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Gaming in 2014!

   Gaming in 2014 for me was dreadful. It seemed every game I got was rushed unfinished buggy cash grab. For every masterpiece I played I also played 5 steaming piles of garbage. The real problem is most of them came from companies I trusted and had bought many games from in them in the  past. So for me going in thinking I had just paid good money for a sure hit then being completely enraged an the broken wrecks I had to play really frustrated me.
     If it wasn't for games like Banner Saga, Transistor and Dragon Age this year would have been a complete bust. As it stands now I won't ever buy a game on launch and i will never pre order. DLC's and any day one extra garbage will never see my money. I will only play the games as they are already polished and patched and ready as they should have been on day one. Also I know to temper my hype. To many times I was a rider on the hype train for various games. For instance I joined a community and formed a very active guild for Elder Scrolls Online for the PS4. We anticipated we would be playing April. Then May then maybe July then we hoped by October. Now I have lost all hope and care for the game. I also jumped on the Watch Dogs Hype train. Though it wasn't really a bad game it did not live up to the hype.
      Overall 2014 changed me. For one I will always give Indie or less known games a chance now. two or three years ago I would have never given Banner Saga or Transistor a shot. Secondly I will forever more be a more cautious in my purchasing. I won't worry about having the new games anymore. I am actually excited with the prospect of going back and getting to some games I missed.   
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