5. Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
The third installment in the genre-revolutionizing real time strategy space. COH proved it could stand the test of time and remains to be one of the best RTS games out there. Adding a destructible enviroment and emphasis on your squads became a perfect formula for COH. The latest expansion isn't adding any new armies but its definately going to add new units, modes and maps. I found myself installing the other 2 just because I got the itch to play and dabble in those "small skirmishes that matter" campaigns. Tales of Valor is without a doubt an impulse-buy. Get it, play it, love it.
4. Demigod
Demigod has what it takes to change the face of gaming again. Take a huge influence of DOTA and mix it with beautiful graphics, sprinkle some multiplayer tournament gameplay and add a level progression MMO-style skill tree. The result? A genre bending, Real time strategy action RPG. Demigod has some big shoes to fill if it plans on taking on the underground beast that is DOTA. I've really been looking foward to this title and its coming out first quarter of 09', how awesome is that? The wait is almost over and I cant wait to sink my teeth into this game.
3. Starcraft 2
You're damn right it's about time. Blizzard has kept us waiting for over 10 years now? Can't remember if it was 97' or 98' but it's been too long! Promising the same paper-rock-scissor gameplay, SC2 looks as promising as ever. The new units alone are something to be very excited for. Wether its adding a new queen unit to the scourge or the huge mothership for the protoss, SC2 has really outdone itself this time around. I would have to say the only negative is waiting for the expansions to play the rest of the campaigns. We'll have to wait and see how that turns out.
2. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 2
Having discovered Warhammer this year I've grown to respect the lore and gameplay behind this series. I wasn't even aware I had purchased Mark of Chaos a while back. When Warhammer Online and Warhammer: Battlemarch released this year it gave me a chance to dive in headfirst into what has become my current obsession. Dawn of War 2 is being made by Relic, the geniuses behind Company of Heroes. Adding orcs and elves to the COH formula? In the future?!?! Count me in! Waaaaagggghhhh!!
1. Diablo 3
Is there no one else? Diablo 3 is going to be huge. It's crazy just how incredible this game looks. If you haven't seen any gameplay footage, get to the D3 website and watch their 15 minutes of epic awesomeness. Only 3 classes have been revealed but they're already creating buzz around the net. The skill trees look killer, the graphics look beautiful and it will fulfill your top-down gameplaying needs. I have to say I miss the dungeon crawling and with Mythos on hiatus at the moment, it's looking like D3 is going to fill that void. Long Live Diablo!
2 comments:
No Dragon Age, Alpha Protocol or Deus Ex 3?
I'm looking forward to Dawn of War II and X2 of CoH. As for Starcraft II, I'm skipping it unless they'll sell all three campaigns into one box again.
You know thats funny that you mention Dragon Age, I wanted to throw it in there but that means we would have had to extend the list to Top 10 or maybe even 20, with all the really good games coming out in 2009. We're working on a feature for it now. But top 5 felt more simple. And Alpha protocol looks pretty damn good for a new IP doesnt it?
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