2012 Video game wish list :D
I was thinking ... there are actually a number of video games coming out in 2012 that I want to buy o_o This is very unusual for me. I really should work on some of the ones I have, but instead I started a new game in Star Ocean: Second Evolution. LOL. Well, technically I've never finished the Rena path, soooo. (I did play the Rena path on my PSX copy. But I got stuck at the final boss, so I never got to find out which of the many endings I earned. And this is why I think the PSP version is easier, because I had no trouble whatsoever beating him on PSP. But because I kept stealing while people were in my party -- not realizing it would have an effect on everyone's affection ratings -- everybody hated me and I got Claude's "Go home to mommy" end XD)
List of upcoming games:
Hakuouki (PSP) - Release date: 2/15/12. OTOME GAME WITH VAMPIRE SAMURAI OR SOMETHING IN ENGLISH ZOMG MUST BUUUUY ♥ And if they have a bonus that I like, yeah, I'll be preordering. I want more otome games in English :D
Grand Knights History (PSP) - Release date: 2/21/12. I might not buy this one immediately, but it's Vanillaware (creators of my beloved Odin Sphere and less-beloved-but-still-lovely Muramasa), so it is definitely on my "to buy" list. (I know, Dragon's Crown is also Vanillaware, but between the "create-your-own-character" and humongous boobies, I'm not that interested in it D: This one has far more potential for me.)
Tales of Graces F (PS3) - Release date: 3/13/12. ♥ ♥ ♥ No, I don't have a PS3 yet, but you can be sure I'll have one by March, and I'll probably preorder this game. Despite having played 90+ percent of it in Japanese (with my buddy yaminokaitou), I am still extremely excited to play it in English -- actually, it's probably the game on this list that I'm most excited about, strangely enough. As with most Tales games, I adored the cast (Richard! Hubert! Sophie!), and I'm really looking forward to catching all the things I'm sure I missed with my far from perfect understanding of Japanese.
Xenoblade (Wii) - Release date: 4/3/12. I did not expect this to ever come out in the U.S., but I am very happy that it's going to. I will probably preorder to show my support. (I already had a preorder at Amazon from Operation Rainfall, but since it's going to be exclusive, that order was cancelled.) My poor Wii will finally get some use :D
Also, various Rune Factory and Harvest Moon games for various systems. I can't list individual titles because I'm not even sure yet which ones I want. I can never seem to keep track of when they come out, either. I wanted to preorder Tales of Two Towns for the adorable alpaca plushie, but at first there was no release date or place to order it, then all of a sudden, it was already out D: So I guess now I'll just wait until it gets cheaper.
So, maybe four games in the course of a little more than two months isn't a lot to some people, but it's a huge amount for me. I guess it's especially nice since these are all games whose localizations were very doubtful at times -- every one of these announcements was a pleasant surprise for me.
It's not like I don't have plenty of games to tide me over until then (Chrono Trigger, World Ends With You, Wild Arms 4, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Suikoden IV, etc., ETC.), but dang it, I want them all now!
List of upcoming games:
Hakuouki (PSP) - Release date: 2/15/12. OTOME GAME WITH VAMPIRE SAMURAI OR SOMETHING IN ENGLISH ZOMG MUST BUUUUY ♥ And if they have a bonus that I like, yeah, I'll be preordering. I want more otome games in English :D
Grand Knights History (PSP) - Release date: 2/21/12. I might not buy this one immediately, but it's Vanillaware (creators of my beloved Odin Sphere and less-beloved-but-still-lovely Muramasa), so it is definitely on my "to buy" list. (I know, Dragon's Crown is also Vanillaware, but between the "create-your-own-character" and humongous boobies, I'm not that interested in it D: This one has far more potential for me.)
Tales of Graces F (PS3) - Release date: 3/13/12. ♥ ♥ ♥ No, I don't have a PS3 yet, but you can be sure I'll have one by March, and I'll probably preorder this game. Despite having played 90+ percent of it in Japanese (with my buddy yaminokaitou), I am still extremely excited to play it in English -- actually, it's probably the game on this list that I'm most excited about, strangely enough. As with most Tales games, I adored the cast (Richard! Hubert! Sophie!), and I'm really looking forward to catching all the things I'm sure I missed with my far from perfect understanding of Japanese.
Xenoblade (Wii) - Release date: 4/3/12. I did not expect this to ever come out in the U.S., but I am very happy that it's going to. I will probably preorder to show my support. (I already had a preorder at Amazon from Operation Rainfall, but since it's going to be exclusive, that order was cancelled.) My poor Wii will finally get some use :D
Also, various Rune Factory and Harvest Moon games for various systems. I can't list individual titles because I'm not even sure yet which ones I want. I can never seem to keep track of when they come out, either. I wanted to preorder Tales of Two Towns for the adorable alpaca plushie, but at first there was no release date or place to order it, then all of a sudden, it was already out D: So I guess now I'll just wait until it gets cheaper.
So, maybe four games in the course of a little more than two months isn't a lot to some people, but it's a huge amount for me. I guess it's especially nice since these are all games whose localizations were very doubtful at times -- every one of these announcements was a pleasant surprise for me.
It's not like I don't have plenty of games to tide me over until then (Chrono Trigger, World Ends With You, Wild Arms 4, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Suikoden IV, etc., ETC.), but dang it, I want them all now!