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[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Turtles2k12

I respectfully disagree. Bioshock Infinite was a good game, but best game of 2013 (so far) belongs to Tomb Raider

I was about to say "Did Ai even play Tomb Raider? He said it's the best game he's played all year, not that came out, period."

Then I went back a couple of pages, and yes, he did, and it seems he enjoyed it.

So maybe he just enjoyed Bioshock more.

[愛]

Tomb Raider was also good, but in a different way. Bioshock Infinite had better gameplay and storytelling than Tomb Raider. In essence, BI had more individual strengths while TR had strengths in a combination of factors.

[Cure]

While I was more enthralled while playing Bioshock than Tomb Raider, I do wish it had more (or anything, really) between gun fights, like the puzzle solving and platforming in Tomb Raider.

I'd still go with Bioshock, though.

[ObiWanFan4life]

BTW while we're talking about BioShock Infininie, am i the only person who thinks Booker DeWitt looks a little like Ash from Evil Dead?

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

I'm in the process of purchasing Injustice on pre-order at GameStop.
I feel bad I'm missing out on Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite but I didn't pre-order them in time and can't afford the new price right now.
Future pre-orders will be Dead Island: Riptide and Assassins Creed IV Black Flag.
Also TMNT: Out of the Shadows.

The last game I bought for a current console was either Lollipop Chainsaw or Mortal Kombat on the 360.
I just bought Final Fantasy Chronicles for $20 at a small game store in Cottonwood, AZ. I used the own the game, black labeled too, but the case and Chrono Trigger disk were missing. I now own a green label release but I atleast have the case and the discs (now I have an extra FFIV).

Currently playing a combo of Turtles in Time/Link to the Past on my SNES and Burnout Paradise/TiT Reshelled/1989 Arcade on the Xbox.

[Peanut]

I finally found a decent copy of Xenogears for PS1, so I'm super excited by that! Woo!

[Powder]

I copped Harmoknight & Gunman Clive from the 3DS e-shop the other day and I'm loving them both.

[CyberCubed]

3 best games this year I've played were Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite.

I want to get God of War: Ascension next, even though I know its not as good as the previous entries. Also debating whether to pick up Metal Gear: Revengence...I need to play as Raiden slashing things.

Haven't gotten around to Luigi's Mansion 2 yet either, I loved the first one on Gamecube.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

3 best games this year I've played were Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite.

I want to get God of War: Ascension next, even though I know its not as good as the previous entries. Also debating whether to pick up Metal Gear: Revengence...I need to play as Raiden slashing things.

Haven't gotten around to Luigi's Mansion 2 yet either, I loved the first one on Gamecube.

Luigi's Mansion and Revengeance are both great. Dunno about God of War.

[CyberCubed]

Too many great games coming this year, its like all the publishers are releasing their swan songs on PS3/360 because of the upcoming generation.

Later this year is The Last of Us, GTA V, Metal Gear Solid V, Rayman Legends, Watch Dogs, new Batman Arkham game, Assassin's Creed Black Flag.

Then on the Nintendo side of things hopefully the new 3D Mario hits the Wii-U this year, and of course there's Pikmin 3, Pokemon X and Y, and that Yoshi Yarn game. I don't even have a Wii-U yet either.

[Brodie]

FYI, God of War is in Redboxes if thats a thing that exists near you. Trust me when I say thats probably all you'd need.

Has anyone tried Monster Hunter Ultimate?

I need some decent WiiU or 3DS games to hit or pique my interest before June. I'm so close to platinum status, its not even funny.

[愛]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I finally found a decent copy of Xenogears for PS1, so I'm super excited by that! Woo!

Very nice, bro. I still have my copy that I bought in 8th grade, and it's a real treasure of mine.

[Peanut]

I'm sure we've talked about it before, but I never owned or played it, so I'm excited to try that when I get the chance.

I kinda went a little PS1 crazy last night and ended up scouring eBay for sealed copies of some games I wanted to get my hands on. Stumbled across a random seller who seemed to sell mostly old toys, but hidden among that junk was a handful of unopened PS1 games at super low prices I couldn't let go. FFIX (which I already own, but whatever,) Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy Chronicles, Um Jammer Lammy, Mega Man 8 and Croc 2 for all under $8 buy it now. I snatched them all up immediately.

I've got my eye on a mint Vagrant Story, too. I might pull the trigger on it tonight.

[MikeyISbest]

What age is the Skylanders game aimed at?

My five and a half year old currently plays Mario Donkey Kong and Lego games to name a few.

Do you think he will enjoy Skylanders?I've seen it as something I would have loved as a kid...(but I didn't own a console so my gaming experience and knowledge is limited)

[Zulithe]

Originally Posted by MikeyISbest

What age is the Skylanders game aimed at?

My five and a half year old currently plays Mario Donkey Kong and Lego games to name a few.

Do you think he will enjoy Skylanders?I've seen it as something I would have loved as a kid...(but I didn't own a console so my gaming experience and knowledge is limited)

Has your son started reading yet? It does have some of that but I think most kids can probably get around that barrier if they have to. They can be pretty ingenious about that sort of thing. But yes it is aimed at preteens with probably some crossover interest from tweens.

I love the LEGO games myself. One advantage to games like that is you don't need to spend tons of money on the toys You could be digging yourself a big financial hole here!

Also are you aware of Disney Infinity coming out later this year? It is like Skylanders but with Disney characters (including Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean and who knows, maybe even star wars and marvel stuff eventually). Something to keep in mind... Skylanders seem to be selling at huge discounts on amazon... i went TMNT figure hunting this week and saw walls FULL of them everywhere... I'm not sure if they are selling up to expectation. This could be worth keeping in mind, as "toys to life" games kind of hinge on the playing-with-friends factor a lot. If he has friends that play it, it's a lot more fun because they can use their characters at each-others homes, stuff like that.

Disney Infinity could end up dominating this entire market because of their strong characters and brands. Or maybe it will flop hard, who am I to say.

Keep an eye out for the LEGO Marvel Universe game coming later this year... I'm pretty excited about it.

[Peanut]

I've been playing so much Ultimate Muscle for Gamecube. So very very very much.

[CyberCubed]

I've lost at the last "boss fight" in Bioshock Infinite 3 times in a row now. I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but its very, very annoying with these waves of enemies at you while you're supposed to be destroying certain things but can't ignore them.

I don't know what they were thinking when they made this part of the game, they should have at least limited the amount of enemies.

[Peanut]

It's extremely easy unless you're doing it wrong or you aren't using

Spoiler:

Songbird

properly.

[CyberCubed]

Just finished it, funnily enough I understood the ending of Bioshock Infinite right away. I went online and every post I saw was people saying they couldn't understand the ending and needed it explained to them.

I guess after watching so much sci-fi the type of ending in Bioshock just felt the norm to me from the type of stuff I already know about. It really wasn't that confusing.

[Peanut]

A lot of it is ambiguous and left up to the player to decide, so I don't know how you could "understand it" better than anyone else.