The end is nigh… for 2014 that is! Toxicity, industry drama, disappointments, messy launches and bugs aside, it was a solid year for gaming I reckon. I’d like to think that every single gamer – regardless of their platform of choice – got to play a bunch of rad titles over the past 12 months. Want to take a quick stroll down memory lane? Check out this montage which sums up gaming in 2014.
It was put together by YouTube user Malcolm Klock, and clocks in at just under two minutes (via Game Informer)
2014 has been an intense time for games. It has been a year of big delays, messy launches, and non-stop controversy. It has also been a year in which both AAA and indie developers produced innumerable games that overflowed with both artistry and ambition. This is a celebration of their work, and hopefully a re-affirmation that video games are something worth believing in.
These are by no means the only great games from 2014. Your favorite game isn’t missing because I don’t think it is worthy… more likely it just didn’t edit together well with the rest or had to go to keep it under 2 minutes. I also attempted to give some screen time to overachieving indies that deserve the attention, rather than trying to cram in every major release.
How many titles did he pack into that video? Oh, just 70 or so! Here they are, in order of appearance:
- Dark Souls 2
- The Banner Saga
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Infamous: Second Son
- DriveClub
- Destiny
- Forza Horizon 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
- Assassin’s Creed: Unity
- Sunset Overdrive
- This War of Mine
- Far Cry 4
- The Evil Within
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- D4
- Mario Kart 8
- P.T.
- Child of Light
- Broken Age
- Dreamfall Chapters Reborn
- Never Alone
- Shovel Knight
- Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Valiant Hearts
- Tales from the Borderlands
- Strider
- Super Smash Bros Wii U
- Bayonetta 2
- Titanfall
- The Sims 4
- Little Big Planet 3
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Monument Valley
- FIFA 15
- Trials Fusion
- Mountain
- Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphhire
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- Goat Simulator
- Transistor
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
- Hearthstone
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
- The Crew
- The Evil Within
- EA Sports UFC
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
- MLB 14 The Show
- Madden 15
- NHL 15
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Bravely Default
- Tales of Xillia 2
- Hyrule Warriors
- Alien: Isolation
- THIEF
- Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Divinity: Original Sin
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
- Watch Dogs
- NBA 2K15
- The Legend of Korra
- Lords of the Fallen
There are some real goodies above. What were your favourite games from 2014? We will have our say soon enough, and you can expect our annual game awards in the next few days.
Last Updated: December 10, 2014
Skyblue
December 10, 2014 at 21:51
Wot, no Halo? Very cool video.
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:13
Yeah, there’s a couple they missed.
Captain JJ glitterati fantasti
December 11, 2014 at 07:14
Makes me proud to be a gamer.
Derrich Schleich
December 11, 2014 at 07:18
I want the song’s name 😛
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:13
Apartment Story – The National XD
Rags
December 11, 2014 at 10:52
Darude – Sandstorm
Victor "Vicky" Moolman
December 11, 2014 at 07:30
I got some gamer tears, this video is awesome
Rock789
December 11, 2014 at 07:32
I’m Commander Rock, and this is my favourite video on LG! 🙂
Norm (@e3zype3zy)
December 11, 2014 at 07:39
Wicked video. Give him a bottle of Bells.
Wardonkey
December 11, 2014 at 07:45
Wow, that makes an awesome wishlist. Wish i had a rich relative to send it to.
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 11, 2014 at 07:53
My favourite is definitely The Crew because it’s the only one I’ve played. Unless the beta doesn’t count. In which case, none lol.
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 07:54
Moer, just realised…..I have not played ANY 2014 games in 2014…..
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 11, 2014 at 07:57
The only one of those I even have on the old backlog is Divinity Original Sin, because I backed the Kickstarter.
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:11
I played :
Dark Souls 2
Infamous: Second Son
Destiny
Far Cry 4
The Evil Within
P.T.
Child of Light
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Valiant Hearts
Strider
Super Smash Bros Wii U
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
The Evil Within
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Watch Dogs
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 08:12
Oh that’s right, I got WD, but still waiting on the OOBI-patch to fix it
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:16
lol
ToshZA
December 11, 2014 at 08:13
Damn. All I played was Child of Light, The Sims 4, and Hearthstone.
Also got The Legend of Korra for my gf.
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 08:13
I got D3 RoS, does that count?
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:13
Played that too, and others not on the list. 😀
Brady miaau
December 11, 2014 at 08:29
And, lest we forget, Destiny
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 08:34
It’s third on the list 😛
Quo Vadis?
December 11, 2014 at 10:41
do you have a daytime job, boet? XD
btw, you mentioned evil within twice. tsk, tsk LOL
Hammersteyn
December 11, 2014 at 11:02
oops.
Guest
December 11, 2014 at 08:14
This makes me proud to be a gamer.
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 08:15
You already said that glitteratus fantasticus
Marcus
December 11, 2014 at 09:07
Did you just call him a c***?
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 09:08
Hahaha, not quite. It was JJ commenting twice on the same article, however, he deleted the comment, so his name is now as “Guest”
BUT I SHALL NEVARRR FORGET
😛
Marcus
December 11, 2014 at 09:30
Damn, hoped to learn a new colorful way to call one that…
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 09:35
Bosmossel? Snortjoppie? Steak wat vir die pad kyk? Baardpie?
Marcus
December 11, 2014 at 09:41
Snortjoppie…. I laughed way to hard at that!
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 09:45
XD
Admiral Chief BellatorMachina
December 11, 2014 at 09:45
Kwaffel is also a classic
Quo Vadis?
December 11, 2014 at 10:40
V-bone steak?
oVg elfroot slayer
December 11, 2014 at 09:17
If one looks at the amount of creativity in that video montage, one can say without a doubt that this medium is a FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
If I could go back in time to when people were playing PONG not even half a generation ago, and showed them this montage, they would be in total SHOCK.
Marcus
December 11, 2014 at 09:33
I think they should take a year and just remaster old games. 1st on my list: Heart of Darkness, 2nd Abes Oddesy
oVg elfroot slayer
December 11, 2014 at 09:37
I think Abes Oddesy HD is still in the works.
You have a point considering many of today’s gamers were born in the 00s and never got to experience half of the magic. Like films I see many many remastered versions over the next 5 years as the technology is meeting uncanny Vally in there is no point in advancing the hardware for the next 10-15 years. They still need to get 60fps and 4k right.
Gustav Willem Diedericks
December 11, 2014 at 19:37
I had difficulty differentiating the games from any of the past few years. Felt like I was watching a similar video for games in 2008