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Topic: The games of Q1 2009 (Read 22393 times)
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Velorath
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There's a few big titles dropping in the first quarter, as well as some niche titles people here might be interested in (something like Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle for instance). By no means a comprehensive listing, and release dates are subject to change. I'm trying to just list games where the release date has been confirmed though, or at least the release month. JanuaryLord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3, 360, PC)Mirrors Edge (PC)AR Tonelico 2 (PS2)Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (PS2) Skate 2 (360, PS3)MLB Front Office Manager (360, PS3, PC) FebruraryFeb. 10th: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PC, 360, PS3)Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3, 360) - Contains over 40 of Sega's Genesis games Feb. 17th: Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360)Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost & Damned (360)Feb. 24th: Dead Rising (Wii)Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (360)Feb. 27th: Killzone 2 (PS3)MarchMarch 3rd: Halo Wars (360)Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (PC, PS3, 360)Empire: Total War (PC)March 10th: MadWorld (Wii)March 13th: Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360)March 17th: Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II (PC)March 24th: Ninja Blade (360)Edit: Added links to trailers where possible. Slowly going to add in screenshots (under spoilers for ease of viewing the thread). Moved Empire: Total War to March. Also moved Dawn of War II to March as it so far only has a rough date of Q1 set. Edit 2: Added in HAWX. Also Dead Rising was given a Feb. 27 release date. Edit 3: Organized by release date. Some release dates moved around. Bionic Commando pushed back. Rogue Warrior MIA.
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« Last Edit: February 07, 2009, 10:10:54 PM by Velorath »
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Azazel
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JanuaryLord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3, 360, PC) - Maybe on PC. I enjoyed SWBF1 and 2. It really depends on the level of (presumably EA) DRM. Skate 2 (360, PS3) - I'll probably DL the demo, and get no further, same as I did withthe first one. I'm just not a skateboarding game kinda guy. FebruraryEmpire: Total War (PC) - I'll no doubt buy it when it gets to the discount bin with the expack packed in. Same as I have with all the other Total War games which I've not yet played...  Ninja Blade (360) - No idea what this is. Sounds potentially interesting though (also potentially crappy, but there ya go). F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PC, 360, PS3) - What I said about LOTR: CQ above. Except, well, I still haven't played the first FEAR. Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3, 360) - Contains over 40 of Sega's Genesis games - I could see myself buying this, depending on the specific games and the price point. Bionic Commando (PS3, 360) - Meh. Will check the demo. Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360) - Maybe. Will check the demo. Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost & Damned (360) - Pretty much a given. Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II (PC) - Will no doubt buy once it gets cheaper, after the 1st Expack is out. MarchRogue Warrior (PS3, 360, PC) - Richard Marcinko? Could be interesting if so. Must look this one up. - edit- just did. Looks like it has potential. Zombie Studios seems to have a pretty nondescript history, but still... DRM will be a factor. Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360) - Should (hopefully) be good.
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« Last Edit: December 22, 2008, 02:36:02 AM by Azazel »
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Velorath
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Ninja Blade looks like a Ninja Gaiden type game, funded by Microsoft and developed by From Software (Armored Core). Probably not going to be a great game, but you never know.
Rogue Warrior I put on there because it's being published by Bethesda. Upon closer inspection though, it looks like it's had a troubled development cycle.
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection is supposed to be $30.00. It contains (in addition to some unannounced unlockable games):
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Alien Storm Altered Beast Beyond Oasis Bonanza Bros. Columns Comix Zone Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head Dr. Robotnik's MBM Dynamite Headdy Ecco the Dolphin Ecco II: The Tides of Time E-SWAT Fatal Labyrinth Flicky Gain Ground Golden Axe I Golden Axe II Golden Axe III Kid Chameleon Phantasy Star II Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium Ristar Shining in the Darkness Shining Force Shining Force 2 Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Sonic 3D Blast Sonic and Knuckles Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Streets of Rage Streets of Rage 2 Streets of Rage 3 Super Thunder Blade Vectorman Vectorman 2
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schild
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That collection is worth it for Phantasy Star and Shining Force. The rest is just icing.
As for the first quarter, since I'm all about actually completing games these days: Resident Evil 5 FEAR 2 Street Fighter IV Ar Tonelico 2 Killzone 2
and if it actually releases on time - Mad World.
Edit: For the record, I've gotten two builds of Ar Tonelico 2 thus far, the first one had loading issues. The second one eliminated all the loading issues. I'm fairly sure this is why it was delayed til 2009. Anyway, I should get a retail build about 2 weeks before it's out. It is, however, better than the first.
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apocrypha
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After having been converted to horror genre by Dead Space I'm looking forward to RE5 if it turns out good. Also Killzone 2 and Rogue Warrior both look interesting. FEAR 2 possibly, loved FEAR 1 but very much a 1-trick pony. Bonus points for the awesome ending though  Would be definitely getting WH40K II if there was any chance of me being capable of PC gaming by then.
