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Ten Most Anticipated Games of 2005

Posted by Zonk on from the looking-forward-to-stuff-is-good-for-the-soul dept.

Gamemethod writes "We've highlighted ten of our most anticipated games for 2005 spanning each major platform from PlayStation 2 to Nintendo DS to PC. While our feature by no means intends to be comprehensive or to denote that we're not looking forward to other games, these ten titles stand out as the most impressive of what 2005 has to offer. There are exclusive galleries of Gran Turismo 4 and Call of Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth as well as a lengthy developer interview with the Call of Cthulu producer."

102 comments

  1. yum by space_jake · · Score: 0

    F.E.A.R. looks good. I wish Monolith would quit with Matrix Online already and crank this puppy out.

  2. Hey, hold on a second.. by OmgTEHMATRICKS · · Score: 0

    Isn't this just an ad for their site?

    1. Re:Hey, hold on a second.. by ArmorFiend · · Score: 4, Interesting

      No wait, isn't this just an ad for video games? And maybe I'm just jaded, but they don't make any of them sound compelling at all. Meh.

    2. Re:Hey, hold on a second.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Jaded? You are advertising Jade Empire then?

    3. Re:Hey, hold on a second.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      wtf, that is the most unfunny thing I've ever read.

  3. New Gamecube Game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The Legend of Zelda: The Two Towers. (Only those that have seen the E3 trailer need reply ;)

  4. WTF? by macdaddy357 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No Duke Nukem Forever? I am just dying to play it on the Phantom Console.

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    1. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why would you want to call him a cigarette?

    2. Re:WTF? by chris411 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      How much education does one require to understand that the grandparent was joking? I mean, really.

    3. Re:WTF? by MBraynard · · Score: 1
      I didn't know this guy posted on Slashdot.

      Please don't let him stop with the above post; it's far too entertaining.

      So where were we... oh yeah, how about that DNF on the Phantom?

    4. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Erm, a fag is a cigarette. A faggot is food, they're meatbally things, Mr Brain's Pork Faggots In Westcountry Sauce are availible in most supermarkets in the UK. ;-) x 2^50

      (I think a faggot can be used for some sort of firewood quantity as well).

    5. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I agree wholeheartedly. This joke has been run into the ground so deep that it's about to exit the earth's crust on the other side.

    6. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I thouhgt faggots was a bundle of kindling.

  5. You Say Cthulu, I say Duty by scottZed · · Score: 1

    Well, I hoped someone stroked out writing Cthulu, and meant to say Duty. Alas, it's just a Resident Evil clone. Still... "Call of Duty : Dark Corners of the Earth" - wonder where that would take place?

    1. Re:You Say Cthulu, I say Duty by zev1983 · · Score: 1

      Above the arctic circle in winter.

  6. Time splitters 3? by bird603568 · · Score: 0

    THe second was exelent, I still play it. THere sooo manyy weapons and the ai is smarter than most games (i still find them quit dumb though). http://cube.ign.com/articles/474/474036p1.html . I will buy this game as soon as It come out.

    1. Re:Time splitters 3? by SScorpio · · Score: 1
      If you have either an Xbox or Playstation 2, pick up a copy of Second Sight. It's a 3rd person action/stealth game developed by the Time Splitters team.

      The game didn't do well in retail sales, but it just feels like Time Splitters, and you can't beat EBGames online price of only $15 of either version. They may even still be offering free next day delivery.

      It might make the wait for Time Splitters 3 go a little faster.

    2. Re:Time splitters 3? by PaganRitual · · Score: 1

      if they didn't have the most retarded aiming systems for a console FPS in the history of games, Timesplitters 2 would be one of the best console games ever. whoever though that would be a good idea to have the targeting reticle have free movement inside a specific area before starting to move the view point, when using a console controller, must have had smoked some bad granola.

      and it makes the game useless with the mouse/keyboard adaptor as well, because they second you move the mouse, it makes a tiny movement of the reticle on the screen, but then stops, so the reticle resets itself again. so you literally cannot aim at anything at all, and it makes it useless.

      game 10/10 control system 0/10 ... balance, 5/10 game, if you can tolerate the god awful control. and from what i hear timesplitters 3 is going to implement the same system. i had TS3 on my 'to pre order' list before i found that out.

