As I wind up No More Heroes 2, I'm starting to plan out what happens next. I already have Pokemon SoulSilver on pre-order, so that's cool.
I had nothing for Heavy Rain (PS3, February) until I played the demo... now I'm interested. Not likely a day one purchase, unless somebody has a deal going. But the idea of a branching, complicated, user-driven movie is very compelling.
Sam and Max Season Two is, surprise, headed to Wii in March (or never, this release date has been floating around for a while.) I never finished the first one. I need to sit down with a walkthrough and just enjoy it. What has been happening is that I keep overlooking one tiny little stupid puzzle and that kills the entire process. Then something that should be funny and fast-paced ends up becoming frustrating and boring. I can wait on Season Two.
Calling (Wii, March) seems like it would be right up my flagpole. Japanese horror, awesome logo. Interested.
Speaking of Japanese-themed games, I've still got a watchful eye on Fragile Dreams (Wii, March)... it's apparently flaky but with a beautiful haikyo theme.
Pokemon SoulSilver hits DS in mid-March. That pedometer thing is going to own me.
Just Cause 2 (PS3, March) has two plusses that keep shoving it through my filter. One, it's got some kind of crazy PS3-exclusive upload-to-YouTube feature. Two, Mike liked the first one and I never played it. Or even saw him play it.
WarioWare DIY comes to Wii and DS at the end of March. I'll be there for that, for sure. I'm hoping that the setup makes it easy for Wii friends who do not own a DS to play and enjoy all the hundreds of microgames I plan on making. Also, I hope that the hundreds of microgames I plan on making end up being good.
I'm crossing my Silver Shoes that Zombie Panic in Wonderland (WiiWare, March) ends up with a smart Oz theme, because Clark and I would dig that. I don't mean the game has to get so Ozzy-fan-serviced as to contain the Patchwork Girl or Cap'n Bill... but it would be great to see some book-derived characters outside of the usual MGM suspects.
Yes, I'll be getting GTA: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3, March). Blu-ray version.
Hey really? Is EyePet actually going to come out for PS3 in March? No way. They're pushing this back as part of the Motion Controller launch, come on.
Yakuza 3 also shows up on PS3 in March. I can see me enjoying that, but there seems to be an abundance of similar games already on deck.
Might like to get back into the world of anime surgery with Trauma Team (Wii, April). I always thought the DS version played better than the tools-floating-in-mid-air Wii version, but there's enough interesting gimmickry in this new edition that might woo me in.
Absolutely I'm in for Red Dead Redemption (PS3, April). It's about friggin' time. This is perhaps the title on this list that I am most excited about. Although I'm not exactly keen on it showing up so soon after Just Cause 2, Yakuza 3 and GTA Episodes.
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