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Games to Look Forward to in 2013

GotGame: If you think 2012 has been a good year for games, just wait till 2013 rolls around and I can already see a lot of wallets groaning from all the purchases.

While it’s widely-speculated that 2013 will see the release or reveal of next-gen platforms from Sony and Microsoft, if true, we’re going to be leaving the current-gen with a bang.

Riderz13374553d ago

You forgot Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.

guitarded774553d ago

It's easy to miss some with a year looking that good for releases. Don't know about The Last Guardian though... I hope it makes it, or at least gets pushed to next gen.

Welshy4553d ago

My main ones are gonna be The Last Of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, i love MGS and i love hack 'n' slash, so quietly confident about Metal Gear Rising.

Dead Space 3 too to an extent, LOVED DS1 and got platinum, DS2 went slightly more cinematic/action but still kept the horror intact so got 1 trophy from platinum ("Hard To The Core". That is all). But DS3 looks... meh...

I want it because i love the franchise, but at the same time it's been kind of torn from it's roots to merge into this grey area genre where Army of Two, Mass Effect 3, Gears of War and Dead Space are difficult to tell apart outwith their skins and story in terms of gameplay.

I hope for the best and hope that 2013 is an awesome gaming year.

Merry Xmas and Happy Gaming for 2013 one and all =)

LOGICWINS4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

The Last of Us looks like it has the potential to be a great single player experience. The branching paths will give people a reason to play through it multiple times, not to mention the multiplayer. I don't think we know enough about Beyond(BEYOND!!!): Two Souls to garner a strong opinion on it. The fact that David Cage says that gamers should only play it "once" isn't a good sign though. Does he really think that gamers will pay $60 to play through a 15-20 hour experience once?

By saying that, he's implying that the game loses its "umph" after the first playthrough. If thats the case, I'll happily respect Cage's wishes and Redbox the game, beat it in two nights, and return it...with Quantic Dream seeing no compensation.

Industry execs SERIOUSLY need to watch what they say when promoting a game. Gamers might get the wrong impression.

Welshy4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

I forgot Bioshock Infinite... I'll go stand in the corner of shame for 30mins in disgrace that such a title could even slip my mind at all as a top 2013 contender.

@LOGIC. Surely if it's too soon to have an opinion and too little has been shown of BEYOND, then you shouldn't assume the "gamers may only want to play it once" quote is actually a negative?

No background or reasoning has been provided so perhaps it may not actually be bad.

Even if you 20 hours for $60, if it's an incredible game for the whole 20 hours, then surely your better to have something you are told you'll only play once but have an amazing 20 hours than have a generic 5 hour FPS you will only wan to play once anyway, but the devs just haven't told you it's generic and you won't want to play it again for $60?

LOGICWINS4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

I wouldn't spend $60 on a generic 5 hour fps OR a decent 20 hour game experience. I could name a dozen RPGs on the PS2 that offer 50+ hours of quality gameplay at a fraction of $60. There are games out there that offer both quality and quantity...why should I settle for anything less?

"A game doesn't need to be long to be good."

Fully agree. Ouland and Ballad of Gay Tony are some of the best experiences I've had this gen...but that doesn't mean I'd be willing to pay $60 each for them. Just because something is OUTSTANDING doesn't mean that its worth an inflated price point. McDonalds nuggets are outstanding flavorwise..but I wouldn't pay anythg over $30 for them.

I'll def try out Beyond when the demo comes out. I hope I'm not disappointed as the voice acting seems good and the story looks interesting.

Welshy4553d ago

That's not my point, i'm not talking about a DECENT 20 hour game, i'm talking about a potential OUTSTANDING 20 hour game that, without too much of a stretch for the imagination, could send this gen out on a huge bang.

A game doesn't need to be long to be good. What makes a game "good" is totally subjective so length is completely irrelevant.

I'd rather pay $60 for a mind blowingly epic 5 hour shooter than a "meh, it's alright and last about 50 hours, so good value for money" RPG.

We're getting a bit off track now, so all i basically want to say is that it's too early to make assumptions from a one-off statement on an aspect of the game that has never been re-iterated or as much as had anymore footage of the game shown. Give it breathing space and keep an open mind. If it's the greatest 20 hours of your gaming life (which it potentially could be, taste dependant) then it's well worth the $60 and it would be criminal to do the devs out their hard earned cash.

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LOGICWINS4553d ago

Ni No Kuni, GTAV, and Bioshock Infinite are the only games I'm getting in 2013. Everything else will come from PS Plus.

