See what I mean when I said "Never ceases to amaze me"? Just when I was actually getting back into Spore, creating creature concepts and dreaming about Spore's seamingly incredibly fun gameplay, I was hit smack in the face with the words "No more Spore in '07". Wow.

Now, this news really, really sucks. Why? Because I was getting a top-notch laptop for college, which would have allowed me to play Spore on the highest settings. I was really excited. But no, the game was delayed...again. But, when I really sat down and thought about it, I came to the conclusion that I guess I can wait just a few more months till Spring '08 to explore (and exploit ;)) my own sandbox galaxy. Until then, Age of Conan will be occupying my laptop :P

Aside from that terrible news, there are a lot of increasingly interesting games that I have been looking at, some of which I already plan on buying in the winter, in late '07. There are, of course, the games I have mentioned before: Grand Theft Auto 4, Unreal Tournament III, and Halo 3. However, since my last entry, I have become increasingly obsessed with many more games besides the aforementioned three. First up is Mass Effect. I've been dying for an RPG ever since Oblivion, and it looks like Bioware will deliver that to me. Mass Effect has an incredible story that I'm already immersed in (I plan on buying the novels with they come out), and I cant wait to start exploring the Milky Way in my Normandy.

Another game I'm looking foward to, probably the most out of them all, is Too Human. At first I blew this game off because it seemed like a button masher, combo-whore game, but man when I started reading up on it, I couldn't get enough. Too Human is like the next-gen Diablo (Minus the Prime Three and the Worldstone :o) in regards to item collecting & augmenting, class system, skill tree system, and many different types of weapons and armor to choose from. Silicon Knights have promised that the character progression is so varied that it is possible to have a completely different Baldur from another player, even if that player is the same class as you.

Although I am already super excited about those details, the other thing that makes me crazy about this game is the story. In essence, Silicon Knights already have half their work cut out for them, as the basis of Too Human's story is Norse Mythology. If you know Norse mythology, then you can pretty much guess how the story goes, but Silicon Knights has said that they've added and changed and raped a few legends and myths to their liking, for an even better story experience.

What else can I say? As you can probably tell, I am really excited about Too Human. There are so many things I like about this game. Yet another reason why I am crazy about Too Human is the 4 Player Seamless Cooperative Play. At any point in the game, any one of your friends can join with their own version of Baldur and come and quest with you, and still maintain the experience and items they gained while playing. It's like Diablo in that sense, but it may also be compared to Phantasy Star Universe or even Crackdown (Minus the whole having to start over when your friend joins or leaves your game part ;)).

But enough about Too Human, I could talk for pages more worth of text. After Too Human comes Medal of Honor: Airborne. Airborne is probably the first Medal of Honor game I am really looking foward to. Let's not talk about story with this one, since I pretty sure we all know the underlying basis for all WW2 shooters, lets talk more about gameplay and graphics. The gameplay of Airborne is finally catching up to the better FPS games out there, featuring a lot of interesting and exciting mechanics that will make playing the game a lot more fun than any of the previous MoH games. The graphics of Airborne just blow me away, and I can say that this is obviously the best damn looking WW2 shooter I've ever seen (Aside from Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway).

I like the fact that you can start missions anywhere you like, since you parachute out of a C-47 to the mission zone, like Paratroopers actually do, and I really love the fact that you can tackle the mission any way you choose. It's like a sandbox shooter, and God knows I love sandboxes.

I guess you can say that I am really excited about late '07. I know I will have a hell of a lot of fun playing these wonderful games, but even more fun pwning with my friends. Until next time.