Most Anticipated Games of 2014

[The Wykydtron]

Can we not? I mean, really, what is this going to do other than raise up expectations too high to be reasonable and ultimately end in a huge wad of disappointment?

Hope is fun, I get that, and I hate being cynical more than anyone. But I keep thinking back on what hype did to duke nukem forever and what it's probably going to do to any half life sequel whatsoever and I just can't see building up anticipation going well. So, can we just not do this?

"Hate being cynical"
"Ultimately end in a huge wad of disappointment"

Legit.

I'm fighting my urges to slap an Ace Attorney badge here, seriously i'm this close

Hey, I said I hate being cynical, not that I was incapable of such.

I don't want to be this way, but the industry made me as such. What with their habits of making turds look like chocolate until you buy them and then they end up being shit. It's much easier to just expect shit because that's what they do.

Funny thing is, I haven't bought a game I was disappointed in yet. All this is just caused by Duke Nukem Forever and Aliens Colonial Marines, both of which turned out to be crap and caused huge shitstorms. Like I said, I don't like being cynical, I just feel like I have to be in order not to be a complete sucker. Do you know what I mean?

Sorry you were expecting absolute vapourware games to be good? Now it's my turn to be cynical. Anything with such a large, labyrinthine development history is practically doomed already, you don't even need to see it release you should just know.

Anyway you don't need to be cynical as such, you just dial the hype down a tick or two. Look forward to something but try not to blindly believe the hype marketing and look around for all the more negative impressions too. Alternatively do what I do and ignore EVERYTHING, I don't even know which games are supposed to be coming out this year, I just look at them when they come out and maybe gauge popular opinion by doing a five minute round on gaming forums. The only reason I know the Persona games are out is because i'm in the SMT user group and Neon is on his shit when it comes to updates.