It was on three of Giantbomb's guest top 10 GOTY lists of 2014, meaning it was quite popular (at least in some circles) around then. Your explanation might say

It was on three of Giantbomb's guest top 10 GOTY lists of 2014, meaning it was quite popular (at least in some circles) around then. Your explanation might say why it recently resurfaced though. And as an aside: Patrick Klepek who wrote the article worked at Giantbomb at that time.