Welcome to shooter land ;P lots of fun stuff to paly.(We need some western RPGs)
Condemned: Of the early games its the one that stuck out the most to me. Combat was a bit repeditive but fun and has a creepy vibe. Has a few moments that will make you jump.
GRAW: This is a must if you like tacticle shooters.
GRAW 2: Fun as well but way to short on the single player campaign.
Fear: If you have not played it on the pc(only played the DEMO 360) its worth a look but the controls are kinda gimpy when comparing the 2 versions great game though.
FC Instints Preadator was OK. I never played it on PC so I have no point of reference. Its very long for a shooter.
Prey:Enjoyd this one.Some interesting gameplay mechanics and a fair story.
The Darkness: I really enjoyed this one, decent length with a good story. The level design reminded me of Vampire: Bloodlines its overdoes vulgarity though.
Call of Duty 2: If your not tired of WWII shooters fun and compelling.
Meadal of Honor Airborne: MY favorite WWII shooter to date. Play this one evern if your tired of WWII shooters!
Lost Planet: A fair game IMO worth a rent but not a buy unless its cheap.
Chromehounds: Only if you love Mech Games This one dissapointed me a bit but I had fun with it. Online deathmatch was fun but I found the "war mode" dissapointing.
You already said yor getting Gears. I loved the gameplay mechanics. Its a bit short and the story was way underdeveloped. Very fun game though. Halo was a lot of fun as well but the AI is dated. It was nice to have an ending for the series. Loved the story and gameplay in Bioshock. I found the Character models art style to be dissapointing though.
I found these games to be dissapointing. By that I mean I quit playing because I foud them boring which is pretty sad cause I try to finish even mediocre games when I buy them.
Perfect Dark Zero: Massive dissapointment. It had a few interesting levels but I found myself hating the game mor eand more as I progressed and lost interest altogether.
Splinter Cell Double Agent: IMO its time to retire Splinter Cell.
TES Oblivion: fair to note that I had fun with this one. It just didn't live up to the hype to me. Not as good as Morrowind. Level scaling and poor story/mission structure ruined it for me. IF you like how Bethesda does RPGS you'll like it.
MY currently out still to Play list:
COD 3
Rainbow Six Vegas
Conan(I liked the demo for some reason typically dont like this type of game)
I'm getting these 2 first though:
Assassins Creed
Mass Effect
As to live it varies by game. I have not played a game on it that is simular socially to WOW if thats what your getting at. Of the few 360 games I played on live I enjoyed Chromehounds the most. I hated COD2 online. I ended up cancelling my live gold account cause I just dont use it enough to justify it. Then again I typically prefer a single player experience. Although I absolutely loved Battelfield 2 and 2042. Before thoes the only thing I really got into shooterwise online were Mechwarrior 2 and Starsiege those were a blast back in the day.
Have fun with your 360!
