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Red's Best of 2013: The YECA (Singles: 70-61/Hints #4 up!)
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I need you to finish this one.
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I can't wait! I always love your year-end lists! And please, come back to ytt, I'm lost with rock songs released this year. Your countdown used to be a good way to discover new music!
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Can't wait!
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Great OP; following this list for sure.
Wish I had cool graphics for my list
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You best not snub Vampire Weekend.
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Excited to see your YouTube and Video Games lists!
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Can't wait for your lists Red
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one of my faves last year can't wait!
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Yay Red! This is your apology gift for not finishing judging on ANTM
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Yes! It's here! One of my favorite YECA! Can't wait.
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Can't wait to see what the lists are this year, and hopefully being fully finished this year.
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You best not snub Vampire Weekend.
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I can promise you that they will show up on at least one list.
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Hi!
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Yay Red! This is your apology gift for not finishing judging on ANTM
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Hey, I thought commenting on your year-ender was enough!
Currently in the process of working on the Video Games list. It should be up tonight!
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Good graphics, Excited to see your lists this year.
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Will be checking this out.
You didn't finish last year if I remember right?
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Let's hope you actually finish this one.
But, seeing your NP and your Song of the Moment, I guess I'll have no option but to check your c/d.
Honestly, TRF.
PS: Yes, that's Lauren Mayberry, from CHVRCHES.
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The YECA: Top 5 Video Games of 2013
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Will be checking this out.
You didn't finish last year if I remember right?
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That would be correct. And I remind myself of this every day.
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I'm in love.
Okay, let's get the list that everyone cares about the least out of the way first!
| FIFA 14
I tried to justify this game NOT making the top 5, but really, I've had a BLAST playing this game, to the point where FIFA 14 was being played WILLINGLY over Grand Theft Auto V. That's an impressive accomplishment. Even though I enjoyed FIFA 13 quite a bit, there were quite a few things that I felt were off about the game. There were way too many bugs, every CPU team seemed to play the same way, and the CPU teams REALLY seemed to step up their game at the 80 minute mark in every game they were behind. FIFA 14 still has a couple of bugs here or there, but the other two issues were actually dealt with relatively well. Instead of stepping up its game at a set time, the CPU will amp up the pressure and intensity at any given time. Teams actually play like you would expect them to in real life. And the gameplay, thankfully, is just as fun as ever. |
| Saints Row IV
While I was waiting for the release of GTA V, I was in a rut, looking for any possible game to play. At the time of Saints Row IV's release, there was literally NOTHING being released. It was basically this and...nothing. So I decided, "Screw it, I liked the first two games enough, and I'm hearing good things about this one, so why not play it?" And my god, am I glad that I did. This is the most video game-y video game I have played in years. You play as a gang leader who has been elected PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and that same President must now fend off an ALIEN ATTACK with superpowers that you gain in the computer world you have been thrown into, all set to the most awesome soundtrack of the year. Holy crap, dude. Oh, and did I mention that this was also the funniest game I played in 2013? In a year with a Grand Theft Auto game, that's saying a lot. There were times where this game was the most fun I've had playing a game all year. |
| Bioshock Infinite
This year's top 3 is perhaps the best top 3 in the history of this list. There have been some strong top 3 games in the past, too, so that is saying a lot. It all begins with Bioshock Infinite, a game I was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did. I'll fill you in on a dirty little secret: I wasn't a big fan of the first two Bioshock games. It's not that I didn't appreciate what the games were attempting, and they certainly got the atmosphere right, but I just couldn't get into the gameplay. Cut to 2013, and there's a new Bioshock game on the horizon. I'm generally uninterested at first...until I start seeing more and more people rave about the game. I decided to give the game a chance, and I'm really, REALLY glad that I did.
The gameplay isn't spectacular, slightly better than that of the original Bioshock, but, other than the really fun rail system, not really anything all that groundbreaking. What makes this game is its story. In a year with some of the best stories that video games have ever seen, this may have been the cream of the crop. I won't spoil it for anyone who has yet to play the game, but pay attention throughout the story to certain aspects that seem off. They become incredibly important at the end. It took three games, but FINALLY, the world of Bioshock ensnared me. |
| The Last of Us
I can think of at least one person who may not be happy with this not being #1 (*cough*Geo*cough*), but that's really not a bad thing. Like I said, this top 3 is REALLY good, and it's an achievement for any game to be above Bioshock Infinite. Besides, if there was one game whose story may have been better than Bioshock Infinite's, it would have to be The Last of Us, right? This game was so affecting and so engrossing that you become upset if you fail to accomplish a goal, not because you failed, but because you failed the characters and failed to help them. Joel and Ellie are two of the best written characters in the history of the medium, and you are rooting hard for the two to survive.
The gameplay choices are also great, too, as the gameplay is structured to make you think about every tactical choice you make. Do you want to go in guns blazing, or would it be smarter to sneak around and stealthily take out zombies and humans alike? Dishonored, my favorite game of last year, followed a similar path, but not even Dishonored had the incredible story that this game has. By the end of the game, you're spent. You have nothing left. Despite this being the game developers that brought us the Uncharted series, The Last of Us may just be Naughty Dog's greatest achievement yet. |
| Grand Theft Auto V
Fun fact: For most of the year, this game and The Last of Us were tied for #1. I couldn't find a way to break the tie, either. Both are incredible games for different reasons. Ultimately, though, I came up with a flawed but valid way to break the tie. While The Last of Us is one of the greatest games of this generation, it's not a pleasant experience. You don't have fun while playing the game. You're simply trying to survive, trying to help your characters survive. That's a big reason why The Last of Us was so effective, but sometimes, you just want to have fun while playing a game. Grand Theft Auto V is basically the video game equivalent of an amusement park, only if that amusement park was filled with shooting, car stealing, sex, stealing tons of money, and random acts of violence. The world is yours in GTA V, and what a massive world it is. As great as Saints Row IV was, the world that GTA V has absolutely DWARFS that of its counterpart. Comprising of a downtown, urban area and a rural area, both huge in scope and in size, it takes a long time just to travel all the way around the map.
And there's so many things to do when you are not travelling around the map. You can parachute off of a mountain, you can race on land, on water, and in the air, you can play golf or tennis, you can compete in deathmatches and free for alls online, you can rob stores, you can compete in a Survival mode that works in much the same way Horde mode does, you can go to the strip club...hell, if you want, you can just sit on the couch and watch TV. The amount of things that you can do, both in the single-player and online, is just staggering. It makes GTA IV's online component look like a weakling in comparison. And I haven't even mentioned the single-player story, which features three different personas that all provide their own form of entertainment. If there was ever a game that could zap weeks and months out of your life, Grand Theft Auto V is it. As much as I loved The Last of Us, I simply had more fun playing GTA V. And sometimes, that's all it takes to break a tie. |
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Okay, now let's get to the lists you guys might care about. Next up will be the Top 10 YouTube Videos list. I have a feeling that many of the videos will be new to most of you, but that's why I do this list: To introduce people to videos they may have missed out on this year in the midst of Fox-mania. See you then.
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GTA at one that was so amazing, I remembered playing it non stop for 2 months I was quite sad when I finished it Fifa seems poplar my partner plays that non stop and I haven't tried the new Saints Row yet.
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I'm sure that If I were to install GTA V on my PC, it would first crash and then explode because of the outdated graphics card it has, lol. I'm still quite happy with San Andreas, hehe. FIFA 14 rocks too. Can't wait for the next set!
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