Reddit mentions: The best xbox 360 games

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Here's my list of suggestions, why, and links to where to get them. A few are only available on computer, but you'll see which ones:

• Thomas Was Alone (Meta. A cute puzzle game about AIs, and their relationship to the game and developers. It's simple in graphics and big on heart. = computer - itunes - android
  
• The Stanley Parable (another meta game. About the players role in games itself and their relationship to the developers. This is a MUST HAVE for anyone who is really into games. It's fantastic, hilarious and oddly artsy) = computer -
  
• Telltale's "The Walking Dead" seasons 1 & 2. (These are some of the best games I've played. Point and Click adventure games that everyone loves, even those who don't like point and click games. They are extremely emotional and heart-pounding. I recommend it highly, especially if you want a game that you can watch him play, or vice versa, and really get a fantastic story. Storyline continues based on your decisions in the previous game) = SEASON ONE: computer - PS3 - XBOX360 - PSVITA - iPhone/iPad (first episode free, others are in-game purchases, same with all the mobile games) - Android === SEASON 2: computer - PS3 - XBOX360 - iPhone/iPad - Android
  
• To The Moon (sweet looking 16 bit game that is more of an interactive story. It routinely makes people cry because it's so darned sweet. Love is a central theme.) = computer
  
• Borderlands 2 and/or Borderlands the PreSequel (both fun and funny FPS games that you can run coop if you like) = BORDERLANDS 2: computer - XBOX360 - PS3 === BORDERLANDS PRESEQUEL: computer - XBOX360 - PS3
  
• Portal (fun and funny puzzle game - but he MAY have already played this if the Half-Life 2 he got was the full "The Orange Box")
  
• Portal 2 (also fun and funny, but with a coop mode as well) = computer - XBOX360 - PS3
  
• Fallout 3 and/or Fallout: New Vegas (Post apocolypic games that are fun and often funny. They are open world RPGs with FPS playing style, although you can switch to 3rd person. Fallout 3 is more epic, grand and is more metropolitan, and Fallout New Vegas is more like a spaghetti western, intimate, and has better writing/storyline in my opinion) = FALLOUT 3: computer - XBOX360 - PS3 == FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS: computer - XBOX360 - PS3
  
• Mass Effect 1, 2, & 3 (RPG/FPS set the future, in space, where the storyline continues, using your decisions from the previous games) = computer - XBOX360 - PS3
  
• Red Dead Redemption (an open world RPG/FPS that takes pages from both spaghetti westerns and film noir. If you get this, be sure to get the add on called "Undead Nightmare", where you fight Zombies and meet mythical creatures. The base game is more artsy, and Undead Nightmare is just a squat load of fun.) The links that follow have both thenormal game, and Undead Nightmare in one. = XBOX360 - PS3
  
  
• A different idea is to actually get him a wireless controller for his phone! If he has an Andriod, I would suggest the Power A Moga Hero Power It's portable, holds the phone, and I just am in love with mine. And because I have an Andriod, I can download ROMs to play older games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, etc etc. But the controller works with SO many games! If he has an iPhone or iPad, or if you want another option for Android, I would go with the iPega. I don't have one, but it has the highest reviews.
  
  As for if you should give 1 or 2 gifts, I think 2 might be a lot of fun! But it might depend on what the "1st place" person has on their list and what you want to give them! I'd say make the decision based off of what you want to give the main winner! =)
  
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  EDIT - 3DS Games to consider:
  
  
• Fire Emblem: Awakening - it's one of the best RPGs out for the 3DS. It's immersive and epic. Top reviews across the board.
  
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf because everyone loves it so much and it's just adorable.
  
• Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney because anything Phoenix Wright related is flipping amazing and totally fun.
  
• Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance A great option if he's played other Kingdom Hearts games.
  
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Especially if he's into Zelda, I agree with others that this is a nice option. Top-down action that returns to Zelda's roots.
  
  edit 2: P.S: I'm new. I'll be making an intro post hopefully tonight! So hopefully it's alright that I posted here first. I was just excited, as I'm a gamer and love helping people with what to play next. In any event... HI!!
  
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GET THEM ALL!!!! Just kidding ^^^^^but ^^^^^not ^^^^^really

If you are interested in the story I would recommend getting Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary first in order to get an idea of what Halo is about. It is basically the first Halo game, Halo: Combat Evolved, but remastered for the Xbox 360 on its 10 year anniversary. It has the entire first game's campaign and a multiplayer portion using the engine from Halo: Reach (we'll get to that in a moment).

If you are still interested in the story, go for Halo 2 next. It is for the original Xbox, but is also compatible with the 360 so you can play the campaign. It no longer has online multiplayer, though, so it is only good for local custom games and the campaign.

If you purchased Halo 2 you are probably interested enough in the Halo universe to continue the Master Chief's story. The next game will be Halo 3. Halo 3 is a great game and still has online multiplayer, though it is fairly sparse right now.

Note: Halo 3 will become available for free download on July 1st if you have Xbox Live Gold.

Halo 4 is the next game in line that follows the story of the Master Chief, however, there are two other games that were released between them.

Halo 3:ODST is one of these two games. It takes place during the events of Halo 2, but you play as a normal soldier rather than the Master Chief who is a Spartan. Spartans are basically supersoldiers. Normal humans who were augmented to be faster, stronger, and smarter than normal people. It is a fun game and comes with the Halo 3: ODST campaign and a second disc that contains all the multiplayer maps for Halo 3 which allows you to play Halo 3 online.

The other game is Reach. In Halo: Reach you play as a Spartan supersoldier, but not the Master Chief. This game takes places chronologically before the first Halo game, Halo: CE, but was released in 2010. It still has a decent multiplayer population, but I am not sure if is more than Halo 4.

The final game is Halo 4, the newest in the series. It follows the story of the Master Chief after Halo 3, and I believe it has the most populated multiplayer as of right now. Though, the numbers are still fairly low compared to other shooter games out there. This will be the game you will want if you are only interested in online play.

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If you are interested in campaign and storyline go for:

• Halo: CEA
  
  
• Halo 2
  
  
• Halo 3
  
  
• Halo 4
  
  
• Halo 3: ODST ^*
  
  
• Halo: Reach ^
  
  ^ Play these any time you want after Halo 3.
  
  If you are only interested in playing online multiplayer go for:
  
  
• Halo 4
  
  
• Halo: Reach
  
  
• Halo 3 (which will be free on July 1st!)
  
  I would recommend Halo 4 over Reach, hopefully someone will be better informed on multiplayer populations than I am.
  
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  Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions! :D

I've definitely seen this as well, and find myself agreeing with pretty much everything you said. I had a friend Gabe who when talking about a new game, the first thing he'd always comment on was its appearance. "Woah dawg, those graphics look sick!" While me and my other friend would wait till we actually played the thing and 7 times out of 10 the thing sucked. He bought these games without researching like OP originally, and eventually he learned as well, but it took him a bit longer and he'll still play something that looks super flashy to this day.

I can't help but get suckered in as well when a big title that I heavily enjoyed as a kid drops. Most recent example of this being RE6. I picked it up at midnight release and was super stoked that my SO wanted to play it with me coop.

