Games of 2013 vs 2014

Is it just me, or does it feel as though games this year didn't mean as much as they did last year? Don't get me wrong, 2014 has had some terrific games (many of which I still need to make time to finish!) like Dragon Age: Inquisition, Transistor, Far Cry 4, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Titanfall, and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, to name a few, but where are the games like The Last of Us, Gone Home, Papers Please, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons? I've heard great things about Valiant Hearts and This War of Mine, and I realize that 4 examples versus 2 doesn't exactly make my point for me, but anecdotally it just feels as though games had a lot more to say in 2013.