It’s not a problem that you often see in the Spring. Sure, when it’s November, we’re flooded with games. But the first quarter or two of the year are generally devoid of game releases. Right now, in addition to the games you can see I’m playing over in my gamercard at the left, I’ve got a number of games I’ve stopped playing that I want to go back to, a number of older games I’d really like to replay, a number of games that have already been released that I really want to get a copy of and play, and of course games that will be released soon that I plan to buy.
The soon-upcoming games that I’m eagerly awaiting include Street Fighter 4 for the PC, which I hope to be able to play with my SlikStik controller, Ghostbusters, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, and of course Dragon Age: Origins. There are plenty of other upcoming games, such as Heavy Rain and Beyond Good and Evil 2, but those are still too far out to be on my radar.
The released games I’m dying to get my hands on include the new Punch-Out for the Wii, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which I hope to be able to get for significantly less than $60 on EBay now. I’ll probably wait until I’m done with Resident Evil 5 before I pick up SW:tFU though. One PS3 game at a time is enough. Also the new Chronicles of Riddick game. House of the Dead: Overkill for the Wii also looks good. I only hope that it’s better than Mad World, which was a huge disappointment for me. Lastly, Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure, which looks to be a Puzzle-Questy kind of game, but with platforming.
The games I’ve quit before completing that I intend to go back to include Okami, which I was loving, but which got tiresome because the game was soo long. Ditto that for Final Fantasy 12. Haven’t played that game in a couple weeks now. The big one that I’d love to finish but am totally stuck on is Eternal Darkness. Stupid boss monster. Also, Metal Gear Solid 3. I really enjoyed the second game, but had a lot of trouble getting into MGS3. I’d like to try again at some point. Ditto that for MGS1. And I might someday go back to Arcanum or the original Dungeon Siege. Lastly, Grim Fandango. I played a few hours into that game before getting stuck on a puzzle. I’ve since figured out what I was supposed to do, but haven’t reinstalled the game. I probably need to do that, as I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never completed the game.
My replay list is always there, and always changing. I try to only replay one game at a time, and right now it’s Thief: Deadly Shadows, which I’ve played far less since getting into Far Cry 2. But I’d love to go back and replay Starcraft, Warcraft 3, and Shadow of the Colossus. I’d also like to replay Dead Space, which I only just recently finished. Guess I’ll wait a while for that one.
I’d love to hear comments from other people about games they love to replay or games they mean to get back to. Any good ones?
Funny, one of the games I’m trying to find time to get back into is Star Wars: tFU. I’m only about 1/4 into it and was having fun, but ended up getting distracted by Valkyria Chronicles (which I’m starting to replay with the new DLC episodes!) and then Street Fighter IV.
I also need to get back to Rogue Galaxy for PS2 and Shaun White Snowboarding for PSP. The latter is actually pretty fun for a snowboarding game.
Games I’ve yet to even start are: Final Fantasy XII, Hellboy, Phantasy Star Portable and Killzone 2.
I don’t really replay any games unless they have additional content added (Valkyria Chronicles) or there are really great unlockables for doing so. I don’t have enough time to play the new games I own let alone find time to play something I’ve already completed.
MadWorld disappointing? How is that even possible? I played Henry Hatsworth and couldn’t get into it. It’s not as Puzzle Quest-y as you might think.
I had to stop my progress in Burnout Paradise and House of the Dead Overkill to take some trips, so I’m looking to get back into them however I just picked up Tiger Woods 10, so yeah, not gonna happen.