What a stellar year.
Or perhaps month - that being November 2004, and it will go down in the books as the month with the hype and the games that delivered. Really, take a look at this.
Halo 2. This one doesn't need much explanation. Just a great, great game. The single player trumps Halo 1's by ten and the multiplayer is unprecedented.
Half-Life 2. If ever a sequel to a six year old classic delivered exactly the same feeling of thrills and chills as the original, while pushing the genre - nay, the entire gaming technology world - ahead, well, this is it.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It's not stale, it's not pretentious, and no, it doesn't have Raiden either, so take a breather if you were a hater. The sixties setting is fabulous and not only makes the game feel fresh, it has more stealth gameplay than Splinter Cell can even fathom without ever getting frustrating, hard-to-see, or downright annoying. The colors, Duke, the colors!
Metroid Prime: Echoes. Admittedly, I'm not too geared up for it - I think by the time of Metroid Prime I was rather burnt out on Retro's take on Metroid in 3D - but fans of the first contest that this game is a dream come true. Forgettable multiplayer, sure, but I'm beginning to think I'll have to pick it up rather soon.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Yet another that little me hasn't played yet but will in due time, no one seems to be let down by this massive, dozens-upon-dozens of hours-long sequel. It's on my to-get list, and it's high up.
Katamari Damacy. This may have been technically October - I can't quite recall - but what a cool, original, innovative fun little romp that'll only run you twenty bones. We need more games like this.
Nintendo DS. Alright, so maybe the hype hasn't totally been justified, but I still feel a great future for this; the force is strong in this one. It's fairly comfy, nicely sized, the stylus works great and offers up loads of potential, and the microphone is...well... there. It's a shame the launch lineup is so "Ehhhh": A beefed up port of Mario 64 (a game that, as Sunshine notes, was only fun because of the play control behind it eight years ago), a fun-but-shortlived Sonic Team outing Feel The Magic, and... well... yeah. Where's Wario Ware, Mario Kart, Metroid Prime Hunters, and The New Mario Bros.? January? What the hell? I love the handheld, but the games are downright disappointing so far.
Halo 2. This one doesn't need much explanation. Just a great, great game. The single player trumps Halo 1's by ten and the multiplayer is unprecedented.
Half-Life 2. If ever a sequel to a six year old classic delivered exactly the same feeling of thrills and chills as the original, while pushing the genre - nay, the entire gaming technology world - ahead, well, this is it.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It's not stale, it's not pretentious, and no, it doesn't have Raiden either, so take a breather if you were a hater. The sixties setting is fabulous and not only makes the game feel fresh, it has more stealth gameplay than Splinter Cell can even fathom without ever getting frustrating, hard-to-see, or downright annoying. The colors, Duke, the colors!
Metroid Prime: Echoes. Admittedly, I'm not too geared up for it - I think by the time of Metroid Prime I was rather burnt out on Retro's take on Metroid in 3D - but fans of the first contest that this game is a dream come true. Forgettable multiplayer, sure, but I'm beginning to think I'll have to pick it up rather soon.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Yet another that little me hasn't played yet but will in due time, no one seems to be let down by this massive, dozens-upon-dozens of hours-long sequel. It's on my to-get list, and it's high up.
Katamari Damacy. This may have been technically October - I can't quite recall - but what a cool, original, innovative fun little romp that'll only run you twenty bones. We need more games like this.
Nintendo DS. Alright, so maybe the hype hasn't totally been justified, but I still feel a great future for this; the force is strong in this one. It's fairly comfy, nicely sized, the stylus works great and offers up loads of potential, and the microphone is...well... there. It's a shame the launch lineup is so "Ehhhh": A beefed up port of Mario 64 (a game that, as Sunshine notes, was only fun because of the play control behind it eight years ago), a fun-but-shortlived Sonic Team outing Feel The Magic, and... well... yeah. Where's Wario Ware, Mario Kart, Metroid Prime Hunters, and The New Mario Bros.? January? What the hell? I love the handheld, but the games are downright disappointing so far.
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