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Was anything really surprised by this? Every new gen is a new challenge. Granted, I do think that the whole escalation of AAA gaming is really getting out of hand - I think at this point, developers are just gonna have to stop going all out. It's not like we need games to just keep getting bigger. Smaller games are fine, too, and the sooner people realize that, the better off things'll be.

Btw, is BioShock Vita still in development?

EDIT: I see it never was in development...

Anyways, now I'm really looking forward to this.

Hm, Beat 'em up, Shoot 'em up, Clean 'em up, Skate 'em up. I'm noticing a trend here...

@eLarkos Actually this is colorful for a shooter nowadays...

I hope the PS3 version is good so I don't have to get the PS4 version. I don't want to pay for online, and this is online only last I checked.

@JaxonH I can think of 5 games for the Vita I want to get through April...none of them are the ones you mentioned.

I have no issue with these awards.

I guess I'll throw a vote at Dragon's Crown, since the updates are turning it into one of the meatiest games on the system.
I am surprised Muramasa isn't on the list to vote. Not that it's my GOTY or anything, but still.

@naruball Yeah, I was surprised that on some RPG fan sites, the game wasn't held too highly by the community. It got solid recs from all the reviews I'd seen, though.

@naruball Unfortunately, "subjective" is not in his dictionary. Trust me on that...

Ni no Kuni was an easy vote for me. I think it was the only PS3 game that came out this year that I liked. Not to take away from Ni no Kuni's greatness, though - it's easily one of my top games of the year, bar none.

Nvm, Blood Dragon came out this year. That gets my second place at least.

That must suck. I hope everything works out. Its almost like the Gods themselves are trying to stop them from making what looks like a masterpiece, as if the low staff wasn't hard enough on them...

@Subie98 I actually thought Tales of Vesperia was the best in the series, bar none. Sure, it could've been better, but so could every game out there.

Loving what I see. It looks great. Hopefully it'll turn out better than Xillia. That was the first time I was truly underwhelmed by a Tales game...

No. That would be absolutely reckless of them. That's like saying we people should follow the App store model - it would ruinous to the entire industry in the longrun. The last thing this industry needs is everyone having such large backlogs that eventually no one feels the need to buy new games, or buy any game at full price at least, thus driving down prices to an absurd amount until no one makes money anymore.

...and I was just about to start playing Borderlands 1.

You know, this is the type of support I can really get behind. Make some good bots, and I might even buy some extra maps, too.

Wait, Saint Seiya's out already?! I thought that was next year! Guess I gotta right it down as another thing to pick up before I get a PS4...

P4A's good stuff. Can't wait to see how they improve it in this version.

@charlesnarles The James one I'll give you is a tad odd, but not much worse than jokes that, say, Bugs Bunny has done throughout the various series. The gun pointing I'm not even sure why it was removed, I don't think he even fired it...maybe it had more to do with the timing than simple censorship? Then again, they censored a lot of guns for reasons that made no sense to me. For frick sake, kids have been pointing imaginary guns at eachother since guns were invented. What there be the point in censoring something they probably already know?

But I'm getting off track here. I guess your point is saying that localizations used to mess with the original content, correct? There's no arguing that.

I'm not a fan of Chibi versions of normal characters either, It's supposed to be cute and funny, but it just makes everyone look like aliens to me...Not that I'll let that get in the way of enjoying a good game, but still, I'm the least excited for the PQ game out of the 4.

@charlesnarles Okay...then how the eff is Pokemon rique by any reasonable standards?

@Sanquine We'll find out, but I'd have a hunch than a 3DS version wouldn't be able to do the things they want without severe downgrades.

@get2sammyb Same here. Project Diva? Fun stuff. The Vocaloid music? Murder to my ears. I'll take this over that any day.

@charlesnarles ...Was that a joke? :/

Anyways, best news all year. I was afraid I'd have to get a PS4 to play it. Or worse, a 3DS version. >_< But having it on the PS3 should be nice. Looking forward to hearing more about it, so I can really get excited.

This is how the series has always been. Why people still buy them I'll never know. :/

I like this guy's tastes.

That...was amazing. Now I'm totally psyched. Again. The western release could not come sooner.

BTW, I didn't recognize quite all of the mobile suits they used. I'm impressed.

This is definitely a game I can respect...even if I know its one I wouldn't enjoy. I have zero nostalgia for 32/64-bit platformers and have disliked the ones I've tried in recent years. Except Super Mario 64, of course. Still, I like that they tried to go back to an era that hasn't been revisited a bajillion times, and actually made something decent, if simplistic and sorta flawed game. I also liked that they tried for a cartoon-y aesthetic in an era full of doom-and-gloom, hyper-realistic games.

Wow, Over 350,000 for GE2 all together, eh? That's pretty damn good. Too bad Vita sales didn't make a huge jump, but whatever.

