raddevon

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Anticipated

Games that are not yet released that I'm totally hyped for.

Full dates are in the format MM/DD/YYYY with apologies to European readers. The top ten are in order of anticipation.

List items

1. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
2. Guild Wars 2

2011- The hype machine for this game compelled me to pickup the original on Steam, and I've been incredibly happy with my purchase. The concept of an MMO in which your actions have far-reaching effects on the world is what every player of the genre would want. The problem is that it is difficult to empower every player in a population of hundreds of thousands or even millions to change the world. Either, the developers will have to use some sort of trickery, or the world will be changing constantly. Regardless, I'm excited to see their implementation of this idea.
3. Fallout: New Vegas

10/19/2010- There is almost nothing that would make me more happy than some more Fallout 3. I have to admit I am developing a little fatigue having spent about 75 hours between the main game and three of the five DLC addons. I have the other packs and still need to play them. The release window of this new game should line up pretty nicely to when I start jonesing for some more.
4. Diablo III

2011- I'm not getting too excited about this one--not because I don't think I will like it but because I know how Blizzard is about pushing out releases. Regardless of the timing, I will be there when it is finally released.
5. Portal 2

2/9/2011- I don't know how they can top the original, but I will play this regardless. The simultaneous Mac release with Steamplay is a major plus.
6. Dance Central

11/4/2010- I love me some DDR. This seems like the next level.
7. Fable III

10/26/2010- I've loved both of the Fable games, and Molyneux never fails to get people excited about his upcoming games. 1Up's podcast interviewed him at X10. Sounds like co-op is supposed to be better this time around.
8. inFamous 2

2011- The first game may have been the first modern open-world game I ever finished. It was a joy to play.
9. Bulletstorm

2/22/2011- I love the concept of rewarding stylish kills.
10. Super Meat Boy

10/20/2010- I'm one of those masochistic people who savors the games which must be retried repeatedly before the player can progress.
11. Dragon Age II

3/8/2011- I never liked the combat of the original, but I liked everything else. I hope this one can make the combat more enjoyable for me.
12. Max Payne 3

2011- In my opinion, the previous Max Payne games made action gaming what it is today. I say this without the least bit of hyperbole. The reason bullet-time is one of the most overused mechanics is because it was so unique and awesome!
13. Star Wars: The Old Republic

6/16/2011- If you're making an MMO right now, this is how you want to do it--with the world's most powerful license on your side. I half-way hope this gets me back into MMOs. I thoroughly enjoyed WoW for a few months and even liked Warhammer for a few weeks although it didn't do enough to differentiate from WoW. This game seems to be taking some chances with the MMO formula. That along with the fact that it's Star Wars have me taking notice.
14. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

3/2011- I could never get into the Deus Ex series, but I am a much different gamer now. Based on the concept alone, I believe this game should be perfect for me.
15. Nintendo 3DS

2011- The DS seemed destined to fail to me, but, in light of the success of that platform, the 3DS seems more logical. Perhaps that means it will actually be the failure.
16. Secret of Mana

?- The iPhone version was announced at E3.
17. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

2011- Sure, it isn't making series fans happy, but I'm still excited about any sort of twist on the FPS formula regardless of how far it may be from the strategy games which inspired it.
18. PixelJunk Shooter 2

This will be delicious co-op with my wife.
19. Dead Space 2

1/25/2011- The atmosphere of the original is second-to-none. I don't need to tell you how revolutionary the interface was.
20. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

2011- I'm always on the lookout for some good co-op for my wife and I.
21. Magicka

Q3 2010- Thanks to RPS for opening my eyes to this one.
22. Torchlight II

Q2 2011- I loved the original and anxiously await the multiplayer.

7 Comments First to Last Latest

Posted by ahoodedfigure - September 12, 2009 at 3:50 PM

Quality list here. Looking forward to seeing how your expectations match up with your impressions :)

Posted by raddevon - September 12, 2009 at 6:34 PM

@ahoodedfigure: Thank you. I'm sure I will post my impressions here on Giant Bomb when I finally get to try them out!

Posted by raddevon - October 06, 2009 at 3:01 PM

Taking a look, my list is going to be really clearing out in the next month. A lot of these games will be moving to either my wishlist or collection. That means it is a great month!

Posted by scarace360 - January 07, 2010 at 2:09 PM

If im still alive when diablo 3 comes out ill gladly play it for ever.

Posted by raddevon - January 08, 2010 at 1:26 PM

@scarace360: If there were a joke which had not already been made about the inevitably long development cycle of Diablo 3, I would make it now. In lieu of that, I will simply agree.

Posted by Almak - August 02, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Outstanding list! Glad to see other people take notice and discover Guild Wars series. :)

Posted by raddevon - August 02, 2010 at 7:15 PM

@Almak: Thank you! Since playing Guild Wars, I can't even think about paying to play an MMO. I always thought MMOs not charging monthly were of lesser quality, but Guild Wars showed me the error of my ways.