First, the lack of customization completely pissed us off, it's like they extremely downgraded from RE4/5 and somehow thought they were improving the system by getting rid of all gun customization and instead having a small pool of about 20 perks you can choose 3 from to equip. (Speaking of perks, they seem to be a growing trend as well... they used to just be limited to RPGs if I'm not mistaken.) RE6's level design was pretty bad, 90% of the time it's go from point a to point b. There's tons of rooms in the game that are just for you to gawk at and pass through, zero interaction, just serving the purpose of simply being there and looking shiny. And shiny it is, RE6 is the best looking RE made so far, yet what's the point of all this awesome graphics when you can't do anything with it?

We beat the 3 main campaigns because we wanted our money's worth, and after we checked online we saw capcom say they'd release coop in a free patch (GGCapcom) to ada wong's campaign so that you didn't have to go through all 3 main campaigns cooperatively and then get to the final one and have to play single player. Awesome. But months later, we realized we gave even less shits than ever. We started it up, played one chapter, SO got mad at me for not sticking together, and we kinda just looked at eachother and realized this wasn't really fun. Haven't touched it since. The lasting appeal isn't there. What images of it left in my brain are basically just explosions, slick graphics, and overly cheesy cutscenes. None of this draws me back in.

Interesting note to end on here, RE6 came out on october 2nd, 2012, while skyrim came out november 11th, 2011.

RE6 is going for 19 bucks

Skyrim is still like pretty much 40 bucks

You don't need to buy a new controller every generation either since it comes bundled with the consoles...(PC doesn't come with controls at all).

I don't see what kind of logic can bring a $66 Xbox Live subscription to $100... you are trolling right? lol My Xbox 360 I got in 2007 still runs games even though I haven't touched it in years since I can get all the games on PC and don't care about any exclusives + don't want to pay for Live, however taking a $66 item and calling it $100 is hilarious.

You do need to get a new GPU, CPU, RAM, and MOBO once during a console cycle(which is affordable since free online).

If you buy the new version when you have a fine older one that works just as well you are retarded, can't say consoles suck because of that.

As for Skyrim Legendary you can get it for $40 on Xbox 360...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CJ7IUGS/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1381366399&sr=8-1&keywords=skyrim+legendary+edition&condition=new

PC for $42 Legendary since it hasn't dropped in price on Steam yet.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CJ7IUIQ/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1381366399&sr=8-2&keywords=skyrim+legendary+edition&condition=new

Like I said the PS3/PS4 can use any hard drive(also free online however now they force you to pay for PS Plus on the PS4 which is pretty much a deal breaker for me).

You can also get much cheaper headphones than that... the headset I use cost me $50 that I use for my PC and consoles. You do need a headset to communicate with your team on PC if you do any organized play like ranked teams/tournaments League of Legends or DotA 2 or want to talk to friends, similar to console if you do organized play or want to talk to friends. Also at least they come with a headset, better than the nothing a PC would come with lol.

Please, there are so many things about PC better than consoles that don't have to be this bullshit you are pulling, you are like console gamers when they do this... "hurr durr need a $2000 PC just to run games and have to upgrade it every year PC sux."

Literally need a build like this just to run games at 1080p!! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MVfd

^ That is what you sound like to me. Just on the opposite side.

My mom and I playing the first few worlds of Donkey Kong Country on the SNES. My dad hated video games (I never really played much) but my mom tolerated them and was the only one to ever play with me. DKC was her favourite game and it was the source of a lot of bonding / laughs every time we played - especially the underwater levels that we were both particularly bad at!

I'm still a kid at heart!

and play DKC whenever I can!

I'd love Bioshock Infinite - it looks like such a lovely game! And fun too! :)

Thanks for the contest! :) <3

So, the only game I have on my WL right now is Kerbal Space Program, so I would have to find one I want more than that (I also have GTAV on there, but I'm still holding off pre-ordering it for lack of money.. Uugh)

I have been playing a LOT of MLB The Show lately (I absolutely love baseball, and I'm very into this game). But that's not what I wanted to suggest. I was going to suggest opening up the archives a bit, and playing some GT5. Seriously. This game pisses excellence every morning when it wakes up. It's offices smell of rich mahogany. It's actually banned in most countries. There are endless amounts of things to do. You can play it casually and just have fun racing, go all out and use it like a real driving simulator (chair, wheel, pedals, etc), or anything in between. There's STILL new challenges every week, expansion packs of cars, lots of A and B-spec races (you race, and you manage a racer), tons of cars to win, special races, and even go karts. What other racing game allows you to get the real feel of racing, and the arcade feel of GO-KARTS?!?!?

It's seriously a great game. I wasted 4-5 hours a day for about a month playing this game because there's so much to do/see.

I'd definitely like to get the GTAV pre-order done and over with, but Kerbal Space Program (it's actually on steam) seems to be all the rage right now.

My highest priority item on my apartment list is this couch because I'm moving into my own place soon and don't currently have a place to sit....so yeah....thats....thats an issue.

My highest priority item on my painting list is this book because I really enjoy oil painting and want to learn how to get better at it!

My highest priority item on my hobbies list is Skyrim because my boyfriend really loves The Elder Scrolls and I think he would really love this as a moving in gift.

My higest priority item on my cats list is this cat scratcher because my current one is falling apart and I feel awful about it D:

My highest priority item on my college list is this MCAT review set because I'm hoping to get into medical school and really could use this to study!

My highest priority item on my Owls list is this set of salt and pepper shakers because like I said earlier, I have literally nothing for the apartment, plus owls are my favorite and I really love this!

My highest priority item on my Makeup list is this palette because I really love the colors and everyone keeps gushing over how amazing it is!

Finally, my higest priority item on my Add-On list is cat odor eliminator because let's face it, my cats stink.

Thanks for this fun 'discussion'

The PS3 has some spectacular deals in their multi-game collections. Observe:

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection - Includes Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition (which includes most of the upgraded features from Subsistence), Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophy Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, voucher codes for Metal Gear Solid 1 and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, 2 Exclusive Ashley Wood Bande Desinee Graphic Novels, and a 100 PG Artbook. Currently listed at $39.99 on Amazon.

God of War Saga Collection - Includes God of War (HD Remaster), God of War II (HD Remaster), God of War III, and God of War: Chains of Olympus (HD Remaster) and God of War: Ghost of Sparta (HD Remaster). Currently listed at $29.94 on Amazon.

Killzone Trilogy Collection - Includes Killzone (HD Remaster), Killzone 2 +all multiplayer maps, and Killzone 3 + all multiplayer maps. Currently listed at $32.25 on Amazon.

Resistance Collection - Includes Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2 + Bonus Content, and Resistance 3 + Bonus Content. Currently listed at $29.73 on Amazon.

Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy - Includes Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed Revelations. Currently listed at $25.80 on Amazon.

Jak and Daxter Collection - Includes Jak & Daxter 1, 2, and 3, all remastered in HD. Currently listed at $19.77 on Amazon.

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection - Includes Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, both remastered in HD. Currently listed at $18.82 on Amazon.

The Sly Collection - Includes the first three Sly Cooper games remastered in HD, plus 3D support for Sly Cooper 3 and new Move-compatible minigames. Currently listed at $20.40 on Amazon.

InFamous Collection - Includes InFamous 1 and 2, inFamous: Festival of Blood, and additional downloadable content. Currently listed at $27.47 on Amazon.

Tomb Raider Trilogy - Includes Tomb Raider: Legend (HD Remaster), Tomb Raider: Anniversary (HD Remaster), and Tomb Raider: Underworld, as well as some avatar stuff and making-of content. Currently listed at $19.48 on Amazon.

