Gameplayer Writes:
Even though it's still early December, Christmas is pretty much over for gamers like us. Prince of Persia marked the very last big release of the year, and it's passing onto store shelves essentially means two things: first, we have a ridiculous stash of AAA games to play through, and secondly we have to make frantic junkie plans to look forward in time and prepare our next fix.
Presented here, for your own personal edification are ten of the hottest games that we plan to play in the new year…
While some video games overwhelm you with sheer scale, titles like Asura's Wrath and Doom Eternal make you the boss player right upfront.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?
I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces
All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.
I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.
Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.
Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more
The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.
AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.
The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.
Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.
Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?
What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!
Alan Wake's just an honorable mention? man, that was my most awaited exclusive for the 360 next year. all that money Microsoft used to buy multiplatforms and third-party exclusives could've easily gone into funding development of internal stuff. PS3's '09 exclusives completely overshadow everything on this list. hopefully Microsoft has a few aces up its sleeve.
I'm keen for Mr Wake too. But are they actually releasing it in 2009?
- From Wikipedia: When asked about a release date, Remedy representatives responded, "When it's done."
They're taking their sweet arsed time with it...
good list but its odd how only 3 out of the 10 games are exclusive
yeah about 6 of those games are multiplat that i know of.... so there lineup rightn now is not all that and two exclusives happen to yes ladys and gents halo games they are jucing that series to the limit ....ps3s 09 lineup just 3 games on ps3 09 lineup destroy that list alone one of the games can just destroy it...while sonny is spending money on good ip ms is waisting on DLC and third party stuff... well ms u are not inovation the only inovative thing ms has done is the rrod
the Xbox 360 looks a little short on exclusives next year. Someone might as well come out and say it.
With no XO8 event, I wonder if we just haven't heard about a bunch of new stuff yet? Wasn't there a quote recently from Rare saying they were working on new Killer Instinct, Conker and more?