Top 3 Upcoming Next Gen Games
 

With the 'current' generation coming to a close upon the release of the Wii and PS3, I thought it would be nice to post our top 3 most anticipated next generation games.:biggrin:

Mine:

1. Mass Effect - Bioware + Sci-Fi? Yeah, I'm in!

2. Grand Theft Auto IV - Given the sheer vastness of San Andreas, I can't wait to see what Rockstar has in store for us this time.

3. Lost Odyssey - Uematsu and Sakaguchi... This oughta be good, if not GREAT!

TWILIGHT PRINCESS

I'll probably quit gaming then, knowing it peaked. The rest don't matter.

There's only a few games I'm actually looking forward to in the next generation. All three are on the PS3, a system I didn't really have any intention of purchasing any time soon until I read that a sequel for Zone of the Enders is coming out.

That said, the only three I want are Devil May Cry 4, Zone of the Enders 3, and ...somewhat Metal Gear Solid 4. Believe it or not, I'm not pissing my pants over Kojima's latest. Not until I see more Vamp. Or Meryl.

I've got no real interest in next-gen right now given there's still a good load of PS2 titles coming up and even more I've got on the backlog that'll keep me busy well into 2007.

That said any remote interest with titles that seem to be ways off lies with White Knight Story, MGS4 & Devil May Cry 4. :)

Here are the top three I'm looking out for:

1. Twilight Princess

2. Super Mario Galaxy

3. Super Smash Bros Brawl

Yes, I'm a huge Nintendo believer. There would be some games for the PS3 on here but ever since we all found out how much of a price difference there was going to be between the two, I was forced to choose between consoles. I've always had Nintendo and Playstation together but that won't be the case this year. T.T I was really looking forward to the PS3 but since I'm not getting it now the true Nintendo spirit in me has grown stronger.

I have a hard time picking games to look forward to without having played them simply because it's difficult to determine how whether or not I'll like the game simply from reading about it. For example I ended up loving Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders even though I had no idea if it would be appealing to me after being rather unimpressed with Dynasty Warriors, while I ended up absolutely hating Star Fox Assault even though I loved the first two games (or three, if the unreleased Star Fox 2 counts). But anyway, here's the games that I'm hoping will be good, at the very least.

Bioshock
Honestly, if it's even half as good as System Shock 2, I'll be more than happy. The setting and gameplay look very interesting, so I'm definitely looking forward to giving it a try when it's out.

Assassin's Creed
Looks quite fun. Strange as it may sound, it feels like Hitman mixed with Sly Cooper set in a Prince of Persia world. It looks like the kind of game that gives you the freedom to play it how you want which many games strive for and ultimately fail at, and since it seems that they're actually taking advantage of the features the next gen consoles offer, it might actually end up accomplishing that.

Ratchet and Clank Next Gen
I got hooked on the series when I played the second one, and now I can't get enough of them. Nothing about the upcoming PS3 one is known, but I don't care, I'm sure I'll love it if it's as good as the others. Not to mention I really want to see what they can make with all that power in their hands, I'm sure they'll be staying up all night just coming up with crazy weapon ideas that they couldn't do before.

Also, Dark Sector is a runner up from what it sounded like in the Game Informer preview. But I'm pretty skeptic of Game Informer previews since some end up being pretty off...*cough*RedSteel*cough*. Oh, and the next gen Star Wars game definitely should get mention since I'm extremely interested in seeing Euphoria and Digital Molecular Matter in a game, but since not really anything has been shown for it it's hard to make judgement on it yet.

I'm just looking forward to something that isn't from Japan (read: PC), doesn't have a number in its title and is actually original.

Zone of the Enders 3, Trauma Center and Killer Instinct 3.

Of course if Killer Instinct 3 arrives, I'm sold. But I highly doubt Rare will make themselves useful after things like Kameo.

We all know Rare would completely ruin every single Killer Instinct character design. Every. Single. One. :(

Basically everything I've seen from this 'next gen' so far gets a gigantic roll eyes from me. So much so that my eyes would be boldly rolling away. But heeey!

