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GameDadGrant's Top 10 Games of 2013 [top ten]
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#4 Animal Crossing: New Leaf |
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After all that chaos from Project X Zone, sometimes it's good to dial it back a bit and take it slow for a while. Animal Crossing fills that need like few other games do. As per usual for the series, you start off moving into a town full of talking animals (for some reason?) and you can begin your life as a free individual and do things at your own pace. But in a new twist on the old formula, you are elected mayor (despite showing up in the town just the day before) and you can sculpt the village as you see fit. Place your home wherever you like, set up new village sites and shops, like a camp site, a café, a music club, and more. For the first time you can also swim in the waters, and play all-new mini-games and challenges on an island far off from the mainland. You can also meet up with friends online, trade various items, chat it up, send each other mail, and play games together. It's the ultimate "lean back and take it easy" kind of game, and a perfect game to play over the course of the year...and possibly years to come!
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#2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |
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Ah, The Legend of Zelda. One of Nintendo's most revered IPs ever. And man oh man, this one is a doozy! An official sequel to the SNES masterpiece, A Link to the Past, Nintendo built a game that is equal parts new, innovative game design and proper, well-paced nostalgia. Link is free to explore Hyrule at his discretion, take on the game's various dungeons in just about any order, all the while enjoying some really great stereoscopic 3D visuals, an unfaltering 60 frames per second, and one of the best, if not THE best Legend of Zelda soundtrack ever. Another must-play game for all 3DS owners. An instant classic.
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And there you have it! ....what? Oh, right. I know, I know. As I mentioned in the beginning, 2013 was The Year of Luigi. And yet... I didn't list any games that featured the lean, green machine. Well, that's kind of a problem I have - there are so many great games to play, I didn't get around to them! I do have Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and Mario Party: Island Tour on my to-play list, though. I'll get around to them all...eventually. Probably. Assuming my time in 2014 isn't taken up too much by Bravely Default, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shovel Knight, and Chibi-Robo. Though I'll certainly make time for games Luigi *is* in, like the upcoming Super Smash Bros. and of course, Mario Golf! In any case, that's the list! Did I leave anything out? I'll admit I haven't played Etrian Odyssey IV, Rune Factory 4, or Shin Megami Tensei IV, yet. I suspect those will be brought up by others. Let me know what else I missed! And thanks for reading - happy gaming everyone! Cheers! URL to share (right click and copy)
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12/20/13, 18:15 |
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Hhmm, interesting list Grant. It was a good year for 3DS, that much is certain! I've definitely had my eyes on SteamWorld Dig, for sure. AiRace: Speed looks cool. Your top 3 are awesome games that I unfortunately haven't played yet! @ludist210Wha... ? I had no idea Project X Zone was on sale. How do these sales get announced? I never seem to know about them. @ZeroYeah, I was tempted to post my own Top Ten thread but it would look kind of weird without Zelda on it (since I haven't played it yet). Since I won't be posting my own Top Ten thread, I'll go ahead and mention here what I think are my favorite games of the year (only games that released this year are included. I actually played a lot of games this year that did not release in 2013!): 10) Zen Pinball 2 (Wii U eShop) 9) Pandora's Tower (Wii) ohh, I hope someone read my review for the game...8) BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Wii U eShop) 7) HarmoKnight (3DS eShop) 6) Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) 5) LEGO City Undercover (Wii U) 4) Need for Speed Most Wanted U (Wii U) 3) Pikmin 3 (Wii U) 2) New Super Luigi U (Wii U) 1) Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) Like I said, there were still a bunch of 2013 games I haven't played yet. That's why I made this thread here. |
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