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[Jeels]

I mean, yeah, some of it is because a lot of games got pushed back to 2015 (looking at you, Witcher 3 and Batman), but sweet mother Teresa on the hood of a Mercedes-benz, 2015 could be (assuming we don't get more delays) the best year in gaming of the last decade.

Just off the top of my head, here's what we are getting in 2015.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Bloodborne
The Order: 1886
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Halo 5: Guardian
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
Persona 5
No Man's Sky
Tom Clancy's The Division
Star Wars: Battlefront
Rainbow Six: Siege
Just Cause 3
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Quantum Break
Yoshi's Wooly World
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Tearaway Unfolded
Ratchet and Clank Redux
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Resident Evil REmake HD
Severed
The Tomorrow Children
Rime
Everybody's Gone to Rapture
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Firewatch
Overwatch
Star Craft II: Legacy of the Void
Pillars of Eternity
Assassin's Creed: Victory
Yakuza 5
Mortal Kombat X
Tales of Zestiria
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon
Rise of the Tomb Raider

And those are the biggest I can think of, not even digging into all the Indie craziness going on like Hotline Miami 2, Adr1ft, etc. And the games not announced yet. There's also re-releases like Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.

Obviously, some of them could be disappointments or broken messes (God knows we got those a plenty in 2014), or delayed to 2016, but there's still plenty of games to make this an insane year.

And hey, while Final Fantasy XV is not sure to be released in 2015 (I mean, this is Final Fantasy XV after all), we're gonna at least play a part of it soon.

Bolded what I'm interested in. Don't forget the FFXIV Expansion, it's basically a new game if you are going to include an FFXV demo in your list. Overall, I am way more excited for 2015 than I was for 2014.

 

[ohlawd]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Halo 5: Guardian
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
Persona 5
Star Wars: Battlefront
Quantum Break
Yoshi's Wooly World
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Tales of Zestiria
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon

took off everything that I have zero interest in. darn, still a long list. that's not even a complete list of everything I want; missing stuff like Atelier Shallie, Story of Seasons, etc.

my wallet weeps ;_;

 

[FTF]

My poor, port wallet :'(

And free time.

 

[Haunted]

We do this every year.

Some have niche appeal, some will be duds, some will be ok, others will get delayed and a handful will really deliver and stand out.

It'll be an ok year, looked back upon fondly in a couple years because 2014 was worse in comparison.

 

[Darryl M R]

2015:
1. The Division
2. Star Wars Battlefront
3. Halo 5 (pre-ordered)
4. The Witcher 3
5. No Man’s Sky
6. Metal Gear Solid V
7. Quantum Break (pre-ordered)
8. Final Fantasy XV
9. Rainbow Six Siege
10. Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

Honorable mentions (rent, or buy when discounted): Just Cause 3, 1886, Uncharted 4

 

[Sayter]

When's Scalebound suppose to be released?

 

[desmax]

I can already hear my wallet screaming

 

[DXLelouch153]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Bloodborne
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
Persona 5
No Man's Sky
Star Wars: Battlefront
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Tearaway Unfolded
Ratchet and Clank Redux
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Resident Evil REmake HD
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Yakuza 5
Tales of Zestiria
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon

look at this shit
and i still have a PS3 and WIi backlog to kill

 

[PrankT]

Another great year for the Wii U. Everything else is mediocre. Uncharted, Batman, No Man's Sky top my non-Nintendo list.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Just imagine the games we don't know will be released at the end of the year.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Xenoblade, Starfox, Zelda WiiU, and Splatoon are guaranteed buys for me, with a lot of other games being very strong maybe's.

 

[Applebite]

Most of those will probably be delayed, but whatever. For AAA, Bloodborne, Batman and Persona 5 are my holy trinity. Indie wise I'm not massively excited but I'm keeping my eye on some things (Axiom Verge!).

 

[.GqueB.]

Yes yeeeees that's quite the list.

 

[Servbot24]

The Division is by far the biggest for me. Holy crap if that game lets me down I don't know what I'm gonna do...probably keep gaming like nothing happened, but still.

It's a Ubisoft game man. How you get hyped in the first place I don't know, but it's going to let you down.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Every year, this notion. Every year, delay and disappointment.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Is Street Fighter V set for 2015?

Spring 2016

 

[Love Deterrence]

No Final Fantasy VII on that list?

My excitement for The Phantom Pain cannot be contained. Persona 5 hype levels are through the roof. I'm looking forward to Xenoblade Chronicles X, as well.

