What PC games are you all looking forward to?

[Lorenzo_H]

For me tis the followin' (in order of most craving for)

1. Medieval II: Total War
2. Civilization IV: Warlords
3. CivCity: Rome
4. Rome Total War: Alexander
5. Sid Meier's Railroads!
6. Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs

[Boohugh]

For me, its only M2:TW and Spore really, and maybe Stalker if it lives up to the hype. I'll also keep a passing interest in the Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft and may take up my subscription again if I like what I see and hear about it. I had real trouble quitting WoW recently though and I feel like I've lost a huge part of my social life so I'm not sure I'd be willing to go through that again.

[econ21]

I was just thinking how many great PC games are coming out.

Here's my top 10, err 12.

(1) Bioshock - aka System Shock 3, nuff said)

(2) EB 1.0 - I can't play the beta anymore because it crashes so much. But I want it so much, it hurts. Did I just say that out loud?

(3) M2TW - goes without saying

(4) NWN2 -prays for a KOTOR2 quality official campaign

(5) Jade Empire for the PC -Bioware can do no wrong, fact

(6) RTW: Alexander - one blitzing concept that actually attracts me

(7) Mark of Chaos -probably rubbish, but I'm into Warhammer and I can hope

(8) Dragon Age - Bioware again; when's it due? surprisingly little chatter about this one

(9) Fallout 3 - too far away to be up the list; plus MW/Oblivion are just too far inferior to FO2 to be optimistic

(10) The next generation Total War game - way too far away to be up the list; but imagine if it was Napoleonic? swoon

(11) Jagged Alliance 3 - also too far away and also probably rubbish - Ja2 was sublime, though

(12) Mass Effect when it is eventually ported to the PC - why do you torment me so, Bioware? why? why?!

[Fragony]

Wait, Fallout 3??? Jagged Alliance 3??? That is awesome news! About Jade Empire, oh yes Bioware can do wrong. It isn't horrible but I was extremily dissapointed.

[Lemur]

I wish Bioware were devloping Fallout 3 instead of Bethesda. The Fallout games are probably my all-time favorites, and you can count on Bioware to do a good job.

Much as I like Oblivion, it's not in the same league.

[Fragony]

I wish Bioware were devloping Fallout 3 instead of Bethesda. The Fallout games are probably my all-time favorites, and you can count on Bioware to do a good job.

Much as I like Oblivion, it's not in the same league.

Any info on Fallout3? Will it be isometric or first person a la Morrowind? Any screenshots? Anything?

[Craterus]

(4) NWN2 -prays for a KOTOR2 quality official campaign

What's this?

[econ21]

About Jade Empire, oh yes Bioware can do wrong. It isn't horrible but I was extremily dissapointed.

Well, I do have low expectations. Does it have decent dialogue and memorable characters to interact with? That's what I like about Bioware RPGs[1] - Saraevok, Minsc, Irenicus, Bastilla, Jolee, Tymofarr, Deekin etc. A good plot would be nice too, but I'm not holding out much hope there.

[1]And their absence is what I dislike about Morrowind/Oblivion - which is why I agree with Lemur, that the wrong company is making FO3.

[econ21]

What's this?

Neverwinternights 2 is being made by Obsidian, the team that produced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2. KOTOR2 arguably improved on KOTOR by having a much darker official campaign. I expect NWN2 to do the same, although that would not be hard given the insipid nature of most of the NWN OC (there were flashes of brilliance, though - Episode #1 finale and Charwood in particular). A lot of people slated KOTOR2 for being unfinished, but what there was, was good enough to outshine 95% of the other RPGs on the market. Indeed, of the post-BG2 RPGs, I think only Vampires: Bloodlines bettered it.

http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neverw...&mode=previews

[professorspatula]

Advanced Lawnmower Simulator 3D

[Fragony]

Well, I do have low expectations. Does it have decent dialogue and memorable characters to interact with? That's what I like about Bioware RPGs[1] - Saraevok, Minsc, Irenicus, Bastilla, Jolee, Tymofarr, Deekin etc. A good plot would be nice too, but I'm not holding out much hope there.

Grab a pen, and write down every cliche about the orient you can think of, chances are you will ecounter it. Maybe I would have liked it better if Kotor had never happened.

[Lemur]

Any info on Fallout3? Will it be isometric or first person a la Morrowind? Any screenshots? Anything?

Here's the poster from this month's E3:

This page has consolidated info on F3, which ain't much. Given how rabid and insane most Fallout fans are, Bethesda is probably wise to keep things under wraps. As one of the makers of Fallout said, "Fallout fans are the worst fans in the world." Which made him super-duper popular with, erm, Fallout fans.

[Fragony]

I remember them being quite upset with Fallout Tactics (which I actually really liked). They better make it isometric and turn based like it should be.

[Lemur]

Don't get your hopes up, Frag.

Can we expect something similar to the work done on Morrowind, in terms of that style of game experience?
Pete Hines: Again, it's early to say, but it wouldn't be a leap of faith to say that we plan to use technologies in development otherwise. You could make some fairly safe leaps of faith that it would be similar in style. We're not going to go away from what it is that we do best. We're not going to suddenly do a top-down isometric Baldur's Gate-style game, because that's not what we do well.

If we keep talking Fallout 3, we're going to have to make a new thread. Or is that necessary? It's definitely a game we're anticipating ...

[econ21]

They better make it isometric and turn based like it should be.

