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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:00:11
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[Zillionth edit: WTF?! When i try to make another post in this thread, whether or not I quote someone, my first post gets deleted and replaced!]


I don't really think I'll need much in the way of game recommendations, as I already have a list that is much larger than the number of 360 games I'll have even by the end of next gen, most likely.

Preferred genres, unordered: FPS, WRPG (like The Elder Scrolls, KotOR, Fable, and probably The Witcher), action/adventure, action in general

I saw the news about the 360+Halo3+Fable2 bundle, but I think I'd rather just get a Pro for $100 less and choose my own games at used prices, especially since the Jasper chipset is much more common in Pros than in Elites.

List (not ordered according to preference):

Ace Combat 6
Alan Wake
Alone in the Dark
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed 2
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bayonetta
Beautiful Katamari
CoD4
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Space
Doom 4 (assuming it comes to the 360, which is probably a given)
FEAR
FEAR 2
FEAR Files
Fable 2
Fallout 3 + DLC
Fallout: New Vegas
Far Cry 2
Final Fantasy XIII
Gears of War (PC version's actually better, but I'd like to keep the series in one place)
Gears of War 2
GTA4 + DLC
Halo 3 + Halo 3 ODST
Left4Dead (might prefer it for the PC... not sure yet)
Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition
Mass Effect (PC version's actually better)
Mirror's Edge
Ninja Blade
Ninja Gaiden 2
Overlord
Perfect Dark 0
Prince of Persia
Rage
RE5
Soulcalibur 4
Spiderman: Web of Shadows
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Street Fighter 4 (not planning on getting an arcade stick, so this isn't a definite buy)
Tales of Vesperia (not a big fan of JRPGs, but this looks fun)
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf

I already have Oblivion on PC, but I still need Shivering Isles.

That's 43-44 games right there (depending on what you consider FEAR Files), and none of that's counting what I will end up finding on XBLA.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:16:00
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I'm hearing good things about Castle Crashers.  I'd like to try it's MP one day.  Where's Bioshock, my favorite FPS?
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:23:02
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Pac-man Championship Edition. It's very addictive. Happy

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I'm very addicted to Team Deathmatch on GTA IV.  So much chaos, so much fun.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:34:15
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I'll evaluate that list carefully, Beaver. 
God helps you if you miss any worthy titles. 

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:13:27
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Only 7 or so that I'd put on equal levle in interest with many of the wii games on the market, so it's pretty even for me! Grinning

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:31:01
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I'll go one by one:

Ace Combat 6 - If you like flying games I guess.
Alan Wake - yeah like this is ever coming out. Nyaa
Alone in the Dark - Played the demo, wanted to pour gas on myself and light a match.
Assassin's Creed - Fun despite its flaws, I would rent
Assassin's Creed 2 -Hopefully fixes what was wrong with the first
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Would be a definte purchase for me.
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Looks so amazing, better be good.
Bayonetta - YES.
Beautiful Katamari - Didnt hear much about this one, is there something wrong with it.
CoD4 - Excellent game, buy.
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Loved the first, I assume its good.
Dead Rising - Fun, could find cheap so worth a buy
Dead Rising 2 - Probably like the first
Dead Space - Awesome, worthy of a buy
Doom 4 (assuming it comes to the 360, which is probably a given) - uh, there is nothing on this.
FEAR - Crap.
FEAR 2 - Probably more crap
FEAR Files - Probably nicely organized crap
Fable 2 - It should be better than the first which was a cool game. A buy for me.
Fallout 3 + DLC - HELL YES.
Fallout: New Vegas - As long as its as good as Fallout 3, then a buy
Far Cry 2 - Snore. Rent if you must play it...
Final Fantasy XIII - Fuck yes.
Gears of War (PC version's actually better, but I'd like to keep the series in one place) - Probably worth it
Gears of War 2 - Same as above, will buy for sure.
GTA4 + DLC - No brainer
Halo 3 + Halo 3 ODST - Same as above
Left4Dead (might prefer it for the PC... not sure yet) - Its basically an online only game, not sure if I would buy or rent
Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition - Some people like it.
Mass Effect (PC version's actually better) - Definetly want to get this.
Mirror's Edge - Great game if you get into it, it could be something that never clicks though.
Ninja Blade - Dont know enough.
Ninja Gaiden 2 - Heard its a mess but I already own it, just need a 360 to play it.
Overlord - Loved the demo
Perfect Dark 0 - Could find really cheap like i did ($4), worth it I assume
Prince of Persia - Another iffy game, if you can get into it you would like it a lot but it gets repetitive.
Rage - Not enough info
RE5 - Buy or die.
Soulcalibur 4 - Get VF4 instead.
Spiderman: Web of Shadows - Ask GME
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Fun game, wouldnt pay full price for
Street Fighter 4 (not planning on getting an arcade stick, so this isn't a definite buy) - Yes.
Tales of Vesperia (not a big fan of JRPGs, but this looks fun) - No clue
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf - Definetly no clue.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:46:08
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Damn you, Beav!

