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Munkeh111 on 12 April 2011
Hapimeses said:
Munkeh111 said:

I can't give you ten Xbox 360 exclusives, but I can give you two that I would strongly reccomend

Gears of War 2 10/10

- If you don't know about this game then you have been living under a rock, but basically amazingly satisfying cover based shooting (and pick up GeoW 1 if you haven't)

Lost Odyssey 9/10

- A nice old fashioned turn based jRPG, that you can really get stuck into. Good graphics, good story, good gameplay. This game pretty much has it all apart from me getting annoyed at inventory systems as usual

Yeah, I think Gears2 is a dead cert. Actually, on that, I was surprised to read that Gears 1 has less content than the PC version. Is that actually true? I find it a pretty odd situation if so.

And, yes, Lost Odyssey, I think, looks a good pick-up to me. And if you're not annoyed at the inventory system, it just isn't a proper RPG!

And can you really not make a full top ten of exclusives? Really? Or have you just not played many of them?

Well if you were to look through my 360 collection, the only non-PC ones are those 2 I have mentioned and Fable II, which I don't really reccomend (especially not 3).  And GeoW had more content on PC, but I think that was because of a late release, as Gears was rushed out a little to be the big game of the holiday, so had a large chunk of its story cut

If you are interested in XBLA, the one that stands out is Shadow Complex, just an amazing all round game, a decent story, fun to play, good graphics and I think it is now on sale



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Barozi on 12 April 2011
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disolitude said:
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Thanks for that. Very useful, though I'm a little saddened that it's proving difficult for people to come up with 10 titles for each. Is the situation that bad on 360 in terms of true exclusives, or is it just that people haven't been playing all the games?


I don't understand why a game needs to be a true exclusive for you to want to buy it or play it. Like Gears of war is a mess on the PC and it has no 2 player coop. Without that, the game isn't half as good on the PC...

I asked for true exclusives because I have a gaming PC and PS3 already, and have bought almost all the multiplats available already.

I have Gears on PC, for example, and contrary to your assessment, I didn't find it to be a mess at all. In fact, your review bares no resemblance to what I've played. It looks brilliant on PC (running at 1080p on my TV at home), has more levels (5 extra chapters at the beginning of the Final Act that are missing on 360 -- I just checked as I wasn't sure what the situation was), more multi-player maps, a map editor, has the same Live achievements (as far as I'm aware), and runs as smooth as silk. And, yes, it has co-op play. It's a joy, in fact. And I played it on the 360's pad (I found it better than mouse and keyboard for the game, even though M&K were more accurate). In short: I already have Gears, and the better version (for what little that's worth).

Having said all that, I do not have Gears 2. And that is something worth having. I'll certainly be giving that a go! That's why I was asking for exclusives. I'm a pretty heavy gamer. I already have most of the multi-plats. I'm now looking for all the good games I missed.

no split-screen co-op for Gears. Makes the 360 version much superior.



I LOVE GIGGS on 12 April 2011

Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Halo 3
Halo Reach
Tales of Vesperia
NBA 2k11
FIFA 11
Fallout 3
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2



Barozi on 12 April 2011

My favourite exclusives (with my score):


1. Gears of War 2 - 96
obvious reasons
2. Halo Reach - 96
obvious reasons
3. Halo 3 - 94
obvious reasons
4. Project Gotham Racing 4 - 92
best current gen arcade racer IMO. Cars, bikes, different types of weather, beautiful tracks and quite a few different modes.
5. Burnout Revenge - 91
best from last gen. Insanely addicting and beautiful to look at in HD.
6. Blue Dragon - 91
annoying characters but one of the best turn based RPGs I've ever played. Very colourful and clean visuals and character/enemy design by Akira Toriyama.
7. Crackdown  - 91
pure madness and jumping over rooftops doing some orb hunting might be the best thing ever created
8. Alan Wake  90
great visuals and incredible story
9. Forza Motorsport 3  - 90
also great graphics and great driving gameplay. Loading times are a bit annoying though
10. Crackdown 2   - 89
actually took everything that made Crackdown so great and improved some smaller bits. If you've never played the first one get this instead it's the better game. I just didn't rate it as good, because it's really more like a Crackdown 1.5.
11. Lost Odyssey  - 89
fantastic story, great characters and great (though not Blue Dragon great) turn based RPG gameplay.
12. Dead Or Alive 4 - 88
Except for an annoying end boss, this is a very well done beat'em up. character faces look very anime like and unrealistic by nowadays standards though.
13. Halo Wars  - 88
Best RTS on consoles. Best CGI cutscenes I've seen in my life. Easy controls, but not dumbed down at all. As a Halo fan this game is a must have.
14. Saints Row - 87
Not as good as Saints Row 2, but if you're a fan of the second one or a classic GTA game this is definitely worth checking out.
15. Too Human - 86
great cyborg/nordic setting and no button mesher due to the right stick attacks. might take some time to adjust, but it's really well done. For a RPG it is a bit short though with 11 hours.
16. Kinect Sports - 86
I think you already have it or are planning to get it so I'm skipping this one
17. Halo 3 ODST - 86
better story than the previous Halo games (2 and 3), but the level design is not as good and overall it's a bit short.
18. Project Gotham Racing 3 - 86
Worth checking out even if you own PGR4 as there are quite a lot of different tracks. Career mode isn't as long and there's not that much to do after completing it and no bikes.
19. Forza Motorsport 2  - 86
good racer, though not worth it if you get Forza 3 instead.
20. Fable 2  - 85
combat is good (though could be better), but the star of the show is undoubtedly the social interactions which can create incredible funny situations.


