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A quick look at the summer release schedule reveals little of interest:
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Originally Posted by Xbox 360
I guess some people are excited about Ninja Gaiden II, but single player story-type games just don't do much for me these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wii
I think this may be the first summer where I don't buy anything (aside from Rock Band songs and the occasional XBLA game).
ENEMY TERRITORY AND UT3, FUCK YEAH!!! just joshing
Is that Rocketmen title real? Haha.
We Love Golf! is going to be awesome.
I am buying:
Assault Heroes 2
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition
GRID
Ninja Gaiden II
Battlefield: Bad Company (Gold Edition)
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Operation Darkness
Unreal Tournament 3
Tales of Vesperia
Soulcalibur IV (Limited Edition)
Saints Row 2 (Collector's Edition)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Vesperia is definitely getting a purchase.
Joust will buy anything not on Wii/PS3. :p
Mercs 2 is a definite. SCIV, Tales of Vesperia, Ninja Gaiden II, Bourne Conspiracy, and FF Fables (the DS one was awesome) are maybes.
I'm interested in a few WiiWare things, but I can't be bothered to "reorganize my fridge" anymore unless it's really AAA stuff.
I'm anxious to check out the new Alone in the Dark. I didn't know that was coming out in June. That's cool.
ninja gaiden 2 is all that matters in that list
edit: lego indy too I guess
edit 2: HAIL TO THE CHIMP
Soul Calibur 4, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Mercenaries 2 (maybe Battlefield)
That's plenty
Hei$t could be good but I haven't seen anything new on it since last year.
I'm lookin at MGS4, Indy, Soul Calibur 4, Vesperia.
FUCK EDIT: Ninja Gaiden 2, Mercenaries 2.
MGS4 will hopefully be all I need but I'm probably gonna check out BF:BC and Ninja Gaiden 2.
MGS4, NG2, Operation Darkness, Alone in the Dark (maybe), Hellboy (maybe), SC4 (maybe)
more than enough shit to play imo
What no love for Civilization?
woops, I didn't see that or Lego Indy on my first pass through. Man, that's a lot of games to buy in the slow period.
Some might get shoved off though until later
Ever play PS1 Hellboy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Despair
Ever play Mario is Missing?
SAME DEAL! X__O
Mercenaries 2
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Come to poppa!
My list is nearly identical to Chux's (MGS4, Soul Calibur 4, Vesperia, Ninja Gaiden 2, Mercenaries 2), except I swap out Lego Indy for GRID.
I guess I should also mention Wii Fit (since I plan on buying it), but that's not an actual game, and I think I'm going to get flayed here for supporting Nintendo at this point.
Assault Heroes 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Saints Row 2
Those are it for me. I'm actually glad there's not that much since I need to save some money.
MGS4 pls
nope. and thats why its maybe ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
All the videos of the new Hellboy game are lookin' pretty weak. It's sort of an MDK ripoff with a bad engine.
I was interested, or I wouldn't have checked. ;)
Ninja Gaiden 2 is an absolute. Soul Calibur maybe.
I'm going to make fun of anybody here who buys 360 UT3.
- Assault Heroes 2
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
- Saints Row 2
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
These are all definite buys for me. Hell, Indiana Jones alone is enough for me. I freaking LOVE those Lego games!
I might look into Alone in the Dark, but these four should hold me over for the summer, especially considering my pile of shame. And if I finally get around to buying the MGS4 PS3 bundle, then I'll have even less cash.
Etrian Odyssey 2 and perhaps Shikigami 3 since the price point dropped to $29.99, otherwise Bangaio Spirits and Blastworks have been getting better reviews than expected. Might check them out too. *-neo
Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise To Power
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Fatal Frame III
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Silent Hill 3
Gradius V
Summer is catch up on the PS2's library time. Toss in Wipeout PS3 and MGS4 and it looks like I've got tons of good stuff to play.
GRID
Shikigami No Shiro III
Blast Works
Wii Fit
should keep me busy for a bit.
Ack, I completely forgot about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by neoalphazero
Even in a wishlish thread, F O E. :(
Wait, this is a bleak summer? In comparison to most summers this one is looking pretty damn good.
Assault Heroes 2
GRID
Ninja Gaiden II
Soulcalibur IV
Saints Row 2
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
MGS4
MGS4 (and a PS3 to go along with it)
Tales of Vesperia
Ninja Gaiden 2
Soul Caliber 4
Plus I want to play Super Mario Galaxy and Devil May Cry 4. Why is there no PS3 list?
