As for the great games coming out early 2010….there is a ton of stuff I want to play. Darksiders appears to have turned out very well. The 30 minute video preview that IGN did cemented it as a game I must eventually play. Personally, I didn’t like the Bayonetta demo, but I can still see that it should be a lot of fun for those who like that type of action game. Army of Two could have some interesting co-op play. Dark Void looks like a lot of jetpack-flying fun. And January gets rounded out by Mass Effect 2.

After that, we’ve got Dante’s Inferno, Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain (rumored), Aliens vs Predator, and Splinter Cell: Conviction in February. March has Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Just Cause 2, and possibly a couple more that are rumored. So far, April has Red Dead Redemption which should be a huge game all by itself.

Yep, I’m not seeing a lull in big video game releases any time soon.

And I heard the same thing about dragon age, but I only have an already over full and under powered laptop, so im trying deal with whats available to me, not to mention its almost impossible to find the game for pc around me.

Fallout 3 is a wonderful game. I like it *much much much much much much* more than Oblivion, if for no other reason than the setting. Also, it’s nice to be able to kill someone far away from anything, and not immediately have the guards hunting your head as if your every move was broadcast to the world. It’s such an incredible game, though the dreary setting turns some people off. I got through a good chunk of it, then lost all my free time. I keep swearing I’m going to go back and finish it some day. But with all the good games that continue to come out, I’m not sure how realistic that is. I really just need a good 2 years off from life to catch up on games.

Speaking of games though, (and really the reason I haven’t responded to your wonderful article, Polygon) I should be receiving a few for Christmas. I’ve definitely been looking forward to playing DJ Hero, Borderlands, and both Uncharted Games. So hopefully I’ll get that chance soon. If nothing else, everything I get will help me catch up a bit. I’ve been dreadfully behind on most of my games for a while now.

What about this year’s early onslaught of games? Christ.

On a side note, I picked up the Game of the Year edition of Fallout 3 yesterday (yay for last minute sales!), and so far it totally feels like “Oblivion with guns”. I thought it was kind of amusing how both games start your character in an underground complex that you must escape from into the world above. I’ve only played a couple hours or so, but I can already tell that it will be taking up at least as much of my time as Oblivion did.

I also bought the Metroid Prime Trilogy and Dead Space Extraction on sale. I think that $50 for three fairly long games that range from being really good to classic is a steal, so the fact that I only paid $20 for them is akin to highway robbery. I am definitely looking forward to playing through the Metroid Prime games again. Also, Dead Space Extraction should be fun for what it is. Sale prices are hard to resist sometimes.