2023 game plans

[jrnlgrn]

For gaming in general for 2023 I just want to enjoy gaming more. Think in recent years I've gotten to caught up in games that get a lot of attention when historically the games no one talks about or got meh reviews are the ones that I look back on and end up liking the most.

Sports games:
Future Purchases?
* MLB the Show 23 - (Maybe) I'm only in if they bring back y2y saves or franchise adds the ability to chose season length. I want to be able get through multiple seasons. Otherwise I'll just go back to '20.

* FIFA 24 - (Likely) If they don't go off the rails with it's presentation as I can see the influence of Madden creeping in. Also the gameplay has to be at least on par or better than '23 as sliders can make it enjoyable.

In Progress:
* Gran Turismo 7 - (Continued) Most people fell off already but I still enjoy it. Nowhere near the level of the old GTs but does the job for me.

* Dirt 5 - (Continued) Arcade-y rally fun on both controller and wheel.

* Session: Skate - (Continued) This is a great skateboarding game. This is a real sim, not THPS or Skater XL. No thousand point trick combos no going for high scores. Just skating and chilling.

Non Sports Games:
In Progress
* Callisto Protocol - (85% complete) First game in a while I look forward to playing has a few weird difficulty spikes gets a bit of extra hate from the internet because it's not Dead Space.

Future Purchases?
* Final Fantasy XVI - (Likely, Day 1) Finally a FF game not based on some futuristic non sense. I'd prefer something closer to FFIX style wise but this looks like as about as good as I'll get.

* Forspoken - (Likely) Just looks like my type of game. One of the few games I've been anticipating.

* A Plague Take: Requiem (Likely) Big fan of the first one ready to jump into the sequel eventually.

*PSVR2 have that preordered so that will be an interesting first foray into VR gaming.

Backlog:
Tons of games here to potentially choose from maybe I'll be able to tackle one or two of those.

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[DJ]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the one game I am really looking forward to purchasing and playing in 2023. If it's at all like BOTW in terms of immersion for me, it will be a game I put 150-200 hours into.

I picked up Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and having an absolute blast with it thus far.

MLB The Show 23 is one I'm on the fence on. I'm still going strong in my Blue Jays franchise in MLB 22 that I don't feel a pull for a Day 1 purchase here. Of course, that could change based on pre-release information.

I may try and get back into NBA 2K23. I was so excited for the My Eras, but it has been a bit of a letdown. I think that's more to do with I'm bored with 2K's gameplay at this point than anything else.

[peter42O]

2023 SCHEDULE
I have 11 games and 1 expansion for the first half of 2023 alone as of now and im expecting Redfall, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Flintlock in the first half as well so that would make it 14 games and 1 expansion. On paper, 2023 is looking like one of the best gaming years of all time!!

JANUARY
01/20 - Monster Hunter Rise (game pass)
01/27 - Dead Space (disc/base game)

FEBRUARY
02/07 - Hogwarts Legacy (digital/deluxe edition)
02/21 - Atomic Heart (game pass)
02/28 - Scars Above (disc/base game)

MARCH
03/17 - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (disc/base game)
03/24 - Resident Evil 4 (disc/base game)

APRIL
04/18 - Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (digital/expansion)
04/28 - Dead Island 2 (disc/base game)

MAY
05/26 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (disc/base game)

JUNE
06/06 - Diablo IV (digital, ultimate edition)
06/24 - Final Fantasy XVI (disc, base game)

CURRENTLY PLAYING
None

BACKLOG
- Cyberpunk 2077 (digital/base game)
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human - Bloody Ties (digital/expansion)
- The Ascent: Cyber Heist (digital/expansion)

COMPLETED / 2022
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (8.5/10, game pass)
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human (9.0/10, digital/base game)
- Evil West (7.5/10, disc/base game)
- God of War Ragnarok (9.5/10, my 2022 game of the year, disc/base game)
- Gotham Knights (7.0/10, disc/base game)
- Horizon Forbidden West (9.0/10, digital/base game)
- Saints Row (7.0/10, disc/base game)
- Steel Rising (8.5/10, digital/base game)
>>> Steel Rising: Cagliostro's Secrets (7.0/10, digital/expansion)
- The Callisto Protocol (8.0/10, disc/base game)
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (8.0/10, disc/base game)

[boomhauertjs]

Will most likely buy Jedi Survivor and Super Mega Baseball 4 (if it does in fact release this year). My daughter got a Switch for Christmas so I may pick up some games for myself for that as well.

