What games are you looking forward to?
Posted By The Nude Nerd on November 2, 2009
I’ve been a gamer for many years. It started with the Atari, but I really got into it a lot more with the Nintendo. I remember as a kid spending so many hours playing Excitebike or Techmobowl. Probably spelled that wrong, but I’m sure you get the point. From there, I got into computer gaming. This started out with games like the Eye of the Beholder series, then I moved into online computer gaming with Mechwarrior. I remember many late nights staying up to participate in league matches, knowing I had to get up for school the next morning. The trend continued after I got married, when I got into my first MMO – Ultima Online. I haven’t stopped gaming since.
Recently I’ve been sort of bad for bouncing between games. I just reactivated my Eve Online account. Not long ago I started playing World of Warcraft again, but I haven’t done much with it. I played a full season of Madden 10, winning the Superbowl with my Dolphins, then putting it down. I started playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but realized quickly that so many people are way ahead of me in unlocks… so I die fairly often. Just bought Borderlands recently, seems like a good game so far. Oh and I downloaded Final Fantasy 7 off the Playstation Network.
It’s just felt a little weird lately, how I can’t seem to stay committed to a certain game. I was pretty dedicated to playing WoW for around 4 years, but none of these other games seem to pull me in as much. I do really enjoy Eve, but since my wife has had pretty much no interest in it, it cuts down on my playtime some. I do plan on playing it, but I’m also waiting on a few other games to come out.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 – I’ve long been a fan of shooters, all the way back to the days of Unreal and Quake. I’ve been in “clans” for various shooters, which is really where it gets to be a lot more fun than your average play. I lead a Clan for awhile for Battlefield 1942, playing the Desert Combat mod. So after seeing the below preview, I’m definitely looking forward to checking out this game. The big debate is whether to buy it for PC or PS3.
Left 4 Dead 2 – If you haven’t played the original, I highly suggest picking it up. There have been an abundance of “zombie shooters” over the past few years and this one is actually pretty decent. Fair warning though – there is very little storyline to this, it’s all about killing massive hoards of zombies, as it should be.
Final Fantasy XIII – I’ve long been a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series, starting with the original. FF7 was definitely one of the best RPG type games of all-time in my book. The last few haven’t been as great, but by all looks they are bringing the series back to some of it’s roots with 13. The graphics are just drool-worthy. I am really hoping this one turns out well, I am definitely going to pick it up when it releases in the spring.
Last but definitely not least, I am really looking forward to playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. If you haven’t heard about this one, it’s an MMO being developed by none other than Bioware, the same RPG masters that created Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, two of the most acclaimed RPG’s in the past 10 years. I’m really excited to see if this MMO will be better than the other Star Wars one, which was a huge flop imo.
So, what games are you looking forward to?
Mike got Left4Dead last night. I was passed out while he was playing, but he likes it. All I've seen of it is a video on YouTube with a mod that changes some of the zombies into Teletubbies. Can't wait to see him play some tonight, hopefully.
I CANNOT WAIT FOR STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC!!! My first MMORPG was Star Wars Galaxies. I've played both KotOR games.
Ditto on Star Wars. Have you been keeping up on it? The gameplay looks amazing, I've pretty much already decided I'm playing a Sith.
Mike has been keeping up with it and giving me full color reports, and I've watched a trailer or two. I probably won't decide what I'm going to do until I have the game in front of me, though.
FPS I am a purist and will only play them on PC if it is an option. For me it is much easier to control the a few buttons or button combos
I'm rather partial to MW2 for some reason!
Part of the issue I think with FPS games is the repetitive nature of them. A single player experience is either brilliant, ok, or out and out bad! The multiplayer is where the motivation is at. Either the experience kills your interest or keeps you thirsty for more. This is interestingly enough, not dependent solely on the game but the PEOPLE that you play WITH…not against.
I've got some level of confidence that you'll enjoy MW2 just because of the experience of enjoying the teamwork and comadre that comes from gaming with other people.
Nice write up btw. That Atari so rocks! I remember that bad boy from my childhood too. It was just fantastic at the time too. Too funny to see it now isn't it?