    3. Re:Time splitters 3? by Spolster · · Score: 1

      There is a Game Cube version too. It's a fun game if a little on the short side.

  7. I've been following that Cthulhu game since by JimmehAH · · Score: 1

    2000. Or maybe 1999. I can't remember that well. Anyway, it's finally starting to come together and look like a game. I just hope they get round to releasing it this year.

  8. Disappoinment by Headcase88 · · Score: 1

    "Disappointment arrived when the first The Legend of Zelda game to hit the GameCube came steeped in cel-shading;" It was disappointing when GameGossip decided to phrase a sentence in such as a way that it made it sound like their opinion was everyone's opinion. Other than that, it's an all right article. Pretty obvious choices for the most part, though.

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    1. Re:Disappoinment by SetupWeasel · · Score: 1

      There was so much anger when Zelda was cel-shaded from a very vocal group. Yet before Zelda was shown to be cel-shaded, everybody was praising cel-shading for the next Gundam game.

      Hell hath no fury like a Fanboy scorned.

    2. Re:Disappoinment by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Zelda? MORE LIKE CELDA!!!

      Tim

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    3. Re:Disappoinment by NanoGator · · Score: 1

      "There was so much anger when Zelda was cel-shaded from a very vocal group."

      Man, that really ticked me off. $1 says most of those peeps complained about Wind Waker, hit submit, then turned around and watched Family Guy.

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    4. Re:Disappoinment by BlueCodeWarrior · · Score: 1

      I was one of those who bitched about Wind Waker and then watched Family Guy.

      Family Guy is a cartoon. Let it look like a cartoon. Zelda is not. It looks 'stylish' or whatever, but I really wish they would have just left it alone and made it look like 'normal.' Zelda looks better the way it's 'always' looked...

      Yes, I have played (and beaten) Wind Walker...

    5. Re:Disappoinment by _xeno_ · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Zelda looks better the way it's 'always' looked...

      You mean like a cartoon?

      About the only games where it didn't look strictly cartoonish was Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Other than that, cartoon all the way.

      Of course, I still feel like they've been overly kid-ifying Link, and would like to play an older Link because, let's face it, I've grown a little since 1987, but still - he's always been a cartoon.

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    6. Re:Disappoinment by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Insightful

      " Zelda is not. It looks 'stylish' or whatever, but I really wish they would have just left it alone and made it look like 'normal.' Zelda looks better the way it's 'always' looked..."

      Though I don't entirely agree with you, I understand your point of view. You'd prefer the other look, right? I don't have a problem with that statement. If that's what ya said, I doubt you'd be one of those that I was thinking of. To a point, I agree with you.

      There were some who treated it like Nintendo pooped on the franchise. And man, I just don't agree with that. I think their stylistic choice was good. It was pleasing to the eye, and nicely animated. Would the game look better with the style used in the original GameCube trailer? .... yeah I think so. Would that have detracted from the game? Probably not. So yeah, I can see eye to eye with ya on this one. To make a long story short, what you're saying right now wouldn't cause me to write a scathing reply, and I hope you don't feel included in my generalization.

      "but I really wish they would have just left it alone and made it look like 'normal.' Zelda looks better the way it's 'always' looked..."

      Ehh... I don't see Wind Waker as being that drastic of difference from Ocarina. His head is shaped a little different, but I wouldn't say one is much more realistic than the other. What we saw in the GC SpaceWorld demo.. that was a new animal altogether.

      Maybe though, I'm just looking at it from a different perspective. I create 3D art for a living. So maybe I'm seeing it like "It wouldn't be much of a switch for me to go between the styles of Wind Waker and Ocarina, but it'd take significantly more time to represent the new style Nintendo has created Zelda with recently." (Sorry for my less-than-grammatically-correct writing style here.)

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    7. Re:Disappoinment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Normal? Zelda is an always has been of a cartoon style. Even the N64 iterations were not strictly "realistic looking." Wind Waker was a great game, and I think its pretty pretty and stupid that people call it crap because it has cel-shaded graphics (which look great too).

      It just annoys me that some people completely forget how all the other Zelda games before Ocarina were like.

