Behold… THE FUTURE! III

DoSu Team — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:26:27 +0000

To celebrate the beginning of Downloadable Suicide’s third year, I’m looking toward the future and sorting out which of 2010′s games I want to play. Only two games from last year’s post actually came out (Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, Dragon Age: Origins), but I’ve managed to play them both. This time I’ve tried to choose games that I’m pretty sure will launch this year, and I’ve added a section for games that might be announced.

What’s (Probably) Coming Out

Battlefield 1943 (DICE, EA): I’ve been trying to play this on Xbox 360 since buying it on sale over the holiday, but I experience weird lag in most matches. It seems to be a problem with keeping players in sync — I call it undo lag: I take three steps forward, then I take two steps back. But that’s fine — I only wanted to take the one step anyway. Later, I shoot a rocket at a tank, then it turns out I didn’t. That’s fine, too. I get to try again. But it’s a real bummer when I actually wanted to do the thing that I tried to do. Still, when it works, and even though it’s a shooter on a console, Battlefield 1943 is fun. I’m excited to play the PC version, provided the networking issues don’t come with it.

Final Fantasy XIII (Square-Enix): I almost want to play this more because it’s a JRPG without an action combat system than because it’s a new Final Fantasy game. Its combat system is actually somewhere between action and turn-based, but as long as I’m not constantly mashing buttons for 70 hours, I’ll probably love it. It’s Final Fantasy, after all.

Skate 3 (Black Box, EA): Although Skate 2 wasn’t my favorite game of 2009 as its predecessor was in 2007, I definitely played it more than any other game. I’m sure to do the same with Skate 3, as long as the promotion of co-op doesn’t ruin the game for solo players.

Alpha Protocol (Obsidian Entertainment, SEGA): Against my better judgment, I didn’t cancel my Alpha Protocol pre-order (for which I’d already been billed) when Sega announced its delay on the day it was meant to release. I’m bracing for disaster.

Brink (Splash Damage, Bethesda): Splash Damage has a lot to prove with Brink. We know they can create a fantastic multiplayer game (though I feel as if I’m the only one outside of Europe who thinks so of Quake Wars), but can they create a world of their own and tell a story within it that makes us care?

To Be Announced In 2010

Lost Odyssey 2 (Mistwalker, Microsoft): I’ve decided that Lost Odyssey is the best turn-based JRPG I’ve ever played. I want the series to continue; the characters are immortal, it only makes sense.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5 (Atlus): Rumors say that this game will transition the SMT franchise to Playstation 3. If that’s true, this is also the game that will transition me to Playstation 3.

Counter-Strike 2 (Valve Software): I just have a feeling.

tags: alpha protocol, atlus, battlefield 1943, black box, brink, counter-strike 2, dice, EA, final fantasy 13, future soon, jrpg, lost odyssey, mistwalker, obsidian entertainment, persona 5, shin megami tensei, skate 3, splash damage, square-enix, valve

Thing A Week… Just This Once

DoSu Team — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:00:59 +0000

This video is a week old, so if you poke around at CNET’s podcast pages, you may have already seen this. But, for those who haven’t, Jonathan Coulton joined Tom Merrit on CNET Live last week on the 21st to talk about his career and to sing a few songs. He only sang the first verse, but he did happen to sing my three favorite songs of his. He also talked about the various ways you can acquire his music as well as how you can help to persuade him to come sing in your area. Enjoy!

Click here to view the embedded video.

tags: cnet, cnet live, future soon, jonathan coulton, music, skullcrusher mountain, thing a week, tom merritt

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Behold… THE FUTURE! III

What’s (Probably) Coming Out

To Be Announced In 2010

Thing A Week… Just This Once