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Finally snagging a 360.. What's some bargain titles that are mandatory?
Nerdtendo
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As the thread title says... A friend of mine decided to upgrade to the newer 360 model, and he's selling me his old one for 100 bucks. To let you know right away, I've never really played any 360 titles, so I'm a complete virgin to the system. I plan to snag Crackdown, as I'm sure it's around 20 bucks now. I'll probably get Dead Rising as well because ZOMBIES. And Assassin's Creed, of course.
Also, I've got a four year old that enjoys playing games, too. Are there some titles that would be appropriate for him that I could get into as well?
Also, I've got a four year old that enjoys playing games, too. Are there some titles that would be appropriate for him that I could get into as well?
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Also, be sure to go through XBLA, I own (and play) far far more of those games than actual 360 games
Sounds perfect.. He loves Everybody Edits and Minecraft.
Also, Earth Defense Force was one that I intended getting. I might have to get that one first. Looks awesome.
Combat is a little brutal, but once you get the hang of it the game is worth the play through.
--Both of the Rainbow Six Vegas games are fairly cheap.
--Tomb Raider Underworld is cheap.
--Fable 2 is cheap
Burnout Paradise is another good one. You'd think from the box that it might be a game about racing cars, but it's really about crashing them repeatedly at high speeds. Any racing which may occur during this time period should be regarded as coincidence. ;-) No bodies or anything; I can't think of much of anything in it that would be offensive for your youngling. For the optimum in child brain development, set the soundtrack to the classical stuff. Nothing quite like running opponents off the road at a million miles an hour as the orchestra crescendos in the background. Alas, it is lacking somewhat in multiplayer; they decided to make it more along the lines of pass-the-controller-back-and-forth as you do 30 second things than it is normal racing. For single player though, it's golden.
LEGO (or Beatles) Rock Band is a lot of fun, if you feel like buying a few expensiveish plastic instruments.
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You guys are on it like flies on shit :^:
Both Gears of War titles are also enjoyable third-person shooters. Dead Space is an excellent third-person horror shooter, and is actually pretty creepy at times. Tales of Vesperia is an excellent JRPG and Ghostbusters (which is worse on the PS3, apparently), is a lot of fun, but single and multiplayer (only online though), and is pretty much required getting if you're fan a of the movies. On the arcade, both Monkey Island games are a lot of fun.
Did... Did you just call my topic shit? Or was that me?
I actually never liked the tomb raider games, so unless underworld is a huge change, I don't think I'll like it. Of course, because of my dislike for the series, I never bothered even looking at underworld.
Do Underworld if exploration and atmosphere matter more to you, do Legend if you really want to shoot lots of guys (I mean entire brigades of Japanese mobsters) and ride a motorcycle on a sort of rail chase. They're pretty different games.
Speaking of killing oodles of guys, if you enjoyed them previously, consider getting Metal Slug. The Xbox 360 is an excellent platform for two people to get their slugs on.
He's complimenting me for mentioning EDF2017 right out of the gate.
Because it's the most amazing underrated 360 game ever made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhI3V05yHM
If you do want traditional BK, the first one and tooie are on XBLA if you don't own them already.
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Another one that might be worth a look is Alan Wake. It's billed as a psychological action thriller and so far I'm enjoying it. It has an interesting story and lots of atmosphere.
As for games you can enjoy with your kid, the Lego games are generally recommended by all.
It's usually around $2 at GameStop
I got this when my son was 4 and he loved every damn minute of it
If you want better recommendations for yourself, you should give us some more information on what type of games and genres you've played and liked in the past.
I picked up a 360 in January and these are my recommendations so far (this is based mostly on the amount of time that it took for me to complete the single player campaigns in these titles. If you are going to be playing online multiplayer or like to go back and collect stuff in games you might get more mileage out of them):
Mirror's Edge- Rent
Batman Arkham Asylum- Rent
Bioshock- Buy
Dead Space- Rent
Overlord- Pass
Battlefield: Bad Company- Rent
Left 4 Dead- Rent
Red Faction: Guerilla- Rent
Bayonetta- Rent
Halo 3- Rent
Resident Evil 5- Rent
Mass Effect- Buy
Assassin's Creed- Pass
Fallout 3- Buy
Grand Theft Auto IV- Buy
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare- Rent
Gears of War- Rent
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But it is fun.
"EDF! EDF! EDF!"
"It's like ... an army of red GIANTS!"
To the OP regarding EDF 2017 recommendations: The game is terrible in every technical aspect. Graphics are HORRIBLE. Voice work is HORRIBLE. Sounds are HORRIBLE. Vechices are 100% unusable. Somehow, the fun is still there in boatloads.
