Welcome back to another part of Czaros' Game of the Year 2014. Today I'm gonna list the Best Story and Best Indie Game categories.
Best Story
#5 Dust: An Elysian Tail
The story in Dust isn't the most complicated or even the best written, but it's good enough and since I'm also counting the characters in the category, I couldn't not put this here as the characters are trully lovable. On top of it all, there's a lot of humor that works well. This game does so many things right.
#4 Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Disgaea 3 has a lot of cutscene so obviously it has quite a lot of story. The English dubbing is actually superior to the Japanese one and the dialogues are very well written and will give you many laughs. Aside from the humor, the characters are very likable and the twisted way of thinking in the Netherworld is fun to watch. The story itself is really good too and the characters go through a lot of development during it.
#3 Bioshock Infinite
Sadly, this game has been "collecting dust" in my Steam library last year, but when I finally played it, I was positively surprised. This FPS has a great focus on the story and it's presented very well. The floating city of Columbia is not only a great looking place with all those awesome visuals, it is also full of life and details and the player can learn more about the game's world through audio messages and video clips hidden throughout the city. A great game with a great story.
#2 Valiant Hearts: The Great War
War games + good story are a very rare combination. Valiant Hearts does many things right. First of all, it is not an FPS, it doesn't use realistic graphics and it is tells a great story about the First World War, which is also a rather unused territory in gaming. The story centers around multiple characters in the time of World War I. Most of the story is told by characters' gestures/actions, picture bubbles and sometimes a narrator. Aside from the well-made story, you can also read some historical facts about every chapter of this game. I haven't gotten far yet, but it already left a good impression
#1 Bastion
The story of Bastion is made great by the amazing narrator. The story is told as you play, without any unnecessary cutscenes. He talks about what the backstory as well as talking about what is happening to your own character as the narrator tells the story to another person in the Bastion. I won't say much more as this game has a story that wouldn't be as good if spoiled.
Best Indie Games
#10 Starbound
A game similar to Terraria, but has a space theme and has enough differences to not feel like the same game.
#9 Goat Simulator
A game that is supposed to be bad and glitchy, but the thing is... That's what makes it fun to play.
#8 BattleBlock Theater
This game has some nice comedy, cool gameplay, it's a blast to play with friends and even has a nice level editor with Steam Workshop support. Tons of fun for anyone!
#7 Thomas Was Alone
This was actually last year's #1 indie game in my opinion. Thomas was Alone makes it to this year's list because of the release on WiiU. This game shows that you can make great characters who are just a bunch of rectangles. Together with a great storyteller, beautiful music and some nice puzzles to solve, this game is a true gem
#6 Rogue Legacy
A Metroidvania style game where you explore a big castle and need to defeat four bosses in four areas to open the final door. But here's the catch: once you die, the character is dead and you have to pick that character's child as your new character. The money the previous character collected can be used to upgrade your character. Each time you enter the castle, it will be randomally generated, so you'll start in a different layout every time. Oh, and every character has some sort of trait like ADHD, Near-sighted etc. On top of that, nice gameplay, challenge and awesome music
#5 SteamWorld Dig
I bought this game for every possible platform, do I even need to say more? This game developed by a Swedish company called Image & Form is set in a western themed world populated by Steam Bots and mixes Metroidvania with mining. A great game with great gameplay, visuals and music. Check it out!
#4 Bastion
I already wrote a lot about it. Sooo... Great story, awesome music, nice graphics, nice gameplay. Buy now!
#3 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Just look up my review of it ;)
#2 Dust: An Elysian Tail
I already said that I love everything about it, right? The gameplay, the story, the wonderful soundtrack, the beautiful visuals, lovable character. Also, it's a very good PC port. Go buy it now!
#1 Shovel Knight
To tell you the truth, I feel bad for putting Dust on #2 instead of here, but in the end I chose Shovel Knight because it came out this year and Dust originally came out in 2012. The game is a love letter to all retro gamers as well as a great introduction to the retro gaming for newcomers. The game mixes elements from many great games from the 8-bit era and what you get is a great new-retro adventure that you just need to check out.
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