If we're talking about teaching a non-gamer to play fighters, trust me, the ACTUAL iteration of SC won't make a difference. They won't be able to tell the difference at the start anyway.kwagamon said:Gears of War 2 (NOT ONE! 1 is a bit too brutal even on Casual for a starting gamer), any Halo although I'd avoid ODST for newbies due to a bunch of somewhat unnecessary things, Modern Warfar 1 or 2, or World at War. All of those pretty much give you somewhere to start with shooters that's somewhat new-player friendly.
I think Fable would be pretty good for an RPG starter, but go with the original. It's better and stuff.
RTS isn't big with console gaming, nor are MMOs, so I think shooters and RPGs about cover it without going into the out there stu- Oh! Wait! Platformers! If you need an intro in platformers that's available on the 360, I'd say Mirror's Edge would be okay. Plus if they can handle Mirror's Edge's platforming controls they'll be ready for just about everything else platforming can throw at them.
Also as much as it pains me to say this I would recommend Soul Calibur 4 as something that can be played on the 360 for fighter games. But if you can find something better or even just get this person playing Soul Calibur 2 or 3 instead I'd do that. As I've said previously, Soul Calibur 4 can fuck itself with a claw hammer. 2 and 3 and hell even the original were absolute shining gems coated in gold studded with platinum and more gems, while 4 just ruined everything they'd done for the fighter genre.
Only FPSs? I would have suggested something else...Zillar said:So, I'm friends with a couple. The guy loves video games and the girl doesn't, but she wants to get good at them. She's asking me to help her out so that she'll (eventually) be able to kick her boyfriend's ass.
I'd like to know what you all think would be some good games to get her started. I was thinking about starting with the first Halo and going through the Pillar of Autumn level, due to the fact that the tutorial is pretty basic and Halo is such an iconic game. That one "training" special ops mission in MW2 would be good as well, but those are pretty much all I can think of.
So the requirements are that they need to be shooters (not necessarily first person), available for the Xbox 360 and multiplayer, and not too artsy/unconventional/weird. Not games like Wet or Portal or Dragon Age. Hopefully I'll actually get to her to enjoy playing video games
Well I didn't think it was that bad. And now for my contribution to this forum...Anything out of the Orange Box, and maybe Bioshock, not the best shooter ever but its a good one to get your feet wet with.Zeetchmen said:Dont drag your friend into the depravity of being a gamer
its been said about 8 times i think halo the first 3 and she should be good for FPS games. Now if you have a gamecube or a Wii get her to play animal crossing or sonic adventure battle 2 both of those got my sister hooked.Zillar said:So, I'm friends with a couple. The guy loves video games and the girl doesn't, but she wants to get good at them. She's asking me to help her out so that she'll (eventually) be able to kick her boyfriend's ass.
I'd like to know what you all think would be some good games to get her started. I was thinking about starting with the first Halo and going through the Pillar of Autumn level, due to the fact that the tutorial is pretty basic and Halo is such an iconic game. That one "training" special ops mission in MW2 would be good as well, but those are pretty much all I can think of.
So the requirements are that they need to be shooters (not necessarily first person), available for the Xbox 360 and multiplayer, and not too artsy/unconventional/weird. Not games like Wet or Portal or Dragon Age. Hopefully I'll actually get to her to enjoy playing video games