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Seconded. I hadn't really paid much attention to Titanfall other than to see the E3 video last year. I downloaded the beta on my XB1 and was hooked pretty much right off the bat. It's fast faced and fun with giant freaking mechs. I am curious if there are more modes than what the beta has to offer since they don't have a singleplayer campaign. But the game went from being "eh maybe" to "hell yes".

I was recently looking at the release list for 2014 while bemoaning the fact that there is nothing currently out that I want to play. Just curious to what people are looking forward to and why. As far as myself goes... 1) Dragon Age Inquisition - I'm a big fan of RPGs, the genre I'm most interested in playing. I love Bioware games as a rule, warts and all. DA2 was disappointing in a number of ways but I'm hopeful that Inquisition will be a return to form. A larger world with no redundant areas with more variety and a return to mutliple races has me excited for this game. Still a little iffy on what the story is about other than what was already shown in a E3 video last year - demons spilling through portals in the sky - very reminiscent to Oblivion and other games. 2) Wildstar - After playing Star Wars the Old Republic for two years, I'm looking for something new and fresh. Wildstar looks to be that game and of the MMO's being released this year, this one looks to be interesting. Cartoony graphics with a sense of humor and a sci fi setting with more of a sandbox feel to it. After so many years playing WoW, I'm rather done with the fantasy setting for awhile. Games on the cusp.... Witcher 3 - I could never get into 1 and 2 though I gave it the old college try. The setting didn't really appeal to me and the game didn't feel very intuitive when it came to combat and leveling. What I've seen of 3 makes me somewhat interested, an open world game with an actual story (take that Skyrim!). But I'm still iffy as you play as Geralt who has never intrigued me. He's a bit too dour for my tastes. Watch Dogs - Interesting and relevant theme with an open world. But I'd like to see more before I make a judgement. Thoughts?

Not to derail the thread but Tomb Raider is definitely worth playing. I had never picked up a Tomb Raider game before because I had no interest (silicon breasts notwithstanding) in those types of games. However, the latest Tomb Raider had a human element to the game that I found appealing. This isn't the badass Lara Croft but rather a fresh out of college girl whose thrust into a world where its either survive or die. Now, it doesn't exactly have replaybility but the production values are top notch and it offers a cinematic experience. There is a Multiplayer element but from what I understand its rather shoehorned in. But back on Infinite, I have always been a fan of the voice recordings. It offers you a glimpse into the world and helps flesh things out. It also offers you a number of clues to the main story. Though Comstock was never a very appealing villain in my opinion. Andrew Ryan was well written and Armin Shimmerman's voice acting was amazing. I mean its Quark/Principal Snyder! It hasn't been mentioned yet but I do applaud the developers for addressing racism though I wish there had been more to that. The fact that the Vox Populi turned out to be just as violent as Comstock if not more so was dissapointing but I guess that's more of a statement on humanity then anything else. The scene with the interracial couple at the beginning was very interesting to see, I had not been expecting that. It was one of the few times or maybe the only time where you as Booker had a choice of what you did. Now, I could never actually throw at the couple but I imagined the result was the same. The whole concept of Liz being able to open tears to other worlds should have been played up other than "Booker do you want a turret over here or an ammo box?". I enjoyed seeing the "Revenge of the Jedi" bit when she opens a tear to Paris but it could have offered the player any number of different environments. Quiver - the Scarecrow scenes in Arkham had to be some of the most intense scenes in any game I've ever played. I both enjoyed those parts and hated them. It kind of reminds me of the haunted hotel in Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines which still gives me chills whenever I replay it.

Good post, upvote for you, sir! Now, Bioshock Infinite was heralded as a potential game of the year (though my personal favorite for 2013 would be Tomb Raider) and I think it definitely deserved to be in the discussion. Columbia was beautifully made as was Elizabeth, finally there was a companion character outside of a Bioware game that I actually cared about. Liz didn't get in the way and she didn't take forever to get some place which has always been a pet peeve of mine in escort quests in MMO where the NPCs wander lazily around whilst you're fighting for your life. I play video games primarily for story and Infinite had a very interesting if tad confusing storyline. I enjoyed how it tied together to the previous Bioshock title and after I finished the game it left me feeling very introspective. I haven't had a game do that to me perhaps ever. As far as the gameplay mechanics, I'd have to agree with you on them. They were very mediocre and outdated. It felt like they spent more time on Liz's AI mechanics than they did on shooter aspects. It was enjoyable but nothing to write home about. Though for me personally, I'm much more of a third person shooter gamer than FPS, I love me a cover system. Songbird as an end boss was pretty bad and pretty underdeveloped as a "character". I would have liked more info on the Songbird and a greater weight to his apperances. He was more like a boogeyman than an actual villain. As a gamer with only so much money to throw around at video games, I prefer games with replayability. I want to get my money's worth. Games like Diablo 3 or a Mass Effect / Dragon Age have a lot of replaybility and I can justify the $60 purchase. However even with the great story, I wish I had waited awhile instead of getting it at release. If anyone hasn't played it yet, you can probably get it pretty cheap on Steam or wait for the inevitable Spring Steam sale and pick it up for like six bucks.

