Cabin fever is hitting hard in MN this winter, and I am going completely nuts.
To (hopefully) alleviate it to some degree, I am planning to finally buy an XBox in the next week since I've wanted one for some time anyway. And it will be cool to use to get movies from Netflix as well.
What's the best core system to get? I don't plan to get into gaming online or anything, just want to blow the shit out of something and/or do some racing when the need strikes.
As far as the games, what's the best FPS shoot-em-up game these days? Auto racing?
Help....
No help on the system, but Forza Motorsports, IMO is a great auto racing game.
FPS-Left for Dead, both 1 and 2.
Resident evil also rocked.
Gears of war 1 and 2 good FPS.
Offhand, any of those should keep you busy for a good long while.
I'm currently hooked in the worst of ways on Borderlands.
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What he said.
I've been liking the Moto GP games as well. Although, they do tend to aggravate I-cant-ride-itis.
Gears of war is great (the first one) Haven't played 2 yet.
I tend to wait until games are like $15 or $20 somewhere before I'll buy them. I can't do $60. There's a blockage in my nervous system that keeps my hand from getting out my wallet.
All the Halo games are fun too.
Get the regular xbox with 20gig hdd. its cheap allows you to watch movies, play games that require you to save. etc. i think its 199.
Make sure you put your xbox on a surge protector. ;)
surge protectors are barbaric and outdated.
Whichever xbox you end up with just make sure it has a hard drive. Even if you don't think so, you will end up needing it.
With this many years on in the current generation of consoles there are allot of great and cheap games to choose from.
I have an "xbox problem" which im slowly weening myself off of. So I have allot of games to recommend.
For "Shooter" games.
Halo series is getting old but still has a strong following. It's worth while to play through the all 3 if you havent yet.
Call of duty series. Modern warfare 2 is the current flavor of the month and probably the easiest to learn.
Gears of War 1 & 2 are awesome but it's usually a love it or hate it game. This is my personal favorite.
Left for Dead 1 & 2
Battlefield 2 is looking like its going to be good.
For more general single player campaign type shooters.
Bioshock 1 was great and 2 is due out any day.
Assassins Creed 1 & 2
RPG or RPG-ish. aka Games that will steal you life from you.
Oblivion
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Dragon Age Orgins
Mass Effect 1 is very good, 2 is great
Borderlands gets great reviews, although im yet to play it.
Driving games.
Forza 3 is great if you like simulator level driving.
Dirt 2 is great if you like fun forgiving level driving.
Moto GP is hard.
Some other highly recomended games.
Braid
Castle Crashers
Zuma
Carcassonne
Catan
Portal. Came in the "Orange Box" with half life 2 and Team fortress 2
Crackdown
Civilization Revolution
Batman Arkham Asylum
Left 4 Dead is teh UBER!... if you have friends to play with you on co-op.
single player isn't as rewarding, though still fun. the first game you can probably find on the cheap, but the 2nd one is just better (melee weapons!)
finally picked up the new COD... the single player campaigns are always pretty fun [thumbsup]
I like gears of war 2 better than 1, but I have nothing empirical to back that up with.
the only racers I've played were forza 3 and... test drive? the one where you're in hawaii. I think it was test drive
I've played the first Halo on PC but not the other two so I guess they're shoe-ins. Gears of War definitely looks interesting as does Left for Dead.
Forza 3 is at the top of the list. [thumbsup]
I currently play Left 4 Dead 2 and halo a lot...
also downloaded worms armageddon and it's an amazing drunk game wit friends.
looking to get forza
If you're looking just to play single player and watch Netflix movies, then get the arcade version. It only has 256 MB storage, so don't go nuts.
As for games. I end up always going back to first-person shooters. I'm addicted to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 right now and Battlefield is looking good.
I've played all the Forza games and the MotoGP ones as well. MotoGP gets better every year and Forza is excellent. Pure is a cool off-road game. Halo is a bit outdated, specially the single player. Halo 3 is still the most played online game on XBox Live.
For games that you sneak around and have to solve puzzles, Assasins Creed.
Left 4 Dead is just zombie killing fun. I don't think there's a more fun game out there.
Bit the bullet and got an Elite unit over lunch, in case I get snowed in tomorrow (almost hoping for it). The HDD could come in handy, plus it's black and spiffy.
Grabbed Halo 2 and Forza 3 for now. Let the games begin!
;D
check out the used section at Gamestop.
lots of good games that are a little older for <$20 (like gears of war, mass effect, bioshock,etc...)
