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Only a few that I'm really looking forward to:
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Eschalon, Book 2
Diablo 3
While there are also a fair number of other potentially interesting games out there they're all getting my standard "wait and see" approach.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess x100.000
Also:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Dragon Age
Alpha Protocol
Borderlands
The Void
Fallout: New Vegas
Diablo 3
WoW: Cataclysm
Heroes Over Europe
Uncharted 2
And I'm not sure what else.. To be honest, I don't keep up to date with games still in production. I wait until release then go nuts.
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Navagon: I still haven't played Mass Effect. Given that there still isn't a DRM removal tool for it, there's a chance I'll play the sequel before the first one.
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Mentalepsy: I was willing to pay $20 for it once the activation revoke tool had been released, since I had been wanting to play it for a long time, but I can't blame you for skipping it.

So the revocation tool works with that one as well? I thought it was released before the date which the revocation tool says it covers. I may consider getting it at some point then, seeing as it's a tenner now.
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DarrkPhoenix: King's Bounty: Armored Princess
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ElPixelIlustre: King's Bounty: Armored Princess x100.000

That seems to be quite popular around here. I'll have to look into it.
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Miaghstir: It's still a helluva lot better with a little loot than just a fugly DVD case and a disc.

Sometimes we get little more than a more attractive case. Maybe they throw in a map or an art book, but that's about it.
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Aliasalpha: Assassins Creed 2 (the first was fun but lacked variety, hopefully 2 will improve it)
The rest of Tales Of Monkey Island
Special mention to GTA4: The Ballad Of Gay Tony.

Is there any possibility of the GTA4 DLC turning up on PC? Rockstar still seem to be moping over the loss of their precious expensive DRM that was cracked like all that which went before it.
Assassin's Creed looked good to me, but I heard they forgot to include the gameplay in their feverish rebuilding of the ancient cities. My interest waned a little upon hearing that. Still, there's no reason why they can't get it right with the sequel.
I'm also looking forward to the rest of Tales of Monkey Island. I got it on pre-order, so you could say I've been looking forward to it for some time now.
Post edited September 02, 2009 by Navagon
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Mentalepsy: I was willing to pay $20 for it once the activation revoke tool had been released, since I had been wanting to play it for a long time, but I can't blame you for skipping it.
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Navagon: So the revocation tool works with that one as well? I thought it was released before the date which the revocation tool says it covers. I may consider getting it at some point then, seeing as it's a tenner now.

It's included in the list (link extracted from the EA Game Authorization Management page).
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Miaghstir: It's included in the list (link extracted from the EA Game Authorization Management page).

Thanks!
That list does open up a few possibilities I've missed out on so far, I must admit. I would prefer a complete removal, but I haven't experienced any complete secuROM-related failure to function so it might be worth paying the few quid that's now being asked for the titles. Plus, I can always feel justified in downloading... alternative copies.
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Aliasalpha: Assassins Creed 2 (the first was fun but lacked variety, hopefully 2 will improve it)
The rest of Tales Of Monkey Island
Special mention to GTA4: The Ballad Of Gay Tony.
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Navagon: Is there any possibility of the GTA4 DLC turning up on PC? Rockstar still seem to be moping over the loss of their precious expensive DRM that was cracked like all that which went before it.

Impossible to say but they have stated a fewtimes that the additional episodes are exclusive "for now". Might give you some hope but probably only if you have a PS3. Then again Fallout 3's addons were released on PC, maybe the games for windows live thing is a help in DLC matters
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Navagon: Assassin's Creed looked good to me, but I heard they forgot to include the gameplay in their feverish rebuilding of the ancient cities. My interest waned a little upon hearing that. Still, there's no reason why they can't get it right with the sequel.

AC isn't a BAD game by any means, in many ways its really quite excllent but there is a notable lack of variety in anything other than the core story missions, eavesdrop, pickpocket, intimidate and... the other one that you do to gather intel on the mission target really do blend into each other after a while but you don't have to do more than 2. The big kingdom area that serves as a conduit between cities is pretty empty and really needs something to do (so many little interesting spots they could have had things in) and the cities whilst feeling lively also feel a bit empty because of the same lack of interesting things to do. Its a relatively linear action adventure game ala prince of persia sands of time but put into a sandbox format with little benefit. Frankly if you can get it cheap you'll probably get good value out of it because all those things aside, the meat of the game really is fun
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Aliasalpha: Impossible to say but they have stated a fewtimes that the additional episodes are exclusive "for now". Might give you some hope but probably only if you have a PS3. Then again Fallout 3's addons were released on PC, maybe the games for windows live thing is a help in DLC matters

If the deal is with Microsoft (which is almost a certainty), then GFWL is more likely. But you mentioned the Fallout 3 DLC which were wide open to piracy. I just copied the files into my F3/Data directory and deleted the GFWL original copies and they worked fine. Which would suggest you could copy them into anyone's F3/Data directory. They don't seem to require GFWL to validate them. I don't know how happy Rockstar would be about that.
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Aliasalpha: AC isn't a BAD game by any means, in many ways its really quite excllent but there is a notable lack of variety in anything other than the core story missions, eavesdrop, pickpocket, intimidate and... the other one that you do to gather intel on the mission target really do blend into each other after a while but you don't have to do more than 2. The big kingdom area that serves as a conduit between cities is pretty empty and really needs something to do (so many little interesting spots they could have had things in) and the cities whilst feeling lively also feel a bit empty because of the same lack of interesting things to do. Its a relatively linear action adventure game ala prince of persia sands of time but put into a sandbox format with little benefit. Frankly if you can get it cheap you'll probably get good value out of it because all those things aside, the meat of the game really is fun