Prince of Persia Trilogy - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (HD Remaster), Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (HD Remaster) and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (HD Remaster), with 3D support and better framerates. Currently listed at $15.00 on Amazon.

Splinter Cell Trilogy - Includes Splinter Cell (HD Remaster), Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (HD Remaster) and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (HD Remaster), with support for 3D, better framerates, and enhanced online gameplay. Currently listed at $19.95 on Amazon.

Uncharted Greatest Hits Dual Pack - Includes Uncharted and Uncharted 2: GotY Edition. Currently listed at $19.96 on Amazon.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix - Includes Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (HD Remaster), Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (HD Remaster), and HD cinematics from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, as well as an artbook for those who pre-order. Currently listed at $34.99 on Amazon.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (To be released sometime in 2014) - Includes Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (HD Remaster), Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix (HD Remaster), and HD cinematics from Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Currently listed at $59.99 on Amazon.

Ratchet and Clank Collection - Includes Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, all remastered in HD and with 3D support. Currently listed at $19.99 on Amazon.

Journey Collector's Edition - Includes Journey, Flower, and flOw. Currently listed at $19.99 on Amazon.

Devil May Cry HD Collection - Includes Devil May Cry (HD Remaster), Devil May Cry 2 (HD Remaster), and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition (HD Remaster). Currently listed at $14.59 (for the PS3 version) on Amazon.

Zone of the Enders HD Collection - Includes Zone of the Enders (HD Remaster) and Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner (HD Remaster), both with new opening animations. Currently listed at $12.98 (for the PS3 version) on Amazon.

Mass Effect Trilogy - Includes all three Mass Effect Games (but none of the DLC). Currently listed at $42.99 (For the PS3 version).

There's also the Silent Hill HD Collection, but from everything I hear it is a lazy and sloppy port of the games.

Whew! I swear I am not a shill for Amazon. I just appreciate a good deal when I see it.

https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Collection-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYOOA

This is what I have. 30 bucks.

You might want to get caught up on the story from Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, and Metal Gear Solid before hopping in, but it doesn't matter too much.

Great games, though, and honestly, the controls put some people off, but learning them, then mastering them to get those crucial headshots is pretty great, and feels a lot better on Xbox controllers than PS2 controllers.

But yeah, there's a ton of depth to the gameplay, a lot of easter eggs and funny moments if you look for them, a crazy story, and just so many ways to complete a mission that I've beaten each game multiple times just trying to find everything I could.

Enjoy!

I've played thru RDR many times and it looks also amazing on the X like a remaster, John Marston was main lead character in RDR, RDR2 is the prequel to RDR. After you play RDR2 I would totally recommend playing RDR1 to follow the story.

RDR1&2 have amazing characters that you'll love along with the story and the amount of content in each will last you a long time, to me it's worth double the price tag. RDR1 I'm pretty sure you cn buy the GOTY edition on sale right now for a steal at $15 on Amazon

Do yourself a huge favor and dont miss out on either of these games!!!

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There are two different ones I'm really wanting to play - Minecraft and L.A. Noire. Either one would be AMAZING.

Everyone's been playing minecraft and loving it. I played the demo and it was a ton of fun but didn't give me a chance to really get into building anything. I want to build a CASTLE and try and make some really cool outlying city.

LA Noire - Who doesn't want to be a Detective?? And with the amazing facial animations, that game looks like it would be a shit ton of fun.

Eggplant Wizard - Thank you so much for the contest!!

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Ok, I'm a terrible artist, but I love League of Legends, and would love that champ and skin.

Worst art to ever grace Reddit

"An enemy has been slain."
-League of Legends

Thank you for the contest!!!!!!!!

> If you don't want other devices brought into the argument, don't use the argument of 'I can do a lot more on PC'. Obviously it's going to bloat into discussion of 'what should I have in house' rather than what should I game on...

Read context, that is an argument against consoles and none of what you've said pertains to it. It won't go in a discussion of "what should I have in house" since PC vs Console is discussion of just that, PC vs Console. It's like if two people are talking about which car is better then one person goes on to say bicycles are better for your health because the discussion went onto safety/health. Even if it doesn't relate to the PC vs Console discussion, your arguments don't make sense. I've already mentioned and detailed why your argument doesn't make sense so you or whomever can read what's already been typed.

> I don't want to brag: I own quite a few devices (well, I don't have Xbox One - other than that I have all the bases covered). Despite having a top of the line PC, and even having DYI Steam Box. I still find myself using PS4 quite a lot for multi-platform titles. It's not marketing when your mates come around with bunch of beer and you drink your ass off while playing FIFA. I tried it with PC at the turn of generation, next day when I sobered up I drove to store and bought PS4... What else? CoD is a console-only series for me. Same goes for pretty much every racing game (rFactor excluded)... Just to name few examples.

Ok but that doesn't mean consoles are objectively better, your points are subjective which means nothing if you want to compare facts. Sorry if that sounded harsh but so far you've only provided subjective arguments and irrational counterpoints. I can connect my PC to my TV, controllers to my PC and play FIFA on my PC so why would I spend an additional $400 + tax when I can already do that on my PC? If you want to play on the couch and that seems to be the preference for how you play, that's ok. You can do that for both PC and consoles but PCs are objectively better in most, if not everything a console can do. That is why there is an argument with "PCs can do everything a console can do and more", im not just saying it out my ass for the sake of discussion. That is also why I'm refuting your arguments since it makes no sense and contributes to nothing.

> You'd be surprised how much the Steam's cut is. It's less than what the retailer/importer/publisher would get, but still it's not as great as you paint it. There are other benefits for devs - the fact you actually can sell the game is among them.

No I'm not surprised, how do you think indie devs survive like the team that made the Metro: 2033? It's still better in both profits and the control of your own game than trying to get a publisher like EA to agree to sell your game then have them take control of the development of your own game. I'd rather give devs more tools and control of how they publish their game instead of worry about upholding to stockholders expectations. Why are you under the impression that selling games on Steam or Amazon is not that much better compared to retailers like Gamestop when it actually is?

> I'd be hard pressed to find a 1 or more year old game on Steam that's priced equally to console counterpart. That's how it works where I live, although YMMV. Regardless, remember the USofA is not the only place on Earth where gaming happens...

Yeah they're not equal, Steam version or any online PC version will cost less.

PC Tomb Raider:

Steam: $19.99
Amazon: $19.99 and on discount for $7.99 link

Console xbox360/ps3:

xbox360: $19.99 on discount for $17.16
PS3: $49.48

Console Xbone/PS4 (Definitive Edition)

XBone: $41.42
PS4: $52.99

Bioshock Infinite: amazon link

PC:

Steam: $29.99

Amazon: Physical Copy - $39.99 on discount for $11.99, Digital $29.99

xbox360/ps3

xbox360: $19.99 on discount for $15.24
ps3: $19.99

This took like 10 minutes to look for including a bit of formatting. TR cost the same for PC and last generation consoles and $50+ for the definitive edition which is just basically coded for xbone/ps4. So console players have to pay extra to play on the new consoles even though they already paid for one already?

Bioshock Infinite is an interesting one, the PC hard copy cost more but on a bigger discount? Xbox360 is on discount too but is this what you call a discount compared to the PC version? If there was a Xbone and PS4 version, would those have been $40+ with Tomb Raider being an example?

