Anyone else unimpressed by the fall and winer lineup this year?

I'm a long time gamer and usually the fall and winter lineup is chock full of amazing games. This year seems to have nothing much besides sequals. I don't see one new IP that looks anything more than mediocre. Sure I'll check out Fallout Vegas, Fable 3, AC Brotherhood. Halo Reach and Castlevania but it seems every good game comes out in February and March and usually we don't have to wait until late Winter or Early Spring for all the kick ass games to come out. Late winter and spring does look especially good though.

You just named 300 dollars worth of great games set to be released. And there are quite a bit more. I agree that they all seem to be sequels of existing games though, but still, there's a lot of quality stuff coming out in a short amount of time.

300 dollars? I named like 4 games. Maybe I just feel there isn't that amazing new IP ora sequel I've been really anticipating. It seems like all the blockbuster games like GOW 3, KZ2, Dead Space2, Dragon Age Origins2and the Last Guardian are all coming out late in winter or spring than before Christmas or in fall like usual.

Kirby's Epic Yarn

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Halo Reach

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

CoD: Black Ops

Medal of Honor

that new Guitar Hero

Star Wars The Force Unleashed II

Enslaved

This Fall is out of control... overwhelmed, I am.

300 dollars? I named like 4 games. Maybe I just feel there isn't that amazing new IP ora sequel I've been really anticipating. It seems like all the blockbuster games like GOW 3, KZ2, Dead Space2, Dragon Age Origins2and the Last Guardian are all coming out late in winter or spring than before Christmas or in fall like usual.

mcpeepants23200

Five games actually. I was figuring 60 bucks apiece :)

Seems like there's a little something for everyone in the coming lineup. What exactly are you looking for?

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300 dollars? I named like 4 games. Maybe I just feel there isn't that amazing new IP ora sequel I've been really anticipating. It seems like all the blockbuster games like GOW 3, KZ2, Dead Space2, Dragon Age Origins2and the Last Guardian are all coming out late in winter or spring than before Christmas or in fall like usual.

Five games actually. I was figuring 60 bucks apiece :)

Seems like there's a little something for everyone in the coming lineup. What exactly are you looking for?

Ah. Understandable. Speaking of Valve, Portal 2 should be out by year end. Yet another day one purchase for me.

EDIT: Nevermind. Looks like it got pushed back to Feb 2011 :(

Portal 2 is a must for me. Personally I'm just a little frustrated that Half Life Episode 3 hasn't had any type of release date put out. Heck there hasn't even been any kind of screenshots or anything. I understand Valve takes their time with games but it's been a long wait. I just hope we aren't going to have to have a Starcraft II kind of wait for the next Half Life content. I'm really hoping that they release a trailer on Portal 2.

Like I said it may not be that their aren't great games, just that the games I'm really looking forward to are all spring releases(gears of war 3, the last guardian, dragon age II, brink, Crysis II), late winter releases(KZ2, Dead Space 2, Deus Ex). Because for as much as I'm not excited about the fall releases I'm absolutely amazed at the amount of quality games coming out during that time. It's one of the best 3 or 4 month periods I've ever seen.

I too am unimpressed, fable has some slight interest but not enough for me to buy. It will be the same. All the games are sequals, I might pick up gears because friends have it or something. I donno. The fall line up is lame for me. Which is fine. To those that like it and are looking for to it more power to you.

Eh, you seem to be better off for game-antisipation than me.
Theirs nothing this fall and winter that interests me, then early next year there's Brink and Crysis 2 (but I might not bother buying them right away),

Then there's pretty much nothing with an announced release date for me. D:

I even loved Gears of War 1 and 2, but a third game already is just too soon.

Eh, you seem to be better off for game-antisipation than me.
Theirs nothing this fall and winter that interests me, then early next year there's Brink and Crysis 2 (but I might not bother buying them right away),

Then there's pretty much nothing with an announced release date for me. D:

I even loved Gears of War 1 and 2, but a third game already is just too soon.

IcyToasters

^^Dude, have you seen Vanquish? You should check it out.

