1. Diablo III

This is by far the game I will die by the sword for. I’ve played the original Diablo too much really. There’s just something about the Diablo universe that draws me in. I’d really hate to choose a favourite game from Blizzard but the diablo series has something extra. After seeing the trailers and rendered videos for it I knew it was everything I wanted. If there’s a complaint anywhere it’s that some parts resemble World of Warcraft a bit too much but I’m pretty sure that I can look the other way when the game is released. There’s just nothing that can go wrong with this game. I know of no news to release a limited edition yet but that would make my day.

2. Empire: Total War

I remember almost having the whole world in my grasp in Medieval: Total war. Just those got damn middle eastern countries left that took so long to conquer I just left it behind. Of course by world I mean europe and a bit of africa and most of asia. This time around we will get to play as Sweden, the greatest land of all time. Can you imagine the beauty? Oh the joy. And to put the cream on the potatismos so to speak, they’re releasing it in a limited edition, though I’ve seen an even better version with a wooden box and all. Here’s the version I prebooked:

Nothing too fancy but still a nice box. And with a map and all. Goodie!

3. Halo Wars

Being a huge fan of the Halo franchise, a RTS of it seems like a good way to continue the world domination Bungie has/had. I for one am looking forward to it AS HELL. If you’re any kind of Halo/Bungie fan you’ll probably know that the original Halo started as a RTS, and that’s why it will be extra fun to play Halo Wars. My only beef is that it’s not developed by Bungie. The way I see it this game can go two ways, the right way when Ensemble Studios borrows just the right amount of Haloism from Bungie to make it feel like it belongs OR straight to hell because they strayed too much from what I think is the right path.

A patch. *Drool*

This game is being released in a limited edition! Yum yum. And a demo is supposed to be released the 5th of february. I’ll be looking forward to that!

Aion: The Tower of Eternity

Hooray for Bewbs

There’s been something important missing for me for a while and that’s a good MMO game. Yes, 12 million people are wrong. World of Warcraft is boring. It’s not necessarily a bad game, it’s just too accessible for everyone. While WoW is too accessible, my previous mmo Lineage 2 was quite the opposite. If Aion can stay somewhere in between that would make me a happy freaking camper, I’ll tell you that. It always feels good to have a MMO to run off to when everything else seems dull. Hopefully I’ll gain a friendbase not unlike the one I had in Lineage 2 which was the best friendbase ever not counting irl friends. The times we shared and the trust we had is for me priceless. If anyone from Shadowlords/Yakuza/Whatever our name was in the end is reading this, I still think about you all from time to time. Be sure to tell me if you guys start playing Aion. I don’t think a limited edition has been announced but NCSoft is no stranger to those so I got my hopes up.

And that concludes the games I’m totally psyched about.

1. Halo 3: ODST

Although being a hardcore fan of the Halo series this game, or expansion, does not get on my psyched list for one reason: I’m not 100% comfortable with the thought of playing a new “hero” just yet. I mean, poor old chief just floating around in space and here we have this new ODST kid mantling the role of hero. But if anyone can prove me wrong and make me cry with tears of joy it’s Bungie and I hope they do it. This image of the ODST was just released by the way. Speaking of nothing… Anyways, I hope they do prove me wrong. I can’t see myself loving this game yet but time will tell. Sooner or later… Time will tell. I don’t know anything about any limited edition yet but I’m hoping for it.

2. Resident Evil 5

There’s one simple reason for this not being in the Psyched category, It’s gonna be the first Resident Evil game I play. I’ve never been drawn to the survival horror genre of the past (RE series, Silent Hill series). I don’t know what it is but a thought that came into my head is that I thought they were to gray and dull. I don’t know if that’s the reason but like I said, it’s gonna be the first RE game I play. I’ve already posted pics of the North American limited edition of it so I’m not gonna bother with it again. Will import if it shows up as playable on european consoles.

3. Chronicles of Riddick: AODA

After “The Darkness” I pretty much fell in love with Starbreeze studios and got this stupid idea that everything they make is gold and I must have it. I would have gotten “Escape from butcher bay” but Patrick told me they were working on something new, kinda like a remake. I think this new game is that, not sure. You’ve seen the intro cinematics and so far so good. Can’t wait to play it. Haven’t checked for limited editions.

That concludes the A.L.H. category

1. Bioshock 2

If it’s even released 2009 which I hope but doubt. I hade some things I didn’t like with the original even though it was a bloody good game. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m usually no game-hater and I strive to play every game for what it is and not judge it by some “standards”. Some things with Bioshock just doesn’t cut it for me, like the “Looking out in the deep ocean” effect that they put on the windows. You can see what I mean about 32 seconds into this video: VIDEO And what I don’t like about that is that water doesn’t act that way. Anyone that’s seen or have an aquarium knows that. It may just be a minor thing to some, some may not even think about it at all but for some reason it kept bugging me in an other wise godly-water effected game.

2. Overlord 2

I loved the first one and I think it’s underrated. But noone wanted to play it with me and the multiplayer was often non-existant so I stopped playing. I don’t have any high hopes for the second installment but who knows, maybe it will be twice as good since there’s a “2″ in the title? Wishful thinking? Then maybe more people than just me will buy it and play it.

3. Ghostbusters

Not having any kind of hopes for any kind of license game other than from Starbreeze, this game looks pretty good in the previews. I’m being careful with the hype on this one though. If it turns out to be AWESOMECAKE then I will be happy. Otherwise I will just not mind that much.

4. Splinter Cell: the new one :p

Patrick told me the cancelled the production of it but hey, one can always hope right? Always been a fan of the previous games.

And that concludes my list. Do you like it? Have your own list? Post a comment why don’t you.