Ben-DutkaWe figured it would be a three-horse race but perhaps due to the skepticism hovering around Final Fantasy XIII , SCEA's God of War III sprinted to an easy victory this week.
Although the next few months are packed, most agree that GoWIII tops the priority list. While certain groups of gamers have their reservations about both FFXIII and Heavy Rain , it's difficult to find anyone who isn't anxiously anticipating this massive launch. Anybody who has seen the footage they've released thus far is well aware of the brilliance of this action smash, and others have already played the demo available in the God of War Collection . It's an absolute can't miss. FFXIII came in a solid 2nd but we know why it has dropped in popularity thus far in 2010. As for Heavy Rain , it's a distant third but we get the feeling that if we didn't include March (when both FFXIII and GoWIII arrive), Quantic Dream's potential masterpiece would reign supreme on your most anticipated lists. Oddly enough, there are more people looking forward to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 than Bioshock 2 …both of these original titles were great, of course, but we just have to give the edge to Bioshock .
This week, we wanna know who's picking up MAG . This gigantic MMOFPS launches today and we're interested to see how many PS3 owners are planning to nab this uber-ambitious title. Bear in mind that it might take a little while before the servers are loaded up enough so you'll have multiple chances at 250+ players per map. But hey, the more gamers who buy it, the more soldiers will be online. Or are you biding your time and waiting for the big titles in February?
I agree with what someone else said. We know exactly what God Of War 3 is going to consist of. Heavy Rain is entirely new, unexpected, & different everytime you play through it. I'll still reserve God Of War 3 tomorrow when I pick up MAG, but since I've seen nothing majorly new in the God Of War 3 demo or any trailers yet, I`m definetely more hyped for Heavy Rain.
Will be getting MAG, but not day 1. Need to wait for the servers to fill up 😛 And also want to buy ME2, but think I`ll wait for it to come to PS3…
There`s just way to many games coming out, I`m getting dizzy…not to mention broke!
im a GOW getter. passing on mag (waiting for MOH!) Dantes Inferno getter. going to wait and get Heavy Rain later. DeadspacE2 getter. And waiting to get somthing from R* soon as somthing comes….
One of my friends has reserved MAG already and if I like what I see I might just get it when it comes down in price down the road.
As for GoWIII, I already reserved the Ultimate edition and it'll be the first collectors edition that I've gotten.
Some of the comments have said that the formula is the same in GoWIII and that other games like Heavy Rain and the like deserve more attention for being fresh and new. I can respect that. I will be getting HR day one and enjoy the experience, however for a Greek mythology nut like myself GoWIII is a must buy, not only to finish the story but to see what new and wacky stuff Santa Monica studio came up with. Ever since the first GoW released I wondered what else SM could do AFTER they had put GoW to bed, so I'm going to enjoy their hard work and support them and wait for a new IP (fingers crossed).
My birthday is today and my wish is for everyone here to have a great year in gaming and I think Sony will (and already has) made that wish come true. Cheers!
Happy B-Day Spider. Hope you get some @ss.;)
Kratos' Inferno!
Happy HB! Hope ya get plenty of gaming presents!
All Mag needs is some motivation.
This is how I get my group excited to play just before we fight in MW2. I give them a little pep talk.
"Be seated. Now I want you guys to remember … no noob ever won a MW war by dieing for his Clan. You win it buy making the other poor dumb noob die for THIER CLAN. Men. All this stuff you heard of american gamers wanting to play rpgs to kill fairies and overrated adventure games is a load a crap! Real american gamers traditionally LOVE A FPS like MW2. They LOVE the sting of battle!
When you were kids you loved to see a noob step into a grenade, loved to see Chuck Norris smack someone, and loved an autobot and decepticon destroying stuff in a fight. Americans LOVE a winner and WILL NOT TOLERATE AN EMO WUSSIE STORY DRIVEN LOSER! American gamers play to win all the time. I wouldnt give a hoot-n-hell for a man who got knifed and laughed. That is why our clan has NEVER lost a fight and NEVER WILL lose a MW war! Why?
Because the thought of losing is hateful to american gamers of fps multiplayer games.
Now our clan is a team. We eat, sleep, and fight as a team. This individuality playing is a bunch of crap. Those wussie gaming journalists and reviewers who write about individual gaming in FPS'ers dont know any more about REAL BATTLE than they do about REAL WOMEN!
Now we have the best system with the ps3, the best TV's,the best connections, the best spirit, and the best FPS'ers in the world. You know what? I feel sorry for these poor dumb noobs getting ready to fight us. By god I do!
We are not just going to kill the noobs. We are going to destroy them and tell them in chat how bad they suck! Were are going to WTF PWN THEM BY THE BUSHEL!
Now some of you boys are wondering if you will chicken out during the match. Dont worry about it. I can assure you that you will all do your duty.
The NOOBS are the enemy. Take away THIER POINTS! Make THEM want to quit. Make THEM want to smash thier systems in and cry to mommy!
When you listen to a noob who just killed your clan member talk pure crap ……. you'll know what to do.
One more thing. I dont ever want to hear that we dont like to camp the noobs at spawn points. If they suck so bad that we can camp and kill them the whole match then SO BE IT! We are going to grab them by the nose and kick them in the ass until they cry and accuse us of cheating!
Now. There is one thing that you men will be able to say when you cut the PS3 off and you can thank God for it. 30 years from now when your grand kids ask you, "PAPPY! What did YOU do during the Great MODERN WAREFARE 2 WAR?!?!" you wont have to say ….. "Well, I played Final Fantasy 10 Part 2 and dressed girls up in different clothes for power ups and girlie chat".
Now you sons of bytches know how I feel. I am proud to lead this clan into battle, anytime, especially around 5 pm est until around 8 becuase I like to watch House.
End of Line.
Damn, for a minute there, I thought I was at one of Microsoft's motivational pep rallies.
LOL
Yeah …. for a minute there. And then all of a sudden you realize, it's a microsoft cheerleader that slipped past security into one of Sony's pep rallies. Maybe to spread unsportsman like conduct. Sh*tty internet speed can be a blessing after all.
Pretty amazing, considering how sparse GoW2's sales were. Not sure why all of a sudden the GoW series is like this huge series, I mean, it was moderately popular in the past. But, nothing to write home about.