I haven't blogged in a while, I normally have no time and nothing interesting to say, and Gamespot has seen better days as far as a community that blogs goes. But since I haven't done one in 6 months, and I have some stuff to say, I've decided to do one. I won't bore anyone with any personal life stuff; let's go straight to the games.

First off, let's get the crap out of the way. I preordered the collector's edition of Zelda Skyward Sword literally the week it was announced. Yesterday, I got an email from Amazon saying that it wouldn't even be shipping until like December 21 or something. Now normally I'd just cancel my preorder, order elsewhere, and call it a day. I can't do that this time though, as A) The game has blown up in price, like doubled, and B) they've already charged my account. I've come to expect more than this from amazon. All I know is if I don't get the Collector's Edition I'm going to be pissed.

Onto the good news. So far this seems to potentially be the greatest year for gaming this generation, which is a good thing since overall this generation has disappointed compared to others. All the games I've played so far (for the most part), have either been on par or superior to their predecessors. So far I've gotten:

1. Gears of War 3: Haven't got to play it too much but what I have played seems great, MP much improved from 2
2. Skyrim (PC): Absolutely awesome. Could be greatest ES game ever... Heck it has the potential to be one of the greatest games ever (though I won't say that for sure until I've 100%'ed it).
3. Uncharted 3: Haven't gotten around to playing it yet, can't wait for Christmas break
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: It seems ok, not good though. Better than MW2, not better than COD4
5. Batman Arkham City (PC): Haven't got to play it yet (pc version just came out today), although I already know it will be a solid game
6. The King of Fighters XIII (PS3): This game has made me a VERY happy camper so far. It fully redeems any shortcomings XII had, and is superior to what I've played of the arcade version (anyone that knows me very well knows that me saying that about a console port is a big deal, as I am an arcade player first, pc player second, and console player third). I'm begging anyone who plays fighting games even a little bit to give it a shot... SNK and Atlus outdid themselves with this one and it deserves to be in your collection. I haven't played the game that much, as like Batman it's only been out for a day, but it has all the right pieces.

I also have Star Wars: The Old Republic down the pipeline. I thought I was going to be disappointed, but I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the beta. Other games I want are Sonic Generations, Dark Souls, UMvC3, and maybe a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.

Right now I'd say Skyrim and KOFXIII are the two top contenders for GOTY, although after I get around to playing through everything that is subject to change.

Comments? What have you been playing and are looking forward to? What looks like it's going to be your GOTY? let me know! :)