Who are playing Xbox games here? [Archive]

grahamw48

6th March 2012, 21:53

ME !...and my son. :)

Him....owns probably every game produced for Xbox :rolleyes:, but now is a real champ on Call of Duty.

Me....only the car racing games....Need for Speed Shift, Shift2 and now Forza4, all online too.

I have custom-built my own racing cockpit with microsoft wheel and pedals. :)

'Dad' in my Corvette ZO6....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyvsr4EjERo

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tone

6th March 2012, 22:04

I tend to play car games mainly - however just completed Halo Anniversary which was good.

Currently playing Forza 4, but enjoy PGR 4 also..

Tone

aprilmaejon

6th March 2012, 22:04

ME !...and my son.

Me....only the car racing games....Need for Speed Shift, Shift2 and now Forza4, all online too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyvsr4EjERo

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Do you play it online with your friends Graham? For how many hours do you play it?...

aprilmaejon

6th March 2012, 22:07

:-) I really have no idea of the names you mentioned guys...I was just asking if how enjoyable to play it that many of the men here in the UK plays it...in the Philippibes too...but Xbox is not the name of the online game, it is called Dota in there.

grahamw48

6th March 2012, 22:21

I also have PGR 4 (and Grid)....only started on Forza 4 yesterday, but enjoying it so far.

I rarely play for more than a couple of hours at a time, and use my boy's profile online....but I'm pretty competitive despite my :olddude:. :)

Here's another oldish vid of me on Shift2. The AI can be pretty tough and agressive when set to 'hard', so you have to really make an effort.
My lap times have come down a few secs since I made these vids.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTDMEYPL-aY&feature=related

lastlid

6th March 2012, 22:38

grahamw48

6th March 2012, 22:44

So does your partner play it a LOT April ? :D

tone

6th March 2012, 22:53

We had a group of Filipina's playing Fruit Ninja using Kinect - great laugh!

grahamw48

6th March 2012, 22:57

I bought my son xbox kinect a couple of xmas's ago but it turned out to be a not so good buy.....but it seems that there is a Star Wars kinect game about to come out in April ( he is 13 ) and looks a bit more promising..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilmPq98wXcw

Myself, I dont play xbox. He does, a lot.

oh ? I can just see you rushing around the lounge with your Light Saber. :D

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3PT5E0XDo&feature=related

Steve.r

6th March 2012, 23:18

I love 3rd person shooters, driving games, sci-fi types. I play online with a friend I met online a few years ago which is a laugh. I have been trying to complete Burnout Paradise recently, I am nearly there.... quite a challenge.

Anyway, below is a pic of my hoard of games. I mostly buy from ebay second hand, you can get some real bargains sometimes.

Maybe if anyone wants to link up sometime, if we list our games, we can see how is available to play. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/Discusboy123/Bike%20Photos/xboxgames.jpg

lastlid

6th March 2012, 23:31

oh ? I can just see you rushing around the lounge with your Light Saber. :D

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3PT5E0XDo&feature=related

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grahamw48

6th March 2012, 23:43

Our current line-up....(this is getting sad :icon_lol:)...

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lastlid

6th March 2012, 23:48

Whats final fantasy like? The wife is interested....

Steve.r

6th March 2012, 23:51

Whats final fantasy like? The wife is interested....well...... it's a bit final and a bit like a fantasy really :doh

Sorry.... I have no idea, but I think it's a good one.

grahamw48

7th March 2012, 00:07

No good asking me.

If it doesn't need a steering wheel ... :transam-front-ramai

lastlid

7th March 2012, 07:31

No good asking me.

If it doesn't need a steering wheel ... :transam-front-ramai

Oh. Its in your collection Graham :D. The mrs was talking about it earlier on in the evening and a few weeks back. It would be for PC for us as we have no xbox (my son who lives with the ex has the xbox).

There appears to be about 12 of them. Yours is number XIII

grahamw48

7th March 2012, 10:47

We have about 100 PC games as well, dozens of PS2 ones....all of which I am totally useless on. I just pay for them. :cwm3:

Iani

7th March 2012, 20:42

Whats final fantasy like? The wife is interested....

Right, I'll guess you mean Final Fantasy XIII as the others are not on xbox.
It's very hard to describe, you will either like it or you won't. It actually looks better on ps3, but the xbox version is okish really.

