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GameSpot's Best of Show Winners for E3 2013

SITE NEWS: Staff-curated list features 12 games including Battlefield 4, The Crew, Fantasia: Music Evolved, and Destiny, among others.

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Now that the show has ended, what were the best games of E3 2013?

GameSpot editors have chosen our favorite games from this year's show, finalizing a list of 12 titles highlighted below.

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Games up for nomination had to be playable in some form, whether by GameSpot or during a live presentation.

Battlefield 4
Bayonetta 2
Destiny
Fantasia: Music Evolved
Forza Motorsport 5
Mario Kart 8
Rayman Legends
The Crew
The Division
The Witcher 3
Titanfall
Watch Dogs

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The 12 minute Destiny demo made me a believer. The graphics are gorgeous, and exploring that immense destroyed earth alone or with friends, with all it's nooks and crannies, is going to be sooo much fun. The Division was equally impressive. Unisoft and Bungie have created a new genre.

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If I'm being totally honest... out of that list. Titanfall's gameplay looking deep/complex and yet somehow easy to manage impressed the hell out of me. I'm just glad it doesn't sound like it's exclusive forever.

I need to see more of Destiny before I can really comment.

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@Adavanter I can bet you anything that it's just a timed console exclusive.

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@Adavanter Agreed. I'm a huge fan of the agile combat, and the way the titans and pilots play off of each other. Hoping it eventually makes its way onto PS4.

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Witcher 3

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Umm MGS5? Not even an honerable mention?

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It wasn't in playable form. But it does look awesome.

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The Witcher 3

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For me, it's The Division, hands down. I literally can't think of a single thing I disliked about what I saw.

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@hastati4 It's not on PC so that sucks.


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@hastati4 It bored me with it's gameplay. It felt like a Tom Clancy game... meets borderlands. I can understand that sounding awesome to some folks but I'm not that big on his games either.

Visually though... I mean. Wow. Did that not beat out everything else in the realism department.

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@Adavanter Yeah, it sounds awesome to me. It's character customization, roleplaying elements, loot, co-operative and competitive play, a darker and grittier atmosphere, absolutely gorgeous graphics and attention to detail, and a persistent world where every play session can bring an unexpected experience. Literally everything I want from a game.

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@hastati4 @Adavanter Yeah I get that. It's one of those games where I can totally see why people like it. Just not for me.

It's also my issue I have with Destiny. I'm worried the gameplay may be dull or somehow watered down. The on stage demo made the enemies look so dull. I mean I loved Halo's A.I so I've got some faith in Bungie. I just need to see more of it.

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@hastati4 yea it was quite a show.

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I'm surprised Ryse wasn't on anyone's list. I think it looks incredible. Also, was Project Spark playable? It looked very innovative and fun. It should have been here.

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@ChiefFreeman That game looked worse than I expected. A bland looking character to play as and doesn't even sound empowering. What was with all those QTE in the game? It looks like a lazy combat system. At least with God of War you had control what you did up to some optional QTE against enemies.

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@ChiefFreeman Ryse had too many quick time events for my liking

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@games_are_fun71 @ChiefFreeman FYI: In the stage show demo they confirmed that they were not QTEs, but rather executions making them optional and they do not take control away from the player.

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@ChiefFreeman project spark yeah, but ryse only had the graphics going on, the combat was atrocious

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Battlefront should be on there for the presentation alone.

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BF4, Destiny, and the division.

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I say halo 5....cuz halo....

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@KingRawer I'd play halo but I can get the same experience having a water gun fight with the neighborhood children. I'd feel just as dirty afterwards, as well.

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@KingRawer Did I miss that announcement 'cause i never saw anything for that.

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@Fighting40 @KingRawer https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/379596_494388767296256_920691318_n.jpg

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@Fighting40 @KingRawer Yes.

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