by winsord
Keeping a list of every game I complete in 2013. The game doesn't need to have been released in 2013, just completed. The list isn't in any particular order, just what came to mind first while adding them retroactively, or whatever was most recent ends up at the bottom. I buy the majority of my games on sale, so I've added the prices I payed for context.
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Fantastic shmup, at least for people who aren't very experienced with them but want to play one. Really enjoyed this one on normal, provided a good challenge, but I'm still not good enough to play on the arcade mode difficulties for most levels. The maze level is the only low point of this game. Art, sound design, level design, and everything else, all great. Price paid: $2.50
One of the best games I've ever played. I really just loved everything about the game, between the combat, the setting and atmosphere, the story, Yakuza 4 just managed to get everything right for me. The story may be a little hokey and crazy, but it's done in what I found to be a very amusing way; I never grew tired of Yakuza's tricks, rather I just couldn't wait to see what would happen next. You don't need to have played previous games in the series to understand this one, so if you own a PS3, you have any interest in the series, and you haven't played it, just get it! Price paid: $20.00
Bought this game on a whim in January. Didn't know really anything about it, other than Studio Ghibli being involved, but really wanted a JRPG to play at the time. Played the game for about an hour a day over the course of a month and enjoyed my time with it. Like JRPGs usually do, it took way too long (~10 hours) to open up, but past that I really enjoyed both the exploration and combat in the game. AI companions were kind of frustrating since they'd continually just waste their MP and run out after three or four fights, unless you set them to not use any spells. Story is good but not great, and the last dungeon and boss were really fun. Price paid: $60.00
Fans of the site have probably know enough about this game thanks to Vinny, but I had a bunch of fun with it too. I didn't care for it quite as much as I did Saints Row 3 or GTAIV, but it feels like a game with heart and I was glad to see it turned out anywhere near as well as it did considering, well... True Crime: Hong Kong. Pick up the purse? Price paid: $12.50
I realize this might be a bit of an odd one, but I completed the Sith Marauder story which took me something like 100 hours. Game complete in my books!
Picked this up for $4 during an Xbox Live sale. Enjoyed it a fair bit, but the ending was pretty bad. Difficulty curve was weird, where most of the game was way too easy on normal but on occassion the game would completely flood you with enemies and leave you without much of a chance. Most of my frustration was likely due to my inherent hoarding of flashbangs and flares; I think I used like five or six batteries throughout the entire game. Price paid: $4.00
Neat little game, has fantastic visuals and a reasonably interesting story. It's less than two hours long though, so I beat it in one sitting. The game's normally $10, which depending on how you look at it may be a bit much for what it is. If you come in with the perspective like you've paid for, and are going to watch a movie, then it might be worth your money. It's a neat idea and I enjoyed my time with it. The game's consistently on sale and in bundles though, so if you have interest in it but not $10 of interest, you shouldn't have to wait long to pick it up. Price paid: $1.60
Pre-ordered about five days before launch without ever having gotten into Bioshock or watched almost any early coverage of the game. The interview with Ken Levine that went up on the site though was enough to pique my interest, along with Green Man Gaming having a really good deal on for it at launch, so I went ahead and bought it. Ended up enjoying both the story and the combat a lot, and was surprised to find that so many people thought playing on hard was a mistake and that they didn't think the combat was any good. Between the perks, the inventive powers, and being able to use the skyrails during combat, I really loved the freedom in the combat. Story was interesting in a bubble, but I don't really care to disect and ruin it for myself like I know many other people have. Price paid: $45.00 Edit: Burial at Sea DLC completed November 15th
Bought this on sale so I could have it to mess around in the multiplayer once and a while. Generally try to beat the story in these games before going into the multiplayer, so I pretty much did the same here. Played on Hardened, should've played on Veteran, and the actual story itself was not very good. Price paid: $40.00
Really fun puzzle game, probably works best on mobile devices but had launch price parody for PC. Neat and unique take on match-three games, which I'm kind of surprised to find people can still do so well. The suspend function in this game seemed to work really well even on PC, and I was able to pick up right back at the enemy I left off on. If you're curious about this one I'd say just check out a short gameplay video on Youtube and if it looks fun to you pick it up, it's worth it. Price paid: $2.99