 

[IndustryX]

Uncharted 4
Zelda U
Persona 5
Bloodborne
Witcher 3
Batman Arkham Knight
No Mans Sky
Majora's Mask 3DS
Order 1886
MGS V
Xenoblade

Hnnggg

So much better then 2014 for me.

 

[BY2K]

Somebody needs to do a montage of all these games over some badass music.

 

[DXLelouch153]

No Final Fantasy VII on that list?

My excitement for The Phantom Pain cannot be contained. Persona 5 hype levels are through the roof. I'm looking forward to Xenoblade Chronicles X, as well.

superior PC version witn mods
nuff said as Stan Lee would say

 

[injurai]

Zelda and Xeno won't let me rest.

2 Zeldas this year, one handheld and the other console, has that happened before? My god Dinosaurs and Mechs with the gameplay loop of Xenoblade and 5 times bigger world with even more vertical traversal?

That lets you transform into a tank? I must file down my remaining backlog so that I can dedicate 100% of my attention on these.

this game is reminding me a lot of Eureka Se7en

 

[BPoole]

It's not too bad for me:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Bloodborne
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Batman: Arkham Knight
No Man's Sky (Only if on PC)
Tom Clancy's The Division (interested but not buying due to Ubi)
Rainbow Six: Siege (interested but not buying due to Ubi)
Just Cause 3
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Everybody's Gone to Rapture (Only if on PC)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Overwatch
Pillars of Eternity
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Only if on PC)
Ori and the Blind Forest
GTA5 (PC)
Mad Max (if it comes out)
Dying Light

 

[theWB27]

It's a Ubisoft game man. How you get hyped in the first place I don't know, but it's going to let you down.

Assassins Creed is my favorite franchise in gaming.

 

[DXLelouch153]

oh you forgot DMC4 Special Edition
it has Vergil so it deserves to be on the list
cause Vergil

 

[demosthenes]

I think persona 5 will be 2016 for NA.

 

[odhiex]

Everything will delay to 2016

Then 2016 will be the best year of the decades.

 

[mrmickfran]

I plan on buying a PS4 this year to join my Wii U and 3DS, so my wallet is gonna take a beating:

Persona 5
Bloodborne
Disgaea 5
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Zelda U
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Yoshi's Woolly World
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
S.T.E.A.M
Zelda Majora's Mask 3D
Bravely Second
The Great Ace Attorney

Maybe:
Splatoon
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
Devil's Third

 

[GrayChild]

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Tom Clancy's The Division
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Resident Evil REmake HD
Bloodborne
The Order: 1886
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
DmC: Definitive Edition
Devil May Cry 4: Vergil Special Edition

Not the best year, but still much better than 2014.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Looking forward to:

Zelda U
Zelda MM
Bloodborne
The Order 1886
Witcher 3
Batman
MGSV
Ratchet Redux
Uncharted 4
DMC4

Damn my PS4 is going to get a workout.

 

[BY2K]

I don't know why, but I think Scholar of the First Sin is a really cool title.

 

[BennyBlanco]

i have a feeling half this list will get pushed to 2016

especially the nintendo stuff we've seen nothing of like star fox

 

[inm8num2]

Really excited for The Witness. All in all a great slew of games for 2015.

 

[BY2K]

i have a feeling half this list will get pushed to 2016

especially the nintendo stuff we've seen nothing of like star fox

It's supposed to come out before Zelda.

 

[BennyBlanco]

It's supposed to come out before Zelda.

zelda coming summer 2017 as Wii U swan song confirmed

 

[schaft0620]

1/8 of these games will bomb, 1/8th of these games will be delayed. If Nintendo announces a new console it changes everything. Just look at all of the most anticipated lists for the past 5 years.

What I am counting on:
UC4
Drawn To Death
Improved NHL
Bloodborne
Evolve
Batman

Delayed Battlefront
huge buy-in on DriveClub
announcements for 2016
What is No Mans Sky going to mean to me? 11gb game, 5 guys making the game, procedurlly generated worlds, no release date, VR dependent.
Borderlands remastered?

 

[BY2K]

1/8 of these games will bomb, 1/8th of these games will be delayed. If Nintendo announces a new console it changes everything. Just look at all of the most anticipated lists for the past 5 years.

