Jan/Feb/Mar Upcoming Release Discussion

[Atreides]

Well, the massive number of games getting pushed back from this holiday season has led to a pretty cramped Q1 of 2010, with a bunch of big titles coming out in rapid succession over the next few months. I'm really looking forward to the new year, if for nothing else for Mass Effect.

January

Week of 1/5
-Bayonetta
-Darksiders
-Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond
-Divinity II

Week of 1/12
-Dark Void
-Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP)
-Sands of Destruction (DS)

Week of 1/26
-Mass Effect 2
-No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
-Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

Also in January
-Assassin’s Creed II DLC: Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities
-Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4


February

Week of 2/2
-White Knight Chronicles International Edition

Week of 2/9
-Bioshock 2
-Dante’s Inferno
-Star Ocean: The Last Hope Int’l Ed. (PS3)

Week of 2/16
-Ragnarok Online DS
-Red Steel 2
-Fragile Dreams: Farewell to the Moon (Wii)
-Resident Evil 5 DLC: Lost in Nightmares

Week of 2/23
-Lost Planet 2
-Splinter Cell: Conviction

Also in February
-Two Worlds 2
-Dementium 2 (DS)
-Alien Vs. Predator
-Heavy Rain


March

Week of 3/2
-Resident Evil 5 DLC: Alternative Pack
-Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Week of 3/9
-Final Fantasy XIII
-Resident Evil 5 Gold

Week of 3/23
-Just Cause 2

Also in March
-God of War III
-Gran Turismo 5
-Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)

Also in Q1 2010 (supposedly)
-R.U.S.E.
-Dead Rising 2
-Vandal Hearts: Flame of Judgment (XBLA)
-Monster Hunter Tri (March 30th?)
-Sin & Punishment 2
-Duke Nukem Trilogy: Critical Mass (PSP)


Day 1 purchases for me are Mass Effect 2, FFXIII, Darksiders, and White Knight Chronicles. I'll probably pick up God of War 3 (since I have the uber edition reserved) day 1 as well, even though I was kinda disappointed with how quickly I blew through GoW 2 when that came out. I still haven't made my mind up on Bayonetta, I guess I'll see how much of a gap I have between Darksiders and ME2. Oh and I'll probably get the RE5 DLC as soon as it comes out, but I kinda want to wait to find out the verdict on the AC2 DLC.

Not sure when I'll find the time for Dante's Inferno, Bioshock 2, and Heavy Rain so I *might* wait on those to ease the pressure on my wallet, lol. Luckily I don't actually pay for Wii games but I'm really looking forward to playing Fragile. Also I'm a huge Lego game fan so I hope to find Lego HP on sale at some point after everything calms down.

What about you guys? What upcoming thingies most tickle your fancy?

[Gorki]

Darksiders is defiantly a day 1 buy. The game looks simply amazing.

[Insanecyclone]

Whoa lunar psp is coming out this soon? Is it to JP only or everyone?

[Kyo]

Darksiders, Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, FF 13, GOW 3.

April could be added as well, since its the first quarter.

Red Dead Revovlver and Last guardian.

Dont care about Bioshock 2, Mass Effect 2 can wait( not buying another xbox for a while). Need to get a wii in march for monster hunter tri( end up wanting other shit Ive been waiting on for it as well, been waiting for monster hunter 3 to come out). This is just so much shit all at once, I personally cant afford to drop almost 1k on video games in the first 4 months. I still need to pick up a PSP again as well, there is alot Im missing out on there.

Also you forgot Splinter Cell Conviction 2/23.

Edit: ABout Bioshock 2, the first one wasnt really anything special, I didnt like it all that much and I dont buy games just for miltiplayer. So I plan on waiting to see how the single player turns out when people get their hands on it.

[Insanecyclone]

January:
MAG
Bayonetta
Lunar PSP
Mass effect 2

Feb:
-White Knight Chronicles International Edition
-Star Ocean: The Last Hope Int’l Ed. (PS3)
-Lost Planet 2

March:
-Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ps3
-Final Fantasy XIII ps3
-God of War III
Monster Hunter Tri - MARCH 30th.