Right now working on Spider-Man Remastered and just started a FIFA 23 career with AFC Richmond.


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[Picci]

I was very dejected with the sport titles like The Show and Madden that I didn't even purchase them in 2022. NBA 2k 23 however, has turned out to be one of the best sports game I've played. I will say I've trended more towards purchasing games down the road after receiving price reductions, multi-bug fixes, and game improvements.

There maybe games yet announced that will peak my interest since the new year has just started but this is pretty much my early 2023 lineup.

PSVR2 Launch Looking forward to PSVR2 next month.

Horizon: Call of the Mountain

RE Village

Kayak VR

Crossfire: Sierra Squad

Probable Purchases in 2023

Firewall Ultra PSVR2

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2 PSVR2

Undisputed

Company of Heroes 3

MLB The Show 23 (deeply disappointed in what has gone on in NG)

Madden 23 (I have to get it in tribute to a video game icon. Maybe by then it'll be fixed ?)

Madden 24 (depends on how pissed I am with 23 & its improvements)

The Day Before (The Division and The Last of Us had a child)

Aliens: Dark Descent

Long-Term Commitment Play

War Thunder

NBA 2K 23 Brooklyn Nets 22/23 Season

Jurassic World Evolution 2

No Man's Sky - Continuous saga w/ psvr2
Backed Up Games

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners PSVR

[countryboy]

Only two games for sure I'm buying in 2023:

MLB The Show '23 (PS5)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch)

Only other thing will be the same as every year and that is to add to my retro collection.

Not all that exciting.

[Master Live 013]

For 2023 and the foreseeable the future the theme is, like always, living in the past. Playing the "Core 3", again. The Core 3 at the 3 franchises that have defined my gaming life since 2001.

Timeline would look something like this:

Old:
Halo 1: finishing it on Heroic.
Halo 2: finishing it on Heroic.

New:
Halo 3: Played this like for 15 minutes 5 years ago and never looked back; so for me it is definitely like a new whole game. Would finish it on Normal since it is my first time.

Halo 3 ODST: Normal.
Halo Reach: Normal.
Halo 4: Normal.
Halo 5: Guardians: Normal.
Halo Infinite: Normal.

Then going back and finally finishing "The Dream"; Halo 1 on Legendary; Halo 2 too.

Old:
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
SC: Chaos Theory: 100%

New:
SC: Double Agent: basically same story as with Halo 3, except I gave this one like an 10 hours
SC: Conviction
SC: Blacklist

Old:
Grand Theft Auto: III: 100%
GTA: Vice City: 100%
GTA: San Andreas: 100%
GTA IV: 100%
GTA V: 100%

Additional stuff:

Old:
GTA In Horses II: 100% (this one I'm currently "playing", you know how it is, I play it every now and then, but I'm stuck grinding to 100% and I won't accept "help" or looking at "guides" so I guess I'll grind 'till eternity

L.A. Noire: finally finishing it.

New:
Pokemon Trading Card Game Online: starting this after playing PTCG 1 & 2 for Game Boy/PC for more than 20 years

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All of this to be done playing on PC and the GOAT: my Xbox 360


PS: Guess I'd be happy if finished just the Halo portion of this for 2023 :P

[kingsofthevalley]

Looking forward to a few! Will be a great year for sure.

Hogwarts
Skull and Bones
Jedi Survivor
Boxing (Undisputed?)
Madden 24
Starfield
Kill the Justice League