Upcoming Games I'm Looking Forward To.

In case you don't know, the next year is going to be AMAZING for RPG fans such as myself. Without further ado, let me list the upcoming games that make me really excited for the coming years.

EDIT: Added a couple of games to the bottom of the list!

Chrono Cross: Technically, this isn't a new game, but the ESRB recently rated this PS1 classic, meaning it will probably be re-released soon. Chrono Trigger is probably my all-time favorite game, so I'm looking forward to finally playing the sequel.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: This is probably the biggest RPG released this year. While I wasn't Oblivion's biggest fan, I enjoy a good fantasy yarn, and Skyrim's gorgeous looking open world already has my interest piqued. 11/11/11 can't come soon enough.

Final Fantasy XIII-2: I've said my piece on this before. I really enjoyed XIII, despite it's little flaws, and any opportunity to play a Final Fantasy game on a modern console is great. It looks like they've improved on XIII's biggest problem (lack of exploration), and I'm all set for the next Final Fantasy. Besides, it'll be a nice appetizer before Versus XIII.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Alright, seriously, why haven't I been paying any attention to this game until now?

RPGfan.com, a really excellent website if you haven't checked them out, just did a podcast about this game, which was the first time I'd ever heard any significant information about it. Two things strike me about this game. One, it's a big fantasy-RPG that isn't Dragon Age or Elder Scrolls. Two, the world and history of the game was written by R.A. Salvatore.

R.A. Salvatore is one of my favorite authors. He does the excellent Legend of Drizzt books, as well as the Demonwars Saga, several other liscenced DnD novels, Vector Prime (a Star Wars novel), and Echoes of the Fourth Magic. The game itself features a non-class based, open-ended character development system, an open world to explore, and great combat.

Sold. Definetly going to give this game a look.


EDIT: Found some really cool gameplay footage here. It's the E3 demo for the game.