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Wee_rick · 31st December 2006, 06:24 PM

Eating my words from the rampage thread, lol...the 360 is great....just got one there from the missus for christmas and gears is fantastic.
I find myself though expecting great things somethimes so when a glitch happens etc, it feels like a letdown. Also, Just Cause...Fantastic fast playing, stunning looking game, s'pecially up in the choppers, but the bastard has crashed twice on me now.

Looking forward to getting back online, really wanna go live with it likes, looks like thats where alot of the fun in it lies.

kj · 31st December 2006, 08:46 PM

Yeah, a lot of the new games that are coming out feature heavily online components. I think it's a shame that alot of the games rely on the online side of things to gain the achievements but i guess its the direction the industry is going. Gears is great online, so is Project Gotham Racing.

humndislocation · 31st December 2006, 10:33 PM

I really like the achievements thing. Some of them are lame though. Burnout has an achievement just for playing an online game, which is pish, because you've not really achieved anything by selecting a menu option.

I think the best games for achievements will be sandbox games like GTA or Crackdown.

I think most people have tried to do something in a game that isn't a main part of the game, like see how far you can fly off one of the stunt ramps in GTA. It's cool when the game rewards you for stuff like that.

In Crackdown we've got a couple of achievements that reward the player just for messing around and doing cool stuff, which I think makes the game a lot more fun than it would be otherwise.

Wee_rick · 1st January 2007, 09:29 PM

I alos think gettiong achivements also gives the games that added reply value aswell. Does the amount of achivements gained give you any sort of bonus or have any effect when your playing live?

kj · 1st January 2007, 11:43 PM

I don't think so. It's more of a credibility thing i guess. The achievements is good for reply value like you said. I wish such a thing was around when games like Goldeneye were about. That was the first game I ever completed 100% with all the bonuses gained.

Here is more info on the processor upgrade that the 360 will be getting at the start of 2007. Sounds good to me.

Wee_rick · 3rd January 2007, 11:37 AM

Shame that.
It could have been good in terms of giving gamers a reason to go all out and get as many achivements as possible.

Just finishing off the last of just cause now aswell. Fairly easy game, liberating Citys has proven harder than some of the main story missions mind you.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,678 Band: A band of merry men	Yeah, a lot of the new games that are coming out feature heavily online components. I think it's a shame that alot of the games rely on the online side of things to gain the achievements but i guess its the direction the industry is going. Gears is great online, so is Project Gotham Racing. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

31st December 2006, 10:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,867 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	I really like the achievements thing. Some of them are lame though. Burnout has an achievement just for playing an online game, which is pish, because you've not really achieved anything by selecting a menu option. I think the best games for achievements will be sandbox games like GTA or Crackdown. I think most people have tried to do something in a game that isn't a main part of the game, like see how far you can fly off one of the stunt ramps in GTA. It's cool when the game rewards you for stuff like that. In Crackdown we've got a couple of achievements that reward the player just for messing around and doing cool stuff, which I think makes the game a lot more fun than it would be otherwise. Last edited by humndislocation : 31st December 2006 at 10:37 PM.

1st January 2007, 11:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,678 Band: A band of merry men	I don't think so. It's more of a credibility thing i guess. The achievements is good for reply value like you said. I wish such a thing was around when games like Goldeneye were about. That was the first game I ever completed 100% with all the bonuses gained. Here is more info on the processor upgrade that the 360 will be getting at the start of 2007. Sounds good to me. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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31st December 2006, 06:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wee_rick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menziehill, Dundee Posts: 1,304	Eating my words from the rampage thread, lol...the 360 is great....just got one there from the missus for christmas and gears is fantastic. I find myself though expecting great things somethimes so when a glitch happens etc, it feels like a letdown. Also, Just Cause...Fantastic fast playing, stunning looking game, s'pecially up in the choppers, but the bastard has crashed twice on me now. Looking forward to getting back online, really wanna go live with it likes, looks like thats where alot of the fun in it lies.

1st January 2007, 09:29 PM	#19 (permalink)
Wee_rick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menziehill, Dundee Posts: 1,304	I alos think gettiong achivements also gives the games that added reply value aswell. Does the amount of achivements gained give you any sort of bonus or have any effect when your playing live?

3rd January 2007, 11:37 AM	#21 (permalink)
Wee_rick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menziehill, Dundee Posts: 1,304	Shame that. It could have been good in terms of giving gamers a reason to go all out and get as many achivements as possible. Just finishing off the last of just cause now aswell. Fairly easy game, liberating Citys has proven harder than some of the main story missions mind you.