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Obligatory Xbox 360 game recommendation thread
Legba
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Got myself an Xbox the other day as part of a bundle, but I'm going to be trading in a few of the games (Army of Two and Lost Odyssey), so now I'm doing the whole "what game should I get" thing.
There are two games I've been wanting; Dead Rising and Mass Effect, but those are both not too expensive at the moment and the games I'm trading in are still going for top dollar, so I'll probably have a bit of dosh to spend afterwards. Plus, you know, I don't mind spending money.
So what else is good? I'm especially interested in games with multiplayer. And especially if it features some of that Halo 3, "play split-screen AND online" goodness.
For what it's worth, the games I have right now are,
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Halo 3
Assassin's Creed (because it'd only net like £3 on a trade-in, and at that price I might as well just keep it)
So what say ye?
There are two games I've been wanting; Dead Rising and Mass Effect, but those are both not too expensive at the moment and the games I'm trading in are still going for top dollar, so I'll probably have a bit of dosh to spend afterwards. Plus, you know, I don't mind spending money.
So what else is good? I'm especially interested in games with multiplayer. And especially if it features some of that Halo 3, "play split-screen AND online" goodness.
For what it's worth, the games I have right now are,
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Halo 3
Assassin's Creed (because it'd only net like £3 on a trade-in, and at that price I might as well just keep it)
So what say ye?
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Earth Defense Force 2017, but it's only split screen multi.
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I know you mentioned you were interested but consider this post an affirmation that you need this game in your life.
Dead Rising
Crackdown
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Then I bought a 46 inch LCD 1080p television and was like "Oh, that's it."
When playing standard definition all of the text is basically unreadable, making the game kind of messed up.
Unless you have a high defenition TV, I would sugest renting dead rising before you buy it. The text in dead rising has the nasty habit of being to small to read on a lot of non high def tv's. And you jsut can't play the game without being able to read the text. The text tells you how to perform new moves, where you need to go if you want to complete any of the missions, it's very integral to the game.
I haven't played army of two, but I hear generaly bad things about it, so it makes senseto trade that in, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about Lost Odesy, you may want to keep that one, or at least look into it more.
Haven't played Fuel of War.
Halo3 Can be fun for online play, but the single player just wasn't fun to me, and I loved #1 and #2.
Assasin's creed is awesome, keep it for sure.
Mass effect is a lot of fun, and since your starting out with it you'll be able to really take advantage of the new dowloadable missions (you have to start a new game to use it).
I'd also sugest Overlord and BioShock. BioShock is an awesome game, I've palyed through it about 3-4 times and I just keep going back to it
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Oh my god, how did I forget Crackdown!?
Buy Crakdown, go buy it now!
There's also the obligatory Guitar Hero and Rock Band recommendations.
Crackdown should hold you over until GTA4 comes out and is an awesome sandbox game on its own. Nothing more enjoyable than leaping around the city and just blowing shit up and not having to worry about the army coming to ruin your party in this one.
Lost Planet doens't get much love, but it's a lot of fun, in a mindless shooting kind of way. Reminds me of hte old arcade style games. Has it's problems, but for the $10-20 you can get it for now, I don't think you'll overly regret it. Download the demo first to be safe though.
Earth Defense Force is another Lost Planet-like game. Low score (70-80 range if I recall) and looks like ass for a next gen game, but just mindless shooting game that's a lot of fun to play despite its flaws. Another $10-20 game you shouldn't regret purchasing.
There's also all the standards, like Halo, Bioshock, etc, but I'm sure you know about them already.
Call of Duty 4
Oblivion
Mass Effect
Rock Band
Those are pretty much what I've sunk most of my time into.
If you haven't played Oblivion in any form I'd go for that. I've had the 360 since it came out and have only owned one other game. (The others were rentals) It's kind of like when I first played Mario 64 and spent time just standing and looking around. This game is beautiful and it's a joy to run around the world.
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Also, Project Gotham Racing 4 does not get enough love, a bloody awesome racer, that one.
Geometry Wars and Heavy Weapon are my favourite games on Live Arcade. Get them.
Condemned: Criminal Origins and 2: Bloodshot (crackheads gonna eat me!)
IF you never played it F.E.A.R. and if you can find it on the cheap Fear Files. But FEAR core game is awesome.
Dead Rising
Rock Band
COD 4 is near perfection on a large plasma with surround sound
Burnout Revenge deserves a mention
and my guilty pleasure is:
Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga
I think that covers most of the basic genres.
I wouldn't mind playing through Lost Oddyssey, but I just don't have the time to spend on another massive Final Fantasy-esque game. Oh, to be a student again and dedicate days rather than hour(s) to beating games...
Ah... I see. I only have a SDTV. It is a 42 incher, though. Will that help? I can't really justify the expense of buying a HDTV right now.
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First question, nope. Second question, I don't think so.
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Is there much point in buying Rainbow Six: Vegas when the sequel is coming out in just a few weeks?
I liked Vegas when it came out but online went down hill for me fast. And single player (what I focus on in most games) was okay but not great.
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Bah. No point in buying it then.
Other than Portal and the Half-Life series, you mean?
But yeah, TF2 360 is pretty much unplayable anyway - they still haven't fixed the horrible lag issues.
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you mean like, today at 2 pm? No point at all in buying the first one, except that it's $30, not $60. But yeah, R6V2 comes out today
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Whoops, meant "days", not "weeks". Over here, it's not out untill the 20th. But I'll definitely be waiting for the sequel. Patience is a virtue after all.
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Well, there's the difference then. I think it's one of the best single player experiences on the 360.
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-But the story mode is really short and ends abruptly... I guess thats why i spent so much time in Hunt mode. It would really depend on the price if i were to recommend it. Under half price i would say for sure.
Nonsense!
Since it came with the Pro for quite a few months, I bet you can find many used copies floating around game stores or ebays
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Oh, that is a good one! I've wanted to play that for a while, and my flatmate has mentioned an interest too. Thanks for the heads up.
Out of curiosity, can you mix local and online coop? I.e. can I play both with my buddy on the couch and my buddies in Canada at the same time?
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It is a terrible game. Do not buy it.