Most Anticipated Games of 2008 (Part 2): Fallout 3 beats MGS4

From Worthplaying:
"Yesterday, we revealed the bottom half of the top 20, and today we announce what the WP staff considers to be the 10 most anticipated games for the upcoming year. Cue the drumroll, and head on over to our Most Anticipated Games of 2008 section for the final results"

[Cryxen]

HA HA HA.... no

[MK_Red]

Wait and see... Fallout 3 will slaughter in 2008-9.

[Cryxen]

It reminds me of 2 old tv shows, Magpie Moments (Which is Fallout) and Peacock Dreams (MGS).

Now, Remember Magpie moments? Exactly, but Peacock Dreams yeah?

(I'm just a MGS fan, I don't have anything against Fallout but... It's MGS! Kojima's finale! WTF?!?!)

[bohemian 23]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha YES YES YES. Snake is like 65 in diapers eating soft foods. Who wants to play that. Is Metal gear 5 gonna be an escape from a nursing home ? Fall out 3 can't get here soon enough.

[Mr_Kuwabara]

Snake is in his 40's btw. Just comes to show that you know NOTHING about the series. (I won't explain why he looks old because I don't want to keep on wasting my time on you)

[Cherchez La Ghost]

LOL!!!! Pass the Just for Men & Viagra to Snake.

[coltsfreak18]

how do you have a non exclusive game as the most hyped. SSMB or MGS4 def.

[Amnesiac]

Yeah, so funny! LOL!

If your I.Q. is below 80 and/or you are 12 years old.

Get a life, tools.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I'm a multiplayer guy, 95% of what I own are multilayer FPS and this game is my SP game of 08. I own Bioshock, Oblivion and Mass Effect but thats it the other 22 games have MP. In 08 all I wan't is Frontlines, Tiberium, Battlefield, and Quake Wars, but there is Ninja Gaiden 2, Star Wars Force Unleased and Fallout 3 comming. Fallout 3 looks just amazing and it's made by Bethesda and they are virtual magicians to me. If anyone here has played the Fallout series know the story is great so I would expect the same if not more out of Fallout 3. The only thing I can think of that would make this game better is MP LOL :) or some coop.

EDIT: LOL sup MK, I was just kidding about the MP, well accept the co-op thing. I would have loved to go online with about 6 of my buddies and explore Oblivion, Mass Effect or take down a couple of Big Daddy's with a friend or two.

[MK_Red]

Jason 360, while I do love Fallout and agree with many of your points, I actually believe that Fallout 3 and Fallout in general is meant to be singleplayer because it's an RPG that you are to build your character, one character to become the the ultimate badass in wastelands.
The same goes for Mass Effect and BioShock which I do believe the best to be sp. Of course I'm a 99& singleplayer guy :)

UPDATE: ParaDise_LosT, definitly agreed and thanks :)

[ParaDise_LosT]

I can't agree with you more.....

Fallout 3 will rule 08

[zambrota]

How would a multiplat game rule over an exclusive game.

Fallout 3 is coming out on PC,ps3 and xbox 360.

I have yet to see someone being excited for this game except our MK RED

[BrianC6234]

What a horrible list. And a horrible site. I never even heard of those idiots before.

[sonarus]

well never played fallout myself but i have heard good things. MGS1 made me almost sell my N64 back when it first came out. Its still all a matter of opinion but i gotta ride wit snake. Those of you who won't be getting will be missing a huge part of gaming history...i can guarantee you we are gonna see some things that havent been done before and will have us talking for months. Fallout 3 may be the same so if it is i guess i'll get that too. Regardless though mgs4 is my most anticipated game of the yr.
lol @hating on snake cus he suffers from accelerated aging. Yall snake haters can keep hating but in the end mgs4 word of mouth will have you playing before you know it

[The Killer]

MGS,FF13 and versus 13,killzone 2,resistance 2,gears of war 2,ninja gaiden 2,fallout 3, any of those games can be the biggest games of 2008! but who in particular no one knows only when they are released we can know!my impressions is that they will be killzone 2, MGS4, and gears of war 2,FF13(and maybe resistance 2)!!

