December 19, 2013

Hello, some of you may know that I play video games primarily on PC, I don’t have an issue with consoles I just much prefer having a mouse and keyboard, along with a nice big monitor and a powerful computer whirring away under my desk. I have another blog post detailing the specs of my PC and what I like and dislike about each component link here -

So anyway let’s jump straight into this list of 10 games I believe you should be looking out for in 2014.

10 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt



The grand finale to the legend of Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher 3 looks incredible. I never really got into The Witcher series but now I have a better computer and this games is coming out I plan on playing them from the 1st

game.

Release Date: TBA 2014

Source: http://www.thewitcher.com/

9 - Dragon Age 3: Inquisition



Another big RPG, this time brought to us by Bioware. Dragon Age: Origins was an amazing game, with a great story and solid gameplay. However the 2nd game felt like Bioware rushed and cut corners, hopefully they redeem themselves with this new entry into the series.

Release Date: Q2 2014

source: http://www.dragonage.com/en_GB

8 - Tom Clancy’s: The Division



Tom Clancy games are usually pretty good, Splinter Cell is still one of my all time favourite series. But with The Division they have changed things up a bit. Instead of the standard single-player with maybe a co-op campaign and some basic multiplayer modes, they have decided to go for an online open world RPG that you can jump in and jump out of co-op whenever. As well as being another example of how game devs are trying to have you play the game on your PC/console and having a tablet to perform other tasks or have friends help you out.

Release Date: Q4 2014

Source: http://tomclancy-thedivision.ubi.com/game/en-GB/home/

7 - Star Citizen



Star Citizen has had a large amount of hype within the PC community, especially in /r/pcmasterrace explaining how console gamers will never experience it. The upcoming space trading and combat simulator will have a persistent mmo world and will have first person space combat and interstellar trading as two main features. Being developed by Cloud Imperium Games, I can’t wait for this one to drop.

Release Date: TBA 2014

Source: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/about-the-game

6 - The Elder Scrolls: Online



The Elder Scrolls is one of my all time favourite game series, along with the other popular Bethesda series Fallout - which by the way I am still annoyed about the Fallout 4 hoax, was looking forward to it - Anyway back on topic, The Elder Scrolls is renowned as one of the best RPG experiences and with their last huge hit with Skyrim, they have decided to go an MMO. I always though an online Elder Scrolls game would be great, but I did mean a literal Elder Scrolls RPG just with other people there, whereas this takes a slightly more traditional MMO style. Will it be able to live up to and even beat MMO giant World of Warcraft as they release their new expansion Warlords of Draenor?

Release Date: Q2 2014

Source: http://elderscrollsonline.com/en-uk/

5 - Titanfall



Titanfall is another game with a huge amount of hype, originally pitched as an Xbox One exclusive but has now been made ‘Microsoft Exclusive’ as opposed to Xbox One exclusive and will even have iPhone and iPad apps, presumably to do an Assassins Creed: Black Flag type deal where you can assign miscellaneous tasks to do while you’re playing the actual game. Titanfall and devs Respawn Entertainment - who were founded by the teams of some of the earlier Call of Duty games - promise that this will revolutionize FPS games, with an all new wall climbing mechanics and the option for players to fight either on foot, as free-running “pilots” or inside agile mech-style walkers called “Titans”

Release Date: March 11 2014

Source: http://www.titanfall.com/uk

4 - The Evil Within



The father of the survival horror genre and creator of the Resident Evil series Shinji Mikami is back and has helped to create a game Bethesda has described as ‘a game embodying the meaning of pure survival horror.’ I am a huge fan of survival horror games, even if I do cause myself many sleep issues because of them. I recently started playing Outlast which I highly recommend and can’t wait to see another incredible game dropping from Bethesda.

Release Date: TBA 2014

Source: http://theevilwithin.com/

3 - Dark Souls II



Dark Souls was renowned for being incredibly difficult but not too frustrating, it did an amazing job of making sure you knew that it was your fault you died, not because something in the game is impossible. It is this that made the game such an incredible experience, you were constantly learning what to do and what not to do. Also the feature of having other players leave tips was a great one, even though sometimes they weren’t always helpful. I recommend you check this out and play the first one if you haven’t already.

Release Date: March 14 2014

Source: http://www.darksoulsii.com/uk/

2 - Thief



Thief, the game which lead the way for all other games within the stealth genre. This is my favourite game series of all time, not one of them the favourite. The stealth worked perfectly and even though they are very old I highly recommend playing the originals, the story isn’t incredible but the gameplay makes up for it.

Release Date: February 28 2014

Source: http://www.thiefgame.com/agegate?locale=uk

1 - Watch_Dogs



Watch_Dogs had me hooked from the very first trailer, then the gameplay was shown and I was in love. I love the idea of a free roam GTA-esque world but with much more advanced technology and the ability to alter the environment around you just by hacking something. One feature that I really liked the look of was the fact you can see how likely some people are to commit a crime or be a victim to one, this is a simple feature that will add lots of extra game time. I can’t wait for this game to be released and I will be picking it up as soon as possible

Release Date: Q2 2014

Source: http://watchdogs.ubi.com/watchdogs/en-us/home/index.aspx

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