PC games get discounted often in addition to price drops so not only are you getting cheaper games, you can bring out all the visuals at a better framerate than a console can dish out depending on your hardware of course. Even then there are results you can google yourself or go on buildapc subreddit that shows that computer close to $400 can compete with the PS4.

Talking about PC bias when being bias themselves really contradicts doesn't it?

Yeah man you can actually get the HD edition on 360, you can play MGS1 and 4 later I suppose, it's forgivable haha.

http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Collection-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYOOA

It's my favorite game series of all time and there's noting quite like it. Worth every minute you spend on it. I hope you love them as much I do if you end up picking them up.

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Dang girl!

I just got this cat tree for my cats. They love it! I think it's of a pretty good quality, and if they rip it up at all, I can fix it quite cheaply and easily.

You seem to have very similar tastes in video games as me, so I would recommend either the Mass Effect Series or Rune Factory 4. I haven't played Rune Factory 4, but I've loved the other games in the series and I think you might also really enjoy it!

I'm indecisive, too, so I'll probably end up buying myself a ton of games & movies once I'm back home

Edit: Forgot to put an item in my original post

ODST is a bit of a departure from the other Halo games. It's more open-world (though definitely not like Skyrim or anything) and you feel way more human (NOT like a genetically-modified supersoldier). Some people didn't like it as much, but personally I thought it was fantastic. There's more of a late night, low key vibe to the whole thing. The soundtrack is the best in the entire Halo series. Totally worth the $15, IMO.

Oh, and Firefight is hella fun. If you ever need to fill out your party of four, just shoot me a PM and we'll set it up.

I liked the two original Xbox games a lot, so I'd say start with Halo 3. It continues that story. or if money is no object, start at the beginning with Halo CE, which recently got an anniversary release for Xbox 360.

Not counting the RTS game Halo Wars, chronologically, Halo Reach (the most recently released new Halo game) is the beginning. I thought it was a great game, I played it quite a bit, including the multiplayer, which I imagine is still alive and well. It's worth playing, and stands pretty well by itself, since it is before the Master Chief trilogy.

Yay! Thanks for the contest!

My husband's birthday is coming up. I'm sure this would bring him great joy :)

If you're a Bioware (especially Kotor) fan you can't go wrong with Dragon Age II or Mass Effect 2. Also check out any of the Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion and the new one Skyrim will be out soon enough.

For a casual racing game I'm loving the new Need for Speed: Hot pursuit I also have the Kinect and I'm holding my breath to see if Forza 4 will be any good since it's Kinect compatible.

If you want a fun shooter, quite a few of us are into Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and check out the 360 players subreddit Team Awesome for some people to play with.

Have fun!

My favorite game is...

I have been DYING(see what I did there?) to play The Walking Dead on Xbox 360. They released the first episode of it for free on the marketplace and now that I've played part of the game, I NEED the rest of it!! I need something to hold me over until the next season...

My default wishlist is my games wishlist, so of course I would be happy with anything off of there! I have marked the ones I want most as highest priority.

I do not mind used games :)

Thanks for the contest!!

They're VERY simple. Portal 1 is sold as part of the Orange Box bundle. Basically you have a gun that shoots portals... and you have to get from one place to another, trying to escape a test facility run by a robot named GLaDOS. It's a very simply concept, but takes some problem solving. You can usually play through the entire game in about 10 hours or so, depending on how good you are at problem solving. The second game gets a little more in depth and there is a larger story arc that's pretty cool. It's hard to explain. I'd recommend picking up a copy of The Orange Box, and seeing how you like it.

If Girlsplaywow is a jerk than I'm a talking pug. :P I wish you SO MUCH LUCK for this Saturday, you're going to be awesome! I have so much admiration for you being able to do that :D

I do not have much on my WL, and nothing at all that I must have. My next personal purchase on my list, since I generally just use it to hold things I'll buy for myself, is Red Dead Redemption because I promised to play soon with my good friend that lives on the other side of the country... Which sadly has to wait since I'm busy moving into my house :( Either way, you're amazing to make someone's day with your generosity! <3

Some reviews are as you say, but that is just a subset and halo 4 recieved good reviews from EVERYONE, even on sites that the reviews are based on user scores. It also got great customer reviews. You've just been on this subreddit to long not to see that. The only people that don't like it are the people that don't have much interest in the campaign and only care about multiplayer.

You can just look at amazon and wiki to see how good the critic and customer reviews are. Might surprise you to get out of this subs hate circlejerk of the game for a change.

http://www.amazon.com/Halo-4-Xbox-360-Standard-Game/dp/B0050SYX8W/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1381778863&sr=1-2&keywords=halo+4


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_4#Critical_reception


Multiplayer population does not show how good a game is. Shows how addictive the multiplayer is, that is all.

But the fish this year move when you get near them! Thats gotta be worth something.

Also the maps aren't $60 (I haven't even bought the maps in the past few Cods anyway) and you can get XBL 12 month for $45 http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-LIVE-Month-Membership-Online/dp/B002VBWIP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377133383&sr=8-1&keywords=xbox+live

And hopefully since ps4 is clearly the superior console, the 6 year olds will all mass migrate away from the xbox and settle down in the DDR5 climate which will surely make a huge difference with a game like cod.

You should get this. While you have kids, putting time in for yourself is equally important. I can tell you, personally, that this game is very, very fun. There's not a whole lot to it, so it's great if you're tired as well. As a mom, I'd say there's a good chance that's often! It's relaxing, and yet engaging. Well worth the buy, and some time for you!

Not sure what your taste in games is but I have been playing the Payday 2 beta over the weekend. It comes out tomorrow and is pretty interesting. It is a 4 player co-op game where you are career criminals and your doing bank heists and such. Had a good amount of fun with the beta and am looking forward to the release. I am playing it on PC.

So want this!
GTA V

A couple things that I think you're missing are that games do get cheaper with age even on the consoles, so they're not always way up there at $60. I can buy a copy of Mass Effect 3 on the console for under $20 right now. I can buy Halo 4, a Triple-A console exclusive from 6 months ago for under $30.

As far as discounts from Steam and other sites, most of those are joint ventures with the publishers that could exist in the console space as well. Valve has come out and said that the Steam Sales are great for profits, and shares that data with publishers to get them on board for more. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don't control the prices of games, the publishers do, and there's no reason to think that they wouldn't organize sales for their digital distribution platforms as well after seeing it's great for revenue. Sales like that aren't feasible in the brick-and-mortar world of game sales because of the prohibitive nature of organization and promotion. It's nothing comparable to loading up the online store and seeing "25%-75% off Ubisoft Titles this week only!"

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imagine fallout, but then imagine it with swords, bow and arrows etc.

the legendary edition comes with the DLC as well, which costs $40 or so on the marketplace. it's on sale at amazon right now, I actually just ordered it for xbox.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Elder-Scrolls-Legendary-Xbox-360/dp/B00CJ7IUGS/ref=zg_bsar_tab_pd_bsms_3

you will be at home in the gameplay I think. it's basically the same a fallout, especially if you use a bow.

worth noting that elderscrolls 4 oblivion is a predecessor, and should be $20 or so for the game of the year edition, which has a lot of content as well, i'd play oblivion first because skyrim simply looks so much better that it is hard to go back to oblivion

http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-game-of-the-year-gamestop-exclusive/106868

do yourself a favor and buy both, which should come to $60 I guess we will see you in 6 months or something I put well over 100 hours into oblivion GOTY edition and I put 120 hours into skyrim (without DLC).

if i win, i want rocksmith for xbox

you're going to kick that training's ass. my hubby is military as well. you guys are the the best :)
thanks for the contest opportunity!