Forget about it:

Pete Hines: Again, it's early to say, but it wouldn't be a leap of faith to say that we plan to use technologies in development otherwise. You could make some fairly safe leaps of faith that it would be similar in style. We're not going to go away from what it is that we do best. We're not going to suddenly do a top-down isometric Baldur's Gate-style game, because that's not what we do well.

It will be Oblivion with guns n mutants. But if they improve the voice-acting, characters and plot from Oblivion as much as they improved them from Morrowind to Obivion, it might just be a very good game.

I'll say one thing for Bethesda - they just don't do small. They should at least get the epic quality required for a Fallout. They are also capable of some of creating some of the dark, freaky qualities that Fallout requires (think of Morrowind's Daedric ruins in a sandstorm or indeed Oblivion itself).

EDIT: Lemur beat me to the punch!

[Fragony]

No doubt they can make it a compelling game, and we will sure see some amazing enviroments, but this does suck a bit. I wonder how they are going to implement your companions, if they even intent to. Sounds like cashing in on a beloved franchise if you ask me, and it would indeed be better if bioware made it because of Kotor's great combat system, much more suited for Fallout imnsvho

[Lemur]

Sounds like cashing in on a beloved franchise if you ask me.

I don't agree. The Fallout games have a huge reputation, but none of them made much money. Even Fallout 2, the biggest seller, didn't break into Civ or Sims territory, or even come close.

I think the Bethesda gang want to make F3 for the same reason any of us would -- they love the old games. But they're going to do it their way, and build it using their tools. I'm trying to think of it as the biggest fan-made homage ever created. It won't really be Fallout, but that's okay. The team that made the first two games is long gone, scattered to the four corners of the earth.

Even a KOTOR-type Fallout wouldn't "really" be Fallout. The king is dead, long live the king!

[Mikeus Caesar]

1)

Advanced Lawnmower Simulator 3D

2) SPORE!!!!!111!
3) MTW2
4) Half Life 2: Episode 1

Not many games i'm waiting for at the moment.

[Divine Wind]

Combat Mission Campaigns
MTW2

[professorspatula]

The game I'm really most looking forward to is Supreme Commander. It's the spiritual successor to the amazing Total Annihilation and the action just looks nothing short of stunning. Check out the trailers for it if you can, it's intense!

[Taurus]

In no particular order:

- MTW:2
- Crysis
- Hitman: Blood Money
- and some others I can't remember

[Lorenzo_H]

1)
2) SPORE!!!!!111!

Spore=EA so . EA has some really money-sucking tactics which I don't like. Looks at the sims 2 and BF2. They made an awesome game, then made about 5 X-packs for it. And for BF2, you can't play the game if you don't download the costly mini-packs they produce every so often, despite how many shoes get thrown at the EA office. For these and many more dogy marketing tactics I dislike EA. I won't buy Spore, even though it looks like a decent game (though it does support evolution which is a lie).

[doc_bean]

I don't feel like ordening them

-BioSchock

-Supreme Commander

-M2TW

-Spore

-Crysis (well, I'm waiting for it to go budget, i just can't pay full price for a shooter anymore...)

-Oblivion (waiting for a PC that i can play it on actually...)

[drone]

Medieval 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Mark Of Chaos
Quake 4
Bioshock
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Duke Nukem Forever (no, really, it's coming soon, )

[Zenicetus]

I guess for me it's:

* MTW2
* Bioshock (hope it plays as good as it looks in preview and concept)
* Spore (ditto, but I'm worried it can't possibly live up to the hype)
* Neverwinter Nights 2
* Hellgate London

That's about all I can get really worked up over, at the moment. I'm also keeping an eye out for a MMORPG replacement for WoW. My S.O. and I are getting fed up with server instability, and the way we play that game we'll never be able to see most of the high-level raid content. I don't know what looks all that exciting on the MMORPG front though... maybe that new "Pirate of the Burning Sea" game? Might be fun to get away from the sword and sorcery stuff for a while. Or maybe we'll just spend some time LAN-gaming NwN2 and Hellgate (I think that has a co-op mode).

[Avicenna]

EB, being a major RTW fan.

I'm surprised you haven't included KotoR III, because I'm looking forward to its eventual, inevitable release. Any information about the KotoR sequel?

[drone]

I guess for me it's:

* MTW2
* Bioshock (hope it plays as good as it looks in preview and concept)
* Spore (ditto, but I'm worried it can't possibly live up to the hype)
* Neverwinter Nights 2
* Hellgate London

Gah! I forgot about Hellgate London. That should be a good one as well.

[Beirut]

Battle of Britain - From the IL2-Pacific Fighters crew.

MS Flightsim X - Looks amazing! The demo videos are insane.

M:TW2 - Agincourt in splendid eye candy.

[lars573]

M2:TW
2nd expansion for DOW
Expansion for Empire at war
Expansion for Cossacks 2
The warhammer fantasy RTS game


Not really that much that I want to play that's only for the PC. Since I don't do RPG's on the PC, only on consoles. Spore will be on the consoles, I'll play that there. Fallout 3 I really don't care about that. Mostly cause I never played Fallout 1 or 2, and Fallout tactics wasn't that great. I am equally blah about Supreme commander, again because I never play Total Annihilation.

[Husar]

In no particular order(I often wait the most for the one released next)

- Medieval 2
- Armed Assault
- Gothic 3
- Age of Pirates
- Game 2
- Supreme Commander