Something I have been thinking about a lot is what games are being released soon and how I feel about them. The most recent purchase I have made in relation to gaming was via Steam for a huge pack of the Painkiller games (damn Halloween sale...). Don't judge. I just really enjoy a good, ridiculous FPS with a multitude of equally-ridiculous weapons, tearing ass into a map and shooting up a shit ton of zombie-whatchamacallits. It's a good release sometimes and I like to have my Painkiller game series on hand, ESPECIALLY for finals week and the week leading up to finals.
1. Bioshock Infinite
I played part of Bioshock 2 on PC and loved it. Unfortunately, the only way I could play it was on my ex-boyfriend's computer and...well I don't have access to that anymore so I never got to finish it. I've been too lazy and poor to pick it up on my own computer or Xbox. From what I played, I was impressed. I am a sucker for a good narrative in a video game, hence my obsession with Jackie Estacado and The Darkness series. The story in Bioshock was so unique that it drew me in. At times, it was even a little scary (you know what part I'm talking about). Despite my limited contact with the Bioshock series, I am very intrigued by Bioshock Infinite and what I have seen and read. Its release date is set for February 26 this coming spring and it really has almost nothing to do with the previous Bioshock games, story-wise. Hey, I'm okay with that. I guess my opinion is obsolete considering I did not heavily play the earlier games, but the Silent Hill games were not entirely connected either and I still possess a love-hate relationship with those (it's complicated...). I saw the trailer for Bioshock Infinite and just knew I had to try this game out. Something about it tugged at me. This happens a lot when I first see a game trailer. I will know immediately whether or not I want to try out this game. You know what the best part is? When we get it in early at Family Video, I can check it out for a week before its official release date....muwhahaha.
2. Tomb Raider
I wrote an article on this game awhile back for Metal Arcade. Memories of Tomb Raider go back all the way to when the Butler at her mansion would following you around with his rickety tray and I spent a good couple hours locking him in rooms and trying to run away from him (I swear there's a reference to this in the second Sherlock Holmes movie). I used to watch my Dad play the old Tomb Raiders on our Playstation and shit looked hard, so it took me awhile to actually want to try myself. So Tomb Raider is a big part of my gaming childhood. A lot of people are giving this new game shit because basically Lara Croft is going to be seen at a time in her life when she wasn't always badass, when shit went wrong sometimes, and she wasn't as nimble as she is now. I like the idea of the story, delving into a time when she was just starting out. It makes her character feel more real. It brings her story to life. Me being a lover of the narrative, this absolutely draws me in because it is unique. This game is set to release next Spring.
3. Metro: Last Light
Let's be real here, I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic video games. Zombie games in particular have lost their thrill for me after I wasn't too happy about Dead Island. But the post-apocalyptic society intrigues me. I played Metro 2033 awhile ago and (unsurprisingly) fell in love with the story and the atmosphere of the game. Metro: Last Light takes place in 2034 and the stations below ground are fighting over a doomsday device, which would ultimately signify who has the biggest cock...basically shit's going to break out and crazy will leak from the walls in every corridor. This game won't be out until March, but hopefully it is as good as the first.
4. Prey 2
I first picked up Prey by accident at a local video games store because it was so cheap. I was told it would suit my style, so I gave it a whirl. Okay so I loved it. Somehow it reminded me of a Native American version of Jackie Estacado and though a little twisted, the story was pretty interesting...I'll tell you the first part. Native-American-Jackie is at some bar on a reservation trying to talk to this girl (Native-American-Jenny...?) whom he is in love with apparently and while at the bar, a UFO attacks...The alien ship is pretty gruesome and it's all about getting off the ship alive. When I saw they were making a second one, I was pretty stoked. The date for this one is TBA2013, but I am sure it will be worth the wait.
5. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
I know this list was supposed to be for games I was excited about but...this one just irks me so much I have to throw a game in that I want to bitch about.
I am a dedicated player of the Castlevania series. I spent countless hours playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night when I was younger and when I saw they were making a new and 3D version of Castlevania, I was extremely thrilled. I rented it on the first day it came out. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow bit the big one. I sat there and nearly broke my controller because I raged SO much. I could barely make it through the first boss because it was so flipping hard. It had reached a difficulty that swiped the fun out of it for me. I could barely advance to the next area and I wasn't even CLOSE to the castle. Even the older Castlevania's weren't THIS hard. I replayed every area nearly ten times before I beat it. It was just taking way too much time for how long this game actually was, so I said "Fuck this." So now they are coming out with a second game and they couldn't even have the decency to rename it...like Castlevania:blahblahblah. Just tacked on...Lords of Shadow 2...yeah that's creative. Really makes me want to pick that beast up again.. .Alright done with that bit of babble.
So, though I expected more out of the Xbox gaming world, I guess there are some reasons to be excited for this next year. I haven't even looked at the PC games coming out (next post) and to be frank, I am more excited about that. I do not spend as much time on my Xbox as I used to...it's all PC now.
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