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GameOn Gamescom 2014 Awards
The worst sequel
with the longest
queue:
Wondering why this is the worst
sequel as opposed to the worst
game? Simply because we
were amazed by the number
of people willing to queue for
up to three hours just to play,
or even just see, a 10 minute
demo of a game that’s bound to
be very similar to the previous
iteration. What’s the appeal
of playing FIFA 15 when you
could just play 14 at home?
Is it really going to be all that
different? The same can be
said for Assassin’s Creed: Unity
or Battlefield: Hardline. On
the whole, those games could
prove to be much better than
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their forebearers, but you’re
not going to learn that in 10
minutes. Still, we admire their
commitment; good job folks!
The best game with
the shortest queue:
On the other end of the
spectrum we have some games
that we know are great, but that
no one is going to want to play
at an expo. Europa Universalis
IV is an endlessly fantastic title,
but it certainly doesn’t suit an
expo environment; you need
hours and hours to play that
game p ɽ