2007 is dead. Long live 2007. Looking back, there were some nice games.
Bioshock,
The Orange Box,
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass,
Mass Effect,
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune,
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters- certainly, there were some good games that came out. But yeah, such things are now in the past. The question now becomes what are you looking forward to in 2008? I've got a few games that I am looking forward to, read about them after the jump.
Spore[img width=200 align=right]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/repository/1694015646477ae18c786d4spore.jpg[/img]What? It's 2008?! Damn, wasn't this game supposed to come out years ago? DNF, perhaps? I sure hope not. After all,
Team Fortress 2 eventually got released, right? RIGHT?! No matter, I am confident that at some time this year that
Spore will be released, and it will be totally great. Choirs of angels will trumpet its arrival. I'll create my race of mutant supermen that take over the universe- because I can. I'm evil bastard, ain't I? Fear me, mortals. Fear me and my mutant supermen.
In all seriousness, Spore is certainly a game to look forward. As it is being developed under the watchful eye of Will Wright, I am completely confident that this game will be a winner. The concept is genius. Start at the primordial ooze and grow your organism to greatness. Decide what path you want your organism to take. Be a god. Sounds like a fun, engaging experience to me. Or perhaps it will be Darwinism at work. Time shall tell.
LittleBigPlanetSure, the game oozes cute. But there is more to the game than cute. It's sort of like the Nibblonians of Futurama. Only instead of a huge desire to eat,
LittleBigPlanet allows for customization out the wahzoo. Build what you want, how you want, see how it affects other objects. Personally, it looks like a blast, and it seems like something that should be a sleeper hit for the PS3.
I know, something good for the PS3, who'd have thought? Certainly I wouldn't. Haha- that was a joke. Deep breath there, Tony. But
LittleBigPlanet certainly has the charm and concept necessary to be a hit. Vibrant design, sandbox mode, and a theme song by The Go! Team, I am definitely looking forward to this charm, and I hope you are too.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[img align=right width=200]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/repository/1577148874477ae1ac5a07cSSBB.jpg[/img]I really wish that this game came out in 07. Sadly, it was delayed stateside to February, 08. Sigh, I was really looking forward to playing this game over Christmas break. Oh well. I'll find time to play it during my quarter from hell, of course I will.
So, I imagine that if you did not enjoy the Smash Bros of old you likely won't enjoy
Brawl. However, I imagine that most people probably enjoyed the game. What will make this game better than Melee? Here are a few reasons. First, let's look at the stages that have been released. Pictochat? Warioware? Rumble Falls!? Certainly, these levels kick major ass. Next, let's talk about stage builder- that's right, you can build your own stages. You can apparently even share them via the god forsaken friend codes. **shudders** Okay, maybe not that, but yeah, you can submit them to Nintendo so that they are featured. Pretty cool- sort of like a new stage a day. Exciting times. Speaking of those friend codes, **shudders** there happens to be
online Brawl for this game. Sweet. Finally I can beat up on eight year olds legally. Sweet. Lastly, something that is a treat probably only to me.
The music. I love game music, and this game is a fan service when it comes to music. Such great songs and remixes. They are truly amazing, and if you haven't checked out the music yet, I recommend that you do.
So, the question is, what are you looking forward to playing in 2008? What makes the game high on your list? Let us know, it certainly is awesome to see what everyone is looking forward to playing in the New Year.
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This week we've heard cliché muggle pun after muggle pun from thousands of clueless TV news anchors around the globe. That can only mean one thing: I'll be sleeping through yet another Harry Potter installment. That's right. The pubescent wizard returned in the fifth franchise film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Sadly, Emma Watson does not show her muggles at any point during the film. That girl can wave my magic wand any time she likes.
The 5th Harry Potter movie will be followed in two weeks by the 7th Harry Potter book, which analysts speculate will place J.K. Rowlings on the Forbes list somewhere between Bill Gates and God. God declined to comment.
As I predicted last week, the PS3 is now $100 cheaper, despite Sony's previous delusional claims to the opposite. Now a few more people on the aforementioned Forbes list will be able to afford one.
Aside from those things, this has been a really slow week for geeks. There hasn't been any huge gaming news, and North America's largest video game convention certainly isn't going on or anything...
Which brings me to E3. Bring back the booth babes. Really. I mean it. Guys who are into this stuff don't get to see beautiful half naked girls anywhere else. You've all seen the charts showing how the number of hours spent playing World of Warcraft is inversely proportional to the amount of sex you have. Please, developers, have pity on your loyal neck-bearded followers. Give them something to remember. Especially since nothing else you're doing seems to be catching anyone's interest.
Seriously, what is up with these games? A new Nights? The main selling point is that you can fly? Is that really the best they could come up with? Really? You could fly in the first Nights and nobody cared. Let me give you perspective: It was the mid nineties. All we had were 2D games. Sega made a game that was in full 3D in which you could fly with 360 degrees of freedom and no one cared then. What marketing genius green-lighted this newest debacle? I hope it was the same people who came up with the 32X.
Speaking of 32X, Nintendo sure is showing off some neat-o stuff. How about this steering wheel? They've literally just made a plastic holder for the Wii-mote. This is almost as dumb as the horizontal stand for the PS2 (I could write a ten page article on that stupidity, but I'll spare you). Peripherals like that are for people who refer to their games as "tapes". As in, "I have nine tapes for my Nintendo Wii."
There are a few promising games showing at the convention. The idea of online Mario Kart has potential. Assassin's Creed could be fun.
We'll see as E3 continues. Keep checking back with RFgeneration.com for the latest news.
