Gears was a very polished very well planned game. Its gameplay was both easy to understand and hard to master (I can't play online often with out getting the mess beat out of me). The visuals were stunning and shiney and, though a bit over the top with the Gothic theme (which fit perfectly with the psuedo-storyline and more importantly the situation), the diversity and pacing with the levels made up for it.

Sonic is a fun old school game (duh) though now it wouldn't nessecarily be seen as a killer game any more due to our improved expectations the first couple 2-D renditions were fantastic for their times and even the 3-d Sonic Adventures games were solid. Sadly the polish and gameplay didnt stay for games like Shadow The Hedgehog, Sonic Hero's (which was a hit or miss game), and the horrendous travesty that is Sonic the Hedgehog for 360 and PS3.

I loved GTAIII series and as someone who bought the GTAIII and Vice City bundle at $50 for the Xbox my mind loves those two games. I never played much of San Andreas but it was fun when I did at my uncles. GTA is not overrated, those games took much time to develop and it shows everywhere except for graphics which isn't a big issue for me. GTA offers something no other game did until its clones started popping up and failing. It went where very few other games went, gave freedom to the player when many other games didnt, and featured an intelligent story. Grand Theft Auto has approximately a 93% at Metacritic and the same at Gamerankings, user reviews average at about 9.1 out of 10 at both sites too. What does this mean? Well it means that for Fifty dollars the quallity of the game and the games gameplay is well worth it! Overrated would mean that people would say "OMG their is nothing in the world wrong with GTA <3 <3 <3".

Rouge Squadron II.... I'm mixed on that thing. It is fun and definately worth my 12 dollars but on the other hand if I had spent 50 dollars on it I'd have been pissed! The game has only a couple levels, no multiplayer, and definatly very little 'tactical depth' which soo many people seem to love. The orignal was muuch better and definately deserves a high ranking.

yultemsee wrote:

i still wouldn't pay a monthly fee for something that isn't as good as a game i pay once for.

Good point, but until i see how this turns out, i will hold my judgment. Making a balanced, exiting and addicting MMORPG with a good plot is delicate stuff. I trust Bioware for making a good title since KotOR was a classic hit, though with EA behind the scenes, i also expect the worst. I do hope these guys will leave Bioware alone and atleast have a shot at it.

I would predict the MMORPG would take place in the middle of the Jedi Civil War, enough Jedi/Sith to go around and room for plenty of other classes, planets and sides. Or, the Mandalorian Wars.

Still, i would have wished to have seen the story of KotOR 2 continued and let us know what happened to Revan.