2012 is shaping up to be pretty underwhelming, all things considered. Yes, it’s the end of a console cycle; yes, most of the good stuff we were told to look forward to has been delayed to Spring 2013. Still, though, there’s not of a hell of a lot to get excited about. What follows is the current state of my GameFly Q, which is my rough way of keeping track of what to pay attention to:
August:
- Darksiders 2
- Sleeping Dogs
September:
- Borderlands 2
October:
- Resident Evil 6
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Dishonored
- James Bond 007 Legends
- Forza: Horizon
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Lego Lord of the Rings
November:
- Halo 4
- CODBLOPS II
December:
- Far Cry 3
That’s pretty goddamned sad. Of those games, the only ones I truly give a shit about are Darksiders 2, Borderlands 2, NFS:MW (because Criterion is developing it), and maybe that XCOM game, because Firaxis are making it and I’m trying to get into turn-based strategy (even though I anticipate it being a very, very difficult experience). Dishonored sounds really intriguing but I’m not holding my breath; nor am I holding my breath for AC3 – as much as I loved Brotherhood, Revelations put a horrible, horrible taste in my mouth and nothing I’ve seen of the new location/era has been in any way intriguing to me. Halo 4 will probably be OK, though I won’t do much with the multiplayer; similarly, I have no idea why CODBLOPS2 is even on my list (I suppose I want to be able to say I played it). I don’t know that I’ll play Far Cry 3, either – my feelings about that franchise could be generously described as “ambivalent.”
What are you looking forward to, if anything?
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