The best story of the year that will stick with us for years to come. The Last of Us There are almost too many memorable story beats to recap from The Last of Us. What takes the story to another level though is Naughty Dog’s ability to weave a cohesive story inbetween those moments to… Continue reading
The independent developer that impressed us the most this year. Suspicious Developments – Gunpoint The only word we keep coming back to describe Tom Francis/Suspicious Developments work on Gunpoint is – inspirational. Thankfully, he has even provided a breakdown of his development process for the game. Gunpoint is just about as tight as puzzle platformers… Continue reading
The best video game soundtrack or song that we couldn’t get out of our heads this year. Jeff Ball – Tiny Barbarian DX Tiny Barbarian got our attention from the opening credits and major driver of our adrenaline came from the theme music. Jeff Ball’s soundtrack never let up and is the perfect chiptune compliment… Continue reading
The best game to play on a full couch this year. Towerfall If you bought an Ouya or thought about buying an Ouya, the first game you wanted was Towerfall and for good reason. Shooting your friends full of arrows in the friendly confines of a retro platformer is fun for everyone. Especially when there’s… Continue reading
The best competitive game we played this year that only got better when we beat our best gaming enemies. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Accessibility and polish are what Blizzard does best. This time the beneficiaries of its skills are gamers who have been too intimidated to try out a deck building game and the genre’s… Continue reading
Some of the games of 2013 deserve more than just a participation trophy. Justin, Ethan, Aaron, Coop, and Jordan settle in for a five part deliberations to hand out The 2013 Grimmys. This round is all about expansions, looks, mobility, and teamwork. This special episode is a part of The 2013 Grimmys, Horrible Night’s game of the… Continue reading
The best cooperative game we played this year that only got better with our best gaming friends. Payday 2 Although, we’re not really sure what our motivation is to be such a bad ass team of thieves it doesn’t really matter when it’s this fun to work and fail as a team. After all, when… Continue reading
The best game we played this year on a handheld system (3DS, Vita, etc) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The small miracle that Nintendo pulled off by simultaneously making the most nostalgic Zelda and the freshest Zelda in a decade is just the icing on the cake for this handheld generation’s definitive… Continue reading
The best game we played this year on iOS, Android, or other mobile devices. Ridiculous Fishing – A Tale of Redemption Addictive gameplay, clever characters, and fun enough to warrant clones even before it came out. Of course, once you play it, it literally blows all competition out of the water and redefines the sport… Continue reading
Graphics and style are all a part of the package. Don’t overthink this. Is this game good looking or not? This game made our eye holes the happiest. The Last of Us Maybe the most surprising thing about how great The Last of Us looks is that we allowed Naughty Dog managed to amaze all… Continue reading
We’re sorry, we thought you were done. This game keeps on giving and it just got better. Now we don’t want to imagine the original game without this addition. XCOM: Enemy Within – XCOM: Enemy Unknown It was hard to find any real flaws with Enemy Unkown, but apparently it would be a better game… Continue reading
It’s not really up to us, we couldn’t put the game down. When we did, we kept coming back, again, and again, and again. Help. Animal Crossing: New Leaf Being a good neighbor is addictive enough, but this time we had mayoral responsibilities. Thankfully, when we didn’t have daily chores, we could take a relaxing… Continue reading