Best Ps3 Racing Games Of 2013
God only knows what this list would look like without Irrational Games’ overdue opus to put our heads among the clouds. Boasting one of the most extraordinary openings since Kratos mopped up wet blanket Poseidon at the start of God of War III , the outstanding BioShock Infinite couldn’t have possibly offered a more engaging introduction. Set amid the blue skies of Columbia, Ken Levine penned a parallel universe hopping plotline so complex that polytechnics around the world will be running doctorates based on its finer details in the very near future.
As someone who annoys people on here myself if you're going to argue your cause you have to do that, not just accuse anyone who disagrees with you as a cretin. It makes you seem pathetic and stupid, which I'm sure you're not as I suspect you're a passionate gamer. But you have to understand people like different things. For example you think The Last Of Us is the only choice for game of the year and maybe one of the best ever. That's great. I think it's utter garbage and easily one of the worst games I've ever played.
I unfortunately haven't been able to play TLOU yet but after talking to my brother and mate about it I know im missing something special. I dont think i have ever heard them speaking so highly of a game before! (Well maybe with OoT with my bro, but that just backs up my point!). Cant wait to finally play this game, sometime, somewhere.
However, if you don't understand the problem with this sentence (I don't mind opinions. When a person says, "Batman Arkham Origins is among the best games of the generation". I seriously think something is wrong with that individual), then I guess there's nothing to talk about. Quality is subjective. You can agree with TLOU as the game of the year and I can disagree. The point is to respect other people's opinions and to realize that no matter how bad or good a game is in your opinion, it might be a masterpiece or something terrible for someone else.
However, beneath the twists and top-tier writing existed an exceptional third-person shooter. Building upon the basics of the Uncharted franchise, the exclusive adventure fused tense third-person gunplay with crunching close-quarters combat and plenty of Metal Gear Solid -inspired stealth action. Perhaps the game’s greatest achievement was its open-ended combat environments, allowing you to persevere in a manner that suited your playing style, and forced you to adopt different tactics against the living and undead antagonists.
Ni no Kuni takes my vote. That game just revived my love for JRPGs as a whole, such an amazing game. I'm playing through TLOU right now and maaan, that game is something. I'm not the biggest horror fan (the Clickers are sure to permeate my nightmares eventually) but I'm pushing through it despite being a tad bit uncomfortable. The atmosphere and the writing truly deserve all the praise it's received so far. Can't wait to finish it and see what all the hubbubs about the ending XD.
@get2sammyb @RawShark I totally agree. I assume we're all talking about the same bit at the end. I don't know about you, but I sat there for a solid 5 minutes trying to find a different way to pass that section. But the game just wouldn't let me push square (teehee). It was so so powerful, and really served to demonstrate the differences between Joel and I. As for Bioshock: Infinite, I'll be the first to admit that it had some intense pacing issues. It's probably just my GOTY because of the soundtrack.
It may be ending the year as the tired old video game veteran, but the PlayStation 3 can humbly hold its disc slot aloft, as this has been an outstanding year for the former flagship format. We know it’s a countdown cliché to claim that it was a challenge to cut our list of Game of the Year candidates down to a manageable integer, but that’s actually accurate in this instance. Still, three titles in particular stood out from the crowd like an atheist at midnight mass.
Naughty Dog and survival horror sounds like a combination about as ghastly as cheesecake – but just like the delicious desert, the Californian company served up a sweet and strangely sobering excursion centring on the cross-country hardships of an unlikely father and daughter alliance. Poignant from its unexpected opening right through to its maddening finale, Joel and Ellie’s fraught pursuit for survival in a post-apocalyptic landscape served as a reminder of the underexplored potential of narrative-driven experiences in this maturing medium.
I've talked a lot about the whole Last of Us ending situation, and I can understand when people say they'd have liked the ability to determine Joel's actions themselves, but more often than not games provide an illusion of choice when in fact the alternate endings are just a con to fool you into playing the damned thing all over again. I honestly think the Last of Us is pretty much the only game that can be considered for the title of Best Game of 2013. Personally I'd even call it the best game of the last generation.
I haven't played GTA V and I still haven't finished The Last of Us, although I'm closer to it. I'm really curious about Ni No Kuni, but after Persona 4 Golden (my personal game of the year over all systems, since I only played and beat it this year) I already bought a few RPGs from Atlus and can't add one more right now. Maybe in the near future I will...
An assured, touching, and engrossing adventure, The Last of Us represents a watershed moment for the medium. The unlikely bond that blossoms between the title’s two lead characters is both heartrending and poignantly paced – but the release delivers much more than captivating cinematics. This is a meaty slice of survival action that masterfully depicts the horrors of life in a post-pandemic setting. The conclusion may feel a little hurried, and the multiplayer somewhat surplus to requirements, but this is still an essential tale of survival that will consume you quicker than a cloud of contaminated spores.
@rastamadeus Yeah, I noticed...thankfully, I haven't been personally attacked by him...too much (I like the Watchmen movie, which makes me ignorant in his book). I think you pegged him perfectly...and I also find it astonishing how he could blabber about ignorance so much when he was a text book case.
What you seem to fail to grasp is that there is no "universal truth", least of all when it comes to art, where the personal experience highly influences how a piece of media is perceived. But I and others have already tried to explain that to you in the deleted super hero forum thread, alas, without success.
My GOTY is Batman: Arkham Origins, played it in the Wii U, but figured it still counts since it's on PS3. I personally loved Arkham Origins story, I thought the game really stepped the series forward with story. Best of generation candidate. Ni No Kini was a great game too. Haven't played the rest on the list.