Which Console should I buy?

[drothgery]

The default x-box controller is a matter of taste, I suppose, but I've never (personally, that is) met someone who didn't like them. I think a few people early on took exception to them, and a lot of the hate towards them is me-too-ism and bandwagon hopping... I blame Penny Arcade in part for that. In any case, it's a moot point... The S-Controller is much smaller (For all you lil-handed folks).

I've got both (and all three current-gen consoles). There's no doubt in my mind that the original Xbox controller is the best of them, at least if you're an adult. The knock on them is almost as silly as the "Xbox=huge" thing; an Xbox is bigger than a PS2 or a GameCube, but it's smaller than my VCR.

As for "Must Own" games... Meh. I've always thought that was a misnomer. One of the big "must owns" for Gamecube is Metroid Prime, but I think it's a pile of festering cow dung. Likewise, while Halo is good, I don't consider it a "must own" by a long shot.

No matter how good an FPS is, it's never going to be a "must own" for me, because I just don't have the reflexes for them. I've yet to play one where I don't die horribly before I can decide if the game's any good.

 

[dagger]

I have Madden and ESPN Football and everyone I know likes ESPN way better (Madden is still VERY good though). I really like the new ESPN NBA game, it is very good as well.

My favorite sports game right now is Top Spin, the tennis game.

 

[stevelabny]

more strangeness. I've never heard anyone suggest that any football game even comes close to Madden.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

Well not ot pimp a game I don't like but it FFx-2 the only cut scense in the fihgts are the dress me up FF parts, so only when you change classes. And in the options section you can get rid of them.

And the coin game is cool, the rest of the minigames have sucked, but the coin game is lots of fun. I can sit there and play the coin game for hours on end, but then again my favorite game now is puzzle pirates on the computer.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

well I always mention metroid as a game to get for gamecube because very person I know or have talked to liked it. Me I was underwhelmed, and then it broke on me so I never found out if I would of liked it in the end.

As for sports games, well I liked madden in the past tense, I haven't liked madden for the past few games. My problems are summed up in this there are usually just a few good plays that you repeat to victory, and 2 the harder levels the ai doesn't get better in the better play choice sense, the game just makes you fumble virtually every play, and the computer makes every pass no matter the protection and becomes much harder to tackle. If ESPN fixes this I'll get the ESPN titles.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

And I will say again I love everything about the xbox controller except the white and black button palcement, they are intuitive to me, though after a short bit you learn where they are good enough.

 

[drothgery]

more strangeness. I've never heard anyone suggest that any football game even comes close to Madden.

I'd suggest that you've been living in cave, then. Ever since Sega launched NFL2K for the Dreamcast, their games have been considered serious contenders for the "best console football game" title. EA didn't build a version of Madden for the Dreamcast, so NFL2K was pretty much the undisputed champ in 2000 (a visually great PlayStation game would have trouble matching an average Dreamcast game, and NFL2K was far better than average); reviewers have usually said that the latest incarnation (with ESPN branding) is a very strong challenge to Madden, and is the best game on Xbox (because EA doesn't support Xbox Live).

 

[stevelabny]

Ok..well my cave is better than other caves.
In my cave everyone knew not to waste money on a Dreamcast.
We mocked people in other caves who had Dreamcasts.
Or the Atari Lynx. Or a Neo-Geo.
Just like now we mock all three people who own Nokia N-Gages.

Using Dreamcast-owners or Xbox-live-users as your sample is silly.
Why not use left-handed blonde men from Rhode Island named Balthazar?
A vast majority of a tiny minority is still a minority.

EGM, THE video game magazine,consistently says the Sega football game is GOOD but not as good as Madden. Sales agree with that statement.

Wait, apparently youre right, Gamespot (the wannabe magazine) ranked the Sega versions .1 points higher than Madden this year. So I guess I have to admit my error.
There ARE other people out there who think Sega is better than Madden.
But the rest of us sane people take opinions from people dumb enough to buy Dreamcasts with a grain of salt. I apologize for not listening to the loonies rant.

 

[Tsyr]

Antagonistic, much?

I'm quite happy with my dreamcast... No "dumb enough to buy" about it. I wouldn't trade my Dreamcast for any other console. So hush.

Further, I find EGM to be a festering pile of dog doo. Much like Metroid Prime. I much prefer Gamespot... Which isn't a "wannabe" anything, thank you ver much.

Oh, wait. I'm sorry.

I just broke the system, didn't I? The whole "Defend position A by insulting anyone who doesn't hold with it." system. My bad.

 

[drothgery]

Take chill pill, stevelabny.

I mean, I never owned a Dreamcast (mostly because by the time I had disposable income, it was clear that Sega was going to abandon the system... and that Skies of Arcadia was getting a GameCube port). I've just always followed the video game industry pretty closely, even when I didn't have any money.