Excite Truck
Because it's about bloody time the Rush style mindless, gigantic jumping, fun arcade racer made a return! With the exception of Burnout and a few of those terrible Hotwheels X-Treme Whatever racing games, the mindless arcade racer was lost for years in a slew of tedious racing games that realistically simulate boredom.

Grand Theft Auto 4
Yeah I'm gay for GTA. I hope they go mental and make the game world so big you'll have to book flights in-game well in advance and board the plane before going to sleep, only to wake up the next morning and look over at the TV, still not there yet. That sentence was so broken in every possible way.

Insert Something Else Here
Maybe Motor Storm for the same reason as Excite Truck! Christ I'm trying to seriously think of something and it's depressing as hell. Maybe that new Monkey Ball game, oh and Alan Wake on 360 looks pretty fantastic.

I don't think Rare owns the license to Killer Instinct anymore, actually. From what I can tell Nintendo owns the name of the series. So if that's true, you can pretty much flush any hope of seeing a KI3 down the toilet since I highly doubt they'd have any intention of using the license.

What do you mean make themselves useful after Kameo though? I don't see how anything was wrong with Kameo, except for being part of the action/adventure genre (which I generally get bored with quickly). But I honestly can't say I got bored with Kameo any more than I did other games in the genre.

Rare went from 64-bit to 2-bit, in case you're still playing GoldenEye religiously.

White Knight Story
This game is my sole justification for buying a PS3. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay looks solid, and hell, it's Level 5. That automatically makes it an incredible game.

Zone of the Enders 3
So the series has two games behind it now. The first was allright with some wonky controls and camera issues. The second one was infinitely better if not for some awkward dialogue at times. This is Kojima's big opportunity to perfect this series and give it the grand entrance into next-gen it deserves.

Final Fantasy XIII
I'm entirely skipping over XII. I don't even remotely wanna play it at this point, but I'm far too excited about XIII. The footage that's been shown looks incredible. My tone might change once more information/screenshots/gameplay comes out, but for now I'm greatly anticipating its arrival.

Some honorable mentions include Too Human for the XB360, Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3, Warhawk and Genji: Day of the Blade.

What?

I'm guessing he's trying to say Kameo is somehow an awful game, when it clearly isn't (even if it's not fantastic). It would have done him better to pick some of the actually embarrassing Rare games like PDZ or Grabbed by the Ghoulies.

Bioshock is the title I'm most looking forward to, and it will be on PC so no need for me to shell out a ridiculous $400-$600 just to play it. :ninja:

Twilight Princess - I'm interested in this game, but looking back the last Zelda game on GC wouldn't even be in my top 25. It was a fun game and unique, but I've played many others that I enjoyed more and that had more impact on me.

Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots
Snake, the ultimate tactical espionage protagonist, returns with yet another mission of righting the world's wrongs and taking out Metal Gear.

Bioshock
Ayn Rand influenced madness? Giant androids with drill arms that cut through your freakin hand? Wicked.

Crysis
Crytek made an amazing game called Farcry back in the day that pushed the FPS envelope farther than ever on the PC. Granted, it was later trumped by F.E.A.R. and Half-Life 2, it still holds up.

Other stuff to anticipate:
Resident Evil 5
Assassin's Creed
Mass Effect

- White Knight Story
- Motorstorm
- Smash Bros. Brawl

A little something out of each pile :) I'd put Twilight Princess down, but it's not a next gen game in my eyes. A really awesome game, yes, but it's a Gamecube title with a few extras on el Wii.

1. Twilight Princess

Yeah, what can i say. My love for Resident Evil is surpassed only by my love for console Zelda games. It's deffinetly going to be my first Wii title.

2. Resident Evil 5

Yeah, i'm thinking it's gonna be a while before i get my hands on this. I plan on getting a PS3 in 2008, maybe. I'm a firm believer that RE5 will show up on Wii after a while, so i'm tempted not to buy it until near the end of this generation's lifespan.

3. Devil May Cry 4

This is sort of only on my top 3 list cause nothing else has grabbed my attention as much. Me getting this game ultimatly depends on how much DMC 3 grabs me. So far number 1 is great, and i'm loving it, but i first tried 3 a while ago, and i thought it sucked something terrible. We'll see how this goes.