LOGICWINS4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

Yeah, if I get a good deal on it. After GTAV though, I don't think I'll need another game for a while lol.

I'll most likely end up getting it in the bargain bin in 2014.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, the game looks good..but I don't feel I need it Day 1 at this point. What would sway me is if ND released a video of how the co-op would work in the game. I doubt I wouldn't be impressed by whatever they show. The quality of the MP is what will determine how quickly I purchase the game. I expect a beta for PS Plus members in March.

Ezz20134553d ago

my wallet will kill it self in 2013

Angrymorgan4553d ago

I may be the only one but I'm looking farward to dead island riptide, I enjoyed the 1st one quite a bit.

bigfish4553d ago

Also forgot Ni Nu Kuni- Wrath of the White Witch, a PS3 exclusive old school type RPG

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PopRocks3594553d ago

They put DmC on this and not Pikmin 3 or Sly 4? Really?

prototypeknuckles4553d ago

notice how theres no cartoony looking games on the list which is a shame because ni no kuni and sly 4(my goty 2013) are gonna be amazing.

guitarded774553d ago

How can you already have a GOTY for 2013? That's really biased. What if it ends up not being "all that"? I have high hopes for both games, but always wait until all the games are out before determining a GOTY. I didn't expect Journey to be my GOTY, but after playing it, and playing everything else this year, it ended up being my personal pick for GOTY... if someone had asked me what I though was going to be GOTY for 2012 in 2011, it wouldn't have been Journey. Of course there are always expectations of what could be GOTY, but there are always surprises.

Happy Holidays

LOGICWINS4553d ago

"How can you already have a GOTY for 2013? That's really biased. What if it ends up not being "all that"?"

I'm sure prototypeknuckles knows what he/she likes. Some people enjoy certain franchises so much to the point that they negate nearly everything else around them in favor that beloved franchise. Millions of hardcore Halo fans knew Halo 4 was going to be their GOTY since 2011.

prototypeknuckles4553d ago

wow i like how i have disagress because i want sly to be my goty of 2013, newsflash people ive waited years for this, and its MY GOTY, not the overall, smdh, some gamers are so B***h

morkendo234553d ago

GAMES of 2013

im not looking forward in god of war,bioshock,call of duty,borderland,dead space,mass effect,uncharted,last of us assassin creed.

is gaming STUCK in 2006???? same rehash over and over???
from 2006 til now same game format "basicly" with slap-on title. im bored with first person shooter type games. Sony,Microsoft,Nintendo please!!!!! come out with something FRESH,NEW outside FPS- multi-player games.
those games bore the HELL!!! out of me to the point i dont play video games no more unless it is NES,SNES,PS1,PS2. video games we're meant for fun and entertainment not for virtual reality sci-fi,man hunting bin ladin killing games. Jesus - illuminati got you people brain washed.

LOGICWINS4553d ago

If there is a franchise that you enjoy, wouldn't you want to see more of it? Thats where sequels(you call them rehashes) come in. As long as these sequels don't interfere with the introduction of new IPs(Journey, Gravity Rush, Sound Shapes, Dishonored), then you shouldn't be concerned.

bozebo4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

Sounds like you should be gaming on PC.

But in all fairness. It's a massive risk for developers to launch new IP on consoles these days.

DonMingos4553d ago

I'm sure you will apreciate Splinter Cell Blacklist as you are clearly a stealth fan.

I can tell that, by the furtive and sneaky way that you troll The Last of Us by putting this new IP in the middle of those old franchises as if TLOU was one of them.

Fasttrack764553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

I now own wii u as well,so you can add bayonetta 2,lego city undercover. New zelda and metroid prime to that list..

But it's all about gta 5

Plagasx4553d ago (Edited 4553d ago )

Where the FUCK is Metro Last Light?!

I swear this game seems to be flying under people's radars for 2013..

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Christopher64d ago (Edited 64d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7264d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher64d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga64d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX64d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart64d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga64d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin64d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE63d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos64d ago (Edited 64d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno64d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7264d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot64d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno64d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr64d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt64d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz64d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH64d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos64d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher64d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC64d ago (Edited 64d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7264d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher64d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos64d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher64d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier63d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr63d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH63d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr63d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6963d ago (Edited 63d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb64d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC64d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb64d ago (Edited 64d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt64d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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Relientk7774d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus74d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0174d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast74d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7274d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai74d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga74d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast73d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai73d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya74d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7273d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier73d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier73d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7273d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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