Right now, I have a PS2, a collection of 30-something games for it (and some PS1 games, too), and a computer that fares decently enough to play EVE, as much as I should get something better.
Yet, I look at the current generation of consoles and think that I'm really falling behind with all the cool, new games that people are into and talk about consistently. I don't get some jokes about popular games because I've not played them, though a few I've spoiled by reading about them online (like the Wikiquote for Portal). I didn't play God of War (PS2) until a month and a half ago.
I'm thoroughly happy with the console and games I've got now, but I want to get something from this console generation and see about what everyone's been talking. Honestly, I would love to give each console a try with the games people talk about the most. My personal plan is to wait long enough for a given console's price to drop enough for me to afford it and some good games (of course, if my job situation changes, then I could a current console sooner). However, I'm concerned that if I wait too long, the system I get will be eclipsed by the next generation of consoles and people will be more focused on that than the console on which I've settled.
So which games for each console do you find are worth getting that console? As much as I've checked reviews for games for each console, I find that although I'm sure I would like some games, it would seem like a waste to just get a console for only one or two games. Most of all, I'm looking for games, as in gameplay being 99%; I don't mind graphics being old or bad, unless they're terrible enough to interfere with the gameplay.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this, and, if it applies, thanks for any input.
Yet, I look at the current generation of consoles and think that I'm really falling behind with all the cool, new games that people are into and talk about consistently. I don't get some jokes about popular games because I've not played them, though a few I've spoiled by reading about them online (like the Wikiquote for Portal). I didn't play God of War (PS2) until a month and a half ago.
I'm thoroughly happy with the console and games I've got now, but I want to get something from this console generation and see about what everyone's been talking. Honestly, I would love to give each console a try with the games people talk about the most. My personal plan is to wait long enough for a given console's price to drop enough for me to afford it and some good games (of course, if my job situation changes, then I could a current console sooner). However, I'm concerned that if I wait too long, the system I get will be eclipsed by the next generation of consoles and people will be more focused on that than the console on which I've settled.
So which games for each console do you find are worth getting that console? As much as I've checked reviews for games for each console, I find that although I'm sure I would like some games, it would seem like a waste to just get a console for only one or two games. Most of all, I'm looking for games, as in gameplay being 99%; I don't mind graphics being old or bad, unless they're terrible enough to interfere with the gameplay.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this, and, if it applies, thanks for any input.
