New releases you're looking forward to...

With lots of new releases coming our way over the next few months, which are you most looking forward to? Have you pre-ordered anything already?

There are two main ones for me, these being the FFXII OST and Baten Kaitos II OST. While the majority of people will probably dislike Sakimoto on FFXII, Symphonic Poem "Hope" and certain new samples have given me a lot of hope for how I will receive it. Sakimoto rarely, if ever, lets me down, and, if he can integrate a sufficient number of darker tracks and at least demonstrate some of his diversity (I'm expecting no industrial rock "Vega Stage", though...), I'll probably be satisfied. As for Baten Kaitos II, I have little doubt that Sakuraba will succeed here. Baten Kaitos is my favourite of his soundtracks, a refined mix of everything, and the samples I've heard are incredibly promising.

I'll probably check out King of Fighters XI Sound Collection. While I'm only familiar with the series' more recent arranged albums, I've always been impressed. The new Ace Combat, Chaos Seed, Genso Suikoden, and Wild Arms albums will also intrigue me, though I probably won't purchase them. Same applies to the Legend of Game Music -Consumer Box-. As for THE SHOOTING LOVE XIISTAG & TRIZEAL (Insanity DVD Series), that is probably worth my attention, given my love for the Hyper Street Fighter II Insanity set, though I can't afford anything like that right now. I'm a little clueless on a fair few of the upcoming releases listed at GMROnline, though hope some others will educate me about them with their own wishlists!

As for pre-orders, FFXII OST is already pre-ordered from the SquareSound Music Store, as is Baten Kaitos II from VGM World. If the SS store administrator stocks the FFT OST re-release, I'll definitely get that too, as I never got the chance first time round and am not a big spender on eBay.

How ya doing, buddy?