OT - Console boredom.

Im in the same boat as you. Bored of all the current games and waiting for GTAV. Sick of playing BO2/FIFA/GTAIV all the time.

I had a 360 that I played the heck out of for 3 years, until I got a ps3. I haven't touched my 360 since then.

If it's an option for you go get a ps3, used 20g ones are dirt cheap. Then get all 3 Uncharted games and prepare to be kept busy with them.

On topic, the new Tomb Raider was fantastic, and I'm not a fan of the old games. I'm sure the 360 version is pretty much the same as ps3 so give it a try!

/\ Why buy a PS3 when they are about to announce the new consoles?

I vouch for Assassin's Creed if you don't have it. It's a three game series (it was actually planned out to be a three game series from the beginning, so the story line is fluent) and probably has the best story and background of any other game I've played. First one will get very repetitive but it sets the whole story in motion.

Too bad you don't have a PS3, we have a ton of exclusives & getting another next month in "The Last of Us". Already have mine pre-ordered and can't wait til June 14 to play it.

I personally cant wait for GTA V & Batman: Arkham Origins

Maybe you should try Resident Evil: Revelations, it comes out next week.

I used to buy all the consoles when they came out, starting with the system before the Atari, what was that, Coleco? cant remember, but with a few exceptions got all the systems from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, but stopped with the Wii U. From now on I will purchase on a wait and see basis. I primarily use my Xbox 360, but even then, not very often as I refuse to buy a game if it wont give me at least 40 hours of gamepley, probably why I love the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series so much.

My PS3 is mostly used as a Blu-ray player, very rarely do I actually throw a game in the system. If it is a multi platform game, I tend to go with the 360, since they get the DLC long before Sony does.

I love new tech, but will have to approach it from a more pragmatic standpoint from now on. After all, what good is a system I almost never use?

I am looking forward to Tuesdays reveal though.

pharrah2003 wrote:
While there are many great games for the varied console formats, I find that I burn through console games quickly. For this reason, I tend to gravitate toward PC gaming, persistent worlds. One of my favorites is Neverwinter Nights and my favorite persistent world available is Bauldar's Gate because they do the most updates and events. My husband and I have played it for years. Sure there are other RP games out there, and we have played them too... but we find this one perfectly compatible to our liking with the benefit of NO monthly charge. :D

That's my two cents.


Good luck and game on!

Pharrah

There are still Baldur's Gate games?! Loved that series! Think the last one I knew of was about 12 years ago.

I also used to love the SSI goldbox series, something about those games were very immersive for me.

The only DLC Microsoft gets before Sony is Call of Duty & Skyrim. I don't mind waiting, let Microsoft keep spending their millions for dumb timed DLC exclusives.

At least Sony gets real 3rd party exclusive content that Xbox never gets. Assassin's Creed DLC comes to mind.

Deadshot_DCU wrote:
The only DLC Microsoft gets before Sony is Call of Duty & Skyrim. I don't mind waiting, let Microsoft keep spending their millions for dumb timed DLC exclusives.

At least Sony gets real 3rd party exclusive content that Xbox never gets. Assassin's Creed DLC comes to mind.

I think (I may be wrong) that Xbox got DLC for GTA and Mass Effect first as well. The first Assasins Creed was a little boring for me, so I never went back to the series, even though the later installments tempted me.

I have all the systems, so I wont be dragged into a one console is better than the others battle.

I play Left 4 Dead 2 almost religiously, with co-op being the best I've ever played on the 360. Since Valve ported the L4D1 content to L4D2, I've never played a game that had a higher replay value than L4D2. I mostly play on my 360. Can't beat XBL for the social aspects.

I use my PS3 only for the exclusive content. I'm a big fan of Uncharted and looking forward to The Last of Us next month.

Personally, I think PS3 is a technologically superior gaming platform, but it really falls short on the social aspects of gaming. I don't use PSN if at all possible because I really don't trust Sony. Being an engineer in the Internet industry and IT, Sony's past "network events" tell me a lot about how they run their network and systems. I really just don't trust them, which is one of the reasons why I mostly use my PS3 for single player gaming.