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Essentials?
isaac17
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Hey, I just switched from my macbook pro to a regular macbook, as I was able to get a faster computer and pick up a few hundred bucks along the way. I decided to pick up an xbox 360 to fill in the lack of a gaming computer, but I'm really disappointed in the selection of good games. I thought the 360 had the best library of games, but so far all I've really found that everyone agrees is essential is Mass Effect, Bioshock, Oblivion, the Orange Box, and Halo 3. Is there a thread I'm not seeing about essential xbox 360 games, or can someone help me out here? Thanks
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Those are just some of the most spectacular. If you lower your standards even just one rung, it opens up even more for games like Earth Defense Force 2017, Overlord, Assassin's Creed, and others.
If you're not seeing a selection of good games, either you're not looking, you're way too fucking picky, or your taste in games sucks.
Burnout Paradise
Crackdown
Devil May Cry 4
Lost Odyssey
Skate
I recommend these.
Oh hell, yeah. Rez and TMNT Arcade. And Bionic Commando soon.
If you were to choose between Burnout paradise and like... Forza or other racing games, what would you guys say? (On a side note, do you have to have an XBox Live subscription to play Team fortress 2?)
It depends on whether you want a simulation or arcade racer. Both Forza 2 and Burnout Paradise are worthy games, but Burnout is more fun because it has more variety.
You have to have a Live Gold account to play anything online.
No, please choose from one of the other dozen full band games.
Good one. But seriously, that game is damn expensive and I'm a cheap, starving college student. Is it worth buying if I already GH3? Yes?
(in my defense, I play lead guitar/piano for a band, and I get enough music with my recording sessions every day, so I'm not really looking for fake instrument playing...)
Rock Band is the best rhythm/music game ever made. Totally worth buying, even if you have GH3 (you can use the GH3 wireless guitar in Rock Band) and the weekly DLC just makes it that much better. I forgot all about how I owned GH3 after I got it. It's leagues above.
Lost Odyssey is an rpg with fun mechanics and great graphics. Highly recommended.
Gears of War, even if you're not into violence.. is a really great FPS romp. I'd say rent it but don't bother buying it.
Also do yourself a favor and pick up Puzzle Quest, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Geometry Wars. You'll love your 360 for these games alone
(these 3 are all on XBLA)
I like the Rock Band guitars more than the GH ones.
*click click click clickity click click click FUCK YOU*
Also, overdrive/solo effects are pure ace.
My Rock Band controller starting fucking up the second time I used it. From what I've read on this forum, I am not alone.
The title says Essentials.. But for some reason I don't see Earth Defense Force anywhere on this page..
I think there must be something wrong with the forum because there is no way a topic about 360 essentials can be a real topic with out mentioning EDF.
I never asked for this!
Actually, the first reply mentioned that game being essential.
I never asked for this!
Yeah. Working equipment is pretty essential to having a good time with the game. I had to send mine in, but got 2 working ones back in return and haven't had any problems since..
EDF is mentioned in the first reply to the OP you goofball randombattle.
When's Street Fighter 2 HD Remix due out? If it's out soon, I would consider it essential.
Because the XBOX 360 is devoid of good ones, aside from Lost Odyssey? With the Wii you get Virtual Console, which has a lot of the classic and best RPGs of any generation, and with the PS3 you will likely get most of the future Square Enix titles, including FFXIII, and you can play all of the PS2 RPGs. With the XBOX 360 you get about 3 or 4 worth playing.
This is all my opinion of course.
Not true if you're buying a new PS3.
As for this thread, Rock Band and Earth Defense Force 2017. Everything else is just fluff.
I've played Bioshock, Half life 2, Resident Evil 4, etc. I don't not like violent games, but UBER Violent gore fests, and games that are outright explicit like GTA don't appeal to me.
Aren't 60 gigs still available?
I haven't seen any.
Like, anywhere, in the past few months.
Mass Effect is superb, and Oblivion isn't exactly bad. In addition to Lost Odyssey, as you say. Fallout 3 will also be coming out later this year, or its supposed to, at least.
As for the others....well, you are correct. But you are basically just listing the SNES and PS2 rpg libraries. A better deal if you don't already have those consoles, I suppose.
Dumbed-down.
Get the 360/PS3 version.
Yeah... Oops. But like zombie mambo said, most of it wasn't quite that violent.
Yeah, my bad on both accounts. Even so, I think we're going to see a more solid presence of RPGs on PS3 and Wii. The XBOX 360 hasn't exactly been an (J)RPG-fan's dream, and if the XBOX is any indicator it's not going to be. So take it for what it is; me talking out of my ass.
I suppose it depends on where you look, but a month ago, my wife bought a PS3 for my birthday, and couldn't find a 60 gig anywhere (she even had the manager at the GameCrazy we frequent checking all over the region).