# What are your most anticipated games of 2013? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 28, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630 "2013-02-28T14:49:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/1 "2013-02-28T14:49:57Z")
Wondering what you guys are looking forward to this year - other than new hardware towards the end, of course šŸ˜‰ My March is kind of packed in already, but thereā€™s still a lot to look forward to later on. My list: - Sim City - Bioshock: Inifinte - Tomb Raider - Total War: Rome II - Company of Heroes 2 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/2 "2013-02-28T14:53:01Z")
Sim City and Wateland 2. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/3 "2013-02-28T15:00:42Z")
Grand Theft Auto V. Most of whatā€™s already been named above. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/4 "2013-02-28T15:04:36Z")
Definitely Rome Total War IIā€¦thatā€™s the big one for me this year. Wasteland 2 will also be one of the games Iā€™m anticipating. Elder Scrolls Online might be cool, assuming it ever is completed. There is also a kickstarter multiplayer space sim game that I was reading about a few months ago that looked like it might be coolā€¦canā€™t think of the name of it right now, but watched a pretty long video on it and it LOOKED like it might be a really interesting game. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/5 "2013-02-28T15:08:55Z")
> [@XT](#): > > There is also a kickstarter multiplayer space sim game that I was reading about a few months ago that looked like it might be coolā€¦canā€™t think of the name of it right now, but watched a pretty long video on it and it LOOKED like it might be a really interesting game. Star Citizen? The amazing looking, 100,0000+ polygon models, CryEngine 3, ā€œnext genā€ PC exclusive thatā€™s going to almost single-handedly bring back the space combat genre and blow everyoneā€™s mind? > **[Star Citizen - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star...](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/star-citizen/)** > > Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans. Thatā€™s coming 2014 šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/6 "2013-02-28T15:14:47Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Star Citizen? The amazing looking, 100,0000+ polygon models, CryEngine 3, ā€œnext genā€ PC exclusive thatā€™s going to almost single-handedly bring back the space combat genre and blow everyoneā€™s mind? > > [Star Citizen - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42](http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen/) > > Thatā€™s coming 2014 šŸ˜‰ Yeah, thatā€™s the one. šŸ™‚ Didnā€™t know it wasnā€™t coming out until next year, though thatā€™s not surprising. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/7 "2013-02-28T16:20:42Z")
Iā€™m not much of a gamer, nor do I have anything more than a Wii that hasnā€™t been dusted off in about a year, but [Watch Dogs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZM3_wp2ps) just looks freaking unreal. If itā€™s anywhere near as good as that demo, Iā€™m tempted to buy a system just to play it. (ETA: And the fact that itā€™s set in Chicago is pretty cool to me, too.) ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/8 "2013-02-28T16:36:07Z")
Europa Universalis IV GTA V Wasteland 2, but, since it was a Kickstarter, Iā€™d be happy to wait until they make sure they have it right EU IV Possibly Sim City. Iā€™ve been back and forth from wanting to preorder to completely worried about the possibility of the game being awful. Did I mention Europa Universalis yet? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/9 "2013-02-28T16:40:40Z")
The OPā€™s Top two were mine. I used to play a lot more than I do now. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/10 "2013-02-28T16:58:37Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Iā€™m not much of a gamer, nor do I have anything more than a Wii that hasnā€™t been dusted off in about a year, but [Watch Dogs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZM3_wp2ps) just looks freaking unreal. If itā€™s anywhere near as good as that demo, Iā€™m tempted to buy a system just to play it. (ETA: And the fact that itā€™s set in Chicago is pretty cool to me, too.) PC is the lead platform for the game, just saying šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/11 "2013-02-28T17:13:50Z")
EU4 - had no idea that was coming out. Trade routes look interesting, especially if it forces naval expansion and control. I could never really leverage South Africa as a choke point for trade from the far east but now you really could. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/12 "2013-02-28T17:22:43Z")
