My 5 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2013

Honorable Mention: Watch Dogs


5. Killzone: Shadow Fall

Back in 2006/2007 we saw a trailer for Killzone 2 that looked too good to be true, but the game blew us away. The next installment was good but not on the same level, so hopefully Shadow Fall will take the series back to its former glory. Shadow Fall has been confirmed as a launch game for the recently reviled PS4. The first game play was shown not long ago and the game looks absolutely beautiful, especially for a console game. Killzone has become the staple FPS game for Playstation and has always managed to get the job done, but I'm interested to see if Shadow Fall takes the series to the next level.  

4. Infamous: Second Son

Second Son will be the third installment of the Infamous franchise and like Shadow Fall it will be the first of the series to make it to the next generation. The two previous games starred a man named Cole as the protagonist, but this game will have a new hero. I am interest to see how Second Son is related to the other games. It is supposed to take place after Infamous 2 but I'm not sure how that's possible. There are two possible endings in Infamous 2; neither would allow a any further games. But I'm still interested in Second Son and especially with the new character and the new powers we haven't seen before.    

3. The Last of Us
A lot of people complain of the number of zombie games on the market, but no one seems to be complaining about this one. Set to be released in a couple months, the game is the first new project from Naughty Dog since their completion of the award winning series Uncharted. Set in a post apocalyptic future where some sort of spore has started infecting and turned them into what are essentially zombies. You follow the story of an old man and a young girl as they travel cross country to escape the harsh regime of the US military who keep non-infected under their thumb. The game combines action and survival horror elements in an interesting way. But what I'm most interested in is the enemy AI. People who have played the demo have said that the game has some of the smartest enemies they've ever seen in a video game. Like enemies who know their out gunned will run away, one enemy will distract you while another flanks you, even the little things like the enemy giving orders to each other and coming up with strategies while in a fight. The game looks amazing and I can't wait to play it. 

2. Grand Theft Auto 5

Grand Theft Auto is one of the longest running, most critically acclaimed, and controversial video game series of all time. GTA is an open world sand box game that has drawn fire many times for the fact that your character is usually a criminal and that you are given full power in killing innocent civilians. The previous installment in the main series (GTA4) became one of the most critically praised and highest selling games in modern gaming. What makes GTA5 interesting is that you will actually play as three different characters involved in an intertwined story. I'm interested in seeing how they will get this to work seamlessly with the game play. Set to be released in September, I have no doubt GTA5 will be one of the best games of the year.   

1. Bioshock Infinite 

Not much of a question it, this is by far the game I am most excited for. After being delayed about three or four times, the game finally has an official release date of March 26. Infinite will be the third game in the series, but for the first time it will not take place in the underwater city of Rapture. This time it will take place in the flying city of Columbia. The first Bioshock is one of my all time favorite games, I loved the setting, aesthetics, game play, story, and just about everything else. It won dozens of game of the year awards and was mentioned on several top ten of the decade lists. The second game was very good and made several needed improvement, but lacked the magic we got with the first one. People who have gotten their hands on the game have praised it for its combat along with the attention to detail of the world. I don't buy a whole lot of new video games, they're just too expensive. I usually get two or three a year, I'm probably not even going to get all the games on this list. But I assure you that of all the games coming out in 2013, I will be getting Bioshock Infinite.