My 5 Most Anticipated Games of 2014

2014 looks to be another great year for gamers with the next generation consoles looking to extend their reach with hit titles such as Titanfall, Infamous: Second Son, Destiny and Watch Dogs all arriving at some point this year. This is my personal list (so far) of games I am most looking forward to playing in the coming year:

1) Watch Dogs

At first glance the game looks like a cross between Assassin's Creed and Grand Theft Auto, but underneath it is so much more. Set in Chicago and giving the player the ability to control their hi-tech surroundings, the plot follows Aidan Pearce, a vigilante of sorts, who controls certain environmental actions in the game via his smartphone. Aidan can hack ATM's, laptops, trains and interestingly, can access information on NPC's around him. Not much is known about the plot, but with the game coming to most platforms including next-gen this surely will be one to keep an eye on.

Here's the most recent gameplay video:

2) Destiny

Destiny promises to be an evolution in the first person shooter genre. Developed by Bungie, the makers of Halo, Destiny puts you in the role of a Guardian, a protector of the last known human city, with the rest of humanity's colonies swarmed by alien races. It is described as 'mythic science fiction' and takes place in an RPG open-world that is persistent and evolving. The game looks to retain the science fiction shooter element of Halo but in a new and exciting world. Releasing on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4, Destiny certainly looks like it has great potential.

Here's the gameplay from E3 2013:

3) Tom Clancy's The Division

Another one on the list from Ubisoft is The Division. First debuted at last year's E3. This 3rd person action RPG looks impressive. Playing as one of the 'division' the player can team up in an MMO-like scenario, much like Destiny, and fight AI as well as other players. The game looks beautiful and the promise of fighting in these areas with other players is intriguing. I can't wait to see how this one turns out.

 

Here's the gameplay from E3 2013:

4) Unknown Assassin's Creed title

I don't hide that I'm a big Assassin's Creed fan, and the promise of a new one is very exciting. Nothing is known about the location of AC: V. But with Black Flag being received well after the disappointing AC 3 then the future is looking up for this franchise.

5) ?

Well, this might be cheating but I'm leaving a spot open. With E3 2014 still to come and the big hitters Microsoft and Sony still keeping a lot of games under wraps till then, I'm looking forward expectantly for what comes next. You can bet on new iterations of old franchises and new IP's to come.


What do you think of these games? What game are you most looking forward to in 2014? Reply in the comments below.