I voted for Daggerfall simply because it was one of the first games I bought with my own money and I was rather proud of that. I never actually beat the game or progressed very far in the story but I had a great time playing it. I would basically spend my time robbing clothing stores and running from guards (HALT! HALT! HALT!) I could never get into Morrowind though I enjoyed Oblivion a great deal. Skyrim was good but at the same time dissapointing. I enjoyed the Norse feel to the game but felt like the main storyline and even the Dark Brotherhood & Thieves quests (my favorie side quests in Elderscroll games) to be lacking. Skyrim just felt like a retread of previous titles without offering anything new or different, other than the shouts. But I guess I'm more of a Bioware fanboy these days than Bethseda. Story > Everything else

When you've taken off several days from work for Words of Radiance AND preordered the book, audible and e-book. /rocks himself softly whilst in a strait jacket

God that book is an amazing sight to behold. And I know its been talked about in previous threads but damnation Michael Whelan's art (particularly Shallan) is just superb. I don't know how long it'll take Brandon to write the Stormlight Archive but I hope Whelan can do the cover art for every book. Just so well done. /gollum voice on I must have it, precious!

That's a very interesting idea. That's got to be very depressing though if you're Renarin. Kaladin gets a cute miniature woman and Renarin gets ugly death. But I definitely like the idea of Kaladin & Renarin as sparring partners. Renarin reminds me of Tien though that might be because he's a younger brother. I don't know, there's a lot we don't know about Renarin. At first, I was leary of him but I've grown to like him. He's a quiet, thoughtful kid who obviously adores his older brother. Would love to see him emerge from his brother's shadow (something that I can relate to) and kick chull all on his own. I think hanging around Kaladin would definitely help.

Bow ties are cool, after all. Okay, so WoB is that he isn't the Doctor but that doesn't exclude him from being a Time Lord. He was playing with his TARDIS console and boom ended up crashed in the Cosmere. Thus began The Storyteller's (or perhaps The Hoid? epic adventures through time and space..with his assistant, Sigzil... I don't know about anyone else but I'd watch it.

I can understand that but at the same time, I like the idea of Kal saying the words in a moment of heightened stress. Fending off the Shardbearer in White and uttering another ideal seems pretty epic. And then it would be cool to have it switch perspectives (as WoK did, switching to Teft) to Szeth and having him basically freak out. As long as I've read Brandon, I don't think he does predictable all that often so we'll see. But I'm an unabashed fanboy.

And that's a definite upvote for a Who reference. And I'll add another: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! So I guess that's my vote for if you're going to get WoR, get the genuine article

Personally, I'll be getting the WoR trifecta: Hardcover, E-Book & Audiobook from audible. It might be overboard but I can't help myself. I tend to stay away from physical books after falling in love with my tablet but really it depends on the book. I try to limit my books to the large series like Wheel of Time. I like the idea of curled in bed with a massive book and a cup of steaming hot tea on the nightstand. But the E-Book is definitely more convenient and having the audiobook allows me to listen to the awesome Michael Kramer during my daily commute. Nothing like listening to Kaladin suffer on bridge runs to put my job into perspective

Jasnah's ship is a week late which supports the earlier chapter of something bad happening with Shallan waking up to fire and death (the little kind, I doubt Smaug was available). Is it possible Szeth was on board and had an episode and sunk the boat? Yalb keep talking to a "new kid" who I'm wondering whether or not he's a Shin. I don't recall if he was ever described in detail. Or maybe, Szeth causes it to ingratiate himself with Jasnah to get close to Dalinar and then out comes the tears and Honorblade? Thoughts? Do I have crazyspren floating around me?

I love Tor for posting so much of the book already and yet i hate myself for reading it. Absolutely fantastic read. Couple initial thoughts - I think this has probably been mentioned before in previous threads but it almost seems like Shallan created a Shardblade or summoned one, somehow. Shallan killed her mother and later her own father. I love her as a character but what is she? The Kal & Bridge Four training scene was awesome but I got chills when Amaram showed up. I really want to know what this does to the dynamic between Kal & Dalinar. Not to mention Adolin who doesn't trust Kal to begin with. Ironstance. Adolin showing off his badassery. But I love how the Thrill faded from him after the duel, Dalinar's influence on him weakening his connection to Odium perhaps? The Alethi are their own worst enemy. Constantly fighting amongst themselves (Navani's bit at the beginning of the chapter) while the Parshendi learn to summon or control highstorms. Which brings up a good question, I think. Dalinar's visions are tied to the storms so if the Parshendi attack the camp with a Highstorm does Dalinar go "lights out" thus depriving the Alethi of one of their finest generals? So good, either way. Now I need to pretend I didn't read any of this and I'm not super amped for March 4th.

And it's up, wheee!