Best Year Ever: Official Thread of 2011 [Now Showing: October]

[Great Rumbler]

RPG
-Two Worlds II
-Mass Effect 3
-Dragon Age 2
-Tactics Ogre: Lets Us Cling Together
-Darkspore
-Drakensang: The River of Time
-The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
-Dungeon Seige 3
-Dark Souls
-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution
-Guild Wars 2
-Star Wars: The Old Republic
-Torchlight 2


Open-World
-Saints Row: The Third
-inFamous 2
-Red Faction: Armageddon
-L.A. Noire


Action
-Dead Space 2
-Bulletstorm
-Gears of War 3
-Alice: Madness Returns
-Shadows of the Damned
-Hunted: The Demon's Forge
-Gods Eater: Burst
-Yakuza 4
-Anarchy Reigns
-Silent Hill: Downpour
-Batman: Arkham City
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception


Puzzle
-Catherine


Fighting
-Marvel vs. Capcom 3
-Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
-Mortal Kombat


Racing
-Test Drive Unlimited 2
-Motostorm: Apocalypse
-Shift 2: Unleashed
-Dirt 3

Strategy
-Dota 2
-Shogun 2
-Might and Magic: Heroes VI


FPS
-Killzone 3
-Crysis 2
-Brink
-F.E.A.R. 3
-Homefront
-Battlefield 3
-Portal 2
-Red Orchestra 2
-Duke Nukem Forever
-Resistance 3
-Serious Sam 3
-Rage

2011

[Diunx]

Year of the ps3

[Raban]

Here's some help:

You forgot Serious Sam 3 and Anarchy Reigns. I'm probably forgetting some too.

EDIT: Also DOTA 2.

[archie4208]

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Dark Souls
DotA 2

[Raban]

Dark Souls, another game I keep fucking forgetting

[Herr Mafflard]

Red Orchestra 2
Guild Wars 2
Shogun 2

PC gamin

[Trent Dole]

EDF IA
DW7
bitches

[Himu]

my buy list

systems:

3ds
ngp

3ds:

zelda: Ocarina of Time
resident evil: revelation (2011?)

psp:

tactics ogre - bought
parasite eve: third birthday
ys 1+2
final fantasy type zero

ds:

ghost trick - bought
dragon quest 6
radient historia
okamiden

ps3:

marvel vs capcom 3 - bought
catherine
shadow of the damned
uncharted 3
portal 2

wii:

zelda: skyward sword


Looks like 1998 is still the king but looks like a pretty good year.

[demi]

Final Fantasy 13-2 - release date announced at E3

Watch this post 

[Himu]

add ff13-2 to my list.

oh wow, there's only two western games on my list. lol

i mainly buy western games used. *shrug* will get rage, batman, saints row 3 et al for 10-20 bucks.

[Mr. Gundam]

My current shopping list for the year:

PSP
Final Fantasy IV Complete
SD Gundam G Generation World
Super Robot Wars Z2
Dissidia 012
Third Birthday

PS3
Batman: Arkham City
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Catherine
Ryu ga Gotoku Of the End
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Tales of Graces F

Stuff without release dates announced:
Last Guardian
Final Fantasy type-zero
FF XIII-2

[Raban]

add ff13-2 to my list.

oh wow, there's only two western games on my list. lol

i mainly buy western games used. *shrug* will get rage, batman, saints row 3 et al for 10-20 bucks.

And you're the one who complains that casuals are killing real video games.

[Himu]

Actually, I never complain about that.

[Raban]

Gaming is expanding,casual and core(much slower),isn't that what Nintendo wanted this gen?

Crying won't help now,adapt or prepare to see others taking money(people).Core gamers will be there,but only for core(content,content) games everything else will be met with...hmm,this shit is much cheaper on "insert platform here",not buying from you

Casuals,that audience must worry Nintendo,they will buy the hardware(when it gets cheaper),but software...tough times for expensive shovelware

it's not about crying. it's about standards.

now that people can get 1-2 dollar games off of the app store, why buy a full priced game? why even bother? when people start asking that, another gaming crash happens.

Looks like you're part of the problem.

[Himu]

1. That post does not complain about casuals.

2. I still buy plenty of games new, but I also buy plenty of games used. Why buy Batman on day one new if I'm not sure if I'm even going to like it? Wait a year or two, and I can get it for 20 bucks new or used, but most likely used.

