My Games of the Year

My 2013 games of the year. These games are games that just need to be played by everyone. I love these games, I still play these games, and you should try these games. I’m going to be covering my favourite games, in no particular order, except my ultimate game of the year, which will be told. Everyone else is doing it, right?

Verdun

Verdun is what I like to call a history buffs shooter. It’s not Call of Duty. It’s not Battlefield. It’s a historic shooter made by people who love history and Red Orchestra. You can tell. This game is on Steam Early Access, and it is the most stable game on Early Access, which means you should buy it. Support indie devs like this. I love Verdun.

Saint’s Row IV

Arguably the best super hero game ever. The series may have started out as a fun, over the top gangster game, but it turned into one of the most over the top anything games of all time. If you haven’t already played it, go and get it now.

Grand Theft Auto V

The granddaddy of all open world games returned this year, and it was bigger than ever. Despite running on 7-8 year old hardware, the game still managed to look sharp, play amazingly, and have excellent online and single player games. The only thing that could make the game better at this point would be a PC release.

 FTL: Faster Than Light

A game that tests your smarts, speed, and skill, you take command of a ship in this amazingly fun and challenging roguelike. Your ass will be kicked, and nearly every decision you make can have you hitting yourself down the line. FTL is one of the best games of 2013, and everyone should play it.

 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

This game takes everything that made Far Cry 3 good and puts it in a 1980s sci-fi action movie. If you aren’t epileptic and aren’t bothered by the neon lights and flashing of guns, this game should be given a try. Sci-fi references, movie homages, and the Robocop pistol. What more can you ask for?

And, for my Ultimate Game of the Year, I choose: Papers, Please.

Papers, Please is what indie gaming is all about. A game about a job that makes you care about people you don’t see; a game where the rules change constantly and adaptation is difficult but achievable. When you do something in this game, you think “is it skill or luck?” You don’t know when something could go horribly wrong. It’s a game that makes you contemplate your principles. If you go against your principles, you go to jail. If you don’t go against your principles, you go to jail. There are 32 endings in this game. I haven’t found a good one yet. Go and play this game. It’s a masterpiece.

And a lot more interesting than Gone fucking Home. 

So there are my games of the year. Some of the more mainstream games I didn’t really have a lot of time with, like Battlefield 4 (got it today/yesterday) or I talked about earlier like Call of Duty Ghosts. These are games that are either played daily by me, or have caused me to think. That’s why they made the list.

Stay tuned for more lists, such as my favourite tech of the year.

Happy gaming.