DryvBy
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The closing of a console generation is only a couple of months away and with that we need to figure out which game or games (try to keep this minimum) you will look back at when you think of the Wii/PS3/360. Please, no PC-only games.
For me, the best three games this generation were Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, and Gears of War.
Red Dead Redemption provided the biggest open-world I'd seen in a long time and it's multiplayer felt like a mini MMO with full-on PvP. I loaded it last night since I bought my dad a copy to play and I had fun exploring the deserts once again. While I love GTA V, I just think this game did something I always wanted: GTA in the wild west. It was the first of it's kind to bring a living world in virtual form.
Borderlands was unique and a game I used a lot of PTO at work to play. So did my best friend. We played well over 200 hours in the first few months and every now and then, I still load it up. I love stories in games but not every game needs a heavy story. Borderlands just gave me enough to get by but didn't force me into long, boring cinematic cutscenes. Pick up a mission, run to the checkpoint, and listen to the story as you play. That's what I liked. And there wasn't much of it. It felt like Diablo original. I didn't need to listen to have fun. Shoot things and loot things. Perfect and addicting.
Gears of War was really the first console game I took online for long periods of time. I played nightly for a while and loved the smaller maps and how focused it was. Then there was the single-player which I found to be amazing.
Surprise game of this generation: XCOM: Enemy Unknown. When MicroProse was putting out the originals, I was too busy playing other PC games and console games to give these a shot. Enemy Unknown might not be the highlight of the series but the layout of the game was perfect to me. I've beaten it on PS3 and I'm working my way through it on Steam now. It's a rewarding and easy to get into game.
Good night, sweet generation. You stayed a while and produced many great babies with me.
For me, the best three games this generation were Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, and Gears of War.
Red Dead Redemption provided the biggest open-world I'd seen in a long time and it's multiplayer felt like a mini MMO with full-on PvP. I loaded it last night since I bought my dad a copy to play and I had fun exploring the deserts once again. While I love GTA V, I just think this game did something I always wanted: GTA in the wild west. It was the first of it's kind to bring a living world in virtual form.
Borderlands was unique and a game I used a lot of PTO at work to play. So did my best friend. We played well over 200 hours in the first few months and every now and then, I still load it up. I love stories in games but not every game needs a heavy story. Borderlands just gave me enough to get by but didn't force me into long, boring cinematic cutscenes. Pick up a mission, run to the checkpoint, and listen to the story as you play. That's what I liked. And there wasn't much of it. It felt like Diablo original. I didn't need to listen to have fun. Shoot things and loot things. Perfect and addicting.
Gears of War was really the first console game I took online for long periods of time. I played nightly for a while and loved the smaller maps and how focused it was. Then there was the single-player which I found to be amazing.
Surprise game of this generation: XCOM: Enemy Unknown. When MicroProse was putting out the originals, I was too busy playing other PC games and console games to give these a shot. Enemy Unknown might not be the highlight of the series but the layout of the game was perfect to me. I've beaten it on PS3 and I'm working my way through it on Steam now. It's a rewarding and easy to get into game.
Good night, sweet generation. You stayed a while and produced many great babies with me.
