Features - QOTW: What's the best computer game you've played this year?

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Kerbal Space Program. I've spent hours just constructing giant ships for them to blow up about 15 seconds later. Wipes the floor with any of the AAA titles I have tried this year.

Heretic DOS

TrackMania.. so simple, so addictive for a LAN party.

I think my favorite this past year has been Tomb Raider reboot, really enjoyed exploring the island and it had some great locations.

Bioshock Infinite was excellent also and really enjoyed it, thought it was a little drawn out towards the end though.

Mars War Logs is also a pretty interesting game, you can tell it didn't have the biggest of budgets but it is decent enough for the price.

GTA V! Dusted my old PS3 off especially for it, can't wait for the PC version next year.

Forza 5 doesn't deserve to be on that list of examples. Gran Turismo 6 on the previous gen of consoles is superior graphically. That is a true embarrassment for Microsoft.

It's going to be either
EVE Online (a game I no longer play but i sunk a lot of time in it for the first 2/3's the year)
TF2
or Shogan 2 TOTAL WAR

though in the last 3 months, my gaming habits have changed a lot, i now play more things like KSP, Warframe, FFXIV and Magic 2014 because I've changed my gaming group when i moved away from EVE.
Once upon a time, my TS could fill more than 2 squads on BF:BC2 every night, but over the years, that's slowly whittled away and when i stopped playing EVE, i effectively split away from the last 3 that were there.
It's a shame really.
I miss playing WC3 and BF:BC2 with them all. (I still have my original map folder for WC3, something i'm quite proud off)
Why do we have to grow up and become responsible :(

Sad to say, Dragon Age Origins. Nothing better came along so far.

DayZ Standalone

Candy Crush Saga - Sad but true!

Closely followed by GTA V

I always have real problems deciding on these things

Multiplayer - CoD : Ghosts - Probably more to do with the team of guys i play with rather than the game itself
Single Player : GTA 5 or Arkham Origins - Both have really strong cases - GTA for the storyline and cut scenes, and the fact it actually lived up to the hype (not typically a GTA fan). AO for the combat, the puzzles, the voice acting, for being Batman.... all sorts

Lets hope 2014s games live up to their hype

As things stand, it's probably Spec Ops: The Line, but that's a 2012 release. I'd go further than just this year though - it's one of the most interesting games ever released.

I'm pretty sure that the only 2013 releases I've played are Rome 2, which was atrocious, and FM14, which is solid as always, so not much to say on that front.

Divine Divinity, I know it's an old game but a very good one.

Had a good time playing Skyrim, as well as Batman Arkham City and the first one (name escapes me).

Mechwarrior Online

Diablo III Patch 2.0.1 PTL

Tomb Raider, the only one I've enjoyed enough to finish.

Farcry 3, absolutely loved it. Although it was the xbox version and not the PC one. Second place would be Dead Island GOTY edition.

was Far Cry 3 this year? awesome game, spent a week or so completing that

Played in 2013 :
DEAD SPACE 3
MASS EFFECT 3
MASS EFFECT 2
MASS EFFECT
HERETIC DOS
VANQUISH
CRYSIS 3
FAR CRY 3 : BLOOD DRAGON
COD : BLACK OPS 2
METAL GEAR RISING
REMEMBER ME
ASPHALT AIRBORNE 8
SPLINTER CELL : BLACKLIST
BIOSHOCK INFINITE
BATTLEFIELD 3
ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG

Best of 2013 would be :
MASS EFFECT 1
MASS EFFECT 3
REMEMBER ME

Surprisingly the game I think I've enjoyed most this year has been the Tomb Raider reboot. Went in not expecting much and couldn't put it down.

GTAV by a fair stretch.

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Multiplayer - CoD : Ghosts

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Was rubbish. Anything made by Treyarch and the new Infinity Ward has been disappointing.
MW2 Multiplayer .. now that was breath-taking!

5th: Crysis 3

4th: Tomb Raider

3rd: Metro Last Light

2nd: Dishonored

1st FTL: Faster than light

Bioshock Infinite!!! :)

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was Far Cry 3 this year? awesome game, spent a week or so completing that

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No, back end of last year. I'm half-way through at the moment, and can't really be bothered to get going on it again. Feels like a blend of Far Cry 2 and Assassin's Creed, in a very weird way.

Gotta be World Of Tanks for me, spent hours and hours on the game and neglected lots of others, wish Warships would hurry up lol...

Far Cry 3, DmC 5, Tomb Raider, Saints Row 4.

MechWarrior Online - little else has got a look in!

I really enjoyed the new Tomb Raider reboot. Had its flaws, but had some great scenes too, looking forward to a sequel.

Planetside 2

I'm still living in 2011 games-wise, still playing Skyrim, BF3 and others. I got FarCry 3 this year, which I'm still playing on and off. I recently got Tomb Raider and Halo 4 with a new XBox 360 "E" on a Black Friday deal from Amazon for £149.99 to replace my very loud long suffering Elite 360... so I'm might get into that soon.