    8. Re:Disappoinment by lsmeg · · Score: 1

      Haha, I got so sick of people calling the game Celda. What's ironic is that the tendancy to bitch about something being "kiddish" seems to be inversely proportional to a person's actual maturity level...

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    9. Re:Disappoinment by BlueCodeWarrior · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Just replying to just about everyone who replied to me...

      First of all, I realize that Zelda has been pretty cartoony for most of the series, but I think that you can't really call the NES versions cartoony...maybe the SNES one, and the N64 ones did have a certain cartoony quality to them. Hence the quotes.

      However, I did like the way they were going. It wasn't totally realistic, because the world wasn't totally realistic...but I liked the style of the N64 Zeldas. They struck me as very Zelda (I've played most of them).

      Does anyone remember the ill-fated games for the....iCD, was it? The 'PlayStation?' the CD add on to the SNES? That's what I thought of when I saw Wind Waker. It just struck me as very un-Zelda. The graphics are quite beautiful...but I liked A Link to the Past, was obsessed with Ocarina of Time, and couldn't really find myself getting into Wind Waker that much. Just a personal prefrence, but I'm just trying to give my OP and everyone else some reasons of why a lot of us don't like the new cel shaded look.

    10. Re:Disappoinment by _xeno_ · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I think I understand what you mean - you don't like the new art style they're using. And, honestly, neither do I.

      Between Majora's Mask and the Wind Waker, they completely altered the art style. The "new" style is used in the Four Swords, Wind Waker, and the Minish Hat.

      Link used to have a very anime-ish look to it. You can look at this album from the Ocarina of Time, specifically young Link and old Link. Compare with art from Wind Waker (like Link posing).

      I don't like the new style either. But the problem wasn't with the cel-shading - it's with the change of art styles. The new style is very "cartoony" and not quite as "animeish" as it used to be. The problem most people have with Wind Waker isn't really with the "cartoony look," it's with the change in art style.

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    11. Re:Disappoinment by Weirdofreak · · Score: 1

      I called it Celda before the name was confirmed, and I liked the change. Still do, in fact. I don't think realism would have suited it at all well.

    12. Re:Disappoinment by miyako · · Score: 1

      what killed Wind Waker wasn't the graphics, it was that damned endless fsking ocean that you have to sail around in for hours trying to find bits of triforce, and all the hours hacking bushes to get rupees to buy maps from tingle.
      I was fond of the graphics, but I think this was the weakest zelda game to have been released. (I think OoT was the strongest)

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  9. Zelda, January 18th? by rylin · · Score: 1

    Erm..
    The new Zelda game was released on January 18th?
    If that's the case, then I'm guessing it was the Japanese release..
    Anyone got a date for the Euro and US releases?

    1. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by k_187 · · Score: 1

      GBA, Minish Cap. not the Gamecube fanboi game that everybody was creaming themselves over.

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    2. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by rylin · · Score: 1

      Actually, they're listing the GC game - with screenshots and everything.
      IIRC, Minish Cap was available in late December last year.

    3. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by k_187 · · Score: 1

      oh, my bad. :)

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    4. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by Collision891 · · Score: 3, Informative

      Those aren't release dates. That was countdown for them announcing the top ten most anticipated of 2005. They announced two anticipated games each day, Legend of Zelda was announced on their countdown on January 18th.

    5. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by ElleyKitten · · Score: 1

      Minish Cap was released January 10th.

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    6. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 1

      I'm sure it was out before Christmas in the UK , Nintendo have suddenly gained this strange interest in the European market. We've started getting some games early, or at least at the same time as the US, not the three month waits we used to have. There's also a neat gold Triforce embalzoned GameBoy Advance to go with it, not sure if the US has that.

      For GBA it's probably to combat importers (no region locks to stop use importng cheaper US GBA games), for GameCube it's probably also to try and combat the Xbox, which it's really stuggling against. I'm not sure about outside the UK, but in the UK the GameCube is tanking. Non-games shops are starting to take it off the shelves, at least in smaller branches, it usually have a far smaller presence compared to Xbox if it is availible. (PS2 is bigger than both, of course).

