Xbox 360 Thread

[LTgiants]

GOY edition comes out May 29th and the DLC for those with the game already comes out April 30th.

[Jvig43]

Originally Posted by georgiafan

anyone buy walking dead yet?

IGN said if you are expecting a game with action you wont be happy, it is a dialogue driven game, like the show. I will not be picking it up.

Originally Posted by georgiafan

It comes out like May 25th r something along those lines. Thats also the same day the batman game of the year comes out that will have the harley quinn DLC on it.

Yeah I think I am going to buy the GoY edition since I traded mine in for MW3 after I beat AC like three times. That game is ******* awesome.

[georgiafan]

Originally Posted by Jvig43

IGN said if you are expecting a game with action you wont be happy, it is a dialogue driven game, like the show. I will not be picking it up.


Yeah I think I am going to buy the GoY edition since I traded mine in for MW3 after I beat AC like three times. That game is ******* awesome.

I played the demo and it reminded of Heavy Rain which is one of my all time favorites so if its half as good as that it will be worth the 20$ for all 5 episodes.

Have you heard what the G.O.Y $ will be? I've not played AC yet so i'll be getting it for sure.

[LTgiants]

I think it will be $59.99 for the G.O.Y.

[ElectricEye]

Anyone else get The Witcher 2? All I have to say is hot damn. It's been awhile since I've enjoyed a pure fantasy RPG this much.

[Bulldogs]

Originally Posted by ElectricEye

Anyone else get The Witcher 2? All I have to say is hot damn. It's been awhile since I've enjoyed a pure fantasy RPG this much.

I've been considering it but never actually ended up buying it. I will probably get it used down the line cheap, I'm probably going to get Dark Souls and beat that soon.

[Raiderz4Life]

Originally Posted by Bulldogs

I've been considering it but never actually ended up buying it. I will probably get it used down the line cheap, I'm probably going to get Dark Souls and beat that soon.

I still haven't beat Amalur...but as soon as I beat that DS is next on my long ass list lol

[ElectricEye]

Two very different types of games(although you could argue they fill a similar niche), but two very worthwhile ones too. The combat in Dark Souls is easily my favorite in a game in this console cycle.

The storytelling in The Witcher 2 is fantastic. It's sort of an evolved, more mature version of the Bioware approach. Really refreshing to have a game with a focus on a deep, interactive story not go with "PRESS A TO BE A DOUCHE OR PRESS B TO BE GOOD". Beyond that, it doesn't really feel like the choices you make are necessarily right or wrong either. I can already tell that I'm going to be replaying this game a whole ton and going down different paths, something I never really felt compelled to do with similar titles. All of the forks in the road I've come across seem viable...and all make pretty big differences.

[Raiderz4Life]

Reserved my copy of AC III and Halo 3.

Got my copy of Game Informer in today as well...saw they're remaking DMC...but its 100%NY different...at first I said it looked like crap but I think its just my attachment to the series

[TheBoyWonder22]

Has anyone heard anything about Madden yet? I haven't bought it since 07 so I think I'm due.

[OSUGiants17]

Originally Posted by TheBoyWonder22

Has anyone heard anything about Madden yet? I haven't bought it since 07 so I think I'm due.

Megatron is on the cover and they're making a lot of changes:
http://www.operationsports.com/news/...ation-trailer/

Computer defense will work differently, play action won't be a sack everytime, Jim nantz and Phil Simms as the announcers and the pass trajectory will hopefully fix LBs batting down every pass unless you make the pass a lame duck that floats over everyones head. I'm excited

[Caddy]

I'll be buying it because I'm a sucker

[SuperPacker]

Can't wait to get it! I look forward to seeing the new rookies every year and this year won't be any different.

[njx9]

Originally Posted by OSUGiants17

Megatron is on the cover and they're making a lot of changes:
http://www.operationsports.com/news/...ation-trailer/

Computer defense will work differently, play action won't be a sack everytime, Jim nantz and Phil Simms as the announcers and the pass trajectory will hopefully fix LBs batting down every pass unless you make the pass a lame duck that floats over everyones head. I'm excited

any news on whether you'll be able to play actual games occasionally without the game melting your console?

[OSUGiants17]

Originally Posted by njx9

any news on whether you'll be able to play actual games occasionally without the game melting your console?

