours? Its obviously doing something right to keep you playing that long. If you had said like 80 or 90 hours then I would understand that maybe you wanted to be sure to get your money's worth, or you wanted to experience everything. But you played 100 hours more than that lol. Do you mean to tell me that during that extra 100 hours you weren't having fun? Come on now, no one would play that long if they weren't enjoying it.

Like I said, it definitely has its flaws. But the fact that people like it enough to put so much time into it says a lot. Especially with its flaws.

Also, 20 is not half of 60.

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Far Cry 20th Anniversary Celebration

Far Cry debuted on March 23, 2004, meaning that next week, it will have been 20 years since Jack Carver first washed up on the shore of a tropical paradise teeming with hostile mercenaries.

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DefenderOfDoom235d ago

Played and enjoyed Far Cry, Far Cry 3 and 4 campaigns .

-Foxtrot34d ago

4 wasn’t so bad

Pagan Min was pretty entertaining

Skuletor34d ago

Yeah, 4 was good, was hard choosing which Golden Dawn member to side with, when they were both pieces of sh!t.
I've beaten all the main entries except 2 and 6, ended up uninstalling 6 to download something else instead.

Profchaos35d ago

I'd love a far cry pack with the original PC game (not the half assed port on ps360) instincts, predator even a port of far cry 2 to modern consoles back when these games had their own identity and weren't far cry 3 cut and pastel

Demetrius34d ago

Still one of my most favorite franchises along with assassins creed

banger8834d ago (Edited 34d ago )

Same here, I don't know why these games get so much hate. I've thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them, with only a couple of exceptions. I wish they'd hurry up and announce Far Cry 7. The only thing I'm concerned about is the rumoured time limit.

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Dragon Age: Inquisition Retro Review – A Nostalgic Leap Short Of Legendary

Dragon Age: Inquisition, developed by BioWare, is the third installment in the cherished Dragon Age series. It represents a major evolution from its predecessor, Dragon Age II, incorporating elements that were well-loved in the original Dragon Age: Origins but also introducing new features that stand on their own. While Inquisition improves upon Dragon Age II in many respects, it falls short of the exceptional standards set by Origins.

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Nyxus86d ago

I have Fire Emblem Fates LE, the European one. Not sure if it's as valuable as the US version, but it certainly was in high demand.

Chevalier86d ago

Don't think the European one would be as valuable since it's not region free. I got mine box and all and all those Yokai Watch games

Nyxus86d ago

I also have some of the Yokai Watch games, but also the PAL versions which don't seem to be that valuable.

Chocoburger86d ago

Its not often I actually have games on the 'most expensive list' but I do own Rhythm Thief and Layton vs. Ace Attorney. I believe both of them are sealed as well.

Chevalier85d ago

Nice! Hopefully they re-release the Layton games on the Switch. Surprised they haven't already