From what I've heard people say, the best option is to buy the original Rocksmith game that comes with the cable. It's not cheaper but it's nearly the same price as getting the standalone cable. Right now it's $36 on Amazon or if you have an X360/PS3 or even want to sell the game and keep the cable it's currently going for $30 for the X360/PS3 version. The standalone cable is rarely ever sold less than $30, so unless you want to buy it used, purchasing the original Rocksmith is your best option.
Also, if you purchase Rocksmith for PC for another $10 you can purchase the Disc Import Tool from Steam which allows Rocksmith songs to import into Rocksmith 2014. But I would wait until the Winter sale to purchase the Import Tool.

There is an HD collection available to you which includes 2, 3, and Peace Walker.

As for MGS1 and 4... those are different stories. 4 is exclusive to PS3 although you don't absolutely have to play it unless you want complete closure.. which some people weren't happy with. I was, I enjoy the absurdity. But MGS1 should be fairly easy to emulate. Alternatively you can play MGS1 if you have a PS2/PS1 or Gamecube (GCN has a remake entitled Twin Snakes).

Sony's model would be great if Gamestop (or whichever used game retailer you purchase from) took that $10 out of the game price. Technically you're not really getting that multiplayer content when you buy those games used - your're locked out.

Instead, Gamestop (et al) get their full used price (which is usually ridiculous) and then Sony (or EA or whoever) gets their $10 as well. If you're just trading games between friends it's fine but traded games were never their target. The $10 access fee was an attempt to kill off the used games market.

Mass Effect 2 is a perfect case in point. You can get Mass Effect 2 for ~$10 USD used (here in the states anyway). If you want the Cerberus DLC that's another $15. Mass Effect 2 is on sale NEW on Amazon for $20. It's cheaper to just buy the game new than it is to buy it used and then buy the Cerberus code. You don't need the Cerberus code to play or enjoy ME2 but access fees work the same way and it's an example I almost had to deal with so it was fresh on my mind. This effectively kills off the used game market for ME2 since you get more of the game (for less money) when you buy it new.

My bf and I love League! :)

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OP you dun goofed. You can get RDR for that same price but with all of the DLC which adds 20+ hours of gameplay. Link if anyone is interested. RDR is in my opinion one of the best games this generation and I would recommend it to anyone.

Awesome thank you! My favorite game is... GTA5. My husband and I looove these games and their ridiculousness. I've added it to this wishlist. :)

Thank you for the contest!

Solution: Buy Mass Effect 3 for $59.99 at one of the many retailers that has it on sale and put that credit towards a points card. Essentially free Day 1 DLC.

Amazon $10 back http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-3-Xbox-360/dp/B004FYEZMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330919230&sr=8-1

Walmart $10 back http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mass-Effect-3-w-Bonus-10-Walmart-eGift-Card-Xbox-360/15841195

BestBuy $10-20 back http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mass+Effect+3+-+Xbox+360/2795128.p?id=1218352577734&skuId=2795128&st=mass%20effect%203&lp=1&cp=1

I am sure almost every retailer is offering cash back, I saved $20 on mine via FutureShop.ca.

a musicians best friend and my favorite lil orange thang, an Orange amp!

no gamer's library is complete without The Orange Box!


what time is it? Spoiler Alert: ORANGE TIME!

Whats this? Another watch?


need a place for some flowers in your kitchen? ORANGE FLOWER BRUSHES!


want to cuddle some orange? HERE ya go!


how about the Nom Nom Lunch Bag?

feel like eating some delicious orange? how about these?


need to make something that isnt orange into something that is orange? why not some tape?


did someone say citrus?


feeling decorative? Open up these bad boys!

I guess I didn't answer a lot of your questions, but the cheapest place to buy H4 is on Amazon. It's actually on sale for pretty cheap at the moment.

In terms of tips, learning the maps is the easiest way to get better. Site lines, common spots people are, callouts. Also, don't forget to use your nades. A lot of BF and CoD players don't use their grenades enough.

It took me like 2 seconds to find this on amazon. Steam sells it for $19.99 while Mass Effect 2 also goes for $19.99 on steam. Mass Effect isn't some rare fucking gold original Nintendo game that can only be found in certain places. There are plenty of copies of Mass Effect on the market that are going for less than the stated $24.99 so yes it is GameStop, power to the prices.

Edit: To give a better comparison of prices you can get mass effect new for the 360 for $19.99 on amazon. You can get mass effect 2 new for the 360 for $19.96 on amazon. GameStop has mass effect pre-owned for the 360 priced at $29.99 and mass effect 2 pre-owned for the 360 at $17.99.

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-Now THAT's fancy.

-For a ball joint? Over 10K? Fancy!

-Not as fancy but still fun!

Thanks for the contest!

You didn't look very hard:

$40 from NewEgg

$50 from Best Buy

$50 from Amazon

Google Shopping Search

I have never paid more than $40 for a year of Xbox Live. It is always available for that much or less. Most recently, I just bought a new one in March for $35 from Best Buy.

It's expensive, but get a copy of Rocksmith and a guitar. Then you can mock the rest of the girl gamers that play their cheapo guitar hero games because your game taught you how to play a real guitar.

Also, chicks that can play the guitar are hot, so then you have that going for you.

I love the Halo series. I played it with my older brothers all the time. We would play it whenever we were all together and as we have gotten older and have moved further away from each other, it is still something that brings us together. I currently have my girlfriend's copy of Halo 4 (she let me borrow it while I was recovering from surgery and she lives 5 hours away) and I need to get my own copy so I can play with her when she's 5 hours away and so I can continue to play Live with my older brother. So I am linking you to Halo 4

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as long as you get this edition. it has all the DLC's that have come out (and have paid an extra $60 for collectively) and yes again a fantastic game that still looks beautiful. http://www.amazon.com/The-Elder-Scrolls-Legendary-Xbox-360/dp/B00CJ7IUGS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1372703462&sr=8-3&keywords=skyrim

I have one friend who plays all the time. That might just be enough.

And ok! Would this be a good way to go about it?

There's are actually TWO ways to use a real guitar with Rock Band without spending $300.

There's Power Gig: Rise of the Six String http://www.amazon.com/Power-Gig-SixString-Guitar-Xbox-360/dp/B003N13ZRI

and Rock Smith http://www.amazon.com/Rocksmith-Xbox-360/dp/B004S5PBM0/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1347557783&sr=1-1&keywords=rock+smith which is an adapter that lets you use your own guitar.

I actually have Power Gig, and it seems like a decent replacement for the $300 guitar, and it was pretty cheap, like $30 or $35 when I got it. Includes a game that teaches you how to play, basically. I didn't use it very much, as I'm the kind of guy that

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New Vegas is seriously one of my all time favorite games. Everything is so good from the story, the characters, the locations and even the music. There was a bit of a learning curve for me at the beginning which turned me away from the game, but I picked it up again and fell in love with it. Also, get the Ultimate Edition. You can easily get it for under $15 and it adds so many hours into the already deep game. Seriously I have over 300 hours into the game and to this day I still find new things I've never seen before. https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-New-Vegas-Ultimate-Xbox-360/dp/B0065NP6NC

ill just leave this here

also if you have a gamecube/wii i'd recommend twin snakes instead of the original if you can find it, it's a remake of the ps1 original metal gear solid with better graphics and gameplay (imo).

