Alright, so, I waited quite a long time to jump on the 360 bandwagon. Stupid me, 'cause now that I have one, I'm in love with it and am vaguely obsessed.

However, I've noticed that, as a friend of mine puts it, all of the major XBox titles "have got a lot of muscle on them". Games like Gears 2, the Halo trilogy, Fable I & II, while all extremely enjoyable and fun, all have more of a masculine, high-graphic-content, adrenaline rush feel to them. And most of the new and upcoming titles all seem to be major shooters, horror based games, or something that is, again, more muscular. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE these games, but I like to vary my gameplay, A LOT. I'm a gamer who spans all spectrums, from Kirby to Halo to Zelda to Unreal Tournament to World of WarCraft.

All the major games I see coming out that aren't going along the same lines as other XBox games are all licensed titles, which isn't always a bad thing, but usually if I'm not into whatever's being licensed, I won't like a game (I know there are exceptions to this so if there is a licensed game out there that is absolutely great, let me know, please).

So, since I'm sort of a new fangirl, and don't really know what all is out there, can you guys point me in the right direction to some lesser-known games that are still great without being so OOOMPH? I'm seriously considering getting Rockband II for the XBox for Christmas. Oh, and I'm looking into Lost Odyssey & Blue Dragon - but I wanted to get some more feedback before diving in headfirst with those two.

Here are the games I already own for the XBox:
Halo I, II, III
Fable II
Eternal Sonota
Beatiful Katamari
Naruto: Rise of the Ninja
Castle Crashers
Bomberman: Live

And to give you guys an idea of what I'm after...some of my favorite games are: Tetris, the Legend of Zelda series (probably why I like Fable so much), Final Fantasy series, any Kirby game, Command & Conquer, WarCraft III, Secret of Mana, Puzzle Quest, Pokemon (shut up, now), EverQuest 2, World of WarCraft, any Need For Speed game, MarioKart, and well, I think you guys have the idea.

So, please, keep in mind, this isn't a "What good games are there for the Box" thread. This is a "What games are there that aren't stereotypical, shiny, muscular XBox games"?

And I've already checked out the "What Game Should I Get" Sticky thread, and once again, it seems all the major titles everyonet alks about are all the stereotypical XBox titles, save for the ones I already have and a couple of other.

Halo 3 was like a punch in the face for me. If you haven't played it all the way through, stop reading here, NOW.

Anyways...here's the thing...I've played Campaign mode on Halo (all 3, combined) for a grand total of an hour, because I never owned an XBox until I got a 360 a few days ago.

BUT, my cousin, all my friends, and one of my husbands, are all major Halo freaks. My husband is so obsessed that he buys the books the day they're released, spends a lot of time writing fan fiction in his head, had his own Halo clan, etc. You get the idea.

So I've heard the stories of Master Cheif, Cortana, the Covenant, etc. as though they were tales of treasured friends.

So, my hubby & I stay up and go to Wal Mart at 6am to buy Halo 3 on opening day. No problem. We borrowed my cousin's XBox and are ready to roll. I start falling asleep after 2 hours, so he puts me to bed and keeps playing.

A few hours later, he comes in and wakes me up and starts telling me what I missed. Then he gets to the "end", IE: the memorial service. And he mutters "And the monument had 117 carved into it", and immediately tears are bursting from my eyes and my chest is tightening.

Because it's Master Chief. He CAN NOT die. Not after everything. Not after getting Cortana back. No, no, NO!

So, when he looks up at me with tears in his eyes and whispers "John died", I am wailing like an idiot.

Seriously, it was a pathetic sight to behold, because ya' know, he's crying because his idol is dead and I'm balling my head off over a character that I've never really played that much.

I dunno if it's like Emo Nerd Rage or what, but yeah, it was really sad.

However, I knew he couldn't be dead, and immediately popped onto Google and found out about the REAL ending...buahahah!

So yeah, I'm an overly emotional idiot who takes her games too seriously :) This isn't the only game that's made me emotional, but because of my lack of XBox-ness, it's the only XBox one I can really claim.

A save point in the original FFIV was a small circle inside a dungeon where you could put up a tent, cabin, etc. and restore your health, as well as save the game. They are supposed to be in this version as well.

I haven't really played III much yet, so I don't know how it's saving works, but having played FF IV as a child (and replayed it about 10 times since), I can say that saving was never an issue for me, even as a five year old, impatient child.

I have quite a few, because there are so many different types of games on the DS.......I'd have to say:

Professor Layton & the Curious Village

Tetris DS

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales

Cooking Mama (1 &2)

Pokemon Pearl

At least for now! :)

4000 hours? Is it THAT addictive?DarkChrisss1995

As someone who's racked up...*looks* god, 184 hours (didn't realize it was THAT high), I can say YES, YES IT IS THAT ADDICTIVE.

And keep in mind --- breeding, trading, and online battles can take up A LOT of time.

Personally I think that both Brain Age & Mario Kart are must haves for any DS owner, but by all means, get Mario Kart first.

However, if you're interested in puzzle & thinking games, definitely go for Brian Age soon, as well as Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Tetris DS.

I caught all 28 unowns and alphabatized them in a box

what do you do?

potatosteve

Wow. I feel really lame. I did that just because I wanted to, not because I was bored.