Conversations on the Xbox 360 and its library.

[Xeogred]

Well the 360 is hooked up! Missing accomplished Exhuminator...

I had one slot open on both my HDMI switcher and power strip... must be destiny.

Guess I had a whopping 50,000+ gamerscore. And going through my list of achievements just to kind of backtrack my history of gaming, wowzers I don't even remember playing and potentially beating some of this stuff. I had Tomb Raider Legend in my "bad/maybe sell pile" with other stuff, but I have a ton of achievements for that. Conan? Oh yikes haha, one of those bad D grade games. Oh the legendary King Kong... one of the worst ever. What can you say though, a near 10 some year console lifespan, lots of history.

I hate this UI so much. Going through my friends list, it takes like 2-3 menus worth and tons of scrolling to even get to the remove option. Might be worth it though. Apologies ahead of time if I accidentally remove someone here haha. Is there a way to tell a persons activity? If they're dead profiles I definitely want them off. Hard to tell.

Why are there a lot of my physical games listed under "full games"? I've seen people talk about "installing" games to the HDD, which I've known about just like the PS3, but was a new feature been added or something? Like you can completely install the game and play it without the disc? It's very confusing.

More confusion, apparently I have 70 Arcade games, but are some of these maybe demos? How can you tell if there's a difference? Okay, I guess if I click X for Game Deals, I get Play Trial or Purchase and the price, so I guess those are demos. Oh is it the goofy controller icon? Half full means demo and full means I own it. Okie dokie.

Oh cool, I'll rate Fez a 1 star.

I have 45 games on my cleaned up row on my shelf. 31 games for my retired/PC replaced pile.

Guys, Marble Blast Ultra was amazing. I need more games like this and Super Monkey Ball.

[PartridgeSenpai]

I'm glad it appears I have most 360 exclusives I would be interested in. I've always been mildly interested in Tenchu, but I also have no idea what that series is Xp. I'm only interested because other people seem to like it (but not the Wii ones).

I've also been meaning to try out Ace Combat some day. I'm not usually one for flight sims, but considering how much I enjoyed Chromehounds when I'm not usually one for Mech games, I think it's worth a shot if I can find one. I shall keep a lookout for Armored Core AND Ace Combat (I'm too scared to try Onichambra Xp).

[noiseredux]

Deathsmiles is the best shmup eva.

[ElkinFencer10]

If it's a demo, the controller icon will be half filled, half empty; if it's a full game, it will be completely filled.

[isiolia]

Why are there a lot of my physical games listed under "full games"? I've seen people talk about "installing" games to the HDD, which I've known about just like the PS3, but was a new feature been added or something? Like you can completely install the game and play it without the disc? It's very confusing.

MS added the ability for games to do full installs at one point, though some benefit from it more than others. Still need the disc in the drive to prove you own it.
Many were already tuned to pull data off the disc in the background and such. There are some games with mandatory installs, but not as a near-given like on PS3 (slower Blu-ray drive necessitated it there).

[BoneSnapDeez]

Essential retro compilations:

Capcom Digital Collection
Dreamcast Collection
Konami Classics Vol. 1
Konami Classics Vol. 2
Midway Arcade Origins
Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

[Exhuminator]

Like you can completely install the game and play it without the disc? It's very confusing.

As the poster above said, you can install games fully and then run the game completely off the hard drive, but the disc must remain in drive for AP verification purposes. As a general rule I install any 360 game that allows for the option. Supposedly some older 360 games don't perform as well installed to the HD, but I have as of yet to experience that issue myself.

I've always been mildly interested in Tenchu, but I also have no idea what that series is

It's a stealth action adventure series about being murderous ninjas in feudal Japan. Some Tenchu games are better than others. Definitely a series worth trying though.

I've also been meaning to try out Ace Combat some day.

Ace Combat is generally awesome. I've beaten many games in the series. These are not dry hardcore flight sims, but rather a mix of arcadey-action and flight sim. Meaning you have to take some realistic factors into consideration, but not so many that the simulation aspect gets in the way of kicking ass across the sky. Ace Combat games often have dramatic plot lines interwoven into the missions with nice cutscenes and stuff. There are two Ace Combat games available on 360:

My all time favorite Ace Combat is this one:

I consider it among the top tier of the PS2 elite in any genre. Recommended as anyone's first Ace Combat.

[Ack]

...Deadly Premonition?

I admit, if you look at the handful of 360 games I still own, you could probably get a handle of my tastes at the time pretty easily:

Alone in the Dark
Condemned
Dead Rising
Deadly Premonition
LEGO Batman/Pure
Saints Row 2
Silent Hill V
Soul Calibur IV

A few odd ducks and then horror. Sounds about right.

[Exhuminator]

I beat the original Condemned on PC, I thought it was a pretty good time. It reminded me a bit of a more action-oriented Manhunt. (Though I enjoyed Manhunt more.)

Ack, did you play this?:

[Ack]

Yeah, but I didn't get very far. It didn't mesh the same way the first one did. Condemned was the first 360 game I owned. At the time I was really excited for Dead Rising and grabbed the console a few months early. Since I wanted to test the thing, I picked up Condemned since I had heard it was horror, which I was really into at the time. I knew nothing else about it but ended up liking it more than Dead Rising, heh. It was a case of serendipity, and until Deadly Premonition, I'd have said that was my favorite 360 game.