You will not be dissapointed. Right now I'm kicking some n00b ass.
forza 3 is the dogs balls. i love this game.
halo obviously. ODST is great too.
army of two is awesome, and a second one just came out. you can get the first new for $19.99. It's a great game.
Resident evil 5 sucks, avoid it.
if you want an EPIC time waster, Fable 2 is the way to go.
do yourself a favor and don't buy a used Xbox. the used ones tend to have problems, as the system itself was formerly very prone to hardware... issues.
the newer ones seem to be find. the standard one now comes with a 60gb HDD. i have one that is going on 2 years old, no probs whatsoever.
let me know when you get on Xbox Live [thumbsup]
NHL 10 is INCREDIBLE if you like hockey. best hockey game ever.
Quote from: Speedbag on February 08, 2010, 12:59:12 PM
Bit the bullet and got an Elite unit over lunch, in case I get snowed in tomorrow (almost hoping for it). The HDD could come in handy, plus it's black and spiffy.
Grabbed Halo 2 and Forza 3 for now. Let the games begin!
;D
Wel-if all goes well, we won't get any reviews for like, a month.
Forza 3 is pretty awesome.... :)
about to break open bioshock 2
:D
BioShock 1 was epic.
Tell us how 2 is!!
before Xmas I bought Left For Dead 2 and CODMW2.
Left for dead I didn't get far in cuz I havent stopped playin MW2.
What sucks about LFD2 is the limited save spots but whatever.
I suck at online gamin on consoles. Need a keyboard!! but every now and then you get that map when shit just works for ya and you kick ass. Happened like once to me! :p
Quote from: Monsterlover on February 09, 2010, 06:27:01 PM
BioShock 1 was epic.
Tell us how 2 is!!
haven't tried multiplayer yet, just campaign.
you're a big daddy, ten years later... and you get to use plasmids.
the little sisters are just as creepy, only now they can tag along with you.
big sisters SUCK!!! :o
Quote from: vwboomer on February 09, 2010, 08:43:48 PM
What sucks about LFD2 is the limited save spots but whatever.
you just can't get as rambo as you can in other shooters... it pays to slow down, stay with the others, and work on surviving vs. kicking ass.
that's what makes it so much fun! well, and the endless sea of zombies ;D
Quote from: teddy037.2 on February 09, 2010, 09:53:10 PM
you just can't get as rambo as you can in other shooters... it pays to slow down, stay with the others, and work on surviving vs. kicking ass.
that's what makes it so much fun! well, and the endless sea of zombies ;D
That's the point of the game. They made it so that you have to work as a group to survive. First time I played it, I died many many times.
Now CoDMW2 is another story. Play it online every day. Some days are better than others. Next one will be Battlefield.
My best Xbox advice? Forget it, go with ps3!! [thumbsup]
PS3 has 2 advantages over the XBox
1) BlueRay
2) Free online*
Notice the "*" since Sony has decided to charge for a "premium" account. Slowly they are moving to the Microsoft model, mostly because they don't have enough budget to make their online better, which is by far one of the XBox's advantages. Both have games that are specific to each console, like God of War and Grand Turismo. For my taste, I prefer the XBox exclusives.
So if you want a BlueRay player that plays games, go for the PS3. If you enjoy real gaming, go with the XBox.
Quote from: duccarlos on February 11, 2010, 04:40:29 AM
So if you want a BlueRay player that plays games, go for the PS3. If you enjoy real gaming, go with the XBox.
+1
For anyone that is on Xbox Live. every 6 months or so Buy.com or Amazon will run a sale on the 12 month gold cards for $30-35.
Toejam and Earl.
;D
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Quote from: duccarlos on February 11, 2010, 04:40:29 AM
So if you want a BlueRay player that plays games, go for the PS3. If you enjoy real gaming, go with the XBox.
I spoke with several (what I would consider) semi-hardcore gamers that had both PS3s and XBoxes, and they all basically said Xbox was the shizzle.
Only one wierdo liked the Wii the best. I think he might have been a little baked. Or didn't get the question. Or both. [laugh]
Quote from: Monsterlover on February 09, 2010, 06:27:01 PM
BioShock 1 was epic.
Tell us how 2 is!!
I have also decided that I am the worst multiplayer gamer on the planet [laugh]
played team deathmatch the other day ('civil war'... atlas vs ryan)... you get to set up two plasmids and two weapons, and as you level up you get more choices.
