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@Spidernoir

The Last Of Us DOES have amazing gameplay AND story. The A.I. is the most realistic to date. The gunplay is weighty and punishes noobs for spraying and praying. Basically, this the most perfect TPS to date. It's only flaw is the lack of multiplayer modes. The multiplayer itself is spot on.

Your opinion is sound. So, no disagreement from my end.

@Confused_Dude

I don't mind opinions. When a person says, "Batman Arkham Origins is among the best games of the generation". I seriously think something is wrong with that individual. That game is about the most mediocre game you'll play in 2013.

I could write a review right here on why it's so average. The multiplayer is uninspired and rubbish. The Electricutioner boss fight is among the worst I've ever witnessed in GAMING HISTORY. All it comprises of is Batman kicking him "once". That's it. Absolutely awful.

People expressing their "opinions" is fine. Unfortunately, it means ignorance becomes widespread in the community.

@naruball

Nobody is ignoring Ni No Kuni. It's great game.

Game of the generation? How? Why?

The Last Of Us isn't a run and gun shooter. Your ignorance is quite alarming. Keep it up and you may end up needing to see someone about it.

Besides, which other developer do you know who has done 4 outstanding new ips in 15 years and dominated each generation? Naughty Dog's track record is unrivalled. Crash Bandicoot on PS1, Jak & Daxter on PS2, Uncharted and The Last Of Us on PS3.

Sorry to pile more misery on top of you, but Naughty Dog is like Floyd Mayweather jr is in Boxing. Too good for his own good. Which is why people hate him.

@Jaz007
"My GOTY is Batman: Arkham Origins, played it in the Wii U".

" Best of generation candidate."

Laughs out loud

Let me get this straight. You played the worst Batman of the trilogy on the worst console on the market. God. I can't stop laughing. Not only that, you reckon it's a candidate for the best game of the generation.

I was right when I said that you don't know jack about videogames. Anyone who plays Mercenaries 2: World in Flames has to suffer from a lack of judgement.

I look forward to seeing what else you reckon is awesome. Farming Simulator? Lol.

P.S. I told you and everyone else TLOU IS the GOTY. Best new IP. Best story. Best characters. Best gameplay. Undisputedly the best.

If you're like me, an avid trophy hunter looking to go back and plat games on PS3, then it's best to wait another year.

By then PS3 price will be severely slashed and the games will be dirt cheap.

"While it was heart-breaking when Ubisoft announced that Watch Dogs had been pushed out of the PS4’s launch lineup about a month before it was set to premiere".

Not really. Watch Dogs was not going to sell given that GTA V was still in its infancy. The delay was a wise move from Ubisoft. PS4 didn't suffer. Record breaking sales are testament to that.

@EGMagnus

You mean last gen.

Anyways, BioShock Infinite is more of a shooter than the original BioShock. That's a positive AND a negative.

The Last Of Us. No argument there.
Pretty much a consensus that The Last Of Us is the overall official GOTY for 2013.
Amazing that we'll be getting Uncharted 4 so soon after.

P.S. Lol. No votes for GTA V and BioShock: Infinite. Imagine if this was an article regarding GOTY nominess on all platforms. Zelda wouldn't even get a look in.

@Grockumus

Funny you should mention that.
I just bought it the other day. Already platted it.
All you need to do is play ONE ROUND of MP to get the online trophy.
Piece of cake.

Anyways, shame Resistance trilogy is going down the crapper. Resistance 2 is the most complete FPS of its generation. Incredible SP campaign with a shocking ending. 8 player online co-op. 64 player online matches. Just an awesome game. For a while, it was the among the most popular FPS games until MW 2 came out.

Uncharted 4... GOTY.

And the reviews aren't as good as those for the first season.

Currently sitting on 80 metacritic score.

Well written review.

I have to say that the reviews on this site are impressive, more so, for their honesty and integrity.

For example, PushSquare isn't afraid to give Warframe a 5/10 even though it's a PS4 exclusive. I like that.

Awesome.

Best exclusives are on PS consoles.

Whoop! There it is.

@zeldagaymer93

The reason why there are so many Xbox One's on store shelves is because everyone is more concerned with PS4.

Simple.

Good luck getting a PS4. I mean that sincerely.