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:01:48
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From what hasn't been mentioned so far:

Shadowrun

Borderlands

Heavy Weapon (XBLA)

Duke Nukem 3D (XBLA)

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:48:30
Well, I tried to help you out, but not having a 360 I failed miserably and ended up whinging (complaining) about the 360 instead.

But yeah the Banjo and Fable 2 are top of the 360 exclusives I'm interested in, so just ignore my delusions of ports when i mention them! Oh and get COD4, it's awesome too, because COD1 was fucking awesome, so yeah...

Now just skip what's below.

Ace Combat 6 -Yes, one coming for PS3, though.
Alan Wake - In 2012 yes.
Alone in the Dark - Isn't this meant to be shit?
Assassin's Creed - I'd say this is on PC, but worst. port. ever. PS3 ftw!
Assassin's Creed 2 -Fucking awesome setting. Looking forward to it.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Waiting fro PC port. Nyaa
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Looks okay, but Batman? Yawn.
Bayonetta - Looks awesome, but it's an action game so I'll never end up getting it.
Beautiful Katamari - Gotta love katamari.
CoD4 - It's COD1 all over again. Not a bad thing I suppose.
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Only played the demo of the original. Honestly I thougth it was kinda crap with some really ugly graphics---why is everything so shiny?! I want to try it, though.
Dead Rising - Meh now that the sequel is here.
Dead Rising 2 - Casino>>>shopping mall.
Dead Space - Almost as generic as The Conduit. Nyaa
Doom 4 Didn't Doom 3 suck? ANd I LOVE Doom.
FEAR - PC version is great...360 not so much.
FEAR 2 - Crap.
FEAR Files - Probably crap.
Fable 2 -Waiting fro PC port.
Fallout 3 + DLC - PC version for mods. DLC sucks.
Fallout: New Vegas - Should be awesome, but once again PC version.
Far Cry 2 - Maybe...I mean I liked Far Cry, but i"ve heard bad things about this one.
Final Fantasy XIII -Yessir.
Gears of War Vader, the PC version might be better, but you can't actuallyp lay it. Nyaa
Gears of War 2 - Isn't one enough?
GTA4 + DLC - Waste of money.
Halo 3 + Halo 3 ODST - Might be okay.
Left4Dead PC version is meant to be a lot better.
Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition - If only that snow was cocaine.
Mass Effect (PC version's actually better) -Certainly interested. PC version of course! But I often found KOTOR pretty boring in places.
Mirror's Edge - Hell yes.
Ninja Blade - That the vagina game? They should make a fleshlight peraphiral for it just fro that boss. Then I would buy it.
Ninja Gaiden 2 - More action games? meh.
Overlord -Wii version ftw. Nyaa
Perfect Dark 0 - I need to get the original first.
Prince of Persia - You forgot to include +ending!
Rage - Wild child wild child!
RE5 - in a few years, yes.
Soulcalibur 4 - Breasts.
Spiderman: Web of Shadows - More superheroes?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Looks okay but pretty boring.
Street Fighter 4 (not planning on getting an arcade stick, so this isn't a definite buy) -I'll wait fro Tekken.
Tales of Vesperia (not a big fan of JRPGs, but this looks fun) - If it's naything like ToS get it!
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf - If it's anything like The Witcher, get it!
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:59:29

Okay you named me in the title so I guess I will have to respond!

Warning: I have no 360, so do not listen to me!

