Help me pick the next game I buy

[TheImpossibleMan]

My roommate got a 360 and we're trying to build up a library of games. On a college student's budget, however, dollars are precious and we need to be careful about what games we buy--we really don't want to be wasteful. The two games we've narrowed it down to are Dead Space and Mass Effect. The last game we bought was Assassin's Creed and we loved it. We don't want action games--we shied away from RE5 because we read so many reviews that said it played like an action game with monsters. To those who've played both, which would you recommend?

[Jericho]

dead Space. It's pretty fucking awesome

[mongo]

Mass effect. /shittythread

[NOTKyle]

GTA IV

The replay value is off the charts.

I don't give a care if that was one of your options.

And if you're on such a tight budget why did you buy Assassins Creed? Doesn't that game have like 10 hours of gameplay?

[Jericho]

Prolly cause AC only costs like 20-25 bucks now

[zero]

Gamestop has Mass Effect for $19.99 and it comes with the download content.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73790

They also have Dead Space for $49.99

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=67176

So in all reality you could purchase both and pay only a little over what it would cost to purchase a new 360 game at full price.

But if you have to choose I would say Mass Effect especially if you are into RPG's you can sink tons of time into that game.

[NOTKyle]

Still. For the same price you can get Halo 2, Perfect Dark, Dead Rising. For $40-50ish you can get Oblivion. Why actually purchase a game that is well known for how short it is?

[TheImpossibleMan]

GTA IV

The replay value is off the charts.

I don't give a care if that was one of your options.

And if you're on such a tight budget why did you buy Assassins Creed? Doesn't that game have like 10 hours of gameplay?Close to 30 hours.

And we already own GTA IV.

[Archangel]

I'm on a student's budget, and I have bought like 15 games for my PS3 in the last half year or so.

However, you can't go wrong with either. Dead Space is brilliantly made and massively atmospheric, while Mass Effect just may be the best written game of the past 10 years. I remember you saying you liked KOTOR: Then, Mass Effect will make you cream your pants.

[mongo]

Close to 30 hours.

And we already own GTA IV.

You suck at video games more than I do.

[TheImpossibleMan]

Hm, and my favorite game ever is LoZ:OoT, so I guess I like RPG's more...

[TheImpossibleMan]

You suck at video games more than I do.Whatever, that game was a treat to spend a long time playing through. It is so much fun to run around the city.

[Archangel]

They also have Dead Space for $49.99


Rip-off. Amazon.co.uk are selling it for like 17 quid.

But if you have to choose I would say Mass Effect especially if you are into RPG's you can sink tons of time into that game.

Meh, if there's one complaint I have about MA, it's that it's a bit short. First play-through only lasted 30 hours or so with full exploration - if it's time you want, Fallout 3 is unbeatable. I put like 200 hours into that shit, and never even got to Canterbury Commons...

[NOTKyle]

I honestly don't know what you did for 200 hours arch. I got like 50 and just wound up bored.

[mongo]

Fallout 3 is weak sauce.

[NOTKyle]

Fallout 3 is weak sauce.

Shut your dirty whore mouth.

[ADD]

I don't do 360, so I can't help you

[Archangel]

I honestly don't know what you did for 200 hours arch. I got like 50 and just wound up bored.

Explored the entire map, did almost every side quest (without getting the achievements because LIVE on PC sucks balls), got every unique weapon, and just roamed around hunting mother fuckers.

[TheImpossibleMan]

I'm not one for incredibly lengthy RPGs, though; I like them manageable, as 100 hours is usually my ceiling for games. What's the time on Mass Effect?

[TheImpossibleMan]

Oh and we already own Fallout 3.

[Archangel]

I'm not one for incredibly lengthy RPGs, though; I like them manageable, as 100 hours is usually my ceiling for games. What's the time on Mass Effect?

Meh, if there's one complaint I have about MA, it's that it's a bit short. First play-through only lasted 30 hours or so with full exploration
Might have been more, I don't remember that well. But every minute of that was so worth it.

[TheImpossibleMan]

And after that? What would you guys put in your top 5 for 360 games? I want to go for the best next.

[NOTKyle]

Do you have live?

[Archangel]

Just checked, last save was at 39hrs 57mins.

[Archangel]

And after that? What would you guys put in your top 5 for 360 games? I want to go for the best next.

That really depends on what genres you like, but a games collection without Bioshock isn't worthy of that name.

[TheImpossibleMan]

Do you have live?
No.

[Gary_Busey]

RROD.

[Archangel]

Let's see, what games do I own that are also out on the 360 (I have them on the PS3 & PC, myself)...

Action/shooters - Graw 2, R6: Vegas, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, RE5, The Orange Box, Dead Space

Sandbox/RPG - Bioshock (I know, it's more of an FPS than an RPG, but still), GTA IV, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Fallout 3

Platformers - Lego Star Wars (don't laugh, it's bloody fantastic)

Fighters - SC IV and SF IV.