@zeldagaymer93

Yeah. Xbone trails PS4 by a staggering 500,000.

Nice try with your trolling though.

@get2sammyb

I'm in the UK.

Btw, you might want to update the article. PS4 is sold out at Best Buy within 3 hours.

Sony need to allocate several million to NA because a couple of thousand won't do.

I'll wait it out until Easter. I can't find a PS4 console on its own. There are only bundles to be bought.

@Epic

It's popularity is due to it being fun. Survival is a blast to play. Creative mode let's you flex your "creative" muscles. Adventure mode is awesome too.

Awesome game.

Nothing new here.

My account was hacked several years ago.

I sold my PS3. Bought a new one some time later. Signed in and everything on my account had been changed. The avatar, the games. Someone was having a party. Not for long. I contacted Sony and they locked my account.

Nice try fellas. Your party is over.

Finally! Knack falls behind the legendary Italian plumber.

The chicks couldn't resist his sexy tache.

Jack Tretton for PRESIDENT!

Seriously, Sony need to open up more production facilities and mass produce the PS4. The demand is not being met.

Good bundles.

UK is no longer Xbox land.

@ShogunRok

It is incredible. But, if you break down his trophy list you'll see that he has "hundreds" of incomplete games. Basically, this guy isn't a "perfectionist".

Same goes for Bieleric.

I have a higher completion percentage than both of them. XD.

Still, kudos for getting to trophy level 100. Keep it up.

@SuperSilverback

Sly Cooper is a "cartoony" game. No one is going to complain about the cartoon style cutscenes in it.

But, when you have a full blown AAA open world rpg type game like Infamous then it's unacceptable to have cartoon drawn cut scenes. That's a copout. How can you feel interested in the story when one minute you're looking at a fully rendered 3D open world and then the next you're watching a cartoon style cutscene?

Mind you. Infamous 2 changed it. Still, I'm not convinced Infamous: Second Son will have a great story. I'm sure the gameplay, open world, graphics etc will be awesome. The story of the franchise hasn't been that great.

Hopefully, I'm wrong.

Just as I said in my thread, PS4 is sold out. The demand is too high.

In fact, the demand is so high that if Sony had distributed 2 million PS4s for the NA launch they would've been snapped up within several days.

If I were Sony right now. I'd focus most on the States. That's the territory Microsoft are most strongest in. You take your competitor out of the game and then you consolidate everywhere else.

But, I'm not Sony so we'll have to see where this goes.

@SuperSilverback

Yes. But, Infamous isn't a comic book. Having cartoon drawn cut scenes is a cheap way of telling a story.

@Itachi

You're wrong.

Over 6 million worldwide own a PS Vita. That figure is rapidly getting to 7 million now as Vita sold over 100,000 last week.

Vgchartz adjusted sales figures say so. See for yourself.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

Ipad? You can't play MGS V, Uncharted 4 and Infamous: Second Son on an Ipad bud. Lol.

@SuperSilverback

They were good games. The gameplay was what was awesome about them. The story, narrative and character development were put on the backburner.

If I remember correctly, Infamous (the first game) didn't even have in-game cutscenes. They were cartoon drawn scenes similar to that of, say, Batman Arkham: Blackgate on the PS Vita. I thought it was a glaring flaw because I lost interest in the story.

Great game which wasn't given a cat in hell's chance of selling well thanks to Sony's incompetence.

Yeah. It's a smart idea to release one of the best Vita games of the year right next to the launch of the PS4, right?. Er, not really.

Btw, PS+ isn't the reason why this game didn't selling well. It's because of PS4. GT 6 is also proof of that.

It'll blow me and everyone away in terms of it's visuals and open world level design. But, will it have a great story and narrative?

I think I'll pick this up on PS+ just to be safe than sorry. XD. LOL.

Interesting. Let's see what SSM can pull out of the hat at E3.

Not convinced this will be a good game. FF is a stage where it's future is at stake.
FF XV is what the world is waiting on.

@DaftPlayStation

Indeed. Hence, why all the Xbots are jumping shipping to PS4.

You know... to dig the hottest thing next gen. Lol.

Uncharted 4 and The Last Guardian. Showcase these two bad boys and the competition will be silenced.

Nothing more needs to be said.

