A retrospective look at your year in gaming.
Post your game of the year, flop of the year, or any other game of note. A rating rundown of all, most or some of the games you played. Your overall feeling on gaming, or whatever. All in one thread for posterity
Games don't need to be 2014 releases - this is about what you've been playing
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Cheesyboy's 2014 in gaming
Overview:
Built a new entry-level gaming PC at the end of 2013, having had my previous rig for over 11 years (!). I'd obviously not been doing a lot of gaming on my PC previously, and hadn't gamed much at all since about 2010 when my son was born (played a bit of x360 for a couple of years before that). I only get around 10-15 hours per month of gaming time, so like to choose reasonably carefully what I'll be playing.
I've not paid much attention to new releases, as I've got quite a backlog of games to play from so many years of inactivity, and I'm loving Humble Bundles and suchlike for grabbing loads of great games for peanuts
. In fact, I've only played one game this year which was released in 2014 (Gauntlet)
Onto the games:
Game of the Year - FTL
Just superb. Great atmosphere, incredible replay-ability (just one more go...), and fiendishly difficult - after more than 25 hours of playing, I've still not beaten it on Normal mode.
10/10
Honorable mention - Gauntlet
Played the original on C64, thought this looked like it retained the spirit of the original, and wasn't disappointed. It's perhaps a little light on content (playing multiplayer, you'll probably beat it in less than 5 hours), but is an absolute blast to play. Really enjoyed myself with it, and still play from time to time. Content is still being added by the devs.
9/10
Disappointment of the year - Dust: an Elysian Tale
My disappointment of the year. I like the artwork, thought I would like the gameplay, but didn't. Just didn't get into it at all - gave up after 1.5 hours or so. Lots of other people like it, it's not a bad game, but it's just not for me.
4/10
Other games I played:
Post your game of the year, flop of the year, or any other game of note. A rating rundown of all, most or some of the games you played. Your overall feeling on gaming, or whatever. All in one thread for posterity

Games don't need to be 2014 releases - this is about what you've been playing
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Cheesyboy's 2014 in gaming
Overview:
Built a new entry-level gaming PC at the end of 2013, having had my previous rig for over 11 years (!). I'd obviously not been doing a lot of gaming on my PC previously, and hadn't gamed much at all since about 2010 when my son was born (played a bit of x360 for a couple of years before that). I only get around 10-15 hours per month of gaming time, so like to choose reasonably carefully what I'll be playing.
I've not paid much attention to new releases, as I've got quite a backlog of games to play from so many years of inactivity, and I'm loving Humble Bundles and suchlike for grabbing loads of great games for peanuts

Onto the games:
Game of the Year - FTL
Just superb. Great atmosphere, incredible replay-ability (just one more go...), and fiendishly difficult - after more than 25 hours of playing, I've still not beaten it on Normal mode.
10/10
Honorable mention - Gauntlet
Played the original on C64, thought this looked like it retained the spirit of the original, and wasn't disappointed. It's perhaps a little light on content (playing multiplayer, you'll probably beat it in less than 5 hours), but is an absolute blast to play. Really enjoyed myself with it, and still play from time to time. Content is still being added by the devs.
9/10
Disappointment of the year - Dust: an Elysian Tale
My disappointment of the year. I like the artwork, thought I would like the gameplay, but didn't. Just didn't get into it at all - gave up after 1.5 hours or so. Lots of other people like it, it's not a bad game, but it's just not for me.
4/10
Other games I played:
Limbo 9/10
Dustforce 8/10
Mark of the Ninja 8/10
FEAR 8/10
FEAR: Extraction Point 7/10
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes 7/10
Trine 2 6/10
Fez 6/10
Brutal Legend 6/10
Scribblenauts Unlimited 5/10
8-Bit Commando 4/10
Odd Planet 4/10
Also played:
Shadow Warrior (2013) demo: Very impressed, will definitely buy later
Mini-Motor Racing Evo: pretty ordinary micro-machines type thing.
Super SF IV: Good game, I'm terrible at it.
Team Fortress 2: I enjoyed it more on X360!
Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed: Mario Kart-type. Not played much, seems ok
Started on my old PC, which crashed a lot. so returned with the new rig. Brilliant game, so atmospheric, and just the right length (4-5 hours) to leave you satisfied but wanting more. Completed
Dustforce 8/10
Really fun, challenging, time-attack platformer. I like this a lot, but it hurts my thumbs
. Still in-progress.

Mark of the Ninja 8/10
Superb stealth game. Really tight controls, great scope for different playstyles, nice artwork. I liked it a lot. Completed.
FEAR 8/10
Excellent, atmospheric horror FPS. I don't handle scary games very well, but this was more creepy than jumpy, so I coped. Bored in the middle section, but loved it by the end. Completed.
FEAR: Extraction Point 7/10
More of the same, but Alma is less scary, the plot is barely existent, and the AI is a bit tougher. Still good, and had a couple of great set-pieces, but less good. Completed.
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes 7/10
Point and click adventure. Straightforward puzzles, but a fun story, and humorous dialogue. Nice art style too. Enjoyed myself here. Completed.
Trine 2 6/10
Played Co-op with my 4-yr old (it's taken us 3/4 months to put 12 hours in, and we're still going!). He loved it, I found it OK, but a little tedious. A beautiful game, though, certainly the best looking game I've seen. Completed main mission.
Fez 6/10
Quite fun, reminded me of Nebulus on the C64. Got bored before the end, and wished I'd been on board when the game was new and the internet was working on solving the mysteries. Stopped playing incomplete.
Brutal Legend 6/10
Started early in the year, but found keyboard/mouse controls uncomfortable. Returned recently with x360 controller - much better. Starts great, gets worse with the open-world, not got to the RTS stuff yet. In-progress.
Scribblenauts Unlimited 5/10
Looked a fun concept, played for a few hours and enjoyed it but lost interest when I started to realise how pointless it is to be creative - just do the obvious and you get the same result. My son likes it, and it's handy for his spelling. Approx 50% complete.
8-Bit Commando 4/10
Low-rent Contra clone. Quite enjoyed it, very short, it was ok. Completed
Odd Planet 4/10
A limbo clone. Short, unfinished, but has potential if it ever gets done. Enjoyed the 1 hr of gameplay, but needs work. Completed.
Also played:
Shadow Warrior (2013) demo: Very impressed, will definitely buy later
Mini-Motor Racing Evo: pretty ordinary micro-machines type thing.
Super SF IV: Good game, I'm terrible at it.
Team Fortress 2: I enjoyed it more on X360!
Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed: Mario Kart-type. Not played much, seems ok