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Yoru
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What is it with this industry? December, January, March and April are all dead to me, but February has Empire:TW, FEAR 2 and The Sims 3 all dropping within a few weeks of each other.
That's what I call a happy new year right there.
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Margalis
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I'd kill a man for the arcade version of Gain Ground.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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HaemishM
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Dead Rising for the Wii, Empire: Total War for sure and Mad World are all a lock for me to either purchase or rent. WH40K: DOW 2 is a maybe. I'm not sure my PC will handle it.
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Sky
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Saint's Row 2 comes out for the PC on Jan 5th. Probably the only thing I'll be getting in Q1 09, I guess.
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Moaner
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I'd kill a man for the arcade version of Gain Ground.
And I'd kill a man for the arcade version of Shinobi. I don't think the arcade version has ever been ported, or if it has I missed it.
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Big Gulp
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Dead Rising for the Wii
Less zombies & worse controls = Why bother?
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HaemishM
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Don't have an XBox 360 and like the Wii? Also, since I didn't ask you, fuck right off. 
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Big Gulp
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Don't have an XBox 360 and like the Wii? Also, since I didn't ask you, fuck right off.  Defensive much?
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schild
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Don't worry about him Gulp, liking the Wii is just a byproduct of only having the Wii. Anything he says otherwise is a delusional lie.
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schild
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Don't worry about him Gulp, liking the Wii is just a byproduct of only having the Wii. Anything he says otherwise is a delusional lie.

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Velorath
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I find this discussion regarding the Wii to be both original and informative.
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Jain Zar
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There's a few big titles dropping in the first quarter, as well as some niche titles people here might be interested in (something like Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle for instance). By no means a comprehensive listing, and release dates are subject to change. I'm trying to just list games where the release date has been confirmed though, or at least the release month.
January
Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (PS2)
Februrary
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3, 360) - Contains over 40 of Sega's Genesis games
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II (PC)
March
Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360)
On this list I see 2 maybes depending on price and my OS compatibility (Dawn of War 2 and Nobunaga, and 2 must haves. (Genesis Collection and RE 5) I think some stuff is missing. Dragon Quest 5 is due for the DS, as is a Wizardry styled game for the DS from Atlus. (Who else?) I am so glad I am a picky particular bastard when it comes to games. Lets me buy less!
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HaemishM
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Don't have an XBox 360 and like the Wii? Also, since I didn't ask you, fuck right off.  Defensive much? When I want your opinion about Wii games, I'll take my dick out of your mouth so I can hear it. Otherwise, your opinion on whether or not I want to play a Wii game is about as useful to me as mine is on whether you should play a 360 game. We get it. You and schild hate the Wii.
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rask
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WH40K: DOW 2 is a maybe. I'm not sure my PC will handle it.
You can go look up the sys req for Company of Heroes. It's not likely it will be much different. On my list are Mirror's Edge, DoW 2...and..uh, looks like that's it. Oh, Darkfall, with popcorn in hand.
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Velorath
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I think some stuff is missing. Dragon Quest 5 is due for the DS, as is a Wizardry styled game for the DS from Atlus. (Who else?)
I didn't list any portable games. They aren't really something I follow as closely.
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AngryGumball
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Empire: Total war delayed till March for the inclusion of online 1v1 campaign mutiplayer if I remember correctly.
excited but sad.....sorta not into America theme, but oh well its still total war :)
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sidereal
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That collection is worth it for Phantasy Star and Shining Force. The rest is just icing.
Both are on Gametap.
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THIS IS THE MOST I HAVE EVERY WANTED TO GET IN TO A BETA
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schild
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That collection is worth it for Phantasy Star and Shining Force. The rest is just icing.
Both are on Gametap. This is not a good solution. Besides, Gametap is a sluggish piece of shit with an unreasonable GUI and spotty client build quality. If I'm gonna use Gametap, I might as well just steal it and play it with filters in an emulator. In other words, I'd rather buy it from Sega and play it in my 60GB PS3 with a real controller.
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Jain Zar
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That collection is worth it for Phantasy Star and Shining Force. The rest is just icing.
Both are on Gametap. This is not a good solution. Besides, Gametap is a sluggish piece of shit with an unreasonable GUI and spotty client build quality. If I'm gonna use Gametap, I might as well just steal it and play it with filters in an emulator. In other words, I'd rather buy it from Sega and play it in my 60GB PS3 with a real controller. I almost agree with you on something. HOLY SHIT. But I already have the PS2 Sega collection and depending on price Imma buying it just for the 3 Shining series games, and the rumors of Phantasy Star 1 as an unlockable. I sort of have a problem when it comes to Phantasy Star. I guess I feel if I show it enough love Sega will at least give me the Sega Ages remakes of 1 and 2 so I can love them and hug them and kiss them and call them George. (Please tell me everyone here is old enough to get that.)
