Favorite games of 2013?

[Thorpesaurous]

Haven't played tomb raider yet is it worth playing when it comes out on ps4?

If you like Uncharted Tomb Raider is a no brainer. There were many things I liked better about it even, particularly the upgrades and stuff.

And at the same time it had some flaws. No new game plus was baffling considering upgrading the weapons took a pretty complete playthrough, so you only have your maxed out guns for the very end.

But overall it was a great experience.

[glidedrxlr22]

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[Scholar]

1. The Last of Us
2. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
3. Grand Theft Auto V

I believe these are the only games I've played that came out in 2013. All the other games I played are 2012 or earlier, such as Saints Row the Third, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 2, etc.

I want to play Tombraider, but I think I'll wait a bit. I also want to try out Gran Turismo 6 and the new Batman, but a price drop is what I'll be expecting before I bite the trigger.

[Shade8780]

Do I need to have played the earlier ACs to understand Black Flag?

[Heavincent]

Do I need to have played the earlier ACs to understand Black Flag?

I haven't played Black Flag yet, but it's an entirely new character and time period, so probably not (although I think the protagonist is the grandfather of Connor from AC III).

[Rake2204]

I only played two new games this year: Bioshock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V. I felt GTA V delivered, but Bioshock probably hit me the hardest. I was absolutely engrossed in that thing. Bioshocks usually aren't my preferred genre, but Infinite was one of my favorite games of all-time.

I also bought Beautiful Katamari this year, which isn't new, but it was new to me, and it was great. So I guess:

1. Bioshock Infinite
2. GTA V
3. Beautiful Katamari

[Scholar]

Do I need to have played the earlier ACs to understand Black Flag?

No.

As far as I can tell from the few days I've spent playing it, the game doesn't involve the former main characters, such as Desmond Miles or his Assassin buddies. Maybe they'll be referenced later in the game (If anybody knows this for sure, please don't tell me), but I doubt it'll leave you out of the loop.

The AC games are pretty good, though, so if you have the time between school and whatever else you might do with your spare time, check them out. Just start with AC II. You don't need to play the 1st one since the 2nd one already covers everything noteworthy from the 1st game.

[Thorpesaurous]

Do I need to have played the earlier ACs to understand Black Flag?

I haven't played it yet either, but as for the overarching story of Desmond and the animus and the modern day templars and assassins ... I'll say the same thing I did in the last game. Who gives a shit? Just give me a cool area to free run around and collect stuff and put together a decent story. And I'm a pretty story heavy dude. But I've found the modern day sections of AC insufferable.

[Kungfro]

Barely touched any console games this year, spent most my time gaming on 3ds. Also been playing a decent amount of Vita since getting it, though the only vita games I played were Persona 4 (which took 80 hours to complete) and Gravity Rush, which both came out last year. As for my favorite 3DS games from this year, my list would probably be something like this.

1. Etrian Odyssey IV
2. Animal Crossing
3. Luigi's Mansion
4. Etrian Odyssey Untold
5. Pokemon X/Y
6. HarmoKnight
7. Legend of Zelda: A link between worlds
8. Mighty Switch Force 2
9. Attack of the Friday Monsters
10. Soul Hackers
11. The Starship Damrey
12. Denpa Men 2

Still have to get Fire Emblem, and I recently got SMT 4 but haven't had had a chance to play it yet.

[Qwyjibo]

and I recently got SMT 4 but haven't had had a chance to play it yet.

Same here. I feel like the moment I start playing that or Ni no Kuni, I won't be able to play anything else for weeks.

[glidedrxlr22]

I'm gonna have to give Bioshock Infinite a try. It's on many lists here. It's only $20 now.

[Shade8780]

I haven't played it yet either, but as for the overarching story of Desmond and the animus and the modern day templars and assassins ... I'll say the same thing I did in the last game. Who gives a shit? Just give me a cool area to free run around and collect stuff and put together a decent story. And I'm a pretty story heavy dude. But I've found the modern day sections of AC insufferable.

Alright. What AC did you start on?

[Shade8780]

No.

As far as I can tell from the few days I've spent playing it, the game doesn't involve the former main characters, such as Desmond Miles or his Assassin buddies. Maybe they'll be referenced later in the game (If anybody knows this for sure, please don't tell me), but I doubt it'll leave you out of the loop.

The AC games are pretty good, though, so if you have the time between school and whatever else you might do with your spare time, check them out. Just start with AC II. You don't need to play the 1st one since the 2nd one already covers everything noteworthy from the 1st game.

Thanks.

[nightprowler10]

I'm a big fan of Conviction, but is Blacklist seriously this good?
I think I might have to get it now, you convinced me bro.

It shits on Conviction. I'm thinking about not selling it at all.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

I think I only played GTA and 2k this year...

1) GTA V
2) 2k14

Maybe some 2013 PC games, but I can't remember any of them.