A smattering of new releases shatters our power rankings, as titles like Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Pokemon, and Divinity Original Sin drop completely, in favor of a host of new titles.
10. South Park: The Stick of Truth (11 points, returns) – Like Kenny, this game returns, even though we kill it over and over again.
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (12 points, new) – I think this title was helped by our staff’s love of Nintendo and a hard release date. Toad it up!
8. Assassin’s Creed: Unity (13 points, -1 position change) – This revolution romp drops next month in the thick of a bunch of games. Can’t wait to try the co-op, which looks fantastic.
7. Middle Earth: Shadow of Morder (14 points, -new) – A combination of Batman: Arkham Asylum-style combat with the new nemesis system makes this a can’t-miss title, as well as the most surprisingly good game of 2014.
5 (t). Civilization: Beyond Earth (15 points, +1 position change) – It’s almost here. When this game releases, I may disappear for a while. Don’t wait up.
5 (t). Alien Isolation (15 points, -1 position change) – Sneaky Alien. You’ll never find me here… ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
4. Forza Horizon 2 (16 points, new, 1 first place vote) – I’d write something interesting here, but I’m upset that my friend’s avatar just drove me off the road. Again.
3. Destiny (20 points, -1 position change,1 first place vote) – This title splits our staff. A couple think it’s fantastic. The rest think Bungie has a long way to go to make this the title we were promised.
2. Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (24 points, +1 position changee) – Second place on our list with no first place votes. A great game, and right now, the ultimate consensus second choice.
1. Titanfall (32 points, no change, 2 first place votes) – Titanfall survives the release of a bunch of great games, and maintains its hold on first place. Some solid post release content and good changes have helped. Maybe Destiny can learn some lessons there.
If you had to predict your top 10 list at the end of 2014, what would it look like? Let us know in the comments below.
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