Most anticipated video games of 2005
 

What games are you really looking forward to this year?

Some games I'm excited about are Final Fantasy XII, Freedom Force vs. Third Reich, Stalker, THE LONGEST JOURNEY 2 (hell yeah!), Xenosaga II, Digital Devil Saga, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for the PS2 (only because I don't have a Cube anymore), the new Time Splitters, err, I think that's enough for now.

I like games.

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Final Fantasy XII will own me. I honestly put maybe 200 hours of my life into X.

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Mario or DK anything?

Those are the only ones I can still beat, lol.

Dang, I'm old.

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Much respect for Nintendo, however I don't have a Gamecube...hence no Ninty games on my list.

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Im not really sure. I dont play videogames as much as I used to anymore. I really only buy the epic games these days, like Final Fantasy series. I'll get the new Halo. Most games these days can't hold my attention, and I never complete them.

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The next Zelda on Gamecube is much anticipated.

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I'll finally get a gamecube for RE4 and the new Zelda.

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I'll finally get a gamecube for RE4 and the new Zelda.

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Oh yeah, RE4...damn...I may have to shell out for a Cube after all. I was really impressed with the demo.

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5-10 years ago I would complete every game I got to 100%. Case in point was Goldeneye getting every single cheat, level, etc. Nowadays there are only a few single player games that I have enough patience for to do that. Zelda is certainly one of those.

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Alas, Papyrus is not making PC games anymore and there will be no NASCAR Racing 2005. It will forever be NR03 and the occasional Project Wildfire update.:(
Russ

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I think it's the fact that I have lost a huge interest in video games in general. For me to finish a game these days it has to have an epic story, that's the main thing.

I have not finished a GTA game. They may be the most innovative games of this generation but to me it just isnt epic. The Final Fantasy's always have excellent stories, which brings me into the game.

I have to be brought into the experience and feel the game, just not play a game because Im bored and it's fun.

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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Meh
Burnout and especially Project Gotham Racing 1 are funner IMO than any of the Gran Turismo games. GT inhabits that barren no man's land between "arcade" and "sim."

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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It has come to the point that I longer look at its release date. I will believe the game exists only when I can see it. That being said, I second the not even close.

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I'm just guessing that there will be another addition to the GTA series. And that will be sick as hell.

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For me, KOTORII (not out till Feb in the UK) and Resident Evil 4.

Sheriff

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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Im definately buying a Gamecube (currently only own an Xbox) when the new Zelda comes out...

For Xbox, Im looking forward to Jade Empire the most.

Im playing Mercenaries right now, and its a good one. Its kind of like a military version of Grand Theft Auto, except the physics in the game are so much better and you can destroy anything on the map!

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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Kingdom Hearts 2 is suppose to be coming out soon too, and I know I am eagerly awaiting that game.

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For me, KOTORII (not out till Feb in the UK) and Resident Evil 4.

Sheriff

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Ha. I've already finished KOTOR2 here in America. It is good. Metal Gear Solid 3 is damn good. I can't wait for Final Fantasy XII and I hate the idea that I might have to buy a whole gamecube just to play Resident evil 4. But unfortunatley for me, besides the Final Fantasy series, Resident evil is my favorite franchise.

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I like the GTA games, but I have never even completed 50% of one of them. They seem to get old. Fast.

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I hate the idea that I might have to buy a whole gamecube just to play Resident evil 4.

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Yeah, but you can also play Zelda and of course MarioKart. Either one alone is enough to buy the system. Get Pikmin 2 too.

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2005 is going to be kind of a let down after the plethora of great games that came out in 04. But I think you guys have narrowed down the list to a few of the top prospects.

GT 4
The new Zelda (is it really coming this year?)
The new FF (really.. this year? Awesome!)

And for some people.. Kingdom Hearts 2.

Beyond those games, it's going to be a pretty damn slow year for the game industry as a whole. There should be a lot of news about the next gen. consoles in a few months though. That should prove to be the most interesting thing to "come out" about gaming in 05.

