Arrrgh. I want this game BAD! Been watching quite a bit of the old Shaw Bros. Kung-Fu shit lately to get a small fix...
I think the reason that there's less hype for this right now is that there is less hype from MGS/Bioware...they need to spill the fucking beans already...
Side note: the new pics look vastly more refined. All they need to do, from the vids I've seen, is make sure that there is some real reaction/hit animation to really give the attacks some punch. Otherwise, looks to be on the road to greatness.
I think if people were to be hyped about all the hot releases in the next 4-6 months it would be totally exhausting. There's just SOOO much stuff coming out in the next month that it's literally overwhelming, let alone thinking about stuff NEXT year. The only thing that can diverge attention to next year are the next-gen consoles...
I'm frothing like a rabbid daschund which is to say this is likely near to the top of whatever lists. I don't see a ton else for the xbox that could take away from this game's appeal after Halo 2.
I can't say I've been a fan of KOTOR (actually I did not like it all), but the latest videos I've seen of this game have me really wanting to get this one. The first videos I saw had me thinking of Mortal Kombat with prettier graphics, the animations were really that *awful*. But since then it's gotten way better, up to the point it's not an issue anymore.
And I really love that ancient China feel.