That one game you want to play RIGHT now, but can't

[Not Lord Atkin]

Wind Waker.
Can't get my hands on the bloody game. Just about nobody in this country owned a GC and that means no used copies are available. And since the game's no longer being manufactured, I can't buy it in a regular shop either.

 

[Sarcastic_Applause]

So yeah, with a hobby like gaming, there's always going to be THOSE moments. Those moments where you can think of ONE game you really, really want to play, but for one reason or another, you simply CAN'T.

First off, I want to say that this topic isn't about games that AREN'T RELEASED YET. It must be something that is already available. Also, it should preferably be a game you have already played, but can no longer play (i.e., you no longer own the game, or your system is broken, etc.).

For me, that game is Persona 4. See, I just beat Persona 3 for the first time a few days ago (on PSP), and it's given me a hankering for Persona 4 (probably doesn't help that I've been listening to Persona 4's soundtrack as well). Unfortunately for me, I no longer own a backwards-compatable PS3. So my Persona 4 game is just sitting on my shelf, staring at me, and I can't do a damn thing about it.

So what about you guys? What games do you REALLY want to play, but are unable to?

now that i think about it, i REALLY want to play the Persona Series, it just sounds like a really great series

 

[Nomanslander]

Deus Ex I'd say.....it's getting really close to release and it's just that time to be craving it when it's so close.

 

[Caspertjuhh]

dragon age 2 new dlc pack, but I wont buy it..

as of not released yet

mass effect 2
fifa 12

 

[Vrex360]

Mass Effect 3. I want to see the epic conclusion so that finally my concerns as to how it will all go down can go to rest.

 

[GentleMad]

hmmm let's see...Spyro 3 that the PSN store doesn't sell in Europe! And Kingdom Hearts 3 which might not ever come out of all i know

 

[Shynobee]

Skyrim Skyrim SKYYYYYRRRIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAHHH!!!

But yeah.... I kinda wanna play Skyrim a lil bit...

 

[The_Emperor]

xenogears

future games: space marine

 

[Penguin_Factory]

I would pay more than three times the game's cost to be able to play Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in HD right now/.

 

[Caisu]

Mass Effect. Everyone is all hyped and it's making me want to play, but I ragequit and sold my copy after one particularly evil vehicle section that I couldn't beat and kept failing in the same spot miles from a checkpoint. I still have my save, and was totally addicted otherwise, but atm I'm a poor student who moves house in a few days so I don't have the time or money to buy another copy and have another go... D:

But if I can't have ME I wanna play Oblivion again... or Persona... Oblivion is buried in a box god knows where and I don't have time to play Persona, which is in my PSP sat on my desk and I've nearly finished it!! But I've procrastinated enough and now have to go scrub limescale off the shower because, yeah, moving out in a few days and haven't started on the cleaning yet...

 

[Cutter9792]

Modern Warfare 3 and Deus Ex. Both look amazing.

For MW3, playing the campaign is well and good sir, but it's the revamped Spec Ops and tweaked multiplayer I really want to get into. Sure, Activision is a collection of douchebags extraordinaire, but their influence on the game (besides firing half the real talent) is limited and may not make it any worse for wear.

Deus Ex just looks fucking awesome.

 

[Padwolf]

I want to play on two games very badly at the moment. Bully on the xbox 360, sadly my xbox has the red ring of death so I can't play that at the moment, my xbox died back in December so it's been a very long time since I last played it. Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, sadly I can't play that one either, the disk broke due to my brother borrowing the wii and not putting the disk back. Though now I think about it more I really want to play on Alan Wake again.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Kingdom Hearts 2, I can't find the fucking disc. If we go with unreleased games, then it's Skyrim... I wants it now!

 

[Vrach]

First off, I want to say that this topic isn't about games that AREN'T RELEASED YET. It must be something that is already available. Also, it should preferably be a game you have already played, but can no longer play (i.e., you no longer own the game, or your system is broken, etc.).

Shadow of the Colossus. As well as Ico. And Heavy Rain. And Red Dead Redemption. And a thousand other console-only titles

 

[Enrathi]

Star Wars: The Old Republic. I'm a huge fan of both MMOs and Star Wars.

Sadly, I didn't get a the chance to play Galaxies before NGE and at that point my friends that did play said it wasn't worth it anymore.

 

[saucecode]

I really wanna finish VVVVVV. I got so into it. Then my laptop started fuzzing up.
Then the 10 year old 30GB hard drive failed, and that was the only windows OS computer thingy i had access to!
Now i wont be able to play such an addictive game unless i get bored in my ict class.

 

[PureIrony]

I don't have my GameCube or any of my old games, and I miss Metroid Prime so bad.

 

[PAGEToap44]

Skyrim, of course.

What a surprise

The Escapist could probably fill a whole thread on how much they want to play Skyrim right now. And we probably will. It just looks so epic. I want dragons and I want them now.

 

[Galaxy Roll]

Skyward Sword. Not being released yet is getting in the way of my playing it.