# Gamers: what new titles are you eagerly anticipating? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 29, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322 "2008-04-29T04:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/21 "2008-04-30T23:16:24Z")
I’m the only video game geek on the planet who is not eagerly anticipating Spore. I might try it out once it hits shelves, but I’ll wait for the reviews first. I’m pretty confident that the game is going to be reviewed badly, but I’ve been wrong before. What I’m really excited for is the console Civilization coming out in June. They’re claiming the DS version is going to be the same exact game as the 360 and PS3 versions, but with simpler graphics and a more appropriate interface. If that’s true, I might start playing my DS again. Also, Wrath of the Lich King might get me to reactivate my World of Warcraft account. It’s a long shot, because I’m so proud of the progress I’ve made in my life since I quit that game, but it just looks so damn cool! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/22 "2008-04-30T23:24:58Z")
God of War 3. Though I would love for Chains of Olympus to be ported to the PS2 instead of being just on PSP. The PSP exclusive thing really pisses me off. ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/23 "2008-04-30T23:30:39Z")
I’m very excited about Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Alpha Protocol, Prototype, and (of course) Spore. My WoW account will not be reactivated for WoTLK, but I’m interested to see just what changes they make. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/24 "2008-05-03T20:46:13Z")
I’m eagerly awaiting Fallout 3, Mass Effect, Space Siege, StarCraft II, and also Galactrix. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/25 "2008-05-04T01:55:57Z")
[QUOTE=John DiFool] Battlefront has [Combat Mission Campaigns](http://www.battlefront-store.com:8080//index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=138&Itemid=191) back on the front burner. It takes the basic Combat Mission (Barbarossa to Berlin) engine and puts more operational functionality in. You move units around on the operational map, and when they meet you fight the battle on the tactical map. [/QUOTE] Dude. Awesome. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. CMBB is one of the greatest games of all time, and this is exactly the sort of thing that would expand the experience. I hope they take as much care modelling the operational game as they did the tactical. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/26 "2008-05-04T22:16:06Z")
Bloom Blox is the Stephen Spielberg game, right? ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/27 "2008-05-05T05:30:10Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] Bloom Blox is the Stephen Spielberg game, right? [/QUOTE] Yes. It’s Boom not Bloom, though. 😃 From the videos I’ve seen of it, it looks pretty impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/28 "2008-05-05T06:56:46Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] Did you hear that the DS remakes of Dragon Quest 4, 5 & 6 are coming to America? I can’t wait. [/QUOTE] Is that fully confirmed? I heard about the full English translation being found in the DQIV ROM, and that DQIV now apparently has an ESRB rating, but not anything fully confirming an American release. Me, I’m going with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2, in late June. Not only did I enjoy the first, but I once more get to play my favorite CRPG class of all time, the Blue Mage! ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/29 "2008-05-05T08:06:34Z")
[QUOTE=Shamozzle] World of Starcraft [/QUOTE] Oh, please God, no! I just know they will ruin it all. Agree about Starcraft 2 though, can’t wait to play that. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/30 "2008-05-05T09:08:34Z")
**Wrath of the Lich King** tops the list, and shortens it a great deal, too. Apart from that, I’m really only waiting for the releases of Empire: Total War and Elder Scrolls V. Sure, I’d probably enjoy games like Bioshock or Mass Effect, but WoW still takes up a huge chunk of my gaming time. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/31 "2008-05-05T11:45:36Z")
There are only three games I’m eagerly awaiting this year: _Fallout 3_ _Empire: Total War_ _Grand Theft Auto IV_ on PC (I don’t do consoles.) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/32 "2008-05-05T22:30:06Z")
[QUOTE=Purgatory Creek] The Guild Wars sequel, or is that out already? [/QUOTE] It is supposed to be out later this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it came out in 2009. I still want to see _Prototype_. It sounds pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/33 "2008-05-05T22:35:29Z")
[QUOTE=Max the Immortal] \*\*Apart from that, I’m really only waiting for the releases of Empire: Total War and Elder Scrolls V. [/QUOTE] I can’t get too excited about Elder Scrolls V until they give us some information about it. If they don’t drastically overhaul the leveling system, I’m not wasting my money on a game that punishes you for gaining levels. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/34 "2008-05-05T23:18:34Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] Is that fully confirmed? I heard about the full English translation being found in the DQIV ROM, and that DQIV now apparently has an ESRB rating, but not anything fully confirming an American release. [/QUOTE] It hasn’t been fully confirmed yet, but Square-Enix did register US trademarks for all three titles. After Final Fantasy III DS (and the previous GBA remakes) I’d be very shocked if they didn’t come to America. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/35 "2008-05-05T23:20:01Z")
_Wumpus - the Revenge_ ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322/36 "2008-05-06T18:04:56Z")
**Bioshock 2** **SW: The Force Unleashed** And one that hasn’t been mentioned yet, [**Banjo-Kazooie**](http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11884/BanjoKazooie-Trailer/) for the 360. Eekum-bokum! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-what-new-titles-are-you-eagerly-anticipating/447322.md?page=1)