1UP’s Most Anticipated PC Games of 2011

What I find most interesting about 1UP’s list of 2011’s most anticipated PC games is that 7 of the 10 titles are role-playing games, including The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Mass Effect 3, Diablo III, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. There will be no shortage of great releases next year, methinks:

While Blizzard didn’t technically invent the genre (that goes to classics like Rogue and Nethack), the Diablo series simply perfected the loot-heavy action-RPG genre. It’s hard to find a similar title that surpasses the ten-year-old Diablo 2 — until Diablo 3 (which we’re guessing is next year based on development time and how, hey, they got StarCraft 2 out last year). The revised visual palette, the new classes, and even the crafting system (where you still focus on being a badass hero, while other fools do the actual smithing and crafting of items for you) all contribute to us getting ready to click-click-click all over again next year.

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The Polish fellows behind The Witcher 2 mince no words when they claim that The Witcher 2 will be the best looking RPG of 2011. Then again, from our quick demos so far (such as a dream sequence where the hero, Geralt, combat a giant demon made up of fallen tower shields), they might be onto something. Featuring an all-new (and snazzy looking) engine, The Witcher 2 also features much more immediate (and less annoying) combat, more instances of dialogue choice leading to distinct story branches and consequences, and something along the lines of 16 different endings. Everyone has heard of Dragon Age 2 and the like, but maybe 2011 is when these sly Polish fellows will get their due.