Well, I did some research and looked around for the hottest games of 2008 that I won’t be able to afford. I played the Witcher and it completely broke on me 13 hours in (that’s even with the patch), which is terrible since the game was fantastic up until that point. I played Call of Duty 4 and it had some great cinematic sequences, but the unlimited enemy spawns and linearity of the levels never allowed me to be fully immersed in the situation. I also played Crysis and had a great time trying the customized weapons and nanosuit, but it just got boring once I was in the antigrav level and meet the aliens for the first time. Portal, HL2: Ep. 2, Team Fortress 2, and UT3 are the only three games that I know I truly enjoyed. I’m still playing TF2 and UT3, and just finished playing Portal for the second time. I am also slowly working on designing my third multiplayer map for UT3.

Anyways, here is a list of games I am looking forward to in 2008 and hope they don’t fall short of my expectations (dates from IGN).

2/12 – Penumbra: Black Plague – Moody, psychological thriller

2/19 – The Club – Bet on Soldier meets Counter Strike

2/26 – Lost: Via Domus - The fantastic television show gets its first game.

2/26 – Turning Point: Fall of Liberty – Alternate telling of WWII where the Nazis invade NYC

3/18 – Turok – Guns and melee versus dinosaurs in the middle of a lush jungle… sweetness

3/25 – Assassin’s Creed – I heard mixed reviews about this game, but since I want to dress up as the lead character for next Halloween I guess I better play the game. And I’m curious as hell of how the combat system works.

3/25 – Farcry 2 – No monsters? In Africa? Dynamic, sandbox gameplay? This ought to be interesting.

Q1 2008 – Legendary: The Box – What happens when Pandora’s Box is unleashed on modern civilization? Gamecock is going to let us know.

May 2008 – Alone in the Dark - Have you seen the videos yet? Wow, just wow.

May 2008 – Age of Conan – This game looks completely brutal, but in a fun way.

June 2008 – Left 4 Dead – Humans vs. Zombies taken to a whole new level. This looks like a heart attack waiting to happen.

Q2 2008 – Wall-E – I usually stay away from movie tie-ins, but the movie looks fantastic, so who knows…

Q3 2008 – Fallout 3 – I hate to admit it, but I have never played the first two. I better get caught up because this game looks to dethrone Oblivion (even though I didn’t like that game).

TBA -American McGee’s Grimm – I want this just so I can say American McGee’s name with pride like I did back when Alice came out. No offense to him as he is a talented guy, but Bad Day L.A… really? C’mon…

TBA – Ghostbusters – ‘Nuff said

TBA – Gore: Special Edition – I didn’t like the Gore series when I first played it, but I played the pre-release of the SE and was very surprised.

TBA – Half Life 2: Episode 3 – I must know what happens! How is Alyx? Who is the G-man? Can I finally rid the world of the Combine? Where’s Barney!?

TBA – Project Offset – This looks like someone took Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and gave it a makeover, got it drunk, and made sweet, sweet love to it. To say this game looks good is an understatement.

TBA – Rogue Warrior – Tactical Shooter that looks pretty fun to play from the screen shots I’ve sen in the past. Developed by local Seattle company, Zombie Studios.

It’s obvious that I can’t buy and play all of these games, so choosing which few to buy will be hard. Assassin’s Creed for sure, but the rest are still up in the air. If you have any suggestions or think I missed a game, let me know.

Also, if you are a game developer/publisher and want me to review one of these games for the site, feel free to pass me along an email at eric.doty@aberrantech.com.

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