I love the games this year so far and there's more to come ^^ Mass Effect 3, Legend of Zelda: Skyward sword, Poke'mon Black&White (already out), Fear 3, Batman: Arkham City, Duke Nukem Forever, Portal 2, 3DS Games (and system of coarse), Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and sooooo many more!
What's up with the games this year?
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The year is young yet. If anything, this proves that the best-publicized games are rarely the best games.
It's still pretty early in the year. Usually, most of the really good games don't come out until the latter half of the year.
(Pokemon White is an exception though. The game is pretty fun so far.)
(Pokemon White is an exception though. The game is pretty fun so far.)
Dead Space 2 has been great, and the upcoming releases look awesome. I say it'll be a great year for sequels.
Okamiden came out last year. And didn't you read in opening post that he said DA2 was meh.Daystar Clarion said:
I kind of agree with the idea behind this thread. For me the dissapointments were Bulletstorm with it's less interesting scoring system than I hoped and the annoying DRM along with some other things. The Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets releases turned out to be bad ports. So that leaves only Marvel vs Capcom 3, which is kind of cool and kind of a joke at the same time.
DA2 was ok, but not up to Bioware's usual standard IMO. It was clearly rushed at the behest of EA.
Shogun 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim will be this year's winners, I expect.
Shogun 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim will be this year's winners, I expect.
I don't think you can count a game just because it was released late in a certain region. Probably the only late releases that should count as games released this year are thos that add a whole lot of stuff, like the Muchi Pork/ Pink Sweets port.Daystar Clarion said:
The current Gen of Pokemon games were released in Japan last year. They still count as 2011 releases everywhere else.Halo Fanboy said:
What are you talking about OP this year seems to be an awesome one for gaming... 
Skyrim just on it's own man!
Skyrim just on it's own man!
This is my opinion so please don't get offended:
I believe the problem in general is that most of the games this generation have been nothing but continuing parts in a series. We haven't really seen much innovation so I believe this had led developers and gamers to think "if the games meet these certain standards, then it will be okay if it does nothing else."
I believe the problem in general is that most of the games this generation have been nothing but continuing parts in a series. We haven't really seen much innovation so I believe this had led developers and gamers to think "if the games meet these certain standards, then it will be okay if it does nothing else."
Wait, there's going to be a Ninja Gaiden 3!?Sniper Team 4 said:I think part of the problem is so entrenched in your mind, and the minds of many others, that you don't even realize it. Re-read your sentence.
or any other game that had serious potential for a 9/10 but got like an 8 or less.
8 out of 10 is NOT a bad score. The problem isn't that games are "meh", is that expectations have gone through the roof and are now firmly on the planet Pluto (yes, I said planet, eat that science). If a game doesn't get a perfect 10 out of 10, half the market won't even look at it. If it gets a 9 out of 10, the remaining half will look at it, but tear it apart because they are looking for the reason that one point was deducted. Anything below a 9 is considered a failure in the view of many gamers, which simply isn't the case. This is the reason publishers fear trying knew things and stick with proven series until they are beaten into the ground. It's rather sad.
That being said, all the games I'm looking forward to are: F.E.A.R. 3, Ninja Gaiden 3, Mass Effect 3, Gears of War 3, and Portal 2. I think the term hypocrite might apply slightly here.
OT: Oh come one, we're not even 3 months into the year. We have plenty to look forward to. Skyrim, Battlefield 3, Portal 2, Metal Gear: Rising(I think), Brink, Uncharted 3, Red Faction: Armageddon, Batman: Arkham City, Duke Nukem, Infamous 2, Dead Island and even Twisted-fucking-Metal!
I think this is going to be a grand year for gaming.
Dragon Age 2 and Pokemon Black and White out already and with Mass Effect 2, Portal 2, Skyrim and a host of other potentially awesome games yet to come... I see no problems.