New Console - Need Suggestions

[Darkside Ron Garvin]

I would say get Far Cry 3, Portal 2, Dead Space 3, and (obviously) WWE '13.

Far Cry is now added. I played 2 and was a bit let down but a bunch of my friends have been pumping it up. And I won't get WWE'13. I know it's strange but I don't like wrestling games. Last one I bought was on the 64 (WCW vs. nWo) and the last hacked one I had was Fire Pro on an emulator.

I'm amazed at how cheap you can get the Orabge Box for. I know it's been out a while now, but still, Half Life 2 is a long ass game. And getting Portal with it is a big bonus. Half Life though is one of the best games I've ever played hands down.

Deus Ex again is well worth the little money you pay for it. Had awesome reviews, and albeit slightly short, definitely worth it.

Yeah you'll be playing Mass Effect for a long time if you get it. The 3 games is effectively one big game split across 3 installments, and you have to play through a few times to know the consequences of making the different decisions at various points. But I guess that's what you call getting your money's worth. It's by far the best series I've played though, and it's definitely worth a look.

I have heard great things about ME and will have to get into it but my gaming schedule would have to be cleared for about 3 months to complete the saga. Deus Ex is added and I will try to grab it from GameStop next time I am there.

You can get the entire God of War saga together (God of War 1, 2, 3, Chains of Olympus & Ghost of Sparta) in one collection for like $40 which is a great deal and I highly recommend the series. But, most importantly, THE UNCHARTED SERIES!!!!!!!!!!! How nobody has mentioned it is incredible. 3 of the greatest games I've ever played.

I agree. I am playing Uncharted 3 right now and if you are a fan of awesome story telling and gameplay then I would recommend the entire Uncharted series. Totally worth the money.

Yeah, I made a small comment about the Uncharted series in the OP. I have played about 2 hours worth of the first installment at a family friend’s house one night. When the PS3 was released, the two reasons I wanted it was due to the blue-ray player and God of War 3 (since they weren't releasing it on the PS2). They have a special edition PS3 for GOW featuring the entire series (which is what you were saying), plus the slim console being a crimson Red and featuring a 500 Gb hard drive for around $300. I was going to grab that one, but I opted for a lower hard drive and cheaper version because, as big of a fan of the franchise as I am, I can't imagine spending the time with GOW3 and Ascension, along with going back through CoO, GoS, GOW 1 & 2 without getting tired of playing as Kratos.



On a side note - Batman: AC is epic. I've spent about 8 hours on it and I'm only 19% through (thanks to the vast amounts of side missions and the hours I have spent trying to figure out puzzles, tracking down informants, and finding clues to Riddler's Trophies) the second installment in the series. Awesome graphics and the additional weaponry is awesome.