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Need gift ideas
:\ Okay. My dad's birthday is coming up and I'd LIKE to get him a XBOX360 game. Many of you might remember where I had an earlier topic just asking about games and how to tell if they were multiplayer or not. He STILL has not bought him a new game.
... Well, he did buy this Ace Combat flight game thing which was a piece of shit -_-; ... the controls were so dumb, even I couldn't play it.
Can people give me an idea or at least rate the choices I have.
Right now all I have is Gears of War <-- looks similar to Halo and I've heard it's got good ratings.
Maybe he'd like some super-hero games, too. There's one game with super heroes that can with the Xbox360 when he bought that he seemed to enjoy.
:\ I'm also going to try to find out if he'd like RTS games. I've heard about Halo Wars so I'm going to use that as a conversation starter to see if he even has a CLUE as to what they are.
He doesn't like sports, so madden and games like that are out (yeah... I know... a guy that doesn't like sports ^_^; .... rare, huh?).
... I dunno if they even MAKE these anymore but, anyone know any good fishing simulation games..... for 360 or computer is fine, too.......
No anime stuff. He HATES the stuff. Anything with anime-art is going to be on his instant-hate list. I don't think he's too much into rpgs, either. Mostly, I think he's wanting another multiplayer to enjoy with his kids other than Halo3.
This list can/will be carried over for Xmas ideas, too. I hate how his birthday is November 1st. >_<
... Well, he did buy this Ace Combat flight game thing which was a piece of shit -_-; ... the controls were so dumb, even I couldn't play it.
Can people give me an idea or at least rate the choices I have.
Right now all I have is Gears of War <-- looks similar to Halo and I've heard it's got good ratings.
Maybe he'd like some super-hero games, too. There's one game with super heroes that can with the Xbox360 when he bought that he seemed to enjoy.
:\ I'm also going to try to find out if he'd like RTS games. I've heard about Halo Wars so I'm going to use that as a conversation starter to see if he even has a CLUE as to what they are.
He doesn't like sports, so madden and games like that are out (yeah... I know... a guy that doesn't like sports ^_^; .... rare, huh?).
... I dunno if they even MAKE these anymore but, anyone know any good fishing simulation games..... for 360 or computer is fine, too.......
No anime stuff. He HATES the stuff. Anything with anime-art is going to be on his instant-hate list. I don't think he's too much into rpgs, either. Mostly, I think he's wanting another multiplayer to enjoy with his kids other than Halo3.
This list can/will be carried over for Xmas ideas, too. I hate how his birthday is November 1st. >_<
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Gears of war is one of the manly-iest games you can get, seriously you get to chainsaw a guy in half, BUY IT, NOA!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1wD9PHgS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1wD9PHgS0
Has Multiplayer:
Gears of War (and GoW2 is coming soon ...!)
Call of Duty 4
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (like most RV games, it IS pretty "tactical" shooter compared to other games)
The Orange Box (multiplayer more via Team Fortress 2)
No Multiplayer
Dead Space (worth noting it's pretty violent and a sort of horror game)
Bioshock
Personally, I'd vote CoD4 for a game with multiplayer and either Dead Space or Bioshock (or, hell, CoD4 too) for single.
Also, AC6 has awesome controls as far as the series goes (Hint hint: It's closer to a SIM game then an Arcade flier).
Edit: As far as superhero games go, MUA is about it I think. There's some shitty other games based off movies but, as said ... they're terrible.
Gears of War (and GoW2 is coming soon ...!)
Call of Duty 4
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (like most RV games, it IS pretty "tactical" shooter compared to other games)
The Orange Box (multiplayer more via Team Fortress 2)
No Multiplayer
Dead Space (worth noting it's pretty violent and a sort of horror game)
Bioshock
Personally, I'd vote CoD4 for a game with multiplayer and either Dead Space or Bioshock (or, hell, CoD4 too) for single.
Also, AC6 has awesome controls as far as the series goes (Hint hint: It's closer to a SIM game then an Arcade flier).
Edit: As far as superhero games go, MUA is about it I think. There's some shitty other games based off movies but, as said ... they're terrible.
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Both CoD4 and GoW approach the more "gritty" aspect of the FPS genre. Compared to them, HL2 is almost "cartoony" and "unrealistic." TF2 especially.
Between those two, I'd say CoD4 if only due to the game itself being better than GoW in my opinion. Frankly, a lot more "jaded" reviewers and such actually LIKED CoD4 as opposed to GoW.
It's also a bit more "realistic" than GoW. As much fun as the Lancer (ie, CHAINSAW BAYONET) and such is ... it's just annoying to have a game where shit takes 20 rounds to kill >>.
Edit: I'd say to find some videos (or reviews) to see which is more appropriate here. Especially negative reviews, though you may have some trouble finding many for CoD4 honestly.
As for Burnout, saying it's a crashing game is a little misleading but ... the racing in it is SO less fun than the crashing. I mean, the game finds the optimal angle and EVERYTHING to watch you spin out of control and crash horribly when you so much as drive over a large pebble.
Zero Punctuation review of CoD4 since I found it funny (and, hell, if Yahtzee liked a game, it's a scary prospect):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIOF-NG5WRs[/youtube]
Also,
Between those two, I'd say CoD4 if only due to the game itself being better than GoW in my opinion. Frankly, a lot more "jaded" reviewers and such actually LIKED CoD4 as opposed to GoW.
It's also a bit more "realistic" than GoW. As much fun as the Lancer (ie, CHAINSAW BAYONET) and such is ... it's just annoying to have a game where shit takes 20 rounds to kill >>.
Edit: I'd say to find some videos (or reviews) to see which is more appropriate here. Especially negative reviews, though you may have some trouble finding many for CoD4 honestly.
As for Burnout, saying it's a crashing game is a little misleading but ... the racing in it is SO less fun than the crashing. I mean, the game finds the optimal angle and EVERYTHING to watch you spin out of control and crash horribly when you so much as drive over a large pebble.
Zero Punctuation review of CoD4 since I found it funny (and, hell, if Yahtzee liked a game, it's a scary prospect):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIOF-NG5WRs[/youtube]
Also,
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