What's on your gaming radar?

[StormHammer]

In other words, which games are you hotly anticipating over the next year or so? Which are the games you hope will be good, and which will be the 'also-rans'? Tell us what you want, and why you want it. Are there any games you think I should know about to add to my collection? Can we save planet Earth?

Er...never mind about the last one.

I'll start...

FPS Games

Half-Life 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Doom 3
Quake IV
Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth
Duke Nukem Forever - yes, it's taking Forever, and yes, it's sad.
Medal Of Honour 2
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Thief III
Tribes: Vengeance
Vivisector

Third Person Games

Advent Rising
Shade: Wrath Of Angels

RPG Games

Dungeon Siege II
Dungeon Lords
Duality - if it hasn't been cancelled. I haven't heard anything about this game for quite a while, but the trailer they released early last year was amazing.
Knights Of The Old Republic 2
Wardog
Xenus

RTS Games

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

Potential Console Titles

Alias
Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Fable
Halo 2 - if I could ever get used to aiming with a controller.
Jade Empire


So...what's yours?

[MuRaSaMuNe]

RPG:
BG3
NWN2

FPS(well... thirdperson I guess):
SW: BattleFront

Console Stuff....
Suikoden IV
FFXII
Star Ocean 3

[Alegis]

im only looking out for battlefront..I still got plenty of old games

[Sam]

Halo 2

SW:BattleFront


And I'm a little intrested in Doom 3, not much though.

[jokemaster]

fps: Half life 2
Doom 3
STALKER
Halo 2
Thief III
tribes
DNF
Next Call of Duty game
Next MOH
Both Star Wars games
Chronicles of Riddick

RPG:
NWN 2
KOTOR 2

Third Person:
Max Payne 3
GTA: SA
Advent rising
MGS3
ALIAS
Fable
B.C.

RTS:
nothing really

Console games:
Zelda
Mario 128
Pikmin 2
Perfect Dark 0

[Batdroid]

I'm only real looking forward to halo 2 and Republic Commando.

[legameboy]

Soldner: Secret Wars
The Sims 2
Rome: Total War
Thief: Deadly Shadows

I can't think of any more at the moment.

Oh, and...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Now I can't really think of any more. =|

[Anthony]

The Sims2

Soldner: Secret Wars

NWN2

Jade Empire

The Next GTA

SW: Battlefronts

Halo 2

BG3

EDIT:

I forgot the LotR RTS thats coming out...

[Jed]

Let's see....

SW: Battlefront
SW: Republic Commando
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Call of Duty: United Offense (Expansion! WOO! May not be the right name, though, it's from memory...)
Rome: Total War
Doom 3
Half Life 2
Hitman: Contracts

[Feanaro]

Halo 2 and Hitman Contracts

[leXX]

Halo 2
Half-Life 2
Starcraft Ghost
Republic Commando
Doom 3
Duke Nukem Forever (yeah right, like it will be released this year :rolleyes: )
Jade Empire
Perfect Dark Zero
Battlefront
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth
The Matrix Online
X-Men Legends

[Sam Fisher]

I really wanna get Soldner, but I dunno if I can yet. I really want to get Pandora Tomorrow right now though!

[the_raven_03]

Halo 2
Jade Empire
Hitman Contracts
Fable
The new Thief game

[Treacherous Mercenary]

Lets see....

PC:
CoD: United Offensive
SW: Battlefront
SW: Republic Commando
Men of Valor: Vietnam

Xbox:
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Halo 2
ShellShock: Nam '67
Fable
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Hitman: Contracts
Brothers in Arms

[The_One]

Currently, there's surprisingly little on my gaming radar. Aside from Doom 3 and (up to a point) Half-Life 2, I'm not really avidly awaiting any new releases.

