Looking forward to what games?

[major_chaos]

Off the top of my head

Very excited:
Overwatch
Dark Souls 3
Ratchet and Clank
Persona 5
Horizon Zero Dawn
DX: Mankind Divided
Xcom 2

Somewhat excited:
Final Fantasy 15
New Mass Effect
Doom 4
The Division

Yea 2016 is looking kinda awesome. I know its super lame and passe to like things in the 2010s but fuck it, I enjoyed the shit out of 2015 gaming wise and 2016 could be just as good or even better.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Games I'm actually going to be able to play? Persona 5.
Games I won't for another 2-3 years? Last Guardian, No Man's Sky, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, Kingdom Hearts 3, XCOM...

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

Simple title. It's been awhile, and I want to see what the Escapist community is looking forward to in 2016.

Me? Torment: Tides of Numenera. Infinity Engine style, inspired by Planescape Torment (which I JUST got from GoG, tips and advice welcomed), and set in the future fantasy world of Numenera? Absolutely. Sign me up! I just want to explore the bizarre world and see what fascinating things it has to offer.

Mods might be a good idea. [http://www.gog.com/news/mod_spotlight_planescape_torment_mods_guide] Increase the resolution for a modern computer, fix bugs, change a lot of the really annoying and crappy design decisions (like modding in the ability to stack rings in your inventory and not having to roll for health when you level up.) It's up to you but it would fix a lot of stuff that kind of bugged me about the game.

Anyway, I'm most looking forward to the new Deus Ex game. Human Revolution was pretty great. I'm also going to play Torment eventually, not sure when but I'll do it. And is Uncharted 4 coming out next year? If so, Uncharted 4.

 

[stroopwafel]

Dark Souls 3, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Resident Evil 0(really liked the original on GC), Shadow of the Beast(fond childhood memories of the classic games and this one seems strangely nostalgic) and ofcourse Final Fantasy 15. Apparently the game is finally finished with the first half of the game entirely playable. Probably still need another 6 months or so for streamlining and quality testing but hopefully the game will be out around summer. It should make its 2016 launch window at the very least.

 

[happyninja42]

Mirror's Edge 2.

The original Mirror's Edge is one of those not-so-great games that I still love. Eager to see if they can keep what worked while shaving off all the crap that made the first one something of a misfire. Plus they're rebooting the story entirely which is a plus, no being held down by trying to keep continuity with the half-hearted crap that was the first game's plot.

Yeah, I loved that game too. I didn't have any issues with the first person free running that everyone else felt was so terrible. *shrugs* So I'm definitely looking forward to another game in that world.

XCOM 2

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Can't think of any others that haven't released yet that I'm "looking forward to". So that's about it really.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Very, very excited for XCOM 2.

The comparisons to DOTA have made me ever so tentatively excited for/interested in Overwatch.

I'll probably end up playing Legion when it comes out, but I'm not so much excited about that as resigned to it. I dunno. It's complicated.

Andromeda I'm more alarmed about than excited, but I'm interested to see how it's received.

Aside from that, it's feeling like it has the potential to be a thin year, but I'm sure a few games will surprise impress me. Numenera, alas, will likely be junk, if Wasteland 2 was any indication. But I kickstarted it, so I'll be getting a copy anyway.

Planescape Torment (which I JUST got from GoG, tips and advice welcomed)

Not much advice needed beyond using any mods GOG recommends, being patient with the extremely old and rickety engine, and gettin' your reading glasses on. It's a phenomenal game, but it lacks many modern amenities.

 

[MHR]

Nothing

Nothing except SPAZ 2; Space Pirates and Zombies 2. [http://store.steampowered.com/app/252470/] Think of an oldschool top-down action space shooter, but update it into an actual game, crisp 3D effects, deep gameplay, and add some Civilization-like galactic conquest to it, just to make sure you have a mesh of something unique.

Also I guess there's Doom 4, but I'm going to wait to see if everyone thinks it's trash before I buy it. I don't want some overly-consolized arena shooter.

