2010: The Experiment
Here's the list of games that I am most stoked about for this year. Should be a good one. Shall we kick things off?
List items
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I stand by my belief that Super Mario Galaxy is the best game of this generation, and the sequel looks to be even better. The boys at Nintendo are getting more adventurous and experimental with this one, creating even crazier galaxies and planets to romp through. And dude, Yoshi! 'Nuf said.
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The God of War series defines the term "epic," and this time Sony Santa Monica is pushing the envelope even further. From the screens that are out there, the scope and scale of this game is absolutely immense, with mind-blowing camera pans and intense, gory action. Fortunately the developers are sticking with the tried-and-true combat system, which will be all that much more glorious in high definition.
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Men with guns in the Wild West has never looked so damn fine. The gunplay looks fabulous, the graphics look excellent for an open-world game, and realistic gun physics! Yes! People are going to DIE in this game, and it is going to be AWESOME.
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God damn you Pokemon. Try as I might to escape my youth, I cannot deny that I have a soft spot in my heart for the second-generation of Pokemon. Sixteen badges, two whole worlds, and even though it's a remake of a game that I played years ago, I couldn't be more excited for it. Also, I will be starting with Cyndaquil.
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Team Ninja Metroid = ZOMG.
I have no idea how Nintendo decided to let Team Ninja, a developer noted for its intense action games (and boob fetish), take charge of a Metroid game. Metroid has always been a slow, solitary experience with a few stellar boss fights mixed in to make up for the slack. And now, although Team Ninja may be known to be fairly sexist with female portrayals, it seems that Samus Aran is going to get some serious character development in this game. I'm all ears for news about this.
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Gameplay? HA! Who needs that when you have a dark, suspenseful story with enough interactivity to call it a game. Although I never played Indigo Prophecy (or anything else by Quantic Dream, for that matter), this game is very interesting to me. I won't know what to think until the reviews are out, but everything looks great so far.
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Call me a blasphemer, but Final Fantasy VII is the only game out of this series that I have played. It was fun, entertaining, and I still get One Winged Angel stuck in my head from time to time. This is the first FF game to really pique my interest since then, and so far the gameplay looks solid and the story looks nonsensical, but then again, everything is as it should be in the realm of JRPGs, yes?
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If this game does indeed come out this year (which I honestly doubt), my life will summarily end on its release date. As one of many in the world of Zelda fandom, I will lose all sense of sanity when the title for this is inevitably announced at E3. Until then, I can only hope and dream, as well as try to decipher every minuscule detail is this one piece of artwork that Nintendo has oh-so-coyly let out. You bastards! You'll drive me mad, I say! MAD!
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RACING! IN CARS! OH JOY! Hopefully this game can live up to (and potentially overcome) the great leaps in simulation racing genre brought about by a little series called Forza. With a stupid numbers of cars and tracks, as well as very pretty damage (about damn time!), this game has all the right things for a racing game. But the controls? Let's just say that the demo left me a little less than confident... all will be told I suppose.
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Team Ico is making a game with a giant cat/bird/rat that a little boy with more than likely grow to love. This game will probably emotionally rip me to shreds when I play it, but that's what this developer does best, is it not? I can't wait to get more information about this game.
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