Games You're Looking Forward to

**Crazed Rabbit** · 01-25-2009, 20:05

Originally Posted by Fahad I

Mafia 2

Another game I had to check out, it's a sandbox game set around the 40s and the 50s. It looks like the game has a decent story and is worth the anticipation, despite the horrible original.

Horrible original?!

Regardless of your heresy, I too am looking forward to Mafia 2.

Also DoW II.

CR

**Paradox** · 01-25-2009, 20:36

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Horrible original?!

Regardless of your heresy, I too am looking forward to Mafia 2.

Also DoW II.

CR

I'm assuming you've played the PC version, and not the crappy PS2 version.

**Crandaeolon** · 01-25-2009, 22:04

Darkfall - MMORPG with freeform PvP, full looting, skill-based character system, low emphasis on gear, mounted combat, actual aiming of sword blows, arrows and spells, completely player-driven politics and economy. Looks friggin' awesome on paper; then again, anything does.

Demigod - DotA-inspired RTS from Gas Powered Games.

Starcraft 2 - Well, can't really avoid this one so it'll be checked out kinda by default...

Diablo 3 - Ditto.

King's Bounty: Armored Princess - expansion pack for King's Bounty: the Legend. More of the same hilariously psychopathic dialogue cannot go wrong, and of course there's the great HoMM-style combat. And zombie spouses. And pirates.

Dragon Age - it's kinda unsurprising for this to be on any most wanted list, right?

Star Trek Online - keeping an eye on this one just in case, games about starship combat are so scarce.

Evochron Legends - more space sim goodness... maybe. This game might find its place as a Freelancer-like space shooter multiplayer game. Another one of those potential dark horse, potential meh games.

**woad&fangs** · 01-25-2009, 22:40

Empire:TW

:remembers that he has decided to buy a Mac:

**Lemur** · 01-26-2009, 04:50

Originally Posted by woad&fangs

Empire:TW

:remembers that he has decided to buy a Mac:

I have good news for you. You do have a legitimate copy of Windows XP laying about, right?

I'm looking forward to Empire TW and Dragon Age. Haven't given much thought to anything else. There's a new Mafia game? Fantastic! Loved the original (on PC, naturally).

**Husar** · 01-26-2009, 06:40

Mafia 2
ETW
WiC Soviet Assault (PS3, if the controls are as good as they are supposed to be)
The Witcher: White Wolf
Gran Tourismo 5
Colin McRae DIRT 2
maybe HAWX if it isn't too arcadish
possibly Heavy Rain
Uncharted 2

**CountArach** · 01-26-2009, 07:43

HistWar: Les Grognards

FEAR 2: Project Origin

**Paradox** · 01-26-2009, 11:37

Originally Posted by Husar

possibly Heavy Rain

I can't believe I forgot about that one, could be Sony's greatest achievement. I hope the story doesn't turn out to be like Fahrenheit by the end though.

**Zenicetus** · 01-25-2009, 23:52

The main one I'm tracking is Elemental: War of Magic. The pre-purchase beta test starts in June, and I'm really looking forward to it. Since spring and summer is a period where I don't have much free time for gaming, it might be the only one I spend much time on.

I'm still not sure if I'll bother with Empire:Total War. Normally I'd be very interested, but I'm not sure about a commitment to Steam, and I want to read some user feedback on how far they've dumbed-down the sailing model. I'm not a big fan of this era or type of army, and the sail combat is the main draw for me.

Dragon Age is another one where I'd normally be all over it, being a former Balder's Gate/Icewind Dale/NWN1/NWN2 fan. But I saw a trailer with a cut scene that put me off a little. The dialog and plot seemed more juvenile and hackneyed than I was expecting from Bioware, but maybe the full game is better than it looks from that one exposure. Or maybe the new game engine will be good enough to be worth gritting my teeth through any worn-out cliche's. I think playing The Witcher has spoiled me, by showing a different take on sword and sorcery (although even THAT one couldn't avoid dwarves and elves). Anyway, I'm following the game's progress and will probably end up getting it.

Other than that, not much on my radar. Maybe the upcoming mini-expansions for Fallout 3.

Evochron Legends? I hadn't heard of that series before. I'm a sucker for cockpit-level space games, good or bad, so I'll probably give it a shot. Thanks for the heads-up!

**Meneldil** · 01-26-2009, 00:11

Starcraft 2 - I mean, it has Jim Raynor, the coolest sci-fi hero ever. And I'm pretty sure he'll mary Kerrigan in the end. And, even though I vastly prefered W3, SC was still a good game.

Dawn of War 2 - Because Warhammer 40K is probably one of the best settins available for a video game. Unhappilly, according to beta testers, it's currently not as great as DoW1 and looks like a half arsed CoH.

Diablo3 - I don't know how, but I'm sure clicking on my mouse like a crazy rabbit on LSD will never be as entertaining as Diablo3

Empire Total War - Even though I thought RTW and M2TW were only shades of STW and MTW, I'm still excited by this one, probably because I've been to New England and I'm a little more knowledgeable on american history now.

And thanks to that topic, I discovered Dragon Age. If it's only half as good as Baldur's Gate 2, it will still be better than 90% of the games released in the last 4 years... Let's hope.

**Xiahou** · 01-26-2009, 01:49

Well in the near future I'm looking forward to (or at least hoping they don't disappoint):
Tenchu 4
Deadly Creatures
Mad World
House of the Dead: Overkill
Street Fighter 4
Resident Evil 5

Depending on reviews and word of mouth, I expect to cross some of these of my list. But for now, I'm hoping they're all winners.

**Martok** · 01-26-2009, 07:48

For 2009, Empire Total War easily tops the list of games that I'm interested in. War in the Pacific: Admirals Edition is another notable mention (that is, if Matrix ever gets around to releasing it).

In 2010, there's really only one game that holds my interest: Elemental War of Magic. If it's even half as good as GalCiv 2 is, I may never see the sun again.