Game of the Year 2013 Poll [VOTE HERE]

Noggin

My list would probably look a bit different if I actually played more of the games I picked up... oops

ranks/reasons:

1. Bioshock Infinite
2. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
4. Tomb Raider
5. The Last of Us
6. Ni No Kuni
7. Fire Emblem: Awakening
8. Pokemon X
9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
11. Picross e
12. Monaco: What's Yours is Mine

1, 2, and 4 I actually completed and had a lot of fun with. I didn't get very far in Zelda but I'm not in any rush and it's very enjoyable.

5 through 8 all need more of my attention. Really cool games, but I haven't played them enough to really vote them any higher.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes is my first Lego video game... while it's amusing and entertaining, dead ends and glitches often create just as much frustration.

Likewise, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is my first Animal Crossing. It will be much easier to get into once I'm not playing several games at once.

Not much to say about the last 2. I regret that I still have Brothers, Gone Home, and Gunpoint to start/finish.

Vangu Vegro

10 games, most 3DS, some PC, and Pandora's Tower, with an extremely high degree of certainty the last console-only game I'll ever vote for. If the rules allowed it, Bravely Default could have been a challenger, but since they don't, the gold goes to Link Between Worlds.

Nosf

Going through the list made me realize the majority of games I played and enjoyed enough to vote for this year were either out last year, are pre-release this year, or addons.

Daebunz

this is how mine came out, in order 1-8

The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (360, PS3)
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PC, PS3, PS4, WiiU, XB1)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (3DS*)
Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)
Pikmin 3 (WiiU)

Shady3011

This is what I got for stuff that was released last year.

1. Dragon's Crown (PS3*, Vita*)
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
3. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
5. Warframe (PC, PS4*)
6. Candy Box (PC)
7. Salty Bet (PC)
8. Bubsy 3d: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective (PC)
9. BattleBlock Theater (360*)
10. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)

My real number one won't ever be released in the west because Sega are a bunch of stupid fucks. (It's PSO2 in case you are wondering)

Two Headed Boy

I love that so many people have games I've never heard of on their top 10. It seems like only few years ago everyone's was pretty much the same games in slightly differing orders.

UnbreakableVow

Holy shit

I didn't see Salty Bet on the list

I didn't even think about that as a qualifying game

urahonky

I'm so very torn on what I'm going to put as my true, GotY. I love, LOVE Rogue Legacy but holy shit Link Between Worlds and Mario 3D World....

I have until the 12th..

Renzo

Two Headed Boy wrote: »

I love that so many people have games I've never heard of on their top 10. It seems like only few years ago everyone's was pretty much the same games in slightly differing orders.

If it weren't for this thread last year, I wouldn't have played Frog Fractions. Good stuff!

urahonky

I'm still not sure if that Frog Fractions was a real thing or if it was some elaborate troll on these boards.

LoveIsUnity

urahonky wrote: »

I'm still not sure if that Frog Fractions was a real thing or if it was some elaborate troll on these boards.

For the longest time I was like "what the hell are people talking about?" Then I pressed down, and my world changed forever.

GnomeTank

1. Dota 2 (PC)
2. The Last Of Us (PS3)
3. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
4. Saints Row IV (360, PC, PS3)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
6. Guacamelee! (PC, PS3*, Vita*)
7. Ni No Kuni (PS3)
8. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PC, PS3, PS4, WiiU, XB1)
9. Killer Instinct (XB1)
10. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC)

Same as my GiantBomb list except for Guacamelee in place of Dust, because Dust wasn't on the list (it was a 2012 release with a 2013 PC release)

Grunt's Ghosts

Going through the voting list, I realized that I haven't played a ton of new games this year. In fact, Most of the games I played were mobile games like Cut the Rope 2 and Knights of Pen and Paper.

Daebunz

some stuff I played towards the tail end of the year and didnt think to add + I didnt see saltybet

but I still gotta give slot 1 and 2 to the platinum games power hour because those games broke me emotionally

RandomHajile

TychoCelchuuu wrote: »

captaink wrote: »

You can beat Brothers in 2-3 hours.

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST REFERS TO THE VIDEO GAME BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS BY STARBREEZE STUDIOS, NOT ACTUAL BROTHERS, PLEASE DO NOT BEAT CHILDREN

Hey, man, my brother is 28. I can beat him up if I want to.

