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Title: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 10:02:33 AM
it arrives from amazon today
i will be using it for most games, only using the ps3 for exclusives and such
xbox live is a killer app...i miss it so much because i love online shooters and multi-player.  it's so well-integrated and so many great features and you really feel like you're in an online community rather than psn which seems very detached

some questions...
1. what are some of the best arcade games to try since fall of 2008? i think that was the last time i owned xbox or maybe before then
2. what kind of wild accessories can you put on your avatar? i know they cost money but idc.  anything animal-related? and what of the pet chicken from dragon age? any other pets?
3. what are some of the best community games to try? i'm sure there's probably a ton of these now so i'd like to narrow it down
4. who will be my friend
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: archie4208 on January 19, 2010, 10:08:45 AM
1. Trials HD and Shadow Complex are the two best XBLA games in recent history.  Trials is a physics based platformer/racer and Shadow Complex is a Super Metroid ripoff.
2. You can buy Halo suits and crap like that.  You can buy little pets, but they don't have any Chow Chows. :(
3. The best community games are the Arkedo platformers.  They are stylized retro platform games.
4.  You can add me.  My gt is archie4208.  I only play casual games like Rock Band though and my gold is running out in a week and I'm not renewing.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 10:10:20 AM
thanks
but isn't shadow complex like 15 bucks (1200 points)? about how long does it take to beat
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: archie4208 on January 19, 2010, 10:12:19 AM
Trials and Shadow Complex are $15 each.  Shadow Complex takes about 5-6 hours the first run.  Trials has like 35 tracks and a bunch of minigames and there is a DLC expansion add on for $5 that nearly doubles the tracks.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ganhyun on January 19, 2010, 10:19:48 AM
Some of the new games (like L4D2) are shipping with Avatar unlocks for your avatar. But not many games have this yet.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 10:23:14 AM
how is l4d2? i love co-op as much as multi-player
was kinda disappointed in L4D because i dunno, there weren't that many weapons and gadgets etc...and it just seemed like a shit PC game the way you could walk right through your teamates like they weren't even there. Made me lose immersion
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Nintendosbooger on January 19, 2010, 12:28:36 PM
Pretty awesome screen name, considering you'll be uttering it to your new product in a month or two.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 19, 2010, 12:42:40 PM
:bow Shadow Complex :bow2
:bow Castle Crashers :bow2
:piss (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/Jarlaxlemd/35k8rgh.jpg) :piss2
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: archie4208 on January 19, 2010, 12:52:33 PM
Trials HD > the entire Wii lineup.

:bow RedLynx :bow2
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: iconoclast on January 19, 2010, 01:16:26 PM
Splosion Man, R-Type Dimensions, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Worms Armageddon, Magic the Gathering, King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (shitty online play), Garou: Mark of the Wolves (shitty online play), The Dishwasher, OutRun, Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (great online) are all pretty awesome XBLA games released since fall 08. And Trials and Shadow Complex of course.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: ManaByte on January 19, 2010, 01:42:55 PM
Halo ODST has tons of Avatar unlocks through Waypoint.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ganhyun on January 19, 2010, 01:50:09 PM
how is l4d2? i love co-op as much as multi-player
was kinda disappointed in L4D because i dunno, there weren't that many weapons and gadgets etc...and it just seemed like a shit PC game the way you could walk right through your teamates like they weren't even there. Made me lose immersion

The multiplayer aspect is much more enhanced for 2 in my opinion. its much harder than 1, even at lower difficulties. Sadly, not in a good way.

while there are more weapons to use and more types of infected, the helper AI, on normal, is just fucking ridiculously stupid. In one level, you have to run the track of an old school wooden coaster. Zombies rush the thing the entire time and force you to rush or be overwhelmed most of the time.  What do your AI teammates want to do? Hang back and move as slow as possible, trying to take out every wave of enemies. That works in most cases, but not on the rushing parts of the game. This also caused a problem in another level that required you to rush to grab something and go back to a previous spot. (example is the run to the warehouse wall in the demo through the mini maze of fences and stuff)

Also, the AI is usually stupid about grabbing health and pills and such.

I have yet to have an AI grab anything other than pills, or a healthpack if they are in the red. They refuse to touch a defib unit. Usually, if u need them to carry some pills or something and u have adrenaline or such, u have to go to the pills, swap it out, toss it to them (usually they use it even if there is no need) and grab ur item back. With healthpacks u usually have to shoot them down to red for them to grab it.


Versus is still fun. There is a realism mode I havent tried yet.

