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Gawd, I recall back in my teen years thinking how "futuristic" 2012 would be if I lived to see it. Flying cars, colonies on Mars, world peace, wonder cures, and so on. Reality ain't quite measuring up, now is it?
On the bright side, the impact of the advent of the Internet and computer-technology were unforeseen back then and those are pretty miraculous inventions when you put them into perspective. Being able to post on a site like this and share fun times online with good friends scattered across the continent IS very "futuristic". Guess that'll have to do!
Game-wise, several of us recently are enjoying "Bulletstorm" courtesy of the Steam year-end sale, and having loads o'fun with it. I think Fuzzy, Hock, Itchy (well, for 5 mins or so ;) and I made it as high as Level 14 (outta 20) yesterday...I was impressed! We do need more training/practice on how to complete the required skill-shots but for n00bs, that's doing just fine.
Looks like 2012 has many exciting titles on the horizon, as you can read/view video about here.
I'm especially excited about "Syndicate", since I played the original on my Amiga 500 back in the mid-80's. Really hope it measures up to today's standards, but will likely pre-order it anyway as long as the early reviews are good. It has 4-player COOP so could be another "down the road, filler" possibility, tho' I'm sure love'n the way the SP looks too. For grins, here is what the original game looked like...my, how times have changed. :-)
I'm very disappointed to read that "Aliens: Colonial Marines" is a console-only release....this game (ok, AND Halo 4) might be reason to finally buy myself an Xbox 360. Can't help it...I'm an "Alien(s)" addict.
Several other great games on the list, and of course there will be yet another COD version announced by year-end. By that time we might finally be playing MW3 since it seems to have pretty good dedicated server support and could be affordable by Fall.
All I'll say about the new "Counter Strike" is that I wish they'd update the game engine. Hey I realize it's a classic, but come on....it'd be sooooo sweet running on CryEngine 3, or Frostbite 2, or any modern-day engine.
And yes (Hock) I AM completely ignoring any mention of "Sniper Ghost Warrior 2"... UGH!!...nuff said.
All I'll say about the new "Counter Strike" is that I wish they'd update the game engine. Hey I realize it's a classic, but come on....it'd be sooooo sweet running on CryEngine 3, or Frostbite 2, or any modern-day engine.
And yes (Hock) I AM completely ignoring any mention of "Sniper Ghost Warrior 2"... UGH!!...nuff said.
Mamba, out
