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What are Your Two Favorite Games From the First Half of 2013?

"Hotline Miami’s plot reminds me so much of my childhood, where I used to wake up with a chicken glued to my face surrounded by dead Russians." - PSLS

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TrendyGamers3935d ago

I think GOTY will go to TLOU.

ftwrthtx3935d ago

It will be tough to beat out GTA V. Even if the game is sub-par, the franchise will probably still win out.

BiggCMan3935d ago

I don't think the story will be the biggest impact of GTA V. Instead I think it will be how VAST the city is, how much stuff you can really do in it, and the multiplayer they seem to really be hyping up as something spectacular.

Not to say the story will be bad at all, hell no. But I don't think it will come anywhere near the storytelling level of Last of Us.

As for the topic question, right now my 2 favorite games of 2013 are Last of Us and God of War Ascension, a lot of people forget about God of War, real shame.

Some others thus far are Metal Gear Rising, that was a lot of fun, though the story was kinda crappy. Bioshock was good but not great in my eyes.

That's about all I've gotten so far this year, most of the stuff I want is coming this holiday season like Beyond and Watch Dogs, and GTA V of course, with Saints Row 4.

Thatguy-3103935d ago

Exactly just look how GTA IV won many GOTY awards. GTA games aren't really well known for there story telling. I do admit though that it's impressive and how the city and environment looks so alive.

HammadTheBeast3935d ago

I dunno, GTA V will have to pull off some amazing characters and story lines in order to edge out TLoU.

The GTA games have always reigned over the sandbox open world area, but the story and characters haven't always been the best.

Last year, Journey was GOTY, so anything can happen.

HammadTheBeast3935d ago

Yeah. Can I borrow that copy you have btw?

dedicatedtogamers3935d ago

My two favs for the first half of 2013 are TLoU and FE Awakening.

FanboyCrusher3935d ago

Stay on topic, nothing about GOTY contenders here. It's your "two favortie" games. Not your GOTY contender.

My personal 2 favorites would be FarCry: Blood Dragon, and Bioshock: Infinite.

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SquareEnixFan3935d ago

Bioshock Infinite is definitely my number one. Tomb Raider slightly edges out The Last Of Us as my second favorite.

dbjj120883935d ago

I like Bioshock Infinite less and less as a game every day (I play The Last of Us).

SquareEnixFan3935d ago

The Last Of Us is an amazing game but for many reasons it just couldn't top the experience I had with Infinite.

testsubject3935d ago

I agree with your statement about Bioshock Infinite,I went to my first midnight release ever for it and loved every second of it,but in my opinion The Last of Us is second for me because I'm a diehard Bioshock fan and the experience I had with Bioshock couldn't compare to The Last of Us (not dissing the game at all),and Tomb Raider is my 3rd favorite because it was really fun and enjoyable.

SquareEnixFan3935d ago (Edited 3935d ago )

They are all great games and a strong argument can be made for any of them to be ranked the best. I enjoyed Infinite the most but I am not trying to insult the brilliant work Naughty Dog and Crystal Dynamics put forth.

HammadTheBeast3935d ago

Bioshock Infinite had a very strong story, but I just didn't feel that the gameplay was as good as it could've been. The Last of Us had a story that rivaled Infinite's, characters that edged out Booker and Elizabeth, and the game play was great as well.

Both are amazing games, and it's kind of sad that they both had to be released this year, but my personal GOTY goes to TLoU.

DxTrixterz3935d ago

Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite.

krontaar3935d ago

Fire emblem and...um..Wow, not many good games this year.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered Review – To The Freezer ⏐ Nerdy Bird Games

Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?

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The Best Tomb Raider Games Ranked

We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.

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Sonic188154d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂

Pyrofire9554d ago

Would it be worth saying why?

ZeekQuattro53d ago

Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.

-Foxtrot53d ago

Zeek

“Hating”

No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies

But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.

MeatyUrologist53d ago

Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.

I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?

RavenWolfx54d ago

I would agree Rise for 1 and the reboot as 2. Shadow is a bit high, though.

Sonic188154d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy

Pyrofire9554d ago

That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)

MeatyUrologist53d ago

Agrees. First two are correct but Shadow should be around 5-6.

terstomp53d ago

For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.

jznrpg53d ago

I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.

robtion53d ago

Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.

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