{"id":12996,"date":"2015-01-09T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12996"},"modified":"2015-01-03T22:02:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T22:02:44","slug":"cary-is-looking-forward-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/09\/cary-is-looking-forward-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary is Looking Forward in 2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KIRBYCLAY\"<\/a>Happy New Year, everyone!\u00a0 At this time of year I like to take a look at games I\u2019m looking forward to playing and reviewing in the coming year.\u00a0 I know that as the year goes on, there will be other announcements and things.\u00a0 But here are some that I\u2019m looking forward to right now that I know of.<\/p>\n

I do apologize if my list seems a little Nintendo-centric.\u00a0 The only new consoles I have right now are the 3DS and Wii U.\u00a0 There just isn\u2019t anything on the PS4 or Xbox One right now that would cause me to want to buy one of those systems.\u00a0 But that\u2019s actually one of the things I\u2019m looking forward to in 2015.\u00a0 I\u2019m keeping my eyes and ears open for any game announcements on those systems that I would like.\u00a0 Maybe more info on Kingdom Hearts 3, or how about releasing Loco Roco 3, Sony?\u00a0 And Microsoft, care to have Rare make a TRUE Banjo-Kazooie sequel? (Although I did like Nuts & Bolts)\u00a0 We\u2019ll just have to see.\u00a0 I really did like the PS3 and 360, though, so I have nothing against the newer consoles.\u00a0 Just doesn\u2019t make sense to get them if there are no games I want to play on them, right?\u00a0 But here are some games that will be on consoles I do have that I\u2019m looking forward to, so let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world always seems a little happier when you know that a new Kirby game is coming out.\u00a0 This Wii U title is a sequel to Kirby Canvas Curse on the DS.\u00a0 I actually didn\u2019t like Canvas Curse as much as a lot of other people did.\u00a0 I still had fun with it; it just wasn\u2019t one of my favorites.\u00a0 But I\u2019m still willing to give the sequel a try!\u00a0 I do like the clay animation graphics, and the four player modes and Amiibo support looks like fun.\u00a0 Best of all, it\u2019ll be out fairly soon. \u00a0Right now it\u2019s slated for release in February.\u00a0 That could always change, but here\u2019s hoping we\u2019ll get it then!<\/p>\n

Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yoshi\u2019s Island is one of my favorite Mario platformers ever.\u00a0 Yoshi\u2019s New Island was fun, too, but way too similar to the original game.\u00a0 The good thing about Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World is that it looks like the took the yarn and fabric graphics and implemented them into the gameplay so much that it\u2019ll breathe some new life and ideas into the franchise.\u00a0 And it\u2019s made by the same folks who did Kirby\u2019s Epic Yarn, which was also a fantastic game.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know when Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World will come out, but hopefully it\u2019ll be soon.\u00a0 They already have a Woolly World stage in Super Smash Bros. on Wii U, for crying out loud!<\/p>\n

Wii U Zelda and 3DS Majora\u2019s Mask<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone goes ga-ga over the new Wii U Zelda footage we\u2019ve seen over the past year.\u00a0 I\u2019ll admit, it does look good, but I\u2019d rather have another Wind Waker style Zelda or maybe a top-down classic one myself.\u00a0 But you know, it\u2019s still a Zelda game and it\u2019ll be fun, so I\u2019m still looking forward to it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll get the 3DS Majora\u2019s Mask port, as I haven\u2019t even gotten the 3DS Ocarina of Time port yet.\u00a0 But if they make enough changes to make Majora\u2019s Mask more playable on a portable system, I may consider it.<\/p>\n

Mario Maker<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never really been able to get into create-your-own-level type of games.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I think they\u2019re a great idea; I just don\u2019t have time for them.\u00a0 I have enough trouble as it is playing games that someone else made, let alone ones I\u2019ve made!\u00a0 Now, if I were a kid with more time on my hands, then heck yeah, I\u2019d be all over games like Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet.\u00a0 However, a few years ago I did get into a creation game called WarioWare: D.I.Y., and it actually made my GOTY that year because it was short and easy to make those microgames, and I won a contest and got my game featured by Nintendo.\u00a0 Not only that, but WarioWare D.I.Y. used the same motif as it did for Mario Paint on the SNES, and I LOVED Mario Paint back then.\u00a0 And that\u2019s one of the reasons why I\u2019m looking forward to Mario Maker, because it kind of uses that same motif.\u00a0 I also liked the most recent video that shows that you can make levels based on not only NES and Wii U Mario Bros., but also Mario 3 and Mario World as well!<\/p>\n