But honestly, it needs a patch or something for the player AIs because they are dumber than shit. The ones in the first game are much smarter than the ones in 2.  The infected AIs are still pretty good though.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 19, 2010, 01:52:32 PM
People play L4D with AI partners? :wtf
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 01:53:17 PM
^ Thanks for the info

Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 01:54:11 PM
Seriously Gay Bear. Just fucking stop with this bullshit.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: The Sceneman on January 19, 2010, 01:57:05 PM
Splosion Man was the best downloadable game of 09, get that shit
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 02:02:40 PM
Pretty awesome screen name, considering you'll be uttering it to your new product in a month or two.

nintendosbooger, complaining about trolls in wii threads then popping into 360 threads just to make incomprehensible trolls of his own
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:04:22 PM
Seriously Gay Bear. Just fucking stop with this bullshit.

Why call me "gay" when I get more and better quality tail in a typical month than you have in your entire life?  Honestly, look at yourself in the mirror before you talk shit about other people who haven't said a word to you, and off my dick while you're at it.  You are the worst person that's ever used the internet, like ever, in the history of mankind, for real

and this isn't bullshit...it just arrived 10 mins ago, i can take a photo of it or whatever.  shit i'll take one right now, 2 secs

http://i49.tinypic.com/nyinmb.jpg



Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:05:26 PM
forgot it came with lego batman btw :hyper
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:13:04 PM
Why call me "gay" when I get more and better quality tail in a typical month than you have in your entire life?  Honestly, look at yourself in the mirror before you talk shit about other people who haven't said a word to you, and off my dick while you're at it.  You are the worst person that's ever used the internet, like ever, in the history of mankind, for real

Lame as fuck. I'm pretty sure this is the exact response you posted the last time I told your light-in-the-loafers ass to give it a rest.

and this isn't bullshit...

No it is bullshit. Every couple of months you flip-flop. And now you're bringing your lame schtick from OA to EB? Nobody cares if Patel sold his Wii and nobody cares what system you bought this month. And nobody will care what system you sell next month.

You're weird. It bugs.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Raban on January 19, 2010, 02:15:18 PM
Corny, stop trying to abort this thread.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:16:18 PM
im not "flip-flopping"...you talk as if i'm switching allegiances or whatever (im not a fanboy, i dont give a shit about console wars debates).  i still have my Slim
i just bought a new 360 and wanted some suggestions
fuck outta my thread you ginger abomination
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:16:50 PM
it's a stupid fucking thread

"who wants to be my friend"

when your persona far outweighs anything of interest you have to say, you gotta.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:17:24 PM
fuck outta my thread you ginger abomination

srsly. "i get more pussy than you you ginger freak" is a macro on your keyboard, amirite?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:17:57 PM
that friend line was a fucking obvious joke/sarcasm

jesus

you're the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:18:18 PM
get a fucking blog, queerbait.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 02:20:13 PM
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2470500251_d545a93ec6.jpg?v=0)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:20:24 PM
ugh
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: tiesto on January 19, 2010, 02:21:07 PM
Yeah, I'd like some recommendations for community games as well. I'm actually thinking of perhaps making my own, a simple retro-styled RPG. How would I go about doing that?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:21:46 PM
this fucking guy once left me a message about riding my dick on XBL

unfortunately he's a xanax addict so he didn't make it past the "haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay COoooooooooooooooooooooorn" part before his 15 seconds expired.

true story
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:22:07 PM
Yeah, I'd like some recommendations for community games as well. I'm actually thinking of perhaps making my own, a simple retro-styled RPG. How would I go about doing that?

get a fucking blog, queerbait. 

Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:22:18 PM
Yeah, I'd like some recommendations for community games as well. I'm actually thinking of perhaps making my own, a simple retro-styled RPG. How would I go about doing that?

make it like miner dig deep and i'll buy it.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:23:30 PM
i'm not on ANY medications and never have been

Saint Cornelius stretches the truth so far it's just laughable.  I took Ambien THREE YEARS AGO for TWO WEEKS because I couldn't sleep and he's somehow made that into me being addicted to Xanax for years and years...

this guy is just a cancer to everything he touches...fuck
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: duckman2000 on January 19, 2010, 02:23:52 PM
OMG no one cares
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 02:24:27 PM
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2470652599_93e512dc6d.jpg)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Nintendosbooger on January 19, 2010, 02:25:39 PM
Pretty awesome screen name, considering you'll be uttering it to your new product in a month or two.

nintendosbooger, complaining about trolls in wii threads then popping into 360 threads just to make incomprehensible trolls of his own

Might as well join in the fun since the lazy fucking moderators here won't do shit. I've kept myself away from "other console" threads for the most part, but if assholes are going to keep trolling my Wii threads, trolling Wii games they haven't played, and making more corny "I just sold my Wii! Can I be your friend now, guys?" threads, I'll do the same.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:28:58 PM
the friends line was a joke, man..

there are so many shitty one-sentence threads on this board (check out the Real Talk section) and i'm getting crap for this one.  i was looking for some suggestions and i like giving a backstory when making a thread instead of just saying "Recommend some XBLA games, thanks." like a robot




Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:32:20 PM
Why don't you just research the fucking board instead of having everyone cater to your bullshit?

