{"id":19763,"date":"2020-01-03T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=19763"},"modified":"2020-01-02T00:15:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T00:15:27","slug":"cary-is-looking-forward-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/03\/cary-is-looking-forward-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary is Looking Forward in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>At the beginning of every year I like to write a blog about the games I\u2019m looking forward to in that coming year, so here we are again with games I\u2019m looking forward to in 2020!\u00a0 Now keep in mind that these aren\u2019t ALL the games I\u2019m looking forward to.\u00a0 More will be announced at E3 and such I\u2019m sure as the year goes on.\u00a0 And there are some games that I\u2019m looking forward to that have been announced, but I\u2019m not sure they\u2019ll really come out in 2020, like Breath of the Wild 2 and Metroid Prime 4.\u00a0 But you never know.\u00a0 But here are a list of 2020 games that I\u2019m PRETTY sure are coming this year and I\u2019m looking forward to them.<\/p>\n

Pac-Man Tomagotchi<\/strong><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t necessary a video game, but it combines two things I like: Pac-Man and virtual pets.\u00a0 2020 is Pac-Man\u2019s 40th<\/sup> anniversary, and Bandai Namco has been sending me lots of info on Facebook on what they plan to do.\u00a0 Like make Pac-Man Timex watches, clothes lines from Champion, and more.\u00a0 Now before you say Pac-Man is selling out, just remember how many Pac-Man products there were in the 80s.\u00a0 So he\u2019s always sold out.\u00a0 But only because of the Bandai and Namco merger could they make a virtual pet out of Pac-Man. \u00a0I just can\u2019t wait to see how they\u2019ll do it!\u00a0 One other good thing about this year being Pac-Man\u2019s 40th<\/sup> anniversary is that we might get a new game, too!<\/p>\n

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Henson and Muppet related stuff was a huge part of my childhood, and I\u2019m a big fan of most of Henson\u2019s works.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t as big into The Dark Crystal, but it was still very creative and memorable.\u00a0 A few months ago, I watched the prequel series on Netflix and LOVED it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t usually binge watch things, but I watched four episodes of it one day when I was off work (two in the morning and two in the afternoon).\u00a0 Around the same time they announced a tactics game based on the series.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like tactics games, but I loved the series so much I wanted to play it!\u00a0 It was originally supposed to be released late last year, but got delayed.\u00a0 Hopefully the delay won\u2019t hurt the game, as having it release this long after the series came out might make some people disinterested.\u00a0 I got to demo this game last year at PAX and found out the folks who make it are very close to where I live!<\/p>\n

Psychonauts 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I loved the first Psychonauts.\u00a0 I named it my Game of the Year in 2005 when it first came out.\u00a0 So I\u2019m really looking forward to the sequel.\u00a0 It\u2019s a point and click adventure cleverly disguised as a 3-D platformer, at least the first one was.\u00a0 And it has a kind of Nightmare Before Christmas style to it.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad I got to check out the sequel at PAX.\u00a0 I was worried that since Microsoft bought Double Fine that it would end up being an Xbox exclusive, and I don\u2019t have an Xbox One.\u00a0 But they told me at PAX that they plan to release it on all the systems they originally made it for, like the PS4, so I\u2019m happy about that!<\/p>\n

Trials of Mana<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my favorite games this part year was the Mana Collection.\u00a0 It had the first three games in the Mana series on the Switch!\u00a0 But the big deal was it had Trials of Mana, the third game that never came out in the US, so that was a real treat for 16-bit Square fans like myself.\u00a0 Only problem is that after playing it, I can see why it was not released in the US.\u00a0 It\u2019s not near as good as Secret of Mana was before it.\u00a0 But they\u2019re making a 3-D remake of Trials of Mana that looks really nice and I hope it plays better, too!<\/p>\n

Streets of Rage 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never had a Genesis as a kid, and very few Genesis games really impressed me.\u00a0 But once I got a chance to play Streets of Rage 2, I was an instant fan.\u00a0 It was so well done!\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to this long awaited sequel, too.\u00a0 I enjoyed what I played of it at PAX.<\/p>\n

Windjammers 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first was such a fun game on the NEO GEO.\u00a0 It\u2019s like a great update to Pong with a flying disc beach theme.\u00a0 This sequel adds better graphics and more characters.\u00a0 I played it at the same booth where I tried Streets of Rage 4 at PAX!<\/p>\n

Shantae and the Seven Sirens<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a huge fan of the Shantae 2-D platformers ever since the first one on the Game Boy Color (which I still have).\u00a0 This one seems to streamline Shantae\u2019s transformations, and looks just as fun as ever.<\/p>\n

Shovel Knight Dig<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m also a big fan of the Shovel Knight game, but I do wish that they\u2019d make a new game instead of just the same game with different characters (well, it\u2019s not that bad).\u00a0 Even though Shovel Knight Dig uses the same graphics, at least the gameplay seems a little different.\u00a0 You actually use your shovel to dig down deep in wells and avoid obstacles.\u00a0 Kind of makes me think of Mr. Driller in a way.<\/p>\n

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me and Bubble Bobble go way back.\u00a0 I just love this game series, and the puzzle version of it (Bust-A-Move) is one of my top three favorite puzzle games ever.\u00a0 I used to enjoy playing the first game with my brothers, and I\u2019m so glad another sequel is coming!\u00a0 I\u2019m glad to see Taito still making games.\u00a0 They have just as much history behind them as Nintendo and Namco!<\/p>\n

Mega Man Zero\/ZX Legacy Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not as big of a fan of the Mega Man Zero games, but I do like game collections and it looks like they added some neat new features so I\u2019ll probably get it at least just to have.<\/p>\n

Psikyo Shooting Stars Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n

NIS is releasing a couple of collections of Psikyo 2-D shooter games.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what\u2019s going to be on them, but I bet Gunbird 1 and 2 are good candidates.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll get these games right away, but I\u2019ll keep my eye on them, because as I said before, I do like classic game collections.<\/p>\n

Rune Factory 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a Switch remake of a 3DS game.\u00a0 Rune Factory is like Harvest Moon except you can fight monsters in dungeons.\u00a0 They streamlined a lot of things to give you time to do that, and I like Rune Factory better than Harvest Moon because of that.<\/p>\n

Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course I saved the best for last!\u00a0 Those of you who know me well, know that I love Animal Crossing games.\u00a0 The first one on the GameCube is one of my top five favorite games of all time.\u00a0 Heck, I still even play the mobile game!\u00a0 So I\u2019m really excited about the new Switch entry.\u00a0 It\u2019s also a family affair and I can\u2019t wait to enjoy it with my mom, brothers, and online friends!\u00a0 We all love it!\u00a0 March can\u2019t come fast enough!<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all for now!\u00a0 In the comments section, let me know what you think of my list, and tell me YOUR most anticipated games of 2020.\u00a0 Further along in this month, I\u2019ll have my Game of the Year 2019 Awards Show blog!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of every year I like to write a blog about the games I\u2019m looking forward to in that coming year, so here we are again with games I\u2019m looking forward to in 2020!\u00a0 Now keep in mind that these aren\u2019t ALL the games I\u2019m looking forward to.\u00a0 More will be announced at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19796,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763\/revisions\/19796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}