Unique Issue

yellowdart2

So, I got all of these great games for Christmas. Unfortunately, due to work, girlfriend, and a terrible WoW addiction, I simply don't have the time to dedicate myself to each title like I know I should. So my question is, what order should I play the following titles to get the most joy out of them and to get from one to the next quickly?

Assasin's Creed
Mass Effect
BioShock
The Orange Box
Guitar Hero 3

What a terrible situation I'm in, right? ;-)

Pancake

Mass Effect.

That's all. You can sell the rest.

JJ

Pancake wrote: »

Mass Effect.

That's all. You can sell the rest.

LaCabra

Orange Box

Carcharodontosaurus

Start playing Guitar Hero 3. If after playing that, you still feel any compulsion to ever play World of Warcraft
again?

Prepare to die, robot. We know who you are now.

Raiden333

Portal first. It's the fastest and most enjoyable.

Then I'd recommend Bioshock, because it's the only one of the others I've played.

bruin

I would go

1. Portal
2. BioShock
3. The rest

Lucky Cynic

I would say Bioshock, it's probably got the right amount of fun, game time, and well designed too, so you get a stellar gameplay experience in merely a few hours.

Raiden333

bruin wrote: »

I would go

1. Portal
2. BioShock
3. The rest

Great minds and all.

The_Scarab

yellowdart2 wrote: »

Mass Effect
BioShock
The Orange Box
Assasin's Creed
Guitar Hero 3

dvranizan

Treat it like a chore, it will play like a chore

Take your time, they won't get any less fun with age.

(I really liked Bioshock, and it's kinda short - you could start with that!)

The Deliverator

actually, of the whole mess, he should return GH3. Return it and forget it ever existed. Then he should play Portal. The order of the rest is irrelevant.

Carcharodontosaurus

Captain Cactus And The Water Preservation Squad wrote: »

actually, of the whole mess, he should return GH3. Return it and forget it ever existed. Then he should play Portal. The order of the rest is irrelevant.

you

your advice

it is terrible

so very terrible

Evangir

Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Portal
Assassin's Creed

It's all you need really. And yes, by posting Mass Effect 4 times, I mean play it 4 times.

Pancake

Carcharodontosaurus wrote: »

Captain Cactus And The Water Preservation Squad wrote: »

actually, of the whole mess, he should return GH3. Return it and forget it ever existed. Then he should play Portal. The order of the rest is irrelevant.

you

your advice

it is terrible

so very terrible

It is.

Play Mass Effect and return everything else.

Carcharodontosaurus

see

there's a problem

your advice is also terrible

The Deliverator

Carcharodontosaurus wrote: »

Captain Cactus And The Water Preservation Squad wrote: »

actually, of the whole mess, he should return GH3. Return it and forget it ever existed. Then he should play Portal. The order of the rest is irrelevant.

you

your advice

it is terrible

so very terrible

It is interesting you say that, as it nearly exactly sums up my feelings on your advice.

Let us agree to disagree on our feelings about GH3.

Carcharodontosaurus

Alright. But only due to the fact that you think the other games are also cool.

Let us now enjoy some cake.

bruin

This thread can only end in bitter tears

yellowdart2

Oh yeah, GH3 is for PS2 and not a next gen system. The only guitar I have for next gen is the 360 guitar that came with Rock Band (which, as most of you probably know, is a POS). So yeah, I might actually return it/exchange it whatever.

And Mass Effect... Well, like I said, I already have one massive time sink in my life, I'm not sure I need another

JJ

ITT horrible advice from everyone.

Except me because I'm not giving any.

Carcharodontosaurus

It's tragic really. Guy has four spectacular games available, one of which is spectacular only to a certain crowd (I find it lots of fun, but it's fine to dislike it. It's pretty unique.), and if he just stopped playing World of Warcraft he could indulge in them all.

JJ wrote: »

ITT horrible advice from everyone.

Except me because I'm not giving any.

JJ wrote: »

Pancake

JJ wrote: »

ITT horrible advice from everyone.

Except me because I'm not giving any.

And me because my advice is great and is designed to provide maximum entertainment and the least possible waste of time because, let's be honest, those other games are pretty much huge wastes of time.

Carcharodontosaurus

Listen, if exploring a collapsed underwater society which has reached an unfathomable level of perversion and biotechnology is wrong, then I want to be wrong. If rocking out to fantastic songs in a fantastic game is wrong, then I want to be wrong. If exploring worlds whilst manipulating reality through science is wrong, then I want to be wrong. If hunting down nobility in Middle Eastern cities with unmatchable grace and lethality is wrong, then I want to be wrong. If breaking reality and being taunted by an insane AI is wrong, then I want to be wrong. If fighting the Combine to stop what would be a final crippling blow to humanity is wrong, then I want to be wrong.

If taunting people whilst hitting them in the back of the head with a baseball bat is wrong, then I want to be wrong.

JJ

Pancake wrote: »

JJ wrote: »

ITT horrible advice from everyone.

Except me because I'm not giving any.

And me because my advice is great and is designed to provide maximum entertainment and the least possible waste of time because, let's be honest, those other games are pretty much huge wastes of time.

Huge wastes of time? You mean Mass Effect?

Variable

portal
some gh3
bioshock
mass effect, sprinkled with gh3 (which imo is a game you won't "finish" until you feel you are done. or 5-star everything I guess but that takes a long time as I understand it)
hl2/ep1/ep2
assassin's creed

JCRooks

Well, first play Portal. It's short, so you should easily find time for it. Everyone should play it.

After that, I'd say either Mass Effect or Bioshock. If you loved KotOR or just like sci-fi and RPGs, then go with the former. If those games aren't your cup of tea, then Bioshock.