Shantae: Half Genie Hero<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve enjoyed the Shantae series ever since the Game Boy Color (still have that cartridge, too).\u00a0 The most recent game, Shantae and the Pirate\u2019s Curse, I\u2019ve been playing lately on Wii U and just about to wrap it up.\u00a0 It\u2019s the perfect example of the kinds of games I like to play.\u00a0 Half Genie Hero is the next in the series.\u00a0 It started out as a Kickstarter.\u00a0 Normally I don\u2019t do those, but this would\u2019ve been one I would\u2019ve participated in, had I known about it before they reached their goal.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be available for lots of different systems, too.\u00a0 I don\u2019t really know for sure if it\u2019ll be out this year or not, but here\u2019s hoping it will be.\u00a0 I\u2019m a sucker for games with cute characters in them!<\/p>\n

Splatoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m kind of on the fence about Splatoon.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really into multiplayer shooters, but this one looks really colorful and different, and the single player mode that they showed off recently looks kind of interesting, too.\u00a0 I still may not get it, but I will definitely keep my eye out on it.\u00a0 At least Nintendo is trying a new IP.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart 8 Animal Crossing DLC<\/strong><\/p>\n

This really isn\u2019t a new game, but the next batch of DLC for Mario Kart 8 comes out sometime this year (I think around March), and it features Animal Crossing, one of my most favorite games of all time.\u00a0 The tracks on the last DLC like the Excitebike, F-Zero, and Zelda tracks were great, so I can\u2019t wait to see what they come up with for this one.\u00a0 I wish Nintendo would just ditch the DLC and just make a Super Smash Kart game, though.<\/p>\n

Tales of Zestria<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wish I had time for RPGs like I used to in high school.\u00a0 Today\u2019s RPGs are just too long and meandering, and the Tales games are culprits of this, too (although Graces wasn\u2019t SO bad).\u00a0 I never did play Tales of Xillia and its sequel.\u00a0 So why am I interested in Zestria?\u00a0 Well, because I read that they\u2019re not using the usual Tales music composer this time, but instead the music is being done by Go Shiina, my favorite video game music composer.\u00a0 He also did the music for games like Mr. Driller, Gods Eater Burst, and Tales of Legendia (my favorite Tales game), as well as some of the music in Tekken and Ace Combat games.\u00a0 I wish I could meet him someday.\u00a0 Anyway, I\u2019m hoping that Zestria will have the same charm that Legendia had, and I think having Go Shiina on board will help.\u00a0 Anyone besides me think that Zestria sounds like a new brand of artificial sweetener?<\/p>\n

Farm Story: Story of Seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Harvest Moon fans know the story by now.\u00a0 Natsume lost the developer of the Harvest Moon games, Marvelous, to XSEED in the US, as XSEED is a part of Marvelous now.\u00a0 But Natsume still owns the rights to the Harvest Moon name!\u00a0 Last year, Natsume released their own Harvest Moon game by a different developer.\u00a0 Sadly, I never did get to review it.\u00a0 But now XSEED\u2019s game is coming out this year.\u00a0 It\u2019s still a Harvest Moon game; they just can\u2019t call it that anymore.\u00a0 I hope I at least get to review this one.<\/p>\n

Dragon Ball Xenoverse<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a good example of a game that I don\u2019t really want to buy, but I\u2019d enjoy reviewing it.\u00a0 If that makes any sense.\u00a0 I never got into the DBZ fighting games, but I hear they\u2019re a bit like the Dissidia Final Fantasy fighters, which I loved.\u00a0 Also, while I\u2019m not a big fan of DBZ, the original Dragon Ball is one of my all-time favorite anime cartoons, so I\u2019m hoping Xenoverse will have a lot of that in it (probably not, but who knows).\u00a0 I just think it would be fun to review and Namco Bandai is publishing it and I\u2019m pretty good about getting review copies of games from them.\u00a0 Speaking of Namco Bandai, they\u2019re also releasing another anime fighting game this year called J-Stars Victory Vs.\u00a0 It looks like the DBZ fighter, just with other anime characters.\u00a0 I think that might be fun to review, too, and it would give me a chance to learn about other anime characters as well.<\/p>\n

Godzilla<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s weird is that I\u2019m a pretty big fan of the Godzilla movies, but I\u2019ve never once played a Godzilla video game.\u00a0 Well, Namco Bandai is publishing a new Godzilla game this year, and I\u2019d like to review that one, too.<\/p>\n

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aksys is publishing this visual novel game in March for PS3.\u00a0 It may be a little bit too anime-ish for me, but it\u2019s about a group of ghost hunters fighting ghosts!\u00a0 One of my guilty pleasures is watching those TV shows where investigators look for ghosts in spooky places.\u00a0 Yeah I know those shows are dumb and most of it isn\u2019t real or greatly exaggerated.\u00a0 But I like ghosts and like I said, it\u2019s a guilty pleasure.\u00a0 We all have those.\u00a0 Anyway, I think it would be fun to review this game.\u00a0 Aksys is another pretty supportive company so maybe I will!<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all for now.\u00a0 Let me know what you think of my list in the comments section, and if there are any other 2015 games that you know of that I might\u2019ve missed that you think I would like.\u00a0 And tell me your own list of games in 2015 that you\u2019re looking forward to as well!\u00a0 Later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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