GTA California (again!) Bioshock We-already-did-water-twice-I-guess-itā€™s-air-now-maybe-space-next-time Total War has a pattern of doing something quite different with one game and polishing it up with the second. Given that: Shogun 1 was different and Medieval 1 a polishing job Rome was different and Medieval 2 a polishing job Empire was different and Shogun 2 a polishing job (Napoleon was a glorified add-on) It looks like weā€™re set for something different. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/13 "2013-02-28T18:27:10Z")
I guess Iā€™m looking forward to GTA 5. But my game purchases are usually on a 12-18 month delay from when theyā€™re actually released, so Iā€™ll probably spend 2013 buying games like Mass Effect 3 and Assassinā€™s Creed 3. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/14 "2013-02-28T18:32:29Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > PC is the lead platform for the game, just saying šŸ˜‰ I got Macs in this house, but I can Bootcamp it if need be. Or, maybe if I get lucky, it will be released for OS X in five years. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/15 "2013-02-28T18:33:37Z")
> [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](#): > > Europa Universalis IV > GTA V > Wasteland 2, but, since it was a Kickstarter, Iā€™d be happy to wait until they make sure they have it right > EU IV > Possibly Sim City. Iā€™ve been back and forth from wanting to preorder to completely worried about the possibility of the game being awful. > Did I mention Europa Universalis yet? šŸ™‚ I hadnā€™t really thought about it, but definitely the new GTA. Iā€™m putting EUIV as one to buy in '14. I love Paradox games but you should never buy them within the first year of release. It usually takes a few patches for the game to be playable. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/16 "2013-02-28T19:01:33Z")
Is it a bad sign that the only games anyone has mention here so far that I care about AT ALL are Bioshock Infinite (In which I have what I would describe as ā€˜some interestā€™) and Wasteland 2 (Which I donā€™t, honestly, expect to launch this year.)? x.x I guess Iā€™m excited for Tales of Xillia too, and I hope the ā€˜fullā€™ version of Banner Saga makes it out this year, but Iā€™m not holding my breath. (Nor am I holding it for Star Citizen, which will shock me if it appears in 2014.) ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/17 "2013-02-28T19:42:10Z")
GTA V and Wasteland 2 for sure! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/18 "2013-02-28T19:45:01Z")
Dodgers-Giants April 1-3. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/19 "2013-02-28T19:51:36Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > Is it a bad sign that the only games anyone has mention here so far that I care about AT ALL are Bioshock Infinite (In which I have what I would describe as ā€˜some interestā€™) and Wasteland 2 (Which I donā€™t, honestly, expect to launch this year.)? > > I guess Iā€™m excited for Tales of Xillia too, and I hope the ā€˜fullā€™ version of Banner Saga makes it out this year, but Iā€™m not holding my breath. Wasteland 2 already has a playable alpha build and Banner Saga launched a multiplayer combat standalone just a while ago. Iā€™d be surprised to see them delayed to 2014 - thereā€™s still a lot of this year left. Besides those two Iā€™m not sure what Iā€™m waiting for. A lot of the games I ended up playing in 2012 I got on a whim or never knew they were coming until they launched or didnā€™t know beforehand that Iā€™d end up liking them. Maybe Iā€™ll just play ToME and Planetside 2 all year like Iā€™ve been doing the last two months. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630/20 "2013-02-28T20:03:29Z")
> [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](#): > > Wasteland 2 already has a playable alpha build and Banner Saga launched a multiplayer combat standalone just a while ago. Iā€™d be surprised to see them delayed to 2014 - thereā€™s still a lot of this year left. > > Besides those two Iā€™m not sure what Iā€™m waiting for. A lot of the games I ended up playing in 2012 I got on a whim or never knew they were coming until they launched or didnā€™t know beforehand that Iā€™d end up liking them. Maybe Iā€™ll just play ToME and Planetside 2 all year like Iā€™ve been doing the last two months. Yeah, Iā€™m in the same boat. The game Iā€™m playing the most right now (Orcs Must Die 2) I actually bought as a whim when it was on sale on Steam. The most anticipated games I was looking forward to last year were XCOM and Diablo III, which I did enjoy and play but am pretty much done with now (I havenā€™t bought the new DLC for XCOM yetā€¦and there hasnā€™t been a DLC for Diablo III yet, and at this point I hardly care) and Guild Wars 2, which I played for a few weeks and then gave up on and move on. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-most-anticipated-games-of-2013/651630.md?page=2)