Another Sequel

The most popular games I've played this year..

• Halo 3
• Rainbow Six 2
• Forza 3
• Uncharted 2
• Rock Band 2 and Lego: RB
• Modern Warfare 2
• Left 4 Dead 2
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There's probably a couple more I'm forgetting but do you see the trend there? When in the hell are we finally going to get a new game that breaks through the same old same old. Game developers just keep pushing shinier versions of the same things we've been playing for 2-6 years and what's worse is we keep buying. If we're honest, there's nothing really radically different about v. 1 and v.2 of {insert AAA title here}.

If I think back over the last 4 years, the most interesting games I've played were Chromehounds and Shadowrun. Both achieved some success but there was little support for either and the longevity of both was affected by that. The problem I have now is that when "Shiny New Version of The Same Game You've Been Playing for 3 Years" comes out, it is exciting and it's fun to play......for about 2 weeks. Then it hits you that you're playing the same damn thing that's been in your machine for years.

Guess what? It's not getting any better. The list of most anticipated titles for next year....

• Bioshock 2
• God of War 3
• Mass Effect 2
• Diablo 3
• Gears of War 3
• Crackdown 2
• Halo: Reach
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Honestly I find myself wondering if I'll stop gaming just out of boredom before much longer. I'm sure there's games out there that are "different" and would be worth my time to look at. The real problem is this. Thanks to this site I've built a base of friends that I love to play with and there's no real chance that they will all be willing to take that leap outside the comfort zone with me. So my choice is to continue playing the same old games with guys I really enjoy, or move on to a new game on my own. Neither are all that appealing right now.

sigh.

In other news....

If you haven't checked out the new ABC comedy "Modern Family", you're missing out. It's probably one of the funniest new shows I've seen in a long time.