A Slow 12 Months In Gaming
I feel that it has been a very slow 12 months in gaming. Prior to Oblivion being released I feel that it has been one of the slowest years for game releases in quite some time. The big game releases over the last 12 months prior to Oblivion had been FEAR, Battlefield 2, Quake 4, Dungeon Siege, Guild Wars, and several others. I must say that Battlefield 2 was completely unappealing to me. FEAR was an excellent shooter, however, the story was badly told and the multiplayer riddled with haxors. These were most of the main stream releases on the PC for that period. The previous year we had Half Life 2, Doom 3, Far Cry. Three major title releases which all brought something of their own to the marketplace and offered a little something different in all respects for gamers.
While it wasn't a big year for big named game releases it was an excellent year for other releases. X3, while being extremely buggy and difficult to get in to was a very rewarding game (I have just reinstalled it to start playing it again) and GT Legends is awesome. However, a game which would not have popped up on many players radars would have been the second generation of Live For Speed. The gaming industry is dominated by the big publishing houses and this is not necessarily a good thing. But one game which is doing extremely well is Live For Speed. LFS is a racing sim made by gaming enthusiasts and which has a massive world wide cult following. It is of an extremely high standard and only available online. The fact that it, more than not, gets overlooked by magazines is a shame because this is the type of software which deserves blatant promotion. A game which is not made by some of the large publishing machines which predominantly churn out the same old crap.
Another game, which is worth having a look at, is Darwinia. Made by the guys who created Uplink, Darwinia is a relatively unique take on a mixture of gaming styles. Mixing strategy with some basic RTS elements and a objective based levels they have created a very simple but compelling game.
While the last 12 months has been slow for big game releases the next 12 months promises to be huge. Quake Wars, Alan Wake, Alone in the Dark, Huxley, Hellgate London, Crysis, Titan Quest, Armed Assault, are all games which are just around the corner from being released and promise to keep PC gamers busy for some time.
While it wasn't a big year for big named game releases it was an excellent year for other releases. X3, while being extremely buggy and difficult to get in to was a very rewarding game (I have just reinstalled it to start playing it again) and GT Legends is awesome. However, a game which would not have popped up on many players radars would have been the second generation of Live For Speed. The gaming industry is dominated by the big publishing houses and this is not necessarily a good thing. But one game which is doing extremely well is Live For Speed. LFS is a racing sim made by gaming enthusiasts and which has a massive world wide cult following. It is of an extremely high standard and only available online. The fact that it, more than not, gets overlooked by magazines is a shame because this is the type of software which deserves blatant promotion. A game which is not made by some of the large publishing machines which predominantly churn out the same old crap.
Another game, which is worth having a look at, is Darwinia. Made by the guys who created Uplink, Darwinia is a relatively unique take on a mixture of gaming styles. Mixing strategy with some basic RTS elements and a objective based levels they have created a very simple but compelling game.
While the last 12 months has been slow for big game releases the next 12 months promises to be huge. Quake Wars, Alan Wake, Alone in the Dark, Huxley, Hellgate London, Crysis, Titan Quest, Armed Assault, are all games which are just around the corner from being released and promise to keep PC gamers busy for some time.
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