[MikeGdaGod]

if so there's almost no way i'm getting it

i'm so sick and tired of FPS's, this would have to be one like no other

EDIT: so it can be played in 3rd person? you just recuited me

[MK_Red]

scottie2521, seriously, Fallout 3 is not FPS. It's an RPG that can be play with 2 different camera views: 3rd person like Mass Effect and first person like Oblivion. It's a deep and classic RPG before anything.

[IzKyD1331]

this list is so BS, i thought game websites arent supposed to be biased!
mercenaries 2?
starcraft 2?
alan wake?
lego batman?
left 4 dead
arent all these titles supposed to be games to kinda look forward to? WHERE IS KILLZONE 2 OR RESISTANCE 2?!!!!!
wait did they forget something?

GRAN TURISMO 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[TheExecutive]

lol this list is exactly opposite of what I would put down. Starcraft II at #6?? Really??

To each his own I guess.

[led1090]

well u'll be surprised to know how huge starcraft 2 really is.....infact it is the hot fav to be the highest selling game this year......yes even more than gta4

[RadientFlux]

Joys of personal preference... personally MG4 would be closer to the bottom on my list of my most wanted.

[poos3]

mgs4 has become a no brainier game fallout 3 /too human/fable 2 /splinter cell /are way better games and bring new things compared to mgs4 which looks like a generic 3rd person shooter and is not free world its like a tunneled game ur path is already layed out for u .

[Kleptic]

Splinter Cell: Conviction > MGS4?...are you serious?...just stop living...

and good luck with how Too Human turns out...its been a long run, but wait till Epic's counter-suit goes through before you start praising that as one of 2008s bright spots...

[resistance100]

I still can't see what the big fuss is about Fallout 3. IMO however MGS4 is no longer my most anticipated game, Resistance 2 is

[bohemian 23]

After Fall out comes out you'll be picking up resistance 2 in the cheap games bin.

[MK_Red]

What is Fallout 3? Well, it's sequel to the best RPG ever created, it's being made by Bethesda, devs of Oblivion and Morrowind.
Plus, it doesn't hurt that after BioShock, Fallout 3 is the game that was nominated for the most Game of the E3 awards at E3 2007. BioShock was fully finished game. Fallout 3 was 10 percent done back then.

[Mr_Kuwabara]

Meh...

[MK_Red]

I love Snake and will be eagerly anticipaing MGS4 but for me, nothing beats Fallout 3 in 2008.

[Lotto]

I would like to think the same as you but I really doubt FO3 is gonna be any good

[MADGameR]

How can u compare some trashy game like Fallout to MGS4? MGS4 is going to pwn most 360 games! Sorry but I perfer MGS4 anyday over some retarded game where all you do is commit suicide. Anyone who chooses FO3 over MGS4 is INSANELY retarded!

[Marceles]

To be fair, there must be alot of console gamers in this thread because Fallout is seriously one of the greatest PC games of all-time. MGS4 IS more anticipated than Fallout 3 because of its mainstream status and appeal, it's on a console AND on PS3...a console just waiting to be awaken by a mainstream game that displays what the PS3 can really do, but Fallout is by no means a lightweight game. Fallout will definitely be a great game in 2008, but MGS4 is just way more anticipated...no question about that. The minimum PC requirements to play a PC game over the last couple of years has been kinda crazy, so I think alot of gamers aren't looking forward to PC games like they used to.

[Kleptic]

Marceles...while agree its pretty apparent that not many in this thread even know what Fallout 3 is about...I don't think it has anymore of a following than MGS4...

console owners dwarf PC gamers...MGS is a near 10 million selling franchise...there isn't one territory in the world that isn't anticipating MGS4...and being a western RPG for the most part, japan pretty much couldn't care less about Fallout 3...MGS4 is going to move PS3's at near holiday sales I would bet for a few weeks...

Fallout 3 will also sell well...but its also packed in to the holiday lineup of 2008, which already has plenty of great games coming also...

I am excited for both...but I think this article "americanizes" what is most anticipated...there are definitely parts of the world that do not agree with this one bit...

[UnblessedSoul]

MGS4 is my most anticipated, I've never been interested in the fallout series

[vloeistof]

versus is my most anticipated titel( i know its not coming out this year lol)

o and gow3 jak4 or uncharted 2. and resistance 2 ( normally i don't like fps but its insominac )

[Spike47]

MGS4 is the most wanted.

You can see it in this page and if u were to make a survey you would see it aswell.