@rastamadeus

Sure. Specs are meaningless when the weaker console is more popular. Still, Vita has more potential.

Vita will get to 30 million lifetime sales. More and more people will become aware of Vita's remote play as we move more and more into next gen.

Customer buys PS4 game. Looks at the back of the box. It says "Vita Remote Play". Customer thinks, "Looks interesting." Customer enquiries about Vita Remote Play and finds out he/she can play games without the need for the T.V. to be switched on in the living room (or wherever in the house). Customer spreads the word to family. Family like the idea of it and want a Vita. Customer buys Vita.

Vita's remote play will become more and more infectious next gen. But, it won't make the Vita a big seller like the 3DS.

@SuperSilverback

Babality.

Time for Sony gamers to cry. : P

@rastamadeus

Sony are masters of making great games. The problem is that there aren't ENOUGH OF THEM.

Vita trounces 3DS. Again. More power, better ram, better screen, better social apps, better d-pad and thumbsticks etc.

Vita average weekly sales are the highest they've ever been. It isn't a dead platform by any means.

But, 3DS is just selling like crazy. The first week of December it sold nearly 900,000 worldwide. PS Vita could only manage 110,000.

Sony aren't competing with Nintendo. They're attempting to get the same gamers on their consoles to dip into the Vita. Remote play is proof of that.

We'll have to see what the future holds. The Vita is doing ok. It'll definitely get to 30-40 million lifetime sales. That's good.

@rastamadeus

PS4 is the MAIN REASON behind Tearaway's poor sales.

Also, you keep going on about Vita having a small install base of gamers. Let's think for a minute about WHY that is the case? Wanna know why? It's because Sony hasn't supported the Vita.

You ask the average gamer, "Why don't you want to buy a PS Vita?". They'll reply (99% of the time with), "It has NO GAMES".

How can you sit there and say, "Tearaway isn't selling well because PS Vita has a small install base", when the platform itself isn't even being supported as it should be.

This is why the first 12 months of a platform's life are so important. In those 12 months, you can persuade the wider community of gamers that this console is going to be supported because we've got "x amount of games" coming out for it and so on.

Sony did nothing in the first 12 months. They only have themselves to blame for finding themselves in this predicament with the Vita. It's a shame because the Vita absolutely trounces the 3DS in terms of potential. Unfortunately, Sony have other things on their mind. PS4 being their main priority for the foreseeable future.

@rastamadeus

Am I able to take things on board even though I'm wrong? This coming from someone who, himself, won't take things on board. LOL.

Look. GTA was built around hype. It was a game that was 5 years in the making. EVERYONE was going to buy it no matter WHEN it came out.

"Yes, COD and AC have sold worse than they have done before but it's still more than most games and it's still including next gen sales".

Stop right there. Why did COD and AC sell worse? PS4 anyone? Next gen consoles being launched anyone? LOL.

At the end of the day, releasing a game next to that of a next gen console release is tantamount to suicide.

It would be like releasing The Last Of Us next to GTA V. Do you think The Last Of Us would've sold anywhere near what it did when it came out in June this year? Not a chance. GTA V would've eaten it alive.

That same analogy applies to Tearaway and GT 6's predicament. You DON'T release a game on another platform next to the launch of a next gen console. You just don't.

@rastamadeus

You're wrong on all levels. Again.

GTA V sales never suffered because it was a game 5 YEARS IN THE MAKING. Lol. Do you think gamers were going to say, "I'll skip GTA V and get a PS4. Even though, PS4 won't have GTA V". No. No. No. No.

EVERYONE on planet Earth was talking up GTA V a full year before it came out this year. It was ALWAYS going to sell well.

COD... well... it sold poorly in comparison to previous games. Who are you kidding?

Look at the opening week sales. Ghosts had the worst opening week of a COD game for over half a decade. How do you explain that? You can't.

AC performed below par too.

PS4 is the REASON why Tearaway did badly. Heck, even Knack outsold Super Mario 3D World. LOL. Yes. A mediocre PS4 platformer outsold the greatest platformer franchise of all time.

See. PS4 isn't just selling well. It's games are on high demand too.

Just admit that PS4 is the talk of the town and PS Vita is suffering because of it and we'll end it here.

