I know you've been awaiting this post with bated breath, Mr Tingler, so here it is.
BRAX'S MOST WANTED GAMES OF 2009 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Or CoR:AoDA if you want to attempt to shorten the title and confuse people. I must confess I didn't play the first game when it was first released on PC. Perhaps it didn't ping upon my games radar loudly enough, or perhaps the chemistry wasn't quite there yet for our relationship. However, having returned from my drunken debauchery in the US last summer, I set about buying and playing a few of the games I had missed out on. This included Psychonauts (yes I know, I'm a terrible human being), Star Wars: Republic Commando (whose intelligent team mates utterly crapped on the next game in this list), Mass Effect (which I rant about, but played twice back to back over one week), and of course Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.
Dark Athena sounds like solid entertainment. I may already own the original, but quite frankly I am greatly looking forward to replaying it with the updates, and find myself wishing that such enhanced re-releases were more common. Being bald has never been so much fun...leaving aside Mr 47 of course (don't worry Mr Tobias Rieper, I love you more than Riddick really).
Aliens: Colonial Marines
To be honest, I'm not holding my breath over this one...I've had a gut feeling that it'll be delayed or some such for a while now, but I live in hope. Having played Left 4 Dead obsessively, the idea of four player coop in the Aliens universe makes me bounce around like pre-teen Spice Girls fan high on E numbers. Not literally of course. I have far too much decorum for that. Anyway, though details seem to be a little thin at the moment and I have yet to see the game up and running, I'm sold on the concept. Whether or not it has been tainted by its inevitable cross-platform release also remains to be seen.
Diablo III
I was never into Diablo that heavily. About the time that one of my mates was obsessing over the first game, I was busy with the Baldur's Gate franchise. However I could not deny, even back then, that Diablo was easy to play and easy to enjoy, and became an almost religious experience when played cooperatively over a home network.
Having recently been dragged back into my cooperative-based obsessions by Left 4 Dead, I find myself looking forward to Diablo III more than Starcraft II (the whole "three-releases" thing has annoyed me, to be honest). And given that I was never a hardcore fan of the series, I'm not too bothered by the art direction that has seen so many people frothing at the mouth.
A Mount and Blade expansion and/or sequel
Mount and Blade is evil. EVIL. Recently, I managed to drag myself away from the game only to discover that it was 4am. I haven't been so entranced by a game, nor suffered such lost time, since my old World of Warcraft days. There's always one more battle to fight, one more soldier to upgrade, one more combination of clever tactics and equipment to try. And the horses...the thundering of hooves as you lead a cavalry charge, the satisfying SWISHTHUNK as you swing an axe at somebody's head from horseback. And the cheering as the last enemy hits the ground with a pleasing thump, and the smugness that follows as you gallop past your victorious army, who would be chanting your name if the software allowed for it. I don't care what follows; whether it be a graphical update, a physics update, a new map, a new setting. I just want MORE. And I want the likes of Bethesda to realise the depth of their horse-related failure.
Oh, and if the horses in Mount and Blade could shit in front of villagers, that'd be good too. Or just fart really loudly, in that proud and noble way that only horses are capable of.
A New Hitman Game
Surely it's time, isn't it? Blood Money was fantastic, but there's a lot of room for improvement and evolution in the franchise. I'm normally against such franchising, given that it is nearly always the evil spawn of corporations, but I have a real weakspot for Mr Ben's psychopathic bald-headed twin. He's just so loveable. And quite frankly, it has been too long since his last outing, and I'm concerned that IO have got it into their heads that they should make something other than Hitman games. BAD IO INTERACTIVE.
- Nick Brakespear
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That's it?! Two games that almost certainly won't come out until 2010, and two games that don't exist! At least we agree on the first! And okay, those 2010 ones are very good choices, but two that you just made up?! Aren't there ANY other games coming out THIS YEAR DEFINITELY that interest you?
ReplyDeleteIo Interactive are making a game called Mini Ninjas next. Yes.
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ReplyDeleteWow, that was really annoying. Sorry... was tired and sleepy at the time. Anyways, here's some news for Chris: The new Indiana Jones game for the Wii will include a version of The Fate of Atlantis (Wii Exclusive). Shame the new game looks shit. Sonic Unleashed looked better. That is an insult Lucasarts. You have been insulted. What you got? Nothing? Thought so; hang your heads in shame.
ReplyDeleteMr Tingler:
ReplyDeleteNo. Not really. I mean, I was looking forward to Dawn of War II...but the fact that the multiplayer beta wouldn't work AT ALL because Games for Windows Shite refused to log in, has completely turned me off.
I might have listed FEAR 2, but if I buy FEAR 2 it'll be on a whim, rather than fueled by a frenzy of anticipation. Quite frankly I stand far more chance of buying games that are already out, that I haven't yet played. Such as Far Cry 2, or The Witcher (yes I know, I'm a terrible human being again).
So I figure, when presented with a tidal wave of "meh"ness, and since you already listed the likes of that there Batman game (which I am also looking forward too), I figured I'd aim high, and slightly to the side.
So yes. I want a Hitman game. And to be honest, given the way IO seems capable of slipping a new game out without months of mass hysteria, it's always possible that they'll pull something outta their sleeve last minute. I mean surely they've been giving some thought to the next Hitman game since they finished the last one?
As for Diablo III...I haven't been following the news surrounding it too closely, but if Blizzard fail to release this at least during the Christmas run-up, they'll be missing out in a big way.
Heh, fair enough. I agree with you on FEAR2 - I'll get it, probably enjoy it, but my passion for it has gone out the window after playing that demo.
ReplyDeleteAs for Diablo III, this is Blizzard we're talking about. Richest developer on Earth, and even before WOW they REALLY took their time with games. I think the first Starcraft II episode will be out first.
Oh, and yeah Dr Dark, I've been following Indy quite closely. That FOA thing is the one great decision LucasArts have made, but the quality of those screenshots are an insult to even the PS2.
ReplyDeleteI'll buy it for the game, but I might have to play it blindfolded.
Yeah, I think you're probably right about Diablo...which is a shame, because right now I'm more interested in Diablo than Starcraft. Which is odd; I thought it'd be a toss-up between Dawn of War II and Starcraft II, when it turns out that I don't really give a toss about either.
ReplyDeleteIf they can't create a solid, linked campaign featuring all three races like they did in Starcraft 1 (which was a long enough game anyway, easily) then it strikes me that they might have disappeared up their own arse.
I mean really; who wants to play an entire full campaign featuring ONE race, in a game that was built from the ground up to feature three races? Isn't that going to get a tad boring?