pap Posted 29 November, 2013 Share Posted 29 November, 2013 The end of the year is almost in sight. Most of the big games have now been released, as have two new prime real estate consoles. That all being the case, what are your games of 2013? Personally, I've spent a lot of time on my 3DS. Fire Emblem Awakening would be my starter for ten. Over to the gaming collective... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 29 November, 2013 Share Posted 29 November, 2013 Of all the games released this year, two stick in the mind. Runner up: Tomb Raider. A brilliant-brilliant game, a series I didn't have much time for that has produced a thrilling, exciting exploration/puzzle/action game that controlled smoothly and looked truly stunning. If you havn't played it make sure you correct that as soon as possible. First Place: GTA 5/Online. A technical marvel, the best game of the generation. Enough has already been said. Those two titles make me wonder just how much are the new consoles really needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz Posted 29 November, 2013 Share Posted 29 November, 2013 Simcity, once it got the bugs ironed out. Light enough to dip in and out of, heavy enough to get involved. GTA V. Obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 29 November, 2013 Share Posted 29 November, 2013 In no particular order: GTA V, truly was as epic as everyone hoped it would be. The Last Of us, stunning looking game, with a very good story to boot, set the bar for all future survival horror games. Tomb Raider, breathed new life into a very tired franchise, highly enjoyable. and even though its had mixed reviews i'm still really enjoying Arkham Origins. Look forward to seeing what the next gen holds for the franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 30 November, 2013 Share Posted 30 November, 2013 I haven't had much time for gaming this year so I bought very few new titles. My out and out favourite though has to be Far Cry 3. Ubisoft brought together all the very best elements of the first two games and made something spectacular out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 The Last of Us is by far the best game I've played this year. Sh!ts all over GTA V and Bioshock Infinite in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 Fary Cry 3 was this year? Jesus feels like ages ago. Don't think it's been that great a year for gaming to be honest, nothing that's really going to last in the memory. The Last of Us was very good, but seemed a little too easy and not quite what the pre-production had promised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 Fary Cry 3 was this year? Jesus feels like ages ago. Don't think it's been that great a year for gaming to be honest, nothing that's really going to last in the memory. The Last of Us was very good, but seemed a little too easy and not quite what the pre-production had promised. Far Cry 3 was released last year (December 2012). As for your statement about The Last of Us I can only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 I have kids so tearaway on vita was really very very good, all be it a little short The last Layton game was also very decent Enjoying Arkham origins, and the boy and I really enjoyed Injusice once we got into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 1 December, 2013 Share Posted 1 December, 2013 ...though it was technically released last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 2 December, 2013 Share Posted 2 December, 2013 Far Cry 3 is available for just £4.99 on Steam until December 3rd - down from £19.99 if anyone's interested. There are 100 game titles in the sale. Take a look. You might find something you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 24 December, 2013 Author Share Posted 24 December, 2013 I've just finished the main plot of GTA V. Excellent game, easily supplanting San Andreas from its place as fave GTA game ever. There is so much to like about Grand Theft Auto in general. Getting to play the movie "Heat" several times in a row is really smart. The three characters thing worked superbly, making the story more of an ensemble piece than ever before. And yes, Trevor Phillips is a very smart character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 31 March, 2014 Author Share Posted 31 March, 2014 A late late entry, but probably the winner. Super Mario 3D World. Released last year on Wii U. Kids recently bought this for me (and them, of course). It's outstanding, and what is perhaps most impressive is that Nintendo have had bits of this game lying around in various places for ages. The structure comes straight from the older Mario games, but perhaps having learned from the chaos of the multiplayer 2D games, the 2D plane has been abandoned. Gameplay reminds me of the mini-games in Mario Party, but tagged onto the Super Mario structure. The result is something that hits the retro spot, works in multiplayer and in all honesty, is probably the gold standard for this sort of game moving forward. Superb stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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