Elin

I didn't copy my list but I did put Saints Row IV in the top slot. I think my husband and I laughed more during that game than, like, ever before at anything. It was followed by Monster Hunter and Animal Crossing, and then the numbers started to get hard to compute.

davidsdurions

1. Battlefield 4 (PC)
2. Neverwinter (PC)
3. Tomb Raider 2013 (PC)
4. Dota 2 (PC)
5. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (PC)
6. The Banner Saga: Factions (PC)
7. SimCity (PC)
8. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC)
9. Batman: Arkham Origins (PC)
10. D&D Lords of Waterdeep (iOS)
11. Cities in Motion 2 (PC)
12. Penny Arcade's On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 (PC)
13. Football Manager 2014 (PC)
14. The Cave (PC)
15. Madden NFL 25 (PS3)
16. Euro Truck Simulator 2 (PC)
17. Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time (iOS)
18. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 (PS3)
19. God of War: Ascension (PS3)
20. Crysis 3 (PC)

I wish sim city had been able to be #1. That debacle will be what I remember most in gaming from 2013. I'm weird though and still ranked it pretty high when I was just thinking about the games I've played.

Edit: numbers and platforms.

Dhalphir

Even if the SimCity launch hadn't been a debacle it wouldn't have made my list. Technical issues aside, it was just a shitty fucking SimCity game. It took everything that was good about SimCity games, tossed it away, and replaced it with something more like The Sims: Slightly Bigger Edition

GnomeTank

I actually enjoyed SimCity 5 for what it was, but it doesn't even belong in the same breath as any sort of top 10. I got a good 60-70 hours of fun out of it, and for that it was worth the money...but it wouldn't even make it in to my top 20.

e: I should say it doesn't belong in the same breath as MY top 10. davidsdurions is welcome to place any game any place he wants on his top 10.

davidsdurions

Yeah, I'm totally on board bashing simcity, see the thread for more info, I just did my ratings based on how much enjoyment I actually got from each game. Like crysis might have been a very well made game, but I just didn't enjoy it pretty much at all.

If I had more time to enjoy some of the other smaller games out there I may have rated things vastly different.

Cheers!

Veevee

I always hate this thread, it just reminds me how few new games I play. My top 7

1. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
2. Path of Exile (PC)
3. Grid 2 (360, PC, PS3)
4. Candy Box (PC)
5. Rogue Legacy (PC)
6. Marvel Heroes (PC)
7. Unepic (PC, WiiU)

Yeah, I only played 7 games that came out in 2013 according to that list, but I can say I enjoyed every game I played.

Nosf wrote: »

Going through the list made me realize the majority of games I played and enjoyed enough to vote for this year were either out last year, are pre-release this year, or addons.

This too! I can't wait for Kerbal to get released for realz so I can vote the fuck out of that game

Forever Zefiro

Elin wrote: »

I didn't copy my list but I did put Saints Row IV in the top slot. I think my husband and I laughed more during that game than, like, ever before at anything. It was followed by Monster Hunter and Animal Crossing, and then the numbers started to get hard to compute.

I'm always confused by the intentions of someone Bro?ing a post. Are they doubting your decision?

I feel you though, SR4 was a wonderful wacky journey of fun, and Nolan North really tied it all together for me. If I wasn't chuckling at something, I at least had a shit-eating grin plastered on my face

Chance

Shady3011 wrote: »

This is what I got for stuff that was released last year.

1. Dragon's Crown (PS3*, Vita*)
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
3. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
5. Warframe (PC, PS4*)
6. Candy Box (PC)
7. Salty Bet (PC)
8. Bubsy 3d: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective (PC)
9. BattleBlock Theater (360*)
10. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)

My real number one won't ever be released in the west because Sega are a bunch of stupid fucks. (It's PSO2 in case you are wondering)

High five for Dragon's Crown at #1! I'd have Muramasa's awesome Vita up-port at #4 if we could include it, but here's my list:

1. Dragon's Crown (PS3*, Vita*)
2. The Last Of Us (PS3)
3. Guacamelee! (PC, PS3*, Vita*)
4. Dead Island: Riptide (360, PC, PS3)
5. Killzone: Mercenary (Vita)
6. Resogun (PS4*)
7. DmC: Devil May Cry (360, PC, PS3)
8. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (360, PS3)
9. Tearaway (Vita)
10. State of Decay (360*, PC)
11. Killzone: Shadow Fall (PS4)
12. Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus (PS3)
13. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (360*, PC, PS3*)
14. Don't Starve (PC)
15. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
16. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PC, PS3, PS4, WiiU, XB1)
17. Sorcery Saga: The Curse of the Great Curry God (Vita)
18. Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3)
19. Ni No Kuni (PS3)
20. Battlefield 4 (360, PC, PS3, PS4, XB1)

Usually I don't even make it up to 20 games - this year I cut almost 10.

