Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Source: Youtube Channel IGNentertainment
It's not an "actual" sequel Counter-Strike and I don't even play Counter-Strike that much (I own both 1.6 and Source), yet I'm very excited about this new revamped version of Counter-Strike! Counter-Strike is over a decade old yet so many players still play it (the original 1.6 version, I mean). I still jump onto Source or even 1.6 once in a while just because of how strong the community is. With so many multiplayer games, old or new, having deserted servers all the time, it's difficult to find a reliable First-Person Shooter that will ensure that you'll have people to play with (and fairly too, you know with hackers and all invading all those Asian Online shooters). Thankfully, there always seems to be people playing CS whether it be with official rules, custom maps, or modded modes. I'm expecting that Global Offensive will have the same quality and amount of fun that Counter-Strike always seems to have, so this is a sure buy for me.
Diablo 3
Source: Youtube Channel gametrailers
This is a day one buy for me (and possibly for many others too). Diablo games have always had ingenious design that keeps the player dungeon crawling for hours on end and still not get sick of it. It's also a really fun co-op game where everyone gets really involved as well as a competitive PvP mode for those who like to test their wits and reflexes against other players. It's been a while since all my friends were excited about the same game, and I'm sure it'd be a good investment in the end after 100+ hours or so.
Dragon's Dogma
Source: Youtube Channel IGNentertainment
I know I kept talking about this game after it was announced in last year's E3 2011, but the battle mechanics and open world gameplay excites me. I'm really hoping this will be a great game. The fast-paced action of games like Devil May Cry, the varied play styles and RPG builds system of games like Dark Souls or Phantasy Star Universe, and the large open world adventure of games like Skyrim or Monster Hunter (more open map than world, but kind of like that). This should be out sometime in Spring or Summer of 2012.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Source: Youtube Channel IGNentertainment
The 3DS is lacking games, good games that make me want to buy the system in particular. I'm not sure if Kid Icarus: Uprising will change my mind about buying the system (still waiting for a 2nd version with dual analog sticks), but at least it "might" add one more great title to the system to influence that decision. The game seems to have rail shooting like Sin & Punishment or Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers and 3D action fighting like uh...like...God of War? In any case, it looks pretty fun.
Phantasy Star Online 2
Source: Youtube Channel EliteGamer
Oh man, if Phantasy Star Online 2 releases internationally AND is free to play online (Guild Wars online play system, pay for the game, play online for free), I would drop everything I'm playing and do nothing but play PSO2. Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 for Gamecube is possibly the only game I've spent several hundred hours on (played offline too). There's a certain charm about the Phantasy Star series that just keeps me coming back over and over. With the experience that the developers had with Phantasy Star Universe, Portable, and Zero, I'm very excited to see what they have to offer for PSO2. So far, it looks extremely promising with gameplay that is fast-paced, slick, and intuitive for modern day gamers yet it retains many aesthetics that draws upon so many fond memories for PSO veterans. Even if it required payment for Online but still offered a offline mode for Single-Player, I'd be still willing to pay for it just to play solo! No game has me more excited than PSO2 does, not even Diablo 3 (yes, I know that is a reaaaaaaaaally big claim, but I mean it). Here's hoping that it reaches audiences outside of Japan~
Here's a list of games worth mentioning and looking forward to this year:
-Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
-Anarchy Reigns
-Animal Chrossing (3DS)
-ARMA 3
-Assassin's Creed III
-BioShock Infinite
-Blacklight: Retribution
-Blade & Soul
-BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
-Borderlands 2
-Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
-The Darkness 2
-Darksiders 2
-Dead or Alive 5
-DmC: Devil May Cry
-DotA 2
-Far Cry 3
-Final Fantasy XIII-2
-Fire Emblem: Kakusei (3DS)
-Guild Wars 2
-Halo 4
-Hitman: Absolution
-Hybrid
-Inversion
-Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
-Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
-Lollipop Chainsaw
-Luigi’s Mansion 2
-Mario Party 9
-Mass Effect 3
-Max Payne 3
-Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
-Metro: Last Light
-NeverDead
-Neverwinter
-Ninja Gaiden 3
-Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition
-Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney
-Prototype 2
-Resident Evil 6
-Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
-Rhythm Heaven Fever
-Risen 2 Dark Waters
-Rising Storm
-Rune Factory 4
-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
-The Secret World
-Silent Hill: Downpour
-Skullgirls
-Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
-Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
-Soulcalibur V
-SSX
-StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
-Starhawk
-Street Fighter X Tekken
-Syndicate
-Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
-The Witch and One Hundred Cavalry
-Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
-Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online
-Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
-Tomb Raider
-Torchlight 2
-Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
-Tribes Universe
-Tribes: Ascend
-True Crime: Hong Kong
-Twisted Metal
-UFC Undisputed 3
-Warriors Orochi 3
-WWE Brawl
-X Rebirth
-XCOM
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