I'm a long time gamer and usually the fall and winter lineup is chock full of amazing games. This year seems to have nothing much besides sequals. I don't see one new IP that looks anything more than mediocre. Sure I'll check out Fallout Vegas, Fable 3, AC Brotherhood. Halo Reach and Castlevania but it seems every good game comes out in February and March and usually we don't have to wait until late Winter or Early Spring for all the kick ass games to come out. Late winter and spring does look especially good though.

mcpeepants23200

I like new IPs as much as the next guy, but I can also appreciate a well done sequel. On that note I'm really looking forward to Littlebigplanet 2, Gran Turismo 5, Kingdom Hearts PSP and Valkyria Chronicles 2. You're right that there are a lot more quality original games coming out early next year, but Enslavedlooks promising and I'm keeping an eye on RUSE and Under Siege (I love strategy games).

Maybe it's not that the games aren't good but I'm looking for something new. The games that really most impress me right now are Bioshock Infinite, Metal Gear Solid Rising, The Last Guardian, KZ 2 and Gears of War. I'm more in to SciFi than realistic war games like Call of duty or Medal of Honor and more in to story based games than mmorpgs or shooters that are more about internet competition than actual campaigns. I guess it doesn't help that I'm a Bioware, Valve, Irrational Games and Squeenix fanboy doesn't help. Not one has a big release coming out this season.

mcpeepants23200

Actually, you're not looking for something new at all. Most of the games you just listed are sequels and while they will more than likely be brilliant sequels to exceptional games, complaining about a "weak" fall lineup predicated uponthe assertion that this holiday's torrent suffers from an overindulgence of sequels and then proceeding to state that other sequels are your most anticipated commodity early next year is nonsensical.

It is going to be absolutely packed for me. No complaints here.

If you are not looking forward to any games for the rest of the year, use that as an opportunity to work on your backlog (if you have one). Also, be happy that you can save some money. :)

300 dollars? I named like 4 games. Maybe I just feel there isn't that amazing new IP ora sequel I've been really anticipating. It seems like all the blockbuster games like GOW 3, KZ2, Dead Space2, Dragon Age Origins2and the Last Guardian are all coming out late in winter or spring than before Christmas or in fall like usual.

mcpeepants23200

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300 dollars? I named like 4 games. Maybe I just feel there isn't that amazing new IP ora sequel I've been really anticipating. It seems like all the blockbuster games like GOW 3, KZ2, Dead Space2, Dragon Age Origins2and the Last Guardian are all coming out late in winter or spring than before Christmas or in fall like usual.

wizdom

The only upcoming release I am really excited to buy is GOW3.

Dead Rising 2, Halo : Reach and COD Black Ops are all games I want, the first especially.

With games like Halo: Reach, Fable 3, Naruto Ultimate Storm 2, Guitar Hero 6 & Rock Band 3 and plenty more dropping soon, I'm looking forward to the fall and winter. My only problem is deciding which ones to buy with my limited budget for new games.

I too am unimpressed, fable has some slight interest but not enough for me to buy. It will be the same. All the games are sequals, I might pick up gears because friends have it or something. I donno. The fall line up is lame for me. Which is fine. To those that like it and are looking for to it more power to you.

Ravirr

I feel the same way. I ended up not liking Fable 2 much, so im not touching Fable 3. And the rest of the year lineup is almost nothing but sequels to franchises I dont even care about anyway.

Civilization V. Once that comes out, the game industry can take a year off for all I care.

This year actually has the most games I'm looking forward to in a while. New Donkey Kong, new Kirby, new Metroid, Epic Mickey might be decent, NBA Jam should be a blast. Course, most games this gen have gone on to really, really disappoint, so we'll see how things go...

During the Fall I'm keeping my eye on 7 or 8 new tittles. No complaints here.

On the contrary. I'm very impressed by the lineup this Fall. Halo: Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Medal of Honor, James Bond Blood Stone, Goldeneye 007, Conduit 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns...I'll be plenty busy this Fall.

There is something coming out for any one. The only well known game type that does not seam to be JRPG and RTS. The only people that should not be fine with the line up coming soon is those that have such a high stander of game that only perfect games are good for them.

Personally, the fall/winter line-up has me overwhelmed. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised that the Wii's line-up is the most impressive to me, which makes me okay with the fact that it's the only current-gen console I own at the moment.