Video Gamers - Are there any particular releases you're looking foward to?

[Mike Daniels]

I have to admit, that there's one that I've been waiting for months to come out and it's the main reason I picked up an X-box this April despite already having more Playstation 2 games than I know what to do with.

Fable - An open-ended RPG that allows you to truly determine your characters action (evil/good) through the game from teen years to old age/death and which is supposed to be so detailed that practically anything you do in the game will be stored in memory permanently and affect the world in some way later in the game.

The game is supposed to let you get married and have kids if you so choose. Which leads to an interesting rumor that hasn't been denied by the developers and that's that the game allows for gay marriage if that's the way you wish to run the avatar's life.

Anyway, it sounds from recent articles that the game may live up to the oveall hype and I think at this time it's just a little behind Halo 2 in terms of possible big sellers for the remainder of the year.

[freedom_to_read]

1. WoW -- World of Warcraft

I'm not a MMORPG nut... yet.

But this one looks sweet.

[Langis]

23. Same here

I can't wait!

[leftyandproud]

32. I can't believe nobody has said this...RESIDENT EVIL 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gamecube exclusive...looks mindblowing...All the detail of the pre-rendered remakes, but in real time...full 3-D...and the zombies are FAST!

http://media.cube.ign.com/media/015/015821/img_2258619.html
http://media.cube.ign.com/media/015/015821/img_2258610.html
http://media.cube.ign.com/media/015/015821/img_2258615.html
http://media.cube.ign.com/media/015/015821/img_2258620.html

oh yeah, the new ZELDA looks awesome too! ;)


http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/img_2125777.html
http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/img_2132346.html

[mark414]

2. new grand theft auto

because senseless violence rules!

[7th_Sephiroth]

14. GTA San Andrais

Pokemon Fire red
Halo 2
a new Serious Sam game

[Dying Eagle]

3. Madden 2005

Saving up right now!!

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. GTA- San Andreas

Three cities all each the size of Vice City linked by miles of countryside. Casino games and drive-by side missions. Plus your guy can swim, and gain weight if he's lazy. It's going to be huge!

[JohnKleeb]

6. Yep

me and my bro are so excited.

[JohnKleeb]

5. well

Call of Duty for PS2- What a great kick ass WWII game
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun sequel, now thats gonna be nice to see what happened to Donny Griffin.
GTA San Andreas, I better remember to campaign because thats gonna distract me
MGS Snake Eater, oh man
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault, fun fun
and maybe an NBA game too.

[SideshowScott]

7. Ahh lets see. Rollercoaster tycoon 3, Sims 2, Half Life 2...

Funny how there have really been no NEW games that came out that broke any ground this year..Well maby exept for Far Cry.
Im REALLY looking forward to Rollercoaster tycoon 3 so you can ride you coasters that you build now. When I first got RCT it was pure crack

[Worst Username Ever]

8. Doom 3 on xbox

and Halo 2. I was always faithful to the PC, but now it is beyond upgradable. Can't even play grand theft auto on it.

[Eagle_Eye]

10. Doom III for sure

Has anyone seen it on P2P?

[Tempest]

19. Got some bad news for you

Doom III will only be available for the PC and Xbox.

They are not porting it to the playstation because of hardware limitations.

[DrWeird]

9. San Andreas.

From the reports, it's shaping up to be one of the greatest games ever produced.

[Mike Daniels]

11. Oops - Forget about GTA-San Andreas

Now, if that lives up to the hype then between GTA-SA and Fable the wife won't even know I exist.

[ET Awful]

12. Half-Life 2

The other one I was waiting for is out now (Doom 3).

Star Wars Battlegrounds looks to be pretty decent as well. (I think that's the name of it).

[Tempest]

13. The game the entire world is waiting for

Halo 2 on Xbox.

Also Doom III and Fable for Xbox.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

15. Final Fantasy XII

I just love the FF series. Hopefully XII will be as great as the others.

[AngryAmish]

16. Gran Turismo 3

[BigMcLargehuge]

20. I have Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec

is that what you mean? Or is there another one supposedly coming?

[Mike Daniels]

21. Gran Turismo 4 is supposed to come out this year

Perhaps that's what the poster is referencing.

[AngryAmish]

24. GT 4 is exactly what this dimwit meant

[BigMcLargehuge]

27. How the hell can they improve on GT3 A- Spec?

[DrWeird]

34. Lots of ways.

GT3 graphis really weren't that good. At least not as good as they should have been. Google GT4 for some screen shots and you'll notice the difference right away.

Far more cars, more tracks, more racing modes. Improved physics engine. Should be a great game.

[Hobarticus]

17. ShellShock: 'Nam 67, here

Much along the lines of Medal of Honor, from what I hear.

[Spider Jerusalem]

18. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault.

Also GTA: San Andreas, although I'm a bit annoyed with Rockstar's releasing all their games for PS2 first and only coming out with PC versions six months later.

And Half-Life 2 would be nice, but that's looking more and more like it's either vapourware or the next Daikatana...

[salvorhardin]

22. Duke Nukem Forever

I think I'll be about 73 when it's finally released.

[BigBigBear]

25. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (PC) n/t

..

[democracyindanger]

26. CoD expansion

and Halo 2. But the longer it takes, the more I smell, "Daikatana."

[matcom]

28. Halo2

Can.Not.WAIT.

[Endangered Specie]

29. MOH:Pacific Assault, the COD expansion, and GTA:S.A. on PC

[Kid_A]

30. I was really looking forward to Driver 3, but then I played it

and it's terrible. It tries to be a photo-realistic version of GTA, but it forgets that what makes GTA great is the totally open-ended gameplay that lets you do ANYTHING. Driver 3 is what GTA would be if they took out all of the cool stuff in between missions and the sense of complete freedom.

And what really sucks is that I thought Driver 3 would tide me over until San Andreas comes out, but now October just seems even more distant.

[BigMcLargehuge]

31. my review of Driver 3...

LOL... I see I am not the only one.

http://www.horrorview.com/Driv3r.htm

[Kid_A]

33. Yep, "Total Shit" about sums it up...

And I LOVED Driver 1 on PC. The missions were so-so, but what made that game SOLID GOLD for me was the "freight train" cheat that turned any car into an undamageable engine of mass destruction. I could drive around any of the cities for hours just slamming into cars and watching them go flying down the street. There's an infinite mass cheat you can unlock in Driver 3, but unlocking it requires one to actually play the game, and even then you can only use it in Istanbul.

Somehow Reflections managed to surgically remove everything that was fun in the first game and create this unplayable piece of total shit.