Franchise fanboys

Seriously, the fans that are never pleased need to SHUT THE FUCK UP. I will get to my impressions on E3 later but this is some shit that is bothering me.

First of all: Sonic. We have been asking for a new 2D Sonic game for 16 years and now that its happening people are already BITCHING. What the fuck is wrong with you? Sure the new design of Sonic sucks and the homing attack may make it too easy but seriously?

Would you rather no Sonic 4 at all? Because its sounding like it. 2010 can be the triumphant return of the blue hedgehog that has seen terrible game after terrible game since 2001 (Gameboy iterations excluded). Sonic Unleashed's daytime levels were the best 3D Sonic gameplay we have had since Sonic Adventure 2, the game sucked because of the Warehog crap, Sonic Colors looks like it could finally be where the 3D iterations should have been years ago while Sonic 4 is building on what made Sonic great in the first place.

Zelda: now my issue with Zelda graphics in Wind Waker was Link's football head, and now we have a blend of the last few Zelda game art styles and people are bitching again. People bitched that WW was too cartoony and Twilight Princess was too dark, find a half-way point and people are again bitching. Look assholes: Cell shaded graphics, artsy stuff like this is done for a reason: it ages longer. Twilight Princess will look like ass in 5 years while Skyward Sword and Wind Waker hide the technical limitations of a console. You wanted a TP style that looks on par with what were used to? Your going to need a new console!

You alleged core Zelda fans also get my contempt because in Ocarina of Time 3DS they will fix the water temple. Funny how history revisionists love to go about this: it wasn't that it was tough it was broken, it was a limitation of a pause menu inventory system that made things incredibly annoying.

Remember nobody is forcing you to buy or play these games. I can just imagine that if Shenmue 3 gets announced people will bitch because its not on the Dreamcast. At the end of the day I will snicker and laugh because your chest pounding will be for naught as you will be buying and playing these games when they come out.

Mid year drought

Now Q110 was more busy than Q409 but what does the mid year have for us? Usually there is a gaming drought but not so much. April has already started off well with Splinter Cell Conviction which I am almost through and highly recommended. This was the reboot that franchise needed.

Also this month we will see Super Street Fighter IV, updated roster... not really seeing why it should be a new purchase but oh well, fans will eat it up but I doubt Capcom can get away with as many revisions Street Fighter II had, at least III only had 3 (New Generation, 2nd Impact and 3rd Strike).

3D Dot Game Heroes comes out in May, from what it looks like it seems to be Lego Zelda, but done so well, something that seems well worth getting into.

After such a massive software drought, I am supprised that of all systems the Wii is getting alot of love this mid year, starting with the Australian release of No More Hereos 2, a sequel to my 2nd favorite Wii game (first being Zelda) along with Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M.

Super Mario Galaxy won so many game of the year awards in 2007 that I am surprised Nintendo isn't saving it for Q4, Metroid is generating excitement given its hybrid for first person and 2D sidescrolling classic gameplay combined with Team Ninja's trademark styleish combat.

The game I am looking forward to more than anything else this year is also getting mid year release as Sonic 4 will finally see its release (it only took 16 years!). When I saw the trailer for this I felt like a kid again. The 2D Sonic games will always have a place in my heart, they were a big part of my childhood.

Prince of Persia is also getting a new entry in May. The last one was a good game but fell way short of expectations considering how brilliant the Sands of Time trilogy was. Well this one takes place just after the Sands of Time and will hopefully return the Prince to what made him one of key franchises of the last generation.

So at the end of it I can rest assured there is no real drought this year but it begs the question: Impart from Fallout New Vegas and F.E.A.R. 3 and the predicable next (most likely crappy) Treyarch Call of Duty game. What does Q4 have? Is it going to be dry like last years?

I guess time will tell.

Q1 over

And I didnt write a damn thing but who gives a shit. I have been busy in real life but also heavy in gaming. Besides, I only write for the hell of it.

Not only have I been playing some new shit but catching up on old shit like finally going through the Fallout 3 DLC.

Q1 2010 has got to be the biggest quarter since Q4 2007 with instant classics

Mass Effect 2 & Bioshock 2 do not need any introduction, they are sequels to the 2 biggest games of 07. Bioshock 2 is its predecessors equal while Mass Effect 2 is a major improvement over the first making this a true title for the ages.

Bayonetta: Despite it doesn't push things forward like Devil May Cry did, but still the most fun action game on the market (yes better than God of War III).

God of War III: Not as good as Bayonetta, but still a true God of War which is a good thing.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2... yes it IS better than Modern Warfare 2

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knox: Borderlands DLC... no no, expansion would be a word that does it justice. Need I say more? Borderlands was the best game of 07 as far as I am concerned.

Aliens vs Predator: Single player is pretty average but multiplayer is more balanced as you would think. Lots of fun.

Red Steel 2: What the first game should have been!