It is very "walk in a straight line and fight monsters by pushing the x button a lot". The later battles though, you need a strategy or you will get creamed.

One of the characters in it has been described as the most annoying character ever in video games.........but I quite liked her.

In all, it's really more like an interactive movie, moving from one cut scene to another. I enjoyed the play through, but many didn't.

My current game on xbox - I am just about finished with Skyrim, which if you like that sort of thing is the game of the year surely

lastlid

7th March 2012, 20:48

Right, I'll guess you mean Final Fantasy XIII as the others are not on xbox.
It's very hard to describe, you will either like it or you won't. It actually looks better on ps3, but the xbox version is okish really.

It is very "walk in a straight line and fight monsters by pushing the x button a lot". The later battles though, you need a strategy or you will get creamed.

One of the characters in it has been described as the most annoying character ever in video games.........but I quite liked her.

In all, it's really more like an interactive movie, moving from one cut scene to another. I enjoyed the play through, but many didn't.

My current game on xbox - I am just about finished with Skyrim, which if you like that sort of thing is the game of the year surely
Cheers. My son was talking about Skyrim......he recommended it.

I said XIII as Graham has it in his pic....but i think i have seen 12 or 13 for PC in GAME.

Steve.r

7th March 2012, 21:02

Just seen this 1 hour 17 minutes left

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Final-Fantasy-XIII-Xbox-360-/260966877476?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item3cc2d68924

lastlid

7th March 2012, 21:07

Just seen this 1 hour 17 minutes left

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Final-Fantasy-XIII-Xbox-360-/260966877476?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item3cc2d68924

Cheers Steve. Like yourself, I often use ebay for games, for my son as they are expensive new. Final Fantasy will be for the mrs and will have to be for PC

aprilmaejon

7th March 2012, 23:10

So does your partner play it a LOT April ? :D

When I was still in the Philippines, he played Xbox everyday for hours...but when I arrived here, he played it every Wednesday night for at least 1 hour and maximum of 4 hours. I am not familiar with what games he is playing because I don't bothered asking. It is more often about shooting and shooting...and honestly it is annoying me. :-) I am just considering him playing it because maybe it make him relax...or whatever feeling it gives him when he played it.

Well guys, I am pretty much surprised that in this generation, a lot of married men playing online games that is supposed to be for kids :-). So I'm gonna understand him for that knowing that there's more of you still playing it not only him.

But is it normal to play couple of hours with it?...need your views so I could act accordingly with this. Thank you. :-)

aprilmaejon

7th March 2012, 23:15

We had a group of Filipina's playing Fruit Ninja using Kinect - great laugh!

Well, he was asking me to play with it but I really don't have the interest in playing online games...I am not good at it. So bad with games...and I don't fancy it. :-)

aprilmaejon

7th March 2012, 23:20

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/Discusboy123/Bike%20Photos/xboxgames.jpg

Wow!!! That's really a lot!!! My hubby is playing the call of duty...but he often play something about shooting shooting... :-)

grahamw48

8th March 2012, 01:12

When I was still in the Philippines, he played Xbox everyday for hours...but when I arrived here, he played it every Wednesday night for at least 1 hour and maximum of 4 hours. I am not familiar with what games he is playing because I don't bothered asking. It is more often about shooting and shooting...and honestly it is annoying me. :-) I am just considering him playing it because maybe it make him relax...or whatever feeling it gives him when he played it.

Well guys, I am pretty much surprised that in this generation, a lot of married men playing online games that is supposed to be for kids :-). So I'm gonna understand him for that knowing that there's more of you still playing it not only him.

But is it normal to play couple of hours with it?...need your views so I could act accordingly with this. Thank you. :-)

Hmm...I thought that might be the problem. :)

If it's affecting your relationship you need to speak to him about it. We all have hobbies, but 'obsessions' at the expense of our partner are something different. 2 hours a day doesn't sound to excessive, but if it's eating into your time together, or you feel 'shut out', then I foresee problems ahead. :rolleyes:

Maybe give him some jobs to do around the house. :)

Oh, and the games aren't all aimed at kids (though a lot of young kids do play the supposedly adult ones), a lot are rated 18+ because of the violence and bad language.

lastlid

8th March 2012, 07:48

aprilmaejon

8th March 2012, 09:29

Hmm...I thought that might be the problem. :)

If it's affecting your relationship you need to speak to him about it. We all have hobbies, but 'obsessions' at the expense of our partner are something different. 2 hours a day doesn't sound to excessive, but if it's eating into your time together, or you feel 'shut out', then I foresee problems ahead. :rolleyes:

Maybe give him some jobs to do around the house. :)

Do you think it's really a problem Graham letting him play for just every Wednesday night for hours? Up until 10:30 to 11pm? Sometimes he started playing at 6:30 and end up 10:30 and I am forced to entertain myself in our room watching tv alone. I do turned the volume to maximum so I could not hear it-because it really annoys me and he's aware of it. He would also play it if I am not at home sometimes...

