What do you want to happen in 2009, but know it won't?

Jaime Lannister · Jan 19, 2009

1. Dragon Age is released. The story manages to be worse than the novel, but the combat's fun and it's a satisfying game.

2. Modders make a total conversion of Fallout 1 in the Fallout 3 engine. Bethesda suppresses it, but it's all over the torrent sites and becomes an internet sensation, with edgy bloggers (who don't mind saying they played pirated software) saying it's even better than Fallout 3 by Bethesda. Old PC games get more attention as a result.

3. Jagged Alliance 3 is actually released, doesn't suck.

4. Age of Decadence is actually released, doesn't suck.

5. Alpha Protocol is a box office failure and is slammed worse than SoZ in reviews, causing Obsidian to make NWN3 with George Ziets as lead developer.

racofer · Jan 19, 2009

Jaime Lannister said:
5. Alpha Protocol is a box office failure and is slammed worse than SoZ in reviews, causing Obsidian to close doors and leave the gaming scene for good.

*crosses fingers*

Helton · Jan 19, 2009

BJ Penn gives Kenny Florian his title shot.

JarlFrank · Jan 19, 2009

Richard Garriott gets a sudden strike of genius and starts making single player RPGs again instead of MMO shit.

The New Legacy: The Watchtower is actually a real game and not just a very elaborate trolling effort.

Grimoire is released at the same time as Duke Nukem Forever. Both games are fucking awesome and revolutionize their genre.

Hümmelgümpf · Jan 19, 2009

Alpha Protocol turns out to be a cool game, as predicted, and the Codex finally shuts the fuck up.

EDIT: Obsidian announces a cRPG based on Changeling: The Lost. Nerdgasms ensue.

racofer · Jan 19, 2009

Hümmelgümpf said:
Fallout 3 turns out to be a cool game, as predicted, and the Codex finally shuts the fuck up.

There we go all over again.

Konjad · Jan 19, 2009

1. RPGCodex bans trolls and is no more ruined by spam.

2. All mainstream RPGs turns out to be a shit even to mainstream players and they lost interests in this genre.

3. Troika Games ressurection.

PennyAnte · Jan 19, 2009

The White Wolf: Platinum Enhanced. But that won't be until 2010, so we won't see a Witcher 1.75 or 2.0 until 2011 or later.

And, the next Wticher game won't have someone with a cheesy accent say: "Oi! Witcha!" ... I wish that would not happen, but I know it will.

Pastel · Jan 19, 2009

racofer dies a long, painful death due to lung cancer.

racofer · Jan 19, 2009

What? No!
I've already promised to get intestine cancer so I can bleed on Jarl's mouth while we do tubgirl(guy) part 2.

Jaime Lannister · Jan 19, 2009

racofer said:
Jaime Lannister said:

5. Alpha Protocol is a box office failure and is slammed worse than SoZ in reviews, causing Obsidian to close doors and leave the gaming scene for good.

Click to expand...

*crosses fingers*

You didn't like MotB?

Imbecile · Jan 19, 2009

Mostly, I would like it to rain Creme Brule.

But it will not.

racofer · Jan 19, 2009

Hated the camera, user interface and piss poor optimization.

King Crispy · Jan 19, 2009

1) Mysteries of Westgate escapes its Atari bondage (could happen, I guess)

2) Jacofer's balls fall off.

Pastel · Jan 19, 2009

racofer said:
Hated the camera CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA BLAGHHHHFGSSSSGGF it was so horrible

Freelance Henchman · Jan 19, 2009

Racial Holy War and the final destruction of the Jewish Illuminati world conspiracy BLARGH BLARGARGL HEIL SEIG FUR UBER ALLE DER JUDEN EWRGETHERTHRTEH"§$%§$%§$%§WERTHWRTHRWTH§$T&WQ§$E%ZGE$23452345324512124!11111!!!!!!

racofer · Jan 19, 2009

Now you're daydreaming.

Edward_R_Murrow · Jan 19, 2009

Jaime Lannister said:
1. Dragon Age is released. The story manages to be worse than the novel, but the combat's fun and it's a satisfying game.

This, but the story doesn't totally suck.

2. Modders make a total conversion of Fallout 1 in the Fallout 3 engine. Bethesda suppresses it, but it's all over the torrent sites and becomes an internet sensation, with edgy bloggers (who don't mind saying they played pirated software) saying it's even better than Fallout 3 by Bethesda. Old PC games get more attention as a result.

I'd prefer a rogue group of modders taking the Van Buren design documents and demo, and finishing it up. Then have the real Fallout 3 finally be released.

3. Jagged Alliance 3 is actually released, doesn't suck.

This.

4. Age of Decadence is actually released, doesn't suck.

This, but substitute "doesn't suck" for "fucking rocks". Also I can hope that it would give Iron Tower enough sales to continue making games, and maybe get that colony ship game going.

5. Alpha Protocol is a box office failure and is slammed worse than SoZ in reviews, causing Obsidian to make NWN3 with George Ziets as lead developer.

This. I'm not too happy with Obsidian regurgitating Bethesda style PR lines, and making Mass Effect...not in space, while simultaneously trying to convince RPG fans that it's an RPG first and foremost, while saying to other groups it's more shooter than RPG. That's totally not a way to alienate a lot of people while creating a product that tries to appeal to everyone but is considered good by no one. Totally....

You pretty much covered most of the things I'd want to happen in some way. Get outta my head damnit.

Rorschach · Jan 19, 2009

The repeal of all US sodomy laws.

That, and the release of a decent game.

doctor_kaz · Jan 19, 2009

Somebody makes a great single-player RPG.

Darth Roxor · Jan 19, 2009

ITZ finally coming.

MetalCraze · Jan 19, 2009

Somebody makes a remotely good game.

Vaarna_Aarne · Jan 19, 2009

Hümmelgümpf said:
Alpha Protocol turns out to be a cool game, as predicted, and the Codex finally shuts the fuck up.

EDIT: Obsidian announces a cRPG based on Promethean: The Created and gets Grant Morrison to write a script. Nerdgasms ensue.

Fixed.

Tails · Jan 19, 2009

1. ZeniMax closes Bethesda studio.
2. 2K Games makes proper X-COM sequel without shitty DRM.
3. Whatever.

Shota Shernokavich · Jan 19, 2009

Diablo 3 is released and improves greatly upon D2 whilst adding slight RPG elements.

AoD is released and delivers on all the game-play promises.

A great FO3 mod is made. (Modders must be MW or FO1+2 fans.)

JarlFrank · Jan 19, 2009

A new Emperor arises and leads Germany to a new age of glory and majesty.
And creates a lot of oldskool hardkore RPGs with the help of state funds [which means: taxpayers' money].

Wish me luck.

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