Games You Are Looking Forward to in 2009

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:13 am

Can't wait for:
- Resident Evil 5
- Street Fighter 4
I think it's impossible for RE5 and SF4 to not live up to expectations. Even if they didn't, they'd be great if they are half as good as their predecessors so no worries there.

Wait and see:
- God of War 3
Previous 3 GoW were great, but Sony needs more than pretty graphics to win me over a 4th time. The formula has already gotten old.

- House of the Dead Overkill
I saw some videos and the pace was kind of slow. I'm not bothering with it if it's not arcade-like fast and hard.

- next gen Castlevania
Next gen Castlevania could be great since Alucard is back in the driver's seat. What worries me is that it's 3D and considering the pedigree...

- Sin and Punishment 2 (Wii)
No info about the developer worries me and the character design make me want to puke.

- Punch Out (Wii)
Graphics style sucks ass, possible waggle controls and almost every new Nintendo game being family-friendly-easy brings the excitement down a lot.

- Dragon Quest 9
I just don't like the direction they're going with this game. It feels like a MMORPG and I hate those.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:16 am

Puchi Puchi Virus

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:18 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote: - Dragon Quest 9
I just don't like the direction they're going with this game. It feels like a MMORPG and I hate those.

Don't write off DQ9 yet! It's still turn based and the (Japanese) fans are still calling the shots. I betcha it will still be quite traditional.

I'm with you on SF4 and RE5--don't have a playstation 3 yet, but these could be titles that make me cave in.

Personally I'm looking forward to DQ5 & 6 on the DS.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:20 am

Never gave a shit about the Alucard-era CV games, but whatever. I'll hope it's good and stuff.

Some stuff I'm looking forward to not being complete garbage:

Red Faction: Guerrilla
Ghostbusters (3)

I watched some video of RE5 on the official site a month or two ago and was surprised that it didn't impress much. Looked like they were using the same control system, and enemies seemed to be doing the same stupid slo-mo advance routine. Second character idea holds some promise; we'll see. Contextual gap-jumping? lol.

I'm sure there's other stuff but I can't think of it at the moment. Valve doesn't seem set to release anything new for a while, so I'll settle down there.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:44 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:
- Sin and Punishment 2 (Wii)
No info about the developer worries me and the character design make me want to puke.

The developer is Treasure. What else do you need to know about it?

I didn't much like the character design in the original, but it didn't bother me THAT much.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:18 am

Ar Tonelico 2, Mana Khemia 2, Sakura Taisen V, Prinny, SF4 and KoF XII come most immediately to mind. There's also Muramasa on the Wii, but I can't play it, heh heh.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:48 am

Not exactly for 2009, but...

Diablo 3
Starcraft 2

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:52 am

Starcraft II for sure, and maybe Diablo III if these are to be released in 2009 at all.

Thanks for the reminder of Sin & Punishment 2. I'll have to keep watching news on that one.

edit: Ruldra beat me to it. I really ought to spend less time proof-reading and cross-referencing my posts.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:43 am

I'd consider it a miracle if we see Diablo 3 anytime before 2011, but that's pretty much the extent of my list right now. I can't think of anything else I'm all that interested in right now.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:53 am

- next gen Castlevania
Next gen Castlevania could be great since Alucard is back in the driver's seat. What worries me is that it's 3D and considering the pedigree...

your commitment to the Castlevania franchise almost brings a tear. However, more than the choice of a protagonist, a better motivation might have been this one - let me rephrase it for you:

I bought castlevania for all these years, even when they did nothing but recycling graphics. For this reason, and for this alone, I am interested to see what they'll do with the next too. I can always criticize it later for the big pile of poop it's probably going to be.

You're too smart to think that using Alucard as protagonist is going to fix all the issues Iga's team still has when it comes to 3D.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:14 am

Turrican wrote:- next gen Castlevania
Next gen Castlevania could be great since Alucard is back in the driver's seat. What worries me is that it's 3D and considering the pedigree...

your commitment to the Castlevania franchise almost brings a tear. However, more than the choice of a protagonist, a better motivation might have been this one - let me rephrase it for you:

I bought castlevania for all these years, even when they did nothing but recycling graphics. For this reason, and for this alone, I am interested to see what they'll do with the next too. I can always criticize it later for the big pile of poop it's probably going to be.