These guys are just going by preference and their own opinion.

is fallout 3 gonna be on the Ps3? I hope pc gaming dies soon COMPLETELY so that console gamers can get all those mmos and rts. Thing is some people don't wanna spend 300 to 500 dollars on upgrading their pc just to play the game the way it'smeant to be played in high settings.

[travelguy2k]

with you but, there is NO way that MGS4 is anticipated as a game that is shipping on 3 platforms.

Now if you were to ask: What is the most anticipated PS3 game, then it would be MGS4 hands down, but thats not what they asked here.

If you think MGS4 will sell as much as Fallout 3 in the first 3 months then you will be disappointed. In the long run MGS4 may sell more over the span of 4-5 years, but i don't think someone that buys it 3 years down the road considers this a highly anticipated game otherwise it would be purchased very soon after release.

[moses]

PC gaming is NOT going to die, there is so much more to offer on the PC, such as large modding communities which keep the game new, fresh, and alive.

[Greysturm]

No need to get personal. I prefer mgs4 because the postapocalyptic world and grey areas never did anything to entice me for the game, but some people like it and/or cant follow the mgs4 plot without becoming confused but to each his own.

[RecSpec]

Thank you! Anticipation is just that. It is all opinion, they never said best game of 2008. It's the one they are looking forward to the most. Sure some people might think MGS4 is most anticipated (myself included) but not them, it's their article, they decide which game goes where.

[green]

mine is Alan Wake,Fallout 3 and Too Human.FF13 and GT5 when later this year i get a PS3.

Never played fallout series before but after the amount of awards it got at E3 i have been really hyped up about it.

[PirateThom]

Both games are up there, MGS4 clinches it for me, because I'm a big MG fanboy, but I'll probably pick up Fallout 3 because I like Bethesda.

[Rice]

I can't see Fallout 3 beating MGS4....

[green]

its multi platform so it is possible.

[wageslave]

Fallout 3 on the Xbox 360 will probably outsell MGS4 on PS3.

[belal]

is nr 1 for me and how the hell can fallout beat mgs4 ? mgs4 is a masterpiece ( dont get me wrong i like fallout), and second is gta4 and resistance ;) fallout 3 is nr 4 after little bi planet for me ;)

[ChefDejon]

then its good were getting both of the anticipated games, instead of just one

[onewinedangel]

i ve play the other fall out and i think they sux mgs is gonna rule .it worthplaying who cares .and where is resistance 2 and killzone 2 also final fatasy xiii is gonna ultra rape fallout
ps. mgs4 is no longer a gme it has become art and if u dont believe just play the entire saga and u will notice it while fallout is a crappy rpg wow i rather play halo 2.3 v

[BIG49]

Metal Gear and FF are over 20year old properties, and by the way f#ck art if i want art i will watch public tv.

[Kain81]

the Story will be Epic

[heyheyhey]

i am interested to know so i will ask- please post your top ten most anticipated titles of 08, mine are:

1) MGS4 (nothing will ever beat that)
2) Fabula Nova Crystallis (still cant decide which one i want more)
3) GTA4
4) Little Big Planet
5) Resistance 2
6) Far Cry 2
8) Fallout 3
9) Killzone 2
9) Ninja Gaiden 2 (come on tecmo- you know you want to release it on ps3, i mean look at the sales for NGS despite it being another remake- please do it)
10 Super Smash Mario Brothers

runners up:

DMC4
Battlefield: BC
Mercenaries 2
Motorstorm 2
Eight Days
White knight Chronicles
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Haze

looks like 2008 will be the best gaming year yet

so what are your top ten people?- please post

@Espoac

oh yeah i forgot about that- oh well, i guess il have to play it at my friends house, but i would really like to add it to my collection

it's the only thing that is pushing me to buy a 360, but i doubt it will be enough- i need the money to buy all the great games being released this year

EDIT: oopsie, how could it forget about SSBB- there are just too many games to play it's intoxicating

@Jason

yeah i know bro- i have acknowledged that and now i will go into the process of contemplating a purchase of a 360- i don't think i will though

i didn't know about the purpose of NGS, thanks for telling me- it was a smart move by tecmo and i bet that M$ are emptying all their piggy banks trying to muster up enough cash to keep this one exclusive

[espoac]

Unfortunately, NGS2 will never come out on PS3 because Microsoft is publishing it. But hey you reminded me about Far Cry 2, that'll #6 on my list:)

[Kain81]

but Sigam is out for PS3, Tecmo can Publish it for hisself.
I think this is Time exclusiv

[ThaGeNeCySt]

1. Gears of War 2
2. Alan Wake
3. MGS4
4. Ninja Gaiden 2
5. Resistance 2
6. Fallout 3 (thanks MK_Red)
7. Too Human
8. GTA IV
9. Banjo Threeie
10. Soul Calibur IV

[MK_Red]

Great list.

