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I want something to play. Something new. Something exciting.

- It has to be easy.

- Fun. (shooting crap)

- Repetitive. (same crap)

- Cool. (according to me)

- Good graphics. (according to everyone)

- And if not very nearly Japanese (Mirrors Edge I'm looking at you) then very actually Japanese.

- Not an FPS. (Killzone 2 my heart belongs to you - maybe Flashpoint)

- It has to be obscure. (Most people think it's rubbish - but so I don't lose my alternative gamer style... if I ever had any))

- on the PS3/360 (most likely rubbish)

- Packed full of awesomeness. (requires little or no thought!)

Mirrors Edge innit?

Dead Rising, Mass Effect and Gears of War are the best games for the current gen. All involve killing, 2 have great gore, all 3 have great story lines, and all 3 have loads of replay value.

Gears of War is total piss. 4 guys on steroids running around all sounding like they've been smoking a carton of Marlboro's every day of their lives through generic gun metal black environments.

Mirror's Edge was the only game out on the PC in the past few years that blew my mind away and had me replaying it the second I beat it.

PC version pwns console ones due to superior graphics and PhysX features but you can't use 'em unless you have a decent enough Nvidia card.

I played the game on 1920 x 1080 resolution, max settings, and 16x anti-aliasing. Absolutely gorgeous. The story is a VERY weak but hey it was developed by DICE and all they ever do is make multiplayer only games.

Definitely check it out on the PS3 or 360, whichever one has the superior version. Unfortunately it's only 6 hours long. There are also a few incredibly annoying sections that take place indoors. Despite it's flaws it's pretty much the only unique, creative, refreshing game that's been out in a long time.

I was not a big fan of the original gears - and I tried, I really did but I only played the single player and frankly i found it boring.

My home PC is not up to the task of running anything in that high res, so I'll get the PS3 version methinks.

If want a great FPS play the Resistance games.

I played the first one. Largely, I now believe, because it was the only game on the PS3 at the time. I haven't bothered with the new one... yet.

Ghost Squad on the wii

hands down classic

fits your criteria and I haven't had this much fun since time crisis in the arcades

Fatal Inertia for the 360. It's also on PS3, but I've only played the 360 ver.

It's a cross between XG and F-Zero, built on the Unreal Engine 3.

It's cheap, new, obscure, and you can download a playable demo on Live Marketplace.


Also, Gears is the shit, I don't care what anyone says. It's far from obscure, though, and it's still rather pricey.

Bullet Witch for the XBOX 360 fits your criteria. You did say that you "DIDN'T" want a FPS. Bullet Witch is a third person shooter/platformer about a young woman running around the world after the Apocalypse killing Zombies, trying to save what is left of the human race. If you have ever played games like "Loaded", it very much reminds me of what that game would have been like had it been released in a 3D format. You want a game with a decidedly Japanese feel, this game is for you. It's a Japanese developed game but was released by Atari/Infogrames. Most people think it was crap, I loved it. Funny thing is, most people that I know that supposedly "hated" it, end up seeing it at my house and love it like they really never played it and just heard it was crap or read it was crap somewhere. Best part? It's really cheap. Worth the price of admission, I guarantee it.

T2KFreeker wrote:Bullet Witch for the XBOX 360 fits your criteria. You did say that you "DIDN'T" want a FPS. Bullet Witch is a third person shooter/platformer about a young woman running around the world after the Apocalypse killing Zombies, trying to save what is left of the human race. If you have ever played games like "Loaded", it very much reminds me of what that game would have been like had it been released in a 3D format. You want a game with a decidedly Japanese feel, this game is for you. It's a Japanese developed game but was released by Atari/Infogrames. Most people think it was crap, I loved it. Funny thing is, most people that I know that supposedly "hated" it, end up seeing it at my house and love it like they really never played it and just heard it was crap or read it was crap somewhere. Best part? It's really cheap. Worth the price of admission, I guarantee it.

Sold. Right there. Cheers pal.

3DOKid wrote:

T2KFreeker wrote:Bullet Witch for the XBOX 360 fits your criteria. You did say that you "DIDN'T" want a FPS. Bullet Witch is a third person shooter/platformer about a young woman running around the world after the Apocalypse killing Zombies, trying to save what is left of the human race. If you have ever played games like "Loaded", it very much reminds me of what that game would have been like had it been released in a 3D format. You want a game with a decidedly Japanese feel, this game is for you. It's a Japanese developed game but was released by Atari/Infogrames. Most people think it was crap, I loved it. Funny thing is, most people that I know that supposedly "hated" it, end up seeing it at my house and love it like they really never played it and just heard it was crap or read it was crap somewhere. Best part? It's really cheap. Worth the price of admission, I guarantee it.

Sold. Right there. Cheers pal.

Make sure to let me know what you think. Also remember that XBOX live has a ton of downloadable content for the game including level remixes and new costumes. Also, in case you are wondering about it, here is a gameplay video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6zRLP9zksU

Were you able to snag it? I'm curious to see what you think of it.