[jon bones]

I'll have some time on my hands in a couple of weeks and I'd like to sink my teeth into a nice, linear game for the 360.

I loved:
Half Life 2 + eps
Portal 1+2
Bioshock
Deus Ex: HR
Bayonetta
Dead Space
Batman:AA and AC (despite being open worldy, I really dug AC. it was paced nice and the map was well made enough that I didn't ever feel lost.)

Any great titles I might be missing out on? Nothing multiplayer and nothing open world... sandbox games don't hold my attention. Thanks!

[SkyMasterson]

Final Fantasy XIII

[Combichristoffersen]

Final Fant.. damn you, SkyMasterson!

[lunch]

Alan Wake should meet your criteria.

[Tomat]

Final Fantasy XIII

This is literally the best possible answer for this thread.

[EightBitNate]

Alan Wake

[MMaRsu]

Alan Wake should meet your criteria.

Also Max Payne 3.

[snoopeasystreet]

Bioshock 2's Minerva's Den.

[jon bones]

thanks for all the suggestions, guys! gonna look into a bunch of these as i am not familiar with them.

Final Fantasy XIII

Loved the combat, hated the atmosphere.

Alan Wake should meet your criteria.

Loved the atmosphere, hated the combat.

[Phanatic8390]

40k: Space Marine. Not particularly long but a great game.

[Satchel]

All the Gears games are pretty linear.

But they're also fucking awesome. Especially 1 and 3.

[Mechazawa]

Vanquish is the most linear of linears.

[SalsaShark]

[MrDanger88]

Raiden Fighters Aces

[Kokonoe]

Sonic Generations is a nice choice.

[MyEpitomeCliché]

Have you played the Dead Space games, OP? Good stuff there.

Also, check out Singularity if you haven't. Seems like something you would enjoy.

[AkuMifune]

Singularity, based on what you liked. Metro 2033. For 3rd person maybe the new Castlevania?

[lunch]

Can't believe I forgot about this. Both the setting and combat are awesome too, which seems to be what OP wants.

[Silly.Mikey]

You know what, there isn't more linear then COD games. Its like a Michael Bay flick.

[The Lady Ashe]

The very best.

Also Syndicate is a decent fast paced FPS.

Binary Domain is pretty solid.

Alice: Madness Returns is also great and hard to even get lost in.

Prince of Persia 08 was pretty good, though a bit more open. But you can tackle things are your own pace.

And of course the great FFXIII.

Metro 2033 is also very linear and very atmospheric. Get it!

[Mephala]

Bayonetta

[Overdoziz]

Metro 2033.

Nice atmosphere, terrible gameplay. Unless you can borrow it from someone I wouldn't recommend it.

[jambo]

I loved: Bayonetta

Bayonetta

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[jon bones]

thanks for all the suggestions, duders. i'll look through these and let you know which one(s) i play

....

don't hate - i edited in both Dead Space and Bayonetta after seeing them suggested. i forgot i played (and loved) both of them!

[Wildesy]

Alpha Protocol. Do it.

[L1quidSwords]

Alan Wake is the correct answer

[BabeSlayer]

Final Fantasy XIII

This game is horrible.....about chapter 13 I realized I was enduring the game not enjoying it and gave up in disgust.

You've got some other great suggestions in this thread avoid the above mentioned like the plague...

[AndrewDean84xX]

Final Fantasy XIII

DAMN!

Beaten by the first post. I'm actually playing the game right now, lol.

[OrangeOak]

Metro 2033

Great mood,soundtrack and visuals.Story is not bad either.Weakest point in this game is it's gameplay.It's not always bad but sometimes enemies are to spongey(there are still one shot headshots and DLC where your and your enemies weapons are stronger) and stealth can be frustrating if you don't have right tools for a job.
Despite it's flaws I really enjoyed it,it sucked me in really hard due to great setting,mood and narration.

Alan Wake is great and atmospheric too.

[MyAbsolution]

Raiden Fighters Aces

Probably linear in the truest sense above all other games lol.

Literally just moving in a straight line.