      I just hope the GameCube doesn't die completly in the UK before the new Zelda is out. I hope it's better than Wind Waker as well, Ocarina was far better.

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    7. Re:Zelda, January 18th? by ElleyKitten · · Score: 1

      I'm sure it was out before Christmas in the UK

      I'm sorry, I should have stated I was talking about the US.

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  10. Cthulu by Taulin · · Score: 1

    Yea, I remember seeing stuff on Cthulu in a GameDevMag back in..what...'98? Is this Cthulu game a sequal or something?

    1. Re:Cthulu by PhoenixOne · · Score: 1
      To paraphrase a MST3K line: "Passed from developer to developer in a futile attempt to save it..."

      I still have hope this game with be fun (HL2 came out okay in the end), but I've given up holding my breath.

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  11. Interesting by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A new Zelda game is coming out for GC. But that's bad because it's bad when Nintendo uses their franchise characters. Oooo Gran Turismo 4!!

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    1. Re:Interesting by Troed · · Score: 2, Interesting

      The Gamecube has had an extremely strong autumn/winter games-wise. It's too bad a lot of teenagers are too unsure of their manhood to risk buying a cube and having fun. Who knows - someone with a PS2 or Xbox might actually laugh at them .. because .. umm .. not all games have lots of blood in them.

      Or something.

      *back to playing Resident Evil 4*

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    2. Re:Interesting by ksiddique · · Score: 1

      The first time Leon swore in RE4 (very early on at that), I actually gasped and thought "Is he allowed to say that?" This game is definitely awesome. I don't see how you can own a Cube and not play/own this game.

    3. Re:Interesting by miyako · · Score: 1

      Not to just make a "me too" post, I have to agree that RE4 is simply an AMAZING game. If you have a game cube and you don't own this game, then get up and go buy it right now.

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  12. These games are pretty cool by Kentsusai · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Cant wait for them to come out! :-)

  13. Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Facing competition from a host of other role-playing game, our list of anticipated game wouldn't be complete without naming Final Fantasy XII...

    Agreed... ...as the most promising of them all.

    Urg. No. No more Final Fantasy. Square fooled me with IX, that was supposed to "return to the roots" but just sucked. (It's hard to explain, other than "lackluster plot and annoying gameplay.") Square tricked me with Final Fantasy X, offering a new gameplay style that wound up being yet another power-gamer uber-level fest system with an extremely linear and boring story.

    And then Square raped the franchise with Final Farming XI, a game so plagued with flaws and outright boredom that I vowed never to buy another Final Fantasy game ever again. They finished off that convinction to never buy another Square product with Final Fantasy X-2, The Search for More Money and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals, The Quest for More Gameboy Advance Sales.

    Final Fantasy XII is supposed to be "like Final Fantasy XI." If that's true, then NO. I am NEVER going to buy another game from Square EVER AGAIN regardless of content. Final Fantasy XI is without a doubt the WORST online game I've ever played. Combined with server issues to put World of Warcraft to shame (remember the time the servers were inaccessible for OVER A WEEK?) and a gameplay system that rewarded powergamers above all else (hey, why would someone want to only level up one class? Let's force 'em to level up two!), the game was a total stinker.

    Ultimately, I'm not looking forward to Final Fantasy anything any more. Square's fooled me enough in the past, I won't be tricked by Final Fantasy XII, We Won't Try Something New.

    1. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by cabra771 · · Score: 0

      Good, that means there's one less person to snag a copy of XII when it comes out before I get a chance to. And personally, I loved IX. I actually believe it's my second favorite Final Fantasy after our III. And milking the GBA is fine by me. I love having I and II in a nice portable form.

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    2. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by chris411 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Sounds like you'll buy Final Fantasy XII anyway, and then swear that you will NEVER BUY ANY FINAL FANTASY GAME, EVER. And then buy Final Fantasy XIII anyway when it comes out. Wash, rince, repeat.

    3. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Nope. FFXI was the last straw.

      Reading about FFX-2 and FF: Crystal Chronicals confirmed that my conclusions were correct.

      If I read that FFXII really is like FFXI once it's finally released, then I will not buy any more Square released games ever. Otherwise I'll consider getting non-Final Fantasy related Square games.

