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With Halo, Project Gotham Racing and Grabbed by the Gholies.
It's a bloody chunky thing isn't it.
I haven't got LIVE yet but I might not, I'm not entirely sure this is a good purchase. I've played all 3 games a bit but I keep going back to Second Sight on the Gamecube.
As a Gamecube owner I do miss a really good First Person shooter, and as great as Timesplitters is the idea of owning Halo was something I couldn't resist. I also miss out on realistic racing games as a Gamecube owner.
The sad thing is, now I've played 2 games that are the top of their genre I now feel slightly empty.
For starters Project Gotham is a good racing title but I've never really been able to enjoy these sort of games.
Grabbed by the Gholies is as crap as I remember.
I played Halo for a bit but I've come to realise that this is just another FPS. And one that doesn't have the depth of Perfect Dark either. It is the finest all round FPS of this generation but it doesn't do anything special at all. In fact at times I felt the urge to play Metroid Prime, something I haven't done in an age.
Anyway enough about the criticism, I'm sure I'll get into all of the above games and I'm sure I'll enjoy Blinx, The Suffering, Jet Set Radio: Future and whatever else my mate plans to lend me.
The console has 3 weeks to impress or it goes back. Mainly because of my 30 day no quibble return policy.
It's a bloody chunky thing isn't it.
I haven't got LIVE yet but I might not, I'm not entirely sure this is a good purchase. I've played all 3 games a bit but I keep going back to Second Sight on the Gamecube.
As a Gamecube owner I do miss a really good First Person shooter, and as great as Timesplitters is the idea of owning Halo was something I couldn't resist. I also miss out on realistic racing games as a Gamecube owner.
The sad thing is, now I've played 2 games that are the top of their genre I now feel slightly empty.
For starters Project Gotham is a good racing title but I've never really been able to enjoy these sort of games.
Grabbed by the Gholies is as crap as I remember.
I played Halo for a bit but I've come to realise that this is just another FPS. And one that doesn't have the depth of Perfect Dark either. It is the finest all round FPS of this generation but it doesn't do anything special at all. In fact at times I felt the urge to play Metroid Prime, something I haven't done in an age.
Anyway enough about the criticism, I'm sure I'll get into all of the above games and I'm sure I'll enjoy Blinx, The Suffering, Jet Set Radio: Future and whatever else my mate plans to lend me.
The console has 3 weeks to impress or it goes back. Mainly because of my 30 day no quibble return policy.
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Goatboy wrote:
> "The Adventures of Fluffy Cloud Pixie" to your heart's content.
Still anti-gamecube i see.
> "The Adventures of Fluffy Cloud Pixie" to your heart's content.
Still anti-gamecube i see.
Cyclone wrote:
> Xbox offline is as boring as a f**king funeral for someone you didn't
> like
Nooo. Stop trying to compare and Xbox with Live to one without it. Just cause Live exists doesn't make ofline bad, because it's not. It's still brilliant.
> Xbox offline is as boring as a f**king funeral for someone you didn't
> like
Nooo. Stop trying to compare and Xbox with Live to one without it. Just cause Live exists doesn't make ofline bad, because it's not. It's still brilliant.
Not anti-anything, just makes me laugh when people try to deny that Gamecube/Nintendo cater for kids or those that like simple, colourful games that usually include pixies/dragons/princess/cute little animals.
Fair enough.
Bonus wrote:
> If you want a game you can play forever on your Xbox, wait for Fable.
I'd rather die.
> If you want a game you can play forever on your Xbox, wait for Fable.
I'd rather die.
Goatboy wrote:
> Halo - a launch title but still is excellent
> Star Wars:Knights of The Old Republic
> Chronicles of Riddick
> Morrowind
> Tiger Woods 2004/2005
> Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow
> Burnout 3 (apparently)
> Fight Night 2004
> Silent Hill 4
>
> Loads of titles that I can't be arsed to remember as well.
> But if your biased, then don't bother. Take it back and continue to
> play "The Adventures of Fluffy Cloud Pixie" to your heart's
> content.
