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Recommend a X360 game to someone who never played before
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To Far Away Times
Member
Illomilo, Pacman CE DX, and Dance Central.
Trust me on this one.
Complexity of the game doesn't matter as much as the complexity of the controls.
samus4ever
Banned
Fable II or III. Serious. My old roommate was a girl who never played games before other than playing Mario with her brother. She loved Fable because she got the buy houses and decorate them or something like that. Put about 30 hours into just doing that alone.
Yeah I would suggest it. My girlfriend loves Portal mostly because of GLADOS' character, but still.
I'd also suggest Pac-Man, because everyone loves Pac-Man, and Geometry Wars, which is simple to control but very addictive and challenging.
D= ...what the! Yeah, grayed name, no (lol), might be for real-reals.
Always-honest
Banned
haha, yeah.. why though?
Probably death by a thousand cuts. His last post shows he didn't read the OP closely, since the OP's girl obviously has no tastes yet she's pretty new to gaming. Earlier tonight, he posted in a thread about a patent and said "zzzz boring patent thread zzzz" or something to that effect. Doing stuff like that enough times will get a person banned.
Red Arremer
Member
Ikaruga, Bayonetta, Eternal Sonata, Mirror's Edge, UNO, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Castle Crashers, Guardian Heroes, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Pinball FX2, Castlevania HD, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Dorito's Crash Course (Free!!) and Boom Boom Rocket are all games I thoroughly enjoyed.
Edit: Actually, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is a really good game for "beginners"; it's not too hard and it is a really rewarding experience to figure out stuff in it. Dunno if it's worth 15 dollars to you/her, since it's really short. It's really steep for this game, but as said, the experience and atmosphere of the game are just amazing.
If she does get it, tell her she should add me so we can play the multiplayer (both DLC and non-DLC) together. :3
Edit: Actually, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is a really good game for "beginners"; it's not too hard and it is a really rewarding experience to figure out stuff in it. Dunno if it's worth 15 dollars to you/her, since it's really short. It's really steep for this game, but as said, the experience and atmosphere of the game are just amazing.
If she does get it, tell her she should add me so we can play the multiplayer (both DLC and non-DLC) together. :3
ThankeeSai
Member
Kameo: Elements of Power
NinjaBoiX
Member
Also, Demon Souls.
But really, ilomilo, Skyrim, Rayman Origins, Viva Pinata, Fable 2, Banjo and Plants vs Zombies.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
Dance Central 2, Happy Action Theater, The Gunstringer (comes with Fruit Ninja Kinect free), Fable 2, Trials Evolution, Ilomilo, Plants Vs Zombies, Rayman Origins, Portal, Viva Pinata, Left 4 Dead (good introduction to an FPS; a lot of chicks love Zombies, it's relatively arcadey and not too hard and you can play co-op with her).
sixteen-bit
Member
Nope. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Cerebral Assassin
Member
If she has a Kinect then Dance Central, if not what about the Lara Croft XBLA game? It is pretty good fun & can be played co-op so you can join in (also the Lego games for the same reason). If those don't work lend her a DS/Wii/PS2 plenty of choice on those formats she may like.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
Burnout Revenge, SSX, Rock Band 3, Kinect Sports, Dance Central 2 - a winning combination.
sixteen-bit
Member
Demon's Souls isn't available on this system
Well, if she likes (and owns) Guitar Hero and already has an instrument maybe Rock Band 3? (unless she's just burned out of the genre)
Kinect is a good alternative too and there has been deals over the last months at under the $150 price. There are budnles with Fruit Ninja on it too (along Adventures). There's Dance Central and Kinect Sports also.
ilomilo is a good choice too.
Kinect is a good alternative too and there has been deals over the last months at under the $150 price. There are budnles with Fruit Ninja on it too (along Adventures). There's Dance Central and Kinect Sports also.
ilomilo is a good choice too.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
I'd probably avoid FPSs for now, they're not the easiest things to control when you're a complete noob to the genre and haven't had much experience with analogue sticks. There would likely be a lot of looking at the ceiling/ground and frustration involved.
Safer to go for something that's easier to get into and has pretty instant gratification if you're looking to win someone over to different types of games. That's why I think Kinect stuff is a good pick, or games that have a more arcadey feel.
Safer to go for something that's easier to get into and has pretty instant gratification if you're looking to win someone over to different types of games. That's why I think Kinect stuff is a good pick, or games that have a more arcadey feel.
Avoid games that use every button on the controller. I've found that new gamers don't mind games that are hard, but are intimidated by games that make them feel completely lost in the controller.
That said, here's some suggestions:
Castle Crashers
Rayman: Origins
Lego Games (Pick one based on a movie series she likes. they're all the same game, really)
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (or regular PMCE)
That said, here's some suggestions:
Castle Crashers
Rayman: Origins
Lego Games (Pick one based on a movie series she likes. they're all the same game, really)
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (or regular PMCE)
I suggest using what movies she likes as an indication of genres and settings she might prefer. Try the waters with some arcade games to see what she likes.
I recommend these on top of what others have suggested:
Warriors Orochi 3
Lord of The Rings: War in The North
Red Dead Redemption
Lost Odyssey
Fable
Maybe Borderlands if you think she might like FPS and Loot.
XBLA games:
Worms
Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light
Dungeon Defenders
Scott Pilgrim
I recommend these on top of what others have suggested:
Warriors Orochi 3
Lord of The Rings: War in The North
Red Dead Redemption
Lost Odyssey
Fable
Maybe Borderlands if you think she might like FPS and Loot.
XBLA games:
Worms
Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light
Dungeon Defenders
Scott Pilgrim
sixteen-bit
Member
At least Outrun 2 is BC I suppose.
My recomendations:
UNO (online)
The Texas Poker game from Microsoft (online)
Zuma
A world of keflings
Raskulls
Ilomilo
Peggle
Pinball Fx2
Pinball Arcade (Even I don't understand how to play pinball games, but they are fantastic)
Portal
Portal 2 (coop)
Toy Soldiers
Plants vs Zombies (coop)
TNT racers
Doritos Crash Course (and it is free)
UNO (online)
The Texas Poker game from Microsoft (online)
Zuma
A world of keflings
Raskulls
Ilomilo
Peggle
Pinball Fx2
Pinball Arcade (Even I don't understand how to play pinball games, but they are fantastic)
Portal
Portal 2 (coop)
Toy Soldiers
Plants vs Zombies (coop)
TNT racers
Doritos Crash Course (and it is free)