Alone in the Dark  Get your friend to buy the Wii version! That one has potential!
Assassin's Creed Save your money for better games, this one has flaws
Assassin's Creed 2  Wait for reviews and not the early exclusive ones
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Buy this one out of principle. And I hear it is awesome, try it out
Batman: Arkham Asylum Wait for Reviews, looks awesome so far!
Bayonetta MadWorld you did not want, but you want this? Shame on you, get to play MadWorld first. 

CoD4  YES, YES, YES, buy it on the PC
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Buy if you have not played the original
Dead Rising No, get 2
Dead Rising 2 Yes, get this one
Dead Space YES, YES

Fable 2 YES
Fallout 3 + DLC GET PC version mods will fix the glitches much faster than bethesda ever will
Fallout: New Vegas Maybe, nothing known yet
Far Cry 2 No, people say it is boring
Final Fantasy XIII Yes
Gears of War  You are short on money and you have it already on the PC? Don't buy
Gears of War 2 Wait for PC version
GTA4 + DLC Buy
Halo 3 + Halo 3 ODST Buy
Left4Dead (might prefer it for the PC... not sure yet) No you won't PC version it is
Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition Wait for Lost Planet 2
Mass Effect (PC version's actually better) PC version, many technical errors in 360 version
Mirror's Edge YES
Ninja Blade No
Ninja Gaiden 2 Get Ninja Gaiden Black
Overlord  Yes, and get the sequel too, and force your friend to buy the Wii prequel.
Perfect Dark 0 No
Prince of Persia No get Banjo

RE5 Yes, especially if you have someone to play co-op with
Soulcalibur 4 No
Spiderman: Web of Shadows No
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Hell no
Street Fighter 4 (not planning on getting an arcade stick, so this isn't a definite buy) YESSSSSSS
Tales of Vesperia (not a big fan of JRPGs, but this looks fun) YES
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf Punk says YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I already have Oblivion on PC, but I still need Shivering Isles. Get other game first, you have no money remember

So that's all, feel free to utterly ignore me!

 

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:08:46

Iga_Bobovic said:

So that's all, feel free to utterly ignore me!

You're actually pretty spot on with your recommendations, even if you have no 360. That must mean you have...common sense?

OMG!

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:12:08

SteelAttack said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

So that's all, feel free to utterly ignore me!

You're actually pretty spot on with your recommendations, even if you have no 360. That must mean you have...common sense?

OMG!

He has no 360, of course he has common sense!

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:59:40

The only game you need is Oblivion. *keeps reading* oh since you already have it on PC you might as well just sell your 360 now. Nyaa


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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:44:06

Oh I forgot about COD4, I need that one and Fallout 3.

The rest of the stuff I played I can live without. Bioshock. Pffft I say!

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:47:56

Well you have a great list there already and I'd say those are all worth picking up with only one exception and that being Alone in the Dark. That one didn't sound too good at all although I haven't even played the demo of it myself so I'm only basing my opinion on the general critical reception and my gut instincts as a gamer. The great thing is that there are a lot of really good games you can get cheap on the 360 now. Lost Odyssey is definately a game I would recommend but you say you're not that much into JRPG's so I don't know but it's probably one of the best ones I've played this gen and I've seen it going for $30 CDN brand new.

EDIT: Ok make that two exceptions. I'd probably pass on Web of Shadows as well although again this is a game I haven't played.

As for waiting for Gears of War 2 hitting PC I don't know about that since they seemed pretty adamant about it not coming to PC and I don't think the first one did so well on the PC. I say why wait when you can enjoy it now. I guess you can wait until E3 is over. If nothing is announced about a PC version then I doubt there will be one or at the very least it will be released so far down the road that it probably won't be worth the wait.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:56:49

Foolz said:

SteelAttack said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

So that's all, feel free to utterly ignore me!

You're actually pretty spot on with your recommendations, even if you have no 360. That must mean you have...common sense?

OMG!

He has no 360, of course he has common sense!

I have some common sense for you, right here.