A.K.A The "fun" games.
I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the forums. But to be fair I haven't selected my sorta games. Although Halo's great, it just wasn't some fresh "dazzling" new experience. Just a fantastic FPS. And there is nothing wrong with that.
> Halo - a launch title but still is excellent
> Star Wars:Knights of The Old Republic
> Chronicles of Riddick
> Morrowind
> Tiger Woods 2004/2005
> Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow
> Burnout 3 (apparently)
> Fight Night 2004
> Silent Hill 4
>
> Loads of titles that I can't be arsed to remember as well.
> But if your biased, then don't bother. Take it back and continue to
> play "The Adventures of Fluffy Cloud Pixie" to your heart's
> content.
A.K.A The "fun" games.
I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the forums. But to be fair I haven't selected my sorta games. Although Halo's great, it just wasn't some fresh "dazzling" new experience. Just a fantastic FPS. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Goatboy wrote:
> Not anti-anything, just makes me laugh when people try to deny that
> Gamecube/Nintendo cater for kids or those that like simple, colourful
> games that usually include pixies/dragons/princess/cute little
> animals.
They maybe simple but they also have a large level of depth. The "cute" look is simply Nintendo's style. Nintendo games may sell to kids, but they are enjoyed by adult gamers.
Nintendo also publish adult games too, which is where many people fall down at. Geist, Advance Wars, Metroid Prime, F Zero, Wave Race, Soul Calibur 2, Eternal Darkness, 1080 etc... etc...
> Not anti-anything, just makes me laugh when people try to deny that
> Gamecube/Nintendo cater for kids or those that like simple, colourful
> games that usually include pixies/dragons/princess/cute little
> animals.
They maybe simple but they also have a large level of depth. The "cute" look is simply Nintendo's style. Nintendo games may sell to kids, but they are enjoyed by adult gamers.
Nintendo also publish adult games too, which is where many people fall down at. Geist, Advance Wars, Metroid Prime, F Zero, Wave Race, Soul Calibur 2, Eternal Darkness, 1080 etc... etc...
Dringo wrote:
>
> I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the
> forums.
WARNING: EGO ALERT
>
> I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the
> forums.
WARNING: EGO ALERT
lcarus wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
>
>
> I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the
> forums.
>
> WARNING: EGO ALERT.
Okay name one bigger ;)
> Dringo wrote:
>
>
> I am blatently biased Goatboy, I'm the biggest Nintendo fan on the
> forums.
>
> WARNING: EGO ALERT.
Okay name one bigger ;)
Dringo wrote:
Although
> Halo's great, it just wasn't some fresh "dazzling" new
> experience. Just a fantastic FPS. And there is nothing wrong with
> that.
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Yeah but c'mon, Halo was a launch title. For 2 1/2yrs ago, it wassomething new, not many FPS had vehicles or squads helping at certain points, enemy AI or even the amusing response from the grunts etc.
It's showing it's age now, but personally I think Halo 2 is going to be awesome - but if you don't like Halo that much then that's your call, nobody says you have to.
Personally I think xbox is fantastic, it offers me what I want - whereas the Gamecube just didn't have any depth for me, and the boing-boing-happy-happy music/graphics/style just irritated me beyond belief.
Each to their own
Although
> Halo's great, it just wasn't some fresh "dazzling" new
> experience. Just a fantastic FPS. And there is nothing wrong with
> that.
------
Yeah but c'mon, Halo was a launch title. For 2 1/2yrs ago, it wassomething new, not many FPS had vehicles or squads helping at certain points, enemy AI or even the amusing response from the grunts etc.
It's showing it's age now, but personally I think Halo 2 is going to be awesome - but if you don't like Halo that much then that's your call, nobody says you have to.
Personally I think xbox is fantastic, it offers me what I want - whereas the Gamecube just didn't have any depth for me, and the boing-boing-happy-happy music/graphics/style just irritated me beyond belief.
Each to their own
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