Biggest surprise of the year?

[lasthour]

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Far Cry 2 so far. Very immerisive game.

[BatsareBugs]

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Tie for me between Eternal Sonata (PS3) and Valkyria Chronicles. Never heard of them until a couple of weeks and I'm still playing through both, but I have enjoyed these two games.

[tanis38]

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Dead Space for me too. I wasn't interested in the game at all when announced, but I absolutely loved it! It might actually be my GOTY.

[Phobia]

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Dead Space for me too. I wasn't interested in the game at all when announced, but I absolutely loved it! It might actually be my GOTY.

I agree and that is why it is my biggest surprise. It was so so on my radar, I was watching it but it reminded me of all the other horror slash "NOT scary" games. But once I got it in my hands, I was blown away. SOOOOO immersive and done so well on a sound level. Good boss fights, good build ups, just all around really great title

[Cyros]

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Left 4 Dead. I hadn't been paying the game any attention and everytime I saw the thread on here I thought Alone in the Dark for some reason.

[Candyman5]

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CoD-WaW - Beter Game than I expected.
FarCry2 - Great game and deep editor.
The New Xbox Experience also. I am overall surprised and awed by all the new features. Looks nice to.

[Tomba]

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NASCAR 09 - Much better year 2
NBA 2k9 - didn't play 2K7 or 2K8 so 2K9 was impressive

[tanis38]

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I agree and that is why it is my biggest surprise. It was so so on my radar, I was watching it but it reminded me of all the other horror slash "NOT scary" games. But once I got it in my hands, I was blown away. SOOOOO immersive and done so well on a sound level. Good boss fights, good build ups, just all around really great title

Yeah. I remember when the game was first shown as a cover story for Game Informer. I didn't think much of it. Even when they started releasing videos on the marketplace showing the game, I wasn't that impressed. About a week before the game was released I saw the video preview on Gametrailers that showed longer gameplay sequences, and I was completely blown away.

The high production values, attention to detail and overall polish is what amazed me from the title.

[spankdatazz22]

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1.) The XBL update: my biggest surprise. Heard a lot leading up to the release but didn't think much of it; thought I'd dislike it in fact. But love it so far; and there's a ton of potential for growth. Pre-release: the avatar look is cheesy. Post-release: gimme more customization options dammit - I'll reach in my pocket if I have to

2.) Fallout 3: I couldn't get into Oblivion; just figured this would be a post-nuke age Oblivion. Purchased it half-heartedly not expecting much and found myself totally immersed in it's world. I'm hooked.

3a.) NBA2K9: Didn't expect a major upgrade given the lead up to release. But the attention to detail to everything from bench players to realtime stat-displaying jumbotrons, crowds, gameplay, player emotion, animations, etc. - pretty much everything being ramped up a notch or two has made it a joy to play for me. A month and a half from release and still seeing new things.

3b.) Devil May Cry 4: Didn't expect to like the new game better than DMC3, or like Nero better than Dante. Lacks some of the in your face attitude of DMC3 but was way better than I expected it would be.

3c.) Geometry Wars 2: Favorite arcade game. Again didn't expect the enjoyment factor to be ramped up as much as it was for me. Nice improvements

[Phobia]

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1.) The XBL update: my biggest surprise. Heard a lot leading up to the release but didn't think much of it; thought I'd dislike it in fact. But love it so far; and there's a ton of potential for growth. Pre-release: the avatar look is cheesy. Post-release: gimme more customization options dammit - I'll reach in my pocket if I have to

I know, I wanna make a SLASH mii. But I need to be able to have a top hat, Cig in mouth, and guitar around neck.......I can only

[Tomba]

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OHHHH I forgot about DMC4... yeah that game was very very good

[Stroehms]

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Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, NHL 09, Ncaa Football 09, The Simpsons game (this year?)

Idr when the Simpsons game came out but I bought it used and said what the heck I'll try it. My friend and I consistently played it for 4 days straight. Awesome Co-op.

[Flightwhite24]

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CoD-WaW - Beter Game than I expected.
FarCry2 - Great game and deep editor.
The New Xbox Experience also. I am overall surprised and awed by all the new features. Looks nice to.

These are also my picks Candyman. FarCry2 is an awesome exp. I would add Fallout 3 to the mix also. Peace!!!!