"Must have" 360 gamesFollow

Decided to make this separate from the current PS3/360 discussion. I'm gonna be getting a 360 soon most likely, and want to know what games I should be looking for (i.e. asking for for xmas). I enjoy RPGs and fighting games, and the occasional non-WWII fps. But any and all suggestions are welcome.

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What tirith said

Other rpgs

Mass Effect
Eternal Sonata
Fallout 3

I've made at least one thread about sonata, and allegory made one about mass effect. Shouldn't be hard to find them.

I don't really play fighting games, but street fighter 4, soul calibur 4 and DoA 4 are all on the 360 iirc.

Ninja Gaiden 2 is worth trying, if you are into that sort of grueling, masochistic, perfection thing (I am.)

My favourite, and also imo the best, rpg on the 360 is tales of vesperia. The second would be mass effect or lost odyssey.

Depending how old you are, Ghostbusters will either be an awesome game for you to play, or an amazing game.

Shadow Complex off the arcade. One of the best games out there period.
Castle Crashers is still a must own imo.
Fable 2

ETA if you like open world games, i think Crackdown is one of those 'under the radar' hits.

You can get all of these games for cheap.

Edited, Nov 11th 2009 7:26am by KTurner

Fable 2 was too easy, too short, had terribly clunky motion, and a morality system that was just plain silly. I mean really, at one point the townsfolk were all in love with me, but so scared of me that they'd run away as soon as I walk near them. That, and apparently old Pete must be a vegetarian. I can appreciate it for the game world that they created, but the game play was seriously lacking.

Dead Rising, RE: 5, & Left For Dead (2 comes out real soon) are must have for Zombie lovers.

Skip SF4 if you like fighters, Super SF4 comes out soon. But Tekken 6 will be better.

Well I just learned that Symphony of the Night is on XBLA.

Bought it an hour ago. First time playing it. Definitely best castlevania before the handheld ones.

Hmmm, well from the way I'm reading your posts, you sound like a PC gamer. Honestly as a PC gamer myself, I think the 360 has probably the least amount of games it can offer due to how many games they share. A PS3 is usually a better pick up due to the exclusives you cannot get on PC or 360. That doesn't mean it still doesn't have a lot of worthwhile titles, but just a lack of exclusive titles. Especially since unless it's developed by a Microsoft studio, you never know if it will go to the PS3. Bioshock and Ninja Gaiden 2 come to mind.

With that said, Xbox Live Arcade is a definite strong point of the system. Loads of different titles to play and a free demo to try every game. Some of the strong titles are Shadow Complex and Castle Crashers as it's already been stated, but 'Splosion Man, the two Banjo games, soon to have the first Perfect Dark, Trials, and many others I can't think of right now.

Exclusive titles I can think of as must have is definitely Lost Odyssey. It may not have the labeling of a Final Fantasy game, but it sure as hell feels like one. A great classic JRPG. Gears of War is a good romp for single player Third Person shooting, but I hear the multi blows. Forza 3 is well loved by the racing fans. If you can find a cheap copy of Kameo, it's a nice short action game from Rare, but may be hard to find due to it being a launch title. Also look into the two Viva Pinata games (not Party Animals) if you want fun and creative Simulation games. I'm sure others will say Halo 3 and ODST, but I'm not a Halo fan.

Really the must have games on the console are ones that are not exclusive. Fighters would be as already recommended plus Dead or Alive 4, Blazblue (the spiritual successor of Guilty Gear), and Virtua Fighter 5 (best version of the best 3D fighter). Action oriented games such as Batman, Devil May Cry 4, Assassins Creed, and Ninja Gaiden 2. Stuff like Rock Band and it's sequels are must have.

Edited, Nov 14th 2009 11:32pm by OnimenoJason

Oooh, gives me another reason to get an xbox. Symphony of the Night is one of the reasons I still have my PS2.

Its also on PSP.