The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2014, the in-between year

Some great games debuted in 2014, but I feel like it was an in-between year. Last year, the previous generation of consoles peaked and the next-generation consoles debuted. This year, more big titles were supposed to arrive. But some highly anticipated games like Evolve, Dying Light, and The Order: 1886 slipped into 2015.

That made it seem like 2014 was actually a disappointment compared to 2013, when titles such as The Last of Us and BioShock Infinite held me spellbound. I am glad that my pick for my favorite game of the year, Watch Dogs, made it out the door after more than five years of development. But I’d hate to think that every big game has to take that long to complete. I also don’t want to criticize the developers who did ship some beautiful games this year. I hope to use my visibility to encourage and inspire developers to make awesome games on every platform.