Looking for a new system

Ok I’m in the market for a new gaming system.

I have an Xbox and after that I went Nintendo. I had a Wii and Wii U.

I like games that challenge me. I don’t like button mashers unless there is skill involved.

On the Xbox I was ok with halo although It became too repetitive and button mashing. The multiplayer is what made it fun in the end. I loved prince of Persia and it’s puzzles but they killed it and moved on with some dumb repetitive assasin game.

Then I went Nintendo and lost adult games but gained Mario titles, Metroid, and zelda. All amazing. I love Nintendo games. And I know I won’t get too immersed and addicted playing them :)

Being that I’m in my late 20’s I don’t have as much time to play and I actually don’t want to spend countless hours on it. I won’t get anything done!

In single player games I like the story.

i never collect everything unless it unlocks something substantial like another mission or world or powerful weapon. I won’t do too many side quests that lead me on goose chases just to get a little money.

And once I beat the main storyline the game loses its hold on me.

I love all the Zelda’s of course. I love puzzle solving. Even the newest one botw was great although I like the progression of the older ones because this latest one had a sort of quick storyline.

Once I killed Ganon the game became boring for me. Why am I running around to each shrine now? Will it unlock an alternate ending? No. Moving on to another game...

I don’t have 300 hours of gaming these huge open world games. I have about 70.

So open world is nice but I won’t really play it once I finish the main story line. At that point I turn to the multilayer mode if it has one.

For multiplayer I enjoy pretty much anything that’s really exciting and makes me feel like I can advance in some way.

I like mass effect both the single and multiplayer modes. I was lucky that came out on the Wii U

So what should I get now?

I was looking at the Nintendo switch, only to realize I would only buy two games right now as I have the others on the Wii u. And third party support is pretty low.

I would get Mario odessey and maybe Bayonetta although I’m scared it’s a button masher.

I’m so out of touch with other systems I have no idea what’s out there and what would be best for me.

Bloodborne (PS4)

Sounds like you need a gaming pc.

@verbalfilth:

Interesting. Why a pc?

I’ll look into bloodborn

Nioh and Bloodborne is the game for you

Sounds like you need a PS4 with Bloodborne and Nioh.

Sounds like you need a ps4 with Bloodborne and Little Big Planet 3.

After finish Bloodborne, watch this video.

You will become a worshiper of FromSoftware.

there is no reason to get an xbox one these days imo it hardy has any exclusives your choices are ps4 and the switch

@shamguy4: From what I gather, you like games that challenge you that you can pick up and play without too many frills. I think RTS and indy games fit that characteristic pretty well. Best place to get these two while having a plethora of other game types oopen to you is going to be PC imo.

From google it seems blood-borne is like dark souls. And based on the reviews for dark souls it sounds like a game where you’re just going through a never ending dungeon hacking and slashing?

Is there anything more to dark souls? Is there even a story?

Get a PC and play Nioh on it. I actually had more fun playing Nioh then I did for Bloodborne.

Never ending? Bloodborne and Dark Souls are the story driven games with ending. They even have the ending credit and the theme.

PC gaming is the way to go for sure

You can't really go wrong with any of the 3 consoles. Although since you had a WiiU it might be smart to wait another year for the Switch.

I game on a budget so I avoid PC, but I would likely go that route if I had the money.

You mentioned you like Halo- Xbox One has the Master Chief Collection and Halo 5. If there were games you missed out on from PS3 and Xbox 360 like I did, it's also a great place to experience those. I have games like Portal 2, Fallout New Vegas, The Orange Box, Forza Horizon, and Halo Reach. Almost all the notable games from last gen are on the list. You could play the old Mass Effect games that weren't on WiiU for instance.

A PS4 is of course not a bad choice either. I'm waiting to get one since there are only a handful of exclusives I would purchase for it, and I don't think there's a point in owning both an Xbox One and a PS4.

I also can't figure out what you mean by button masher- pretty much every game that's ever come out expects you to hit buttons repeatedly and follow patterns. Mario had you jump over and over again. Zelda has you swing your sword over and over again. Halo has you shoot and reload over and over agin. Uncharted has you ducking behind cover and waiting for an opportunity to pop out and take some shots over and over again. Tetris has you pushing the same button over and over again to rotate blocks. Fighting games have you using button combos over and over again. See my point?

The Dark Souls games are amazing. I guess you could say its a button masher, but it's an open world game that rewards exploration, gives you lots of enemies and combat scenarios, and you have to approach many in different ways. If you just mash the attack button you will never beat a boss- you have to dodge, use a shield, find opportunities to heal yourself, etc.

Get a PS4.

Should try an online or brick and mortar store. SW has nothing but fanboy bullshit.

@drummerdave9099:

Um.. you don’t just swing your sword over and over in zelda. You push levers, solve puzzles, find keys, get new weapons that you need to progress in the game.

Mass effect has you fighting but also going through a story. Finding things. Upgrading your abilities and specials. Learning combos...

Mario: timing jumps. Getting special abilities. Accessing new areas. Platform puzzles.

See what I mean? I guess when I say a button masher I mean a game that is very repetitive with very little change throughout the game.

Halo is more of a button smasher. You just shoot. That’s it. It can be fun but gets very boring. At least the single player campaign.

I see Okami is coming out on switch. That’s one game I never played and it looks like a zelda type game. Part of me wants to just get a switch and part of me knows there must be better games out there on other consoles that I don’t know of.

I also like splinter cell. A lot.