Good to know. I'll be picking up the first one on PC if I can, though.

It looks kinda boring, but I'd need to see more. Grappling looks promising, though.

@MadchesterManc Then we wouldn't have Skyrim. I rest my case.

I'm looking forward to waiting half a year after the game comes out for them to release enough patches that it'll actually be playable for more than 5 minutes!

Seriously, I love these games, but good god the bugs! Fallout 3 is still unplayable on the PS3 to this day!

@Legendaryboss Looks like a normal day at wal-mart to me.

I'm just happy to know Sony Bend is working on something.

@charlesnarles Like Oblivion wasn't a buggy mess when it launched...

This is going to be-

1. Ni no Kuni
2. 3D Dot Game Heroes
3. King of Fighters XIII
4. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
5. Valkyria Chronicles

...Easy. I haven't played enough PS3 games for me to agonize over a list like this. In fact, If anything, I had trouble finding 5 games I liked that much.

@nathanuc1988 I did not like LittleBig Planet 2. Not because it was bad, but I felt like it was trying way too hard to be charming...and failed miserably. In the end it just felt rather bland and forgettable to me, at least in the Story Mode. The game's focus is supposed to be player-generated content, but I don't buy into that kind of stuff, so the story was all I had to play and I just didn't enjoy it. It's not a bad game, but it isn't for me.

@ShogunRok I'll admit, I sort of expected Dynasty Warriors 8 instead of Unfinished Swan, but as I recall, Sammy did give Unfinished Swan a 10/10.

Pretty much what I expected knowing Sammy. I don't quite agree with his choices, but none of them are bad, either.

Dead Rising 3 is the most depressing thing I've seen happen to a franchise in a long time...and I don't even care for Zombie or open-world games.

Anyways, no, they haven't changed my perspective. Because overall, they've been exactly what I expected. A few rushed ports, a failed new IP, and a sequel or two that manages to do well enough, but won't blow your pants off. We really only needed Killzone to carry the launch until Second Son and other great games start coming out. Lucky for Sony, Xbone's Killer App won't come out until mid-March, so they'll be in the same boat.

@Sanquine I played Super Stardust once. And I was already bored of it.

And your point makes no sense. Those games have changing evironments and a variety in settings and missions. As far as I can tell, Resogun is just varients of a few set stages and patterns. Especially if Super Stardust is anything to go by.

@TOMBOY25 The One Piece games are more action-y Setpiece-ish than Gundam. I like them too, since they offer a little more variety, at least from what I've played, but DW:Gundam 3 is worth a look for what it is. I actually prefer it since its harder and offers a bit more strategy.

@Sanquine Resogun doesn't look that intesting to me, honestly. It looks like a stock-standard shooter, minus the cool and varied invironments. What fun is a game where you just go around in a circle?

I'm not gonna lie, I had a nergasm just seeing the MSN-06S Sinanju. But glad to see someone list a Dynasty Warriors game, particularly Gundam 3. I loved playing that one for plenty of reasons.

My biggest problem with Dante wasn't his looks, but that he lost a lot of his old cheekiness. And without that he went from carefully treading the line to diving straight off the deep end into "completely unlikeable" territory. The games are still fun, but without a good protagonist, it just lacked the charm and extra oomph that made the previous Devil May Cry games so great.

I'm not sure about any of them, to be honest. A lot look interesting, but none of these games scream "must-play" right now...

@Gemuarto No, I was just messing with you. I don't care one way or the other about Dead to Rights, I just know its not-so-good reputation. I'll probably never try it out. Shooters and action games don't interest me anymore. (unless they do their best to be silly and charming, then I can't resist them)

Wiiiiipppppppppeeeeeooooooouuuuuuuuut!!!!!!!!!!!

Was hoping somebody would mention that game. Actually, I may have to edit my own list in the forum, I forgot that Wipeout counted.

Lot of RPGs here, not that I'm complaining. No, if I had any complaint, it would be that Resistance got a mention. I think that whole series is the epitome of bland as far as shooters go. I'll admit that Resistance 1 is the best of the 3 PS3 games, but it still was boring, even when I was still into shooters. The story was more or less by the numbers action film stuff that got old years ago, the characters were boring and unmemorable, the gameplay reminded me why games like Call of Duty are generally considered an evolution of the genre, and the whole game just lacked the charm their company used to be known for.

Seriously, the only thing I liked about the series was the PSP game Sony Bend made, which took the gameplay and story and advanced it far beyond what Insomniac ever could've done, ironically by making it more like their stellar Syphon Filter games.

Speaking of Which, why aren't there more Syphon Filter games?

@Gemuarto Dead to Rights? Ewwwww...
Also, I'm pretty sure Wolfenstien was meant to be a blockbuster, it just didn't do that well.

I like Couch Co-op. Now I'm intrigued.