WOOT. Age 3 is the only game I'm looking forward to I know about, unless you count expansion packs.

Quake IV/XMen 2 - Not really interested in Quake4. Despite Raven working on it, from what I've seen it doesn't look innovative or creative at all. The only cool thing I've seen was the heart chamber that pumped the entire factory or whatever... Xmen 2? WTF?

Doom 3 XP - I'm looking forward to this. Maybe it'll have a decent ending this time round? At least they're adding "new" weapons, but none look creative or innovative either.

Unreal 3/Pariah - The graphics will amaze me. The gameplay/design will blow chunks. I do not like Unreal/Epic games - they just suck.

Guild Wars - I'm undecided about this. It looks really good. But after playing FFIX for a couple months I wonder if MMORPGs are worth it. I'm not excited about WoW or the other one either - EQ2 I think? - but Guild Wars looks interesting. I'm gonna try the betas and see how it plays.

Tactics games - WOO I love tactics games. GBA Tactics games, PS2 Tactics games, PC Tactics games... I love em. I'll fiend on whatever Tactics games come out.

Ehhhh that's all I can think of for now. Hopefully Raven's new game will be Hexen 3 and they can make a good sequel to my #3 favorite game of all time, Hexen. Maybe. :(

Expections, eh? I'll have to look that one up. 

ROFL, I quite like the word actually.

Okay, my hopes are:

Quake 4 - I'm gonna buck the trend of people moaning about it because it looks like Doom3. If it delivers what the previews have promised (Q2 style, D3 graphics, more tactical gameplay, "future war" vibe (that phrase is SOOOO what Q2 needs to be)) it will kick all of your arses. Fingers crossed. Q2 was great.

Stalker - This is dragging on a bit and has been pretty much trumped by HL2 stylistically, nevertheless it promises enough to be well worth keeping an eye on. The more tactical game for the connoisseur in 2k5??

DOOM3 XP - More Doom3?? Fuck yeah, bring it on. As long as they don't cheese it out with too much extra crap, I will be on this like herpes in a brothel.

FEAR - Watch the recently re-released video. Nuff said. Enviroment in that looks kinda bland but well executed. Gameplay looks pretty cool. Characters and general psychosis look great. And that video was from the summer. This one could do damage.

DOW Mission Pack?? - strictly no word as to whether there will be one, if there is, more DOW will be great.

Other than that?? Hmmmm....I don't know really. In the more distant future, Morrowind2 and Unreal3Tech look great but I think they're a fair way off. I haven't seen many games from other genres that have captivated me. But I'm cool with that. 2k4 was such a bumper year, I've still got 3 games and a mission pack left over to play. So a quiter year will be fine by me =).



Map-wise, who knows?? I know some stuff is in the works but until it's more definite for releasage, I try not to anticipate too much. I would definitely like to see some proper quality D3 maps, and some nice Q1 SP maps that have strong atmospheres (some of the 1000b pack were going that way). Other than that I'm not fussed. Maybe HL2 maps too.... 

I will be learning to use Func_tags. Or metslime will FINALLY PUT A FUCKING PREVIEW FUNCTION IN although I doubt the latter too be honest. Or the former. 

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Well, I'll be looking forward to the obvious HL2 expansion where you get to play through the game from the viewpoint of a c17 citizen, Barney gets a blowjob from Lamarr the headcrab, and we are explained how the combine prevents people from having sex.

Furthermore

� D3 expansion.
� Quake 4: I dunno.
� Stalker: L.O.T.S.O.F.D.O.T.S....::.
� World of Warcraft. (No seriously, although I'm scared as fuck of this because the open beta sucked me in like a suckable and consumed me.)
� Starcraft Ghost. (Not too sure about this one tbh)
� Wanda and the colossus. The spiritual successor to ICO. Dunno if it will be out in 2005 tho.
� Wipeout Pure for the PSP. Need to get that.
� The fan-made nude patch for HL2; with skins for Barney.