That's probably why I liked the Fallout games so much (yes, including 3. Shock, horror and all that). A great deal of exploration and there was always a point to it. Nothing felt like it was pretty empty or pointless.
I know this is more along the lines of Hitman or Splinter Cell. I enjoyed those games too. But even they offered numerous ways to approach each objective. Assassin's Creed does not seem to. So it's more a question of approaching each objective in exactly the single way the developers intended. Which feels needlessly limiting in what is supposed to be an open world game. I might eventually get it but more likely I'll get the sequel if they improve on the variety.
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Navagon: So the revocation tool works with that one as well? I thought it was released before the date which the revocation tool says it covers. I may consider getting it at some point then, seeing as it's a tenner now.

Be advised that you might have to contact EA support to get the tool to function properly... :/
Heavy Rain. An exceedingly ambitious experiment which might very well fail miserably, but if it turns out to be at least reasonably successful at what it's trying to accomplish the game will be something of a landmark in video gaming history. Indeed, if developer David Cage manages to pull off even half of what he's aiming for here, Heavy Rain willl be seen as a spectacular rebirth of cutting-edge, genuinely innovative adventure games (as opposed to all the endearingly traditional but fundamentally backwards-looking titles which populate the genre at present).
Uncharted 2 The original Uncharted is one of the greatest action adventures released in a long, long time and just about the only game that has truly achieved the "Hollywood blockbuster experience" which so many developers seem to aim for these days. The challenging cover-based acton was a ton of fun and while the story and dialogue was nothing remarkable, the playful banter between Nathan and Elena was surprisingly enjoyable, even heart-warming. Uncharted 2 needn't be anything else than "more of the same" to keep me happy, but Naughty Dog seems to have made several improvements to the basic formula so the sequel could be even more impressive.
Borderlands The intriguing Roleplaying Shooter formula in Borderlands could very well be what Bethesda either should have tried to do with Fallout 3 or mistakenly thought that they were doing all along. Whether Gearbox succeeds or not will come down to how the well the FPS mechanics mix with the RPG elements and how interesting the game world is to explore, but so far Borderlands looks like it will be a genuinely fun experience.
Mass Effect 2. For all its obvious technical faults, the initial game in the series was the first decent thing Bioware had produced since Throne of Bhaal. The action-oriented combat worked a lot better than the confused hybridic half-measures of Bioware's earlier 3D RPGs, and the seemingly much darker tone of the new title is promising.
Assassin's Creed 2. The first game was nothing more than a glorified tourist simulator, but since I'm a hardcore history buff I appreciated it as such. By the look of it, the sequel might even have some actual gameplay to it, and the opportunity to explore painstakingly reproduced Renaissance cities like Venice and Florence is one I definitely don't want to miss.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Rarely has a belated port from one console to another been this ambitious, and apart from fixing several problems with the original X360 release, the improved graphics, three new playable characters and intriguing co-op modes will surely make all action-oriented PS3 owners happy.
I think there is not enough King's Bounty: Armored Princess around here, so just one more time: King's Bounty: Armored Princess.
I'm kinda hoping to stumble over Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth in some old games bin so I can avoid buying it on steam.
Besides that I'm really looking forward to the new Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine game.
Diablo 3 is also on my radar. I'm sure the game will be good but it really needs to be playable on LAN without internet and also when I play online I want my account to stick around basically forever not just a few months.
Post edited September 02, 2009 by Lenny
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Mentalepsy: Be advised that you might have to contact EA support to get the tool to function properly... :/

Oh wonderful. So rather than phoning EA to get more activations, I have to phone them to help get the old ones back. Buggering hell! But like I said, there are alternative DRM removal tools out there...
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KEgstedt: Heavy Rain.
Uncharted 2

Games like these certainly make the PS3 the better console in my eyes. Sony have finally pulled their finger out and brought in the necessary support rather than coming out with crap like "LOL it's meant to be difficult to program for".
The others are looking good too. Good point about Assassin's Creed. Simply being able to explore the ancient Middle Eastern cities might well compensate for the linear gameplay.
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Lenny: Diablo 3 is also on my radar. I'm sure the game will be good but it really needs to be playable on LAN without internet and also when I play online I want my account to stick around basically forever not just a few months.

Blizzard said that Battle.net makes LAN impossible with Starcraft. So given that it's equally mandatory in Diablo 3 I don't see that being playable on LAN either.
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ElPixelIlustre: I think there is not enough King's Bounty: Armored Princess around here, so just one more time: King's Bounty: Armored Princess.

Well, there's certainly enough now.
Post edited September 02, 2009 by Navagon
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Navagon: Oh wonderful. So rather than phoning EA to get more activations, I have to phone them to help get the old ones back. Buggering hell! But like I said, there are alternative DRM removal tools out there...

I think they will support the tool over email, but it's a hassle either way.
Half-Life 2 Episode 3
Little Big Planet for PSP.
Golden Sun DS.