Each character possesses a set of eight skills, such as shooting and driving. 'GTA V' follows the stories of Michael, Trevor and Franklin, three criminals whose stories intertwine as they finish missions and goals. 17, the game took nearly five years to develop and required a team of nearly 1,000 people. The first installment in the series since 2008, 'GTA V' features open world gameplay much like its predecessors. Grand Theft Auto V – Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 The epic storyline and impressive graphics of Sony's 'The Last of Us' earned it a spot on our top five list. Praised for its voice acting, art direction, sound design and writing, the action adventure title makes survival horror pretty freakin’ fun, allowing gamers to be drawn into the plot, the characters, the goals of the game and the storyline. Shown from a third person perspective, the game involves both gunplay and melee combat – while also allowing players to control Ellie sporadically during the second half of the game. The duo takes on ravenous zombies and hostile humans while using firearms and stealth. His goal is to reach a resistance group that believes that Ellie may be the key to stopping a zombie-like infection that has taken over the world.

Players control Joel, whose objective is to escort Ellie, a 14 year-old orphan, across a desolate future landscape.

Developed by Naughty Do g and released this past June, “ The Last of Us” tells the story of Joel and Ellie, two survivors navigating the post-apocalyptic United States in 2033. Here are the five most visually stunning, interesting, enthralling and playable video games of 2013.

As this generation of video games draws to a close, we salute the five best games of 2013. As patrons impatiently await the release of the Xbox One and the Playstation 4, we’re still preparing ourselves for a world where a forgotten Xbox 360 sits on a shelf and collects dust. It’s the end of an era - at least for the current generation of gaming consoles.

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