This may have been asked a bunch already so I apologize if that’s the case but I don’t browse this sub super often. I want to take advantage of the Microsoft game pass deal and get 2 years for $120 plus the $1 conversion or whatever. Can I just buy two of these 12 month gift cards on amazon, activate them on my pc, and then convert it for $1? Is there anything else to it?

https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Live-Gold-Membership-Digital/dp/B002VBWIP6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=xbox%2Blive%2Bgold%2B12%2Bmonth%2Bdigital%2Bcode&qid=1570109869&sprefix=xbox%2Blive%2B&sr=8-2&th=1&psc=1

Fuck yeah! Glad to finally see these! Links just in case

Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 $19.99 - Digital - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/MGS-2-AND-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e0840

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker $14.99 - Digital - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/MGS-PW-HD/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e083c

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - Physical, Amazon $20 USD, includes all 3

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Try using Amazon. Gamestop's used prices are atrocious, you are usually looking at $5 in savings. Amazon currently lists it at $50. I bet you paid more at gamestop for an incomplete used copy. With older games they either don't carry new or refuse to drop the price like every other retailer has. Games almost always qualify for free slow shipping, and if you start to use it heavily you can buy amazon prime and get 2-day shipping for everything.

The major publishers have fully embraced online passes, so you should always expect used copies to require an extra $15 for online play.

Gamestop sold that to you knowing it was crippled, they don't care about you as a customer, your loyalty is misplaced.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0050SYOOA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1371789968&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

I hope this link helps, (on my phone) not sure what to do to help with the first MGS with just the 360. I'll get back to you if I learn anything new. Have fun!

Cool, I might try that thanks.

EDIT: Found a deal on Amazon for $40, don't think I'll get much better than that:

https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Live-Month-Gold-Membership/dp/B002VBWIP6/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1466179639&sr=1-1&keywords=xbox+live+gold

Do it! Amazon has the entire trilogy for $30. For me personally, the Mass Effect series, Bioshock series, and Skyrim were my absolute favorite games from that generation. If you play nothing else you should at least play those.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050SYBL6

I feel that you've presented a very one-sided argument here. I'd like to attempt to address what you've responded with, in addition to adding some more flavor and perspectives.

Online Capabilities
Absolutely, the new PS4 will indeed require PSPlus, and it will cost $50 per year. That's a fact, but we'll get to how that impacts the user in other ways outside of its immediate financial cost at the next point.

Games
You've said that 95% of console games are released at $60. This is true. It is also true that 95% of PC games are released at $60. I have no idea why you wouldn't outline that. You immediately mention PC games go on sale, but so do console games. Heck, let's consider Bioshock Infinite, probably one of the most recently released AAA games. You can pick it up today on Amazon, brand new, for $40, but on Steam it's still $60. Console games always drop in price fairly notably only a few months after release. Bioshock Infinite will be likely $30 in about a month.

Which brings me to my next point, your $120 a year example. If you feel utterly compelled to buy a game at release for either a PC or a console, you're going to only buy 2 games in that year. You make some strange points regarding sales later on that is barely comprehensible, but allow me to outline a very important point. In that year, in which you're paying $50 for PSPlus and $120 for 2 games (if you're an idiot) or 4 games if you wait a few months for that $30 price point, you're also going to get a metric shit ton of games coming in from PSPlus. There's a great comment about it here, but suffice to say, in that one year time a PC and console would have those 2 games (at $60 apiece), but the console would also have:

• Super Street Fighter IV
  
• Little Big Planet 2
  
• Demon’s Souls
  
• BioShock 2
  
• Vanquish
  
• Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
  
• Sleeping Dogs
  
• Borderlands
  
• inFAMOUS 2
  
• Just Cause 2
  
• Darksiders
  
• Saints Row 2
  
• Spec Ops: The Line
  
• King of Fighters XIII
  
• Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
  
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
  
  ...in addition to a ton of smaller indie games. As a matter of fact, that list is 1 month old (gasp!). We should add to that list:
  
  
• Saints Row The Third
  
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  
• Uncharted 3
  
• LittleBigPlanet Karting
  
• Deus Ex
  
  ...and again more indie games. Oh, and if you have a PSVita, you'd have a bunch more free games.
  
  So that's a huge point I wanted to wrap up into the $50 a year argument, in addition to the cost of games argument.
  
  And finally, cost of parts. You really failed to outline the TCO of a PC. You imagined a 7 year example, and there's no way in hell you're going to buy a "budget PC" that will be adequately playing AAA games 7 years into the future. You're either going to have to dramatically turn down every setting you can find, or the game just isn't going to work. The gaming rigs you need to make today to keep up with all the pretty graphics have a lifespan of about 2 years, 4 years if you really invested heavily early on. In the lifespan of that 7 year window, you're absolutely going to need to purchase 2 PC's, whereas you could sit pretty on the one console without any additional increase in costs.
  
  Parts
  I hate to say this, but anyone who compares a console's components directly in line with a PC's components simply does not understand what they're talking about. There's a huge difference writing code against a machine that could basically have anything, versus a known platform, in addition to the huge benefits you gain from being able to write against the metal and having no layers of costly abstraction, in addition to the lack of an OS and/or background tasks getting in the way. This is an age old battle, but being both a PC gamer and PS3 owner, I can say with a lot of confidence there's no way you could get something like Killzone 3, Uncharted 2 or 3, The Last of Us, Beyond Two Souls or God of War 3 to run on a GeForce 7800 with the same quality and framerate, which the PS3 is based on.
  
  Console hardware goes a long way, far more than its PC counterpart. I have to upgrade my PC regularly to keep up with the games I want to play on it, but my PS3 stays there without investing a dime into it.
  
  Other Important Considerations
  You missed a ton of very important things to consider, both pro and con, for each platform.
  
  | PS4 | PC |
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  |Locked platform. Other players will not gain an advantage because they have a more powerful rig than you, granting them higher resolution, a larger field of view, or smoother framerates.|Unlocked platform. Players with a more powerful machine, multiple monitors, etc, will have an advantage over you. It adds an element of hardware into the mix, not just skill. |
  |No hacking. There are just no hacks for the PS3 for Battlefield 3. It simply doesn't happen. You can enjoy a completely hack-free environment.| Lots of hacking. Huge number of hacks out there, gets really annoying really quickly. Hope an admin is online. Hackers make my blood boil. |
  |No DRM. Console games just don't have DRM. There's nothing to install, the system takes care of that. | DRM. Gotta install Origin. DRM running in the background, stealing your CPUs. Personally I hate this shit. |
  | Controller. You'll get used to it, but a mouse is always going to be the superior aiming device. Been playing with a controller for years and I still get frustrated with my lack of precision with it sometimes. On the flip side, however, flying is way fucking better with a controller. | Mouse. The way aiming was meant to be. Flying is really weird with it though, you may want to get a controller for when you pop into a jet/heli, or get a real joystick, throttle and shit (extra points for style, but more $$$). Huge potential to look like a super-nerd here. |
  

Mass Effect 1 was on every "if you own an xbox 360, you should probably play this game" list back when I bought my xbox a few years ago.