LB quick changes your plasmids, RB quick changes your weapons. it's pretty cool.
at times, it drops a big daddy in the level that you can grab for your team.
hackable turrets, AND vendies... sucks when you walk up to grab eve/ammo/health out of a vendy and you die because someone else hacked it already lol
I got alot of assist kills, but not many of my own... [roll]
oh, and you can research dead opponents! damage bonus next time you fight that user in the match
omg that sounds cool!
Quote from: Monsterlover on February 13, 2010, 07:49:56 AM
omg that sounds cool!
it IS, aside from my awesome suckitude [laugh]
lots of multiplayer content in this one [thumbsup]
:edit:
other modes-
turf war, which is like domination for you CODheads out there
capture the sister, team based attack/defend of a little sister, defend team controls a big daddy
adam grab, free-for-all when you have to keep control of a little sister for three minutes to win
team adam grab
last splicer standing, team based deathmatch with no respawns, and scores by round to win the match
Must hook xbox back up to internet . . .
Buy Dante's Inferno.....It was just released on this past tuesday and is phenomenal! The graphics and storyline are amazing and its filled with violence and nudity....horray!
for xbox 360?
<edit> Seems it's available :D
Quote from: djrashonal on February 13, 2010, 08:01:18 AM
Buy Dante's Inferno.....It was just released on this past tuesday and is phenomenal! The graphics and storyline are amazing and its filled with violence and nudity....horray!
i've seen some vids on youtube.
it is certainly... insane... ;D
i'm really tempted, but what I don't need is to spend money on one more game... i'll probably pick it up used, later on
Quote from: Monsterlover on February 13, 2010, 08:09:20 AM
for xbox 360?
yep [evil]
Quote from: teddy037.2 on February 13, 2010, 08:09:28 AM
i've seen some vids on youtube.
it is certainly... insane... ;D
i'm really tempted, but what I don't need is to spend money on one more game... i'll probably pick it up used, later on
yep [evil]
I agree, i'm a member on goozex.com and trade my games for points to get other games, thats how i get most of my games now. I dont think they're worth 60 or even 40 bucks....and by the time they're 20 bucks i've forgotten about them. check it out if you've got a bunch of games sitting that you're never gonna play again
all my old junk gradually makes it's way down to the local game stop
Got to try Left 4 Dead today.
Hell yes! [thumbsup]
I'll be picking that one up in the near future....
[bang]
must... find... not-drunk-spec-ops-partner.
I just started Dante's Inferno and BioShock2.... love em both... but they are completely different styles.... Dantes is the hack and slash button combination type game.... and Bioshock is the first person shooter with a great environment and insane story line.... like em both... like Bioshock better though. my two cents.
Quote from: teddy037.2 on February 14, 2010, 09:15:10 PM
[bang]
must... find... not-drunk-spec-ops-partner.
I assume you're referring to CoD. Send me a PM with your tag. I'm usually playing around 10PM EST.
Quote from: duccarlos on February 15, 2010, 11:34:37 AM
I assume you're referring to CoD. Send me a PM with your tag. I'm usually playing around 10PM EST.
I was just frustrated last night... lol my buddy was getting unpredictable and he wasn't talking except yelling at bots and getting gunned down.
in wardriving, he'd laze the house while I was flanking through the front freakin' door. or sweep though the garage and shoot me once he got inside and I'd already cleared it
Don't drink and game. I've been played while I was drunk, but I did it mostly to freak out the 12 year olds.
I don't mind so much when we play L4D2, because we're just screwing around.
I bought MW2 to help him play spec op... I had already played through the campaign on his xbox so I wasn't in a big rush to even buy it for mine...
So you bought it to help a buddy out, and he's wasted. Nice.
Quote from: duccarlos on February 16, 2010, 04:58:58 AM
So you bought it to help a buddy out, and he's wasted. Nice.
[laugh] pretty much.
I certainly didn't buy it for the multiplayer :D I should change my tag to "don't bother with me, I suck."
I saw your text Suckatude. I give my buddy shit all the time.
Well. Just throwing out another Xbox game recommendation...
If you are looking for the most EPIC time-waster you can possibly find, and are into the whole RPG scene...
DragonAge from BioWare is flippin' awesome.
Yes it's a bit medievil, but it's probably the "darkest" RPG i've played to date. TONS of blood and gore, demons, shadow-beings, betrayal, deception, and the like.
The decision making process in the game is also really cool, and determines what your character will end up being... And it's very deep, not like "do good" or "do evil," but rather with a lot of middle ground... my character is slowly becoming an asshole, but a rather trustworthy asshole with a steady moral compass... also a womanizer... lolz.
check it out.
they also make Mass Effect 2, which looks awesome as well.