Brothers a tale of 2 sons is my single player game of the year. Dota 2 is my multiplayer one. Though as for AAA's then it has to go to Tomb raider.

I'm pretty firmly a single player/campaign type of guy, so my top five would be (in no particular order):
1. Saints Row IV - for continuing to not take itself seriously, and for having a well deserved pop at all the GTAV hype;
2. Far Cry 3 - intelligent and beguiling. Not convinced by the Blood Dragon expansion - but it's early days (and I got it free courtesy of AMD);
3. Bioshock Infinite - my first Bioshock and I really "got" the story (thanks again AMD);
4. Battlefield 4 - again, like the storyline - seemed to flow in a way that this years Call Of Duty didn't;
5. Rocksmith 2014 - love that they've taken a "game" and turned it into a pretty decent teaching tool - although I still suck at playing my Strat!

Honourable mention for Sleeping Dogs, even though it's last years game, I found it engrossing. If there's a sequel then that's a definite pre-order.

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As things stand, it's probably Spec Ops: The Line, but that's a 2012 release. I'd go further than just this year though - it's one of the most interesting games ever released..

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Glad you said that - I though SO:TL was actually pretty darned good - sort of a SP Call Of Duty with some depth to it. Then again, I'm still having the odd blast of Just Cause 2 and that was a 2010 release! :o

Has to be Far Cry 3. Got It free with my new GPU and was stonked at the game play and graphics.

I recently bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 and that is taking over my life also.

I think it is a close call between Tomb Raider and Far Cry 3 and what's most surprising about that is that they are both games I thought I wouldn't like.

Battle field 4, this game is incredible and looks amazing

I can't really pick a favorite, there's a lot of great games which came out this year.

However I keep finding myself replaying old titles over and over again.

Just 'finished' The Stanley Parable - utter design excellence.

Also very impressed with A Dark Room - http://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/ - free to play, wonderful twists. Don't be put off by how simple it looks.

Technically I finished Bioshock for the first time this year, and my God is it good.

My waiting paid off, though... I picked up Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite and XCOM for about £15 the lot. Thanks Steam!

Sim city.

The Last of Us.

Simply the deepest, most involving, most satisfying gaming experience I've ever had on any platform. It started off with an extended tutorial section which had me puzzling over the hype. But it soon converted me from being a PC snob to a Playstation fanboy.

Morrowind. I was rather late to that party

Probably Far Cry 3, specially Blood Dragon. My laptop slightly struggles with it but I really do love the storyline!

Path of Exile... Such a great game.

Loved Bioshock Infinite, that was a front runner. Then GTAV came out and made me weep with joy. I actually think the most fun I've had playing a game this year has been Super Mario 3D World multiplayer. Oh so so fun! Worth getting a Wii U for

Really enjoyed Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon. Dead space 3 was also fairly good.

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Dead space 3 was also fairly good.

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What ? How ? Really ???
Have you played Dead Space 1 ? Dead Space 3 was the worst game in the franchise

GTA V
Rocksmith 2014

The most FUN I've had in a game is either Shadow Warrior, Planetside 2 or or XCOM Enemy Within. Many of the big titles this year have been a bit meh.

Path of Exile

Hearthstone, hands down the most addictive game i've picked up.

I've spent more time on Hearthstone in the past 2 weeks than on any other game this year, which is a bit mad considering it's not even officially out yet.
Candy Crush comes in a close second, with Starcraft 2: HOS behind that..but in terms of new games this year? Hearthstone ;D

No one beats Blizzard for their addictive AAA games, and King seem to have got it down for the F2P/casual market right now.

Why these games over so many others? For me it's because my gaming has moved on to multi-tasking gaming. With those top 3 games I can sit there at a desk or on a sofa and watch TV, chat to friends and still play the game effectively. Less so with SC2 competitively but I still enjoy going after achievements etc in SP, where you definitely can play in a multi tasking environment. Other great games like GTA, Sim City etc require more involvement and more of a time investment, which is much tougher to achieve these days. Too many things to do at once!

Dishonored
Tomb Raider
The Last Of Us
Metro Last Light

The last of us, gt6 and hitman absolution

Natural Selection 2

It's now my favourite game of all time.

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Gotta be World Of Tanks for me, spent hours and hours on the game and neglected lots of others, wish Warships would hurry up lol...

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Same here, also World of Warplanes, like you still waiting for Warships !!

Without a shadow of a doubt. The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds. Fantastic game. Bought a 3DS XL just to play it, worth every penny. Shows that you dont need anything overly flashy to get back to the true heart and soul of one of the best franchises ever.

Honorable mentions go to Tomb Raider (Much love on this thread for that) and also XCOM - great game, so tense.

I got lots game I've played this year but I really like Saintrow IV (wanted to say GTA V but no PC yet) and BF4

For me it's Next car game demo, tonnes of demolition derby like fun!

Skyrim. Or was that last year? Still it's the newest one I've played.

Elite Dangerous, Alpha version.

Rayman Legends as I don't play many games such as BF4 or GTA, my phenom 965 along with radeon 6670 isn't up for high spec games