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schild
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Jain, we agree on a lot of things, you're just 100x the nerd I am and have shit taste in new games because you're an obsessive freak about old ones. Short of that, prior to 1995 or so, our tastes probably line up (other than shitty stuff where you're just wrong, like Dragon Quest). I, however, got the fuck over being a nostalgic dorkburgler whereas you didn't. 
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eldaec
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List adjusted to include only the games worth giving a shit about: January
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3, 360, PC)
Mirrors Edge (PC)
Dead Rising (Wii)
AR Tonelico 2 (PS2)
Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (PS2)
Skate 2 (360, PS3)
MLB Front Office Manager (360, PS3, PC)
Februrary
Empire: Total War (PC)
Burnout Paradise: Ultimate Box (PS3, 360)
Ninja Blade (360)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PC, 360, PS3)
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3, 360) - Contains over 40 of Sega's Genesis games
Bionic Commando (PS3, 360)
Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360)
Killzone 2 (PS3)
Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost & Damned (360)
The Sims 3 (PC)
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II (PC)
March
Rogue Warrior (PS3, 360, PC)
Halo Wars (360)
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (360)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360)
MadWorld (Wii)
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sidereal
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MLB Front Office would excite me if NFL Head Coach weren't such a massive turd.
Sims 3 is worth a look in about 3 years when you can get the bundle with the 18 expansion packs. Unfortunately that French commercial for it on YouTube with the overweight burglar freaked me out, so I'm staying away.
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THIS IS THE MOST I HAVE EVERY WANTED TO GET IN TO A BETA
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Velorath
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List adjusted to include only the games worth giving a shit about:
You have no soul.
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eldaec
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OK, I'll bite, what, exactly, did I exclude that people with a soul would go for?
FEAR 2 maybe? Is flanking AI really that exciting?
Mirror's Edge? Yeah, art direction is nice and all, but is it really worth getting excited given this is just a console port?
I honestly don't know what else on that list you might be interested in?
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schild
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Is flanking AI really that exciting? I don't know, you just listed Empire: Total War and only Empire: Total War. Ask yourself if flanking AI is exciting, butthead.
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Velorath
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OK, I'll bite, what, exactly, did I exclude that people with a soul would go for?
FEAR 2 maybe? Is flanking AI really that exciting?
Mirror's Edge? Yeah, art direction is nice and all, but is it really worth getting excited given this is just a console port?
I honestly don't know what else on that list you might be interested in?
I'm going to go out on a limb here and ask if you're pretty much a PC only gamer?
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Margalis
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ResEvil 5, MadWorld, SF4 - yes please.
Dead Rising is interesting. The Wii port seems to fix some problems with the 360 version (hello retarded save scheme) and introduce lots of new problems. If only there was some way to put the best parts of each into a new game.
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eldaec
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I am, but without wishing to turn this into one those exciting PC v Console threads, tell me wtf on that list is exciting even if I was willing to put up with console shit, because it looks like an unusually poor Q1.
Last year you had GTA4 for starters.
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schild
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I am, but without wishing to turn this into one those exciting PC v Console threads, tell me wtf on that list is exciting even if I was willing to put up with console shit, because it looks like an unusually poor Q1.
Last year you had GTA4 for starters.
GTA4 was a piece of shit (edit: and it came out in Q2 if I'm not mistaken). Anyway, Capcom tends to be the big Q1 hitter every year for the past few years and with RE5 and Street Fighter IV coming out (arguably their biggest series since Breath of Fire is basically dead and Megaman is rotting in an 8-bit cave somewhere trying to decide what to do with himself in this era), I'd say there's a lot to be excited about. Also, Mad World! The best looking game for the Wii since My Life as a King! Killzone 2 looks pretty great also - at least compared to the first one.
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eldaec
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I am, but without wishing to turn this into one those exciting PC v Console threads, tell me wtf on that list is exciting even if I was willing to put up with console shit, because it looks like an unusually poor Q1.
Last year you had GTA4 for starters.
GTA4 was a piece of shit. Anyway, Capcom tends to be the big Q1 hitter every year for the past few years and with RE5 and Street Fighter IV coming out (arguably their biggest series since Breath of Fire is basically dead and Megaman is rotting in an 8-bit cave somewhere trying to decide what to do with himself in this era), I'd say there's a lot to be excited about. Also, Mad World! The best looking game for the Wii since My Life as a King! Killzone 2 looks pretty great also - at least compared to the first one. GTA4 was a piece of shit but at least we didn't know that at this point. Come on though, RE5 and SF4?.... Mad World, on reflection, was a harsh exclusion. (though we should point out that it is due on March 31st, so it scrapes in by the very skin of it's teeth)
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