    4. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Ayaress · · Score: 1

      I'm with you on that. I've been wishing ever since FFVII that Square would do the same thing with FF games that they do with so many of their others, and barely make enough US copies to cover the preorders (Can you say Valkyrie Profile?)

    5. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But I actually enjoyed playing Crystal Chronicles. :(

      I guess it could be seen as more of a demo for the GBA-as-RPG-controller, but I didn't think it was THAT bad. Besides, while there was the whole Quest For More GBA Sales factor, it was the tipping point for several people I knew, which means I have people to play multiplayer GBA games with now. I can't complain.

      (Then again VII started to bore me, and I despised every "standard" FF from VIII on)

    6. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by superpulpsicle · · Score: 1

      While I liked Final Fantasy X, the gameplay was nothing compared to Final Fantasy 7. Square games seem so downhill nowadays. They look better and better, but the gameplay gets shallower by the version.

    7. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by wheany · · Score: 1

      I thought the gameplay (at least the battle system) was great. It was by far the best battle system in the Final Fantasies I've played.

    8. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by ElleyKitten · · Score: 1

      I'm with you on that. I've been wishing ever since FFVII that Square would do the same thing with FF games that they do with so many of their others, and barely make enough US copies to cover the preorders (Can you say Valkyrie Profile?)

      Why would you want them to make less games? Do you want games to be more expensive (so they can make as much while selling less) or do you want to have to pre-order games because otherwise you may never get the opportunity to play them ever? What kind of logic is that?

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    9. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Ayaress · · Score: 1

      No, I want them just to not sell them like they've done with all the actual good games they've made in the last nine or ten years.

    10. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by wrm932 · · Score: 0

      Well I was a big final fantasy fan back then. But in my opinion the best final fantasy was FF8. Love the characters and how they developed in the story. I also love the world it was potrayed in.

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    11. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Shut the fuck up about Square and play some Eternal Arcadia or Dark Cloud 2 already.

    12. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by ElleyKitten · · Score: 1

      Please explain what benefit would come from selling less Final Fantasies than people would buy, for either the gamers or for Square.

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    13. Re:Can't Final Fantasy die already? by space_jake · · Score: 0

      FF8 !? Are you fucking kidding me? All of the main characters went to the same nursery and the evil sorceress was their Nanny! Play FF3 (6 for you uber geeks with a BONER for Japan) thats a good game! I stopped at FF8 with this garbage.

  14. One to knock off the list... by PhotoBoy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... is Metal Gear Acid, I've got the Japanese version on import and the story is just very weird and because it's a card game it gets very tedious. Why do I need to use cards to move across an empty room after killing all the enemies?

  15. Most anticipated games: XBox 2 launch titles by Thag · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because that's what's really going to be the big news for this year.

    Wait for E3.

    Jon Acheson

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    1. Re:Most anticipated games: XBox 2 launch titles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think people are going to be sorely disappointed with the next Xbox System.

  16. Missing Option by AnamanFan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What about my game, Antidote, you insensitive clod!

    Sorry, had to say it. It is the most anticipated game at Emerson College. It may be the only game being produced at Emerson, but it is the most anticipated!

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    1. Re:Missing Option by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Eh. I don't know why you were modded offtopic. It's a plug, but clearly, it's the game you're anticipating most, so I say it counts. :)

  17. Most anticipated games? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Or is it an advertisement for games to be released in January?

    OOoh, Gran Turismo 4! Yes, throw in a few new cars and add some newer effects thanks to an expensive new video card and call it "innovative". The people who line up to buy the latest NCAA Football 200x year after year will undoubtedly be impressed by the incremental change.

    Aside from Call of Cthulhu, I'm not anticipating any of these. Personally, I'm looking forward to SW:KOTOR 2.

    1. Re:Most anticipated games? by DarkZero · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      OOoh, Gran Turismo 4! Yes, throw in a few new cars and add some newer effects thanks to an expensive new video card and call it "innovative". The people who line up to buy the latest NCAA Football 200x year after year will undoubtedly be impressed by the incremental change.