 

[the_dramatica]

mount and blade 2 bannerlord is really the only game for me. I'm skeptical but still waiting for doom 4 and the plethora of other arena shooters coming out.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

There's actually a lot of games I'm excited for this year.

Mirror's Edge 2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Final Fantasy XV
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Uncharted 4
The Rise of Tomb Raider (PS4 version)
Dark Souls 3
The Last Guardian (Unless they've lied about a 2016 release date)

So yeah, pretty stoked about 2016.

 

[Poetic Nova]

Battleborn, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Doom4 are games I'm lookign forward to that have yet to be released.
Fallout 4 is a game I'll be buying when the price has lowered and the game received a few patches.

 

[Darth Rosenberg]

XCOM 2. In the alternative dimension where I game on PC... My fingers are still crossed for a console port down the line, though.

Other than that? Mass Effect 3, mostly. In the interim, I'd like to know when the damn thing is set, precisely. *taps foot impatiently and glares at BioWare*

But Dark Souls 3 might regain some DS/DeS soulsian glory, so I hope I end up loving that.

Oh, and Fallout 4, as 2016's when mods hit consoles and I'll know precisely how much of Bethesda's dopiness I'll be able to fix.

 

[balladbird]

Games I'm looking forward to... hmm... well, I'm looking forward to a few titles that promise to continue their franchise's trend of excellence: stuff like Persona 5, Yakuza 5, and Atelier Sophie (hoping that last one gets a region 1 release, and all)

I'm also excited about FF15, possibly against my better judgement.

Though I do agree with the sentiment above about the feeling of that "one big, killer game" just not being there for me, anymore. It's been years since I've let myself get fully hyped for something.

 

[Evonisia]

Though we've still only had the one trailer, I still need Gears 4 in my life. I've consistently loved all of the games, and the trailer gave me the impression that they've retconned the atrocious ending to Gears of War 3. Any declaration, however indirect, that Gears 3 should have ended at the end of Act 4 gets my love and interest instantly.

I'm also interested in seeing whether Uncharted 4 has picked up any lessons from The Last of Us or Tomb Raider 2013 to have gameplay that isn't atrocious.

XCOM 2 has my attention when it comes to consoles. Which it definitely will if Enemy Unknown got ported to everything with a screen.

 

[Casual Shinji]

The Last Guardian (Unless they've lied about a 2016 release date)

'You know, hope is a mistake. If you can't fix what's broken, you... you'll go insane.'

I'm also interested in seeing whether Uncharted 4 has picked up any lessons from The Last of Us or Tomb Raider 2013 to have gameplay that isn't atrocious.

Apart from that, I'm also interested if the original director and Amy Henning leaving the project, and Straley and Druckman taking it over has had any negative ramifications on the game overall.

 

[dohnut king]

Stellaris -- Paradox does the 4x space game. Looks amazing

Also, Xcom 2, the new Ratchet and Clank, and Doom 4.

 

[Drops a Sweet Katana]

Dank Swoles 3 is the only one that pops to mind at the minute.

 

[Silvanus]

There are quite a few;

Fire Emblem: Fates
Xenoblade Chronicles X (probably for XMas)
Zelda for the Wii U
The Last Guardian
Final Fantasy 7 remake
Doom 4

 

[Ihateregistering1]

The only ones I'm really thinking of right now are:

Shadow Warrior 2: Looks phenomenal. I watched the gameplay for Doom 4, and basically went right back to Shadow Warrior 2.

X-Com 2: It's X-Com.

This is an early access game that they've been releasing bits and pieces of for a while, but Grim Dawn is nearing completion and I can't wait. I'm a sucker for ARPGs, and this game is just too much fun.

 

[FPLOON]

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter ProloguePersona 5Star Fox ZeroRatchet & ClankDark Souls 3Other than that, I got Them Fightin' Herds to look forward to in 2017... (Still on the fence about importing Dead or Alive Xtreme 3...)