Saturday, August 16, 2008

How to Be Broke For the Rest of the Year

So I was browsing through Gamestop's website tonight and happened upon a few games that caught my eye. It isn't a long list or anything, just a game or two that I thought looked interesting. The games in italic (and bold) are the ones that I'm very, very interested in.

Again, even that list is a very, very short one and I really ended up being extremely selective about what games I listed down here.

The actual idea behind this list was just to help me fully grasp the actual amount of games that are coming out from now, until the end of the year. The one truth, however, is that the games listed are those that really did catch my eye.

What was troubling and equally disappointing at the same time was the lack of Wii games. Does Japan get the same amount of crap we're getting!? Where are all the good games at? I had hoped (at the time that I purchased the Wii) that buying the system wouldn't end up being a big mistake. Unfortunately, it certainly looks as though as it might very well be so...

Oh man, am I gonna be in trouble if I actually (somehow) end up trying to field a list like this...

And I just hope my XBox can hold out and survive because I would be pissed beyond pissed off if it dies after I buy a good chunk of these games.

Tales of Vesperia (XBox 360, 8/26)


Infinite Undiscovery (XBox 360, 9/1)

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (XBox 360, 9/2)

Rock Band 2 (XBox 360, 9/14)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (XBox 360, 9/16)

Warriors Orochi 2 (XBox 360, 9/23)

Rise of the Argonauts (XBox 360, 10/14)

Fable 2 (XBox 360, 10/21)

Guitar Hero World Tour (XBox 360, 10/26)

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (XBox 360, 10/28)

Gears of War 2 (XBox 360, 11/7)

Mirror's Edge (XBox 360, 11/11)

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (XBox 360, 11/11)

Prince of Persia (XBox 360, 11/18)

The Last Remnant (XBox 360, 11/20)

Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS, 12/1)

Tiberium (XBox 360, 12/31)

4 comments:

hatsumi said...

Hahaha...

You know, a few weeks ago I went into Gamestop and preordered TWENTY-ONE games. I think I'll post about my list of upcoming games to buy on my blog... There are way too many to list here in comments! lol

KO! said...

I'd probably reserve a good number of these myself, if it weren't for the fact that a lot of the guys working at the GS I frequent (Ala Moana) didn't irritate the shit out of me.

Anonymous said...

Hey KO!, you might have seen my comment on hatsumi's blog, but in case you haven't seen it I wanted to give you a heads up too. I hope you don't mind me commenting on your blog.

I noticed Rise of the Argonauts is one of the games you're very interested in and that you seem to not have a PS3 so you'll be missing out on exclusives like Disgaea 3...

There's a Stacker 2 contest going on right now where if you win you get a PS3 or 360 (your choice), a copy of Rise of the Argonauts, a year's supply of 6 Hour Power energy shots, and more. There are less than 170 entrants right now so chances of winning are pretty decent. All you have to do is design a 6 Hour Power t-shirt. Check out the contest details here: http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/Stacker2?tab=overview

Let me know if you have any questions or if you enter (I'll be happy to vote for your design). Good luck.

Franklin Keane
www.6hrpower.com
Franklin6hrpower@gmail.com

KO! said...

I don't mind the comments and thanks for the heads up on the contest. I wish I had more free time, I might have actually tried for it if I did. =(