I can recommend all of them...

[Gary_Busey]

I would recommend the fuck out of The Orange Box.

[Ocelot]

If it's between those two I'd get Mass Effect. I haven't played Dead Space, but mass effect is like $20 now.

Others I'd suggest are Fallout 3($60) or oblivion($20 I think) (depending on what you get a rise out of more- futuristic apocalypse or medieval fantasy), Dead Rising($20), Left 4 Dead($60), Street Fighter IV($60), or Star Ocean: The Last Hope($60), just to name a few.

Saints Row 2 can also be a fun diversion.

Edit: More or less what Arch said. I would wait on The Orange Box though until they release the TF2 update for Xbox users. Hopefully it's coming in the next few months.. maybe..

[Gary_Busey]

I'm still playing Oblivion, although I took a break from it. I'm at just over 100 hours. Fucking school, work and girlfriend getting in the way of playing.

[Archangel]

Fuck, Star Ocean is like the ONE game I'd almost buy a 360 for.

[Archangel]

I'm still playing Oblivion, although I took a break from it. I'm at just over 100 hours. Fucking school, work and girlfriend getting in the way of playing.

Get your girl addicted to games, but make sure you have separate TVs. The missus plays the shit out of some RPGs, and I always have to kick her away from the TV when I want my turn at Street Fighter or some such.

[Archangel]

I would recommend the fuck out of The Orange Box.

Best value for money in a game, ever. They could have sold that shit for three times what it cost initially, and it would have been morally defensible.

But then, I am seriously gay for HL2, so my opinion is biased.

[Archangel]

I'm seriously thinking about picking up Endwar and Armored Core: For Answer one of these days. They'e also selling Mirror's Edge and The Force Unleashed for like 13 quid now, so I might give those a shot.

[Gary_Busey]

Get your girl addicted to games, but make sure you have separate TVs. The missus plays the shit out of some RPGs, and I always have to kick her away from the TV when I want my turn at Street Fighter or some such.
Oh, she already is a gamer, just a different gamer. Her all-time favorite is Earthbound, which I actually started playing just because she likes it so much. She's not much into the medieval games, more into stuff that's either anime-like or what I would describe as "cutsie", like Animal Crossing. I did get her to try Morrowind, which she liked but has no idea what to do.

Best value for money in a game, ever. They could have sold that shit for three times what it cost initially, and it would have been morally defensible.

But then, I am seriously gay for HL2, so my opinion is biased.
HL is definitely one of my favorite series ever. I was hooked from the first one back in '98 on my old Dell 233. That game was amazing.

[Gary_Busey]

Even though I could easily get them free, I always pay for Valve and Bethesda games.

[mongo]

Arch, you play some gay ass shit.

[Gary_Busey]

I can't get into those Jap RPGs, the animation and voices are just too weird.

[Archangel]

Arch, you play some gay ass shit.

And the opinion of a vegetarian matters to me... why?

[Archangel]

I can't get into those Jap RPGs, the animation and voices are just too weird.

If your girl likes Anime type games and JRPGs (and you have a PS2 lying around), try getting her a game from the Persona series as a present - they're only $25 or so, but they get rave reviews from everywhere, and the missus is totally adicted to them.

[Gary_Busey]

If your girl likes Anime type games and JRPGs (and you have a PS2 lying around), try getting her a game from the Persona series as a present - they're only $25 or so, but they get rave reviews from everywhere, and the missus is totally adicted to them.
Nah, no PS2. We're both pretty busy so it's hard to find games. She has her DS she plays a lot, and I've been trying to get her into the Elder Scrolls series. We'll see, I'm sure she's heard of the Persona series, she knows more about those kinds of games than I do.

[NOTKyle]

This thread really made me want to expand my game library.

[zero]

Nah, no PS2. We're both pretty busy so it's hard to find games. She has her DS she plays a lot, and I've been trying to get her into the Elder Scrolls series. We'll see, I'm sure she's heard of the Persona series, she knows more about those kinds of games than I do.


They are releasing a Shin Megami for the DS

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73958

[redsox39]

Mass effect by a hair. Dead Space has its moments though. But it can be repetitive and it is nothing you haven't seen before.

If you like a story and getting attached to characters, Mass Effect is pretty awesome.

[redsox39]

My wife loves the Burn-out series (minus that POS, Paradise) and College Football. And Uno.

[Gary_Busey]

Who doesn't love Uno?

[Archangel]

Mass effect by a hair. Dead Space has its moments though. But it can be repetitive and it is nothing you haven't seen before.

If you like a story and getting attached to characters, Mass Effect is pretty awesome.
I still haven't figured out how to get Ashley to fuck me. Oh well, Liara ain't a bad fall-back.

