Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Yeah, I said it - this was the best game of 2014. It takes the tired Assassin's Creed model, which I used to love, and does a great job of changing just enough to make it fun again. The combat is the Batman style that most games are emulating these days, but that's because it's good. The story is on the weak side, but they did a great job of making side missions more fun than...