@get2sammyb

Yes. The Vita doesn't have a great gamer install base, but the PS Vita is more popular now than it's ever been.

The REAL REASON why PS Vita is suffering poor software sales is because Sony isn't supporting it enough.

Look at the 3DS. It had a rocky start. All of a sudden, it's sales exploded thanks to Nintendo supporting it with great game after great game.

I mean, where's BioShock Vita? Where's a War game for Vita? Where's Final Fantasy? Nowhere to be seen.

Vita needs more support in order to "attract" consumer interest.

You can't bring out 3-5 AAA games a year and expect huge sales for the Vita. Won't happen.

@rastamadeus
Tearaway didn't sell because "nobody owns a Vita"?

Are you serious?

PS Vita is selling more each week nowadays than it's ever done before. Your point doesn't make sense on any level.

Tearaway didn't sell because of the PS4.

Want proof? Gran Turismo 6's opening week sales were poor in comparison to previous games. Why? PS4.

PS4 is the most anticipated console of all time. More anticipated than even the PS2. How can you release a game near it's release and not suffer poor sales? This isn't me saying this. There's a "consensus" in the gaming community. Sony SHOULD NOT HAVE released Tearaway and GT 6 so near to the PS4 launch. Those games were literally ASKING to suffer poor sales.

Disagree.

The reason why Tearaway didn't sell was because of PS4.

Also, gamers are only interested in buying a Vita for remote play. They're not interested in Vita games.

That begs the question, "Why are gamers not interested in Vita games?". The answer is simple: Sony aren't making ENOUGH of them. Look at 2013. How many blockbuster titles has the Vita had? 3? 4? 5? How many awesome titles has the 3DS had? 15? 20? 25?

PS+ isn't the reason why Vita is not selling. In fact, it's the reason why gamers love their Vita. The same reason why gamers on Xbox 360 jumped back on PS3. PS+ isn't a detriment.

Also, you only have to take a glance at GT 6's opening week sales to see what I mean about releasing games near the launch of a next gen console.

Who's to blame? Sony. Yes. This will surprise everyone that I'm pointing the finger at them, but I only speak where the truth is concerned. GT 6 and Tearaway should never have been released near the PS4. If anything, they should've been delayed 6 months to a year.

I remember a similar case with Resistance 3. Sony released it near FIFA 11, Dead Island and Gears of War 3. The game was never going to sell well when going up against those big sellers.

Mind you. Killzone: Shadow Fall sold well whilst going up against COD and BF 4 on PS4. But, that's because Killzone is the only game on PS4 which showcases next gen graphics.

I'm sure PS Vita will pick up pace once the PS4 demand lowers slightly.

Nice article. Keep up the good work.

@ztpayne7

They do, but Japan is more a handheld gaming market than it is consoles.

Look at the PS3 lifetime sales in Japan. Only 9 million in 7 years. POOR.

In fact, the sales of the PS3 were so woeful in Japan that the 3DS managed to overtake it within 10 months of it's release in that region.

Compare that to PS2 lifetime sales in the region. Over 20 MILLION!!!

It's pretty apparent that Japan is not a major market for consoles. Having said that, China is opening it's doors to the gaming industry for the first time in over a decade. That could push PS4 hardware big time.

Only time will tell.

Just as I said in my thread, PS4 is pretty much sold out. The demand is too high.

Sony are going to have to re-allocate their PS4 stock and concentrate on the U.S.

Makes sense since it's the biggest gaming country.

The world's greatest developer hypes up 2014 for PS4.

Awesome.

GOTY. Game of the decade. Game of the century.

Er, no.

Just ANOTHER Angry Birds game. Money to be made. Lol.

Thought this was incoming. Let the patching commence.

The reason why Sony didn't opt to engage with the NPD sales before was because the Xbox 360 was outselling the PS3 on a monthly basis for years.

Why would Sony engage Microsoft in a losing battle?

Sony have every right now to feel bullish. They've hammered the Xbox brand on its own patch. North America is Sony's turf now. Microsoft will contest it fiercely though but to no avail.

All those scrubs who ditched Sony in favour of Microsoft last gen don't look so smart now do they? I call them scrubs and hypos (short for hypocrites). LOL.

"The best platformer of 2013 on PS3".

Puppeteer. cough.