Every December, instead of searching for a group consensus, Gameological looks back at the year in games through individual perspectives. These are the staffers’ personal takes on a few games that have stuck in their minds for whatever reason—big or small—and does not represent any sort of institutional expression. These are simply the Games We Liked. Advertisement And as with every year, you’re all invited to write your own mini-retrospectives in the comments. Just follow the rubric we’ve laid out here—set up your rationale in the first sentence and go from there. (It’s fine if your picks overlap with ours, because you’ll probably have a different specific reason for digging a game.) We’ll collect some of our favorite Games You Liked in a special edition of Keyboard Geniuses on December 30. In today’s installment of Games We Liked 2014—the first of two—Anthony John Agnello, Sam Barsanti, Matt Gerardi, Joe Keiser, Patrick Lee, Calum Marsh, and Jake Muncy share their picks. Anthony John Agnello The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter Advertisement I liked The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter because it took detective work seriously. Every step you take in Red Creek Valley as detective Paul Prospero, hunting for the missing kid Ethan…