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Looking to buy a new 360 game
Dhalphir
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So far I own Need for Speed Carbon and Forza 2.
Yay for two driving games.
Basically I'm looking for something other than a driving game.
I already bought Oblivion, and returned it, because I had momentarily forgotten that I SUCK at playing shooters and anything else first person with a controller.
So in that vein, please don't recommend Gears of War, Bioshock, or Halo 3.
Are there any recommendations? I was thinking about a Splinter Cell game, possibly, because of the decreased emphasis on shooting compared to other "shooters" and because I love the concept, and loved Splinter Cell on the PC.
Yay for two driving games.
Basically I'm looking for something other than a driving game.
I already bought Oblivion, and returned it, because I had momentarily forgotten that I SUCK at playing shooters and anything else first person with a controller.
So in that vein, please don't recommend Gears of War, Bioshock, or Halo 3.
Are there any recommendations? I was thinking about a Splinter Cell game, possibly, because of the decreased emphasis on shooting compared to other "shooters" and because I love the concept, and loved Splinter Cell on the PC.
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These threads pop up like, every two weeks. Dead Rising, C&C3, and Crackdown are three non FPS's that may float your boat. Or not.
Absolutely. I don't own a 360 myself, but a friend of mine does. I was over his house for a week straight (minus work and sleeping) just killing zombies.
viva pinata
skate. when it comes out next month
stuntman: ignition
blue dragon
overlord
crackdown
perfect dark zero
kameo: elements of power
Yeah, I know. Basically my gripe is with the dual analog setup.
I hate using an analog stick to move, with a PASSION. As I see it, movement should be a four-direction thing. Forward-backwards-strafeleft-straferight in the vein of WASD+mouse, and analog should be reserved for looking around.
It doesn't come from my PC gaming, although that probably helped to cement it in my mind, rather, it comes from hours upon hours upon hours of 4 player matches of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark on the N64, played using the 1.2 "Solitaire" controls, where you would move using the C-buttons and look using the control stick.
Since those days, I've never been able to find a controller that makes FPSs as easy to play as the N64 controller did, mainly because they all seem to have dual analog sticks.
Which I think I mentioned that I dislike :P
Perfect Dark: Zero is a first-person shooter, and a really bad one in my opinion.
OP:
I'll recommend Dead Rising above everything else in my library, but Viva Pinata is a fun game to break out now and then and Crackdown is a lot of fun.
Since you like racing games, pick up Burnout Revenge. Can't be more than 20 bucks anywhere at this point. And it's a lot of fun.
If you like GTA style games get Saints Row.
....And get BioShock, even if you suck at FPS games, its just too good to pass up on.
ive enjoyed paying 20 bucks for virtua Tennis 3. bright colors, pick up and play mechanic, solid gameplay including world tournament, Live competitions, and minigames. good replay value. if you have a good sound system, turn up the bass and enjoy yourself.
i play at least 2 sets every night. i think its already paid for itself in value
Just Cause - Another fun, but VERY short game. Don't be mislead by the "303 missions" on the cover! It's only got about 23 story line missions, and the rest are redundant and boring side missions that consist of the same crap over and over again.
GUN - This game is FUN, but sadly, it's short too. (they just don't make epic games like San Andreas anymore!)
Stuntman: Ignition - It's SOOOOOOO good.
Far Cry Instincts Predator - I know you said you don't like FPS, but neither do I, (hate 'em!), yet for some reason this game had me hooked! It comes with 2 story lines also, so it's basically like buying 2 farcry games for the price of one!
the end.
Isn't that basically the same thing except that you can go in diagonals as well as cardinals?
Dude.
I think console gaming isn't for you.
Every game in the world will be analog with your movement.
Also, I wish I could jump into your mind so I could even begin to understand your rationalization of wanting LESS freedom of movement in games. I figure it would be like looking into pandoras box, causing your brain to melt and drip out of your nose.
As for real suggestions, Fight Night: Round 3 is a lot of fun, and Virtua Fighter 5 is coming soon. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is basically a fun dungeon crawler with familiar faces. It's a little monotonous, but ganking people with Dr. Strange will never get old. I won't suggest Rainbow Six: Vegas, even though it's the most fun I have with the system. If you do want another racing game, I much prefer Burnout's arcadey style, but I was never much on sim-racers.
I'd recommend (as I seem to every weekend) Geometry Wars, Heavy Weapon, Bomberman, Castlevania etc etc try the demos see what you fancy. Some stuff is half price this weekend too.
The Splinter Cell game (Double Agent) game you mention in the OP isn't the greatest in the series, but it is pretty good, and can be found for bargain bucket prices now.
Also, as has been said Dead Rising is awesome.
Maybe Viva Pinata? Quite "kiddy" and not for everyone, but, hey, I loved it.
Lost Planet? Third person and a good blast. Again, bargain price these days.
Finally, Guitar Hero 2
Also, as an aside, I used to exclusively use Goldeneye/PD 1.2 "Solitaire" controls, could never use the default setup, and yet using dual analogue feels perfectly awesome to me (even an improvement on that classic layout, infact) weird, eh? Horses for courses and all.
As I said, it all stems from hours of Goldeneye 64 and Perfect Dark 64. Its kind of hard to explain if you've never played those games, but there was something about the N64 controller that was just made of awesome when it came to shooters.
The day Microsoft brings out an N64 lookalike for the 360 is the day that I pay whatever price they name for it.
So... C buttons are WASD equivalent, and the analog is look around?
I fail to see the difference, except that with buttons, you can't control movement as precisely (speed, angle, etc.) O_o
Are they just backwards to you? Or are you trying to use one analogue to strafe and look up/down, and the other to turn and move forward/backward?
Anyways, along with the suggestions from others above, and avoiding FPS: I liked PGR3 and DiRT, for some more racing games (which you aren't looking for at the moment, but might consider later).
I guess I can't think of much else...
Well, that was a big help to your cause.
PS: have you considered backwards compatible games, or do you have an Xbox and library of games already?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
The Picnic Table Maneuver.
Ummm... ok.
As a side note...
I am purchasing a PS3 and looking for games that don't use the Triangle button. I dislike this button intensely. Any suggestions?
Well I hate to say it but you probably made a huge mistake buying an xbox 360, analog control is superior in many ways to digital control - you probably should've spend the 360 money on a gaming pc (minus the monitor my pc was $370 and runs bioshock in 1280X960 at a fairly decent 64fps)
You need to get over this problem.
Ever thought about getting a Wii or something along those lines? Most of my PC gaming junkie friends seem to only really take to the Wii...
Oh, I have no problem with a single analog stick.
Dual analog is my mental block.
ok.
lets proceed on the assumption I want to get over this block.
What games can people recommend to help me get over this? Preferably something relatively slow-paced, so that control schemes don't affect my performance too much until I get the hang of it.
Rainbow Six Vegas or GRAW2. Both have short single player campaigns but they're a lot of fun. IMO GRAW2 is better.
Splinter Cell: DA sucked balls, huge disappointment after Chaos Theory's goodness.
edit - not dual analog stick? guitar hero 2, definitely