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So, I went out and got a 360...
mithrandir72
Member Posts: 1,286
Yep, I figured I had been a good boy this year, and decided to get myself a present. Armed with a credit card, I went out a few days ago to buy a console.
Actually, I was shooting for a Wii, but guess what? In the three stores I looked, I found none. Simply because they were completely sold out. I did however, notice quite a few 20 GB PS3s (Everyone wants a 60 GB), but I wouldn't buy one for a multitude of reasons I have already explained throughly.
Anyway, on my third and finale shop, there is of course, no Wii, so I decide to settle for second prize. I grabbed a Xbox 360. The package was the upper level one, and it also came with Need for Speed: Most Wanted. For games, I also picked up Gears of War and Lego Star Wars II.
So, I hook up the Console. After a few moments of trouble (Which was all user error, like putting the batteries in wrong for the controller), I shove in Gears of War. Now, I'm not a graphics guy, but on my sub-par CRT TV, the thing still looks amazing. The Gameplay was pretty amazing, once I got the hang of it (the game does have a learning curve) The story was a bit weak, but I wasn't paying much attention. I was too busy having fun splattering guts across the screen with the Chainsaw.
Lego Star Wars..... well, it was alright. It was fun for a while, but the novelty of pulling off arms with Chewbacca wore off about halfway through. It had nice graphics, but the pretty picture can only keep me going so long.I've heard nice reviews about it, but I didn't find it all that great. There was a bit too much collecting going on.
Need for Speed. I'm not into racing games all that much. However, I've had decent fun with this game. Its fun to evade the 10-20 police cars you can eventually get chasing you. Once again, it looks pretty, which I've said about all the games so far, but its true (Especially for Gears of War. That game continues to blow my mind).
Overall, so far my experience with the 360 has been positive. I'm happy with my purchase. I still wish I had gotten a Wii, but we'll have to wait until I get some more extra money, and they actually have some in stores.
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
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We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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Eternally mine,
Keebs
The MMO gaming blog I write for.
I'm planning on Xbox Live pretty soon, I'm probably going to get it with the Second round of games I'm planning on buying soon. I've already got the gear, and I think a free Silver membership, just haven't hooked it up
I really can't wait to fire up a Co-Op game with Gears of War, it just seems like it would be a jar or pure awesomeness waiting to be opened.
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
It's quite possibly the best collectors since Oblivion.
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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RISING DRAGOON ~AION US ONLINE LEGION for Elyos
Some games you should probably look into are Fight Night Round 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and Saints Row (an obvious GTA clone, but a really good one).
Oh, don't forget to sign up for the Halo 3 beta. Maybe you'll get lucky. Just go to www.halo3.com
xbox360.ign.com/articles/752/752250p1.html
The main webpage used to state it was coming out for the 360.
I can't find any references about it anymore.
I'm not liking these consoles tbh, find the PC much better;
360:
Most the games you can get for PC anyways, the ones it does have are overrated : I can't see anything good for the future too apart from 2 titles which i probally wont like anyways. I don't want to pay extra money for a live sub to be able to play them online, seems stupid to me when i can play online on PC for free.
Wii:
Graphics date back to 2001 and the controller feels like a short lived gimmick to me lol. I don't see this console lasting more than 2 years tbh and no game i've played on it so far has been any good.
PS3:
Overpriced and blu-ray looks like it's losing so your paying 200 more for a blu ray player thats useless. The games so far have been horrible and i hate the new controller. Future games exclusives seem to be lost because it's not sold well so far and if they havn't then i look forward to them. The console just seems a mess atm, needs a year but it's all im giving it.
Windows Vista:
I'm starting to hate Microsoft they're charging $400 or £350 odd (which is like $700) for Vista and if you buy a cheaper version ur basically gimped, like it was with Home and Pro. It's too expensive and too much of a rip-off. They're gonna mix 360 and PC multiplayer games together which is stupid lol. The OS seems to restrict us even more and make us feed microsoft more money.
I'm just going to stick with XP and wait for DX10 cracks lol.
Oh and also if you already have Windows XP (home or Pro) all you need to do is buy the upgrade edition which is about $150 for home premium Vista (not sure about Euro or GB prices). Which is really all you need unless you are a business.
Eternally mine,
Keebs
The MMO gaming blog I write for.
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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RISING DRAGOON ~AION US ONLINE LEGION for Elyos
Eternally mine,
Keebs
The MMO gaming blog I write for.
I'm pretty sure he's right, as I have the cable in front of me and I'm about 99% sure its a standard internet cable, as its got the same type plug things.
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
I'm pretty sure he's right, as I have the cable in front of me and I'm about 99% sure its a standard internet cable, as its got the same type plug things.
Correct, I use an RJ45 ethernet cable, goes out of my window and into my housemate's router.
No longer visiting MMORPG.com.
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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RISING DRAGOON ~AION US ONLINE LEGION for Elyos
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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RISING DRAGOON ~AION US ONLINE LEGION for Elyos
No longer visiting MMORPG.com.
I have tried getting into the GOW multiplayer and it was fun for the first little bit but now its just boring, it’s the same old thing done a thousand times before. I really liked GOW but I also picked up RS: Vegas and the game are better then GOW, the multiplayer in Vegas is really good too, far better then GOW. Lost Planet is going to be a lot of fun I am looking forward to trying that game out, the Demo is amazing for a Demo it’s so bloody addictive. Bring it on down now.
Damn byotch dat aint no friggn moon fool, dat be a friggn space station byotch.
fad then
Nintendo is the only current console company with a history of creativity in their systems. Not everything has been a large success, but the influence is still there. Do you think there would have been DDR if there wasn't for the powerpad? Virtualboys may not have made a lot of money but you can't say they are afraid to try new things to make console gaming more fun.
Xboxs and Playstations are decent hardware, but by no means creative. The games play a lot like the old xbox games and some PS3 games play like PS1 games. It isn't a coincidence.
I'm planning on Xbox Live pretty soon, I'm probably going to get it with the Second round of games I'm planning on buying soon. I've already got the gear, and I think a free Silver membership, just haven't hooked it up
I really can't wait to fire up a Co-Op game with Gears of War, it just seems like it would be a jar or pure awesomeness waiting to be opened.
For Xbox Live there is a free 2 month (i think 2 month) membership you get when you buy the console, and if that runs out stop by Burger King and pick up those games, theres free Xbox Live memberships in there