Must Buy Games for the Holiday Season
Oct/01/2008 04:54 PM Filed in: Games
With the holiday season upon us, video game
manufacturer’s are gearing up to release their “big
dog” titles. With so many intriguing games coming out
between now and the new year, I’ve had to whittle my
selection down to three games. The following list,
presented in no particular order, is what I’ve
decided to drop my cash on:
1) Gears of War 2 - Even though I didn’t go gaga like the majority of Xbox 360 owners for the first installment, Epic Games looks like it might be stepping up the amount of content in Gears of War 2 - enough so that I’m interested in picking it up. My primary source of on-line shooter action has been Halo 3, so I’ve been itching to play around with something new. Hopefully GW2 has what it takes to scratch that itch.
2) Fallout 3 - When Black Isle Studios closed their doors, gamers were certain the future of the Fallout franchise was doomed. Fortunately for us, Bethesda Softworks snagged up the opportunity to produce Fallout 3, and we’ll all be able to get our eager hands on it later this month. Honestly, if I didn’t have responsibilities to tend to, I would be preparing to shut myself into our condo for however long it took me to finish it. If the overall length of their last game, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is any indication of how massive Fallout 3 will be, I probably wouldn’t have seen the light of day for a long, long time.
3) Prince of Persia - Honestly, I had little interest in this game prior to watching this gameplay demonstration. After being horribly let down by Assassin’s Creed, I turned my attention towards other upcoming games - other non-Ubisoft games. Though I could end up getting burned again, that video does pique my interest. I will probably wait for reviews before deciding to purchase it, but I’m hoping the final verdict is positive.
There are a few more titles I may or may not pick up. I’m definitely getting the first two in this list, though. If the rest of the games I’m eyeballing turn out to be too good to pass up, the list could wind up getting a few entries longer.
- Joshua
1) Gears of War 2 - Even though I didn’t go gaga like the majority of Xbox 360 owners for the first installment, Epic Games looks like it might be stepping up the amount of content in Gears of War 2 - enough so that I’m interested in picking it up. My primary source of on-line shooter action has been Halo 3, so I’ve been itching to play around with something new. Hopefully GW2 has what it takes to scratch that itch.
2) Fallout 3 - When Black Isle Studios closed their doors, gamers were certain the future of the Fallout franchise was doomed. Fortunately for us, Bethesda Softworks snagged up the opportunity to produce Fallout 3, and we’ll all be able to get our eager hands on it later this month. Honestly, if I didn’t have responsibilities to tend to, I would be preparing to shut myself into our condo for however long it took me to finish it. If the overall length of their last game, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is any indication of how massive Fallout 3 will be, I probably wouldn’t have seen the light of day for a long, long time.
3) Prince of Persia - Honestly, I had little interest in this game prior to watching this gameplay demonstration. After being horribly let down by Assassin’s Creed, I turned my attention towards other upcoming games - other non-Ubisoft games. Though I could end up getting burned again, that video does pique my interest. I will probably wait for reviews before deciding to purchase it, but I’m hoping the final verdict is positive.
There are a few more titles I may or may not pick up. I’m definitely getting the first two in this list, though. If the rest of the games I’m eyeballing turn out to be too good to pass up, the list could wind up getting a few entries longer.
- Joshua
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