2011, another bad year in gaming

2010 did stink but 2011 has MULTIPLE games Im looking forward to: The Witcher 2, Crysis 2, Diablo 3, Uncharted 3, just to name a few...

I think its going to be an excellent year.There are so many games I wont be passing up.

I'm interested to see which 5 games you're talking about.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to:

• Guild Wars 2
• Portal 2
• The Witcher 2
• L.A. Noire
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Heroes of Might and Magic VI
• Dragon Age II
• Batman: Arkham City

Keeping an eye on:

• The Secret World
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• The Sims Medieval
• Bulletstorm
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Crysis 2
• Homefront
• Dungeons
• Forza Motorsport 4
• Dirt 3
• From Dust
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• Mortal Kombat

If only half of those games deliver, it'll be a great year.

Notice the OP hasn't bothered to post a rebuttal to the many clear and articulate counterpoints directed at ludicrous postulation.

I'm personally tired of the cheap and nasty cynicism and derision directed at this medium, usually championed by monosyllabic authors who are unable to formulate even a rudimentary rationale to justify their specious claims.

More than likely the OP played ten games, enjoyed five of them, and then predicated his ridiculous argument upon that weak foundation. Anybody who believes there were only five quality titles released in 2010 obviously didn't play many games that year.

No just no. Mass Effect 3 , Gears of War 3, Battlefield 3, Skyrim

2011 looks good to me:

ES V: Skrim

Pokemon Black

Dragon Quest VI

Dungeon Siege III

Diablo III

Dragon Age II

Tactics Ogre

Addendum:

I stumbled onto one of the OP's other threads and, among other things, here's what he wrote about Geist:

"The greatest multiplayer console FPS game I have ever played. Also one of the most innovative games to come out in the last five years. This game's unique gameplay is coupled with an amazing soundtrack, cutting edge graphics, fun multiplayer, an interesting story, and some scary horror moments. Sadly the game failed to take advantage of the GameCube's online adapters, and so the game didn't have online play. It was also one of the first (non-porno) games to feature female nudity. I'm still holding out for the rumored, yet extremely elusive, Geist 2."

Really? The best multiplayer console FPS you've played?

Have you even played a single other FPS? Ever?

I actually (briefly) owned Geist and there was nothing cutting edge about any aspect of the game, especially the graphics. Even by Cube standards the game looked rough and the gameplay was clunky, archaic, and rightfully maligned because the brief flits of innovation did nothing to mask the tedium of the core gameplay.

I bring this up because anyone who has the temerity to claim 2010 saw only quality five games, yet endorses banality like Geist, clearly isn't being consistent. Like Up In Flames inquired earlier, I'd like to know which games from 2010 the OP considered worthwhile.

So please, by all means, illuminate us.

Uh, dude...We're not even a full month into the year yet. O_O

I totally agree with Darkest, and for Skyrim, i hope that they'll do as they said, and not "blame" it like Oblivion (i mean that Oblivion was far less entertaining than Morrowind-my opinion). Anyway, it'll be they only normal RPG game to come out in the near future (except the sequel of the old classic, Diablo), because the gamers of nowadays mainlycare about FPS games. If i want to play an RPG, i must dig and old one up... if i look for a new one, i can't find anything. I like FPS games, but i miss the atmosphere of the RPGs, the feeling of adventuring in a fantasy world in the late hours... As Darkest said, game developers should stop caring about the graphics so much, andconcentrateon the gameplay (just look at minecraft, it's only in it'sbeta stage, and already has 3 million players!), and if they have done so, Dragon agewould be a good rpg game for eg.

Addendum:

I stumbled onto one of the OP's other threads and, among other things, here's what he wrote about Geist:

"The greatest multiplayer console FPS game I have ever played. Also one of the most innovative games to come out in the last five years. This game's unique gameplay is coupled with an amazing soundtrack, cutting edge graphics, fun multiplayer, an interesting story, and some scary horror moments. Sadly the game failed to take advantage of the GameCube's online adapters, and so the game didn't have online play. It was also one of the first (non-porno) games to feature female nudity. I'm still holding out for the rumored, yet extremely elusive, Geist 2."

Really? The best multiplayer console FPS you've played?

Have you even played a single other FPS? Ever?

I actually (briefly) owned Geist and there was nothing cutting edge about any aspect of the game, especially the graphics. Even by Cube standards the game looked rough and the gameplay was clunky, archaic, and rightfully maligned because the brief flits of innovation did nothing to mask the tedium of the core gameplay.

I bring this up because anyone who has the temerity to claim 2010 saw only quality five games, yet endorses banality like Geist, clearly isn't being consistent. Like Up In Flames inquired earlier, I'd like to know which games from 2010 the OP considered worthwhile.

So please, by all means, illuminate us.

