Reliquary of Thoughts

Grand Theft Auto IV: newest installment of the Grand Theft Auto series. This installment boasts online play and a more in depth story than it's predecessors. Or so the theory goes...

Metal Gear Solid 4: supposedly the final mission of Solid Snake. Perhaps the final Metal Gear Solid game. Kojima said that he has wanted to move on to other projects, but we all know how he manages to pull a fast one on the unsuspecting public.

With that being said, 4 seems to be the magic number for games in the past couple of years. Resident Evil 4, for example, gave the RE series a serious overhaul. The series has been stagnant for quite some time and RE4 was the jolt that it needed. Call of Duty 4 broke away from the typical World War 2 theme of the titular game. Modern Warfare is what the title stated and that is what the gamers got. Devil May Cry 4 debuts crazy stylish action for this generation.

In Japanese culture, the number 4 signifies bad luck. However, such is not the case with the fourth installments of games to be released.