Just don't buy it as a benchmark for what your 360 can do. My watch could do things better.
EDIT: Viva pinata for the kid. Cute, harmless, addictive fun. You will enjoy it too.
Also, ask your friends. I liked Alpha Protocol, Dead Space, Batman: Arkum Asylum and others. I borrowed them though. Another good Xbox live game is Shadow Complex. Like Super Metroid.
This is terrible advice. You're going to pay full retail price for a digital copy that you could most definitely find both new and used at a much lower price just because it's quieter? You do know that you can install games to the hard drive, right?
XBLA: Castle Crashers, Alien Hominid, and Shadow Complex are all very good.
He's doing it well; when I looked at that picture I didn't even notice the King, I thought it was The Sims for a second
Given that you can almost always get older games cheaper than you'll find them on Games on Demand (it's a case of the "Steam and other DD often makes games more expensive" phenomena), and installing games onto hard drive in effect makes them as quiet as purchasing them as downloads...really, the only immediate disadvantage is that you might scratch the disc.
On the other hand, you can bring that game to your friends and enjoy it with them without bringing over your hard drive or your entire Xbox, or lend it or, if you are unhappy with the game, have some hope to resell it--all distinct advantages of owning it on disc.
Oh, and I guess DVDs take up space.
That game just looks awesome on every level.. I think his mom will like it too, she loves Animal Crossing.
After 25 years of gaming, if there's a genre I somehow missed, it should be on the list of suggestions anyways.
As for genres I don't like, I don't feel like I really have to mention sports games here. There's a few genres that tend to be rather stale to me, now... but I even find a gem in those every once in awhile (turn based RPGs, and Paper Mario being the gem).
Also, in general... I just try to be a budget gamer. It's extremely rare that I'll buy a title new (I'm a WoW addict... so expansions), and I've found that there's an enormous library of fantastic games that I've yet to play. I'll be replacing my broken PS2, for example, and snagging up a bunch of last gen games I've never had a shot at. I've gotten pretty good at ignoring the hype of newer games, and find that the older games that truly shine still get talked about. Shadow of the Colossus will always be fantastic.
Thanks for the suggestions so far.
L4D2 provided you can play regularly with people you know. Everyone you meet randomly online thinks the basic rules of teamwork don't apply to them.
the Orange Box is pretty cheap now but you've prolly played those games at this point I dunno.
I always wanted to try the Darkness, is it good?
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The Darkness is a flawed gem. As a shooter it kind of fails. But then it really isn't about the shooting so much. In the beginning it feels like it but then your powers start growing and guns seem kinda dumb at that point. A lot of it's design has yet to be rivaled imo. The story and characters are great, and you can do some optional things that really change how the world feels. It is one of my favorite games of all time and can be had for dirt cheap now.
Rock Band is a mad amount of fun with the right people, but not budget gaming in any way shape or form. I shudder when I think how much I have spent on it and how much more I will be spending this fall. Worth it tho if you have the cash.
I guess he could be posting from a library or something.
FPS:
- Orange Box: I don't really care for Team Fortress 2, but everything else in this is pure gold for the price of lead.
- Rainbow Six: Vegas (1 or 2): I dramatically prefer R6V to Gears of War and Halo. Modern Warfare is a close second with better graphics and level-up type mechanics, but I don't enjoy the gameplay as much as R6V
Fighting Games:- Soul Calibur 4: I still love this game. The created characters look almost as good as the main cast, and I rarely ever feel like the game is cheating me. The trick to enjoying most fighters is a good community, though, and you might want to start a new thread if you want to get SC4 players out of their hadoukens and Distortion Drives..
- Super Street Fighter 4: It functions on old-school SF2 hadouken-spam level as well as the new ultra polished level. It's so nuanced that I often say "WTF" when something doesn't work the way I expect, but it's still top dog for most fighters.
Action Games:- Bayonetta: Holy shit. Holy shit! This game is awesome out the wazoo, but definitely more suggestive than your kid needs to see.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum: This is the only superhero game anyone needs to talk about ever again. Batman will brutalize punks all goddamn day. If you liked the Batman Animed Series, this is a must-buy.
Adventure/Platforming:- Mirror's Edge: This game is basically 3D sonic with awesome instead of suck. If you like time trials it's extremely replayable; if not, you should still rent it.
- GTA4: I do not like Grand Theft Auto in general, but most seem to think it's a good deal of fun.
- Braid: Excellent platformer on the Arcade service if you can stand its self-aware artiness.
RPGsCastle Crashers
Geometry Wars 1 or 2
I assume that there might be some other games you want. But damn it, this is all you need.