Just got a 360, what do I want to play?

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:09 pm

I just got a 360 as an anniversary present (pro with HDMI) and now I need to get something worth playing I guess. I've preordered Halo 3, and picked up BioShock - what else is there? Was Viva Pinata any good?

Gears of War kind of bored me, and I'm not a fan of the Tom Clancy games.

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:56 pm

Symphony of the Night. No question.

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:01 pm

Blue Dragon is actually pretty good.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:08 pm

Bullet Witch!
Project Sylpheed!

And on a more mainstream note:
Dead Rising.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:31 pm

I found CoD2 better than CoD3 (not much into WW2 stuff)

The outfit is alright , hard to get used to but atleast worth a rental

Saints Row is good , online is cool , but it kinda lacks compared to GTA in some aspects

Oblivion if you havnt already got it on PC

Some of the Live Arcade games are decent , Uno , Texas Hold Em , Bomberman Live

And if you want PDZ , its graphics are shiny which is weird to see glossy sand , but unless you just have to play the prequal to PD then I wouldnt suggest it

And those listed above...

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:41 am

Geometry Wars! Also, Ikaruga and Rez are about to hit Live Arcade soon.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:42 am

the bonus of the 360 is that you can download demos and try them out yourself.

i can't recommend blue dragon from the demo, as stoked as i was to own it.

crackdown is incredibly short, but fun.

dead rising is a hard recommendation due to its save system, but if you never die, you shouldn't have to worry about losing a few hours.

marvel ultimate alliance is multi-platform, but the gold edition includes the DLC, adding another 8 characters.

guitar hero II is pretty fun

Oblivion just came out with a GotY edition that would be worth picking up.

Stranglehold is one you'll want to try the demo for first. It's enjoyable enough.

condemned: criminal origins if you like the scary games. it should be dirt cheap by now.

fight night is also pretty cheap and good party fun

i'm a little surprised that gears of war didn't go well with you.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:35 am

It's all about Live arcade, that is your friend. also I heard Eternal Sonata is supposed to be pretty good.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:06 am

How could I forget?!?!?!

Bomberman Zero!

Not so much to play(I'm not a Bomberman fan), but to piss off all the people ranting that graphics don't matter, so Hudson shouldn't have overhauled them and it's a crap game because it isn't cuddly and cute.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:59 am

Clements wrote:Blue Dragon is actually pretty good.

Yeah, what about that game? I've read the bad reviews saying it was too oldschool or something, is it just because they're all a bunch of pretentious pussies who absolutely require some sort of "clever" and "revolutionary" fully automated battle system, can't play without their little hand being held along the way, and go BAWWWWWWW DRAMA each time they see even a hint of something they saw before in an older RPG? While the game is actually very good?

Or does it really stand at an FF1 level of antiquity?

I don't own a 360 or anything, but this game interests me.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:34 pm

I hear the game only picks up after disc 2. The first two discs are "boring" from some reviews that I read.

indignation · Post by **indignation** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:36 am

I'm checking out screen shots: looks pretty decent. If I had more money, I'd consider getting the XBox 360 just for this game

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:59 am

I played about 4-5 hours into it (it's my Uncle's 360), and liked it. It was like a slightly modernised version of Dragon Quest, with a job system a bit like FFV. I admit I am a jRPG fan and have a lot of patience.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:08 am

you need it because battles crawl.

the most mundane encounter takes forever.

if you need an rpg fix, i'd probably get oblivion, or hold out until mass effect comes in november.

Mills Layne · Post by **Mills Layne** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:44 pm

The first games I got with my 360 were Gears Of War, Dead Rising (awesome zombie game!), and Tomb Raider Legend (surprisingly fun).

I'd recommend:

Dead Rising
Gears of War (how is it boring?)
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Crackdown
ES4: Oblivion
Perfect Dark Zero
DiRT
Forza 2