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Khuutra on 29 January 2009
The_God_of_War said:
dbot said:
Stan85 said:
Mr Khan said:

A very solid lineup, heavy on the RPGs. Which of those titles will really stand out, though? Which will be the big 360 game of 09? The kind to sit on the level with Gears, Gears 2, or Halo 3 (or Brawl or MGS4 or Super Mario Galaxy if we go outside Microsoft's scope)

 

I see a lot of great games, but nothing that's going to really set the world on fire, but if you can see something, please, point it out

 

 Crackdown 2 ? Ninte-Nine Nights 2 ?

GTA 4 episode 1 and 2 ?

Anyway,wait till E3 2009... in June I think... MS is not like Sony and doesn`t show it`s games with 1 or 2 years in advanced. Maybe then something interesting (for you) will come for the 360.

I`m not buying/installing Vista for Alan Wake, I`ll enjoy The Lost and the Damned,Race Pro,Ninja Blade,Gears 2,Mass Effect 2 and many more,all at the low price of 199. Thanks MS !

Too Human, Alan Wake, Halo Wars, GTA Exclusive DLC...   Yeah, Microsoft has a history of keeping things close to the vest.

 

Well said. They are just like Sony, they revealed Halo Wars, Too Humane, Fable 2, Alan Wake, GTA4 DLC, Splinter Cell etc all years in advance. And all they revealed at last years E3 was Lips and Scene It. MS have never revealed any great games at E3 and released them in the same year. But Microsoft's fanboys just don't realise that for some reason.

 

Too Human was first revealed to the public in like 1997. That is far from being on them.



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memory2zack on 29 January 2009

@obamanian&shio: Console VS. PC round gazillion-something. Ready... Fight!



The_God_of_War on 29 January 2009
Khuutra said:
The_God_of_War said:
dbot said:
Stan85 said:
Mr Khan said:

A very solid lineup, heavy on the RPGs. Which of those titles will really stand out, though? Which will be the big 360 game of 09? The kind to sit on the level with Gears, Gears 2, or Halo 3 (or Brawl or MGS4 or Super Mario Galaxy if we go outside Microsoft's scope)

 

I see a lot of great games, but nothing that's going to really set the world on fire, but if you can see something, please, point it out

 

 Crackdown 2 ? Ninte-Nine Nights 2 ?

GTA 4 episode 1 and 2 ?

Anyway,wait till E3 2009... in June I think... MS is not like Sony and doesn`t show it`s games with 1 or 2 years in advanced. Maybe then something interesting (for you) will come for the 360.

I`m not buying/installing Vista for Alan Wake, I`ll enjoy The Lost and the Damned,Race Pro,Ninja Blade,Gears 2,Mass Effect 2 and many more,all at the low price of 199. Thanks MS !

Too Human, Alan Wake, Halo Wars, GTA Exclusive DLC...   Yeah, Microsoft has a history of keeping things close to the vest.

 

Well said. They are just like Sony, they revealed Halo Wars, Too Humane, Fable 2, Alan Wake, GTA4 DLC, Splinter Cell etc all years in advance. And all they revealed at last years E3 was Lips and Scene It. MS have never revealed any great games at E3 and released them in the same year. But Microsoft's fanboys just don't realise that for some reason.

 

Too Human was first revealed to the public in like 1997. That is far from being on them.

Fair point. But didn't MS announce it for the 360 at E3 2005 or 2006? So that's at least 2 years before the games release.

 



  

Khuutra on 29 January 2009

Yeah, that's true, I had forgotten, do pardon me.

Microsoft doesn't play its cards close to the vest, and if they do it is a very new practice. They haven't been at it as long as Nintendo (which is to say for two or three years).



The_God_of_War on 29 January 2009
Khuutra said:
Yeah, that's true, I had forgotten, do pardon me.

Microsoft doesn't play its cards close to the vest, and if they do it is a very new practice. They haven't been at it as long as Nintendo (which is to say for two or three years).

 

True, that's why it's odd to see so many 360 fans say they do. I own a 360 myself and having to wait years for Splinter Cell, Alan Wake and Halo Wars is pretty annoying. Every company has shown games way in advance, to be fair.



  

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dbot on 29 January 2009

Too Human was announced in October of 2005 as an Xbox exclusive.

I think Microsoft's 2008 was far superior to what has been announced in 2009. I suspect that the only surprise games that will be announced and released in 2009 will be casual titles.