I'll just lap up whatever I can get my hands on :)

[StormHammer]

Originally posted by The_One
I'll just lap up whatever I can get my hands on :)

*hands over a dish of milk*

There you go. Knock yourself out, mate. :p ;)

And leXX!!! Thank you for reminding me about Battle For Middle Earth!! How could I forget that one? :eek:

[The_One]

Originally posted by StormHammer
*hands over a dish of milk*

There you go. Knock yourself out, mate. :p ;)

And leXX!!! Thank you for reminding me about Battle For Middle Earth!! How could I forget that one? :eek:

Actually, thanks for reminding me too. That's about the only game I really can't wait to get my hands on :D

By the way, thanks for the milk. I think my modem was marginally less happy than me, mind - they simply aren't designed to accept liquid down the line.

[dark jedi 8]

Halo 2
Doom 3
star wars: republic commando
star wars battlefront
hitman: contracts
Driver 3
Kotor 2
Perfect Dark Zero
Manhunt
GTA: SA

after E3 it'll probably be a huge list...

[Samuel Dravis]

Rome: Total War (watch a trailer for it, and you'll see why)
NWN 2 (been playing NWN so much my fingers are bleeding, it's great)
KotOR 2 (KotOR is the same as above)
And whatever SW games that I find that are worth it. :)

Though what I really wish for is that Interplay would stop sitting on the licenses for Descent 4 and Freespace 3. I would buy those ASAP if they were available....

[narfblat]

I would like:
a sequel to Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Morrowind is an RPG similar to NWN)
Jedi Knight IV

[Astrotoy7]

Ive really got too much to get through at the moment so my list isnt too long (Im playing Baldurs Gate - Dark Alliance 2 at the moment thanks to a thread started by Aran ! g'day Aran !)

NWN2
KOTOR2
Final Fantasy XII
Might Give Battlefront a try, but not really my cup o tea...
**there is a new Trek game coming out that I'll look into too... I would love to see a TNG era Trek RPG.....**

mtfbwya

[Sivy]

Kotor 2
star wars: republic commando
star wars battlefront
hitman: contracts
Driver 3
Darth Vader - along way off yet i know... but still exciting
Jedi Knight IV - if they do one, which i'm sure they will

[ExcelsioN]

Thief III (or Deadly Shadows)
Halo 2
Half-Life 2
Doom 3
Rome: Total War
The Sims 2
SW: Battlefront
SW: Republic Commando
MOH: Pacific Assault
Quake 4
KOTOR 2
Dungeon Siege 2
Driver 3
GTA: San Andreas
LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth

Thats it until after E3...

[Feanaro]

Ah forgot Fable!

[TheHobGoblin]

FPS:
DooM III
Metroid Prime 2
Quake IV

TPS
Spider-Man 2
StarCraft Ghost
Resident Evil 4 Biohazard

Unkown:
Freddy vs Jason

Sports:
WWE Day of Reckoning

RPG:
KOTOR II

[DarkLord60]

FPS Games

Half-Life 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Doom 3
Quake IV
Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth
Duke Nukem Forever - yes, it's taking Forever, and yes, it's sad.
Medal Of Honour 2
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Thief III

RPG Games

Knights Of The Old Republic 2

Potential Console Titles

Fable
Halo 2 - if I could ever get used to aiming with a controller.
Jade Empire

[Joe©]

KOTOR 2


yah thats it

[txa1265]

Hey - they're making a sequel to Half-Life?!?!? Wonder when that'll be out. Should be a quick release, so long as somebody doesn't steal the code or something :D :(

I'm just focusing on games with 2004 timelines, and as much as possible put them in 'interest' order.

FPS - Single Player
Star Wars: Republic Commando (Hope this rocks, I'm really looking forward to it)
Thief III (I have been dubious, but the recent previews have restored my confidence)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (Day &night, blast & stealth, on and on ...)
Serious Sam 2($20 for hours and hours of fun, mindless blowin' stuff up with cool weapons? Sign me up :) )
Doom 3 (Let's hope it is more than just good looking)
Medal Of Honor Pacific Assault (another 8 hours of fun ;) )
Half-Life 2 (Maybe this should be on the 'future' list ;) )

FPS - Multi-Player
Star Wars: Battlefront (Will this be the game that gets me playing online?)

