What video games are people looking forward to this year?

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  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    Kat wrote:
    omg it's Skyrim all the way.

    Thinking about getting Portal 2...is it good? Need to find The Orange Box first or ok if I don't? :)


    Portal 2 is awesome, but you really should experience the first one. It's only 4-5 hours and should be on the cheap most places since it's been out for so long. I cannot give it a high enough recommendation. Portal by itself is on XBLA and PSN, so you should be able to download a trial version to see what you think.
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,987
    I don't play anywhere near that many, Jason, but I do have a few favorites I love to play. :)

    I'll try to find The Orange Box, aspoonful, but it's probably kind of hot right now since the second Portal came out. I expect a quick turnaround on it because it's not such a long game but the price won't come down quickly either because it's good from what I saw of the demo. :)

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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
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  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    Batman: Arkham City for sure. It's going to be amazing.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    As a few people have mentioned so far, Skyrim and Battlefield 3 are at the top of the list for me.
    Forza 4 is also a must.

    Hey Kat you'll find the Orange Box no problem. There's tons of copies out there, and it is $20 (Canadian ;)) brand new.
  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    Kat wrote:
    I don't play anywhere near that many, Jason, but I do have a few favorites I love to play. :)

    I'll try to find The Orange Box, aspoonful, but it's probably kind of hot right now since the second Portal came out. I expect a quick turnaround on it because it's not such a long game but the price won't come down quickly either because it's good from what I saw of the demo. :)

    Have a great Easter everyone!

    x


    Hey Kat I'll ship you my copy of The Orange Box to play until you've had your fill and will pay for return shipping if you could get the guys to sign it first! ;)

    Talk about a true one-of-a-kind item :lol:
  • Nothingman54
    Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    I'll be back
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    Apparently Nintendo are going to unveil their new system in June. It wouldn't surprise me if they held off the next Zelda game to come out for the new system.
  • Nothingman54
    Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    Apparently Nintendo are going to unveil their new system in June. It wouldn't surprise me if they held off the next Zelda game to come out for the new system.

    A new system?!
    I'll be back
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    Apparently Nintendo are going to unveil their new system in June. It wouldn't surprise me if they held off the next Zelda game to come out for the new system.

    A new system?!
    http://gear.ign.com/articles/116/1163325p1.html

    The concept picture for the controller looks like crap.
  • rafie
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    I've been playing Need for Speed: Shift 2 for the last few days. Fun racing game.
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  • smg97791
    smg97791 Posts: 151
    Diablo 3
    StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm

    Both probably will not be out until next year but I can dream!
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,348
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    Apparently Nintendo are going to unveil their new system in June. It wouldn't surprise me if they held off the next Zelda game to come out for the new system.

    Yeah, and early word is that it's going to have processing power (tri-core) to surpass the 360 and PS3.
    Oh, and they are also expecting it to be around $400.

    It's all speculation so far, but wasn't the Wii's success based off of the fact that it was a fraction of the price of the other two systems?
    It's clear that the 360 and PS3 have far surpassed the Wii in the quality of games and the quality developer support..so it's gonna be interesting to see if the Wii-2 tries to compete side by side the other two, or if it goes its own route like the original Wii.

    Also, unless the Wii-2 comes out of the gates blazing strong this year, even with the minor tech advantage over the PS3 and 360, who is going to drop an additional $400 on a Wii-2 when in most cases that tech advantage will likely not show itself for another year or two...which is when Sony and Microsoft will probably start working on their next systems.
    Seems like a bad time for Nintendo to be coming out with a minor and expensive tech advantage over the other two...
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    mca47 wrote:
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Nothingman54 wrote:
    When's a new Zelda coming out? I keep hearing about it but nothing so far.
    Apparently Nintendo are going to unveil their new system in June. It wouldn't surprise me if they held off the next Zelda game to come out for the new system.

    Yeah, and early word is that it's going to have processing power (tri-core) to surpass the 360 and PS3.
    Oh, and they are also expecting it to be around $400.

    It's all speculation so far, but wasn't the Wii's success based off of the fact that it was a fraction of the price of the other two systems?
    It's clear that the 360 and PS3 have far surpassed the Wii in the quality of games and the quality developer support..so it's gonna be interesting to see if the Wii-2 tries to compete side by side the other two, or if it goes its own route like the original Wii.

    Also, unless the Wii-2 comes out of the gates blazing strong this year, even with the minor tech advantage over the PS3 and 360, who is going to drop an additional $400 on a Wii-2 when in most cases that tech advantage will likely not show itself for another year or two...which is when Sony and Microsoft will probably start working on their next systems.
    Seems like a bad time for Nintendo to be coming out with a minor and expensive tech advantage over the other two...
    $400 is still a fair bit less than what the ps3 and xbox 360 were originally sold at. Although, by the time Sony and Microsoft come out with their new system the price will probably be around $300. Besides Sony and Microsofts new systems will probably be in the $500-700 range and the Wii 2 will be a fraction of that.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,420
    mca47 wrote:
    Also, unless the Wii-2 comes out of the gates blazing strong this year, even with the minor tech advantage over the PS3 and 360, who is going to drop an additional $400 on a Wii-2 when in most cases that tech advantage will likely not show itself for another year or two...which is when Sony and Microsoft will probably start working on their next systems.
    Seems like a bad time for Nintendo to be coming out with a minor and expensive tech advantage over the other two...
    It does appear to be a gamble by Nintendo but the writing is on the wall for the Wii. Now that Microsoft and Sony have developed superior motion control systems, Nintendo has been exposed and not having HD graphics or 3rd party support is killing them. I guess they are left with the option of losing the market over the next 3-4 years or putting out a new system. I'm sure they will have a gimmick to help sell the system.

    As for gimmicks, I like the gimmick where a company makes a good system that's friendly to developers and a good controller ... something that Microsoft clearly focused on 6 years ago.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,420
    There is a new game coming out from iD called Rage. Looks like a cross between Doom, Fallout 3, and Borderlands. Gameplay looks great on the previews.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    Skyrim
    LA Noire
    NHL 2012

    Thats about it for me for this year. I have such a backlog of games I try to get through
  • Drum Machine89
    Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    Jason P wrote:
    There is a new game coming out from iD called Rage. Looks like a cross between Doom, Fallout 3, and Borderlands. Gameplay looks great on the previews.

    Game looks pretty good to be, i will prob pick it up once it is released!
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  • Drum Machine89
    Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    Arkham City! :mrgreen:
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    Jason P wrote:
    There is a new game coming out from iD called Rage. Looks like a cross between Doom, Fallout 3, and Borderlands. Gameplay looks great on the previews.

    never heard of it. Just researched it. Then pre-ordered it.

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