AAA Games for 2008

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 11:48

Hi

Just wondering what people think the AAA games will be in 2008 for any of the current consoles. I own a 360 and think.......

Alan Wake
GTA 4
Star Wars: The force unleased (may be a big disppointment)
Huxley (if it ever gets released)
Ninja Gaiden 2
Fable 2 (wishful thinking?)
*Edit* Fallout 3

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 12:04

Sorry I meant GTA 4

Has Alan Wake deffinately gone to 2009?-

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 12:51

da_mic_1530 said:
indeed, I'm currently going through all the big titles from last year I missed, bioshock etc

Mafia 2 and gta 4 as I keep saying, hopefully there will be a few suprise gems

Is mafia 2 being done by the same people who did the original?

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 13:14

nokkonwud said:
Yes, although they were bought out last week by Take-Two. It's the same studio, but they're now called "2K Czech".

That is great news! I hope they don't rush the release

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 14:18

Simon said:
What does AAA mean anyway

Hard to define really.... They have to be big sellers (at least 1 million) copies. They generally recieve very favourable reviews. Finally they should be in some way responsible for an increase in the number of people who buy the console that they are released on.

The last point is becoming less of a criteria as less games are exclusives these days.... However I think Halo 3 achieved this on the 360 and I think Metal Gear/Gran Turismo will on the PS3

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 14:37

rp2000 said:
Where can I find a definitive list of these AAA games?

You can't, but then I think you already know that. It's no different from using the term blockbuster when talking about movies; it's obviously subjective to some degree.... Not necessarily a good reason for not using the term however.

rubberduck · 16 Jan 2008 at 14:56

I agree about Alan Wake. It very well could be an absolute gem of a game, on the other hand it could be a big disappointment ala Assassin's Creed (imo).

I think people get excited about upcoming games because they want to believe they will be really good. Most people on these forums must be games enthusiasts else they wouldn't be here (or they are just bored at work

)... It's makes it more enjoyable to read previews etc. if you buy in to the hype rather than just thinking it's going to be another let down.

The same is true of lots of things in life. In football, if your team signs a £10M foreigner who you've never seen play are you going to be excited about it or are you going to think... He's probably a load of rubbish?

I'm just as guilty as anyone... Did I go to Las Vegas in December thinking Ricky Hatton was going to smash in Floyd Mayweather's face? Of course I did! Nothing wrong with a bit of blind faith every now and again

Sorry if this has gone a bit OT.

rubberduck · 18 Jan 2008 at 16:10

I see no reason why a sequel can't be a considered a truely great game... Take Baldurs Gate 2 on the PC. You could argue it was 'just' a sequel and therfore un-original, but as it improved on the original in almost every way and was a masterpiece of design and story telling think that it being a sequel doesn't really matter.