[Limp]

I still haven't figured out how to get Ashley to fuck me. Oh well, Liara ain't a bad fall-back.
Try the 'Stop being a faggot nerd' button.

[NOTKyle]

So in the next few months I'm going to be buying: a year of live ($39), Mass Effect ($20), Bioshock ($26), Gears ($28).

$115 of pure sex.

[Archangel]

Try the 'Stop being a faggot nerd' button.

Since surprising the missus with JRPGs gets me a lot of grateful blow jobs, I don't think I will.

[Draven X 23]

I think we need to know what games you already have so we can figure out the best choices for you and your friend. Currently I sit at 32 Full Games plus like 15 DL games and some expansion packs for games like Mass Effect, Fable II, GTA 4, Oblivion and such.

All depends on what you like. Oblivion is still my Number 1 game. I bought all the expansions and such over the weekend since they were half off. So really if you just connected to live you could get over 300 hours of game play and such for like $50 total ($20 for game and about $30 for all the expansions).

My Top 10 is
1. Oblivion w/ Shivering Isle and other expansions
2. Left 4 Dead
3. The Orange Box
4. Dead Rising
5. Saints Row 1 & 2
6. Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7. Resident Evil 5
8. Mass Effect w/ Expansion
9. GTA IV w/ The Lost & Damned Expansion
10. Halo 3

Honorable Mention: Viva Pinata 1 & 2

[Stax]

GJuFL43p11Q

[Draven X 23]

I have all 3. I'm not really biased for one or the other. I just like good games.

[Jack Bauer]

im converted

[Hoser]

I am going to sell my PS3, buy a plane ticket ot where he lives and break his jaw so he can never speak again.

[Archangel]

This is what negroes have done to this once great country.

[TheImpossibleMan]

Since surprising the missus with JRPGs gets me a lot of grateful blow jobs, I don't think I will.Thanks arch, because I really needed the mental image of rosie o'donnell giving head to kim-jong il. Thanks.

[STDSkillz]

Gotta go with Mass Effect. Dead Space was fun, but Mass Effect sucked me into its universe. Few things without the name of Star Wars do this to me.

[TheImpossibleMan]

GJuFL43p11Q
What a nice young man.

[Archangel]

Thanks arch, because I really needed the mental image of rosie o'donnell giving head to kim-jong il. Thanks.

You know, one tries to help you out after you're too dumb to check out IGN for some game reviews, and I get this?

You homos really are some bitches.

[Rumpleforeskin]

I watched a buddy play Mass Effect after he first got it. The first game EVER that I could sit there and watch someone else play while not becoming bored. It's that good. As far as recommendations go, I can't make any. I'm currently addicted to Ninja Gaiden 2, who's difficulty level is nothing short of masochistic.

[Gary_Busey]

I had Mass Effect. It was ok. I didn't finish it though, I don't remember why.

[NOTKyle]

You homos really are some bitches.

I believe they believe the term "fierce."

And yeah, once I decided to start expanding my collection I went right to IGN reviews from over a year ago, cause I knew they'd be cheaper.

[Jack Bauer]

Oblivion is still my Number 1 game. I bought all the expansions and such over the weekend since they were half off.

seen this and checked yesterday evening and it was still half price. picked up points today but of course its back up to 2400 for shivering isles. they can go fuck if they think im gonna waste more points

[the creeps]

mass effect has replay value. i just started a new game as a vangaurd. it is the shit. the first time thru i was a soldier. the game play is different. but equally fun.

[Warden]

Mass Effect is the first game I am picking up once I replace my 360, if that says anything

[Da Raider]

this page needs horse pics.

[the creeps]

i want bioshock. just waiting for the price drop. it should be soon.

[Archangel]

I bought it new on amazon for like €12; are you waiting for it to come attached to a magazine cover?

[NOTKyle]

i want bioshock. just waiting for the price drop. it should be soon.

It's $26 on amazon.

[defprophet]

its 20-30$ everywhere I see it.

[NOTKyle]

I think he's waiting for it to come in a box of lucky charms.

[Archangel]

Gumball machines: now with award winning XBox 360 games.

[Rumpleforeskin]

I need a new game since I'm finding RE5 unbelievably boring. I'm thinking Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead, or maybe the Ridick game. Any suggestions?

[TheImpossibleMan]

We're getting Mass Effect.

[Draven X 23]

We're getting Mass Effect.

Good choice.


I got Bully a week ago.

[fastjohnnybuell]

fear 2

[andrade]

Mirror's Edge

[Jericho]

Andrade,I'm about to punch you in the fucking throat if you don't stop bumping threads with nothing to offer

[fadetoblack1985]

Just rented Prototype, that game is awesome. I would suggest that