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today's video is made possible by hulu plus for an extended 14-day free trial check out hulu plus com / t OT what's up tech fans kevin here on TECA tomorrow now how do you guys will remember that a couple weeks ago we put up a video where I talked about my top five personal favorite big name pc games of this year and use that qualifier big name because i wanted to bring you guys a separate list where I talked about my top five favorite indie titles of 2013 now a lot of the same rules as last time still apply I'm very bad at picking favorites much less ranking them from first to fifth so these are in no particular order and I'm not trying to say that these are objectively the best or that I've played every single indie game out there because there are a lot of them these are just the five that I personally played and really enjoyed and want to share with you guys so that building them up anymore let's get right to them now first off I want to talk about a game that was in beta for a very long time and finally got fully released this year path of Exile on the surface you have a game that seems to share a lot in common with the top down Luke grinding classic diablo 2 but they take some RPG mechanics lifted from Final Fantasy games like a gem system for customizing your active skills and a gigantic passive skill tree shared by all classes whose only difference other than appearance is where they start on this tree overall it's a ton of hack and slash fun with a crazy amount of customization character building theory along with a hardcore mode for players looking for a way to really test their planning and skills if you're looking for a fun Luke grinder that is also free to play my dad and this one's definitely worth picking up if not at least trying for a little bit now next up is a game that's trying to recapture old-school difficulty with a bit of a twist and is by far one of the most addicting games I've played this year rogue legacy take Metroidvania style gameplay ramp up the difficulty and add in a touch of randomness by having to pick new heroes every time you die each one with a number of weird physical or mental traits sometimes useful sometimes negative and sometimes just plain weird gameplay is fast difficult and there's a lot of room to grow and explore thanks to the game skill tree and numerous randomly generated rooms featuring a variety of challenges that can only be tackled with the right gear or the right traits once you start playing you'll find this is one of the hardest games to put down and even once you've beaten it you'll have a new game plus mode that just keeps reeling you back in now one of the most bizarre games I fell in love with this year is papers please a game that uses old school style graphics with one of the most bizarre overall mechanics in a game having you work as a paper pusher at a border checkpoint it's hard to describe how exactly this game gets as engrossing as it does adding new mechanics and rules every day requiring a keener eye but still doing things fast enough so you can make enough money so you don't get arrested for debt or see family died due to sickness and hunger it's easily one of the oddest mixings of gameplay and narrative but those that start playing it will quickly see how well it accomplishes this with its numerous endings and strangely addictive white-collar work gameplay for that we've got a game that came out at the start of this year a game whose visual style and trippy gameplay is matched by its excellent puzzle design antechamber an excellent example of modern first-person puzzle gaming antechamber has by far some of the craziest and most confusing level designs testing players wits with puzzle that aren't just as simple as placing one item here there but having the very layout of areas change based on how you look at them if you love puzzles than this title is an absolute must play and those of you that are just fans at crazy visual designs might just find it to your liking as well now last step is a game that is very short but accomplishes a lot in its very short timeframe and managed to punch you right in the fields and that's brothers a co-op adventure game that you play with yourself and while the controls do take bit of getting used to it first quickly enough you'll find yourself easily controlling two characters at once with half a controller each brothers manages a form of storytelling and Exposition rarely seen in a game so short and does all of it without using any kind of decipherable real world language it's puzzles are fun and intuitive giving players a well-paced strong storytelling experience that grows on you with each passing moment anyone that is a fan of narrative and video games must give this one a shot and I can't stress enough how much I enjoyed this game despite its overall short length something that normally bothers me in a lot of games today so that was my top 5 personal favorite indie games to come out in 2013 there were a lot of great titles come out this year covering a large numbers on risen just too many for me to choose from and sure a lot that you guys love just didn't make the list so make sure to let us know in the comments what ones you loved what your favorite in is your top 5 or even your top 10 if there's just too many to choose from now before we fully wrap up I do want to take a moment to thank hulu plus for helping to make this vid possible many of you I'm sure I've at least watched something on hulu whether it's a movie or a new episode of your favorite TV show but who the Plus has a lot more to offer if you're tired of sitting at your desk but still want to stream a show or movie the Google Plus will let you buy streaming directly to your TV and HD using one of a number of different devices on the market and you can even watch stuff on the go with the use of your smartphone or tablet with the Hulu Plus app not only that but you'll also get access to more shows including 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in the future you don't want to miss it I'm Kevin protector tomorrow and the see you later Oh