chuckd21

6-8 hours on easy/normal

JasonF

Another recommendation for Singularity. It's definitely not as good as Bioshock, but if you liked Bioshock, you'll probably like Singularity. And it's got some interesting time travel mechanics/puzzles. Well worth $8.

slop101

I found Singularity to be good as well. It was easily worth the $30 I paid for it, $8 is a no brainer.

Groucho

Where are you guys seeing Singularity for $8.00?

K&AJones

Amazon...

By the way another game to ask about..F.E.A.R 3...see it pretty cheap but not (2)???

foxdvd

our own thoughts on singularity...it is worth 8 bucks for sure..

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-...ngularity.html


I also forgot how much slop loved Just Cause 2

slop101

JC2; best action/open-world game this generation!

Reminds me, I need to pop it in again.

discostu1337

I must be crazy or something, after reading years of Just Cause 2 hype I picked it up a while back. Absolutely HATED it. Terrible controls, couldn't even make it through the first couple missions...something about jumping car to car while protecting another car. Just an all around terrible game. Especially after playing GTA/Saints Row/Sleeping Dogs etc.

Rob V

This! But of course after reading all the hype here, I picked it up from Gamefly for cheap and need to give it a 2nd try.

Decker

Just Cause 2 is one of my favorite games of this generations. Controlled great for me (on Steam, with a 360 controller). I have over 50 hours in the game so far and still revisit it from time to time.

Of course it has nothing to do with XBLA, but all our threads are tangential at this point.

discostu1337

Lol, yeah.

chess

I'm making the same face as your avatar right now.

I thought it was pretty decent, but Arkham City, Saints Row Third, Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed 2 and Infamous leap to mind.

I'm also not sure where Oblivion/Skyrim/Fallout 3 fit in...maybe not "action" games...but at minimum action RPGs.

K&AJones

Well I'll throw this out...JC2 vs Far Cry 2?

Still considering Singularity, now playing Tomb Raider, ACII is coming out free shortly (360) but Far Cry 2 looks fun and seems JC2 is just insane fun

.................................................................................................... .......................FAR CRY3 looks fun...........corrected

slop101

I did have to give JC2 a second chance - it was actually frustrating and not fun, at first. I was trying to play it like a GTA game, instead of a true "sandbox" game, and once I did, it got crazy fun.

discostu1337

Far Cry 3, not Far Cry 2...FC2 was pretty craptastic.

K&AJones

Thanks for the correction...yes it was FC3 I was talking about.

discostu1337

Get it, FC3 was super fun!

Rob V

Having dismissed FC3 for the better half of 5 months or so, I finally picked it up cheap and can't put it down.I had read about all the redundant tower clearing, etc... this game is great! If you have OCD, stay away - there's a ton to do and the story seems pretty good so far.

I just ... so I assume I'm 50% done?

uteotw

Sounds about right. And I agree: I couldn't put that game down--one of the best of year for me.

slop101

I enjoyed FC3 Blood Dragon more than the regular game. Sure, it was much shorter, but it felt like less of a chore.

K&AJones

Speaking of Far Cry 3...did anyone play the co-op part and give some input as to how long, maps, length of missions, etc....

Have some friends who we all like coop games and play when we get the chance. I brought up Far Cry 3 last night and we remember it having some sort of co-op missions but we didn't know how many, length or if any DLC came later that added to it. Never knew anyone who played it so I'd thought I ask here. Thanks

discostu1337

I think there were 6 co-op missions that are completely separate from the main game. I recall my friend and I doing all 6 one evening and them not taking to long, maybe an hour or two? It was a while ago so I'm not 100% sure.

MoviePage

Psst... Far Cry 3

Decker

I hate to interrupt this XBLA thread with some XBLA talk, but we've been given some more info on the Summer of the Arcade 2013, and it turns out that we have a suitably unimpressive promotion for this unimpressive line-up:

Summer of Arcade Dates and Prices

The annual Summer of Arcade starts August 7th, and I wanted to share the schedule and pricing details:



Brothers: a Tale of two Sons launches August 7th for 1,200 Points

Charlie Murder launches August 14th for 800 Points

Flashback launches August 21st for 800 Points

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows launches August 28th for 1,200 Points

As a bonus, buy any two of the above Summer of Arcade games and receive a Souls Pack for Ascend: Hand of Kul for free.
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Seriously, who could resist getting a free Souls Pack for Ascend : Hand of Kul? SO much better than a rebate or a free game. Good luck trying to hold out for a sale now.

Liver&Onions

terrible moderating at this place.