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Dean Evans' Top 10 Games of 2013

The crazy man behind Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon gives us the video game troll's perspective on 2013's game releases.

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Dean Evans is the demented mind behind this year's Best Game Featuring Michael Biehn, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. His specific brand of video game nihilism can often be found spewing forth on Twitter.

There is nothing I like more than playing the bad guy. I love it. When a game presents me the option of being a dick, I will jump on that train and ride it directly into the centre of Dickville. Many of us like to engage in virtual murder and this certainly has no effect on our real lives. I like to engage is mass virtual genocide (genocide is fun) and make the lives of NPCs an utter misery. In reality I think I’m a much nicer person but in the virtual world I’m a griefer and a troll. I’m that teamkilling shitstain that you hate. I’m that C4 attached to your chopper kind of guy. I just like to make digital beings live a life of misery. Case in point: my utterly racist playthrough of Skyrim. Anyone that wasn’t pure breed Nord would feel the business end of my axe and the party tips of my arrows. I didn’t use any magic, potions or Potter-like spells. Put it this way… I made a lot of soup and anything that used magic would die a death of dead. I was Judge, Jury, and Executioner, and this is the fantasy I want to play.

Killing is easy though… pull trigger and forget. Video game combat is generally short-lived childlike outbursts with little consequence. Sending someone back into a war-torn country based on a dodgy passport is far more chilling and impactful. Imagine what happened when I played Papers, Please... (referred to as PP from now on) The first time I saw that trailer I nearly shit my life out. It’s perfect. I’ve always wanted to deny someone of their freedom in a game. This is how you destroy someone.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

I judge people. You judge people. We all do it. PP is arguably the best judging simulation ever created. I role-played so fucking hard in this game that I started to arrange things on my desk just like I would shuffle documents in the game. PP is by far my favourite game of 2013 and highlights areas of human life that we haven’t truly explored in the gaming space… namely, judgment.

I didn’t even care if I messed up in the game as long as I got to brand you with my stamp of denial I was happy.

PP delivered on and nailed its vision so hard that it’s impossible not to be inspired by such a bleak, twisted, horrific and fun game.

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My top ten of 2013 is:

1. Papers, Please

2. Papers, Please

3. Papers, Please

4. Papers, Please

5. Papers, Please

6. Papers, Please

7. Papers, Please

8. Papers, Please

9. Papers, Please

10. Papers, Please

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PP

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Looks like I might give Papers, Please a try.

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I like this guy.

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Overall, a solid list.

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So, guy tries to be cool with his list, but in reality, he just haven't played shit this year.

3/10 for effort.

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Not sure i agree with this list, but i can respect the arguments for this selection.

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Edited By Mezmero

Top TEN list, please. No? Alright then. Go on through.

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I’ve always wanted to deny someone of their freedom in a game. This is how you destroy someone.

Yikes.

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Edited By rjaylee

This will have to suffice in the absence of zodiac_mf's list.

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Glory to Arstotzka!

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Hello, Mr. Lestrade. I've been waiting for you.

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Brad Shoemaker is crazy in stating this game wasn't fun to play. Also, I think numbers one and two are completely overrated.

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I think his number 3 is way too high on the list, but whatever.

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I would have had #7 higher on my list but....what ev

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This is the writer for Blood Dragon, eh? That explains so much.

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All this Papers, Please hubbub has convinced me to buy it while it is 50% off on Steam.

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Oh you want a better life in Glorious Arstotzka? Too bad.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Edited By rpratts

HAHAHA

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Immigration officer simulator 2014 please.

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I respect this list a lot. Was a fantastic game, and one even my better half likes to sit down and watch me play. I'm glad that Papers, Please is getting a lot of spotlight that it downright deserves (in my eyes).

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Not racist enough :P :P :P

Scrolls down to find @alex's comment and find the original comment that was deleted and I went:
"OOOOOoooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOOooooooooOOOOOooooooooo, son."

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Hmm, I don't think I agree with number 4 and 7 inclusion on a top10 list, but to each its own.

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I too played a pure-blooded axe-wielding Nord, but I saved my hate for the Altmer. I didn't give my hatred for just anyone willy nilly like some cheap racist.

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My Skyrim characters were all pussies compared to yours.

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Surprised that Blood Dragon wasn't number 10.

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Guys, I'm finding it hard to tell from the subtlety of this piece, but I think Dean really likes Papers, Please.

Its a really good game someone should recommend it for him.

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Edited By goulash_enjoyer

This is probably the best list and justification for said list.

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all the wins

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This is how you hate.

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Edited By cornbredx

I don't have the fondness that others do for this game.

That being said, this list probably wins every internet point.

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck YEAH!

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:D!

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DENY ALL BLOOD DRAGONS ENTRY. GLORY TO ARSTOTSKA.

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You are a wonderful person.

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Can't wait for the upcoming Far Cry 4: Passport Dragon.

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Blood Dragon is certainly in my Top 10 this year.

Barely any other game was this much pure fun and showed perfectly how more FPSs nowadays should be. Especially the ones from big publishers.

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Fantastic. Also makes me understand Blood Dragon even more.