#2 Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 2 is a game in which you will die, a lot. Developed by From Software as an open-world RPG, Dark Souls 2 has no direct connection with the first game aside from its gameplay. Like its predecessor, the game contains elements of role-playing, a bit of grind, and mastery of skill.
Roughly twice the size of Dark Souls, the game is being designed to be made more accessible to newcomers of the series while challenging them with appropriate hurdles as they get further into the game. In other words, it's not as unforgiving as previous titles in the Souls series and should be a lot easier to get into. That being said, its developers promise that parts of the game will be even harder than anything players have ever seen before, so they shouldn't get too comfortable with the game's linear difficulty curve.
Due to the challenge it offers and how different it will be from any existing title, Dark Souls 2 is one of the most sought-after RPGs of 2013.