You're just going to sell the fucking thing in a month or two. Don't buy downloadable games because you can't trade them in to Gamestop.

Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:33:24 PM
And drew, while the pix are funny, the whole overbearing coke fiend schtick is almost as bad as Gay Bear's omg guyz I just bought a 360 one.

Or should I say "ooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuyz" etc etc
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:37:41 PM
just awful
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:38:23 PM
what, no rubbing all the pussy you get on the regular in my ginger face?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 02:38:43 PM
(http://www.destination-munich.com/images/german-knight.jpg)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 19, 2010, 02:40:26 PM
This user is currently ignored.

much better
and lmao @ "ignored by 9 members"
take a hint bro
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:45:48 PM
This user is currently ignored.

much better
and lmao @ "ignored by 9 members"
take a hint bro

there are so many shitty one-sentence threads on this board

I'm supposed to take a hint from the people who make shitty one-sentence threads?  :lol
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 02:47:23 PM
I just looked at the people who are ignoring me. The Black Stallion? Master Shake?  :lol

Fresh Prince   :'(
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 02:57:28 PM
(http://themightywings.com/Writings/MileStones/KNP-IMgs/KnFgt.gif)

make this sc's avatar then leper him
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 03:03:39 PM
blow me until you know me, drew?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Purple Filth on January 19, 2010, 03:37:25 PM
is this a OA fight going on in here  :-X
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 19, 2010, 03:47:18 PM
Not really. Just a wack OAer bringing his wack schtick in here.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: MCD on January 19, 2010, 05:02:02 PM
Yeah, I'd like some recommendations for community games as well. I'm actually thinking of perhaps making my own, a simple retro-styled RPG. How would I go about doing that?
well you better make an rpg or zelda like game tiesto,  i will buy it, real talk.

as for how, ask in the gaf thread, many xna developers post there so they can help.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: pilonv1 on January 19, 2010, 05:37:58 PM
(http://www.jane-williams.me.uk/glorantha/whitewall/brian3.jpg)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: AdmiralViscen on January 19, 2010, 07:50:37 PM
Not really. Just a wack OAer bringing his wack schtick in here.

ain't that the truth
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 19, 2010, 07:52:05 PM
Not really. Just a wack OAer bringing his wack schtick in here.

irony :drool
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: demi on January 19, 2010, 07:54:26 PM
it arrives from amazon today
i will be using it for most games, only using the ps3 for exclusives and such
xbox live is a killer app...i miss it so much because i love online shooters and multi-player.  it's so well-integrated and so many great features and you really feel like you're in an online community rather than psn which seems very detached

some questions...
1. what are some of the best arcade games to try since fall of 2008? i think that was the last time i owned xbox or maybe before then
2. what kind of wild accessories can you put on your avatar? i know they cost money but idc.  anything animal-related? and what of the pet chicken from dragon age? any other pets?
3. what are some of the best community games to try? i'm sure there's probably a ton of these now so i'd like to narrow it down
4. who will be my friend

1. Demos man, demos
2. Pom Poms and Beatbox that makes your avatar cripwalk
3. Arkedo series, Toby's Vertical Adventure, Dungeon Adventure
4. Add me if you want
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ichirou on January 19, 2010, 08:59:47 PM
Arkedo series shouldn't be indie games, ffs.  Way too polished...though I appreciate how cheap being indies makes them, I want to earn achievements for them too, dammit.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: drew on January 20, 2010, 12:53:17 AM
i just realized that i never answered his question

some questions...
1. what are some of the best arcade games to try since fall of 2008? i think that was the last time i owned xbox or maybe before then
2. what kind of wild accessories can you put on your avatar? i know they cost money but idc.  anything animal-related? and what of the pet chicken from dragon age? any other pets?
3. what are some of the best community games to try? i'm sure there's probably a ton of these now so i'd like to narrow it down
4. who will be my friend

1. nothing.  the xbla glory days are far behind us at this point
2. your questions are gay
3. buy dead rising
4. i believe i already am (did i mention to preorder dead rising 2?)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ichirou on January 20, 2010, 01:55:47 AM
Doesn't CHOW CHOW own a PS3 too?  I don't want to recommend stuff to him if he might already own it on PSN and I have no clue what's on PSN...