I do all the chores in the house. I do all the wife stuffs, from preparing his clothes for work, his breakfast...everything really. He just come home sitting pretty and I am enjoying and loving looking after his needs. :-)

So, can you advice something about it. Should I address it? How?

aprilmaejon

8th March 2012, 09:43

I am not a big game player but sometimes my wife is buried in facebook (sometimes playing facebook games :icon_lol:) and at that point I will play my own game. So we sit together on the sofa playing our own indvidual games. It does work, a bit like watching tv together. Or reading together. And as long as it isn't excessive then its good and still counts as quality time together. I cant stand Cityville etc etc but she enjoys it and that doesn't get in the way of us being together.

I know that I am going to get bombarded with derision but we find the ipad quite handy under the circumstances. We have an ipad and a laptop so that being together on the sofa playing games simultaneously does indeed work quite well. It's not as if we are sitting side by side with two desktops between us, or worse than that, in seperate rooms. And we can still dip in and out of any tv program that we might want to

I can play games but after 30 minutes I immediately got bored of it...and I can't sit next to him when he's playing it because I am annoyed by the sound of the game and he talking like a kid. So everytime he have this odd Wednesday of playing, we are in separate rooms for hours...he will be at downstairs and i am upstairs trying to entertain myself or distract myself byturning the volume of the tele to the maximum. He would come to bed with me and is ready to sleep.

What do you think? Will I consider it? I'm gonna talk to him about that but first I need your suggestions/advices/reaction to that situation.

Aside from that, he has his evening kungfu class every Monday and Thursday. He would left home at around 8pm and would come home 10:30...I approved that because it is a good physical activity to him although our quality of time being together is affected with that...

So if anyone could tell me how to act accordingly to this...please do so. Thank you. :-)

lastlid

8th March 2012, 09:50

So if anyone could tell me how to act accordingly to this...please do so. Thank you

I have suddenly got a flashback of the Fosters tv ads, Brad and Dan......:icon_lol:

Seperate rooms doesnt help. But then it sounds like just one evening per week so that isn't so bad really! I actually dont see one night per week on the xbox as being unreasonable. And at least you know where he is....:icon_lol:

grahamw48

8th March 2012, 09:58

Agreed if it's just one night a week, and yes, at least you know where he is. :icon_lol:

Perhaps the answer would be for April to also find some other interests ? This is bound to take a little time so soon after settling in a new country and culture. :Erm:

I think what needs to be kept under control is the possibility of distancing yourselves too much from one another.

Tell him to wear some headphones, and then take up lastlid's great idea of sharing the sofa together ? :)

In my lounge(/games room :D) we have 2 TVs side by side, so if my boy is playing games I can watch the other TV, or vice versa. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Second-hand TVs are cheap enough.

I also have a great way of keeping his company.....the heating is only on in the lounge. :icon_lol:
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lastlid

8th March 2012, 10:05

I also have a great way of keeping his company.....the heating is only on in the lounge. :icon_lol:

Sneaky...:icon_lol:

aprilmaejon

8th March 2012, 10:26

Thanks for your views guys....I could really count on you. This Forum is absolutely helpful.

tone

9th March 2012, 23:45

I usually play when Rina is otherwise busy - shower, sleeping etc, sometimes she sits next to me and plays games on her phone or ipad - we dont have any issues about it.
I rent most games via Love Film - certianly not paying full whack these days - would rather take Rina out for dinner!

I love Forza 4 but playing on Live I am a dirty racer and end up crashing in highly competitive situations so if you guys wanna race one night lets hook up - my x-box live name is "tonetrainer".

I used to play COD and Halo but I'm too slow now..

grahamw48

10th March 2012, 00:03

oooh...must remember that Tone. :)

I need to get through a few more career stages in Forza4 first though...just started on it really and only up to level 10, albeit in about an hour and a half.