Honourable Mentions:
Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Excite Truck, Metroid Prime 3, Dragon Quest: Swords.

Why the hell would you skip XII? It's looking like the best Final Fantasy since FF6, man! The reviews seem to indicate that it's gonna be on that level, too!

Anyway:

1. Mass Effect - Looks like the hottest game, for any system, ever. Honestly, I am stunned by how good this game looks, and I know from Bioware's track record that the game will be nothing short of amazing! It cannot come faster.

2. LoZ: Twilight Princess - If I decide to buy a Wii this year, despite it's lack of black, this will be the reason. Metroid is a factor too, but this is the real cream of the crop.

3. Bioshock - Do I really need a reason? Honestly?

Twilight Princess - This game looks nothing short of incredible. Once my most anticipated game for Gamecube.

Metroid Prime 3 - Because I really want to see how the Wii works, properly. And because I've loved every Metroid game I've played.

Super Mario Galaxy - Aside from Zelda, my most anticipated game. Some games just make you feel like a kid again, and this game looks capable of doing that.

All of them are Wii, because I have no interest in Xbox360 and no money for a PS3.

What qualifies as next gen then? Better graphics?
As far as I'm concerned, Wii is the only next gen system.

quoted for effect.

I have had a 360 since launch and still feel like I have yet to play a next gen title. The only game that I would even entertain the thought of calling next gen would be Call of Duty 2 which not only was a port from the PC but a launch title. If that doesn't give you the idea of how dry the next-gen scene has been then I can try to make it a little simpler. It doesn't exist, not till november at least.

Here's my current list:
-Gears of War
-Twilight Princess
-Crackdown? Forza 2? if only they weren't pushed back to February :(

Zelda TP is a GameCube game that was finished two years ago and only exists on Wii for marketing reasons.

My top 3 are 1) Super Monkey Ball 2) Red Steel 3) Rayman

Super Mario Galaxy will be the best but it's too far away so i'm not as excited about it.

Crackdown lol.
http://members.westnet.com.au/rbelfo.../crackdown.jpg
Next gen guys. can you believe we're almost there?

Not being a port of a game from a 5 year old console would be a good start. I don't see how Twilight Princess on the Wii is a next gen game anymore than King Kong on the Xbox 360 was.

Huh?

I know it's been kept pretty quiet but did you know the Wii features a motion sensitive controller?

1. Twilight Princess - Been a big fan of Zelda games for years, but this one looks as if it could be something special.

2. FXIII - Seen a few bits here and there, and all I can say is WOW. This looks absolutely amazing.

3. Crysis - Another fantastic looking game. This looks as if it may be better than the first.

Great...but that doesn't have anything to do with whether or not a game is just a port from an old system or not. But I think it's rather pointless to continue this argument in this thread since "next gen" obviously refers almost entirely to when a system has come out, not it's capabilities, so pretty much any game developed specifically for any new system can be considered a next gen game (unless you want to go by what Nintendo said when they stated that the Wii wasn't a next gen console).

Not to side with the Nintendo Legion here, but, could you shut up.

I mean, you're saying a lot of shit, but it doesn't seem to add up to a lot more than that.

Isn't everyone saying that the wii control of TP feels tacked on, as you might expect since it was an afterthought?

Twilight Princess is trans-gen.

I think the term's bullshit and indiscriminately employed, as nobody seems to offer anything more concrete than this notional feel-in-the-dark of its being CONSOLE ONLY, FUCKEN.

Which is ludicrous in itself, given that most of the past decade's industry-shaking innovation has happened on the PC.

PC games? lol

Twilight Princess - As much as I am hating the fact it is on Wii and not GameCube, I could not think of anything more I'd like to do that sit back for and play this game.

Super Mario Galaxy - It's from the creator's of the best game this generation and from what I've seen already it looks great, but I'm sure there is still more in-store.

Excite Truck - BIG DAMN TRUCKS!

Narrow it down to only three, of the huge pile of greatness come 2007? UNPOSSIBLE!
I think I can manage to pick out three from different platforms though, that might actually prove to be the most fun in the long run:


Heatseeker, Wii.
Instant fun. Explosions, extreme maneuvering, last minute evades, and sky stunts.
Excite Truck came damn close, but this one's got JETS!

