I pre-ordered Doom 3 BFG edition ages ago, but that's not one of them 3 as it's an old classic that I played to death years ago and I couldn't resist spending on an updated fancier version which I can play on my xbox.
The 3 games are Fifa 13, Forza Horizon and Borderlands 2.
Now, I may have mentioned somewhere in my blog, sometime ago, that I'm ultra picky about buying new games. They HAVE to be good. They have to have good reviews, I have to get a good vibe from everything I read about it and friends commend, if they own it or know about it, are also important to me. So to say I'm going to buy these 3 games is a big thing, to me.
Fifa 13 is not a difficult one to be honest. They release them every year and I tend to buy them. I'm not buying it at full price, but I'll pick it up as soon as it drops to £25, which they always do after a couple of months. I love it for the career mode, developing my own player and playing with my mates in our own club. There isn't another football game that can give all of that. Pro Evo 2013 is supposed to be very good this year, potentially even have better gameplay, but I won't buy it because it doesn't have all the official clubs and that's important! If I can't play as Accrington Stanley and venture on the almost impossible quest of getting them to the premiership, then I'm not interested.
Forza Horizon looks like it will be something special. Infact, it's almost coincidentally special as my friend and I were reminiscing about how much we miss a good open world, street racing game, and how there hasn't been a proper one since Need For Speed Underground 2, which came out sometime in the middle ages! That's years ago! And then a week or so after I see the formal public announcement of the imminent release of Forza Horizon! Uncanny! I checked out the car list and it'll have most of the old favourites and more. Forza games have always been very highly rated and xbox 360 is so lucky to have it, because it releases on only that and PC. PS3 owners must be gutted! I cannot wait for this game. Again, I will wait until it drops in price, but I look forward to that day enormously.
Borderlands 2. I bought this game as week or so ago. I'm a recent convert to Borderlands and by almost everything I spout as opinion, I should hate it! But I just don't. Part of me is guilty that I like it, but it is a GREAT game. The sheer amount of customisation, infinitly quantities of different guns, great sense of humour and just great, easy to enjoy gameplay make it a winner all round. I really bought it so quickly because of friends who have done the same and multiplayer is an important part of the game. Working together and sharing loot is great fun and they have really built on the first Borderlands. This game feels comprehensive and I don't think we'll see another until the next-gen consoles come on the scene.
In other news, Project Rage has taken a good step forward and I think the basic mechanics are as near as damnit, sorted.
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