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[thorns]

Don't really think gaming is creatively bankrupt or heading for a crash as some people are claiming.

Let's look at some of the third party titles coming out next year:

Scrapland (Xbox)
Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath (Xbox)
Psychonauts (Xbox, PS2)
Stubbs the Zombie (Xbox, PC)
Destroy All Humans (Xbox, PS2)

I don't really follow PS2 or GC releases very closely, so feel free to add to the list. How many of these will succeed, I don't know. I hope those which turn out to be good games do succeed.

 

[jiggle]

Chulips

 

[Blimblim]

Phantom Dust as about as unusual as a game can be

 

[Amir0x]

After Katamari Damacy nothing is unusual

 

[Mr Nash]

I thought this game looked a little off the beaten path.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Odama
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

 

[Odnetnin]

Giftpia

Homeland (this one is weird)

 

[Shiggy]

Buzz (Nintendo DS)

 

[Minotauro]

Great thread. I'm really tired of all the doom-sayers and their complaining about how mainstream games have become. A game like Katamari Damacy would've never made it out during the 16-bit years.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Bumpy Trot!

http://www.bumpytrot.com/bt/download/movie.wmv

 

[jarrod]

Handhelds ahoy!!!

Game Boy Advance
-Donkey Kong: King of Swing (Nintendo)
-Fire Emblem II (Nintendo)
-Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town For Girls (Natsume)
-Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tornament (Namco)
-Pirate Battle (Orbital Media)
-Racing Gears Advance (Orbital Media)
-Wario Ware Twisted! (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS
-Advance Wars DS (Nintendo)
-Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
-Another (Nintendo)
-Caduceus: Surgical Operation (Atlus)
-Egg Monster Hero (Square Enix)
-Jam with the Band (Nintendo)
-Meteos (Bandai)
-One-Line Puzzle (Nintendo)
-Pac'n Roll (Namco)
-Pac-Pix (Namco)
-Wario Ware Touched! (Nintendo)
-Yoshi's Touch & Go! (Nintendo)
-Zoo Keeper (Ignition)

PlayStation Portable
-Lumines (Bandai)
-Makkai Wars (NIS)
-Mercury (Ignition)
-Talkman (SCEI)

 

[thorns]

Handhelds ahoy!!!

Game Boy Advance
-Donkey Kong: King of Swing (Nintendo)
-Fire Emblem II (Nintendo)
-Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town For Girls (Natsume)
-Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tornament (Namco)
-Pirate Battle (Orbital Media)
-Racing Gears Advance (Orbital Media)
-Wario Ware Twisted! (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS
-Advance Wars DS (Nintendo)
-Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
-Another (Nintendo)
-Caduceus: Surgical Operation (Atlus)
-Egg Monster Hero (Square Enix)
-Jam with the Band (Nintendo)
-Meteos (Bandai)
-One-Line Puzzle (Nintendo)
-Pac'n Roll (Namco)
-Pac-Pix (Namco)
-Wario Ware Touched! (Nintendo)
-Yoshi's Touch & Go! (Nintendo)
-Zoo Keeper (Ignition)

PlayStation Portable
-Lumines (Bandai)
-Makkai Wars (NIS)
-Mercury (Ignition)
-Talkman (SCEI)

I more meant original IPs and not direct sequels like Fire Emblem (which I don't consider original in anyway, but still) , Advance Wars or Harvest Moon.. Added Oddworld: STranger there since it's almost completely different from the previous games.

 

[jedimike]

I would also add to the list... although they seem somewhat mainstream, they are all trying to bring something new and unusual to the table.

Pariah - More emphasis on character and story
Darkwatch - Horror meets FPS. They just hired some famous guys to do the score.
Jade Empire - Western dev does Eastern theme.
Advent Rising - Famous writer doing script
Mercanaries - LucasArts branching out on 3rd person fighting theme

 

[thorns]

I would also add to the list... although they seem somewhat mainstream, they are all trying to bring something new and unusual to the table.

Pariah - More emphasis on character and story
Darkwatch - Horror meets FPS. They just hired some famous guys to do the score.
Jade Empire - Western dev does Eastern theme.
Advent Rising - Famous writer doing script
Mercanaries - LucasArts branching out on 3rd person fighting theme

Area 51 is a new IP that looks quite interesting as well.. who said all we see is sequels ? I'm quite excited for next years games.

