I got the Arcade model, along with Mass Effect, Dirt, and Bioshock. I still just have a CRT TV, but the games all look beautiful on it-Bioshock, in particular, looks incredible-better then Avatar on my TV. 
Well, it's not that big of a deal in the case of Mass Effect-I can read the dialogue options just fine during conversations, it's just the little in-game messages about stuff like omni-gel that I have trouble with. (And I read about that in the game's instruction manual.) Is WarTech: Senko no Ronde worth picking up just for single player?? Because that's REALLY cheap.xris wrote:It's a good time to pick up an Xbox, there's alot of fantastic games you can get for really cheap now.
You're screwed on the text thing.. It sucks, I know. Read by the shape of the word?
Have fun!
Careful with the Monoprice VGA adapters - mine has a lot of crosstalk or interference or whatever that causes visible noise in the picture. This doesn't happen with every adapter (I've tried others), I guess I just got unlucky when I ordered mine. The official Microsoft adapters are much more consistent in quality, but they're also pricier.szycag wrote:You can find VGA adapters for the 360 for really cheap, and then just play it on a computer monitor.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... 1&format=2
That's the cheapest way to go if you can't get an HDTV yet. You'll need some speakers (or stereo with a line-in cable) for sound though.
People are throwing away old CRT VGA monitors all the time, and 360 stuff looks just great on them.
The official MS cables come with a gender changer, but of course the monoprice ones don't. Something else to keep in mind when comparing prices.StarCreator wrote:Also, if you're using an old CRT monitor, you should check if the VGA cable is removable. If it isn't, you'll need a F/F gender changer to bridge the cable coming out of the monitor to the 360 VGA cable.
None.dave4shmups wrote:There's small text in Dead Rising? That stinks, how much of it do you need to read to play the game?
Banjo > wartechdave4shmups wrote:I forgot to mention that my 360 came with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, which has the smallest text of all, and Viva Pinata. I'll probably trade in both, given that Wartech is $2.99 used at GameStop.
Banjo is cool & all, but you're insane.Rob wrote:Banjo > wartech
*jealous*dave4shmups wrote:
The only thing that stinks is the text size, which, in the case of Mass Effect, is tiny. I don't suppose there's anything I can do about that, other then get an HDTV??
Overall, I love the system, it's fantastic!!
Thing with Resonance according to a friend is that the game is fun as hell first half then comes screaming into a wall and is just tedious after that point.StarCreator wrote:I'm also hearing good things about Resonance of Fate.
I was going to ask about Star Ocean 4, but I HATED Star Ocean: Till The End of Time, on the PS2, so I'm not sure if I should try 4.sjewkestheloon wrote:Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon are very enjoyable as traditional RPGs.
How do you feel about real time JRPGs? If you are willing to give them a go there are a few that I have spent some time with.
Tales of Vesperia is a charming and lengthy game stuffed with things to do. I played it through in co-op with the missus and we both really enjoyed it.
Star Ocean 4 I recommend but with some real reservations and warnings. If you play it for the story, polish and characters/dialogue then you will be in for one of the worst game experiences of recent times. If, however, you are like me and enjoy building characters up, in depth item synthesis and crafting, rock hard postgame bosses, a stupid amount of collectable battle trophies, etc etc. then you might enjoy it. I've played it for hundreds of hours.
I'd say at least with the star ocean series the story sucks in all of them. Of all of them I thought 3 had the best twist at least. Gameplay wise, 4 takes everything awesome about 3 and throws it out the window, in the 360 version you can't even willfully target your opponents, the AI is horrendous, and all enemies gain super armor if you try to combo them. Most bosses require a quirky weakness abuse (sounds great on paper but poorly executed due to the toned down gameplay). If you hate Star Ocean 3's combat, well 4's is probably 20x worse.dave4shmups wrote:I was going to ask about Star Ocean 4, but I HATED Star Ocean: Till The End of Time, on the PS2, so I'm not sure if I should try 4.
