Now That............

[Rogue Bounty Hunter]

................the E3 smoke has cleared, and it's just slow enough to start looking at release dates, what games are you looking forward to between now and the end of the year (or into next year)?

My List

NCAA Football 07 - Must have title. This is the only game I'll log more total hours in than Oblivion (approx 150 hrs).

Ninety Nine Nights - I always liked the Dynasty Warriors concept, but just can't stand DW as a game. If this game has a good length, then I'll pick it up. No LIVE component, but I'm ok with that.

Saint's Row - Yeah, it's another GTA clone, but with Volition doing the game, and the fact you can create & customize your own character, I'm still interested.

Gears of War - 3rd person shooting? Yeah, this is pretty much a shoe-in for me.

Marvel:Ultimate Alliance - After playing X-Men Legend II, I'm a bit worried about this game. Will it have a Super Hero feel to it, or will it feel like another dungeon crawler with powers that are treated like magic (seriously, why have a bar for using powers?). I will say this, the 360 version will not have cel-shaded graphics.

Too Human - So far, I haven't read anything that has changed my mind about the game. I'm not completely sold on right analog stick for melee combat, but I'll take a chance with Silicon Knights.

Mass Effect in 2007 - Bioware games are a no-brainer for me. It looks like an 07 release, which isn't surprising since Bioware doesn't seem to care about the whole Holiday release thing, which I respect.

Lost Planet 2007 - This is probably the only game that I changed my mind on after reading some E3 info. I still haven't played the demo, though.

There's a few games hoping to be called up to the list. March Madness, NFS: Carbon, and Just Cause are a couple. Test Drive is one that looks interesting as well, but I'm curious about the offline mode. Standard racing, or can you do everything that's done online, except having AI opponents instead of humans. There's also a couple of PS2 and one GC game to add to my list, but since this is mainly a 360 topic, I didn't want to discuss them.

[Glockstar]

Slow? Boy is it ever. (For every system!) I'm not complaining tho'; I'm so behind I need this.

From now till the end of the year (supposedly):

The next big 360 game is MotoGP 2006. I loved the first two games (missed the third), but I'm still undecided on whether I'm going to get this one or not. Actually, I'm probably not. To be honest with you, I'm really not all that keen on these 360 controllers. They're too small. I don't like them for racing at all. I can't wait for that wireless driving wheel to come out! But I doubt that would work for motorcycles.

After that it's a two month wait for Dead Rising. Because of what I've seen and read about it, coupled with what will have been a long wait for a new 360 game, I think it's safe to say that I'll be getting this game.

Timeshift... ehhh.
Ninety-Nine Nights - no.
Saint's Row - oh hell no.

Chromehounds - Yes. I'm keeping my expectations low, but I'll still give it a try.

Prey - most definitely yes! It looks they've created quite a world for this game. Something that looks like it may rival the Halo universe even. I just hope it all doesn't turn out too hokey.

Test Drive Unlimited - Still need to find out more about this game. A lot more. In fact, I don't think my information gathering will end until after I've read several reviews - and yuse guys's impressions.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Cha ching!

Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2 - uh, no; not this time; thank you very little.
Viva Pinata - Who, me? Yeah right. ROFL

Phantasy Star Universe - I'll probably be asking you guys the same question about this game as I did about FF XI. It is not a game that I am keen on, myself, but I am dying to get into an MMO.

Brothers In Arms: Hells Highway - Didn't play either of the first two games (beyond their demos), and I'm not likely to start with the third.

I don't even need to comment on Gears Of War, Mass Effect, or BioShock.(!)

[Rogue Bounty Hunter]

Test Drive Unlimited - Still need to find out more about this game. A lot more. In fact, I don't think my information gathering will end until after I've read several reviews - and yuse guys's impressions.

I think it may take a few reviews to finally get the info I want about this game. I have yet to play a Test Drive game, but I hope this one is solid overall.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Cha ching!

I think I'm just about Splinter Cell-ed out, so to speak. Of course, I said I wouldn't play anymore SC games after the disappointment of Pandora Tomorrow, but that wasn't true either.

Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2 - uh, no; not this time; thank you very little.

I'm guessing this game is mainly for the Japanese audience. Personally, I think it's a waste of time to be developing something like this. Put more time into Rygar 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, and this DOA Cronos game I hear about, Team Ninja.

Phantasy Star Universe - I'll probably be asking you guys the same question about this game as I did about FF XI. It is not a game that I am keen on, myself, but I am dying to get into an MMO.

My answer for this one will probably be the same for FFXI. It has an offline and online mode, but being forced to use a crappy, typical Japanese looking (teen, spiky hair, probably whiny) character for offline put a damper on the whole game for me. Online is probably the biggest draw for this title anyway.

Dead Rising looks interesting, but I hope there's an option to choose my own main character.

[Glockstar]

Guess Chromehounds is next; all the sites are saying July 11. I'm definitely getting it.

Also, forgot about Crackdown and Rainbow Six Vegas. I'm definitely getting Crackdown too; RSV... I don't know... timing could be everything.

[Rogue Bounty Hunter]

July 18/19 can't come soon enough for me.

Are the devs for Chromehounds the guys who do Armored Core?

I think I'm going to either wait on N3 or catch it on sale.

It appears that no one else is looking forward to anything between now and the end of the year.

[Cuddly Knife]

Ugh, Dead Rising looks like sh!t. From what I've seen in the videos, there is no AI, attacks seem to consist of mashing on one button, and there really is no variety in anything you do. The graphics are not next-gen, and I still haven't seen gameplay that shows"1000 enemies on screen at once". I'm thinking it's gonna be a State of Emergency with gore.

Too Human dropped off my list after seeing the lame gameplay footage from E3. I had a feeling it was gonna be like that, and I even remember mentioning it here on the forums back when.

The only games on my list so far are Gears of War, Mass Effect, Lost Planet, maybe FEAR, and the many LA games coming out soon.

[Cuddly Knife]

And Alan Wake.

And Prey. That game looks nice.

[Rogue Bounty Hunter]

I'm looking to see how the final version of Too Human turns out. I'm not a big fan of analog combat, but I think this one still has a shot to be solid. Doesn't have to be spectacular or even great, just solid and I'm good.

Test Drive Unlimited is one that officially hit my possibly list after reading a couple of previews from Game Informer.