Which action game should I get?

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#1 ElectronicMagic
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I am trying to figure out which action game between the ones on this list to get. So please tell me which one you would get if you were me and please don't say any spoilers.

  1. Vainquish.
  2. Bayonetta.
  3. Velvet Assassin.
  4. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  5. Prince of Persia (2008)
  6. Prototype.
  7. Red Faction: Armaggeddon.
  8. Resident Evil 5
  9. Dead Space
  10. Lost Planet: Colonies Edition.
  11. Shadows of the Damned.

So game should I get?

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#2 Sword-Demon
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out of those, easily Vanquish
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If you want a free form, deep action game, get Bayonetta.

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#4 sandbox3d
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Ninja Gaiden Black... >_>

or Sigma, or Sigma 2.

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#5 ActionRemix
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From your list, you might enjoy Swords and Soldiers

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#6 campzor
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dead space vanquish bayonetta Resident evil 5 rest are...ehhh
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#7 Spinnerweb
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Bayonettta. Also, try Dead to Rights Retribution, even though it ain't on the list.
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#8 IAmNot_fun
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Top two seems great. And if you want a game that is focused on "action" you won't like Prince of Persia games.
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I don't know, I bought Shadows of the Damned and wasn't motivated to beat it... so I traded it in for another copy of Red Dead.

Out of those, I'd say Prototype or Vanquish. Though all of them are great games. Those are my two personal favorites.

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Vanquish and Bayonetta individually are better than the rest of those games combined. It isn't even close. Also, get Binary Domain. Aside from Vanquish it is the best third person shooter of this console generation by far.
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#11 kuraimen
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Vanquish

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#12 xOMGITSJASONx
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Vanquish is the shot of adrenalin that you crave.

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Vanquish is an incredibly fast and entertaining shooter like nothing you've ever played, although its short with no other features really to go on past the 5 hour campaign.

Bayonetta also has very fast and fun gameplay, but its so friggin stupid.

If you don't like the JRPG stuff, its easily Vanquish. If you do like it, you can't go wrong with Bayonetta. I couldn't get past it though, I hated that game.

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Dead Space
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Vanquish is an incredibly fast and entertaining shooter like nothing you've ever played, although its short with no other features really to go on past the 5 hour campaign.

Bayonetta also has very fast and fun gameplay, but its so friggin stupid.

If you don't like the JRPG stuff, its easily Vanquish. If you do like it, you can't go wrong with Bayonetta. I couldn't get past it though, I hated that game.

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JRPG? Bayonetta? No.
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2, 5, 1. In that order.
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I am trying to figure out which action game between the ones on this list to get. So please tell me which one you would get if you were me and please don't say any spoilers.

  1. Vainquish.
  2. Bayonetta.
  3. Velvet Assassin.
  4. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  5. Prince of Persia (2008)
  6. Prototype.
  7. Red Faction: Armaggeddon.
  8. Resident Evil 5
  9. Dead Space
  10. Lost Planet: Colonies Edition.
  11. Shadows of the Damned.

So game should I get?

ElectronicMagic

And get Infamous instead of Prototype

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#18 RandomWinner
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[QUOTE="RandomWinner"]

Vanquish is an incredibly fast and entertaining shooter like nothing you've ever played, although its short with no other features really to go on past the 5 hour campaign.

Bayonetta also has very fast and fun gameplay, but its so friggin stupid.

If you don't like the JRPG stuff, its easily Vanquish. If you do like it, you can't go wrong with Bayonetta. I couldn't get past it though, I hated that game.

famicommander

JRPG? Bayonetta? No.

Oh crap, I'm sorry I wasn't thinking. Bayonetta isn't an RPG. I mean the Japanese themes to it. I feel like all the garbage that comes out of Japan is a JRPG (they make some good non-RPGs still). Not to say Bayonetta is trash, but I HATE its art style. Please excuse my mental fart.

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Dead Space Resident Evil 5
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But isn't vanquish extremelly short ? what's the replay value on it? it's the only thing that has kept me from getting it. It's lenght.

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But isn't vanquish extremelly short ? what's the replay value on it? it's the only thing that has kept me from getting it. It's lenght.

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Yeah, you're looking at 4-6 hours per playthrough on Vanquish. I'd say there is moderate replay value if you enjoy the game's mechanics as it will take more than one playthrough to truly master it. If you want something more replayble I'd suggest Binary Domain. It's roughly 9-12 hours per playthrough, has a few online modes, and has multiple different endings. And it has a much better story than Vanquish.
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#22 timmy00
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I am trying to figure out which action game between the ones on this list to get. So please tell me which one you would get if you were me and please don't say any spoilers.

  1. Vainquish.
  2. Bayonetta.
  3. Velvet Assassin.
  4. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  5. Prince of Persia (2008)
  6. Prototype.
  7. Red Faction: Armaggeddon.
  8. Resident Evil 5
  9. Dead Space
  10. Lost Planet: Colonies Edition.
  11. Shadows of the Damned.

So game should I get?

ElectronicMagic

One of those. The last three would last you a while though. I can't really pick one though.

I finished Shadows of the Damned yesterday though and didn't like it that much. It was just meh to me.

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But isn't vanquish extremelly short ? what's the replay value on it? it's the only thing that has kept me from getting it. It's lenght.Joedgabe
If the game still cost $60, you might have a point. But I bet you could find it for $5 these days. I paid about $25 and thought a single playthrough was more than worth it. I would have paid upwards of $40.
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#24 ProjectAlpha
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Get Prototype. Or the second one. Either way Prototype.

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#25 kuraimen
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But isn't vanquish extremelly short ? what's the replay value on it? it's the only thing that has kept me from getting it. It's lenght.

Joedgabe
Vanquish is a game worth mastering, it is like an arcade game in that you keep coming back to beat your own level and go up in the ranks. That along gives it a lot of replay value and it's worth it IMO.
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#26 Joedgabe
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[QUOTE="Joedgabe"]

But isn't vanquish extremelly short ? what's the replay value on it? it's the only thing that has kept me from getting it. It's lenght.

famicommander

Yeah, you're looking at 4-6 hours per playthrough on Vanquish. I'd say there is moderate replay value if you enjoy the game's mechanics as it will take more than one playthrough to truly master it. If you want something more replayble I'd suggest Binary Domain. It's roughly 9-12 hours per playthrough, has a few online modes, and has multiple different endings. And it has a much better story than Vanquish.

4-6 hours.. ouch.. guess it might be worth it depending on the price. I hope to find it for about 20$

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Resident Evil 5.

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#28 cainetao11
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vanquish, PoP '08, Prototype, Dead Space, LP are what I played and I recommend any of them.
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  1. Vainquish.
  2. Bayonetta.
  3. Velvet Assassin.
  4. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  5. Prince of Persia (2008)
  6. Prototype.
  7. Red Faction: Armaggeddon.
  8. Resident Evil 5
  9. Dead Space
  10. Lost Planet: Colonies Edition.
  11. Shadows of the Damned.

What type of game are you looking for? Bayonetta and Prototype are like hand-to-hand combat, Prince of Persia are actions in games in the same vein that people would call mario Galaxy an action game... meaning they aren't action games, aand the rest are shooters.

I'm not a big shooter fan but I loved RE5 and still play it to this day. There is a lot of content to that game, especially if you buy the gold version. Bayonetta is easily the best hand-to-hand game (excluding fighting games) this gen. I'd go with one of those.

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#30 Master_ShakeXXX
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Vanquish. You will NOT regret it.

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Get on over to the good 'ole boys, Primary Games. http://www.gamespot.com/forums/board/314159266/primary-games-discussion

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