ThaGeNeCySt, thank you :)
And OMG, I totally forget about Gears 2 everytime I make a list. That should definitly be there.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Ninja Gaiden 2 will be a great game but there is a problem with it going to the PS3, it's called "Microsoft Game Studios". If you want to play that game your just going to have to buy a 360, If I want to play God of War 3 or MGS4 (not a fan) then I need to buy a PS3, it's just the way it is. Tempco only released NGS on the PS3 in the first place to get MS to pony up more cash to keep the next one Xbox exclusive. It was a great buisness plan and they got well paid and 360 owners get NG2 exclusive. Sorry bro, I know it's a bummer but you lost that game.

[jessupj]

I think the list on the site is just horrible. It's just laughable really. Here's my top 10, but this is more a ps3 list :P

1. MGS4
2. GTA4
3. Res2
4. LBP
5. Gears2
6. GT5: pro
7. KZ2
8. Ninja G. 2
9. DMC4
10. Fallout 3

[espoac]

For me it's
1. Fallout 3
2. MGS4
3. Star Wars: Force Unleashed
4. GTAIV
5. Little Big Planet

[ddamaged1]

LOL beats mgs AHAHAHAHAHAhA sorry no FPS can beata TPS/FPS/SPS/AMAZING MUSIC/GAMEPLAY/REALISIM/ HERES A BIG ONE STORY LINE!!! PERFECTLY MIXED with FANTASY... kkthxbye

[MK_Red]

Well, first thing you shouuld know: Fallout 3 is not a FPS. It's a hardcore RPG that has both first and third person views.

[SolidSnake93]

Is Fallout 3 anything like Oblivion?

[moses]

yes, but other then that the Devs said the gameplay is very different.

[ddamaged1]

you could tell allot of xbox fan boys jumped to approve this one

[MK_Red]

1.Fallout 3 is not 360 exclusive. It comes out for all 3 platforms.
2.I'm a PS3 fan and a huge fan of MGS4 but that doesn't mean I don't love Fallout 3.
3.Fallout 3 was nominated for Game of the E3 by all sites and mags. PS3 sites, 360 sites, PC sites and mags all nominated it and the only game with more noms was BioShock. So where they all 360 fans? Even PS3 ones were 360 fans?

[heyheyhey]

@MK_Red

i think the guy meant that xbox fans are incredibly annoyed at the fact that MGS4 is the most anticipated title of 08 on many lists and if someone says that it's not- well it makes them feel good inside

[MK_Red]

I see. Thanks for explaining and bubbles for you. MGS4 is indeed the top game in many most anticipated lists. For most lists and people, MGS4 / GTA4 / SSBB are the top games. I'm with this list (Fallout 3) but these are all ineed opinions.

[Hatchetforce]

I normally like WP but this list is asinine. Spore ahead of Starcraft II? MF please. Fallout 3 on top? It wasn't that popular. No where near as popular as Starcraft.

They also should have divided this list as Starcraft is far more anticipated on the PC than GTA.

MGS4 will do something, is already doing something Fallout can't do...move tons of consoles.

[RecSpec]

Did not see that one coming. But I still think that Fallout is a sleeper title. Most anticipated to them yes, but to the rest of the gaming public, not so much.

Honestly I'm not too psyched about Fallout either, it's one of those games where I hear a lot of good things, but since I've never played it, I'll wait and see

People are still anticipating Spore? Really?

[PStriple703]

WTF no FF13?

[TwissT]

Well FF13 has lots of contrevesy due to the fact that many are not sure if it is coming in 2008, personnally I hope it does =D.

[heyheyhey]

yeah i noticed that too- i think the only reason for that is that they don't think it will be released in 08

if they do and they rate lego batman (WTF??) higher than ff13- then they should just go back to building stuff out of lego before they move on to the big boy games