Good Games For Christmas?

Since nothing really interesting seems to be happening today (unless you count some lame overpriced scooter) I figured I'd throw this out. We've discussed christmas presents in general, but what about refining the subject to just video games? With Final Fantasy 10 not due out until the day after christmas, what new games are coming out? Please mention systems in your subject line. Personally I just finished Klonoa 2 and enjoyed it, I'm maybe half way through Grand Theft Auto 3 and am absolutely in love, and just picked up Metal Gear Solid 2 but have yet to break the celophane, but can't wait. On the PC side, The Sims Hot Date expansion pack is pretty smooth if your idea of fun is micromanaging an armada of virtual people. I hope a psychiatrist never analyzes my Sims style.

Super Nintendo/PS2

[Transient0]

Super Mario Kart 2!!!!!

please.... somebody, anybody...

no, neither MarioKart64 or MarioKartAdvance count... trust me, sometimes you just have to be a purist.

On a slightly more reasonable note, Tony Hawk 3(for PS2) is a pretty fresh pick, and I mean who could get tired of more Tony Hawk(and the character customization is ridiculously cool... nothing is quite as much fun as watching a 3d-modelled person who looks JUST LIKE YOU do a 900 off of an 18-foot ramp and then fall flat on his face, smearing blood everywhere).

The Burning Question Everybody Wants to Know:

[carlhirsch]

And exactly how smutty is the Sims Hot Date expansion? Personally, I'm hoping for Leisure Suit Larry-ultra.

Maybe we can get the Linux community to create a Leather Goddesses of Phobos 3-d game.

Re:The Burning Question Everybody Wants to Know:

[Anonymous Coward]

You're exactly correct. That is the exact question that came to mind immediately. I also like the Leather Goddesses idea. The other thought was the (rather obvious) troll that, for a lot of geeks, that was about as close as most would be getting to a Hot Date anytime soon.

All I want is stuff from ThinkGeek.

[strredwolf]

'Nuff said.

The Sims Hot Date.

[ellem]

My wife plays the SIMS because she is a control freak and she can push them SIMmy types all around (you know for when I'm not home.) ;)

I for one can't get into a game where I have to get up, take a shower, eat breakfast, clean up, go to work, come home, watch TV, read a book, go to bed... I already do that. I prefer SIMS that let me do stuff I don't do everyday like racing SIMS or flying SIMS... (MicroSoft Train Simulator? Simulate your commute? WHAT?!)

Anylou...

I played this dating game in the hopes that I could make a really slutty girl. But it sucks. I played for about 8 total hours. My girl just cries all the time about her neighbor and won't have sex with any of the prospects I try to pick up with her at the bar I built. I wish there was a shallow grave option in BUILD MODE.

Ugh! Talk --> About Interests, Talk --> Gossip, Kiss --> Peck

I'm waiting for The SIMS Fetish Pack to come out so I can tie this girl to a water pipe in a basement somewhere and walk away from the computer for a week.

Re:Wolfenstein

[slashzero]

I can still hear it. It's burned into my nuerons along with the mario brothers theme song.

Re:New for Nerds?

[mESSDan]

Pulling off this trick requires an unholy amount of computer power. In every Segway there are 10 microprocessors cranking out three PCs' worth of juice. Also a cluster of aviation-grade gyros, an accelerometer, a bevy of sensors, two batteries and software so sophisticated it puts Microsoft to shame.

Then this begs the question, what would a beowulf cluster of THOSE be like? (I know, I know, shut up Dan)

Re:The Sims Hot Date.

[pi_rules]

I have a younger brother that sounds alot like you. He once made a town of lesbians in the original Sims game. Apparently it takes a long time but he had three houses in his town each occupied by a lesbian couple. I can only imagine what happened when one would go underwater in the hot-tub.

Ho hum...

Re:Civ 3

[Anonymous Coward]

Of course I read slashdot. And you're a jerk. I don't want some stupid geek game, you jerk. I want that necklace we were looking at, at the mall the other weekend.

You are a jerk. I'm leaving you, you jerk. I'm taking everything, but you can have the computer; you spend all your time staring at it anyway, you jerk. By the way, I always faked it and I've been sleeping with your dad for the last six months. Jerk.

Re:Uhh.... try Warcraft 3 for PC

[Deathtoll]

You probably didn't find that here because it won't be released in time for Christmas... unless you're talking about next Christmas.

Re:Grand Theft Auto 3

[big_cat79]

My favorite non-PC moment is when you pull into a alley, drive up to a hooker, and request her 'services'. She climbs into the car, your money total goes down, and the car starts bouncing. If you are a real bad-ass, afterwards you can get out, beat her, and take your money back. What I don't get is how your health goes up afterward. I thought banging whores would be bad for your health?

Re:The Sims Hot Date.

[Registered Coward v2]

I played this dating game in the hopes that I could make a really slutty girl. But it sucks.

Isn't that the whole idea?

Re:Wolfenstein

[junkgrep]

---Killing Nazis is fine for teenagers, but should probably be avoided for anyone younger than 10.---

Are you kidding? The only reason Nazis were invented in the first place was so that we would have computer game villians that could be killed without bothering _anyone's- moral conscience.

The only reason 10 year olds shouldn't buy Wolfenstein 3d is that the Nazis in it speak English for some twisted reason. THAT'LL warp their little minds...

Re:The Sims Hot Date.

[albamuth]

You think that's bad? My ex-girlfriend from a year ago was positively obsessed with the Sims. The worst aspect was that she made exact replicas of all her friends, her and myself included. She even had every single Sim's zodiac sign match our real ones!

Guess what happened when we started dating? Our Sims moved in together. Argument in real life? Temper tantrum expressed via my sim has to sleep on the dreadful Comfort: 2 couch.

Guess what happened when we broke up? My sim moves out. She gets back together with her old boyfriend (who I maliciously drowned in a pool at the start of our relationship...er, I mean, his Sim!) so she remakes him and moves him in. She changes apartments -- her sim-house changes. I had to beg her to make a door in the room in which my Sim was locked up...fortunately I, I mean, my Sim is still alive.

After about six months of that (and playing with all the fan-made skins and things) I had to walk away from the sims. However, my worldview was scarred forever...

Please, if you're going to get someone a PC game this Christmas, make sure that it in NO WAY resembles reality.