I also race online in Shift and Shift Unleashed2, and quite competitive in that.

I use my son's profile 'richtbizcuit'. :D

Actually not been online for a few weeks now because the old Xbox died and we've only just got the replacement.

Steve.r

10th March 2012, 01:29

I am Discus Boy

grahamw48

10th March 2012, 01:31

Oh no....NOT Discus Boy ! :omg:

tone

11th March 2012, 19:10

Next time I play I will add you both - I just had a crack at the "Star in a reasonably priced car" thats quite good fun, I'm up to Driver Level 30 but I have a loooong way to go as there are people on Level 80:omg:!

Tone

grahamw48

11th March 2012, 19:17

I haven't played since reaching level 10 last week ! :omg:

Been playing Shift2 unleashed again.

I'll try to get online during the next few days, regardless of what career level I've reached in Forza4. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

If you see me in shootemups it will be my boy. I'm absolutely hopeless at those, as I can't even use the gamepad. :icon_lol:

Steve.r

11th March 2012, 19:44

Graham, i tried to add your xbox username and it came back as invalid :Erm:

Tone, what's your game list? and what's your username?

grahamw48

11th March 2012, 20:06

My son says he has to renew the online membership now. :rolleyes:

(I haven't been online for about a month, so hadn't realised).

I will let you know when normal service is resumed....plus exact spelling of his/my username. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Steve.r

11th March 2012, 20:16

grahamw48

11th March 2012, 20:23

I'm still laughing at those Hitler vids on youtube. :laugher:

Rosie1958

11th March 2012, 22:55

Hi April

I’m afraid playing x-box is a “boy thing” of the 21st century. My 23 year old son plays it regularly nearly every day but not to excess. My partner doesn’t have any interest in it at all, but does discreetly play iPad games from time to time. I personally do not have any interest in playing games.

Taking into account your thread about sharing mobile phone/ Facebook messages and this one too, I get the feeling that you are worried about your relationship. You really do need to sit down and speak to your husband about how you feel otherwise things will not improve. Make sure that when you do that there aren’t any distractions and that your emotions are under control too as you will be far more likely to gain a positive resolution between you.

Best of luck
Rosie

lastlid

12th March 2012, 00:12

I'm still laughing at those Hitler vids on youtube. :laugher:

I dont know, its the same piece of video just different text but they seem to make me laugh every time.

aprilmaejon

13th March 2012, 09:14

Taking into account your thread about sharing mobile phone/ Facebook messages and this one too, I get the feeling that you are worried about your relationship. You really do need to sit down and speak to your husband about how you feel otherwise things will not improve. Make sure that when you do that there aren’t any distractions and that your emotions are under control too as you will be far more likely to gain a positive resolution between you.

We have talked about these stuffs already and everything is fine now. Yeah at first I was struggling to understand things like these but eventually I have accepted it.
Generations today are very different...it is maybe because of the advent of new discoveries or shall I say the technology. It greatly affects the activities of individuals may it be married or not. Before I thought him playing Xbox is inappropriate since he is already married but when I found out that there's a lot of married men here playing it, I came to realised that I have to consider and accept that it is a recreation for him just like other men here playing it...besides its not everyday, it's only one night in a week.

Thanks Rosie...

tone

13th March 2012, 17:12

Graham, i tried to add your xbox username and it came back as invalid :Erm:

Tone, what's your game list? and what's your username?

Hi Mate
My xbox live ID is Tonetrainer!

I usually play Forza 3 & 4 and PGR 4 - can play Halo beyond that its Rock Band and Kinect games where you have to make an ass of one's self!

Look forward to seeing you on-line!

grahamw48

13th March 2012, 17:16

We have talked about these stuffs already and everything is fine now. Yeah at first I was struggling to understand things like these but eventually I have accepted it.
Generations today are very different...it is maybe because of the advent of new discoveries or shall I say the technology. It greatly affects the activities of individuals may it be married or not. Before I thought him playing Xbox is inappropriate since he is already married but when I found out that there's a lot of married men here playing it, I came to realised that I have to consider and accept that it is a recreation for him just like other men here playing it...besides its not everyday, it's only one night in a week.

Thanks Rosie...

I'm glad you've been able to see it that way, and that there appears to be a happy ending for you now. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Could be worse....he could be down the pub with his mates, spending money every night. :)