For the first time in quite a while, there are actually a few games that I’m actually excited about.
In no particular order, they are Fallout 3, Fable 2, Lost Odyssey, and Too Human: Part 1.
I never did play Fallout 2, or Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, but I absolutely loved Fallout. I fell in love with the lore, and post-apocalyptic world. As long as they keep the same feeling to the world in Fallout 3, I’ll be happy.
I thought Fable was a little short, but I still liked the dynamic feel to the world, and your character. From what I’ve seen of Fable 2, it looks to be just “mo’ better”. I haven’t really seen much about “the dog”, other than you have no direct control over it. The dog will be like a real dog, reacting and learning based on how you treat it. So far it sounds similar to the avatars from Black & White, which is great in my book. More depth, and subtlety is always welcome.
Lost Odyssey looks pretty sweet from the trailers I’ve seen. The “ship” I’ve seen reminds me a lot of the air-ship from Final Fantasy VII (again, a good thing). The game appears to be pretty massive, since it is 4 discs. I’m kind of a sucker for large RPGs (Such as Final Fantasy VII/VIII).
Too Human combines future, spacey stuff, with Norse mythology. Again, I’m kind of a sucker for the “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” explanations of mythology.
