Name something(s) you're concerned about with the games you're most excited for

[jamail77]

Those probably weren't the kind of game OP had in mind.

Ohh, ohh! Mirror's Edge 2. I've been happy about almost everything I've heard, but I'm concerned they're going to make it too combat-heavy. Some refining of the combat systems would be welcome, but I'd prefer enemies be something that you bypass or shove aside while you sprint for the exit, not something you need to systematically eradicate before moving on. Also, there's the potential that EA will fuck it up with their obsessive online bullshit. I've heard comparisons with Journey's approach to online, which makes me happy, but they could just be saying that to lull me into a false sense of security.

I had any and all games in mind. I just wanted to get a discussion going from people who aren't so blinded by their fandom and nostalgia and can see issues even with things they love. I'm kind of tired of seeing all the people drooling over their favorite games and aggressively attacking those who would dare criticize because it challenges whether they set their standards too low. It's all good we have different opinions, but if it makes you into a drooling fanboy with a closed mind and easy satisfaction then it's no fun discussing the game with you or playing it with you. You don't have to agree and you can certainly be okay with being more easily entertained than others, but the least you could do is try and understand the point of view and I just don't see that as often as I'd like.

Ah, I almost forgot about the new Mirror's Edge. Judging from what I've seen it may work out fine in the end. They seem to have done enough to make it into more of a shove/bypass and run than the previous one, which would force you to fight using its lackluster combat mechanics even if there was an alternate way (usually because the alternate way wasn't worth it, if not damn near impossible to the point of annoyance rather than challenge). See 0:55 - 1:24 in the video below

5) That Zelda U and Hyrule Warriors will turn out to be nowhere as good as they're hyping it up to be.

Honestly, I feel that is almost guaranteed. Zelda has a habit of promising things and certainly executing them in the finished product, but they don't really live up to the full potential people initially imagined when they first heard the new Zelda was going to do this or that. I have a feeling they will still be worth it though.

Star Wars Battlefront 3, it may just be Battle Field with a SW skin.

That's another game that slipped my mind when I posted this. I always thought Battlefront had tons of untapped potential especially in the department of strategy and instant land to space combat. But from what little we know I don't think they'll live up to the latter thing, which is too bad considering that fans clearly want that. I guess there is always the land to space mods for the previous Battlefront, but that's not really the same as I and other fans imagined the potential to be and I only have the original Xbox version anyway.

To be fair, Battlefront was originally inspired by Battlefield 1942, not that it should excuse them to just copy/paste and slap Star Wars on it.

I'm concerned about Oddworld: New 'n Tasty lacking the more genuine and dark atmosphere of the original.

I've only played Oddworld: Much's Oddysee. I have seen bits and pieces of the very first one though and it did seem to me the remake has the problem of updating lighting and cleaning up things to the point that it ruins the atmosphere of certain areas and scenes. Making it look better for the modern generation should not compromise the atmosphere.

 

[ecoho]

that Dragon Age inquisition will be DA2/ME3 all over again

I mean I was ready to wash my hands of the whole thing...but then I don't know..it seemed they were actually trying this time

so you don't want a game that's mostly great with a few bad eggs(and no the fucking ending was not that bad and DA:O had just as many copy and pasted environments they were just spread out more)

OT: destiny I'm afraid they'll making it too much like call of duty, that would be horrible.

 

[Vault101]

so you don't want a game that's mostly great with a few bad eggs(and no the fucking ending was not that bad and DA:O had just as many copy and pasted environments they were just spread out more)
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if I didn't have DA2 ruined for me I probably would have found plently to like...I did find plenty to like in ME3 but the ending...yeah

 

[ecoho]

so you don't want a game that's mostly great with a few bad eggs(and no the fucking ending was not that bad and DA:O had just as many copy and pasted environments they were just spread out more)
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if I didn't have DA2 ruined for me I probably would have found plently to like...I did find plenty to like in ME3 but the ending...yeah

oh crap did someone spoil the ending for you or something? if so I understand a bit better now.

