Christmas is coming! In case you didn't notice, pieces of shit. In this thread, you will pour all your hopes and dreams (gaming-wise) and write a tiny letter to Santa. Ask for anything you wish it would become real, a cancelled sequel, a franchise revamp, anything and everything goes. If you have been nice enough, Santa will come and diddle you at night with a fat, red dildo.

What I want:

I want a suspense/investigation game starring Arkady Renko (from the Martin C. Smith series of police novels) and based on modern day Moscow. I want it dark and gritty, like Condemned but done right, with shooting mechanics like Uncharted 2, but with open world environments, with crime related missions being generated constantly and with in-game rewards for solving them, as well as gorgeously detailed indoor ones, to conduct investigations with all the gadgets that a homicide detective would have at his disposal.

The plot would involve the investigation of a highly ranked army officer gone illegal weapons dealer, as well as involved in human experiments at an isolated research facility, while at the same time tracking down a serial killer on the loose. It would be filled with treachery and double-crossing, even from your closest friends.

It's been a while since you've heard from me and I'm sorry for that. Since the last time I wrote you, I've grown from a boy to a man, and I think you would be proud of the person I've become. I work very hard now at what I do, and I'm no longer wanting for anything. I can take care of myself, my family and my friends and do so whenever I can.

Throughout my life I have seen the best in people and the worst in people; there have been times when my body has been broken, but never my spirit. Though hurt by the hands of strangers and familiar people too, I have never stopped caring about the world around me. Even in this day and age, I still wish for peace, tolerance, forgiveness and a better life for all.

I know it's a lot to ask these days and sometimes it seems like an impossibility, but I wanted to write to you with a little glimmer of hope. In the remotest reaches of the web, there exists a site. On this site there's a group of guys. These guys are from all corners of the Earth, but together they are a miracle. Though different in personality, unique in tastes and all possessing the sharpest of tongues and wit... they all get along! Every day they share their stories. Every day they make each other laugh. They even argue sometimes, but when all is said and done, they remain friends!

Even the mildest gamers are competitive by nature, but these guys STILL all get along. If only the rest of the world could take a lesson from them!

Since there's nothing I want, I'll ask a favor instead. Watch over these guys. May they and their families know nothing but good fortune. From the smallest of joys in the newest of games to the greatest of treasures in the eyes of their sons and their daughters, let each and every day bring them a little more happiness.

Let their good natures serve as an example for the rest of the world to see. Let their site grow and grow. Let the hobby they all share flourish and bring even more people together.

It may not be world peace, but it's a good start! When good people get together in the name of good times, when they see past their differences and treat each other excellently, what more can you ask for really? This is the one and only thing I ask for this year Santa. Please make it come true!

Sincerely Yours,

Phantom_Leo