Plenty of stuff here to think about:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/04/an-exciting-list-of-pc-games-for-2012/
Stuff that caught my eye:
- Planetside 2
- Guild Wars 2
- Monaco
- Arma 3
- Hawken
- Cartel
- Firefall
- Tribes Ascend
- Syndicate
- Mechwarrior Online
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Natural Selection 2
- Gotham City Imposters
Discuss!
Arma 3 is more or less a done deal, unless it proves to be a compete donkey. I believe Toby has already stated that it will become the natural successor to Arma 2 ? I has been suggested that map making will be much easier in Arma 3, so we should be able to create more Benny/Liberator like mappy masterpieces.
Other than that Syndicate brings back some of my best gaming memories, but clearly the new game will bear little resemblance to the original. Here's hoping eh.
Looking forward to CSGO & hoping that it sparks a CS revival.
The other one that I may consider is Planetside2, the original was good fun just a shame my connection wasn't up to it:(
CSGO its day one for me really cannot wait to get the gang back together hehe, Guild wars 2 is a must, Tribes I have not played in ages loved that game and its free and ARMA 3 its a serious must buy!
As you would expect, I fancy a bit of Arma, but what disappoints me (quel suprise) is the lack of invention. I don't want to play 'super FPS 23' with added 'laser shark eyes' and 'super quick buff feet' power ups. It's all toss.
If you think about the games you remember, and I know you inbreds will chirp up with quake and super-power-jump-rocket-7, it's the well made ones. CoD, Splinter Cell (apart from the **** one), Arma, CS, BF before it became some arcade game special, laser squad, sydicate.
Planning involved thinking on your feet, being reactive but having a chance. Now it's all quick reactions and best guns. Crap. MW set the benchmark for single player, the story and game were great, so they did it again. And again. The thrill is not in undressing the same person repeatedly, the thrill is when you drop the trolleys and it's the Crying Game. Where has risk and reward gone?
I look forward to Arma 3 because it will level the playing field, in the same way Arma2 did, skill is thought rather than reaction based. It's a shame we can't have a pvp arma equivalent, like, say an open world CS. I'd like that.
I'd also like to read the paper on a balcony in Majorca whilst drinking orange juice that's run down a nubile virgin's finely toned calf, but I'll settle for cup-a-soup in a council car park in Bracknell, so I'll see you in a game to share those disappointments.
Quote from: Benny;341695I'd also like to read the paper on a balcony in Majorca whilst drinking orange juice
i can do that bit for you at least
ARMA 3 all the way when it comes out
Quote from: Benny;341695I don't want to play 'super FPS 23' with added 'laser shark eyes' and 'super quick buff feet' power ups.
Seriously? I would buy that game in a heartbeat.
Agree with you on many points though. I think it's a side-effect of games being so much more expensive for a studio to produce now, which in turn reduces the 'risk' they're willing to take. Hence the endless COD-clones.
I recommend you take a closer look at Natural Selection 2 though, it definitely stands out from the crowd.
Listen young 'un, I was playing natural selection at TG when it was released there. It's TF in disguise in an Aliens setting. It needs tactics and cohesive planning and you can't drop into a game without being god of all controls. If you miss a game your left behind in terms of ability. It then turns into who can rush the quickest. See, it should be good, but then so should Team Fortress 2. The latter should be the perfect game for us, funny, team based, cunning, taunts, etc, but it's not. "Why not?" I hear you ask, "I don't know, you ridiculous moon head!" you hear me say. I really don't know.
Whilst I'm at it, anyone want a copy of Frozen Synapse? I've got a free one, it's laser squad with a stupid plot, but it's alright. When does Spy Party come out?
Alright grandad, keep your wig on :)
I too have Frozen Synapse, it's ace. We should get together and take it in turns to shoot each others little electronic stick men.
Spy Party has been in development for an age, but it's a one-man studio so I guess he's allowed to take his time.
I have frozen too if you fancy a third target
Sent from your computer.
I got Frozen Synapse twice when I bought two copies of the same "Humble Bundle", haven't actually played it, but activated one for myself and Toby has the other.
Suppose it would be okay to have a crack at it.
Two more games on my radar for this year are from Blizzard:
Diablo 3
Starcraft 2:Heart of the Swarm
For me i can´t wait until
Diablo 3
Arma 3
and the new tribes.
Done some testing with CSGO, and i ain´t falling for it. Don´t like the engine or what thay have done to it. Much like what happend to MW3
note- i have a tribes beta invite
i have no recollection of applying for a beta. although its somewhere in the back of my mind about it....
edit- now i see, i played global agenda for a few days, then decided it wasn`t for me(aka free trial)
So, I read your list Tightonic and was dismayed. I've now clicked the link and my interest has flickered like a candle in the wind. I don't know where to turn to, when the rain sets in.
So out of the real mans list;
- Monaco (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/30/monaco-monaco-monaco-monaco/), heist game with a bit of a different outlook.
- Arma3. If you don't play Arma2 they you are a fool of the highest order. It's Armitage's legacy, although, if he surfaces I'll deny that.
- Far Cry 3. Far Cry 1 was exceptional until you ran out of ideas and they thought, "hmmm let's add aliens", "Great idea Brad, it'll make it stand out!", "To right Chad, these aliens are awesome, boom, headshot, yeahh". Cocks. The second Far Cry was dismally boring. All style and no substance, but it was close. Far Cry 3, if done right, could be awesome, boom headshot.
- GTA V - Rockstar have this sewn up, they make good games. Period. Perhaps that could be the new one, an open world period sandbox. With gangstas.
- Hitman - Again a reliable franchise but it needs a reboot.
- Spy Party - This will be game of the year, excellent concept, great multiplayer in that it's only 2 people. 3 is a crowd and 64 man servers is tanatamount to saying you like going to village people parties and wearing chaps. Not to say there's anything wrong with that, some of my best friends are construction workers. Lib for example, and Sn00ks, although we don't tell Sn00ks that his chaps are too tight and it looks like someone squeezing 2 over-ripe oranges out of a roll of electrical tape.
- The Witness sounds interesting, but could well turn into boot up, check walkthrough, complete.
That's my lot. Now clearly Batman is the best couple of games available, but even with this the second one got a little stale, it was more of an expansion. We need this years Batman - Arkham Asylum, and I don't see it.
Monaco looks absurdly fun, it's probably the game I'm looking forward to most in 2012.
There's a video on RPS somewhere of the 4 of them playing it on one machine with 4 Xbox 360 controllers plugged in. Could be a quality LAN game.
Quote from: Benny;341733... although we don't tell Sn00ks that his chaps are too tight and it looks like someone squeezing 2 over-ripe oranges out of a roll of electrical tape.
Damn, I didn't think anyone had seem me in my chaps. I guess I'll have to bring them to the next LAN now.