Gears of War, 360.
This one would have made me buy a 360 at launch.
Then I found out that it wasn't a fps. Oh, and it never made it to the launch. No deal!
But since then it's grown on me anyway, and it will definitely be one of my first games, once they put the new better cooled box on the marked.

Quake Wars, PC.
I always need my FPS fix. But when games such as HL2, Far Cry, Doom 3, F.E.A.R., Prey, Quake 4 and so on was completed, I relied on UT2004 for never ending multiplayer.
Quake Wars will deliver this fix in the future to fill in between the rest of the FPS killer apps. Sup Crysis.

Isn't everyone's impressions based off the E3 Demo? That was like 8 months ago and it's not like E3 get's the latest build.
The game has been completely reworked, I mean it's only had an extra 14 months devlopment time since the first reports were coming in that it was being moved to Wii.

According to Kilroy, TP's controls were clumsy and awkward at the time he played it at the London Nintendo Press Conference. That was last month. Hadn't they better get their arses in gear pretty sharpish if it's all going to turn out smelling of roses like you hope?

Anyway, I'll be fucking glad if it releases on Wii with unpolished controls. It might suggest more of that delay time has been used to actually get the games content up to scratch like we were promised. I don't give a shit about 'next-gen' or fancy new-fangled control schemes - I just want an ace Zelda game.

You can't have an ace Zelda game without a deceont control scheme. No matter how good the content in TP is, it won't mean shit if the controls suck massive balls. But for every report of people saying it sucks, there is a report of people saying it's awesome. So 'eh.

That said:

Warhawk (PS3): The multiplayer in this looks like a fucking riot. Over 30 people in VTOL aircraft jumping out of their planes, running around and shooting on foot and then getting back in to participate in giant air battles sounds like a recipe for fun to me. A shame the price of admission is so high and I was unable to snag a PS3 preorder. :wontbeplayinguntilmarch:

Excite Truck (Wii): Because I'm a huge whore. Racing games get me riled up and racing games that look hilarious with a unique control scheme get me hard in the pants. So this is a no brainer. Less than a month left too. :excite(truck)d:

Afterburner (360): I don't even know if this is canned or not, but a long time ago there was talk of bringing AFTERBURNER back from the grave and putting it on the 360, which would be the GREATEST THING EVER. There was a short demo trailer over a year ago that really made me excited, but I haven't heard anything about it since then. If that doesn't count, then....

Project Sylpheed (360): A sequel to the Silpheed shmups, this looks like a full 3D space game akin to the awesome Colony Wars from days long past. It's published by Squarenix, and it's probably the only thing they are putting out in the next while that I honestly can get excited about. Chances of it making it over to yankee shores seems about 50-50 right now. So we'll see.

I know. I meant on the gamecube.

What are you talking about? It's going to be both for GCN and the Wii


Mass Effect - I'm a big fan of Bioware and this game looks fantastic.

Bioshock - This game simply looks amazing and the gameplay teaser really got me wanting more of it.

Gears of War - Sure it's coming out soon, but it's still next generation.

Hmmm...all 360 games, I guess Microsoft is doing something right. I'm definitely getting a Wii, that's a no brainer, but the PS3 is meh right now. I'll wait and see about it.

I am doubting the GameCube version will come anywhere near Australia, so as far as I am concerned it's only for Wii.

EDIT: Awesome, it looks like it is coming out for GC in Australia. My mistake.

The GC version will clearly be the inferior one though.

Ah, my bad. Sorry about that.

I totally took your comment out of context and thought that you meant you could live with shitbox controls as long as the content was good.

1. Zelda - TP - I think that despite the new control scheme, it will still be a blast to play. The only thing I'm worried about is if sword combat is going to feel clunky. Other than that, I think the game is in very good hands and am expecting it to blow me away.

2. Bioshock - It just looks like such an interesting and crazy game. I can't help but ignore it.

3. GTA4 - I can't help but love the GTA series. I thought that San Andreas would be too daunting, but they handled it perfectly. I look forward to seeing what they can do with this game on the 360.