We look back at our 2011 predictions and set forth new ones, along with our most anticipated games of 2012.
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It's our annual predictions episode, but first up is a rather dense bit of New Business. Jonny is a big fan of Nano Assault, the new and graphically stunning shmup for 3DS. He's also ecstatic about Bastion and even quite glowing on Gears of War 3. James is less enthused about his Xbox 360, which is having hardware problems once again. He does have more to say about Animal Crossing: City Folk and the lamentable Wii Speak accessory. Jon continues his streak of completing games, even if they're all non-Nintendo shooters like Uncharted 3 and Modern Warfare 3. Greg completes the segment with quick impressions of 3D Classics Kid Icarus and more in-depth analysis of the new Shinobi for 3DS.
Then it's time for our much-loved, always controversial and entertaining, annual predictions feature. We begin by reviewing last year's predictions, and the gang's record is more accurate than you might expect, with a few funny exceptions. Our set of new predictions is even more outrageous, and it produces some extensive discussion as well. The segment ran so long that we eventually had to go into a lightning round just to get through them all. We also continued the tradition of choosing our most anticipated games for the year, with some surprising choices there as well.
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Another spectacular episode. Please never stop!
....I am really loving Nano Assault.
Mercenaries is on my "get it for cheap" list, I don't think I'd enjoy it enough to warrant paying anything close to full price (which is 45€ here anyway) but I do think it'd be worth playing.
Predictions, you say?
Predictions, you say?
To give the crew some credit, some of their predictions have been incredibly spot on. I was listening to an old RFN episode a few weeks ago (I can't remember the number, but it was the one where James got a Virtual Boy and the crew were discussing the games on it) and Jonny guessed that the next generation of handhelds after the DS would have 3 screens instead of 2.
There was also an episode a little before or after that, right after the DSi announcement, where the crew were discussing the possible next iteration of the DS, and John predicted that it would be a DS "Macro."
I think the RFN crew must have a time machine. Or maybe a machine that just views the future, like in the movie Paycheck. In which case, please stop using that machine, you will cause the apocalypse.
I grew up on Descent, I have no problems with nausea.
I didn't mean any of my post as a slight against the crew's predictions. I was just using that as a segue into my own fun ideas. I trust that their opinions are based on years covering the video game industry, and while no one has a perfect score, do think most of their predictions have merit or at least have logic behind them.
I recall Paycheck being a pretty terrible movie...
Also, I'm a little scared of letting Good Feel take Yoshi's Island. I wasn't a big fan of Epic Yarn, and I really don't want that franchise to make any drastic changes (like focusing on collectibles and making it impossible to die).
Great episode.
I was hoping you guys would get specific on what you thought Miyamoto's next character/game would be. Personally, I've always wondered what an EAD developed RPG would be like (Yes, Intelligent Systems is first party, but EAD is where most of the crazy ideas take place, even if they turn into safety franchises later).
Also, I'm a little scared of letting Good Feel take Yoshi's Island. I wasn't a big fan of Epic Yarn, and I really don't want that franchise to make any drastic changes (like focusing on collectibles and making it impossible to die). In my opinion, Retro or EAD should be the only ones allowed to make a new YI game. With that said, Retro is working on something (supposedly) far more important, and I have little confidence that EAD wouldn't just push it towards another developer. If that's the case, I guess I would be willing to give GF one more chance, so long as they don't ruin what made the original so great.
I grew up on Descent, I have no problems with nausea.
Hell-frickin'-yea!!
One of my favorite franchises of all time! Is Descent 4 being made yet? =(
I didn't see this in the Talk back thread and I really want this here for next year and reference so I can find it.This is my Prediction Notes from the last prediction episode. I'm sort of wondering how many of these got addressed. I think I must have missed something listening to this episode.
Here are the Predictions from this episode, sorry about the bump.
Greg
1. F-Zero MMO
2. Next-Level Games do something with Nintendo in 2011
3. Next-Level to make the Fable, Mario American Football
3. Zelda, Skyward Sword, Summer or 2012
4. Nintedo Big Holiday Game will be for 3DS
a. New Super Mario Type Thing
5. Will not get much on the New Nintendo console this year maybe nothing at all
6. Revelation of games we don't know about and it won't look so bad
7. No Revolution style E3 Reveal
8. 3DS Game will be more than $30
Lindy
1. 3DS will have Netflix Streaming on WiFi
2. Wii Music comeback, More instructional
3. Zelda, Skyward Sword, Summer, More Specifically July
4. DQX in Japan end of this year and Stateside March/April next year
5. Nothing Concrete on Nintendo's new Console till Next E3
James
1. Pikmin 3 stil Dead
2. Nintendo Publish Duldrums outside of Japan
3. Last Story to Western World, Relative
4. Something More Akin to Wario Ware on the Virtual, to be Greg Super Mario Type Thingy
5. Be wrong on 90% of these
Jonny
1. Vitality Sensor will not be spoken of this year
2. Vitality Sensor as Feature of Something else
3. Zelda better in August-September, October Latest
a. Something We haven't seen will be revealed
4. November will be Insane
5. 3DS
a. By end of 2011 We will all be ready for 3DS lite
b. Won't have Friend Codes
c. Modest improvements to Online
6. New Console not coming out this Year
7. Predicts Name of the next Console will be Super Wii
8. Mumbles late in the year for Next Console
9. Sometime in 2011 we will find out what Armature(sp?), former Retro guys, are working on.
10. DQX for Wii (Early Prediction Episode 222)
I didn't see this in the Talk back thread and I really want this here for next year and reference so I can find it.This is my Prediction Notes from the last prediction episode. I'm sort of wondering how many of these got addressed. I think I must have missed something listening to this episode.
Here are the Predictions from this episode, sorry about the bump.
Greg
1. F-Zero MMO
2. Next-Level Games do something with Nintendo in 2011
3. Next-Level to make the Fable, Mario American Football
3. Zelda, Skyward Sword, Summer or 2012
4. Nintedo Big Holiday Game will be for 3DS
a. New Super Mario Type Thing
5. Will not get much on the New Nintendo console this year maybe nothing at all
6. Revelation of games we don't know about and it won't look so bad
7. No Revolution style E3 Reveal
8. 3DS Game will be more than $30
Lindy
1. 3DS will have Netflix Streaming on WiFi
2. Wii Music comeback, More instructional
3. Zelda, Skyward Sword, Summer, More Specifically July
4. DQX in Japan end of this year and Stateside March/April next year
5. Nothing Concrete on Nintendo's new Console till Next E3
James
1. Pikmin 3 stil Dead
2. Nintendo Publish Duldrums outside of Japan
3. Last Story to Western World, Relative
4. Something More Akin to Wario Ware on the Virtual, to be Greg Super Mario Type Thingy
5. Be wrong on 90% of these
Jonny
1. Vitality Sensor will not be spoken of this year
2. Vitality Sensor as Feature of Something else
3. Zelda better in August-September, October Latest
a. Something We haven't seen will be revealed
4. November will be Insane
5. 3DS
a. By end of 2011 We will all be ready for 3DS lite
b. Won't have Friend Codes
c. Modest improvements to Online
6. New Console not coming out this Year
7. Predicts Name of the next Console will be Super Wii
8. Mumbles late in the year for Next Console
9. Sometime in 2011 we will find out what Armature(sp?), former Retro guys, are working on.
10. DQX for Wii (Early Prediction Episode 222)