Grammaton-Cleric

That's hilarious. On one hand one would think a guy that could enjoy crap like Geist would have no complaints about videogames since anything this side of Lair is better than Geist. On the other hand, since most games are so much better than Geist, perhaps his tastes reflects reversed standards as opposed to no standards, and playing quality games actually hurts him.

Perhaps Geist 2 would lure him away from knitting (he hasn't responded to anything so its only logical that he followed my suggestion and took up knitting). We can only hope.

Mafia 2

Infamous

Killzone 2

I'm looking forward to Killzone 3, Modern Warfare 3, Crysis 2, Max Payne 3, Infamous 2, Rage.

I don't see how 2011 will be a bad year in gaming since there are quite a few games that I'm looking forward to getting. Dragon Age 2, Silent Hill Downpour, etc.

Skyrim is the game i will be awaiting the most...Mass Effect 3 and LA NOIR are the other two i am anticipating the most...Kinda sad that there is not another Fallout game..

crysis 2

portal 2

duke nukem forever

rage

diablo 3?

That's hilarious. On one hand one would think a guy that could enjoy crap like Geist would have no complaints about videogames since anything this side of Lair is better than Geist. On the other hand, since most games are so much better than Geist, perhaps his tastes reflects reversed standards as opposed to no standards, and playing quality games actually hurts him.

Perhaps Geist 2 would lure him away from knitting (he hasn't responded to anything so its only logical that he followed my suggestion and took up knitting). We can only hope.

CarnageHeart

To be fair, I'd rather knit than play Geist.

2011 is arguably going to be one of the best gaming years ever. You've got:

Little Big Planet 2

Dead Space 2

Homefront

LA Noire

Killzone 3

Arkham City

Dragon Age 2

Deus EX:Human Revolution

Bulletstorm

Crysis 2

Rage

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier

The Last Guardian

Forza 4

The Witcher 2

Portal 2

Infamous 2

Brink

Gears of War 3

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Uncharted 3

Mass Effect 3

Honestly, this year is ridiculously good.

Sorry you didn't like last year's games or this year's either. Personally I've been enjoying myself a whole lot. Maybe you should go back to playing the PS2 if you liked those games so much better.

Need i say more?

In a way, I think there are too many good games coming out this year. I major hurt to my wallet honestly.:P

This is going to be one of the best years since 2007 and 2004. Every major game I've wanted recently is coming this year.

2011 looks like it's going to be a great year..... and expensive.

Here's a question I have.

How can you already say that 2011 is a bad year in gaming when 2011 barely started as of this writing?

Anyway, it's not going to be a bad year for me, because this is what I'm looking forward to playing as they are released this year.

• Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds
• WWE All Stars
• Mortal Kombat
• Duke Nukem Forever
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Gears Of War 3
• Dragon Age Origins 2
• L. A. Noire
• Batman: Arkham City

So do I think 2011 is going to be a bad year personally? Not really. It should be a fun year. In a way, if it does get to consoles, I'm also looking forward to the next update to Super Street Fighter IV (Arcade Edition), but lately, I've been burned out by Street Fighter, so we'll wait and see.

And I wouldn't be holding my breath for Tekken Vs Street Fighter or Street Fighter Vs Tekken anytime soon. I have a feeling both games won't be out until 2012 at the latest!

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You really shouldn't judge until you've played the games. Just because there aren't alot of major releases doesn't mean that there won't be good games. Who knows? Maybe there'll be a sleeper hit.

DarkestDestiny

Oh, your one of those people...

I was disappointed to see that less than 5 fantastic games were released last year. This year looks like more of the same stuff. When will games be developed for gamers, like they used to be. The day the general population stops caring about graphics and start caring about the gameplay and story of games, is the day gaming will rise to what it was in the 90s.

DarkestDestiny

This year will have several great games:

Dead Space 2

Conduit 2

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Bulletstorm

LA Noire

Mass Effect 3

Last year had great releases, too:

Mass Effect 2

Splinter Cell: Conviction

Red Dead Redemption

Alan Wake

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Medal of Honor

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Halo: Reach

Skyrim is the game i will be awaiting the most...Mass Effect 3 and LA NOIR are the other two i am anticipating the most...Kinda sad that there is not another Fallout game..

EvilSelf

Need i say more?

Lucianu

http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/360/31414_duke_nukem_forever-print.png

Or even better

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_Nukem_Forever_Box_art.jpg

... LBP2

Killzone 3

BRINK

RAGE

inFAMOUS 2

The Last Guardian

LA Noire

Deux Ex: Human Revolution

Portal 2

Diablo 3 (maybe?)

Motorstorm: Apocalypse

Mass Effect 3

Uncharted 3

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

and also

Nintendo 3DS

Sony NGP

There are more games and new systems than you would ever need, and it's all in one year. Simply put, you are wrong.