3. 1-2 games is not the thing as getting a used game.

[Raban]

Meh. I give up. You've been trolled by people who are better at it than me and I'm not gonna keep this up. Back to smoking weed and playing SotN.

[Himu]

Who doesn't buy games used? It's a huge money saver, especially in this generation where games rarely ever drop in price. If you buy every game at full price, even old games, something is probably wrong with you.

I'm not seeing your argument and I'm esepcially not seeing how it correlates to 1-3 dollar bite sized games in contrast to 20-60 "full sized" games.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't used games as much as wait for price drops or deals.

[Herr Mafflard]

Used games?? Where do you get those?

Next thing you'll be telling me is that I have to venture outside to acquire these so-called 'used games'.

[Himu]

same. if it's not a priority, I don't buy it at full price, but if used is considerably cheaper, I'll definitely snag it, but usually games that sell well. i try to never get a used copy of something that's not doing well like ghost trick or ys. I bought demon's souls used because it was doing so well. fuck it.

[archie4208]

>He still buys games at retail

Digital distribution future, baybee. 

[Himu]

ya know what, i might as well get portal 2 for ps3.

reserving it for ps3 nets you a free steam code that lets you play it on  your pc/mac if you get it for ps3.

[tiesto]

I'm surprised to not see The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Gundam/Himu/Rumbler's list, game would seem up their alleys.

My main wants this year:

PSP: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
XBLA: Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, Half Minute Hero
PS3: Tales of Graces F
360: Child of Eden, Mass Effect 3, maybe Batman
Wii: Xenoblade, The Last Story, Zeruda
3DS: Zeruda
PC: Witcher 2

[Himu]

never played legend of heroes. wtf is that shit

[iconoclast]

Nice to have a list of this year's games. Guess I'll finally put together what I'm going to be playing:

Day 1:
-Dark Souls
-Akai Katana Shin
-Mass Effect 3
-Shadows of the Damned
-Catherine
-EDF Insect Armageddon
-El Shaddai
-Yakuza 4
-Mortal Kombat
-Anarchy Reigns

Buying Eventually:
-Eschatos
-Child of Eden
-Otomedius Excellent
-The Witcher 2
-Serious Sam 3
-Rage
-Portal 2
-Bulletstorm
-Red Faction
-Saint's Row 3

Dunno:
-Deus Ex 3
-Bullet Soul
-Tales of Graces F

Rent:
Everything else

And that doesn't even include all of the amazing downloadable games that are coming out this year. Gatdamn.

[bork]

I don't used games as much as wait for price drops or deals.

This.  I don't buy used games unless I can't find the game new, and in this day and age, that pretty much never happens anymore.   I also avoid brick and mortar stores as much as possible.  Especially Gamestop.

I'm kicking myself for having bought Bulletstorm for full price a few weeks ago, when Amazon was selling it for $40 yesterday.

[cool breeze]

uh, isn't DOTA2 a tower defense game? take it out of the first post immediately!

[archie4208]

Action RTS thank you very much.   

[Joe Molotov]

Steam Exclusive

[Robo]

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is already out - why would I play any of that other shit?

[tiesto]

never played legend of heroes. wtf is that shit

RPG by Falcom with a hugely detailed storyline and a turn-based battle system with movement/positioning taken into account.

[demi]

Are you talking about those abysmal games released early for PSP? Get real...

[Great Rumbler]

Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is an American release of 2006 PSP game that was a port of a 2004 PC game.

[pilonv1]

Football Manager 2012

[Trent Dole]

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Steam Exclusive

Alright, the fuck is this?

[Human Snorenado]

If Diablo 3 comes out next year, then next year is the win.  Suck it, rest of 2011- you're THAT insignificant next to Diablo 3.

[Great Rumbler]

If Diablo 3 comes out next year, then next year is the win.  Suck it, rest of 2011- you're THAT insignificant next to Diablo 3.

Diablo 3 can suck a firehose. 2011 is the year of Torchlight 2 .

[drew]

homefront will be my goty

[Shaka Khan]

How's Two Worlds 2? I need an honest, unbiased (and untainted by GAF's shilling) opinion. I tried it on a console, and even if I ignore the obviously subpar performance, the gameplay wasn't that fun and the story line was silly.

