Best of 2013

And now we present the award for best character of the year. The options this year were as interesting as they were broad, and narrowing down our list just to the nominees was painful enough, let alone the brow-furrowing which went into narrowing it down to a victor.

And the winner is …

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The Lutece Twins

A pair of smug, trans-dimensionally weary scientists central to the events inBioShock Infinite, the Lutece Twins proved themselves to be the most memorable characters of the year for us. Constantly appearing to provide assistance, yet seeming somewhat bored in spite of the chaos surrounding them, the duo’s casual disinterest in unfolding events gave a quirky charm to the often bombastic game. Their puzzling interference in events makes them utterly fascinating, and the year was much better for them.

Congratulations to Irrational Games for their fine work.

For our community poll, you all voted for the Narrator fromThe Stanley Parableas character of the year. He was followed by Ellie fromThe Last of Us, and Drippy fromNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

A battle scene in Battlefield 6 Open Beta

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A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK

Naked Snake sneaking around in MGS Delta.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

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Milla Jovovich portraying Alice in Resident Evil 2002, wearing a red dress and holding a gun in her hand.