It's identical to the 360 list only with MGS4 in place of Ninja Gaiden 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by animegirl
Needs DS list. Super Dodgeball Brawlers yo.
Actually, that might be the only thing worth getting.
My short list of buys:
Assault Heroes 2 (maybe)
GRID (maybe)
Ninja Gaiden II
Operation Darkness
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (price drop)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (depends on TNL impression)
TNL dodge ball night?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gas
Day One:
Ninja Gaiden II
Metal Gear Solid 4
We Love Golf
Super Dodgeball Brawlers
King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
Sengoku Basara X
Looks like a loaded summer to me.
You're right, this does look like a horrible release list for the summer. The only games I am looking forward to, that I'll pick up if I hear positive things are:
Xbox 360:
Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition - Didn't play the original version, but my friend raves about this game. So, I'll pick this up based on his constant praise.
Lego Indiana Jones - I HATED Lego Star Wars, but INDIANA JONES is greater than Star Wars. Yes, I'm buying this on the Indiana Jones license alone :)
Ninja Gaiden II - I did not like the first Ninja Gaiden, and the previews/art work to this game are giving me a really bad Prince of Persia 2 vibe...but this might end up surprising me.
Alone in the Dark - I liked the DC version that came out a few years back, so this might be fun.
Tales of Vesperia - It says "Tales of..." in the title so I'm assuming this is in the JRPG series that I enjoy. This will be a day one purchase.
Wii:
Wii Fit - Because I'm one of those assholes that buys everything for the Wii.
Castle of Shikigami III - This should be bad ass.
Boom Blox - Because FUCK nothing else is coming out for Wii? What a shitty lineup.
PS3:
Haze - Wow...this is the only PS3 game I'm interested in. Ouch. The PS3 lineup is worse than the Wii's lineup.
Nope. Apparently they dropped the online play. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by MarsKitten
wtf, is this a reverse psychology thread? Theres AT LEAST one game every month coming out this summer, that I want to play, and thats enough for me. This Fall/Winter is gonna be another insane one (Fallout 3, Gears 2, R2, and some others will make sure of that) that I probably wont be able to keep up with - I mean how many fuckin games do you need to be released each month for it to be considered a good one? One a week would be too much...
I think a few months with more than two games I'd like to buy is pretty damn good. Cripes, are we all Morphix all of a sudden? Too much time and money?
This is probably going to be the best summer in...forever.
I love IOSYS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dipstick
Ninja Gaiden II - Was a fan of the original.
Soul Calibur IV - I haven't played this seriously since 2. 3 LOOKED good, but the gameplay definitely worsened. Hopefully this will rise to its former glory
Tales of Vesperia - I'm an absolute sucker for the Tales series. Even though the main differences in gameplay between the games is esoteric and convoluted naming conventions for the battle system, I enjoy playing every single one of them, and this is a definite day one. I'm still absolutely shocked that this is being developed for the 360. I wish Namdai-Bamco would release Tales of Destiny Remake in North America.
Saints Row 2 - Yes, it was blatantly derivative, but it brought a lot of improvements to the genre. I'm a fan of sandbox games, so this will be purchased.
Mercenaries 2 - Same as above.
Where the love for Highlander in August?
It got flushed along with Highlander: The Source.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamuraiMoogle
The Source was the worst movie I've seen in years, and I've watched a lot of crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nash
The summer drought hits every summer.
I remember two years ago the one game that was worth a damn was Dead rising, if it would have came out any other time of the year it would have got less attention.
It's the same this year. All I'm interested in is Dodgeball brawlers, and Arkanoid is getting a U.S. release. I'll pick that up so I can play it in english (have the JP version with the paddle controller already). Space Invaders extreme might be worth getting too.
You're DEAD to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
haha...well, I rented the Lego Star Wars games and I came away unimpressed. It just seemed like they were all flash and no substance. I mean, I know they were supposed to be "kids games" but the level design, enemy placement, checkpoint/health system, and overall gameplay mechanics were not the greatest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
The overall design of the game pales in comparison to other "kids games" like "Duck Tales" on the NES. At least Duck Tales had some solid mechanics that involved a little bit of skill and treated the kids like they've played a game before.
That being said, if Lego Indiana Jones plays EXACTLY like the Lego Star Wars games I'm sure I'll be raving about how great it is...just because its Indiana Jones in Lego form. I suppose thats the main appeal of the Lego Star Wars games anyways.
Any idea what is in the collector's edition of SR2? I can't find anything on what the actual CE content will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
Seriously, theres a lot of decent stuff coming out this summer. I guess this is TNL though, people are just gonna be picky...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy