With 2014 coming to an end we at Marooners’ Rock have gone through a lot of games this year. While some provided a lot of replay value and others were good for a short time we’ve had to sit down together and pick our own personal titles that we think are GOTY (Game of the Year) for each system. This year we’ve spoken with each other and listed categories for each device we own.
In the end each staff member would list the GOTY’s for each format and then give an overall GOTY out of the choices they’ve made. Some of our staff provided reasons on the ruling of why the game is GOTY to them. While some of our staff don’t own every system you’ll see the choices they make with the systems they do own. Without seeming like I’m babbling, enjoy the lists by each of our writers including myself.
Thom Clancy
Indie Game: Shovel Knight
Wii U Game: Mario Kart 8
PC Game: Crypt of the Necrodancer
Xbox One Game: Titanfall
PS4 Game: Last of Us Remastered
Mobile Game: Monument Valley
Game of the Year: Monument Valley
Shane Osborne
3DS Game: Super Smash Bros. 3DS
PC Game: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
PS4 Game: Last of Us Remastered
Mobile Game: Star Realms
Bethany DeRight
Indie Game: Banished, PC
PC Game: This War of Mine
Xbox One Game: Destiny
Mobile Game: Badland
Game of the Year: This War of Mine
Andrew Peggs
Indie Game: Shovel Knight
3DS Game: Pokemon Alpha Saphire/Omega Ruby
Wii U Game: Mario Kart 8
PC Game: Tropico 5 (Viva El Presidente!)
Xbox 360 Game: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Xbox One Game: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Fantasia: Music Evolved. (Hard to pick just one on Xbox One)
PS Vita Game: Conception II
Game of the Year: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, My reason that it provides awesome replay value, interesting game play as you progress, solid controllers as well as amazing graphics. From the moment I started playing I can’t put the game down. This will most likely be a game I’ll play throughout 2015 as well.
Adam Greene
Indie Game: Never Alone
3DS Game: Persona Q
Wii U Game: Bayonetta 2
Xbox 360 Game: Far Cry 4
Xbox One Game: Halo Anniversary
PS3 Game: Kingdom Hearts 2.5
PS4 Game: Destiny
Francisco Pena
Wii U Game: Mario Kart 8
PS4 Game: The Evil Within
Chris Chaffin
PC Game: Marvellous Miss Take
Xbox One Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Aron Depppert
Indie Game: Teslagrad
Wii U Game: Mario Kart 8
3DS Game: Pokemon Alpha Saphire/Omega Ruby
Game of the Year: Pokemon Alpha Saphire/Omega Ruby
Joseph Siemsen
Indie Game: Shovel Knight
3DS Game: Pokemon Alpha Saphire/Omega Ruby
Wii U Game: Super Smash Bros for Wii U
PC Game: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros for Wii U
Jessie Moore
Indie Game: Shovel Knight
3DS Game: Super Smash Bros for 3DS
Wii U Game: Super Smash Bros for Wii U
PC Game: The Banner Saga
PS3 Game: South Park: The Stick of Truth
Game of the Year: The Banner Saga
This here concludes our choices of our favorite games as well as the games we happen to vote as our Game of the Year choices. Were any of our choice of games the ones you loved throughout the year? We’d love to hear about your time with the game/games in the comments below. We hope everyone reading has a Merry Christmas and see you all in 2015!
