• 12May 13

  Games Under the Radar

  both the Marvel Heroes and Neverwinter betas are actually a lot better than I was expecting. Only thing I really wish developers would get rid of is itemization and vendor trash. I hate the tedium of sorting trash and itemizing gear. MMOs needs to just focus on powers/abilities not gear.
  • Posted May 12, 2013 12:15 pm GMT
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• 7Apr 13

  Games I'm Waiting For 2013

  In order of my hyped level:
  
  1. Kingdom Underfire II
  
  2. Wild Star
  
  3. Planetary Annihilation
  
  4. Company of Heroes 2
  
  5. Space Hulk
  
  
  2013 is currently continuing the trend of AAA games not living up to the hype.
  
  Sad Wrath of Heroes closed down. Wish there was a good MMO to play
  • Posted Apr 7, 2013 11:43 am GMT
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• 13Jan 13

  Overlooked Games of 2012 + Games I'm Looking Forward to in 2013

  Well another year has come and gone in gaming and I have to say I was kind of disappointed with 2012. There were some good games, but overall I think if not for the great indie games that dropped I probably could have passed on most of the sequel heavy AAA titles that came out in 2012.
  
  After all the GOTY smoke has cleared I would like to give some honorable mentions to games that I thought were above average that didnt really get the props they deserved in 2012. Not really a bunch of fanfare and in no particular order but here goes:
  
  1. Sleeping Dogs
  
  This game was an outstanding action game and semi weird looking graphics aside, the combat was fun and fluid, had a variety of weapons, environmental combat and and awesome story. There needs to be an mmo made off of this engine. This game really didnt get the props it deserved as far as action rpgs go this was easily the best game of the year.
  
  2. Fallen Enchantress
  
  This is turn based strategy game similar to Civilization but set in a fantasy world with monsters and magic spells. Bugs aside, this is a really outstanding game with a lot of depths and didnt get the pub it deserved. You will play this game and look up and it will be 5am and you wont even realize it.
  
  3. Forge
  
  This is a third person action pvp game, it combines the best elements of FPS combat with fantasy WoW style pvp. The action is fast-paced and frantic but it is an enjoyable game. They are supposed to be adding more classes sort of how Wrath of Heroes does it, but this game is definitely worth picking up if you are a hardcore pvper looking for twitch skill-based challenge.
  
  4.Natural Selection 2
  
  All the hype is following Aliens Colonial Marines, but this game is basically the same concept but with better overall gameplay and creativity. This is a FPS game that pits xenomorphs versus marines in FPS style combat. There are different classes of aliens and marines. The kicker in this game is that it combines RTS with FPS and one player functions as a commander spawning bases, upgrades etc for the players running around on the map. This is probably the most underrated game of 2012.
  
  5. War of the Roses
  
  This game is made by the people that made Mount & Blade. Its a pretty creative FPS style game bases in medieval times. It basically plays like CoD but you level up different classes and weapons with a dark ages theme. Its surprisingly very fun and the combat actually takes timing it not your typical hack n slash sword game.
  
  6. Air Mech
  
  This is a free to play rts strategy game with transforming mechs. I love this game for its playability. Its easy to pick up and learn, the graphics are great and its very hard to master with a very competitive multiplayer. The gameplay is incredibly fluid and bug-free I recommend giving it a try.
  
  
  Games I'm Looking Forward to in 2013
  
  1. Defiance
  
  I just want to see if they can pull off the game combined with tv show. The latest gameplay vids also look impressive.
  
  2. Sins of a Dark Age
  
  I like MOBA games, but I find most of them to really lack depth as far as tactical skill requirements. Its mostly learn the op builds and spam the OP abilities. I love Stardock and hoping they bring a new layer of needed depth to the MOBA genre.
  
  3. Company of Heroes 2
  
  Company of Heroes is arguably the greatest game of all-time for me so actually having a really good RTS game to play in 2013 will be awesome. Hoping the new essence engine 3 doesnt transform CoH2 into a different game like dawn of war 2 did to the original dow. I wasnt a fan of the dow2 I found they dumbed the game down far too much for graphics sake.
  
  4. An actual good next gen MMO. Thinking Bless or ArcheAge but I'm not counting on them to deliver. My hopes are for Neverwinter to succeed, but having played DDO I'm not getting my hopes up too far.
  
  5. Dungeonland
  
  This game just looks really fun and creative.
  
  6. Space Hulk
  
  Long time tabletop fan lets hope they do this right.
  
  Also a final note:
  
  Games that I thought would deliver but didnt live up to the hype:
  
  1. Guild Wars 2 - While a beautiful game, after extended play all of the major flaws become apparent and just the design of the end game is overall bad. The bosses have lackluster mechanics and basically are all dodge or get one shotted, and the game is designed to make you grind for RNG based drops which are constantly stealth nerfed to force you to spend money in the cash shop. The biggest flaw in this game is that while named Guild Wars the entire game is mostly solo based and theres no real benefit for being in a guild. Like theres no actual WvW type tournaments for guild vs guild. (not Tpvp i'm talking say 20 v 20 or something) On top of this the game has terrible class balance and a mountain of bugs that break a few of the professions that they still havent bothered to fix but instead are pushing out fractal content to satisfy the no-lifers that play 8+ hours a day. Yeah I said it if you have 1200+ hours played in a game thats only been out 6 months you have no life. No I'm not a casual but get over it or get a life.
  
  2. End of Nations
  
  I was really excited for this game and played a lot in the beta. But just the overall design isnt that great and I dont really think they can pull of what their original design was supposed to be. The game was supposed to have massive battles, but will really just turn into big maps with a bunch of small battles. Also, the balance is terrible. Needs a lot more work.
  
  3. Firefall
  
  I was one of this games' biggest proponents when I saw the initial design concept and videos. But after playing the game for a while its just not delivering on what it was supposed to do. I think they bit off more than they can chew and they are stuck on the idea of the game being this ultra e-sport game and combining it with pve. The pvp isnt that great they really should just concentrate on making this game a pve game with say two factions and open world pvp to fight over the melding. The concept of the melding is one of the best ideas I have ever seen presented for MMO pve, but the desire to be an esport is dragging this game down like an anchor.
  • Posted Jan 13, 2013 9:04 am GMT
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