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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 12:52:50
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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We've decided that we wanted to get a good game to play together on occasion. Im really up for most things, but the wife.....not so much. I was thinking she could probably get into playing a FPS or 3rd person shooter, as we used to play a Resident evil shooter on the wii some time ago. (It was OK personally, but she enjoyed it) But Im not limiting the search to just a shooter style. I was thinking something actiony as well could be fun for her. So ideas? Because Im really drawing a blank, as I dont really play video games enough to spit ideas out. Here are the catches.
*needs to be multiplayer IE needs to be played with 2 controllers
*needs an easy option, so she can learn to play instead of being thrown into the meat grinder.
*needs to be able to ramp the difficulty up a notch or 4 once shes good at killing mofos.
Cmon DAKKA gamers, dont let me down!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 13:10:15
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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Borderlands/Borderlands 2 co-op splitscreen.
I would say LotR: War in the North, but it can be sorta rough until you get some levels on you.
Tomb Raider: Temple of Light has a really fun 2 player co-op.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 13:26:46
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Automated Rubric Marine of Tzeentch
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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LotR: War in the North is a very good example, that is probably the one you want to spend money on. It has great split screen, good gameplay, and although it can be slightly aggravating in being tricky sometimes, it isn't TOO hard. It is a great game, and you would really enjoy it.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 13:49:13
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Eh Ill keep it in mind, but Im not really thinking a fantasy style game would be what Im looking for
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 14:20:46
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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Borderlands 2. It was the first videogame my girlfriend's ever played and now she's addicted. It doesn't have an easy mode, but it's pretty forgiving, and really funny and entertaining too. Only downside is the menus are a little annoying to navigate in splitscreen, as they didn't really resize them.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 14:37:23
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Maddening Mutant Boss of Chaos
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I actually got my wife to sit and play Gears of War splitscreen. FWIW she didn't complain and seemed to have fun. She's not into console gaming at all either.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 15:27:14
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Bane Knight
Inverness, Scotland.
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Resident Evil 5
Any Halo title.
Gears of War
Left For Dead
Portal 2 has a two-player, but I've never played it; definitely recommend the game though!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 15:44:28
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Renegade Inquisitor de Marche
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Rayman Origins.
Pretty good platformer, fun art style, and you can play it co- op
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 18:51:50
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Wight Lord with the Sword of Kings
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Halo. Just any Halo game.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 19:15:02
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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Second Halo and Portal 2.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 20:41:32
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Well we have Halo3(its my sons) So we could play that. BUT after telling her some of the suggestions in here, she bought another controller and Borderlands game of the year edition for us to play. Apparently she liked the looks of it. So! Thanks for the advice all, Ill keep them in mind for later ideas
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 20:47:51
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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My wife and I enjoyed playing the Fable games coop. Fable III is much better in terms of camera control though - Fable II can sometimes get you stuck at the edge of the screen (though there is a "teleport to player 1" button).
Portal 2 is excellent and has a coop mode, though my wife doesn't really do first person games so hasn't played it. She does quite enjoy helping me solve the puzzles even if it makes her dizzy sometimes
We started playing Halo together but she is not really into it so we only played a couple of levels so YMMV.
My wife loves the GTA games but sadly they are not coop - however your wife may enjoy them if she wants a third person action/shooter/story driven game.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 21:11:37
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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Give Gears of War a whirl. The controls have a bit of a learning curve but it's fun once you've got it down.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 23:38:06
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Borderlands is a lot of fun.
Gears of war is great for co op.
Portal 2 is the greatest co op game ever in my opinion but doesn't have much replay value.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/01 23:45:30
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Longtime Dakkanaut
St. Louis, Missouri
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RossDas wrote:Resident Evil 5
Any Halo title.
Gears of War
Left For Dead
Portal 2 has a two-player, but I've never played it; definitely recommend the game though!
This is exactly my list, sans L4D...but that's only because I'm not a huge Left For Dead fan
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/02 12:52:25
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Yea the Giant and his wife play LfD2 and they love it. But I just cant get into a shooter, where you cant iron site. Drives me bananas
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/02 18:48:37
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Bane Knight
Inverness, Scotland.