As for ME3 the ending seriously doesn't make the game bad it takes it from a great to a good game which is by no means bad.(still in great game status with the extended cut)

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

Witcher 3: The alchemy system has me a little worried. Apparently, they're simplifying the process, rather than deepening it. I was hoping for it to be even more complex and fleshed out. So yeah, that's got me nervous that maybe some other stuff is going to also be simplified.

Risen 3: They're using the second games engine, when I was hoping for them to revert back to the first. Unless they make some serious improvements to it (which doesn't seem so from the footage released), then it'll most likely be just as bad as Risen 2.

Mount & Blade: Bannerlord: The melee system. The greatest thing about Warband was the melee system. No questions asked. While fuck all info has been released about the game, there is still the worry about the melee. Will they screw it up? Warband's was good, but had some flaws that need ironing out. If Bannerlord strays too far from simply improving it, and doing something completely different, it may suffer like one of the inferior games it influenced (War of the Roses & Chivalry). It seems like a difficult thing to pull off.

 

[Mikeyfell]

that Dragon Age inquisition will be DA2/ME3 all over again

I mean I was ready to wash my hands of the whole thing...but then I don't know..it seemed they were actually trying this time

"Seemed" it seemed like they were trying with ME3 and DA2. Don't fall for it

 

[Vault101]

"Seemed" it seemed like they were trying with ME3 and DA2. Don't fall for it

don't kill my vibe!....

[sub/]besides its clear to anyone DA2 was rushed...ME3....that came out of nowhere true...[/sub]

 

[Madame_Lawliet]

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - it's going to do some really nasty and unbefitting things with women Kojima has never been great with certain aspects of female characters and the serious look of Phantom Pain might spiral this right into horrible territory.

My worries exactly...
On one hand Kojima has made some truly great female characters in the past, The Boss from MGS3 is probably the best example, other times... not so much... And with that nasty business with Chico's Tape in GZ, plus the whole Quiet thing... I know he's sworn up and down that there is infact a good reason she's dressed like Holly Summers from No More Heroes minus the self aware irony, but yeah this could go really bad if he isn't careful...

Also, I'm worried that Suda 51's "Let it Die" is actually going to be as generically violent for violence sake as it looked in the trailer, Suda doesn't always make good games, but he always makes interesting games, and I don't want that to go...

And I am TERRIFIED about how Mirror's Edge is going to end up, it's looking good so far but the first one was such a mixed bag and there was so much that needs refinement that I'm actually kinda glad it's been tentatively delayed to 2016.

I'm not all that worried about Bloodborne or Little Big Planet Three though, Miyazaki and Media Molecule both seldom make bad games, and I do have a certain amount of faith in their abilities. Plus LBP3 had actual gameplay front and center so that's some extra good faith right there.

 

[lacktheknack]

Mirror's Edge 2.

I'm just entirely concerned for the whole damn thing. D:

I only partly trust DICE not to mess it all up. What I wouldn't do to be a consultant on the project... ;____;

 

[Nazulu]

Not excited at all, but I'm waiting for the new Smash Brothers because they can't fuck it up like they did with Brawl, right? Though I'm concerned the movement and move-set will be as clumsy as Brawls, that they will leave out the air side dodge again, and that the online play won't be the best.

 

[Dalisclock]

Fallout 4. I'm worried they listen to people and add in vehicles, or rap music. Please no!

Wait? What's wrong with vehicles? The car in Fallout 2 was pretty nice to have. Granted. this was the era before fast travel but given the right circumstances a vehicle could be nice.

As for the music, the series REALLY needs a way to let you play your own music on the Pip Boy. GTA: Vice City did this way back then(just copy .mp3 files into a specific folder and go to the one radio station in game) and considering New Vegas had something like 15 songs which would endlessly repeat(I got so sick of hearing "Johnny Guitar...." over and over again), I'm baffled why this still isn't an option.

 

[Dalisclock]

That I have to wait so damn long for good games to come out. Then again, I tend to encourage and understand delays, as long as they do something with their time. Worse than waiting, is getting shitty products.

