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Yes, as the title reads, this is a list of the top three games for this year, for me... This is, of course, more than these three that I will be getting, but these are my top 3.
1. Far Cry 2
I played the first Far Cry game and absolutly loved it, it was just so fun and I had a great time with it. Everything that I have seen on this game, shows pure excellence. The graphics are phenominal, the physics are great, its an open-world FPS, and so much more. This is one of those, do anything, go anywhere games, but whats makes it unique is that it is an FPS, 50KM map. Africa is brought alive in this living, breathing world. This game could be the surprise of the year, and this is why it is my "most-wanted" game for 2008.
2. Gears of War 2
This... should I say, Epic game, is coming this November. It is the sequel to one of the Xbox 360's best games of the past. it had the best graphics to date, for consoles, and it dominated the market then, but that was then. Now, with monster games like Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4, it will have a challange to retake its crown of the best Xbox 360 game. Will it do it? I think so, with additions in every aspect, from graphics to physics, this game just might, be the best Xbox 360 game to-date.
3. Tom Clancy's EndWar
Yes, you are probably thinking to yourself right now... What the hell?!?! But yes, this is my third pick. For one, I love Tom Clancy games and Ubisoft, but also this game could completely change console RTS's in a good way. Adding excellent voice commands this could be the switch for console RTS's. One of my friends that works for Ubisoft was given an demo for the game and he said that it is just amazing. The controls are spot-on and it is actually fun to use the controls. So yes, this is one of my "most wanted" games of 2008.
Honorable Mentions
Fable 2
Prince of Persia
Resistance 2
LittleBigPlanet
Guitar Hero: World Tour
I set out on an adventure yesterday to watch The Dark Knight in imax, but when I got to the theater, I discovered that all of the tickets were sold out. I was greatly saddened, yet still determined to see this movie. So by the grace of God this guy comes up to me and is like, I heard you need tickets, and he sold them to me at regular price! I was so happy, he could have easily charged me double and I still would have payed it, but anyway I took my seat in the imax, very happy at this point.
Go see this movie for me, will you guys? Trust me on this, this movie will not disappoint. Coming into the movie I was expecting an action fest and not much more, but it was not only that but so much more. Most movies have highs and lows, but this movie only had highs, there was not one dull point in this movie, every scene was done so well. This movie is 2 hours and 32 minutes, but still, there is not one dull scene throughout the entirety of this film. Christopher Nolan has delevered yet another fantastic movie, adding to the list of this indie film maker. Maybe he will begin to get noticed now after making great movies such as Batman Beings, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, and Memento. All of which are considered AAA movies. He deserves every penny that he will earn from this film, it is just that great.
Christian Bale has matured very well as Batman and he is the best Batman so-far, but there is no comparison to Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker, it is Oscar-worthy. It is sad to see him go (RIP), but he went out with a bang, as his role in this movie is so tremendous, that it shapes this movie. In my opinion, he did a better job than Jack Nicholson, that is how perfect this role was for him.
This movie was not only a great action movie, but it also showed us why we need heroes. This movie will surprise you and leave you speechless, all I can really say is this, go see it for yourself.
Score- 10 out of 10
Well this will be a short blog, but still I wanted to post it. As everyone knows, E3 is coming up, less than a week away. So I am going to list some of the things that I am hopeful for, anticipating, and also not wanting...
The Hopeful:
- Alan Wake release date. This game has been shown-off so many times by Microsoft, now is the time for them to unleash it to compete with Sony. This would be very good timing for them.
- Assassins Creed 2 information. I know this is very, very doubtful but I would still like to hear something about it, even if it was just a teaser trailer.
The Anticipated
- Bungie announcement. I don't know what it is, most likely a Marathon game or a new Halo, but the folks over at Bungie have gotten me excited with the new strange themes and such with the little plumber guy.
- GoW3 teaser trailer. I have a feeling that Sony will show this, because they usually show games months and years before they actually release. So if the game was slated for next year, now would be the time to a teaser trailer.
The Not Wanted
- Xbox 360 motion controller. It has been rumored for awhile and I am almost positive that Microsoft is making this and if they are, then they will show it at E3. I hope they don't release this because I don't think that it will be that great and it will just be another gimmick like the 360 camera thing.
Well, that is about all that I have for today. I just cannot wait for E3, I have a feeling that it is going to be an amazing time for all of the companies, mostly Sony and Microsoft, I don't think Nintendo will show that much. Thanks for reading, comments will be appreciated.
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