Game suggestions?

[Dr Snakeman]

So I was sitting on the toilet thinking about how my game collection has begun to bore me. I don't want to plop down sixty bucks on a brand new game, so I was wondering if you folks could help me out. Any games that you could suggest that are going for less than $30? Explain what makes it good, why I should get it. Note that I ALREADY HAVE PORTAL.

 

[MisterShine]

What systems you got?

All prices mentioned are taken from Steam
For PC (since you mentioned portal):
Doom 3- Good shooter, pretty scary to me, also an excellent modding scene:
http://www.moddb.com/mods?filter=t&kw=Search+...&released=1&style=def&theme=def&game=33&type=def
(plus there's a Hello-Kitty! flashlight mod) 20$
Mass Effect- 3rd person RPG. It's a bioware game, so interesting story and great characterization are a given. Biotic powers are a blast 20$
Fallout 3 - 3rd or 1st person shooter, also an RPG. Wide open world, lots of crap to do in it. 30 $
Fallout 2 - Isometric view, turn based RPG. Doesn't get much better 10$
Psychonauts - 3rd person platformer, fun gameplay and puzzles, cute and funny dialogue 10$
Torchlight - Shameless Diablo 2 ripoff. Still cute though, lots of great mods 20$
World of Goo - Basically, a physics simulator to make puzzles with. Adorable, and honestly thought-provoking. Side effects may include making you a more complete person 20$
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - You're a blood thirsty, ass-kicking vampire with magical powers, including but not limited to: Transforming in a Wolf-Death Machine Hybrid, Mind Control, Invisibility, attacking people with flocks of Ravens, making groups of people within a certain radius blood implode from the inside, and SO MUCH MORE. 3rd person RPG, loads of replay value, and great mod scene. 20$

Hope this helps. Also hope that you have a pc, or I'm going to be annoyed I spent 5 minutes putting effort into this.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

What systems you got?

Also hope that you have a pc, or I'm going to be annoyed I spent 5 minutes putting effort into this.

Uhhh... sorry, hombre, but my computer is good for forum-ing, and not much else. It doesn't even have sound anymore.

I have an Xbox 360.

 

[MisterShine]

Uhhh... sorry, hombre, but my computer is good for forum-ing, and not much else. It doesn't even have sound anymore.

I just died a little inside.

phew, lets do it again:

Castle Crashers - XBLA game, side scrolling, sorta 3d beat em up with magic and leveling. Super Badass. 15 bucks in MS points
Mass Effect - Look above. Should be 20 bucks or less.
Fallout 3 and Psychonauts also for the 360
Fable 1 or 2 - 3rd person rpg, the characters are cute, the gameplay is pretty fun. Lightning people in the face.

That's all I can think of now.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

I think I may get Psychonauts. Also, I suppose I could look into Castle Crashers.

On an unrelated note, it's kind of weird that we're the only ones here... just two people isn't much of a forum.

 

[MisterShine]

I think I may get Psychonauts. Also, I suppose I could look into Castle Crashers.

On an unrelated note, it's kind of weird that we're the only ones here... just two people isn't much of a forum.

Both psychonauts and CC are on XBLA, and I know that you can get a demo for CC, if not Psychonauts to see if you like it. I was hooked like 2 minutes in.

And yeah, the forums get a little slow around this time. Plus there's been like a million threads like this in the past.. so try hitting the search bar for more games, I don't use my xbox that much.

 

[troth]

Notrium.
A fun game based around survival on an alien planet. NOTE: Not your typical survival, as in Kill everything hostile.
Although it may be a wee bit difficult. there's lots of stuff the game doesn't tell you how to do. Good story though.
Just Google the name. It's free.

NOTE 2: You will die a lot. Save often.