You're too smart to think that using Alucard as protagonist is going to fix all the issues Iga's team still has when it comes to 3D.

All this because I thought PoR is shit?

Alucard is a kewl character and can't imagine him in a shitty game.

It's my personal bloody opinion. If you don't like it, you can always shove your head in your ass so you don't have to read it.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:15 am

Alucard is in Castlevania Legends.

henry dark · Post by **henry dark** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:20 am

fuck me, looking down that list is it safe to say there are no new ideas left?

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:27 am

Muramasa. Come on, guys.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:29 am

Well, not having a 360, Wii, PS3, DS or PSP pretty much limits my field, but right now I'm hoping Diablo 3, Doom 4 and Samurai Shodown Anthology see a release this year.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:40 am

Turrican wrote:Alucard is in Castlevania Legends.

Ok, you got me there

.

Now can we hope next gen Castlevania isn't a turd?

henry dark wrote:fuck me, looking down that list is it safe to say there are no new ideas left?

Dunno, let me know.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:40 am

BulletMagnet wrote:Ar Tonelico 2, Mana Khemia 2, Sakura Taisen V, Prinny, SF4 and KoF XII come most immediately to mind. There's also Muramasa on the Wii, but I can't play it, heh heh.

Necronopticous wrote:Muramasa. Come on, guys.

Me too

I am also interested in Ar Tonelico 2 and Mana Khemia 2.

I am also looking forward for the day that Gran Turismo 5 comes home…

There are others I look forward to, but I am tired now and may be possible to think of them later…

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:09 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:
Turrican wrote:Alucard is in Castlevania Legends.
Ok, you got me there .

Now can we hope next gen Castlevania isn't a turd?

Sure man - let's not lose hope, optimism is a good thing. Also whatever the outcome I'm sure Yamane will deliver. Sorry if I did sound bitter before.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:57 am

Absolutely nothing, unless CAVE's 360 ports count.

:/

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:59 am

whatever it is CAVE announce in february, other than that, nothing

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:07 am

CAVE's upcoming arcade shooter.

Deathsmiles, Ketsui and DDPDOJBLEX for 360 (praying they will be playable).

SF4, Noby Noby Boy, Killzone 2, Star Ocean 4.

More looking forward to getting around to Fable 2 and a few other games I haven't had time for yet.

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:17 am

I just won an auction for Rhapsody of Zephyr for DC. I heard on the intertubes that it's good.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:23 am

adversity1 wrote:Noby Noby Boy

game makes me think of long ass elastic dildos.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:28 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:
adversity1 wrote:Noby Noby Boy
game makes me think of long ass elastic dildos.

That's why it's on my list.

wat

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:13 am

Nothing really that's new; just plenty of ports/localizations (Cross Edge, Nobunaga's Ambition: IT, Arcana Heart 2, Samurai Spirits Sen, Dissidia, Fire Emblem, Retro Game Challenge, etc.). The home port of SFIV is the only major thing I'm looking forward to. KOF2000UM, KOFMIRA2, Toshinden, and the 360 shooter ports will also be interesting.

ED-057 wrote:I just won an auction for Rhapsody of Zephyr for DC. I heard on the intertubes that it's good.

Hope you have a real JP DC. It doesn't work right with swap discs, not even with a trusty old DC-X.

It's a great game that gets a bit frivolous towards the end. The good thing about the DC version is that it looks clear, unlike the really blurry (albeit enhanced in some ways) PS2 version.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:23 am

Resident Evil 5
Dragon Quest 9

I would probably be interested in Sin And Punishment 2(I think the graphics and designs are really good), but I doubt i'll get it if it's waggle only.

s/m

nash87 · Post by **nash87** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:31 am

henry dark wrote:fuck me, looking down that list is it safe to say there are no new ideas left?

arcana heart 2 on the ps2 in april

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:39 am

Bionic Commando, although there's very high chance it will be disappointing.

New Wolfenstein will be pretty much impossible to fuck up. Just add more castles and nazis. (Yes, another WW2 FPS, killing nazis is just something that never gets old

)

But the game I really can't wait for is Borderlands. Not much is known about it, except that it will be FPS with roguelike elements, which sounds really, really awesome.

D · Post by D » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:15 am

blazblue, kof12, "any news of any possible arcade racing game port to the ps3".

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:21 am

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