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Well, I'm finally gonna get an Xbox. Its the one current gen system I just never got around to buying, but now my g/f is gonna get it for me for christmas (she knows I'm a collector so thus why shes getting it for me). Now, the only games I plan on buying for it are Jet Set Radio Future, KOTOR, and Outrun 2. Am I missing any other "must have" titles? Mind you, I don't care at all for online play or FPS. Any opinions? Thanks!
If you list Outrun 2 amoung your must haves, then, yes, you are missing quite a few.
Even though they're multiplatform, Prince of Persia 1 or 2 and Burnout 3 are undoubtedly best on Xbox.
There's also Crimson Skies and Panzer Dragoon Orta. SNK is also coming out with a lot of its old fighters, if you're interested. Guilty Gear XX #R is out. Splinter Cell is also some pretty good stuff.
It's too bad you're not into FPS, Halo and its sequel are really must-plays. If you ever change your mind, Halo is about 20 bucks nowadays.
Not going online is missing about half the fun of the Xbox..
But for offline titles, Splinter Cell and Voodoo Vince can both be had for dirt cheap, and worth a spin..
EDIT: Damn, forgot Orta... Must have.
Ninja Gaiden is fun, as is Dead or Alive Ultimate and Metal Slug 3.
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Originally Posted by ViciousJazz
Shut up PS2lover. Dont think I forgot that poll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opaque
I own PoP and Burnout 3 on Xbox. I only own PS2 games that I either can't get on Xbox, or got before I owned an Xbox.
I know the score. Bitch.
Install a mod chip. It's the best reason to own a Xbox, especially if you don't plan on going online.
That's too bad then, since you're really missing out. I think MVS can back me up when I say PGR2 is the best racing game available. I've yet to try Outrun2 but I'm sure its great.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidSnake
Also, the Otogi series is interesting enough to try out. Even if you doubt liking it, give it a try just to see how gorgeous the games are.
Thats an understatement, Id let PGR2 have my children.Quote:
...PGR2 is the best racing game available.
I can back you up too, PGR2 is ABSOLUTLY the best racing game available right now. But if he isn't into online gaming he is going to miss half the fun of PGR2, I mean come on, no cat and mouse or MVS schooling the shit out of everyone!Quote:
Originally Posted by DjRocca
PGR2 is by far the best racing game out there. Its got more replay value than any other racing game ever made, I think MVS has put in like 500 hours into it. I remeber him saying that there is a glitch when the game gets to 298 hours or something where it stops counting however.
I put 300 hours into PGR2 from Nov 21 - Dec 15th of 2003. It does stop counting at 298 hours and some change, so I'd have to estimate @ 1,000 hours, give or take.
I'll back up any claim that PGR2 is the best racing game on the XB and possibly of this generation, and the only gripes I would level at it are due to the rampant abuse of bouncing off walls during Time Attack Records to save time, though, that's down to general douchebaggery of XBL and not specifically the game itself.
At 20 bucks, it's a steal.
And speaking of which, ordered my mod-chip today and going to pick up an XB Holiday Bundle at lunch for DVD Drive swap then ModBox.
I'll third or fourth the Ninja Gaiden reccomendation. Good game.
Since you're getting Outrun2, you might want to check out Burnout 2. The Xbox version is the best, due to custom soundtrack support and various in-game extras, but the real attraction is the scoring system, which is performance- and twitch-based in an old-school way.
If you didn't play the PC versions of Deus Ex: Invisible War (more a first-person RPG rather than a FPS) and Thief: Deadly Shadows, they're both definitely worth their current $20-ish prices.
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is a highly fun, lengthy, challenging, and clever third-person shooter.
Crimson Sea is a unique futuristic action-RPG by the Dynasty Warriors people.
Otogi's already been mentioned (I think the original, Myth of Demons, is better than the recent sequel, Immortal Warriors), and like Panzer Dragoon Orta, it's a must-play for the art direction alone. Gameplay is great, too, on both counts.
Sega's GunValkyrie is a beautiful, hectic experience, once you get used to the initially awkward controls. Naglfar's Pit is one of the best levels of this generation - the game's worth playing just for that.
So if he doesn't want to go online, why would he bother installing a mod chip? It's not as if I don't agree with you, but at least speak from experience if you're going to speak on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mamoscott
Swap out for larger HD's then rip games/etc to the HD without fear of XBL banning, maybe?
I don't follow your logic.. Are you saying that if he wants to go online, he should install a modchip?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone
How does that make more sense than what Mamo said?
No, he doesn't want to go online, so he doesn't need a modchip, unless MS has changed the newer Xboxes. If so, I'm wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnk_
what are you saying?
why does he _need_ a modchip to go online?
My roomate just bought an X-Box this weekend and bought Fable. From watching him play it it looks like a very neat game with a semi-decent replay value (there's a lot of different options on how you play your character and go through the game). Halo is cool but I'm not too down with FPS on consoles and Halo2 will be out soon (tommorow I think).
I do speak from experience. Like others in this thread have said, I am not following your logic, unless you're referring to the fact that he might be better off softmodding the Xbox with a hacked save file instead of paying for a mod chip (since he has no interest in going on Live).Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone
Do you just not like standard FPS' or is there something about them in general that bugs you? Wondering because Riddick and Breakdown are pretty far from the standard FPS.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidSnake
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT get Breakdown! It is the most frustrating game ever made.
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Originally Posted by Mamoscott
Exactly.
Chronicles of Riddick
Breakdown is actually beatable. so by default it is not the most frustrating game ever made. its also a very fun and original game, and a bargain for the price its going for now im sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by animegirl20
ever played the Adventures of Bayou Billy? way way way more frustrating, and thats on the second screen of level 1. :yuck:
Splinter Cell, Ninja Gaiden, Halo (just do it), Panzer Dragoon... all awesome games. all good reccomendtions above too.
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Originally Posted by MVS
Holy crap! You played an average of 12 hours a day for 25 days straight (that's the only way to rack up 300 hours in that time period)? Did you have no job and nothing to do all day??
Anyway, (back on topic) as for Xbox games I recommend Galaxy Angel if you can read Japanese. I enjoyed that game quite a lot when I had a JP xbox.
Was unemployed at the time. I was leaving for the month long England-Scotland thing on Dec 16th, and my goal was to get the TVR and have all Plats before that time. Last 2 took about 5 hours total, but I got it done on the 15th.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueskied
Played it far too much, but I always knew that if a game came along that was close to Ridge Racer online, I wouldn't leave the house.
My mod-chip shipped today, so that, new XB tomorrow and the 160 HD sitting in the corner are going to get some attention this weekend.
I would get the games you mentioned except JSRF. I dont really like the premise. This is the list I would get.
Halo 1 & 2
Outurn 2
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Kingdom Under Fire
DOA U ( Just to gauge how well 3D fighter go online if for nohing else)
Ninja Gaiden
KOTOR
NHL2k5
Fable
That would be my list.
If youd don't already have them, get Beyond good and evil, and metal arms. I think you can get both dirt cheap at Toys R Us now.