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Old 26 Dec 2011, 04:57   #1
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2012 Releases

Interesting/exciting games inbound for next year. I made a huge post with links and descriptions, and then the damn internet cafe power went out and I am too filled with rage to do the whole thing over again. So for now, just this barebones list. Discuss.

AMY
ARMA 3
Bioshock Infinite
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Blacklight: Retribution
The Darkness II
Diablo III
Farcry 3
Gotham City Impostors
Halo 4
Hitman: Absolution
I Am Alive
Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Metro: Last Light
Prey 2
Prototype 2
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Silent Hill: Downpour
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
South Park: The Game
Spec Ops: The Line
Star Trek
Syndicate
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tomb Raider
Twisted Metal
XCOM

...and don't forget DLCs for BF3, MW3, Saints Row 3, Skyrim and Assassin's Creed on the way also.

So, might be a good year. Plenty of titles there.
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Old 26 Dec 2011, 11:14   #2
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Wow, so many good games and never enough time. I have Arma-II and barely played much of it. Just recently finished Mass Effect and about half-way through the sequel. I'm curious about the Metro-Last Light title if that is a sequel to Metro 2033 which I really enjoyed. Also want to see what Star Trek and XCOM are about too.
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Yes, I think Metro: Last Light is another in the Metro series. Don't know if it's an official sequel or a "successor" (like Red Dead Redemption was to Red Dead Revolver).

XCOM is a remake of the old turn-based hex combat slash RTS game. Kind of hard to explain the original; you'd probably get a better idea just reading the wikipedia entry or something. But this remake is apparently a FPS with strategy elements blended (such as which missions to take, which tech to research, etc.). Of course, purists will say the remake is an adulteration not worthy of the name, but then people said the same thing before the new style Fallout games came out and they turned out to be perhaps the best games ever made.

Star Trek, I was excited that it would be an action/adventure with RPG elements and Privateer-like branching mission options and quests, but after seeing a few gameplay trailers it looks like a straight FPS. Don't know how you turn Star Trek into an FPS, and there is a lot of material to make a good action/RPG, so I hope I'm wrong.
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