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Help - New 360 owner
wshbrngr:
OK, today I came into posession of a RROD 360.
I fixed it this afternoon and it is now humming like a champ. I had already fixed some for family members in the past, so I figured I could fix this one.
(If anyone is curious, I use the 'replace the x-clamps w/5mm screws' method, which has worked everytime.)
Problem is, I am no fan of x-box, I have always been a Nintendo/Playstation gamer.
As a confirmed CAG, the idea of paying to play online just seems wrong to me.
The people I know that have 360's seem to only play HALO (online, of course)
My question for you x-boxers out there is:
Are there any good offline games, and if so.... suggestions......
I also got an original x-box this week, so it's been a good week for gaming over here :D
(I have been playing Conker - I love that little guy)
Ragnarok2103:
deadspace, bioshock, fallout, lost odyssey. those are just what i can think of off the top of my head. i know most of those are available for ps3, but i don't know if you have one as you didnt specify 360 exclusives.
wshbrngr:
Thanks for the quick response, I am just looking to see if there are any worth playing offline.
Most everything (including the PS3 games) tend to be online oriented. I have looked at what is recommended as the top x-box games and they mostly seem to be online played games. I don't mind playing the PS3 online as it doesn't cost anything extra.
P.S.
I am an old guy, my first game system was an Atari 2600 (when it was state of the art and $299.00)
I tend to prefer shumps or arcade type games.
Doom:
While paying for LIVE is terrible, I don't think paying $30 a year is that bad. Wait for a deal to pop up: AFAIK Best Buy has one right now. (US? I can't remember where each staff member lives) :)
Qubed - $20 - Rez HD (trippy shmup like game), E4 (music based shmup I guess) Lumines Live! (Tetris like thing)
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade - $20 - 30 Namco games, 8 of which have achievements. Remakes (Pac-Man CE) and old games (Pac-Man) alike.
The Secret of Monkey Island: SE - $15 - You know what this is I hope. ;) Play it in old school SCUMM or new school prettyness.
Hexic HD - $0 - Comes on all hard drives. If you didn't get it, no huge loss. Free puzzle game.
Burnout Paradise or Forza 3 - $20 or $45 - Burnout is my choice because it's cheaper and more fun. Burnout is the arcadey kick ass game, while Forza is the stuffy more mature version with real cars, anti locking brakes, tuning, etc.
The Orange Box - $15 - Get it for PC, but if not, 360 is the next best option.
Fallout 3 - $20 - huge RPG. You might not like it, which is why I put this at the bottom.
Check out this page on CAG. Free premium themes, games, etc. The games aren't good but the themes are decent. There's even a shmup in there.
I'd advise you to get either a 120GB or 60GB hard drive, depending on how serious you are. If you want to play Xbox games on your 360, you need an official hard drive at MS rates. But with your OG Xbox, that won't be necessary. Look on Ebay. General rule: Hong Kong sells the hacked ones, everywhere else could be legit, but it depends. You should be able to get a legit 120GB for $65, and hacked or lower capacities for less.
The real purpose of the hard drive is installing games. Turns the 360 from a jet engine to a fan running on low settings and reduces RRoD. So depending on how often you hop around games, you could keep 2 or 3 installed. (I have all of mine installed on my 120) 20 is cramped, 60 should be good for a few games, and I have 40GB free on my 120. :)
Also, if you want demos but don't want to pay for gold, you have a few options. There are 3 1 month XBL trials per console, 1 per profile. That might get you by a few times. Also, shady webites + DVD's = demos! I doubt anyone gets banned from XBL from that, but MS did just finish banning...
1 million people from XBL.
the7k:
The first few games I'd get for an Xbox 360 would be Dead Rising, Earth Defense Force 2017 and Lost Odyssey - all of which are offline games.