It's a good thing that 04 was so busy. I will still be trying to finish all the great 04 games by the time 06 rolls around.

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I think there's going to be a lotta hoopla about the handheld games - the Nintendo DS just came out and Sony's PSP is coming out soon, no? I remember when the Game Gear was out - I had one, but I think the PSP is going to offer up real competition this time and Nintendo may be in trouble soon.

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I think there's going to be a lotta hoopla about the handheld games - the Nintendo DS just came out and Sony's PSP is coming out soon, no? I remember when the Game Gear was out - I had one, but I think the PSP is going to offer up real competition this time and Nintendo may be in trouble soon.

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Great point. I forgot about the whole DS vs PSP thing.
I've been hearing that the PSP has some of the same problems the old Game Gear had. You know what I mean if you've owned one.

6 batteries and 2 hours of gaming.
After that, the batteries are dead.

I don't know if this is actually true about the PSP. I'm unsure of the number of batteries it requires. It may only be 4 batteries.
Still, I've heard a lot of people talking about the PSP's short battery life.

I guess we shall see in the near future. Here's hoping that it fares better than the Game Gear in the battery department.

I'm sure it will sell better than the Game Gear. Sony has a whole mess of companies developing games for PSP. Sega certainly did not have as much dev. support as Sony does these days.

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I think there's going to be a lotta hoopla about the handheld games - the Nintendo DS just came out and Sony's PSP is coming out soon, no? I remember when the Game Gear was out - I had one, but I think the PSP is going to offer up real competition this time and Nintendo may be in trouble soon.

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Just wait til my "Slaughter the 5 Year Olds" hand held game comes out in 2006. Nintendo ain't got nothing on me.

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And for some people.. Kingdom Hearts 2.

[/ QUOTE ] I am on the fence about this game. I am sure it will be a great game, but I don't know if I'll have the time for this game.

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And for some people.. Kingdom Hearts 2.

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Too much work to do in OOT, huh?

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I am on the fence about this game. I am sure it will be a great game, but I don't know if I'll have the time for this game.

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Yeah, I know what you mean.

For me, between poker and trying to play all the great games from 04, I don't really have very much time for some of the "marginal" games that will be coming out. I have to stick to the top notch titles.

Who knows, maybe KH2 will be one of them?
I'll wait for the reviews.

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The batteries were a pain in the as in the Game Gear. I remember the thing being just huge, at least when I was a small kid (I was in 6th grade when I saved up for [censored] ever to buy it - and then my sister got one for Christmas a month or two later). Then you could buy an external battery pack that plugged into it. The battery pack was damn near bigger than the Game Gear itself was. Still though, the system was great - I don't know how many hours I spent playing Mortal Kombat and Rad Racer.

The real key to a dominating system is the games. Sony and Microsoft understand this and are very agressive in getting their exclusive games and it's exactly how the PlayStation has gotten to be what it is. It's exactly why Sega failed and why I see Nintendo going down the drain now that they're going to have real competition in their now core area of handhelds, although I think they'll always have the young kid niche. I wish Nintendo would buck up and compete for more GTA, GT, Mercenaries type games. I'm pissed they don't have the latest Star Wars game - what the [censored] is that? Nintendo usually got all the Star Wars games.

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I am pretty sure KH2 won't be a marginal game. It should be very good.

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It's exactly why Sega failed and why I see Nintendo going down the drain now that they're going to have real competition in their now core area of handhelds, although I think they'll always have the young kid niche

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Nintendo will fight to the end, but I think you're right. It's really kind of sad.

BUT!

I think you will see Nintendo go the same direction as Sega in about 4-7 years. We will still get the few great titles Nintendo holds the rights to (Zelda, Metroid, Mario, etc.), but they wil be played on Microsoft or Sony systems.

Honestly, I think Sega tried harder to stay afloat than Ninendo is trying now. The Dreamcast was a great system, and they didn't have the "kiddie" stigma that Nintendo is still dealing with. It was just overlooked by people who had already given up on Sega (including the developers). It was a case of "too little, too late".