I thought I was the only one. Yea the freezing mid game needs to stop, Thatcherite fix it

[ElectricEye]

I promised myself I wasn't going to buy Madden or NCAA this year, but I think I might end up being suckered in. The passing trajectories were a BIG complaint of mine, along with the Super Linebackers. If those two things end up getting fixed and you can actually pass the ball in a manner that isn't gamey as ****, I might bite. I'll wait until it gets out in the wild and the word of mouth comes out for sure though.

[Prowler]

Another big change in Madden is that the receivers and defenders actually have to be ready for the ball in order to catch it. The ball will no longer ghost through a player's head into his hands. Defenders can't just blind swat when they are turning and running like they used to. They have to track the ball. I haven't seen gameplay videos on that stuff to see how sensitive that it is yet. I'm also interested in the QB actually doing his 3/5/7 step drop automatically if you don't move him after the snap. Should make it easier to realistically time real plays. Its also cool that they made it possible to abort runs and play action to avoid being nano'd. You're no longer locked into the animation.

[ElectricEye]

Bioshock Infinite ended up getting delayed into 2013 and won't be shown off at E3/any where else. Kind of sucks a little bit, but I have a whole lot of faith that the game will end up turning out great. They seem to think that they can make the game a whole lot better with the extra time and I've heard that some of the things that made the first Bioshock so iconic came together late in development as well, so I guess there's that at least.

[Bobo]

There's plenty of games on the schedule to occupy me will Bioshock Infinite comes out, but it is one of my most anticipated games. What I've seen of the game looks very promising. Good things come to those who wait, right? (fingers crossed)

[Bert Macklin]

More DLC to enjoy before the true ending.

A source at Electronic Arts has let me know a bit of information concerning a future DLC pack for Bioware’s Mass Effect 3! Entitled the “Rebellion” and includes a bevy of ridiculously awesome stuff!

Oddly enough, I was told that there would also be Quarian Engineers and Infiltrators, but those classes are already in the mix. I can only assume and hope they meant Turian and it was a simple error in writing! Needless to say, I’m a sucker for Vorcha, and getting to roam around the already solid maps with them should be a blast! Not to mention that mysterious “Phoenix” class!
While no release date or price (if there is one) was annonuced, but be sure to check back with Front Towards Gamer as it looks like Bioware has several surprises still in store for Mass Effect fans!

[ElectricEye]

Yeah, if I had to pick a single title to be an absolute lock to be good, that would be it. There's still plenty coming out this year though.

Anyway, I finished The Witcher 2 last week. I really, really enjoyed it.
It wasn't without issues, but most of them were minor. The difficulty curve was particularly flawed for me. It started off far more challenging than it ended up being at the end. I really liked how it gave you so many resources(alchemy, crafting items, magic) and forced you to use them at the start, but I found myself having less and less cause to make use of those options after the first act. The pacing seemed a little off in the third act as well, with the game concluding before it seemed like it should.

In the end, those things didn't really deter me from enjoying the game. It's easily one of the best games I've played in the year thus far and something I highly recommend to people who enjoy the type of games Bioware puts out. It's mature, choice and consequence approach to storytelling was really refreshing when compared to the good/evil point system that has become standard. The combat was solid too, with a variety of ways to approach combat that all felt satisfying.

[Jvig43]

Never bought a single AC game because my roommate always picked them up, and I got to fool around on them once he was done. I never truly loved them but I am certainly picking this one up.

[ElectricEye]

It looks fantastic. I'm so happy about the direction they've decided to take. I really loved the entire Assassin's Creed 2 arc, but I was starting to get worried about where it was headed. There was some sequelitis starting to set in for sure.

[b316]

madden trajectory crap is bull and recycled. They already had that, tap the pass button it floats, smash it line drive. You can even change it a bit mid air or pre release, buy moving the left stick.

[Raiderz4Life]

Originally Posted by bhaarat316

madden trajectory crap is bull and recycled. They already had that, tap the pass button it floats, smash it line drive. You can even change it a bit mid air or pre release, buy moving the left stick.

I remember that..push the stick up and you'd get a high pass, in front of the receiver(which they never caught), behind the receiver, low pass....or if it was a deep ball it wouldn't bullet it it would arc it a bit.