Games to Watch in 2008 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 2nd Jan 2008, 07:32

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...watch_-_2008/1

2007 is over, so we look at some of the most exciting games of the year ahead, just to show that even though 2007 was good, 2008 could be even better. It doesn't matter if you're a hardcore rocker or a casual sim-lover, 2008 has something for you!

Tyinsar · 2nd Jan 2008, 07:58

First Mass Effect, now Brutal Legend, I might have to break down & buy a 360.

Nah, PC RPGs have mods, I like mods too much to give that up.

Einhanderkiller · 2nd Jan 2008, 08:24

If Brutal Legend doesn't come to the PC, I'm going to be mad.

DougEdey · 2nd Jan 2008, 08:35

Nice list, but I highly doubt that Fallout 3 will make it for Q408, probs Q209.

Oh and for me, the first graph had Bioshock and Halo swapped and Crysis a no-show

PS: Formatting error on page 2 with the first image and advertising

ImInTheZoneBaby · 2nd Jan 2008, 08:36

Bloody hell, another year has come and past... Now its time to look ahead at those pretty games we'll be playing soon enough. (well, maybe not DNF).

I cant wait to be honest, this next year will be amazing in the world of gaming.

Anyway, i'll be sure to stick along with Bit-tech 'til the end. Cant wait to see what this website produces in this new year too. Good luck to you Bit-tech, and good luck to everyone else to raise the money for these bloody games! =P

CanadianViking · 2nd Jan 2008, 08:44

I just want to play Spore :'(

dire_wolf · 2nd Jan 2008, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Einhanderkiller

If Brutal Legend doesn't come to the PC, I'm going to be mad.

Too Right!

naokaji · 2nd Jan 2008, 09:34

Fallout 3, Spore and Alan Wake are the ones that have a me will buy factor...

the rest?

either they dont interest me or are console exclusive... damn those consoles

Bauul · 2nd Jan 2008, 09:55

"but early reports suggest that this could be the best Indy game yet"

Better than Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis? Absolute pish, no Indy game could ever top the Sucker Punch!

Of the rest, fingers crossed they all turn out to be as good as predicted. I'll be gutted if Spore ends up forever in development hell, it looks such an intreguing game. As for DNF, it's funny but even given it's ten year development cycle, no-one quite wants to write it off yet, everyone is still secretly hoping it's going to be as ass kicking as it could be.

Jipa · 2nd Jan 2008, 10:03

The graph made me lol. Thanks Joe! So true, Orange Box really made the year for PC-gamers. Can't resist adding this here:

NoMercy · 2nd Jan 2008, 10:23

One I'm really hoping for: http://dragonage.bioware.com/

Yemerich · 2nd Jan 2008, 11:28

"...while others will fail to live up to the enormous hype which has built up around them. "
Dunno why, but looks like this sentence was made for FO 3...

I am a huge fan of FO franchise, but i think the only person from the previous FOs, Ron Perlman (aka "The Narrator"), won't save the game..

Well let's give beth some credit.. Perhaps the Oblivion - FPS style on FO 3 wont be a "total" waste... PERHAPS!

iwog · 2nd Jan 2008, 11:40

Quote:

It breaks my heart to put Spore in this category, but the reality is that Will Wright, creator of all things Sim, may never actually finish his opus if current reports are to be believed.

Where did you get that information from? Recently there have been full page spreads in PC gamers around the world.

@Jipa why didn't you just link to the PA page with it on?

Arkanrais · 2nd Jan 2008, 12:19

the games listed weren't of much interest to me. I'm keeping an eye on FF7: crisis core, FF VS XIII and some other console/portable RPG's. the FPS's from '07 should keep me occupied for my shooting needs

LeMaltor · 2nd Jan 2008, 12:19

Darkfall!

benjamyn · 2nd Jan 2008, 13:12

What about super smash bros Brawl and Resident evil 5? (Though RE5 could be a 2009 affair)

wuyanxu · 2nd Jan 2008, 13:25

Super Smash Bros Brawl, Far Cry 2 and STALKER prequel are the only ones i REALLY looking forward to play, Alan Wake looks very good, hopefully a game to make people recognise Dx10 (rather than what Crysis did). Spore is a casual game i'd look at and play a bit. but hard core games i'd say is in 2007, with UT3 and Crysis for super hard core hardware enthusiastics

Matt_117 · 2nd Jan 2008, 13:57

Shouldn't the article name be "Games to Play in 2008", rather than "Games to Watch in 2008"?

