Sunday, 19 December 2010
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Most Anticipated Games of 2011
The year is almost over, but all that means is we have another year to look forward to. Sure this was arguably the best year for gaming so far (Mass Effect, God of War, Red Dead, Reach, etc.), but what does next year hold? Here are my picks for most anticipated games of 2011.Portal 2
Portal is with out a doubt one of the best games ever made. It was the perfect blend of puzzle solving and dark humor, and it made me so f*cking excited to use the Portal Gun in Half-Life 2 Episode 3, if it ever comes out. Still, Portal 2 looks amazing and I look forward to going head to head with GLaDOS all over again.
Mass Effect 3
No single game has ever resonated with me like Mass Effect 2. It was the prefect mixture of story telling, characters, and combat, and no amount of DLC could quench my thirst for more. At this years VGA’s Bioware released a short CGI trailer for Mass Effect 3, which we assume is the final game in the series. I’m looking forward to this game like no other because I can’t wait to see what Bioware does with Earth, I mean, each city could be the size of one of the planet missions from ME1 and ME2. This is going to be awesome.
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
Much like Mass Effect 2, Uncharted 2 was a fantastic achievement. It was one of the single most polished games I have ever played in my life. The dialogue was fast and witty, the story was mature and not over the top (until the Yeti’s showed up), and the game play was perfect. We haven’t seen much from Uncharted 3 yet, but with Naughty Dog’s track record, I’m on board to take control of Nathan Fillio- I mean Drake, all over again.
Batman: Arkham City
Arkham Asylum was the single best superhero game ever made. Period. It combined a mature story, fantastic combat, a beautiful environment, and some of the best voice actors in the world to create something we had never seen before: a great Batman game. With Arkham City we are getting an environment 5x the of the original, and with a ton more enemies to populate it. This one is going to be killer.
This is just a taste of what is to come. Mortal Kombat, Dragon Age II, Infamous, Resistance 3, L.A. Noire (which come to think of it should have made it on this list), and Skyrim are just a few. Tack on all the DLC for this year's games, and 2011 is going to be a lot of god damn fun. The New Year here we come.
What game are you most looking forward to next year?
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Even if Skyrim is "bad," I'll still probably log 200 hours into it.
Things to add:
- Guild Wars 2 (Maybe)
- SW: The Old Republic
- Little Big Planet 2
Batman : Arkham City looks pretty badass. But I believe Assassin's Creed 3 is coming out next year, and omgoodness, totally excited. =D
@LEW_for_Life@xanga - My problem with Assassin's Creed 3 next year is that now its going to become a yearly thing, and that is how you get sick of something no matter how cool it is.
How could you forget Isaac Clark and Dead Space 2 coming out in little more than a month from now? There hasn't been a game as scary or scarier out since the first one.
I'm amped for Dragon Age II
Some other big games to throw in:
Marvel VS. Capcom 3
Killzone 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Crysis 2
Forza 4
R.A.G.E. (look unbelievable)
Team ICO Collection
even Pokemon Black/White
The list can only get bigger and in terms of hyped games...I don't know if there was ever a bigger year, excluding new console releases. Can't wait for GDC & E3, 3DS is still coming out, and more new systems may be revealed. Final year for the Wii and PSP?
Edit: Forgot LOZ: Skyward Sword (Don't have high hopes for...) and X-COM, mysterious and looks badass.
Portal 2, Pokemon Black & White, and Dead Space 2.
ME3, Crysis 2, Batman, GW2.
Marvel vs Capcom 3, DC Universe Online, Bioshock Infinity, Deadspace 2, Skyward Sword
Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS.
ME3 and Portal 2 are my most anticipated. I'm SO IN LOVE with the Mass Effect Franchise. I'm probably going to buy merchandise like it's going out of style. I'm so excited for it. I've played ME1 and ME2 3 times. EACH. EACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So excited!!!
@GodlessLiberal@xanga - OH RIGHT POKEMON B&W!!!!!!!!!! Now more excited!!!!
arkham city <33333333333
i'm such a batfan
notice something? ALL SEQUELS. Can I please have something original?
The new Bioshock game looks mind blowing!
Pokemon Black and White and Dragon Age II are what I'm looking for the most.
uhhhhhhh Diablo III?
I Am Alive and Gears of War 3! Can't wait!
What a terrible list! Diablo III and Oblivion all the way.
Going out on a limb here and saying Resistance 3. Ever since I've seen the trailer, oh boy, I've wanted to get my hand on it.
Gears of War 3 :D :D
how could you skip Skyrim? wow.
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I'll admit, the trailer was a complete letdown, but I'm a huge Zelda fan.
Dragon Age 2
Oblivion V