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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:30:22
Perfect Dark Zero is a very good game, especially when playing on the harder difficulty levels. 
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:27:31

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I'll go one by one:

Ace Combat 6 - If you like flying games I guess. I love Rogue Squadron and I haven't played a flight game in a while, so I want to try this.
Alan Wake - yeah like this is ever coming out. NyaaI hope you haven't been wanting Duke Nukem Forever, then....
Alone in the Dark - Played the demo, wanted to pour gas on myself and light a match. If I can get over the control issues, this sounds good, if in a mediocre way.
Assassin's Creed - Fun despite its flaws, I would rent These games are just the ones that sound the most interesting to me, and this game would be more than halfway down my buy list.
Assassin's Creed 2 -Hopefully fixes what was wrong with the first
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Would be a definte purchase for me. Not sure about that for me. I know it's a variation on a platformer, but I haven't been big into platformers since SM64.
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Looks so amazing, better be good. To whoever made fun of the Batman: Don't make fun of the Batman. He'll throw his batarang up your colon if you do.
Bayonetta - YES. To... I think it was GG: This looks a lot more interesting than MadWorld.
Beautiful Katamari - Didnt hear much about this one, is there something wrong with it. Probably just people thought the concept was stale by the time it released. The PS3 is getting a new one.
CoD4 - Excellent game, buy.
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Loved the first, I assume its good.
Dead Rising - Fun, could find cheap so worth a buy
Dead Rising 2 - Probably like the first
Dead Space - Awesome, worthy of a buy YES
Doom 4 (assuming it comes to the 360, which is probably a given) - uh, there is nothing on this. Wrong Oh, and for those who think Doom 3 is crap/boring: I like it. The expansion is better, though.
FEAR - Crap. My best friend liked it and it sounds creepy. Shame-us seems to like it, too, and the AI sounds good.
FEAR 2 - Probably more crap If I like the first, I'll probably want this one.
FEAR Files - Probably nicely organized crap Same as above.
Fable 2 - It should be better than the first which was a cool game. A buy for me.
Fallout 3 + DLC - HELL YES.
Fallout: New Vegas - As long as its as good as Fallout 3, then a buy I loved what Obsidian did with KotOR2 (it was a mess partially because of LucasArts), so I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do with Fallout.
Far Cry 2 - Snore. Rent if you must play it... My last roommate got it, and while it may be repetitive, the freedom is what really excites me. I like open-world stuff in addition to more linear games.
Final Fantasy XIII - Fuck yes. I'm not into JRPGs, but it's fuckin' Final Fantasy, and looks awesome.
Gears of War (PC version's actually better, but I'd like to keep the series in one place) - Probably worth it
Gears of War 2 - Same as above, will buy for sure.
GTA4 + DLC - No brainer
Halo 3 + Halo 3 ODST - Same as above
Left4Dead (might prefer it for the PC... not sure yet) - Its basically an online only game, not sure if I would buy or rent The platform I get this on may depend on how long I'm willing to pay for XBL, among other things.
Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition - Some people like it. Looks interesting, so it made my list.
Lost Planet 2 (if I like the first one, I'll want this)
Mass Effect (PC version's actually better) - Definetly want to get this.
Mirror's Edge - Great game if you get into it, it could be something that never clicks though. Looks fun if I can get past the repetition.
Ninja Blade - Dont know enough. GS says it's very derivative, but still a very fun action game. Fine with me.
Ninja Gaiden 2 - Heard its a mess but I already own it, just need a 360 to play it. To... I think it was Iga: I already have NG, and would prefer to get completely new games before I get NGB. Thus, 2 trumps Black.
Overlord - Loved the demo
Perfect Dark 0 - Could find really cheap like i did ($4), worth it I assume
Prince of Persia - Another iffy game, if you can get into it you would like it a lot but it gets repetitive. Looks like great fun.
Rage - Not enough info It's from id, has monsters, and takes place in another postapocalyptic setting or something. 'Nuff said.
RE5 - Buy or die.
Soulcalibur 4 - Get VF4 instead. I usually go for nontraditional fighters, so this may drop from my list.
Spiderman: Web of Shadows - Ask GME It's effin' Spiderman, and it sounds like it's better quality than the ones from last gen, which I kinda wanted, but never played.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Fun game, wouldnt pay full price for Of course not. Of the games on this list that I get, I'll probably get most of them used.
Street Fighter 4 (not planning on getting an arcade stick, so this isn't a definite buy) - Yes. Just as with SC4, this may drop off my list, especially since I don't want to get an arcade stick.
Tales of Vesperia (not a big fan of JRPGs, but this looks fun) - No clue I'm probably gonna sell Symphonia, but I love the art style and it's gotten a lot of positive words, so I may try it.
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf - Definetly no clue. It's a long WRPG with moral decision-making. Want.

I'm adding Lost Planet 2, just 'cuz.

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