I'll put up with this to a point. There's a window to this because after a while of working on the same game, people will quit the project, the game will be endlessly "refined" and the hype and expectations just grow. After a certain point, the game is a massive letdown or just never gets released at all.

I'm looking in your direction, Valve. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[Dalisclock]

Far Cry 4; I'm scared that Pagan Min is just going to be Vaas again. And don't get me wrong, I loved Vaas with all of my heart and soul, but I hope Pagan is somewhat different, ya know?

If he does end up being good, hopefully he sticks around for most of the game. Vaas's boss wasn't nearly as interesting.

 

[Dalisclock]

Just about all upcoming games, but especially the new Ass Creed: that there will be forced coop, and you won't be able to get the full experience if you opt out.

Please tell me this is a joke. I really don't like being forced to play mutiplayer(at all, but particulary in a game that's supposed to be single player). It's even worse because I actually really like the setting for this one.

Assuming, of course, they actually use it to it's full advantage. There's more then enough grey area for that period to not even have to make anything up.

 

[Bbleds]

My biggest one, that seems to have been confirmed, is Evil Within that is supposed to be the comeback of "AAA" survival horror games is probably going to do all the wrong things that the "AAA" survival horror games do. I love horror games and when I saw the first gameplay trailer I rolled my eyes. Then I heard more and my hopes raised, but only to be dashed again by the journalists who played the demo who talk of combat heavy sequences and the resounding verdict that it's not scary.....like at all.

Oh well, we still got Frictional's upcoming Soma and, hopefully when the devs get whatever resources they need, Routine. Thank god for indie devs, but no more Slender clones please. I'm serious indie guys, fucking cut it out.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I'm concerned about Oddworld: New 'n Tasty lacking the more genuine and dark atmosphere of the original.

I've only played Oddworld: Much's Oddysee. I have seen bits and pieces of the very first one though and it did seem to me the remake has the problem of updating lighting and cleaning up things to the point that it ruins the atmosphere of certain areas and scenes. Making it look better for the modern generation should not compromise the atmosphere.

I would've rather they just went for pre-rendered backgrounds like the original, and just put all that current gen tech behind it. Can you imagine just how flippin' amazing that would've looked like? Keep the screen transistions, I never had a problem with them. In fact it was quite handy to trick enemies with, and it gave the sense of each area being its own little place.

And it's not like the animation or the rendering of New 'n Tasty is bad, it just doesn't seem to have that same grunge. Abe had this heavy, lumbering swagger to his walk and running cycle, and each time his feet hit the metal plating of Rupture Farms it gave a satisfying thud. That game probably had the best footstep noises.

But I'm still looking forward to it though, and maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised since I've curbed my enthusiasm.

 

[Bertylicious]

I'm worried that Star Citizen and Elite: Dangerous will just be yet more bollicks MMOs. Other people ruin games.

 

[SmallHatLogan]

The new Smash Bros. I'm not worried about anything in particular, just that I won't enjoy it as much as I want to or think I will. I haven't really been enamoured with a Nintendo game (and by that I mean a classic Nintendo IP) since the GBA era. Smash Bros is kind of the last hurrah for me in regards to Nintendo. Plus I really loved the first game.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

Far Cry 4; I'm scared that Pagan Min is just going to be Vaas again. And don't get me wrong, I loved Vaas with all of my heart and soul, but I hope Pagan is somewhat different, ya know?

If he does end up being good, hopefully he sticks around for most of the game. Vaas's boss wasn't nearly as interesting.

Yeah I agree. Hoyt was okay but not as great as Vaas was.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I hope that Witcher 3 won't have too many bugs. We all know what happened with Skyrim. It's quite a big flaw of open world games.

I am afraid that Dragon Age Inquisition will be another and bigger DA2 from the action`y combat and it has shed all it's Dragon Age Origins roots. After ME3's ending and DA2 this is their last ditch effort to redeem themselves. We shall see how it will be in October.