Upcoming Game Excitement
by covert.c. on Nov.05, 2009, under FPS, gaming, pc, rpg
All of these games are released, but I’m waiting for payday to start delving in. 
#1 Dragon Age : Origins
From the RPG experts comes Dragon Age : Origins. The excitement I have for this has not waned over the years, in fact the various YouTube developer previews have exceeded my expectations. The combat looks plain fun, together with a rich detail in environments, spell effects and gritty melee action. It’s obviously a heavily story-driven game, so I’m hoping it isn’t too cutscene heavy. This is my next game purchase and I can’t wait to have a go!
#2 Torchlight
Torchlight came out of nowhere, and I’m honestly not sure where I heard about it. For the quick and fun Diablo-style dungeon crawl, this will be a nice ‘casual’ game to break out once in a while, as the content randomization doesn’t suggest I need to remember any story arc or quest objectives. I lament the lack of anything multiplayer, but I did enjoy it’s spiritual predecessor, “Fate”. Just something to tie me over until Diablo 3.
#3 Borderlands
This one got my attention recently. The “RPG and Shooter made a baby” tagline is an idea whose arrival was only a matter of time. The “RP Shooter” aspect is displayed readily, and is easily grasped right away. It’s a shooter, but as you ‘level up’ you’re obviously taking on bigger challenges and pouring out more damage and extra abilities. I like the idea of a small co-op mission-based style of game, ala Left4Dead. And I have to say the trailers are pretty funny.
November 10th, 2009 on 4:10 am I'm seriously considering Dragon Age, largely because of the videos and the Penny Arcade comics on it. But I'm busy enough these days that Torchlight might be more my speed.
November 12th, 2009 on 3:33 am Borderlands is great fun, even on a second playthrough. It's very rooted in the Diablo-esque promise of Phat Lewtz, and tickles all the warm fuzzy spots that made Diablo so much fun to keep playing.
There are a gazillion missions, and I've seen a number of things I missed the first time through. Highly recommended.
I'm actually making my way through the PC version of Mass Effect so I can't justify diving in to Dragon Age until I'm done. I'm very impressed with it so far, so I have high hopes for Dragon Age.
December 25th, 2009 on 9:22 am I am playing this now with Trevor. Love the style, missions and all that.
My only real gripe is that the FOV is too narrow and they have a little too much HUD going on. I'd like to see more customization, even a command line.
Great fun!