What is your favorite game of 2013?

I was reading Matt article about The Last Of Us and I was surprised of how much attention his opinion got. Most people where arguing about how TLOU was or was not the best game of 2013. I think is all about personal preference.

So I though I'd ask. What is your personal favorite game in 2013. Mine was Atelier Totori Plus. No special reason, but it was the game I enjoyed and played the most in 2013.

Astor M wrote:I was reading Matt article about The Last Of Us and I was surprised of how much attention his opinion got. Most people where arguing about how TLOU was or was not the best game of 2013. I think is all about personal preference.  

So I though I'd ask. What is your personal favorite game in 2013. Mine was Atelier Totori Plus. No special reason, but it was the game I enjoyed and played the most in 2013.

I do love creating a bit of controversy, lol.

On a purely personal level my favourite game this year was Atelier Meruru. I like the character, I like the narrative, I like GUST's gameplay.

If I was to come up with a game of the year that I'd argue publically as a journalist, I'd pick Rain, I think. There's an approach to aesthetic in that game that is simply breathtaking, and I really liked how it messed with the typical tools that a gamer has at their disposal - sight, to force players to think of different solutions to problems.

Matt: I'm actually playing Atelier Meruru right now. I'm really liking the new Kingdom development system and everything else just feels better. I might actually like it more than Totori.

I also got Rain this week. It was in one of those discounts from PS plus.

Other than Totori I would like to say Bioshock Infinite. Don't get me wrong, I usually don't like western games, even less FPS, but this is the first western game that I actually felt impressed with it's story. Infinite kind of proves that first person shooter's can be much more than COD. They can have interesting worlds with a good story and not depend on multiplayer.

^Games like Half-Life 2 did that so many years ago, it's not even funny.

I'd probably pick The Last of Us, Ni No Kuni or Fire Emblem - tough for me to pick between the three. I enjoyed them all a heap.

I really liked Tomb Raider so I think I will go with that

I really liked Tomb Raider so I think I will go with that

Tomb Raider was pretty fun, I can agree with that. Not sure it makes my top game, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Yeah, Tomb Raider was good value.

Possibly not something I will ever play again, but a rollarcoaster ride while it lasted :-)