Good Mainstream Games (no, really)

[Ivan]

It's easy to hate on popamole/console games especially when most cater to the lowest common denominator, usually lacking complexity and lacking depth. However, consider the ones you enjoyed and think are worth a look.

On the top of my head:

Dead Space 1 and 2 (3 is an abomination): on the harder difficulties (zealot?) the game becomes a tense survival horror game with great gun play and the fantastic audio gets you completely immersed

Red Faction Armageddon: taking RF back to its roots while retaining Guerrilla's awesome terrain destruction. also, it has the best gravity gun, ever

Bulletstorm: it's like the fps equivalent of Devil May Cry 1. Enemies pose little threat and are merely there for you to score points with. it doesnt take itself too seriously like most games and focuses on having fun with itself

 

[Metro]

I guess one out of four isn't bad.

 

[Silva]

I'll echo Dead Space 1 (though not 2).

Also, GTAs are pretty good, even if I can't stand them anymore.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

I don't even know what is mainstream and what isn't anymore

 

[Turjan]

I don't even know what is mainstream and what isn't anymore

Given the list, I think he means shooters.

 

[Zed]

GTA series are good games. At least Vice City.

 

[TripJack]

rayman

 

[Garryydde]

Define "mainstream"

 

[abnaxus]

Here's a pretty reliable list:

 

[Siveon]

Uh...Binary Domain? Does that even count?

What exactly does "mainstream" entail really, I need a bit more to go on.

 

[Alex]

There are plenty of great mainstream games. Out of the top of my head:

Fallout (Fallout 2 is also nice)
Daggerfall
X-Com
Jagged Alliance 2
Doom
Doom2
Age of Empires (I like AoE 2 better, though)

And many, many others!

 

[Silva]

Yeah, the new XCom is a pretty good game. It even managed to improve the original on some aspects.

 

[Sykar]

Dragon Age

Spoiler

 

[Kem0sabe]

On consoles I would recommend to any friends:

Last of us

Dragons dogma

Halo series

Uncharted series

Forza series

Metal gear series

I enjoyed great high production values games this past generation on console.

 

[Raapys]

On console I would not recommend.

 

[DDZ]

shadows of moodor

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

shadows of moodor

just... no...

 

[Silva]

On consoles I would recommend to any friends:

Last of us

Dragons dogma

Halo series

Uncharted series

Forza series

Metal gear series

I enjoyed great high production values games this past generation on console.

Kill yourself.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Kill yourself.

Edgy motherfucker

 

[Metro]

On consoles I would recommend to any friends:

Last of us

Dragons dogma

Halo series

Uncharted series

Forza series

Metal gear series

I enjoyed great high production values games this past generation on console.

Some friend you are.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Some friend you are.

Most of my friends that play games, do it on consoles, only my brother is a consistently pc focused gamer and he mostly plays online shooters and LoL.

 

[Metro]

 

[mck]

Cyber Org
Metal Dungeon
WCW Backstage Assault
Double Switch
Battle Hunter
Ballz 3D
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

 

[Gentle Player]

Bulletstorm: it's like the fps equivalent of Devil May Cry 1. Enemies pose little threat and are merely there for you to score points with.

Spoiler

 

[Ivan]

I was going to name the thread "popamole games" but "mainstream" allows for greater variety.

I'll echo Dead Space 1 (though not 2).

I'll admit DS1 is a better game, but DS2 has far better gunplay and fights. The fucking ostrich enemies were the best encounters in either game.

S'more:
nu-Xcom
Fucking love Rayman Origins (Legends was ok)
oh and fucking love Mark of the Ninja too (ghosting was so much fun)
Hitman 2, Contracts, BM (Absolution left me feeling like a rape victim)