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#15
February 15, 2012, 10:48:18 PM
Sounds like fun, Xathan. I know it's available for download, but I guess that's probably not the game-of-the-year edition.
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February 15, 2012, 11:21:14 PM
I'd check, some downloadable editions are game of the year - and if not, check the prices of the DLC. Used it's about 11 dollars more than the non GOTY edition, so if the DLC is cheap enough it could balance out.
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February 15, 2012, 11:41:31 PM
I highly reccomend Castle Crashers and Dungeon Defenders for the XBOX 360. Granted, Dungeon Defenders has a bit more content on the PC, but the xbox version hooked me and my kids for a good month straight.
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February 16, 2012, 07:46:57 AM
Quote from: Xathan On The TownI do want to add one caveat - it can be kind of tough to play co-op if you don't have an HDTV. But the only problem there is just that on a non HD tv the quest text can be hard to read, and the story is not what you play Borderlands for - you play it for the acidic machine guns, the revolvers with exploding rounds, and shotguns you can snipe with. :P
...and fully-automatic sniper rifles. The best description I've heard for Borderlands is "gun porn".
Quote from: Xathan On The TownI'd check, some downloadable editions are game of the year - and if not, check the prices of the DLC. Used it's about 11 dollars more than the non GOTY edition, so if the DLC is cheap enough it could balance out.
Borderlands DLC is not cheap but it's packed with content. It's not often the DLCs come with new music and new graphical assets. Of course, because of this, it also takes up a lot of HD space.

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#19
February 16, 2012, 10:19:22 PM
It looks like the Borderlands GTY edition is $29.99. I'm pretty sure the download is $19.99 (not sure if it's GTY, but I doubt it). Still, it might be better to get a disc in this case, as that kind of game probably would cut into even a 360 GB hard drive.
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#20
February 16, 2012, 10:30:58 PM
I think each DLC is still $10 to $20, also. If you're playing on a 360, you should install, anyway.

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#21
February 17, 2012, 06:30:21 AM
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I think each DLC is still $10 to $20, also. If you're playing on a 360, you should install, anyway.
I have both systems, but I usually default to PS3 if a game is on both. I've had that longer, and so have more games for it. So if I ever were to sell a system again, I'd probably sell the XBOX first. Though I like it's larger selection of full game downloads.
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#22
February 17, 2012, 07:29:53 AM
I'm in the same position except opposite in regards to which I've had longer and favor. It's the controller shape that makes it no contest for me.

In any case, installing games to your 360 hard drive will help the system last longer. It also usually speeds up load times...except on Hallo 3, which loads more slowly when installed because Bungie used some sort of voodoo magic in the code. Installing takes up quite a bit of space but usually only takes about 10 minutes to do so you can just install the game you're actually playing and take others off.

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#23
February 17, 2012, 07:48:16 AM
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I'm in the same position except opposite in regards to which I've had longer and favor. It's the controller shape that makes it no contest for me.

In any case, installing games to your 360 hard drive will help the system last longer. It also usually speeds up load times...except on Hallo 3, which loads more slowly when installed because Bungie used some sort of voodoo magic in the code. Installing takes up quite a bit of space but usually only takes about 10 minutes to do so you can just install the game you're actually playing and take others off.
I'm a little confused. Are you saying you favor the PS3, too, but you think Borderlands would be better on 360?

Good to know about Halo 3. I might want to re-buy that some day (I sold my original XBOX 360 and all games several years ago and just got a new one recently).
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