1. Shadow Complex, 'Splosion Man, The Maw, Castle Crashers, Bionic Commando: Re-Armed, TMNT Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Sam & Max Save the World, Sam & Max Beyond Time & Space, The Secret of Monkey Island, the Wallace & Gromit games.

2. They've added a bunch, but among my friends the most popular ones seem to be the lightsabers and Assassin's Creed uniforms.  There's a pet section, but nothing too varied so far.  There was an exclusive Chocobo pet but you need a code to get it.  You can now actually win avatar accessories through a few games.  Download that Halo experience thing, you'll get a free Halo accessory.

3. They're called XBox Indies now.  The Arkedo series, I MAED A GAME WITH ZOMBIES IN IT!!!!1, there's a really cool Japanese Dodgeball game...uhhh, there's quite a few things.  Be careful to avoid the non-games, though.

4. I don't play multiplayer stuff usually, but if you get Battle Fantasia I'll play you to get the multiplayer achievements lol
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: demi on January 20, 2010, 01:58:42 AM
The chocobo avatars are gong for about $30 now on ebay... about to dump mine off
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: The Sceneman on January 20, 2010, 02:10:19 AM
(http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/draft_lens2137295module11123567photo_1219479353King_of_threads.jpg)
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 20, 2010, 07:34:38 AM
good lookin' out, fellas...bought a pet monkey for my boy.

Totally forgot every single game on Live has a demo (PSN :sick)...that's just beautiful. Can't tell you how many times i've passed on psn games simply because there wasn't a demo...it's just ridiculous not to have a demo

Btw, i don't even have any friends added to my list and i already feel more part of an online community than i ever have with psn.  There's just something different about Live...it's so well-integrated.  It's absolutely glorious
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ichirou on January 20, 2010, 07:40:19 AM
I wish Darksiders had a demo.  Some people here have been playing it, but no fucking way am I buying a game blind without some way of trying it out first.  360 demos have spoiled me...
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 20, 2010, 07:43:01 AM
darksiders seems like a good rental...no replay value, no multi-player or co-op.  just rent it and beat it
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ichirou on January 20, 2010, 07:47:05 AM
What games have you bought so far?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 20, 2010, 07:54:33 AM
getting today halo odst and probably another copy of MW2 for the 360
i have mass effect 2, bioshock 2, battlefield bad company 2, etc preordered for the 360.  Getting all multi-plats on the 360 since they're always superior

never played lost odyssey, last remnant, etc...prob get them.  Also some older games like nfs most wanted, hitman blood money, superior bloody version  of ninja gaiden 2 (what an abomination sigma 2 was)

what's your xbl? it's probably in the sticky nvm
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: demi on January 20, 2010, 07:56:43 AM
I play MW2 sometimes, but usually when dude I know is on.

Otherwise I'm off on my own thing... nothing but Mass Erect 2 next week definitely... Vandal Hearts XBLA when it gets fixed until then
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ichirou on January 20, 2010, 07:56:52 AM
I'd avoid Lost Odyssey.  It's pretty generic.

I heard Sigma 2 was way superior graphically to the 360 NG2?
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Raban on January 20, 2010, 09:55:08 AM
drew won this thread
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 20, 2010, 12:01:26 PM
as a reward, i have a baggie of the purest columbian cocaine for him to pick up
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Ganhyun on January 20, 2010, 12:41:20 PM
People play L4D with AI partners? :wtf

Sometimes. I usually try to play through on normal to get a feel for the levels somewhat and to get an idea of where the standard weapon placements are. Online co-op is all about speed runs for the most part, and if u dont know the level its easy to get lost and downed, then kicked by people mad that u couldnt keep up.

Of course, i also have a group of friends i can play with, but they aren't always on at the same time as me.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on January 20, 2010, 12:55:20 PM
3. buy dead rising

Do this.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: originalz on January 20, 2010, 06:52:05 PM
Yeah, I'd like some recommendations for community games as well. I'm actually thinking of perhaps making my own, a simple retro-styled RPG. How would I go about doing that?

The next version of RPG Maker is going to support XNA porting.
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: Saint Cornelius on January 21, 2010, 10:49:51 AM
The next version of RPG Maker is going to support XNA porting.


Oh my god - day one purchase for me. :heart
Title: Re: i bought xbox 360 elite
Post by: tiesto on January 21, 2010, 01:15:43 PM
The next version of RPG Maker is going to support XNA porting.


Oh my god - day one purchase for me. :heart

That's fucking AWESOME!!!