Edit : oh shit I forgot Tomb Raider. That'd be at #5, right after Muramasa. Crap.

Lanrutcon

Forever Zefiro wrote: »

Elin wrote: »

I didn't copy my list but I did put Saints Row IV in the top slot. I think my husband and I laughed more during that game than, like, ever before at anything. It was followed by Monster Hunter and Animal Crossing, and then the numbers started to get hard to compute.

I'm always confused by the intentions of someone Bro?ing a post. Are they doubting your decision?

I feel you though, SR4 was a wonderful wacky journey of fun, and Nolan North really tied it all together for me. If I wasn't chuckling at something, I at least had a shit-eating grin plastered on my face

Saints Row broteam represent.

Peewi

I voted.

1. Dota 2 (PC)
2. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (360, PS3)
3. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
4. Gunpoint (PC)
5. Papers, Please (PC)
6. Salty Bet (PC)
7. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC)
8. Antichamber (PC)
9. Rayman Legends (360, PC, PS3, Vita, WiiU)
10. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
11. Super House of Dead Ninjas (PC)
12. Risk of Rain (PC)
13. Steamworld Dig (3DS, PC)
14. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
15. Anodyne (Android, PC)
16. Typing of the Dead: Overkill (PC)
17. Valdis Story: The Abyssal City (PC)
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
19. Picross e / Picross e2 (3DS*)
20. Poker Night 2 (360*, iOS, PC, PS3*)

I nearly forgot Papers, Please until I double checked what I had gotten on Steam in the last year. That would have been terrible.

I also played a bunch of older games that only got PC releases in 2013. Dust, Brütal Legend, Spelunky and Pac-Man CE DX come to mind.

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urahonky

Alright I finally bit the bullet.

As much as I love all the games on my list... Rogue Legacy was certainly my favorite game of last year.

1. Rogue Legacy (PC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
3. Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
4. State of Decay (360*, PC)
5. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
6. DmC: Devil May Cry (360, PC, PS3)
7. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3)
8. Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3)
9. Path of Exile (PC)
10. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PC, PS3)
11. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
12. Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
13. Game Dev Tycoon (PC)
14. The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
16. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
17. Shadowrun Returns (Android, PC, iOS)
18. Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
20. Steamworld Dig (3DS, PC)

Jars

that was fairly easy, having played 11 games this year and not wanting to add the 11th game

the stanley parable
long live the queen
dmc
brothers?
strike suit zero
EO4
FF14
heart of the swarm
rogue legacy
fire emblem

Lanrutcon

urahonky wrote: »

Alright I finally bit the bullet.

As much as I love all the games on my list... Rogue Legacy was certainly my favorite game of last year.

1. Rogue Legacy (PC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
3. Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
4. State of Decay (360*, PC)
5. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
6. DmC: Devil May Cry (360, PC, PS3)
7. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3)
8. Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3)
9. Path of Exile (PC)
10. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PC, PS3)
11. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
12. Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
13. Game Dev Tycoon (PC)
14. The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
16. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
17. Shadowrun Returns (Android, PC, iOS)
18. Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
20. Steamworld Dig (3DS, PC)

Man, the presence of Dead Space 3 puzzles me. Rest of your list is classy as all hell. Maybe I should give that game another shot. My first 2 tries at it rubbed me the wrong way.

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Lanrutcon

JusticeforPluto wrote: »

Lanrutcon wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Alright I finally bit the bullet.

As much as I love all the games on my list... Rogue Legacy was certainly my favorite game of last year.

1. Rogue Legacy (PC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
3. Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
4. State of Decay (360*, PC)
5. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
6. DmC: Devil May Cry (360, PC, PS3)
7. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3)
8. Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3)
9. Path of Exile (PC)
10. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PC, PS3)
11. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
12. Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
13. Game Dev Tycoon (PC)
14. The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
16. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
17. Shadowrun Returns (Android, PC, iOS)
18. Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
20. Steamworld Dig (3DS, PC)

Man, the presence of Dead Space 3 puzzles me. Rest of your list is classy as all hell. Maybe I should give that game another shot. My first 2 tries at it rubbed me the wrong way.

Dead Space 3 is one of the best coop shooter ever. Did you play it by yourself?

