GamersGameplay: First quarter 2011 is going to be an exciting time for us gamers. A lot of the most anticipated titles for 2011 are coming out the first quarter. Since there are so many great games coming out in that short amount of time, I'll break it down for you month by month. That will give some breathing room to fully appreciate each title, and give you a glance at games you might have missed. So lets get started with the best games coming out January 2011 in order of release date.
EA has shut down rumors that EA Motive considered a Dead Space 2 remake before shelving it due to low sales of the previous game, saying there's "no validity" to the reports.
Why not remake DS2 whether shot down or not it's still my favorite game next to DS1. As much as I hate EA I would buy or would have bought DS2 day one.
No validity XD "Guys guys, we cant possible make a good game or cater to the gamers wants, stop"
I don't know if sales met their expectations or not. I just know that the high review scores received my attention so I was interested in buying it, but its price stayed high (50+ bucks) for so long that I simply never bothered picking it up.
Doesn't pay full price
Doesn't pay *any* price
Ponders if sales met expectations regarding an allegedly canceled sequel.
Gee...
Well, for starters, I'm sure there are plenty of games I never bought which did, somehow, still, meet their sales-expectations.
Concerning Dead Space; I never played and thus cared for the original. It's in multiple genres (shooter, sci-fi, horror) I don't particularly care about so it was barely on my radar pre-launch. I was never its target-audience.
When reviews hit, and it was scoring big, it gathered my interest, so while it wasn't in my field of interest, it mrans that I wanted to give it a fair shot and at least give it a try, as I do with many games across different genres; I tend to just cherry-pick the good stuff and see if it's for me or not.
But, I do wait for sales on those games I take a risk on.
Lol, you are a huge part of the problem. If a very high-quality game is not even worth 50 bucks to you, then what is?
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
Nameer from eXputer: "Dead Space 2 is a sequel that delivers such a feast that by the time you're done, you're not only full but also satisfied."
Hope they remake this one too. Just like they did with number 1. The remake of Dead Space 1 was perfection
thanks to the digital pass for it it was not perfect..in fact its difficult to find a working copy since many years.
It's all about Mass Effect 2 and LittleBigplanet2 for me.
I have to admit, that I am a little jealous of Lost in Shadow being on the Wii. I love that art style. The demo on PSN of echochrome ii is similar and it's really cool. I see this as a game the Wii crowd wouldn't appreciate and it would fit much better on PS3/360.
DeadSpace 2 looks really good but I may only rent cause I am broke and the MP Beta was trash. But the Campaign should be marvelous.
Two Worlds was garbage so I need some more info on the sequel. BTW what the hell is up with TW2 having reviews out 6 weeks before the game? Am I missing something?
Dead Space 2 and LBP 2 are the only ones I will pick up without checking reviews. I might get ME 2, but not being an RPG fan at all (I hate Fallout 3, that and Oblivion are the only ones I've played) I might give it a miss
Dead Space 2 is the one for me. Can't wait. And LBP2 for my kids, probably my sons most wanted game for next year.
LBP2
Dead Space 2
Elder scrolls 5
Uncharted 3
Batman 2
Last guardian
Deus Ex
and if there are collector's ed for those (lbp,DS2,deus already announced)my bank is prolly gonna kill me
Nothing takes my fancy until Deus Ex HR is released.