You can get Mass Effect 1 for $17 at Gamestop or $15 (with shipping) at Amazon and Mass Effect 2 for $18 at Gamestop or $15 with shipping at Amazon

$30 for two great games that will last this long is a steal. I think each of my ME1 playthroughs was about 40 hours, and I played it a total of 4 times, and my ME playthroughs were about 50, although I only played that thrice.

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Bioshock infinite would be awesome. Thanks for the contest!

$2.56

$17.89

Total: $20.45

You are very pretty. Prettier than a whole apple orchard.

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If he likes movies then these:

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• Netlix Gift Subscription
  
  I would also recommend the Orange Box if he doesn't have it for PC already.

The best orange thing :)
I don't have any way of playing videogames (except for my trusty Gameboy Color) but when I did, I played Half Life 2 over and over

There is!

Definitely start with the first one and remember that your character carries over through out the series. Also remember to clear about 200 hours from your schedule over the next few months to play.

Buy it right now. 360, PS3. Also, the Undead Nightmare expansion is also fantastic. It is one of my favorite DLCs of all time. It is up there with Old World Blues (F:NV) and The Ballad of Gay Tony (GTAIV)

Gamestop has bundles on their web page. With these bundles you are not saving very much any how. I saw a PS4 bundle that you get $10 of a year of PS+; but can easily find just as good of deals for XBL

In fact AMAZON is selling 12 months for $49.79 right now.

Yes you should play the first one before the second.

And yes it is available on the xbox360. Amazon

I prefer the PC version.

I have some great news then, because you can play that and the DLC for just $14 right now and Rockstar can put their resources toward something we don't already have!

I can imagine a world as such a game player. I would be brand new to Skyrim, only have a Switch, and still be pretty upset that it's the most expensive version of that game while being the technically inferior one (except to maybe the aptly priced PS3/360 versions?). I have said as much and have also said that's the crappiest position to be in; it's a captive audience. I would be asking "why?" more often looking at the price discrepancies I have seen browsing the store.

It's called empathy.

Your post essentially admits that a "Switch Tax" exists due to the system being new and popular. And is that fair or right? I posit no. You say yes simply because "they got you by the short 'n' curlies."

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• $38.97 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition - Xbox 360 This way /u/MYOPATHYHURTS gets Skyrim plus more items!
  
  
  
  
• $2.98 Chex Cereal, Honey Nut, 13.8 Oz
  
  
  
  
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I noticed K-Mart has the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for $35. I was briefly interested, but Amazon has it for $30 with free shipping right now.

Mass Effect 1 and 2 if she is in to those sort of games. 1 should already be fairly cheap and 2 is on sale at amazon today.

Any other info on what types of games she likes to play?

This is an amazing giveaway! So after too long rocking my 360 and landing my dream job, I'm buying an xbox one s this friday with my first paycheck so I can finally be in the loop. Might as well give this a shot so I can enjoy it as much as possible!

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I may be kicking myself for not being able to think of anything more "high stakes" but I know I can't go wrong with this. Also, congrats OP!

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You can try & find the entire Trilogy.

Amazon Link to the 360 Trilogy

I'd say 3. Better Combat & such with lots more to do if you get Leviathan, From Ashes, Citadel (It Comes In 2 Parts), and Omega. MP is still quite active as well.

halo 3 is $9. I for one would be down for some infected on that huge sandmap. driving around in the warthogs being chased by super fast low-gravity enemies is some of the best times I've had playing video games.

so this is .48 cents over :(.

if i win, and the above is not acceptable can you look throught my list, i have no idea of to tell if its gonna be under 5.00

thanks for the contest! you rock!

Looks like you could just get the Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition on Amazon for $13 which includes all DLCs. :-P

https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-New-Vegas-Ultimate/dp/B0065NP6NC

If I were just playing ODST by myself I wouldn't spend more than $30 on it but it is well worth it for anything less than that. Since Amazon has it for less than $20 I'd say buy it!

> LA Noire. A great PS3 exclusive. Only released as a remaster on Xbox and Switch.

Wrong

>ps+ on a single account on the console gives all other accounts the online service ability.

I believe the new XBL Gold model behaves the same way (source), and they both cost $5/mo (source - actually it can be cheaper if you buy a 12-month code from Amazon). Gold also will give you two free games per month. KH3 is also not an exclusive.

You're right about the Netflix thing, though.

This might not be allowed, but my suggestions would be something I will put off buying for myself plus two things I need. :)

Bea, go to sleep. and get me this Halo 3 jking about buying me it unless i win of course :P and i apologize again!

under used its under 7 bucks ;P

So Target has done this promotion before where you pre-buy a game and get $20 off a certain title, and, while some say is dishonest, you can probably get some of these titles for cheaper than the $30-40 that they advertise for. While I'm not here to tell you what's right or not, I am here to post game deals, and, well, this is part of it.

Without knowing what the "& more" titles are, I'll start with the ones that Target has listed in the ad. In order to get them cheaper, you ask for one of the games that's listed and tell them that you want to price match to a competitor's price. Target policy is that they have to escort you to the customer service desk to do the promotion where they have to look the price up on one of their iPads. Bring the pre-order card with you as they can check you out at the CS desk. I advise that you also have a few other items with you as this is where it gets kind of grey. Some team members will do the price match and promotion no problem, others won't claiming that you can't combine promotions (which is true according to Target's employee handbook). The issue in question, however, is if price matching is considered a promotion. It does not clearly define price matching as a promotions, so, really, it's up to the regional area if they will do it or not. I've found that having other items doesn't really raise any red flags when I did this promotion back about a year ago (you can then return said items at a later date for a full refund of those items making your final cost the sale sale price). Up to you. Anyway, here are the games that are in the promotion and their "better" prices at other stores (Current as of this posting):

• GAME, console [Store with link] - The price at the store - promotion = total price at Target
  
  
• CoD: Ghosts, PS3 [ Walmart ] $23.53 - $20 = $3.53
  
  
• CoD: Ghosts, PS4 [ Walmart ] $37.79 - $20 = $17.79
  
  
• CoD: Ghosts, Xbox 360 [ Walmart / Amazon ] $22.28 - $20 = $2.28
  
  
• CoD: Ghosts, Xbox One [ Amazon ] $21.69 - $20 = $1.69
  
  
• GTAV, PS3 [ Amazon ] $35.13 - $20 = $15.13
  
  
• GTAV, Xbox 360 [ Amazon ] $34.91 - $20 = $14.91
  
  
• Watch Dogs, PS3 [ Walmart ] $39.71 - $20 = $19.71
  
  
• Watch Dogs, PS4 [ Walmart / Amazon ] $37.70 - $20 = $17.70
  
  
• Watch Dogs, Xbox 360 [ Walmart ] $38.96 - $20 = $18.96
  
  
• Watch Dogs, Xbox One [ Walmart / Amazon ] $37.22 - $20 = $17.22
  
  
• Titanfall, Xbox 360 [ Walmart / Amazon ] $36.92 - $20 = $16.92
  
  
• Titanfall, Xbox One [ Walmart ] $34.87 - $20 = $14.87
  
  
  It should be noted, that if you try to price match against Amazon, they will do the price of the product that is both SHIPPED and SOLD by Amazon. The "Fulfilled by Amazon" won't count! The prices listed above for Amazon are those prices current as of this comment. Some games are the same price at Walmart and Amazon, both links have been provided just in case one changes
  
  
  I'll update it if I/you guys find out any other games.

you old link had %26tag%3Dsomeaffilate09-20 or as &tag=someaffilate for the site that you originally got the link from,

in the future with amazon links you can just use http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0065NP6NC
and it will work perfect

XBL 12 month online code for $48 on Amazon, or an XBL 12 month card to be shipped out for $45. $3 more for instant access, or save the $3 for a few days wait.