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I'm pissed they don't have the latest Star Wars game - what the [censored] is that? Nintendo usually got all the Star Wars games.

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Which Star Wars game? Nintendo only had the exclusive rights to a few of the Star Wars titles.

I'm currently trying to fly through Knights of the Old Republic: 2. I think that's one of the latest Star Wars games to be realeased (mid Dec). Nintendo didn't have the first KOTOR either. KOTOR is probably the best Star Wars game to ever be developed. There are a few of the older PC Star Wars games that could challenge KOTOR's title, but no other recent SW games can hold a candle to KOTOR.

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I had a Dreamcast too. The system was great, but they didn't have any games for it. It's so wrong to see Sonic on a Nintendo system. It's going to be even worse to see Mario or Zelda on a PSX. Besides that, once this all goes down, I see maybe one or two Mario/Zelda games on the other systems and then they'll just die. It's sad.

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2005 is going to be kind of a let down after the plethora of great games that came out in 04. But I think you guys have narrowed down the list to a few of the top prospects.

GT 4
The new Zelda (is it really coming this year?)
The new FF (really.. this year? Awesome!)

And for some people.. Kingdom Hearts 2.

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FFXII will come out, but Zelda, I'm guessing, will get delayed.
I don't think that's anywhere near the whole list...but maybe for more casual gamers that's about right.
Except....is there something I don't know about the Kingdom Hearts sequel? Because the first game, except for that melody that the trailer used, just plain sucked. If you wanna play a decent action RPG, play Dark Cloud 2...not KH.

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KOTOR is probably the best Star Wars game to ever be developed. There are a few of the older PC Star Wars games that could challenge KOTOR's title, but no other recent SW games can hold a candle to KOTOR.

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TIE Fighter...*still* so good....

I agree, though, KOTOR is great. Were you a Fallout fan?

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TIE Fighter...*still* so good...

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Yeah, TIE Fighter was one of the games I was referring to. There's one other old SW PC game that happens to be very good, but I forget the name of it.

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Were you a Fallout fan?

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Can't say that I was. I've never played it. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I don't think that's anywhere near the whole list...but maybe for more casual gamers that's about right.

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I don't see it that way. I've been considered a "hardcore" gamer for many years. But the way I always get to play the top games is because I'll ONLY play the cream of the crop.
I just don't have enough time for all the 80% titles.

Especially considering that I'm a big RPG fan.
Those games take a lot of time to finish.

I still remember being glazed over for about a week or two while playing Morrowind and/or all the FF games.

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The only game I am really pumped about so far for 2005 is Forza Motorsport.

I also hear good things about Brothers in Arms and will probably pick this up as well.

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Winning Eleven 8 on Xbox
 

The world's best soccer game FINALLY comes to Xbox. With Xbox Live. I cannot wait for this game. It is the best sports game ever, by a wide margin, IMO. Out on Feb 5th.

I haven't played it much since I wiled away nights at the video game shops in Chiang Mai playing WE 7 on PS2 and the Xbox version has been out in the UK for a while, so I am afraid I will get crushed on Live. I will still live on there for a bit after this comes out.

Anyone play WE8 on Xbox live already?

KJS

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Gran Turismo 4, and it's not even close.

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It has come to the point that I longer look at its release date. I will believe the game exists only when I can see it. That being said, I second the not even close.

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I concur on all counts but when I'm bored at work I still go to all of the online video game stores to see if any of them have different release dates [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I don't own a PS2 but I have already decided I will go out and purchase one along with the $150 900* logitec wheel.

I SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT!

I also bought some gorgeous recaro/porsche 928 seats to put in my GTI come spring time, and I'm thinking of making a little frame for it to sit right infront of my TV and hold the wheel and stuff [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

I'm such a dork but I figure if I can handle working 8 hours a day then I should be able to play GT4 for 8 hours a day when it comes out, boy howdy!