      They rebuilt the game engine from scratch, added tons of new cars and tracks, expanded previous game modes, and added more game modes, such as drift racing and B-Spec. But because it looks like the same game as GT3, you're claiming that there's nothing new about it, and simultaneously calling everyone else a graphics whore.

      How someone can be that self-contradictory in a mere two sentences is beyond me.

    2. Re:Most anticipated games? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But because it looks like the same game as GT3, you're claiming that there's nothing new about it

      Well, from the user's point of view, what's the difference? The internals are different - so fricking what?

    3. Re:Most anticipated games? by DarkZero · · Score: 1

      How was anything that I listed "internals"? A new game (not graphics) engine means that all of the cars control differently, and I'm not sure how new game modes, new cars, and new tracks are "internals".

  18. "The Legend of Zelda: New Gamecube Game" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Actually, I prefer the title, "The Legend of Zelda: Thunder Before Lightning"

    Doesn't sound that bad, eh? And it doesn't look that bad, either, a few moments later. (Oh, I'm so clever.)

    Now THAT is for the people who saw the E32K4 trailer. :) And yes, this is pretty much the only game I'm eagerly anticipating this year. I'm sure I'll buy many others as well, but they will be diversions until the main event arrives.

  19. I'm Still waiting for... by AbraCadaver · · Score: 2

    "Halo 2: The rest of the friggin game"

    Seriously, what kinda ending is it to stop in what seems, as far as the story is concerned, to be the MIDDLE! AARRRGHHH! Anyone else dissapointed in the story? The multiplayer is a blast, as expected.

    1. Re:I'm Still waiting for... by BlueCodeWarrior · · Score: 1

      I can't wait till Feb 9th, personally.

    2. Re:I'm Still waiting for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      H2 doesnt compare to the first one, they used far too much anti-aliasing, it's bad when you cant tell a marine from an elite at close range. The level design was appaling, it was confusing and hard to navigate.

      And then they top it off with a half assed length game.

    3. Re:I'm Still waiting for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Bungie has confirmed that is a hoax.

    4. Re:I'm Still waiting for... by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 1

      I personally don't mind the game ending on a cliffhanger, as long as it's resolved at some point. The story did seem to be going quite well, just you know, left me wanting to play Halo 3. Which is probably the plan.

      The multiplayer is great of course.

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    5. Re:I'm Still waiting for... by wrm932 · · Score: 0

      I personally was disappointed with the ending. After the covenant missions I so wanted to be Master Chief again and kick some alien ass. Then when the time came poof! to be continued....

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  20. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 1

    Loved the previous 2 iterations, and this one looks to be getting a nice new engine to go along with the great gameplay.

    http://www.splintercell.com/us/splintercellchaosth eory/index.php

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  21. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadows of Chernobyl by GojiN · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Where is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? This game allows you to explore the Chernobyl nuclear reactor area ~20 years after the blowout at the reactor. One playtester even found the office he used to work in while playing this! The animal AI decides whether to rest and hunt, and go on without you being in the area. There are over 100+ npc players for you to intereact with, form clans with, or destroy... It's going to release spring 2005. This may sound like some hyped up fanboy, but just read the about page and you'll see why one could be more excited about this than most any other game known so far slated for release this year.

    1. Re:S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadows of Chernobyl by doctrbl · · Score: 1

      It's on the last page, where a person would expect the number 1 most anticipated game to be :)

  22. I'm waiting for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, for the PC

    Never said anything about it having to be a "new" game.

  23. I'm confused... by bubblewrapgrl · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...wasn't Gran Turismo 4 one of the most anticipated games of 2004?

    1. Re:I'm confused... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      ... yes.

      *weeps*

    2. Re:I'm confused... by Stubby · · Score: 1

      It should have been released Xmas 2003. That was the orginal expected date, instead Japan got GT: Prologue, a demo you could buy only in Japan. Then it was 1st half of 2004, and June came and went, then September, nope. Then they say they are having problems with Online play and are forced to remove it for this version, but we'll get it out to you November 15th, heck lets run some commericals, and have all the Mags run special GT4 covers. Hmm, nope special last minute delay, um how about Dec. 22nd. Nope, wait, Japan Receives it Decemeber 28th. US, and Europe release? Maybe in March. There is a point for bug fizxing, and I know they are perfectionists, but this is starting to look like a case of feature bloat. 740 cars?? A fanatic will proabbly never drive half of them, and most will probably stick to a stable of 30-50. Lots of varied cars is a hallmark of the series, but if it causes a 15 month delay, and confuses the advertisers/reviewers it might not be worth it.