Not sure, but it's on sale on amazon for $24 and free shipping with prime.

Mass Effect 2.

Oh, you mean clothes? Try getting an MTM shirt from Modern Tailor - it'll be the best-fitting shirt you've ever owned if you submit the right measurements. (Shipping adds $10, but their $20 intro shirt is still a good deal.)

$20 bucks for the combo digitally, probably cheaper if you picked up a disc copy somewhere.

Edit: $20.80 new on Amazon US for MGS 2, 3 and Peace Walker.

Your best bet would probably be : http://amzn.com/B00CJ7IUGS

And the Undead Nightmare DLC was pretty awesome as well, OP ought to consider picking up the GOTY Red Dead Redemption pack, which contains all the DLC.

Yes, there is. This has all the DLC, excluding two from the original game that I think are unavailable now.
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Trilogy-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYBL6

You're in luck! It's now $10 for the x360 on amazon here

Actually if you even take the time to look for prices gold is on sale quite frequently, but yes ps+ will have more content included than xbox will.

I got the base edition way back and kind of regret not holding out for Legendary. The two major DLC packs (Dragonborn and Dawnguard) usually sell for $20 each, and Hearthfire is another $5. So it's a good deal if you want the DLC. Steam was selling the PC version of Legendary for $12.50 last sale, though, just FYI if that's an option.

That said, Amazon has the Xbox 360 Legendary edition for the same price on disc, if you prefer discs and the ability to sell the game later - glyde shows it's worth about $20 in "excellent" condition.

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-LIVE-Month-Membership-Online/dp/B002VBWIP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371147664&sr=8-1&keywords=xbox+live+12

$4.16/month. And dedicated servers. And there will not be a free PS4 game every month. Whoever told you that is lying. It will probably be a while before they offer a free PS4 game on Plus.

And Sony said DRM will be left up to the publisher. Just like with Microsoft.

I'm afraid with $20 you probably won't be able to find any sweet deal on Xbox Live memberships. If you are able to conjure up some extra money you can buy either a card or an online code from Amazon at this link
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Live-Month-Membership-Online/dp/B002VBWIP6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419536887&sr=8-2&keywords=xbox+live

Amazon could always be an option then, as you can get it used directly through them (see the top option) and it qualifies for free shipping, plus you can drop ship.

Just sayin'.

The physical GOTY is currently $15 from Amazon- here's a link. :)

Amazon has the same deal, but it's backordered. Free shipping with Prime tough.

Only $15 on the Xbox Marketplace for people who haven't picked it up yet

Better Deal:
Ultimate edition on Amazon for $14.97

Skyrim Legendary Edition. I never got around to buying and playing the DLC to Skyrim though I put a lot of time into that game, mostly messing around and learning/failing to fly off mountains.

I like turtles!

They will probably be updated shortly. The blimp has been added as pre-order bonus.

http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYILE

Uhm, the PC version is actually 45 cents cheaper on Amazon. You don't need a fancy collectors edition to use mods! So... I heartily recommend the PC version.

http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Xbox-360/dp/B004HYK956

To be fair, Skyrim is still going for more than ME3. Both new and used.

New:

• Skyrim: http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Xbox-360/dp/B004HYK956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341118194&sr=8-1&keywords=skyrim
  
• Mass Effect 3: http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-3-Xbox-360/dp/B004FYEZMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341118199&sr=8-1&keywords=mass+effect+3
  
  Used:
  
  
• Skryim: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/xbox-360/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim
  
• Mass Effect 3: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/xbox-360/mass-effect-3
  
  So, that's a no on the online pass? Are you interested in anything else of mine?

I'm looking at this program right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Rocksmith-Xbox-360/dp/B004S5PBM0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343590569&sr=8-1&keywords=rocksmith

It's out for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and will come out for PC in October.

I go to some local jams to practice and have been doing "three notes per string" scales to increase my speed and muscle memory.

I've found that the biggest failing being a bedroom guitar player is boredom...a two hour jam goes by in a flash...but it's hard to do scales for more than 10 minutes without getting distracted. Playing with and for other people keeps your interest up (that is why the game might be interesting, you can jump right into songs rather than having to do a bunch non-musical exercises).

If you like stories I personally found that Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2 were well written though it does include a fair amount of shooting play its a bit more tactical than the straight run and gun-ness of the COD series.

L.A. Noire I've heard amazing things about with the story and gameplay alike, i don't have personal experience with it but its been generally rated high with everyone I've spoken to about it

EDIT BTW LA Noire is on sale today too

Halo ODST and Halo 3 are both under $20.

I think Reach is a better game, but it's $40 on Amazon.

Yes anywhere Amazon Wal-Mart
https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Live-Month-Gold-Membership/dp/B002VBWIP6

Not free, but only $9. It's easier than piracy, not to mention the moral implications.

$47*, if you get the card and the free shipping, it's $50 for just the code.

With Prime, you get free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Halo-4-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYX8W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369434739&sr=8-1&keywords=halo

Yus, The Orange Box is on Xbox, PS3, and PC! :) Xbox version:
http://amzn.com/B000R0PLK2

Yes you can..

PC

xbox 360

xbox1/PS4


xbox 1 is the sole exception since prices seemingly raised upon release of SSE - still not even $60

I'll price check using Amazon.

Skyrim -$45.94 shipped

Call of Duty MW2 -$13.58 shipped

Call of Duty Black ops -$27.73 shipped

total on Amazon: $87.49 shipped.

I'll do you $65 + shipping. For the cost of one new game, you get three! :D

I just read a number of reviews on Amazon that say the PS3 version becomes increasingly unstable and then unplayable. It has over 150 one-star reviews because of this. The 360 doesn't appear to have that issue, but you might want to check it on some other sites or reviews to be sure.

http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Playstation-3/dp/B004HYK8Y8

http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Xbox-360/dp/B004HYK956

Get it digitally and play it on your Xbox One via backwards compatibility. The game just went on sale an hour ago for about $10. (Requires Gold membership)

Or

get the game of the year disc version that includes Undead Nightmare on Amazon for $15 plus shipping. link

The Walking Dead game! This is seriously a great game that needs to be played by everyone, whether they're a fan of the show or not.

Mass Effect 2 is $11 on Amazon. My wife really likes Peggle and Zuma.

Get him the Orange Box. Five great games, one low price.

I'm kind of split. I do feel that the community generally does a better job of evaluating games than rushed professional critics who have to crank out review after review, and aggregators like Metacritic in particular do a poor job of capturing nuance, there are occasional instances where mob mentality takes over and one or two displeasing aspects of an otherwise decent game end up resulting in hundreds of one-star reviews (example: Mass Effect 3, which is mostly a good game with a poorly executed ending). I could see the Metascore acting as a hedge against these mobs.