[Goldenroad]

Halo 3 and Reach
Gears Franchise
Singularity (if you liked bioshock, you might dig it)
Alan Wake
Max Payne 3
Binary Domain
Rayman Origins


obviously you should also play the Mass Effect trilogy...not totally linear, but then neither are Bioshock or Arkham City and you can kind of play Mass Effect in a linear way if you want to.

[-Cade]

Alan Wake's American Nightmare. Combat is vastly improved.

[benzy]

Ninja Gaiden 2

[KageMaru]

-Gears series
-Alan Wake
-Condemned
-CoD series
-Vanquish
-RE5
-Binary Domain
-Metro 2033

[You Are Viewtiful]

Final Fantasy XIII

This is not a game you recommend.

[The Grim Heaper]

Binary Domain and the Gears series are good.

[Neuromancer]

I cast my vote for Singularity as well. It was a criminally overlooked game. Excellent atmosphere, satisfying combat, cool super powers, and three great endings. Also you can get it for a $16 at Amazon, not a bad price at all.

http://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Xb.../dp/B001UWGDC6

[Seik]

This is not a game you recommend.

Well, he didn't asked for a good linear game. ;)

He did specifically say he was looking for 'great' games.

Fair enough, didn't saw that part. I was referring to this thread's title. :P

[Seanspeed]

Final Fantasy XIII

This is a recommendation thread, not a 'list the most linear game you can think of' thread.

Check out the Halo series if you like shooters. They're still really good even if you ignore multiplayer.

Well, he didn't asked for a good linear game. ;)

He did specifically say he was looking for 'great' games.

[HiddenSentry]

I'd add Splinter Cell: Conviction, and second Alpha Protocol. Maybe Mass Effect trilogy? Probably more open worldy than you're looking for, though.

[bigDdestruction]

Final Fantasy XIII

first thing i thought of when i saw the title of this thread

[XDAOROMANS]

If you like JRPGs like final fantasy get lost odyssey it's linear, but is also long.

[Tagg9]

Does Batman AA count?

[Ultimadrago]

Dead Space 2

[SkyMasterson]

This is a recommendation thread, not a 'list the most linear game you can think of' thread. Check out the Halo series if you like shooters. They're still really good even if you ignore multiplayer. He did specifically say he was looking for 'great' games.

Nah, he edited that in after my suggestion lol.

Plus it was a joke people. I wouldn't recommend FFXIII to anyone.

On a serious note. I definitely agree with all of the Alan Wake recommendations. Absolutely loved that game and the DLC's.

Also, I'm playing through Splinter Cell Conviction right now and really enjoying it. Will be the first Splinter Cell game I've ever finished.

[Hyunkel6]

Metro 2033 Great mood,soundtrack and visuals.Story is not bad either.Weakest point in this game is it's gameplay.It's not always bad but sometimes enemies are to spongey(there are still one shot headshots and DLC where your and your enemies weapons are stronger) and stealth can be frustrating if you don't have right tools for a job. Despite it's flaws I really enjoyed it,it sucked me in really hard due to great setting,mood and narration.

This. I just finished it today. What an amazjng game.

[Rez]

I'll have some time on my hands in a couple of weeks and I'd like to sink my teeth into a nice, linear game for the 360. I loved: Half Life 2 + eps Portal 1+2 Bioshock Deus Ex: HR Bayonetta Dead Space Batman:AA and AC (despite being open worldy, I really dug AC. it was paced nice and the map was well made enough that I didn't ever feel lost.) Any great titles I might be missing out on? Nothing multiplayer and nothing open world... sandbox games don't hold my attention. Thanks!

Shadows of the mutha-fucking Damned, my friend.

[KageMaru]

Add lollipop chainsaw too.

[BrokenEchelon]

Condemned: Criminal Origins and Condemned: Bloodshot.

CO is better, but Bloodshot is also pretty good. They're both the last vestiges of survival horror on consoles.

I also second Lost Odyssey. You can taste the attempt at starting a new Final Fantasy franchise the entire time you play, and the 1,000 Years of Dreams stories are some of the best writing in gaming ever.

[iammeiam]

Witcher 2 is pretty linear; I had a really good time with it a few weeks back (once I figured out how to navigate around in Vergen, at least. I feel like that city had a confusing layout. It's not big or sandboxy, it just took me forever to figure out how to get to the back entrance.)