They'll be listed in no particular order.. more so as they come to me... which admittedly, is a little random... a LOT random actually. I haven't really thought this post through up until this second..
I'll preface this by saying, I don't play video games near as much as I use to. I'm out of the loop even. I've been concentrating on my character modeling/animation, finding a job (a little help anyone?) and my upcoming wedding stuffs.. etc.. games have a rough time of fitting into my schedule anymore.. But when I DO take the time to play.. I do enjoy it.. and there ARE certainly a handful of must haves floating out there in the ether.
1. Batman: Arkham City
The last game I played completely through was Batman: Arkham Asylum.. wait scratch that.. it was Red Dead Redemption.. which holds no similarities to the Dark Knight.. so I'll instead restate.. I played through Batman: Arkham Asylum.. and it was awesome.. I didn't get bored once. Love it. Rocksteady did something that I don't believe anyone has been able to do since video games were a thing. Which is like, FOREVER. They made a "fun" Batman game.
From what I've seen, Arkham City is a no brainer.. I'll own it first day.
I may not have time to PLAY it right away.. but by golly, it'll be sitting on my shelf waiting on me for when I can.
2. Dragon Age 2
I love me some Bioware games. I realize Dragon Age 2 is out, but I'm still working my way through Mass Effect 2. So to resist temptation, I've held off in buying it. I firmly believe that Bioware is one of the top 3 companies in the gaming business. They gets so many things right with their RPG's. One of the things that I think impress me the most about Bioware's games of late is how much better their animation tech. is getting with each new game. The facial animation in Mass Effect was kinda.. what's the word? Meh? Stiff? I mean, it got the job done.. but it was a little like watching marionette puppets. Dragon Age up'd the anti pretty significantly.. and other than the stray eyelid here and there (eyes look down and the eyelids stay wide open = FREAKY).. it was impressive. Then Mass Effect 2 came around. I was stunned by the character animation and voice acting... the gameplay was tidied up and overall streamlined. I think Red Dead Redemption may have stolen the crown for the most convincing character acting and animation.. but from what I've seen from playing the demo, Dragon Age 2 has given it a run for it's money and continues Bioware trend of perfecting and smoothing everything out even more.. from animation, graphics, story and gameplay.. top to bottom. Very excited.
3. Gears of War3
I've probably gotten more game "value" out of the Gears of War franchise than any other game.. I've sunk countless hours into the it. I enjoy the single player with co'op option and then have played multiplayer mode until the wee hours of the night.. Usually ignoring all other game releases.. until someone inevitably finds a loop hole and breaks it, discovers a way to cheat, rack up easy kills and ruin the fun for everyone. Gears of War 3 will be more of the same, which I won't complain about.. I'm sure a few unique twists here and there.. (I hear some of the soldiers have breastesess now.. wild).. but I wouldn't cry if it was just amounted to another $59.99 excuse to chainsaw locusts in half in a variety of shiny new locales. Oh.. and "god beams".
4. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Yet another Bioware game. I played a LOT of WOW.. before then I played a LOT of CIty of Heroes.. before then I played a LOT of Asheron's Call 2.. before then I played a LOT of Asheron's Call.. before then I played a LOT of Everquest.. and before then I played a LOT of Dark Age of Camelot.
In betwixt those I played a dash of Conan Age of Hyboria (the first story segment, 20 levels or so was outright AMAZING! what happened? If the game stayed at that cinematic level of quality, I'd be playing it still today) and at least a few weeks invested in Warhammer Online, Star Wars: Galaxies, Final Fantasy 11, Lord of the Rings, Guild Wars, Lineage, Dungeon and Dragons Online, and Champions Online.
I really like MMORPGs. The thing is.. they have a huge time commitment.. well.. they TAKE a huge time commitment. Steal it away the hours like hungry zombie ninjas swiping brains from Brain-Mart (tm). Hours, days slip away.. Point is, they're not games to be taken lightly and while there have been several TEMPTING offers recently (DC Universe being king of them) I've resisted, simply because I know once I delve in, I'll one day wake up with a 3 foot long beard, fingernails like a hobo tiger, and an oder no amount of deodorant can cover... they suck me in. Like recovering from a bad sushi dinner, I've been preparing myself, STEELING myself.. for the right time before I invest myself into one again. I think the Star Wars franchise, in Bioware's able hands is going to finally do what no other MMORPG has been able to do, and chip a noticeable bit of attention away from WoW.. I mean, they handled Star Wars:KNIGHTS of the Old Republic uno and dose so amazingly well.. there is no doubt it will be equal parts amazingly fun and addictive.. fun that I'll eagerly dedicate dollar and my precious time to.. most likely month after month and whether I intend to do so or not.
5. Imma going to have to get back to you on this one...
Well.. that's it for now.. there's a bunch of games I'm overlooking.. I'll come back later and make an "editors note" and add my 5th.. but for now.. it's late.. i need a shower.. and I've run on long enough.
cheers.
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