{"id":14525,"date":"2016-01-15T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T00:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2016-01-10T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:01:00","slug":"cary-is-looking-forward-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/15\/cary-is-looking-forward-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary is Looking Forward in 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PHOENIX\"<\/a>Well we\u2019re into 2016 now, and with the 2015 Game of the Year stuff out of the way, it\u2019s time to look forward to games that will be coming out this year! So here\u2019s a list of games that I\u2019m personally looking forward to.\u00a0 Now this isn\u2019t a full list, since some stuff hasn\u2019t even been announced yet since it\u2019s so early.\u00a0 And my list does tend to lean toward the Nintendo side, because I don\u2019t have a PS4 or Xbox One yet.\u00a0 But one of the things I\u2019ll be looking forward to is finding out if those systems will have more games that interest me this year.\u00a0 It could very well happen, you never know!\u00a0 Well, at any rate, here are some games I\u2019m looking forward to in 2016!<\/p>\n

LEGO Dimensions Level Packs (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEGO Dimensions came out last year, but not all the Level Packs I wanted. Some got carried over into this year, and one of them was Ghostbusters. That\u2019s one of my favorite movies of all time, so I\u2019m looking forward to playing more of it in LEGO Dimensions.\u00a0 The pack comes with one Ghostbuster (not sure who), a little LEGO Ecto-1, and a Ghost Trap.\u00a0 I think that LEGO Ghostbusters could be a whole game!\u00a0 There is a character pack that has Slimer, but it doesn\u2019t unlock anything in the game besides the character, so I won\u2019t be getting it.\u00a0 The other LEGO pack is Midway Arcade Classics, which I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing.\u00a0 That pack comes with an Arcade Guy, an arcade cabinet, and a car that looks like the one from Spy Hunter!\u00a0 The Ghostbuster pack will be out in late January, and the Midway one will be out in the spring.<\/p>\n

LEGO Marvel Avengers (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of LEGOs, another LEGO game is coming out later in January, and it\u2019s LEGO Marvel Avengers. There\u2019s already been one LEGO Marvel game, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how different this one is.\u00a0 It\u2019s a separate game from LEGO Dimensions, and I hope I get to review it when it comes out!<\/p>\n

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little leery about this one since the last two Mario RPGs were not as good (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Paper Mario: Sticker Star). But I\u2019ll probably still check this one out anyway because it\u2019s a crossover title between the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series, and that seems interesting.\u00a0 At the end of January, I plan to write a blog where I rate every Mario RPG, so be on the lookout for that.<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looks like the Final Fantasy take on Monster Hunter. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll like this game or not, but the nods to the classic FF games interest me, so I might check it out.\u00a0 I just don\u2019t know yet.\u00a0 Speaking of which, Final Fantasy World on the PS4 is one of the few games on the console that looks interesting to me, and that may come out this year.\u00a0 As for Kingdom Hearts 3, I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be out until next year, knowing how they are with the franchise.<\/p>\n

Mighty No. 9 (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This game is FINALLY coming out in February (hopefully). I\u2019ve been calling it \u201cNot Mega Man\u201d because that\u2019s essentially what it is.\u00a0 It\u2019s made by one of the folks who helped create Mega Man, but he left Capcom.\u00a0 So he made this game instead.\u00a0 Hopefully it\u2019ll be as much fun and addicting as Mega Man is!<\/p>\n

Project X-Zone 2 (3DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This strategy RPG really isn\u2019t that good, gameplay wise. But its strength relies on the cast of characters, all of which come from other game companies like Namco, SEGA, and Capcom!\u00a0 The original game in the series was called Namco X Capcom and it was on the PS2 and never came to the US.\u00a0 But the next game was on the 3DS, and it did come out over here.\u00a0 I probably wouldn\u2019t have gotten the third game in the series, but it does have Phoenix Wright in it, so I\u2019ll have to get it!\u00a0 I\u2019m a sucker for anything Phoenix Wright related.\u00a0 I\u2019m only disappointed that the new game doesn\u2019t seem to have Tron Bonne and the Servebots in it, as they are some of my favorite Capcom Mega Man characters!<\/p>\n

Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of Mega Man, in a couple of months we\u2019ll be getting this collection of the first six Mega Man titles! I already have it reserved so I can get the gold Mega Man amiibo!\u00a0 I\u2019m only disappointed because the last Mega Man collection we got had 8 games in the series, plus two arcade titles.\u00a0 And this one just has the six on the NES.\u00a0 But oh well.<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twilight Princess on the Wii was actually one of my least favorite Zelda games. It was just too dark and brown and muddy and smeary.\u00a0 Usually bad graphics don\u2019t bother me in a game, but in this case, the dull visuals sometimes made it hard to see where you can and can\u2019t go.\u00a0 But however, Twilight Princess had some of the coolest Zelda dungeons, and Princess Zelda in that game was just plain awesome.\u00a0 So I\u2019m willing to give this one a second chance, and maybe the HD graphics will make things look a little sharper, too!\u00a0 Plus, I reserved the special edition that comes with the Link Wolf Amiibo, so I\u2019m all set!<\/p>\n

Star Fox Zero (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a big fan of Star Fox, but I certainly don\u2019t HATE the series and I\u2019ve played all the games. So I\u2019m willing to give this one a try when it finally comes out this year.\u00a0 I\u2019m a little worried about the controls, and I have a feeling they just delayed it so they can add Amiibo support.\u00a0 But hey, I could be wrong!<\/p>\n

Pokken Tournament (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like the idea of a Pokemon fighting game, and I think it\u2019s interesting that this game was made by the same folks who do Tekken. I\u2019m not very good at fighting games, but I\u2019m willing to give this one a try anyway.<\/p>\n

Odin Sphere (PS3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odin Sphere was a 2-D hack and slash game by VanillaWare on the PS2, and I loved it. It had problems, for sure, but I just enjoyed the characters and graphics and even the item management system was fun.\u00a0 They are remaking it with a Nordic subtitle that there is no way I\u2019m going to remember how to spell.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to be for the PS4 and Vita, but I\u2019ve also seen that they\u2019ll put it on the PS3 as well.\u00a0 So I may check it out on the PS3 if it does.<\/p>\n

Digimon: Cyber Sleuths (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a new Digimon game coming this year from Namco Bandai with the subtitle Cyber Sleuths. It says it\u2019s coming to the PS4 here, but in Japan it\u2019s also for the Vita.\u00a0 And I just got a Vita for Christmas, so I\u2019d like to play it on that.\u00a0 So hopefully Namco will put it on the Vita in the US as well.\u00a0 They usually do, so here\u2019s hoping.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what kind of game Cyber Sleuths is supposed to be, but it looks\u2026interesting.<\/p>\n

Speaking of games from Japan that haven\u2019t been announced in the US yet, but I hope they do, Capcom announced and\/or released two Phoenix Wright games in Japan on the 3DS last year. The first was Phoenix Wright X Sherlock Holmes, which actually stars Phoenix\u2019s ancestor, and the other is Phoenix Wright 6.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if Capcom will release them in the US or not, but I\u2019ll certainly be looking forward to an announcement.\u00a0 Here\u2019s hoping!<\/p>\n

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The neat thing about indie games is that sometimes they come out of nowhere and take you by surprise. And sometimes they take forever to come out.\u00a0 The latter is the case with this new Shantae game, which I think was on my \u201cCary is Looking Forward in 2015\u201d blog last year!\u00a0 So hopefully it\u2019ll come out in 2016 because I\u2019m a big fan of the Shantae games!<\/p>\n

PixlCross (Wii U)<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of indie games, this is a picross title that\u2019ll be out on PC and Wii U. I\u2019m hoping to play it on Wii U because I just prefer playing games on consoles instead of computers. I\u2019m just weird that way I guess.\u00a0 Anyway, the neat thing about PixlCross is that it\u2019s made by some people I know, and they also help run a web site I like to visit called PixlBit.\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019ve heard of it? \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I hope I get to review it!<\/p>\n

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

And that\u2019s all I\u2019m looking forward to right now that I know of. I\u2019m sure as the year goes along and events like E3 come and go, there will be more games announced for me to look forward to.\u00a0 In the comments section, let me know what you think of my picks, and tell me which games YOU\u2019RE looking forward to in 2016! Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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