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

The_God_of_War on 29 January 2009

^October '05? That's nearly 3 years before release.

As for 2009, I'm hoping Crackdown 2 will be revealed but now I'm not so hopeful. You're right, probably more casual stuff.



  

Khuutra on 29 January 2009

I guess the idea of 2009 being weaker than 2008 is sort of a relief. It gives me time to catch up on the back library. I still haven't bought Lost Odyssey and such as that.



dbot on 29 January 2009

^agreed.

It would be more interesting to compare the 2008 libraries for each console. At least we know what shipped and the quality of the titles.



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

Btay on 29 January 2009
shio said:
Btay said:
bouzane said:
Stan85 said:
obamanian said:
bouzane said:
Every game on that list that I want is multi-platform. The only exclusive there that interests me is Halo Wars.

No interest in Star Ocean 4 at all ?

Also many gamers only have a 360, and many of those games are are either on PC or PS3, so you would have to buy both a PC and a PS3 to play them, when you can have them all on 360 with just one system and the lowest price imaginable

 

"He is lost in silence...he can not hear our music" ... familiar ? Mass Effect 2 rings a bell? It`s in winter 2009 and a massive game. Don`t tell me it will be on Pc because you don`t know. Want to play Alan Wake on the Pc? Please do...install Vista and play...no? I thought so.

Star Ocean 4 ? Race Pro ? Halo Wars ? Forza 3 ? Ninja Blade ? Halo Chronicles ? New Rare game? Nothing interesting?

Oh well...move along people,nothing to see here...

 

I'm not a big fan of modern JRPGs, especially SE. So no, I'm not interested in SO4... at all. The first Mass Effect was good despite its flaws but the sequel will make it to the PC sooner or later. Race Pro and Forza 3? I hate most racing games, especially racing sims. Halo Wars looks good but I'm always skeptical as to how an RTS will turn out on a console due to the limited controls. Ninja Blade? From Software has hardly blown me away in the past. Rare, they hardly produce system sellers. I'm dismissive of the 360's library because it simply isn't very impressive. It being perceived as being superior to that of the PS3 is hardly an accomplishment. Compare that list what I want for the PC this year:

Battle Forge
Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams
Borderlands
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Dawn of War II
Empire: Total War
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising
Prototype
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

I was hardly being thorough when I compiled this list, I could probably find more.

Edit: Here are a few that I just added to my wishlist after browsing a single site.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Diablo 3
Storm of War: Battle of Britain
Gish 2
They Hunger: Lost Souls
Dragon Age
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Zeno Clash
Alpha Protocol
Stormrise
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Subversion

This is why the $200 cost for a 360 is better spent on a video card and some RAM. Using Tigerdirect.ca I'm getting 4 gigs of Dual Channel DDR2 RAM and a Geforce 9800 GT for 150 Canadian dollars. With this upgrade my PC can utterly crush the 360 (and PS3) in terms of performance.

Newegg.com is way cheaper than tiger at least for me in the US. but anyway the list is very great cant wait for alan wake and mass effect 2. my standpoint I used to be a PC/nintendo gamer I would upgrade my PC every 2 years and replace every 4 years. I can say that if you have a pc powerful enough to play those game then is a no brainer, buy them for PC but if your like me (i gave up PC gaming because it was just to expensive) and only use your pc for Starcraft and internet a 360 is much cheaper. I mean everything you need to have the best 360 experance you still spend less than you would to build or buy a gaming PC and it will be usable without an upgrade for a long time compared to a pc.

 

For $500 you can get a PC that will run games better than a X360 ever could. Add to the fact that PC gaming is cheaper because PC games are cheaper and have mods, and you don't have to pay to play online (unlike X360). Also PC has far more and better games than Xbox 360.

 

mabe, but how much better? can it play Crisis at max rez with everything on? i doubt it. So yea I could spend 500 dollars and have a good PC bearly more powerful than my 360 and yes free online, mods and cheaper games but can I buy used PC games? can I sell used PC games? no, at least not were I am. I buy new on very few games and used I can get NBA2K7 for 6 bucks or mass effect for 16 bucks Can you?  I guess all I am saying is if you have a good running PC and can play those games then great more power to you but I would have to put down an other 500 dollars to have a PC that in 2 years I would have to put down another 200 dollars to keep it up to date. thats 100 dollars a year so live is worth it.