5. Infamous 2 (2011)
4. Mass Effect 2 (January 18th)
3. Team Ico HD Collection (Spring 2011)
I never owned Shadow of the Colossus for PS2, and hardly know a thing about Ico, so I'm very excited to purchase this HD collection for PS3 next year. There's just something very exciting about taking down giant behemoth creatures solo, with just a sword and a horse. Also, not only do both games come with full trophy support, but it's confirmed to have full 3DTV support as well. With this classic collection most likely going for $39.99, it's a complete steal that nobody should pass up.2. Little Big Planet 2 (January 18th)
If you're not yet convinced, check out a few of these videos from the beta test. Those are ONLY from the beta. I consider myself a pretty creative guy, but I can't even imagine what the fans are going to create using these new tools. Media Molecule used to say that there was no real need for a sequel, so I really believe in these guys because they're making one, so it must really be something special.
1. DC Universe Online (January 11th)
When I began playing Final Fantasy XI back in 2004 it was nothing compared to the game it is now almost 7 years later. I'm pretty sure the same can be said for any long running MMO franchise. DCUO may or may not have a strong release, but when people are paying $15/mo for a game like this, the fans pleas are heard. I am very confident from what I've seen and been reading that SOE are going to make the majority of players happy. If not right off the bat, then just wait a month or two, because then you'll be seeing the new content and updates come flowing in. At least, that was my experience with FFXI. Things got fixed, updated, and added on a pretty regular basis, even years later.
Honorable Mentions
No, I haven't forgotten about all the other amazing games to be released in 2011. But I'm an RPG nut for the most part. I miss the good old days of classic PS1 RPG's and so I'm picking from what we got coming up. Killzone3, Uncharted3, Dead Space2, Batman: Arkham City, Resistance3, and perhaps The Last Guardian are all going to be kick ass 2011 games, no doubt. They just aren't at the top of my list. This was just a top 5 afterall. I am excited to play all of those games I just mentioned, but I won't be buying them the day they are released, if I buy them at all.
The only exception perhaps being Killzone3, because I absolutely loved the second one from beginning to end. It was pretty much my first in the First Person Shooter department, and Killzone3 would probably end up as 6th on my list. Anyways, thanks for reading. If you're going to comment below then list some of the games you're looking forward to next year. Perhaps I totally forgot about some great RPG's coming next year, feel free to call me out on it.
Infamous 2,Arkham City and Uncharted 3 are the games i'm most looking forward to.Infamous 2 does look totally upgraded in every detail as you said which is epic! and is that a gigantic freakin monster in that photo with cole??? o.o...Arkham City because simply put it's BATMAN!! can't say no to that lol and lastly Uncharted 3 because other than God of War 3, this series is the closest thing to a cinematic film i've ever played in my life...though i died an unrealistic amount of times in the other two installments :P
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the only reason I didn't enjoy either Uncharted as much as most. I really can't stand great games that do that. I play through a few hours of it and then reach a boss I need to beat with trial and error. Dying over and over again until I figure out how to dodge it's special attack, then get close enough to do some special melee move. How the hell was I supposed to figure all that out on my first try? Anyways, both Uncharted games were full of that kind of stuff and that's why I still haven't quite finished either of them. Just got tired of that crap.
ReplyDeleteYes that's a big freakin monster. Sucker Punch posted some new pics on the PS Blog a little while ago.
Batman is probably going to be awesome. I just can't justify purchasing a $60+ game that'll take me 10-12 hours to beat ><
Yeah those are definitely great games that I'm looking forward to. I really wish to play a good RPG, I want to actually play Final Fantasy XIII Versus, bur i just hope that they learned from the original FFXIII's mistakes and updated it. I'm also really looking forward to Devil May Cry 5, just because I've always been a huge fan!
ReplyDeleteYes, Versus XIII looks to be an open world game, heavy on action. I'm pretty excited and I'm starting to think that that game might be SE's chance to get it's original fans back. They're trying WAY too hard to appeal to the western Call of Duty fans out there :P Stick to what you're good at, Japanese games.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it's called DMC right? I'm anxious to see how it turned out. I started with DMC2 on PS2 when I just bought it randomly without knowing much about it, loved it (despite the fact that fans say it's the worst of the series) and then borrowed DMC3 from my bro way back when it came out and loved that even more.