As we get ready for the fall gaming season, we’ve had a few discussions lately about clearing out gaming backlogs. For some, this means renting or borrowing from friends to get through as much as possible. For others like me, it means playing through purchased games and trading them back in to get ready for what’s coming next (Halo: Reach and Civilization V, anyone).
The comment thread from our recent podcast delves into the idea of trading in old games a bit, and it got me thinking about all the games I’ve purchased this generation. Some of the ones off the top of my head include: Gears of War 1 and 2, Halo 3 and ODST, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, Valkyria Chronicles, Uncharted 2, Forza 2, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Viva Pinata, FFXIII, Red Dead Redemption and then some.
Really, there aren’t a heaping ton of them or anything, but it still got me wondering: what games has the rest of GS purchased over the last few years? Leave your lists here, people. Go!
does the orange box or left 4 dead 2 count? Are PC’s considered part of the current generation? I wonder because they are off steam and when I hear generation I think of consoles.
Yes, PC games count! Any game you’ve bought in the last few years, I’d say 🙂
PC: COD4, Darkest of Days, Orange Box, Just Cause, Counter Strike: Source, Red Orchestra, Battlefield 2142, Sins Of A Solar Empire, Fallout 3, and a lot more I can’t recall at the moment.
PSP: MGS: Peace Walker, Patapon, Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords, Socom: Fireteam Bravo 2, Rockband Unplugged, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Assassins Creed Bloodlines, Little Big Planet, Medal Of Honor: Heroes 1 & 2, and again more i can’t recall because of so many trade in’s.
Actually thinking back, I’ve bought a lot more than I thought I had. Let’s see…
PC/Steam
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Fallout 3
Bioshock/Oblivion Pack
Orange Box
Borderlands
COD MW and MW2
Audiosurf
Peggle
Braid
Mirror’s Edge
Wii
Mario Galaxy
New Super Mario Bros
Mario Kart Wii
Smash Bros Brawl
Zelda Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Wii Fit Plus
DS
Mario 64 DS
Mario Kart DS
New Super Mario Bros DS
Chrono Trigger
Zelda Phantom Hourglass/Spirit Tracks
Pokemon Diamond/HeartGold
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
Some of them may be older but I’m sure most of them were in the last couple of years. There could be a few others I’m forgetting too, things that I’ve traded in and don’t remember
I was also going to ask if PC counts, since our “generation” seems to change every 6 months lol.
Anyways:
Assassin’s Creed II (does I count?)
Battlefield: BC2
Dirt 2
Fallout 3
Fallout: New vegas (Pre)
Kane & Lynch (?)
Mafia II (pre)
Red Faction: Guerilla
I’ve bought some other games in the last 6 months, but wouldn’t consider them “current”
Pretty much every major game besides Japanese and music games for the 360, then Dragon Age, TF2, Starcraft 2, and World of Warcraft expansions for PC.
Um, Gears of War 2, and Halo 3. Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2 for the PC. That’s about it.
Um…Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Fallout 3…it’s kinda a big question for me.
I’m probably missing a few but here goes:
PC/Steam
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Fallout 3 and all DLC’s
Bioshock
Orange Box
Borderlands
COD MW and MW2
Braid
Battlefield: BC2
Dirt 2
Fallout 3
Kane & Lynch
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Starcraft 2
left 4 dead 2
Fear 2
Dawn of War 1 & 2
Stalker CS and COP
Batman Arkham Asylum
Alien Swarm (lol, oh wait it was free)
Crysis
Far Cry 2
Grid
Metro 2033
Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising
Shattered Horizon
Chronicles of Riddick
PS3
Mirror’s Edge
Uncharted 1 & 2
Red Dead Redemption
Heavy Rain
Need for Speed Shift
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Soul Caliber 4
Midnight Club LA
God of War 3
MGS4
Infamous
GTA4 and Liberty City Episodes
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout 3
Prince of Persia The forgotten Sands
Borderlands
MGS4
Mario Galaxy 2
LOZ:TP
Assassin’s Creed 2
FF13
NSMB
and Uncharted 1