March Game Release Discussion!

[Atreides]

March is almost upon us, and with it comes a new flood of things to stretch my budget to try and get. They said video games is a recession-proof industry, I tend to believe it...

March 1st - 7th

-Phantasy Star Portable (PSP): There's a demo for this on PSN, it plays a lot like PSU. I enjoyed it but I'm not into the whole Monster Hunter thing, this game is apparently almost as popular in japan these days.
-Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (360/PS3): The videos on gametrailers make this look like a decent parody on gaming genres, but I'm guessing it's rental material only, at least for me.
-Halo Wars (360): I'm not a huge halo fan *hides* but I'm sure this one will be decently big.
-Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii): Why do they even bother continuing to make shitty sonic games?


March 8th - 14th

-Pikmin: New Play Control! (Wii): Is this just pikmin with motion sensing? I don't have a wii, so...
-Madworld (Wii): Looks nifty, I'd get this if I had a wii for sure.
-Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (PSP): The ps2 game was decent, I'm not sure I'd go out and spend full price on this but it looks fun.
-Avalon Code (DS): This looks like a lot of fun, but I'm a sucker for DS RPGs.
-Black Sigil: Blade of the Exile (DS): Also looks like fun, if you like DS RPGs.
-Resident Evil 5 (PS3/360): The big release for march. This will probably be the one game I go buy on day 1.


March 15th - 21st

-Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS): More DS RPGs! Looks amazing...
-Suikoden: Tierkreis (DS) Also looks amazing, endless DS RPGs!
-Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii): I'm putting this here cuz I loved the first Kororinpa for Wii, I doubt any of you will go and buy it but yea...
-Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS): Looks interesting, I'm not a GTA fan though.
-Rune Factory: Frontier Harvest Moon (Wii): Not sure how good this one will be, I'm not a huge harvest moon fan.
-Resistance: Retribution (PSP): Probably the big PSP release of the season, this one looks like it's worth it if you're a fan of the series I guess.


March 22nd - 28th

-Pokemon: Platinum (DS): Will be huge, I'm sure, as pokemon prints money.
-Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PS3): Was this slated for 360 as well? hmm...
-Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (ps2/360): People really liked the first, I got tired of the DW series a while ago but it's still popular I guess.
-Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3/360): I bought the first Sacred for 99 cents and it was really great, I'm not sure I'd spend full price on the console version however...
-Wanted: Weapons of Fate (360/PS3): Looks like a decent licensed game, for once, despite coming out so late after the movie was released. Rental? hmm...
-Ninja Blade (360): This game is getting lots of hype, not sure why.
-Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templar (DS): I really like the series and point-and-click adventure titles in general, hopefully this one will be good.
-FF Crystal Chronicles: Echos of Time (DS)/Wii): Looks decent, hopefully the connectivity is better than the gc/gba version.
-Lux-Pain (DS): Looks like an awesome adventure game...


March 29th - 31st/Also in March

-Tokyo Beat Down (DS): Another Atlus DS game, at least this one isn't an RPG...
-Guitar Hero: Metallica (ps3): People still play guitar hero right?

-Fallout 3: The Pitt (360): More DLC! Looks pretty decent, hopefully they add a bit more content than operation anchorage for 10 bucks...

I'll probably pick up RE5 for sure, considering spending the money on Valkyrie Profile, Avalon Code, and/or Suikoden but since I just bought a flash cart I see little reason to besides supporting developers I like. Lots of DS releases this month make it a pretty rough decision budget wise...

What is everyone else planning on picking up/renting/playing/looking forward to?

April is almost as bad with new releases too...

[Okan]

Not really seeing anything on the list that jumps out at me.I'm with you on the not a huge Halo fan to rush out to get this, more so that I've fallen out of touch with the RTS series.

Not a survival horror fan either as RE1 scared the begeesus out of me so I don't even care about that one. Only other major title I see is GH: Metallica and I can't stand Metallica...

I don't think that the gaming community is recession-proof. Sure, they're still spouting out tons of games, but they're also still building houses in a lot of places even though they can't get anyone to buy them. Just a lot of titles. A few gems, but nothing to jump up and down about.

[Kaylia]

FF CC..maybe?

[MrBubbles]

I'm not going to lie, I'm looking forward to the Mythic Maps for Halo 3 more than the Halo Wars that I preordered. Though I did enjoy the demo.

Also, new Fallout DLC looks good. From what I've seen/heard, it adds more area and is less linear than Operation: Anchorage.

[Tyche]

Fat Princess fell back to June. March sucks again.

[Ivaden]

Only really interested in RE5 and The Pitt, if only because I live near Pittsburgh. It's too bad I don't even own Fallout 3 yet, though, lol.

[Merovingian]

dynasty warrior gundam 2 only for ps2/360? no ps3 version?

[Cydewinder]

It's on PS3 too, I'm picking that up and RE5 this month, and damnit, Fat Princess isn't coming out until June?

[Atreides]

In case anyone was wondering:

Suikoden DS trailer:
Gametrailers.com - Suikoden Tierkreis - Adventure Trailer

Avalon Code trailer:
Gametrailers.com - Avalon Code - Official Trailer

both games look so amazing.

oh and here's valkyrie profile too:
Gametrailers.com - Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume - US Trailer

[Melena]

one of the officers in my WoW guild was one of the developers/programmers for Black Sigil and has us really pumped up for it. Getting a bit of a Chrono Trigger vibe from it, and a few others said it had a bit of a suikoden look graphically.

[miokomioko]

The mrs. and I will probably play the fuck out of Crystal Chronicles.

We might even play Resident Evil 5 hoping for a good zombie/monster/etc game and be disappointed as we are with everything else from that shitty franchise.

Other than that, nothing really appeals.

I'm just waiting for Universe of Goo or something. Whatever 2D Boy comes up with.

[Cephius]

Screw you guys, HARVEST MOON /splooge

[Brill Weave]

Resident Evil is really the only game I'm expecting to pick up this month. Unless there's something Earth shattering released that I haven't heard of, this seems to be the only game I'm excited about. Though Harvest Moon always fucking rocked.

[Faxanadu]

Seriously considering ditching my psp for a DS.

Where the hell is HAWX?!?

Harvest moon forever

and i echo miokomioko's statment for crystal chronicles

[Arnwulf]

Good month for my wallet, not a single decent release.

[killerx]

RE5 is the only thing jumping out at me. Then again i don't have a DS or Psp.

[Parshias]

I'm actually looking forward to a Harvest Moon game for the first time in years. They have managed to make the main Harvest Moon series a constant deluge of the exact same game with different characters in it for the past couple of years, I think its time for me to try out this Rune Factory stuff, and the game is looking pretty damn sweet.

[Julian]

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[Arnwulf]

Yeah but the Suikoden game is supposed to be more like a Suikoden "themed" game. That doesn't make me excited.

[The Blackrose]

Suikoden DS looks to be the only game I want to pick up. I'm passing on RE5 after the demo.