With my extended vacation coming to a close, and being on the eve of returning to school, I need one last video game hurrah to raise my spirits before returning to the realm of education. Hell, I'd like to have something to play to keep my mind off of school once the year begins. So what is the GB communities opinion? I both greatly enjoy first person action games, and have a certain spastic knack for hack 'n slash games. Although things point towards neither of these games being a particularly appetizing choice, I must assert my love for things Alien and Predator, as well as my equal affection for well-done combos, dismemberment, and quick-time-events. VOTE!
Indeed, part of my attraction to AVP is the potential for its fun multiplayer. I played the demo and actually became pretty proficient with it. It has it's problems, but they never got in the way of the fun I had with the demo. Just downloaded the Dante's Inferno demo today, and played through it twice in quick succession. Its a pretty damn good action game, but something about it makes be feel really uncomfortable for some reason, and the lackluster reviews aren't helping my perception of it.
I dunno wut you have so I dunno what to suggest otherwise. Personally I'm enjoying the hell out of MAG and really didn't expect to. Reviewers were way to harsh on it, only fault I see thus far is that if your team sux...well, it's not very fun. Pretty sure I've sunk as many hours into it already as I did from owning MW2 since launch. Also, cannot wait for Heavy Rain as well now since the demo exceeded my expectations.
edit: Welp, I dunno then. Looks like you got everything and more that I got on 360. Between Dante's Inferno and AvP...if I had to choose. Personally I'd go with AvP just because I'm a sucker for Predators and found the demo to be slightly amusing. From what I hear of Dante's Inferno, it starts out well but then becomes a chore to play because of poor level design and repetition of enemies. Which is something I know I can't stand. I was pretty tired of Darksiders about half the way through but maybe that is because I played it nearly nonstop till the end. (and then I sold it for Mass Effect 2)
I'm looking forward to seeing how Metro 2033 does review-wise. But I think that is a month away till it comes out.
@handlas: Sadly, my PS3 ownership has not yet come to fruition, so no MAG or Heavy Rain or any of that for me. Another thing of note is my brother is picking up Bioshock 2 in a few weeks, so there's no reason for me to pick that up.
@ImperiousRix: Dude....iono, from the demo that I played on Dante's Inferno and from what I've seen of it... Good fuck that game.
Are there any games you haven't gotten? I mean AvP might be okay...but I don't know, I wouldn't feel good telling you to go for it just from the demo I played.
Hmm, I'm beginning to regret putting the "pick something else" option on this poll. Still, it seems pretty definitive that nobody likes Dante's Inferno. That almost makes me wanna get it out of spite.
"Surely you can do better than either of these two. "
What can I say, apparently I'm a masochist. I don't know, though, I certainly feel like championing one of these games even in the shadow of so many great early year releases. The last game I played to completion was Mass Effect 2. I think I've got enough good will built up that I can tolerate some potential shitty-ness. Then again, maybe not.
If I were to "HAVE" to buy one of those it would be Dante's Inferno it's probably the less crap of the two. But if I didn't I would not get either. @handlas: Gameinformer said it was bad for a reason. The MP is just shit. And I'm pretty sure the SP wont be good because the controls suck.
Are some people really still taking that Game Informer review seriously? I'm prepared for AVP to be mediocre, but let's wait till some actual journalists review it, eh?
if this topic was made like...2 or 3 months from now, when both games are way cheaper, i'd understand... but now when they are both probably full price? yeah...neither >_>
With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 right around the corner, I can't see AVP's online multiplayer really having any lasting value. And, with God of War III out in a month, too, why not wait for that? Okay, if you don't have a PS3, I think that would be a consideration for Dante's Inferno, but otherwise, there is little reason to waste your money on a mediocre knock-off. And, if the 360 is your only choice, then check out Just Cause 2, the XBLA games Perfect Dark and Toy Soldiers, or either FFXIII or Resonance of Fate. And, I think someone already mentioned Bioshock 2, so that is also a better choice than either of AVP or Dante. I think both are good rentals, but to pay full price for them seems foolish to me since they probably won't have much long term value and their short term enjoyment doesn't seem to be worth $60.
"With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 right around the corner, I can't see AVP's online multiplayer really having any lasting value. And, with God of War III out in a month, too, why not wait for that? Okay, if you don't have a PS3, I think that would be a consideration for Dante's Inferno, but otherwise, there is little reason to waste your money on a mediocre knock-off. And, if the 360 is your only choice, then check out Just Cause 2, the XBLA games Perfect Dark and Toy Soldiers, or either FFXIII or Resonance of Fate. And, I think someone already mentioned Bioshock 2, so that is also a better choice than either of AVP or Dante. I think both are good rentals, but to pay full price for them seems foolish to me since they probably won't have much long term value and their short term enjoyment doesn't seem to be worth $60. "
I appreciate the fact you actually gave an informed and detailed response. You make an excellent point about AVP's multiplayer, and seeing as I am likely not getting BF:BC2, I may have been going in the completely wrong direction by going for AVP almost exclusively for its multiplayer. Indeed, I don't personally own a PS3 (the one in our house is my little brother's, and although I COULD technically get God of War, I'd rarely get time to play it with that despot running the system), so after Wolverine, I've been starved for some God of War-esque action. I'm not opposed to XBLA games, but the problem exists with a severe lack of HD space left on my system. Sadly, I don't get into JRPG games as much as a lot of people, though not for want of trying, and my older brother is picking up Bioshock 2 soon, so unless I wanna be extremely kind and buy a game he's already pledged his money to, I'm not picking it up (not to mention, I wasn't the biggest supporter of the original Bioshock), Woo, that was long-winded.
They're two totally different games, so if you like either genre over the other, get it.
On the other hand, Dante's looks solid-(ish), but extremely derivative, whereas AVP looks, in my eyes, to be complete shite (which really is too bad, was looking forward to it.)
I'd still advocate not buying either, but if you need to buy one, I'd probably go with Dante's.
"Surely you can do better than either of these two. "
What can I say, apparently I'm a masochist. I don't know, though, I certainly feel like championing one of these games even in the shadow of so many great early year releases. The last game I played to completion was Mass Effect 2. I think I've got enough good will built up that I can tolerate some potential shitty-ness. Then again, maybe not. "
That seems to have the opposite effect on me. Because ME2 was so good, the bar has been set much, much higher. That's why I'm not getting Bioshock 2, because I'm sure I'll be disappointed.
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