What I am counting on:
UC4
Drawn To Death
Improved NHL
Bloodborne
Evolve
Batman

Delayed Battlefront
huge buy-in on DriveClub
announcements for 2016
What is No Mans Sky going to mean to me? 11gb game, 5 guys making the game, procedurlly generated worlds, no release date, VR dependent.
Borderlands remastered?

VR dependent? What?

 

[Danthrax]

The Squadron 42 (single-player campaign) part of Star Citizen is supposed to be released next year, too. At least the first episode or two of it, anyway (it'll be five episodes of 10 missions each).

 

[Some Nobody]

You can talk about delays, but let's be realistic: Most of those games were ALREADY delayed. Even Witcher only pushed itself into Q2.

Games that I want:

Dragon Ball Xenoverse
The Order 1886
The Witcher 3
Batman Arkham Knight
Star Wars: Battlefront
Uncharted: A Thief's End
Yakuza 5
J-Stars Victory Vs.+
Xenoblade Chronicles X

Games I'm not sure about:
Just Cause 3 (need gameplay)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (need to know how much content there is)
The Division


All but two (Division, Xenoblade) of those are pretty much guaranteed to come out next year. For most people, if ALL THAT comes out, it's probably going to be an amazing year. So can we chill with all the delay talk?

 

[Peace Tea]

The only thing on that list at risk of releasing in 2016, and that i actually care about, is Star Fox.

The first half of 2015's catalogue should keep my backlog full right up until September, at which time:

Uncharted
Tearaway
Halo 5
& Zelda WiiU

will release. It'll definitely be contender for the best year in the recent decade.

 

[Love Deterrence]

superior PC version witn mods
nuff said as Stan Lee would say

Just having a giggle, mate. ;-)

I think persona 5 will be 2016 for NA.

God, I hope not!

 

[Nanashrew]

The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Yoshi's Wooly World
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Ratchet and Clank Redux
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Rime
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon
Grim Fandango HD
Day of the Tentacle Special Edition

That's what I plan to get! I'm still missing a lot of games from 2014 though...

 

[RustyNails]

I dont see The Last Guardian in that list...

 

[SerTapTap]

People still interested in The Division, so sad to see.

Will be an amazing year. Just hope games aren't broken.

 

[qizah]

These are the ones I'll be buying:

Bloodborne
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
Persona 5
Yoshi's Woolly World
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
The Tomorrow Children
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon
DmC Definitive Version
DMC4 Limited Edition
Grim Fandango HD
Day of the Tentacle Special Edition
The Witness
Mighty No. 9
Mario Maker
Xenoblade Chronicles N3DS
No Man's Sky

On the fence:
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Monster Hunter 4

Oh good God...

 

[Beerman462]

Lots of good games, but the "Can we talk about X" thread title really grinds my gears.

It's basically a NeoGAF trope at this point. My first reaction is no we can't talk about it.

 

[Speevy]

Every year we start this thread about the next year in gaming.

 

[thelastcrusader]

I mean, yeah, some of it is because a lot of games got pushed back to 2015 (looking at you, Witcher 3 and Batman), but sweet mother Teresa on the hood of a Mercedes-benz, 2015 could be (assuming we don't get more delays) the best year in gaming of the last decade.

Just off the top of my head, here's what we are getting in 2015.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Bloodborne
The Order: 1886
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Batman: Arkham Knight
No Man's Sky
Rainbow Six: Siege
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Tearaway Unfolded
Ratchet and Clank Redux
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Resident Evil REmake HD
The Tomorrow Children
Rime
Everybody's Gone to Rapture
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Assassin's Creed: Victory
Yakuza 5
Mortal Kombat X
Tales of Zestiria
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Heavensward
Dying Light
Dead Island 2
DmC: Definitive Edition
The Witness

I'm copping all of the above + Disgaea 5 & Atelier Shallie which you forgot to mention. Disgaea 5 will always be in my top 5 best franchises.

 

[Haunted]

It's supposed to come out before Zelda.

wink wink nudge nudge

I'm pretty sure Zelda will be 2016.

 

[Oni Link 666]

Looks like a good year.

My picks

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
Star Wars: Battlefront
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Star Fox Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Overwatch
Codename S.T.E.A.M
Splatoon
Devil May Cry 4: Vergil Special Edition

 

[Mazzo]

The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Batman: Arkham Knight
No Man's Sky
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Star Fox Wii U
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Splatoon
Grim Fandango HD

I might have my 2015 goty list already. 2015 will be amazing