Redbeaver · 2nd Jan 2008, 14:17

how could u miss details on a new splinter cell game??

Kipman725 · 2nd Jan 2008, 14:50

I was very much looking forward to alan wake but vista only

guess I will have to wait for wine to be able to run it then.. so best game of 2009/2010 :P also I expect it will be a comercail flop due to the lack of computers running vista (Bit-tech is very much a minority in vista take up).

GTA, DNF, FAR CRy 2 and stalker look interesting to me

2nd Jan 2008, 07:32	#1
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2nd Jan 2008, 07:58	#2
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2nd Jan 2008, 08:35	#4
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Nice list, but I highly doubt that Fallout 3 will make it for Q408, probs Q209. Oh and for me, the first graph had Bioshock and Halo swapped and Crysis a no-show PS: Formatting error on page 2 with the first image and advertising __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

2nd Jan 2008, 08:36	#5
ImInTheZoneBaby Bring it on sucka! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 148	Bloody hell, another year has come and past... Now its time to look ahead at those pretty games we'll be playing soon enough. (well, maybe not DNF). I cant wait to be honest, this next year will be amazing in the world of gaming. Anyway, i'll be sure to stick along with Bit-tech 'til the end. Cant wait to see what this website produces in this new year too. Good luck to you Bit-tech, and good luck to everyone else to raise the money for these bloody games! =P __________________ Rig: Case: Aspire X-Cruiser, Mobo: MSI P6N SLI, CPU: Intel G6600 G0, PSU: 550W, RAM: 4GB Corsair Twin XMS2, GPU: 8800GTS 512Mb OC, Monitor: 24" Hyundai IT W240D 1920x1200

2nd Jan 2008, 09:55	#9
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	"but early reports suggest that this could be the best Indy game yet" Better than Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis? Absolute pish, no Indy game could ever top the Sucker Punch! Of the rest, fingers crossed they all turn out to be as good as predicted. I'll be gutted if Spore ends up forever in development hell, it looks such an intreguing game. As for DNF, it's funny but even given it's ten year development cycle, no-one quite wants to write it off yet, everyone is still secretly hoping it's going to be as ass kicking as it could be. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

2nd Jan 2008, 08:24	#3
Einhanderkiller What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5	If Brutal Legend doesn't come to the PC, I'm going to be mad.

2nd Jan 2008, 08:44	#6
CanadianViking Beast from the North Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 201	I just want to play Spore :'(

2nd Jan 2008, 10:03	#10
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2nd Jan 2008, 10:23	#11
NoMercy Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 159	One I'm really hoping for: http://dragonage.bioware.com/

2nd Jan 2008, 11:28	#12
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2nd Jan 2008, 12:19	#14
Arkanrais Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wangamadness, New Zealand Posts: 330	the games listed weren't of much interest to me. I'm keeping an eye on FF7: crisis core, FF VS XIII and some other console/portable RPG's. the FPS's from '07 should keep me occupied for my shooting needs __________________ Visit my DeviantArt page or I'll make you squeal like a piggy and throw a spatula at you. FEAR THE SPATULA! What the hell part of a chicken is the nugget?! goddamn McDonalds and their LIES!

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2nd Jan 2008, 13:25	#17
wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,943	Super Smash Bros Brawl, Far Cry 2 and STALKER prequel are the only ones i REALLY looking forward to play, Alan Wake looks very good, hopefully a game to make people recognise Dx10 (rather than what Crysis did). Spore is a casual game i'd look at and play a bit. but hard core games i'd say is in 2007, with UT3 and Crysis for super hard core hardware enthusiastics __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240

2nd Jan 2008, 13:57	#18
Matt_117 Modder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 58	Shouldn't the article name be "Games to Play in 2008", rather than "Games to Watch in 2008"?

2nd Jan 2008, 14:17	#19
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2nd Jan 2008, 14:50	#20
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