Which One To Buy???

Delvis said:
Gears of War[/B] - Now...Have you palyed the 360 version? It is, a very good game, I certainly enjoyed it...although there where some parts that got frustrating, and where ridiculously HARD...mind you I was playing on hard so hey! As well as that...because people are SO good at porting games these days, it is a bit of a system hog for what the game is graphically...If you can get it on the cheap, I would do that. (I got it for £10)

Meh, just my take :)

(Having just read your post again...It's going to be hard choosing, as your buying for someone else...but never mind :p)
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I don't know anything about GOW tbh. I haven't even seen the game in action. But I have heard good things about it. So that is why its on the list. Cheers for your input pal. :)

cjph said:
How old is he ? Might have an influence on the choice, though if he is already into FPS etc suppose he is old enough.

Hate to see someone prosecuted for giving games to someone underage, if there is such a crime.

cjph
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domthecondom said:
how old is he ?:P
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He is 17
 
gears is crap if hes an FPS fan to be honest, from one to another.
L4D will satisfy him, you already have him 2 games, im sure the 3 will keep him occupied.
Its not good to have aload of the same genre really, doesnt he mess with anything else?
Not like footy? FM09 if he does.
 
peetee said:
gears is crap if hes an FPS fan to be honest, from one to another.
L4D will satisfy him, you already have him 2 games, im sure the 3 will keep him occupied.
Its not good to have aload of the same genre really, doesnt he mess with anything else?
Not like footy? FM09 if he does.
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He hates all sports games. He does like games like Oblivion, Dawn of War, and Diablo. I know he has KOTOR and Mass Effect as well. :)
 
peetee said:
gears is crap if hes an FPS fan to be honest, from one to another.
L4D will satisfy him, you already have him 2 games, im sure the 3 will keep him occupied.
Its not good to have aload of the same genre really, doesnt he mess with anything else?
Not like footy? FM09 if he does.
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Saying Gears is rubbish then saying FM is good :o, such blasphemy!

however i agree he should have a bit of variety. With getting him GTA4 and Fallout 3 he may want another differant style of game.

I just finished Mirrors Edge and thought it was a fantastic demo and i'll definately be buying it as soon as their is a price drop. Their's also The Orange Box as well which i think has all the Half Life 2 games as well as Portal and Team Fortress 2.
 
Could go for something a bit out there like Mirror's Edge-just played the demo on the PS3 and it's stunning, although I imagine it may be a little short. To be honest out of the lot you've just suggested the only one I would go with is L4D. I'm a bit jaded with the whole FPS thing though!!!

EDIT: Good shout Sinny, if he hasn't got the Orange Box then that is pretty much a must have. Bioshock is absolutely stunning too.
 
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its nice!!!..


just played left 4 dead demo and all i can say is that the demo is like 100 times better than the FULL version of COD5, COD4 and several other games... No chance in hell that i will not buy it..

Infact im pre-ordering it now for £20 :D free delivery!
 
Sinny said:
Saying Gears is rubbish then saying FM is good :o, such blasphemy!

however i agree he should have a bit of variety. With getting him GTA4 and Fallout 3 he may want another differant style of game.

I just finished Mirrors Edge and thought it was a fantastic demo and i'll definately be buying it as soon as their is a price drop. Their's also The Orange Box as well which i think has all the Half Life 2 games as well as Portal and Team Fortress 2.
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I never said FM was good, I said it was worth a look in, its hardly a bad game though, and its something different :)
Fair enough if he doesnt like sports games(WIERDO)
I assumed as an FPS lover he would have Orange Box :)
Was going to suggest The Ship but its a shame theres not enough of a community/servers/servers with good configs :( its hilarious.
 
mysticsniper said:
My nephew has asked me to buy him a few PC Games for him, with Christmas approaching. I have decided to buy him Fallout 3, and he already wanted GTA IV. But I want to buy him one more game.

He likes FPS and 3 Person games with lots of action. I have a small list, but not sure which one to go with, but I am thinking its between the top 2 of the selection.


Far Cry 2
Dead Space
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Left 4 Dead
Call Of Duty: World At War
Gears Of War

Any suggestions???
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Having played all of those besides Tomb Raider I'd definitely go with Dead Space. Out of that lot it's the only one I would say would satisfy what he wants out of a game if he's as you describe. If he actually likes multiplayer then Left 4 Dead hands down beats all the other games there, but single player Dead Space is better.
 
Mkay from your list, from someone of similar age to your son (I'm 18), who's also into FPS games;

Far Cry 2 Unpolished, poor performance at times (regardless of specs), slightly off hitboxes and not much in the way of longevity. I wouldn't recommend it.

Dead Space Simply not an FPS. It's a survival horror, although it does have a lot of action, one of the main focuses is the storyline, so if that aspect isn't of any interest to your son, again I wouldn't recommend it. That's not to say the game is bad, it's very good in fact.

Tomb Raider: Underworld Just no, Tomb Raider will never be considered a serious FPS game, it's more a puzzle game and frankly quite boring ;|

Left 4 Dead - Not out yet, someone else mentioned there's only two levels, and one game mode. This is because it's a DEMO. It is in fact one level, split into two parts. If your son is looking for an FPS-Action game playable both solo and co-op (whether it be with friends or random via the server browser), I'd recommend L4D based on my experiences with the demo.

Call Of Duty: World At War Never been a fan of the CoD's, shooting has always felt a bit awkward and the weapons were not really balanced, I didn't like the movement either, but hey, this could be personal taste, it seems quite a few do like the CoD franchise, I have not played this title myself and do not plan to :)

Gears Of War I'm going to assume you're talking about the first one, my opinion doesn't really differ between them either way. Despite what people will say, and I'm sure many people here will disagree with me, it's not really an FPS game. Your movement is limited, you have set targets and set strategic vantage points, for me it felt like the old Time Crysis games, without the manual shooting. Graphics are great, as are sound effects, especially voice acting, the game also features co-op which I don't have much experience with, but it's not a game I played that much.

In short: Left 4 Dead or Dead Space.
 
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