So, I started making a list of the games that I’m looking forward to in 2013. However, I began to realize that, unlike 2012, there aren’t a lot of upcoming games I feel really passionate about right now. This is partially due to the release of the new consoles, but also because most of the major releases are sequels to franchises that I didn’t get into like others may have. For now here are a few games that I’m looking forward to:

- Tomb Raider - I loved the original and Anniversary. Could this be a beneficial re-imagining for Lara? I hope so.

- Bioshock Infinite - I’ll admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first Bioshock, but this game still looks like it has potential.

- Watch Dogs - I loved the Assassin’s Creed series. This game looks like that, but placed in a near-future setting. Looking forward to this one.

- Metal Gear Solid 5 - Yeah, I love the MGS series. I played MGS4 this year for the first time and really liked it. It will be interesting to see what happens next.

- Pixeljunk Monsters 2 - Wishful thinking here, but I really loved the first one. It’s the best game to play while listening to a podcast. Please make another one!

Well, that’s about it. So, with few games to look forward to in the next few months, I’ve come up with a plan. Since I didn’t get a few games in this year that I wanted to, and it looks like the DLC for Mass Effect 3 may have improved things from the janky, incomplete version released last March, I think this is what I’m going to do:

1. Finish Sleeping Dogs. I’m currently playing this and enjoying it for the most part.

2. Play Halo 4 and get a review up.

3. Start Mass Effect 3 again from the beginning (my save was erased just before the ending). I know it was cheap and sleazy that BioWare (EA?) didn’t include the entire game with the retail version, but I went ahead and paid for the DLC that any honest company would have included in the retail version. Given, I bought these with the PSN money that I got back because I purchased Most Wanted and AC3 from PSN. So, I don’t feel too bad about paying “nothing” to complete an unfinished game. It may be the last time BioWare gets any money from me though. Anyway, I plan to play through Mass Effect again and see how I like it now (I gave it my “Disappointment of the Year” award for 2012).

Because of these three prospects, I’m actually very excited for Q1 2013. Then when the big titles start to roll out in late Q1 and Q2, I’ll be somewhat caught up!