[Atreides]

aren't there only 3 months in a quarter? or am I doin it wrong D:

my uncle gave me a crapload of those american express gift checks so I'm thinking about just paying off all my preorders with them. I guess I could deposit them and pay bills but what fun is that?

[Kyo]

Yeh my bad, still April has some strong titles as well.

[Kyo]

It's really nice getting so much shit all coming out at once but some will be getting pushed till later on for myself, if this summer is as dry as last summer was for games then that wont be a bad thing.

[Headspace]

Lego Harry Potter? god that could be fun

[Zosi]

Bayonetta (360)
Mass Effect 2 (PC)
Bioshock 2 (360)
FFXIII (360, unless I manage to pick up a PS3 by then)

ME2 is the only one I'll be pre-ordering for sure, the others depend on whether there are exclusive DLC bonuses and such. I know BioWare takes care of their early purchasers. Darksiders looks *really* fucking good, but Brutal Legend scared me away from getting too excited about new franchises.

[Headspace]

I wish ME2 was coming for ps3

(if it is that'd be awesome, but I haven't kept up with it)

[Kyo]

Having friends that work at GameStop has its pluses as far as returning crap I dont like goes, so I may use this to check out BioShock 2.

[-Zer0-]

What's the difference between RE5's Lost in Nightmares and Alternative Pack, anyone know? They sound like the same thing across different sites.

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[Odesseiron]

Whoa lunar psp is coming out this soon? Is it to JP only or everyone?

The Lunar PSP is yet another remake, but it is a "jump" in the graphics again. Being developed by another company too, since Working Designs is gone. It's a 2.5 D kind perspective from the SS's I saw. I might pick it up since the PSP has gone a while without a good release.

[Odesseiron]

Fuck, I need to put aside like 500 bucks for games in the next 4 months.

Definites:

-Bayonetta
-Darksiders
-Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP)
-Mass Effect 2
-White Knight Chronicles International Edition
-Bioshock 2
-Dante’s Inferno
-Lost Planet 2
-Splinter Cell: Conviction
-Heavy Rain
-Final Fantasy XIII
-God of War III

[Marcin]

Ugh so much stuff coming out around the same time, so much money spent.

Day one purchases for me would be Mass Effect 2, though I'm not sure if I should get the PC or 360 version. Any opinions on it? Bioshock 2 (PS3), Resident Evil 5 DLC: Lost in Nightmares (PS3), Final Fantasy XIII(PS3) and Gran Turismo 5.

Unsure about White Knight Chronicles considering I have the Japanese version of the game, even though I'll be buying the Japanese FFXIII and the NA when it releases, but that's mostly because I want to play FFXIII during break and not when I have a workload.

[Insanecyclone]

The Lunar PSP is yet another remake, but it is a "jump" in the graphics again. Being developed by another company too, since Working Designs is gone. It's a 2.5 D kind perspective from the SS's I saw. I might pick it up since the PSP has gone a while without a good release.

Yeah I know, I made a thread about it, I was just saying that I'm surprised it's coming out so soon.

[Ramor]

Anyone know anything about SO4 Int'l edition? I mean did they change anything from the 360 version (new content etc)?

With white knight chronicles coming out soon it's really making me wish I had a PS3, if I had seen anything about that game when deciding between xbawks and ps3 a while back I probably would have gone for the ps3

[Kyo]

Ugh so much stuff coming out around the same time, so much money spent.

Day one purchases for me would be Mass Effect 2, though I'm not sure if I should get the PC or 360 version. Any opinions on it? Bioshock 2 (PS3), Resident Evil 5 DLC: Lost in Nightmares (PS3), Final Fantasy XIII(PS3) and Gran Turismo 5.

Unsure about White Knight Chronicles considering I have the Japanese version of the game, even though I'll be buying the Japanese FFXIII and the NA when it releases, but that's mostly because I want to play FFXIII during break and not when I have a workload.

How was white knight chronicles and how long was it?

[Kyo]

Could probably add Divinity 2 to the 1/5 as well, I know I wanna give that a shot at some point myself.