I said it in the Dead Space 3 thread. Good horror game? No. Similar to DS 1+2? Not at all. Great coop shooter? Hell yes.

Ah. That explains it. I was playing solo, expecting more Dead Space...you know?

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Taya

Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, WiiU)
Rune Factory 4 (3DS)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (3DS*)
Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
Gone Home (PC)
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (3DS*)
Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (360*, iOS, PC, PS3*, Vita, WiiU*)
NES Remix (WiiU*)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
The Cave (360*, iOS, Ouya, PC, PS3*, WiiU*)
New Super Luigi U (WiiU)

TheSonicRetard

10 years, mcc? My god how time flies...

urahonky

Lanrutcon wrote: »

JusticeforPluto wrote: »

Lanrutcon wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Alright I finally bit the bullet.

As much as I love all the games on my list... Rogue Legacy was certainly my favorite game of last year.

1. Rogue Legacy (PC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
3. Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
4. State of Decay (360*, PC)
5. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
6. DmC: Devil May Cry (360, PC, PS3)
7. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3)
8. Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3)
9. Path of Exile (PC)
10. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PC, PS3)
11. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
12. Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
13. Game Dev Tycoon (PC)
14. The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
16. Pokémon X and Y (3DS)
17. Shadowrun Returns (Android, PC, iOS)
18. Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
20. Steamworld Dig (3DS, PC)

Man, the presence of Dead Space 3 puzzles me. Rest of your list is classy as all hell. Maybe I should give that game another shot. My first 2 tries at it rubbed me the wrong way.

Dead Space 3 is one of the best coop shooter ever. Did you play it by yourself?

I said it in the Dead Space 3 thread. Good horror game? No. Similar to DS 1+2? Not at all. Great coop shooter? Hell yes.

Ah. That explains it. I was playing solo, expecting more Dead Space...you know?

As Justice says it's a very co-op game. I played through it with a buddy and we had a TON of fun.

jeffinva

Voting made me realize how many acclaimed games I missed (The Last of Us being the most egregious). So, my top three ended up Gone Home, Tomb Raider, and Bioshock Infinite. Mario 3D World and FF XIV battled it out with Bioshock for third. I forgot where Zelda ALBTW ended up but it was in there.

Drake

Voting this year was seriously crazy hard. Not only were there a ton of just fantastic experiences but the breadth of these experiences seem to be wider than previous years. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this particular poll turns out.

Taramoor

So many great games this year, but of the ones I played enough that I feel comfortable voting for them:

Thanks! You voted for:
Remember Me (360, PC, PS3)
Saints Row IV (360, PC, PS3)
Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
Gunpoint (PC)
Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
Pikmin 3 (WiiU)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Long Live the Queen (PC)
The Stanley Parable (PC)
Rocksmith 2014 (360, PC, PS3)
Lego City Undercover (WiiU)
NES Remix (WiiU*)
Papers, Please (PC)
Pandora’s Tower (Wii)
The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
Deadpool (360, PC, PS3)
Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
Rayman Legends (360, PC, PS3, Vita, WiiU)

LCDXX

Well, here I go... I really struggled with #1, but I ultimately I had to go with the amount of time spent on Fire Emblem. Great game. I have to say I enjoyed Tomb Raider far more than I could have possibly imagined since I have pretty much ignored the series after TR3. They did a fantastic job rebooting the series. GTAV still feels like more of the same, but the multi-character mechanic was kinda neat and the game overall is an amazing technical achievement. Oh, and Trevor.

I guess the only thing that really stands out is that The Last of Us didn't even make the list as I have yet to play the game.

1. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
2. Tomb Raider 2013 (360, PC, PS3)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
5. Tearaway (Vita)
6. Resogun (PS4*)
7. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PC, PS3, PS4, WiiU, XB1)
8. Bioshock Infinite (360, PC, PS3)
9. Dragon's Crown (PS3*, Vita*)
10. Forza Motorsport 5 (XB1)
11. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
12. Killer Instinct (XB1)
13. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (360*, 3DS, PS3*)
14. Warframe (PC, PS4*)
15. Disgaea Dimension 2 (PS3)
16. Don't Starve (PC)
17. Skylanders: Swap Force (360, 3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, WiiU)
18. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PS4, WiiU, XB1, Vita)
19. Shadowrun Returns (Android, PC, iOS)
20. Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time (Android, iOS)

Mild Confusion

Strike Suit Zero was on the list? I must have glossed over it, gonna have to go back and change my voting then.