Happy Thursday you BaD mutha f’ers! The weekend is nigh so chin up, gather round and listen to uncle Shane’s Top 5 most anticipated for 2014
Final Fantasy X/X-2 (Vita, March 18)
I’ll start with the only game I currently have pre-ordered; a HD remaster which I missed out on first time round. This FF entry seems to have a somewhat love/hate thing going for it (imagine that?) but everything I’ve seen & heard should put me on the love side of things. I picked the Vita version over the PS3 as there is something about playing RPG’s on a handheld that is so comforting to me. Weird but whatever.
Dragon Age: Inquisition (PS4, TBD)
This will be my reason for getting a PS4 and will most likely dictate whether I play anything else remaining on this list in 2014. An official release date is yet to be announced, but I am very excited about Dragon Age: Inquisition. Combine the gorgeous stills already posted with what I’ve read about the developers pushing for a much more open world experience and it promises gamers a very beautiful and very detailed world to explore. I can only do open world games so many times a year but this would be my choice for 2014.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4, March 18)
I know this is also coming out for PS3 but I would feel as if I was purchasing an inferior product if I purchased it on that system. A fault of my own no doubt but one that cannot be overcome. I have some concerns about the amount of content in the game but in reality, if I am to purchase a PS4, there is no way I would not pick this up. Again, graphics look very polished and I’m excited for the more open gameplay promised.
Tekken X Street Fighter (PS4, TBD)
Fighting games have always been among my go-to genres and Tekken is probably my favourite of all. I purchased Tekken 6 three times in total (once for 360 and twice for PS3) and must have put in over 100 hours into it by the end. What excites me most about this game is that it will use the Tekken 3D fighting engine as opposed to Street Fighters 2D. I tend to really suck at 2D fighters (not for the want of trying) so I tend to ignore them for the most part. No release date or even platform has been set for this one yet, but Tekken X Street Fighter would be a day one for me if circumstances go right.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4, TBD)
Rounding out the list is The Witcher 3. Due to the fact that I sold my 360 back in 2010 and my lack of a high performance gaming PC, I’ve never played any of this series. Shame really. My biggest reason for sticking with a game tends to be the story and from what I’ve read, that’s the one thing this series does exceptionally well. Another open world game might be pushing it for me, but everything I’ve seen looks really interesting.
And there ya have it folks. While we don’t yet have many firm release dates, it promises to be another great year for gaming.
Let me know what new games you’re most excited about.
Later
The WItcher 3 is the primary reason why I wanted to get a PS4. I really hope it comes out this year. The story in The WItcher 2 is great and all, but I think that the real draw is how they handle choices. The game is split up into three different acts and the second act can be drastically different depending on your choices.
That's pretty awesome that a whole act can be very different. Obviously great for replayability so. I hear it has very mature themes also which is great.
I agree about playing X and X-2 on a handheld. I can't wait for that, definitely my most anticipated game of the year.
I'm counting the days till it's release. Too bad it comes out on a Tuesday. Gonna be a tired remainder of that week.
I've only played a tiny bit of X so I don't know where I fall in that love/hate thing. Though any game that has Auron in it can't be all that bad.
I had to google who that is. Looks pretty bad ass and a little bit like Vincent in VII
Love me some FF X. I invested 120 hours in that game. the only things I didn't like was Blitzball and the stupid requirements for Lu's ultimate weapon.
Yeah i'm quite eager to see what this Blitzball is all about. I've read people raving about how great it was. X & X-2 should take up my Vita time for a good number of months to say the least.
Your last three intrigue me as well.
I think that Tekken X Street Fighter is probably the least likely 2014 release I have listed but a man can dream!
Was thinking about Valiant Hearts: The Great War today. It's coming out on every system sometime this year. No release date yet though.
I love the graphics. They used the UBI Art Framework program that was used for the recent Rayman games. This is my most anticipated game for 2014.
I missed this getting announced but it looks really bloody cool. Artwork is awesome. I'll have to keep an eye out for it
There's another Metal Gear? I really need to catch up. That might be one of the games that finally get me to buy a PS4
There's actually going to be two Metal Gear Solid V. From what i've read, it seems that Ground Zeroes is going to be the prologue for The Phantom Pain which will be released in 2015. Some people are pissed but as long as both games are good, I won't care too much. Apparently though, Ground Zeroes can be beaten in 2 hours which is kinda concerning.
So long as Tekken X SF doesn't pull that microtransaction BS like what SF X Tekken did, I might give it a try.
I didn't even think about that. You're right. To be honest, i'm ok with paying for costumes but anything else i'll ignore