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What obscure 360 games are good?
poshniallo
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I'm buying a 360 next week. Of course, I know about all the big titles, the Halos and Creeds, and older biggies like Gears of War and Viva Pinata.
What I was wondering is are there any less famous titles which are particularly good, especially the Live/Arcade/DLC stuff like Geometry Wars? It's much harder to learn about which of these are good.
I'm pretty open-minded, but I usually like RPGs, non-real-world FPSs, Strategy, Beat-em-ups, Arcade Racers (e.g. Burnout). I definitely do like other genres if the game is good or original.
Any ideas?
What I was wondering is are there any less famous titles which are particularly good, especially the Live/Arcade/DLC stuff like Geometry Wars? It's much harder to learn about which of these are good.
I'm pretty open-minded, but I usually like RPGs, non-real-world FPSs, Strategy, Beat-em-ups, Arcade Racers (e.g. Burnout). I definitely do like other genres if the game is good or original.
Any ideas?
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Make sure you buy the one that comes with the expansion packs. SO many hours of awesome gameplay.:^:
As far as obscure XBLA stuff goes, I'd recommend Catan, an excellent electronic version of an incredible board game, as well as the recently-released Switchball, which may be "another ball-rolling game", but it also happens to be quite possibly the best ball-rolling game ever made.
And if you really consider Puzzle Quest, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Pac-Man: Championship Edition and Zuma obscure (they're probably not, but they're nowhere near as high-profile as Halo 3), those are also must-haves.
Also, I don't care how un-obscure it is - you need to own Oblivion.
Both should be quite cheap by now, too.
The series has been around for awhile, but its only just started getting attention.
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Oh yeah. Forgot about Condemned. That's a good recommendation too.
I was gonna come in and recommend this as soon as I saw the title. I guess it counts as obscure, but it's just amazingly awesome. It's deceptive because for all intents and purposes it should be shovelware -- mediocre graphics, terrible clipping, shoddy VA work -- but the developers just didn't bother with production values because the game is so freaking badass in that campy B-movie, Starship Troopers way. Mowing down thousands of giant bugs and killer robots never gets old.
The demo put some people off - it was pretty confusing, and I heard people complaining about the controls.
I got the full game on the cheap, and I really enjoyed playing it.
Also, on Live Arcade - Heavy Weapon is utterly awesome in 4 player. And full of winsauce in general.
I almost mentioned this, but I only played the demo on the marketplace so I can't really say much about it.
I think the demo kicked a pretty decent amount of ass, though. Fun, and it's $30 now.
My mistake...sorry, been very short-minded lately. Carry on.
Since you mentioned it, I bought Oblivion the other day, but I haven't played it yet (thanks, Rock Band!). Does the Platinum Hits version include the expansion packs? I know the full-priced "Game of the Year" edition did, and this one still says Game of the Year on the front, but I don't know. It doesn't say anything about it on the packaging.
Nope.
I'm pretty sure the saves are compatible if you ever get the real GotY version though.
EDIT: Wait, I was thinking of Morrowind. Nevermind.
THIS. its weird in that it kind of sucks superficially, seemingly low production values and character stories that make absolutely no sense, but its quite deep and entertaining, especially for the price I paid. It's definitely part of my reason for building an arcade stick, so there's gotta be something there if its motivating me to do something. . .
I purchased a couple 360 games brand new on ebay, saw this in one guy's "other auctions" bought it now for $5, one of the better $5 I spent on a game.
this doesn't count as obscure, but I also got "Just Cause" that day for $10 and it has been a blast, it's like a 3rd world mash up of GTA and Mercenaries which is all kinds of win.
I wish. It's about $15 more expensive than every other 360 game here. Otherwhise I probably would have picked it up.
For anyone interested, here's Gametrailers' review. Not for me, but interesting.
Massive Darkness spoilers ahead, do not read if you have not played it.
Yeah I could go on forever. I love how the controls feel a little strange in the beginning but by the end when you have mastered them and you have all your powers you feel like a goddamn god.
HELL yes. I think I loved The Darkness as much as I loved Bioshock, to be honest, and that's saying a lot. Plus, find me another game where you can watch the full 2 hours of To Kill a Mockingbird on an in-game TV.
I specifically came in this thread to say JUST this.
Also, Condemned, which has already been mentioned. All great games, though all shooty-shoot types, so if you're not into that, then you're hosed.
My contribution is Viva Pinata. Never got the press it really deserved. A fun game even though it's marketed "at kids."
For some reason, I'm partial to Enchanted Arms, even though a lot of people dissed on it for not being as good as Oblivion or FFXII. I liked how the battle system was vastly different than most other RPGs that I've played.
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I rented WarTech and thought it was terrible -- and I love shmups. $10 is still $10 too much, IMO. If you haven't played it, I'd reserve your frothing demand until you try it out.
That was actually one of my favorite launch titles. Didn't have a ton of replay value for me at the time, but I thought the bizarre cutscenes were great, and I have this weird urge now to rebuy it.
Dead Rising
Condemned
(might be overly obvious and mainstream, but) Bioshock
Overlord
The Darkness
(if you enjoy mindless action) Crackdown
(and I haven't played it yet, but I just bought and am really excited for) Eternal Sonata
And on the Live Arcade side, you should check out the demos for:
Castlevania
Catan
Alien Hominid
Puzzle Quest
Puzzle Fighter
Cloning Clyde
(and maaaaaaaybe) Roboblitz
Those are just games I can vouch for right now. People have suggested some other good choices. Now I want to check out Earth Defense Force, damn it.
Add me as another person who thought Wartech was awful. I bought it after hearing good things about it and it sounded pretty cool, but after playing it it was just ridiculously shallow and about as fun as fun as getting salt poured into my eyes whilst a rhino anally raped me.
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Also Pac-Man Championship Edition. It's like Pac-Man but prettier and more fun.
PGR4 isn't exactly obscure, but apparently it's selling like absolute crap, which is a terrible shame. It's perhaps the best not-exactly-100%-realistic racing game the system offers. For realism, of course, Forza 2 is a requirement. Or if open-world driving appeals, Test Drive Unlimited is so good it's insane - it's literally like Oblivion with cars.
And on XBLA, you owe it to yourself to check out Catan and Carcassonne. Both stellar conversions of excellent board games.
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Beautiful Katamari is a great entry point into the series and has a ton of content. Fans of the series wrote it off as "another katamari game" but if it is your first time you will enjoy it for sure.
Yeah I played the demo before I played the actual game, and I have to say that the demo is a terrible indication of the actual game. It really is much better than the demo lets on. A lot of that is because the story is really very, very good, and the demo doesn't really have any story in it.
I really, really like it. Almost as good as Bioshock, imo. Agreeing with that massive Darkness spoiler earlier on, that was one of the most intensely emotional moments of any game, ever. Seriously, if you can find it for 20-30 bucks (should be easy), give it a go, even if the demo didn't do much for you.