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Discussing The Most Awaited Games Of 2004?
Thanks to 1UP for its end-of-year summary feature, in which the site editors discuss the most intriguing and perkiest gaming events of the year, but also "look ahead at the newborn trends of 2004." Next year's particularly lusted-after games include Psychonauts ("Double Fine's Xbox platformer has been delayed a lot now, which can sometimes spell trouble, but I have faith in them to deliver something amazing when they do get around to it"), Metal Gear Solid 3 ("After the talking-heads nightmare of Metal Gear Solid 2, I can't wait to just trot off into the jungle and start killing people"), and Halo 2 ("With a gun in each hand and the ability to hijack vehicles, this one has the potential to be as popular as the first one continues to be.") Which games are you particularly looking forward to in 2004?
Duke....Nukem....Forever.
What? Delayed until Two thousand and FIVE?
Well, hope springs eternal!
So, um, are we just pretending that HL2 came out in September and that it shattered our perception of what a FPS could be?
Ok, good. Now i can get on with my life.
There are 01 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and me.
I mean, in this day and age, when the hype monster is birthed roughly at the same time as the project is green-lit for a full team - 'looking forward' to games is synonymous with 'setting yourself up for disappointment.'
;p
All you do is feed the downward spiral when you buy into any of the proprieters of 'exclusive previews' and 'preorders' of years-away games.
all that said, i can't help myself - Halo 2 has caught me. Halo delivered like Half-life delivered 5 years ago. Half-life 2 I am hungry for as well, the only difference being, i think Halo2 will be released first
But this excitement has nothing to do with marketing bullet-points or 'previews' or 'screen shots' from e3. it has to do with me still believing in a developer to deliver a good game.
let me clarify my whole position:
Fans looking ahead, making sites, getting excited -- this is fine.
But the selling of this excitement has gotten out of hand.
// "Can't clowns and pirates just -try- to get along?"
Pffft, who cares about all these fancy-schmancy FPS games? I can't wait for Nintendo Puzzle Collection for Gamecube. Dr. Mario, here I come!
DOOM3 & Half-Life 2, if I can have those two I don't care about the rest.
is Doom 3 as far as I am concerned.
Duke Nuken Forever is the most awaited game of 4002....
It's Christmas everyday with BitTorrent.
Too bad the game is suppose to be super short (something like 5 or 6 hours long only) and that the multiplayer only supports 4 people or so to play against each other.
:)
I'm really disapointed with ID on this title. To me it looks like they more or less sold out and created DoomIII for the engine alone. This way they can sell it to other game makers, the fact that DoomIII is attached to it is more for a way to show off the engine than anything.
That being said, I'm still going to upgrade my computer so I can play it.
Please, if anyone has any knowledge to the contrary about this one let me know.
-Mark
Dovie'andi se tovya sagain.
fan anticipation is fine.
a company astroturfing a community, lying about specs to keep people 'in', aggressively hyping a game that's 3 years behind in the press(*cough*romero*cough*), photoshopping screenshots, passing renders off for in-game shots, giving 'exclusive' demo downloads to pay sites, etc -- these are the bad things.
when the company is -creating- the press it's bad. when you get yourself excited from the mere idea, that's fine.
Half-life 2 is an example of a game where they didn't overmarket the thing before it is/was done.
Fable is an example of a game where they -are- overmarketing the thing before it's done.
// "Can't clowns and pirates just -try- to get along?"
Doom III, cause id software never fails to make the best FPS games.
:P
Half-Life 2, even though I hate Valve for continuously bullshitting their fans.
Unreal Tournament 2004, because I like first-person-shooter games with lots of interesting extra stuff, such as vehicles and mission objectives.
Worlds of WarCraft, because I like MMORPGs when I have lots of spare time and Blizzard is the only company I know who seems to be able to make fun RPG systems.
Gran Turismo 4 'cause it'll be the best racing simulation.
Battlefield Vietnam because I'm a fan of BF1942.
I'm sure there will be tons of other great games in the year 2004, but either I can't remember themn off the top of my head, or I haven't heard about 'em yet.
Anybody else noting a trend in almost everyone's responses?
THEY'RE ALL SEQUELS! They all end in a freakin' number. Looks like '04 is shaping up to be the year of rehashing and revamping. =/
If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kick-boxing.