XBLA:

1. Trials HD - 95
addicting, easy at first and incredibly challenging as it goes on. very good improvements over Trials 2 i.e. 3d world and dynamic physics of other objects that can change the outcome of every trial.
2. Limbo - 94
incredible atmosphere, cleverly done and thrilling. bit short though
3. Shadow Complex - 93
pretty long game, great level design, cool suit abilities
4. Comic Jumper - 87
gameplay is a bit repetitive, but the dialogues are hilarious.
5. Ilomilo - 85
good puzzle game, with nice visuals.
6. Splosion Man - 84
fun platformer though the level design is a bit repetitive
7. South Park Tower Defense - 83
as a South Park fan a must have. Cool bonuses and good game though preferably played by 2 players or more.
8. Hydrophobia - 80
good, story driven gameplay. bit short




selnor on 12 April 2011

Cool. Plenty for you to enjoy. Here is what I consider the top 10 exclusives.

 

1. Alan Wake. Completely and utterly awesome. Best Phsychological Horror game ever. Not just this gen.

2. Halo Reach. Brilliant shooter. The best Exclusive shooter money can buy.

3. Forza Motorsport 3. Truly great simulation series. Worth playing before the mighty Forza 4 later this year.

4. Halo 3. Not quite as good as Reach, but still above the rest.

5. Lost Odyssey. Best JRPG this generation. Even today.

6. Ninja Blade. Seriously underrated Hacker this. From Software made an enjoyable over the top game. Well worth it.

7. PGR 4. Best sim/arcade racer out there. Seriously this game is fantastic.

8. Halo Wars. Best console RTS. Nuff said.

9. Halo ODST. Slower paced and more stealthy. But still Halo at heart. No more needs saying.

10. Fable 3. 360 is the king of WRPG's. And Fable 3 is one of those kings. ( Excuse the pun ).

I could add more but that can be for another time.

 

Arcade games:

1. Hardcore Uprising. Brilliant side scrolling shooter.

2. Shadow Complex. You have to play this.

These are all I currently own on XBLA.



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ImJustBayuum on 12 April 2011

gears 1

halo reach

ME2

ME1

gears 2

halo 3

Bully

Fable 2

NBA 2k11

Madden NFL

Fallout 3

 

No forza for me...racing sims are so boring..Mario Kart / burnout series are the only racing games I enjoy



AussieGecko on 12 April 2011

top 10 in no particular order

1 Halo 3/ ODST/ Reach

2 Gears 1/2

3 Fable 2/3

4 Mass Effect 1/2 

5 Lost Odyssey

6 Infinite Undiscovery

7 Alan Wake

8 Crackdown 1/2

9 Forza 2/3

10 Halo Wars <- Best RTS I have played on a console by far



 

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lurkerwithnosoul on 12 April 2011

Top 10 retail:

- Tales of Vesperia

- Halo Reach

- Lost Odyssey

- Magna Carta 2

- Espgaluda II

- Forza 3

- Gears of War 2

- Deathsmiles

- Blue Dragon

- Alan Wake

 

Digital (let's see if i say all exclusives)

- Limbo

- The Dishwasher Vampire Smiles

- KOF Sky Stage

- Trials HD

- Strania

- Splosion Man

- Triggerheart Exelica

- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

- Shadow Complex

 



Hapimeses on 13 April 2011
smroadkill15 said:
Hapimeses said:
smroadkill15 said:

Top ten retail exclusives

Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 1
Alan Wake
Gears 2
Fable 2
Left 4 dead 2
Gears 1
Forza 3
Halo 3
Crackdown 2

Top Ten arcade

Shadow Complex
Splosion Man
Limbo
Super Meat Boy
The Maw
Trials HD
ilomilo
World of Kefling
Comic Jumper
Castle Crashers

This list is in no partical order

 

Thanks for both the lists. Very handy!

From the first, I already have the Mass Effect games and Gears 1, and the Left 4 Dead games I've almost bought during Steam sales many times, but the rest are perfect.

On the second list, Super Meat Boy is available on PC, and I have Castle Crashers on the PS3, but the rest look awesome, though I don't know much about quite a few of the titles. Still, gives me something to look up. Have you listed them in order of preference, or is the list in a random order.


Instead of ME1, Gears 1, and L4d I would add Halo Wars, Lost Oddssey, and Dead Rising.

To replace the arcade games you have I would put Toy Soldier, Pefect Dark, monday night combat, and Bonjo & Kazooie. 

You might want to check this out because there is going to be HUGE deals this month starting today till the end of the month.  

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/xbox-live-april-schedule-redux-gears-3-beta-deals-on-limbo-sh/

You're correct, those are some spiffy deals. I just need the stupid console to arrive now! :D

And thanks for the extra recommendations. If I may ask: Toy Soldier? I know nothing about that one. Why should I pick it up?



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Hapimeses on 13 April 2011
greenmedic88 said:

Alan Wake

Halo: Reach

Gears of War 2

Halo 3

Console "exclusives" also on PC:

Gears of War 1 (which I would place above Gears 2)

Mass Effect 1

Left 4 Dead 1&2

If you don't mind me asking, why would you put Gears 1 over 2?

Also, thanks for your list. :)



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