RPG
Dungeon Siege II (I will wait a bit on this one ... I like the first, but not as much as, well, almost any other RPG)
Dungeon Lords (Looks good so far)

'Other' Games
Serious Sam Advance - GBA (Will this be the FPS that not only doesn't suck (Duke Nukem Advance was that) but actually excels on the GBA? Probably not, but hopefully it is fun)
Jade Empire - XBox (Will this be the game that gets me to buy an XBox ... unlikely but interesting nonetheless)

'Games of the Future' (no real time, or at least not 2004)
in no particular order ... and all PC
Quake IV(DoomIII engine, Raven developing, I'm there!)
Duke Nukem Forever (I have been loyal since I had it pre-ordered in 2000, and I will remain loyal until the team either all die of old age or release it. And I have a feeling that it won't be great, but neither will it be terrible, it will just be mediocre and unmemorable ... hope I'm wrong)
Knights Of The Old Republic 2 (Sequel to my fave game ever.)
Gothic 3 (I'm enjoying Gothic 2, at this rate Gothic 3 will be worth a full-price purchase)
NWN2(rumored ... let's hope)
BG3 (rumored ... let's hope)

Mike

[StormHammer]

Originally posted by txa1265
Serious Sam 2[i]($20 for hours and hours of fun, mindless blowin' stuff up with cool weapons? Sign me up :) )

I just tried the second SP demo for Painkiller last night. If you're a fan of mindless destruction, it's actually a good blast, with some nice physics to boot. You can speed-jump around the levels like a demented rabbit, and the weapons are just wicked cool. Worth checking - although the demo is quite a hefty size to d/l.


FPS - Multi-Player
Star Wars: Battlefront (Will this be the game that gets me playing online?)

I can highly recommend Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. For one thing, it's free, so there's no reason not to try it out. ;) For another, it's one of the best MP games I've ever played online with great team-based, class-based, objective-based combat. It's better on servers with 30+ players, and pretty hectic and fast-paced with 30v30 campaigns. The only drawback is that some servers allow spawn-killing, which can be frustrating to say the least. There are plenty of good servers that don't allow spawn-killing or intentional Team-killing, however, so why not give it a spin?

[txa1265]

Originally posted by StormHammer
If you're a fan of mindless destruction, B]
Half the fun of Serious Sam for me was the sense of humor in everything. Sure you're saving the world, but doing it involves rediculous weapons and enemies ... and wise-cracks. I'm not necessarily out for mindless destruction - but now and again it is nice.

I can highly recommend [b]Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Oh - I have played ET, and some other MP games. I'm just wondering if this will be enough for me to *buy* a game FOR the MP, if you know what I mean? Other games - like JK/JA and SoF2 I play the MP, but it is subsidiary to SP. ET was fun enough, but I'd rather play a Star Wars game than yet another WWII MP match.

Mike

[dark jedi 8]

i almost forgot about resavoir dogs, i'm really interested to see how the developers can make a game from that.

[StormHammer]

Originally posted by txa1265
Oh - I have played ET, and some other MP games. I'm just wondering if this will be enough for me to *buy* a game FOR the MP, if you know what I mean? Other games - like JK/JA and SoF2 I play the MP, but it is subsidiary to SP. ET was fun enough, but I'd rather play a Star Wars game than yet another WWII MP match.

Mike

Yeah, I know what you mean. ;)

WWII is sort of the flavour of the month at the moment.

As for Battlefront, from what they've been saying they are focusing on a decent SP side to the game - and not just some tacked on afterthought. How good it will be is anyone's guess, but it may be worth picking it up for the SP component as much as the MP. Here's a shameless rip from the developer diary over at IGN...

The game should also be fun to play in Single Player. We are building this game for the multiplayer crowd, but we also realize there are a lot of Star Wars fans out there who don't like multiplayer games. They still want the fantasy of fighting in the greatest battles in the Galaxy. So we've come up with a number of cool and unique ideas for single player to make this a truly fun and rewarding experience for those people. Single Player is usually an afterthought with online shooters, but we wanted to make sure we gave it the appropriate attention.

If the MP side of the game can match the quality and frenetic combat of ET, as I hope it will, then it's a definite purchase for me.