 

[Agent X]

Area 51 is a new IP that looks quite interesting as well.. who said all we see is sequels ?

Not exactly new.

 

[kitchenmotors]

I more meant original IPs and not direct sequels like Fire Emblem (which I don't consider original in anyway, but still) , Advance Wars or Harvest Moon.. Added Oddworld: STranger there since it's almost completely different from the previous games.

How do you not consider Fire Emblem original? It basically created the SRPG.

 

[Mr. Lemming]

Chulips

Speaking of Chulip, I can not find it on EB's or Gamestop's release list. It was there before, but now its missing. Oh teh noes!!!

 

[Chittagong]

Thank god, it's good to have an innovation year for a change.

Sure, this has been the best gaming year ever with Halo 2, Burnout 3, GTA: SA, Ridge Racers, Made in Wario DS, Rallisport Challenge 2 and then some.

This year's innovation, however, has been on the handheld side only for me (remember, no Katamari to PAL people!) with Chokkan Hitofude, Zoo Keeper, Lumines, Pocket Kingdom and Pathway To Glory.

Next year I either want home console innovation or just kickass Xbox 2 games - something great to run on my 42".

 

[thorns]

How do you not consider Fire Emblem original? It basically created the SRPG.

yes but hasn't there been at least 5 other games in the series? that's like saying ff-12 is original..

 

[Sanjuro]

Oddworld Stranger is looking better and better the more I hear about it. I have loved all of the Oddworld games so far to date. I hope this games adds more depth to the various characters in the Oddworld universe, I hope it turns out to be a more modern Discworld atmosphere.

 

[SantaC]

odama

 

[Legal Step]

okami - capcom's japan only arthouse game

 

[acklame]

okami

 

[KiNeSiS]

I welcome these bizarre games,
I feel most of gamings genre's have stagnated.
They all rip off each others idea's.

I really hope these titles end up being a breathe of fresh air.

 

[jarrod]

I more meant original IPs and not direct sequels like Fire Emblem (which I don't consider original in anyway, but still) , Advance Wars or Harvest Moon.. Added Oddworld: STranger there since it's almost completely different from the previous games.

Erm, using that stadard, really only Harvest Moon, Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, Makai Wars and Klonoa 2 should be removed.


Game Boy Advance
-Donkey Kong: King of Swing (Nintendo)
-Pirate Battle (Orbital Media)
-Racing Gears Advance (Orbital Media)
-Wario Ware Twisted! (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS
-Another (Nintendo)
-Caduceus: Surgical Operation (Atlus)
-Egg Monster Hero (Square Enix)
-Jam with the Band (Nintendo)
-Meteos (Bandai)
-One-Line Puzzle (Nintendo)
-Pac'n Roll (Namco)
-Pac-Pix (Namco)
-Wario Ware Touched! (Nintendo)
-Yoshi's Touch & Go! (Nintendo)
-Zoo Keeper (Ignition)

PlayStation Portable
-Lumines (Bandai)
-Mercury (Ignition)
-Talkman (SCEI)

...still not a bad list. And there's actually plenty more announced I left off.

 

[psycho_snake]

Zelda GC is coming out next year.

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

(unless Konami announce ZOE3 or Metal Gear Solid 4 for PS3)

 

[Sysgen]

This should be a sticky as it compliments Drinky Crows' thread perfectly. Also, if thorns can summarize the entries at the top.

 

[D2M15]

A game like Katamari Damacy would've never made it out during the 16-bit years.

Are you taking the piss?

 

[brandonnn]

Speaking of Chulip, I can not find it on EB's or Gamestop's release list. It was there before, but now its missing. Oh teh noes!!!

It's been pushed back to Q3 2005.

 

[brandonnn]

A game like Katamari Damacy would've never made it out during the 16-bit years.

 

[Ironclad]

okami - capcom's japan only arthouse game

Thank you for posting that. Okami is definetly unusual.

A game that I would add to the list is Metal Wolf Chaos. Sure it's a mech game, but the plot is completely absurd.

 

[koam]

Buzz (Nintendo DS)

Oh, this is coming out? I always wondered what happened to that one, i thought they canned it.

Oh, and to add to this thread:

Killer 7