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What about Aliens: colonial Marines, does that have a co-op mode?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/03 00:49:06
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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No clue, though if it did, that would be awesome. I havnt played it yet, but it looks like it would be a blast.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/03 03:34:33
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Androgynous Daemon Prince of Slaanesh
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I agree with both Borderlands and LOTR. Also, bring out the LEGO games too: Star Wars for the Sci-Fi, Batman for the Superhero, LOTR for the fantasy, Indiana Jones for the adventure, or even Harry Potter for the "I hate my life and should suck and die" gamers. Also, Hunted might be another good fantasy, but it's hard as hell. War in the North is easy by comparison. Also, if you can find it and like Super Heroes, Justice League Heroes (made by the same guys as LOTR:WitN) is outstanding, as is the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The second is flashy, and the first part of the story is good, but the character "creation" is weak in comparison to the first. I'm a Marvel guy though, and I think the DC heroes game is better. Only downsides are that it's a bit on the short side (8-10 hrs) and there are 3-4 levels that the game picks the characters for you.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/03 03:56:07
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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RossDas wrote:What about Aliens: colonial Marines, does that have a co- op mode?
I believe it is supposed to, and it is from Gearbox so the odds are good that it will.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/04 00:29:45
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Blood Angel Captain Wracked with Visions
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Playing the Xbox is how I met my wife  It still features in our spare time (along with Notre Dame during the college football season).
Arcade Games;
Plants v Zombies
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale
Full Games
Any of the Halo games (maybe not ODST)
Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon
Gears of War 2
Perfect Dark Zero
I don't know if Saints Row 2&3 can be played couch co- op but if so I highly recommend them
I've heard nothing but good things about Borderlands 1 & 2 as well but we haven't tried them yet
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/04 01:28:23
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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Oh another acade game: Castle Crashers. It's a 2.5-D brawler with really cartoony graphics but it's also really brutal. Awesome music, tons of replay value. It's great.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/05 00:50:25
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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[DCM]
Coastal Bliss in the Shadow of Sizewell
Suffolk, where the Aliens roam.
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What sort of styles are we looking at.. as to games I have played with my wife and we've had fun with.
Dynasty Warriors 7 (the rest aren't worth bothering with, avoid 6 like the plague)
Any of the Lego games, can't go wrong really, Lord of the Rings is the best of the lot, but Harry Potter years 5-7 and Pirates are really good as well.
Carcassonne XBLA strategy game, can be a lot of fun.
Minecraft, I've not played it to check, but apparently it has a split screen multi-player on the XBLA version.
If you can track them down.. either Marvel Ultimate Alliance games are a blast as well.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/05 01:12:33
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Fixture of Dakka
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So did you and your wife get around to trying Castle Crashers? If you or your wifle like that y'all might like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/06 10:24:15
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Dakka Veteran
Snake Mountain
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Dead Space 3 is out this Friday in the UK (Out already elsewhere I believe)
Great co-operative Survival Horror 3rd person shooter.
Even if you don't buy this for you and the missus, get it for yourself
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/06 17:00:25
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Old Sourpuss
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Splosion Man, it's a goofy little platformer, and it has up to 4 person co-op, it's a fun little game. But can get crazy difficult.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/06 23:05:19
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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We've been playing Borderlands on and off the past couple days. Its ok, though I could be honest and say there are a couple aspects of the game so far that kindda annoy me a bit. But I woke up this morning and the wife told me on the way out the door, that she bought a Gears of War triple pack while I was sleeping and itll be here in a few days  So we will have that as well
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/07 00:27:32
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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Yes! I also think Borderlands is just ok. Gears is fun though.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/07 04:42:39
Subject: 360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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Borderlands 1 or 2?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/02/07 12:16:07
Subject: Re:360 game ideas, for me and the wife
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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1, and its the GOTY one. I mean, Im not saying I DONT like the game, and maybe it gets better the further in, but I dunno. Im far more picky, the older I get, when it comes to games I really like to play. And this one seems to have a few things that just kindda urk me
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