Why must this year be the release year of pretty much the biggest games ever?
I mean, there are always certain years that are remembered as truly great years for gaming in terms of the amazing games that are released (1998 with Ocarina of Time, Starcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, just to name a few, 2002 with all it's great games, etc) but the period from a month or two ago to E3 2005 is just crazy. So many amazing games are coming out I don't even know which ones to buy. The funny thing is, they are also all sequels to some of the greatest games ever.
Gran Turismo 4, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Metal Gear Solid 3, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Splinter Cell 3, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, DOOM 3, The Sims 2, Everquest 2, Viewtiful Joe 2, Metroid Prime 2, Paper Mario 2, Resident Evil 4, Burnout 3.
That's not even counting two certain other games that will probably come out after E3, Zelda and Final Fantasy 12.
And that's also not counting portable games at all.
And that's still not counting "lesser-known" amazing games that are equally as good in my opinion but just not quite as big in name and anticipation, such as Pikmin 2, Rome: Total War, Timesplitters 3 and many many more. And I didn't include some original games because no one really knows if they will be good or bad, like World of Warcraft, Baten Kaitos, Starcraft: Ghost, and the Lord of the Rings strategy game for PC. But the games I listed above are all pretty much garaunteed to be both amazing sellers and amazing games (although I'm not too sure how good Everquest 2 will be, but the others I have confidence in).
And who could possible afford all these games and still have money for the new systems or the new portable systems, let alone have time to actually play them?
So which ones do you guys think are the most deserving out our money? Personally I want each and every one of them except DOOM 3 and Everquest 2 (because I'm just not that interested in them).