The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2014!
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It's been tricky for some of us to remember the games of 2014. Was it because it was so long ago or because they weren't that memorable in the first place?
Now our votes have been cast, and we've already broken a record, the total amount of games nominated: 96 games, from 40 voters!
Thanks to everyone who voted, 35-40 voters is definitely the sweet spot we need to reach to have a meaningful ranking so I'm glad we made it!
Let's begin the countdown!
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#1. Shovel Knight
#2. Wolfenstein: The New Order
#3. South Park: The Stick of Truth
#4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
#5. Bayonetta 2#6. Dragon Age: Inquisition
#7. Dark Souls II
#8. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
#9. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
#10. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc#11. Alien: Isolation
#12. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
#13. P.T.
#14. Transistor
#15. Infamous Second Son#16. The Evil Within
#17. Divinity: Original Sin
#18. Mario Kart 8
#19. The Banner Saga
#20. Child of Light#21. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
#22. Hearthstone
#23. Destiny
#24. Valiant Hearts: The Great War
#25. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
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#25. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire - 8 points
Votes
#1: 0
#2: 1 (RARMSTAR)
#3: 1 (thenerdtheword)
#4: 0
HM: 1 (Fridge-man)Information
Release date: November 21 [US], November 28 [EU]
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Role-playing
Platform(s): Nintendo 3DSLinks
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I haven't really cared for Pokemon games in a while, but best gen is best gen
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I didn't play those remakes, but I played the original Ruby long after the fact, after playing Diamond on DS, so going back felt rough! The remakes look great though.
I'd be super excited for a Diamond/Pearl remake next (hopefully on Switch and not 3DS), because that was the gen that got me back into Pokémon and added tons of quality-of-life improvements (the touch-screen alone was a godsend).
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Also, forgot to mention: I'll include links to the GT Reviews for each game, make sure to check them out, it's a great nostalgia blast!
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I totally forgot when those even came out.
I mean, Sapphire is my favorite pokemon game (mostly because it's the one that I played when I was 11) and even as one of the few people that actually really enjoyed XY apparently I still couldn't get into those remakes beyond the "oh it's the game I like but in 3D I guess" factor. Still better than Moon. I honestly kinda hated that game and never even finished it, never even touched Ultra Moon.
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I guess I'm the weirdo who considers Gen 3 my least favorite. Getting through Ruby/Sapphire the first time, some time after it originally came out, was a struggle but I finished it. I tried to replay it, shortly before Alpha and Omega were announced, and just could not get through it again. I still picked up Alpha Sapphire and again found myself unable to stay engaged. I eventually stopped right after the battle to capture Kyogre and haven't picked it up since. Still glad it got an updated release though since a lot of fans do love it :)
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Because of the way I think people "remember" Pokemon games in relation to others in the same year, I'm kinda surprise to see one on this list. I always got the idea, aside from a couple of specific instances, that they kind of get forgotten after each proceeding generation.
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I must not have looked at the list very well since I forgot about pokemon. WHOOPS. Oh well. I'm SURE Luftrausers will get on the list. hahaha ;-;7
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The original Sapphire was the very last Pokémon game I both bought and played. I have had no interest in the series since then, so I never tried this one.
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Finally this thread is here! :D Been waiting excitingly! Here we go folks
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@parasitepaladin I was so close to including Luftrausers on my list. Instead went with other obscure games that probably won't make it either! :)
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It was a good remake but not good enough for my list.
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Probably influenced a bit by my recent playthrough of it, but out of what I've played from 2014 it's my #2.
Thought the 'DexNav' feature was something really cool and innovative that made the act of searching for and catching Pokémon a lot more interesting - wish they'd kept it/built on it for Sun/Moon. Heart Gold/Soul Silver are still the top-tier in terms of Pokémon re-makes, but I'll always remember ORAS fondly :)
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Another countdown!!! Sweet (Now if EZA can hit their $46K goal......).
Anyway: Gen 3 Pokemon is the last gen where I enjoyed the games. Starting with Diamond and Pearl, there's a lot I just didn't like about them, so I only identify with the first three sets of games. Also, I'm not a fan of the remakes because of several design choices (plus I don't have the series), so I haven't played these.
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@tokeeffe9 said in The EZA Community Top 25 Best of 2014!:
@parasitepaladin I was so close to including Luftrausers on my list. Instead went with other obscure games that probably won't make it either! :)
It was a year of niche games for me. I only expect two of mine to make it.
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I actually watched the GT Review of this recently because I had just finished Soul Silver and wanted to see what that remake was like. I was pretty surprised. Soul Silver changes a lot of stuff but in general it's the same game, whereas ORAS seems so so different from the originals.
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This year was pretty lacking for me, I didn't play too many new or big releases this year, so like many, my lists has a good amount of smaller games on it.
@tokeeffe9 I feel the pain, brother.
@Sheria I understand that completely! I wonder where my #1 will end up!
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I didn't even know there's a Pokemon game that year.