  24. Cartoonish VS 3D realism by jangobongo · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Zelda games that were for the Gameboy and GBA are cartoonish, and it works for those platforms. In fact, The Minish Cap, which is for the GBA and Gameboy SP, is more cartoonish than ever. I like the way it looks. Been playing it for over a week and its fun!

    For N64 and Gamecube, I think the 3D realism is a little better because, generally speaking, you're playing on a bigger screen (can't speak for the NES version 'cause I never played that one). But really, it doesn't matter as long as the story and the action/adventure/puzzles are good, because you tend to not think so much about how it looks if you're engrossed in the gameplay and having fun.

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  25. Gamespy has a larger list... by Suddenly_Dead · · Score: 2, Informative

    Gamespy has a far more comprehensive list of good games coming out this year, covering many genres and platforms and whatnot. While I don't necessarily agree with the order they put them in, my favorites all seem to be here.

    http://mostwanted.gamespy.com/2005/?ui=gstop1 (Working link)

    1. Re:Gamespy has a larger list... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Erk. They include Kingdom Hearts II and Final Fantasy XII on that list. It's gonna be a bad year.

      Not to mention several games on the list that were actually flat-out ports from other systems. (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was on it. Yeah, we're really looking forward to that game being released...)

      At least this year it looks like the top 5 are mostly actual new games and not sequels.

  26. In Europe... by Psychor · · Score: 1

    In Europe, World of Warcraft is probably the most anticipated game of 2005. They still haven't released it here. I guess you guys will soon have finished Beta testing it for us so that we can play without the server issues you're experiencing though ;)

  27. KOTOR 2 ! by Amorpheus_MMS · · Score: 1

    It may be out on Xbox already, but PC users are anticipating its release next month very much.

  28. No City of Villains? by code_nerd · · Score: 1

    I am sad to see City of Villains did not make the list. Given how good City of Heroes was/is, it will be interesting to see what Cryptic Studios comes up with. I cannot wait to have evil minions and a base. Plus, Dave "Zeb" Cook is the lead designer. How cool is that?

  29. Nethack 3.4.4 by arose · · Score: 1

    What else?

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    1. Re:Nethack 3.4.4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I heard the new graphics engine is amazing!

    2. Re:Nethack 3.4.4 by WWWWolf · · Score: 1

      But every fan should be aware that One Should Never Expect A Release. Nethack is beyond years! The Next Release is always the Most Anticipated Game - however, part of the thrill is that one never knows what year it's coming out. And of course, once the release is actually out, the next version immediately becomes the Most Anticipated Game...

  30. All down hill from here by clu76 · · Score: 1

    The game I was most looking forward to was Resident Evil 4. It's incredible. It's all down hill from here. Zelda will be great, as will GTA:SA for the Xbox. But I can't imagine a better game than RE4 will come out in 2005.

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  31. Can't wait for Gran Turismo 4! by wrm932 · · Score: 0

    Read about it in Gamespot. Can't wait for the new features and I hope hope hope that the cars can be outfitted with body kits from popular manufacturers such as Bomex, Veilside and Racing Beat. Or at least custom paint them but I want body kits for my cars!

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  32. GT4 by Sciflyer · · Score: 1
    "Unequivocally, the most realistic... ...driving simulation ever developed"


    I think not. Console games are not even close to the top driving simulations on the PC like GTR, LFS and Nascar 2003 for realism.
    1. Re:GT4 by lugar · · Score: 1

      Heck, if they want to put driving sims on the list, you'd think they'd put Nascar Sim Racing on the list (Yeah, it's EA, but there's a lot of good people on the development team).

      Since when are console games considered simulations? /scoff

  33. Minish Cap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    With the 2004 Europe release, does Minish Cap really qualify as a 2005 game?

    11/09/2004 07:03 PM 16,777,216 The Legend Of Zelda - The Minish Cap.gba