Somebody convince me otherwise.

[archie4208]

Demo sucked and it is a janky Eurotrash RPG.  I wouldn't pay full price for it but it looks like a decent game to get for $10-20 during the Steam holiday sale.

[Shaka Khan]

EB once again comes through with the Real Talk

[Diunx]

Is Twister Metal coming out this year? that game is gonna

[Damian79]

A lot o games are dissapointing me so far.   Two worlds II is garbage, DA 2 is rushed, and the best game so far for me has been a port of a SNES game.

[cool breeze]

Demo sucked and it is a janky Eurotrash RPG.  I wouldn't pay full price for it but it looks like a decent game to get for $10-20 during the Steam holiday sale.

Is there a demo for Two Worlds 2? or are you just being coy?

After playing and uninstalling Nehrim, I was looking to pick it up for a fantasy rpg fix.

[archie4208]

http://www.2-worlds.com/demo.php

I'm too lazy to pirate games now and days.  I'd rather wait for Steam sales.

[cool breeze]

Isn't that for Two Worlds 1?

[Shaka Khan]

I spent the past few minutes searching for the demo on steam, and for a second I though you confused it for some other game. Downloading!

Edit: uh oh... canceling download!

Edit2: www.2-worlds.com is Two Worlds 2's official website. Resuming download!

[Van Cruncheon]

DIABLO 3

and Drakensang River of Time >>>>>>>> Dragon Age 2 Musou

[archie4208]

huh, I guess it is.  No wonder I hated it so much. 

I guess you can forget whatever I said about TW2, lol.

[cool breeze]

all of y'all saying diablo 3 need to share that insider info cuz I'm getting 'Diablo 3 - 2012' ink on my forehead tomorrow.

[archie4208]

Pretty sure D3 is going to have a public beta this year, so I guess it technically counts. 

[Shaka Khan]

huh, I guess it is.  No wonder I hated it so much. 

I guess you can forget whatever I said about TW2, lol.

Goddammit. Canceling.

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[pilonv1]

Agree with prole here, no mention of Drakensang is a criminal offense. Turn in your PCtard card pls

[tiesto]

Are you talking about those abysmal games released early for PSP? Get real...

No, those were shitty Bandai-developed ports of PC games from the 90's. These are FAR better based on common opinion.

[demi]

I see - well I will try the new one coming out then.

[Himu]

never played legend of heroes. wtf is that shit

Some kinda beloved JRPG sub-series that never saw release in English before due to its massive script and being-on-pspness.  It's known for having an absurdly heavy amount of text and boring politics of war type stuff combined with a grandia-like combat system.

In other words, it's your golden ticket, himu-chan.

Is the politics and war stuff GOOD? This IS Falcom. Grandia-like? Interesting.

[magus]

never played legend of heroes. wtf is that shit

Some kinda beloved JRPG sub-series that never saw release in English before due to its massive script and being-on-pspness.  It's known for having an absurdly heavy amount of text and boring politics of war type stuff combined with a grandia-like combat system.

In other words, it's your golden ticket, himu-chan.

suddenly i pictured a version of willy wonka starring matsuno,sakimoto and suikoden creator (murayama?)
imagine this with those overblown trumpets!

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i can already see the oompa loompa giving a message of the impending war against the nearby country to matsuno wonka-san

[Himu]

never played legend of heroes. wtf is that shit

Some kinda beloved JRPG sub-series that never saw release in English before due to its massive script and being-on-pspness.  It's known for having an absurdly heavy amount of text and boring politics of war type stuff combined with a grandia-like combat system.

In other words, it's your golden ticket, himu-chan.

suddenly i pictured a version of willy wonka starring matsuno,sakimoto and suikoden creator (murayama?)
imagine this with those overblown trumpets!

this would be the best game

[Mr. Gundam]

I know I'm the only one here who actually liked the first one, but White Knight Chronicles 2 is coming in May!

[Great Rumbler]

Portal 2 is the first game I've really been pumped to play and then rushed to buy and play on Day 1. Still gotta get around to DA2 sometime, but not before an Ultimate Edition and a sale.

Next few months look absolutely crazy though.