gunthergloop

I had an urge to buy a Kinect for a while there last year. Then it
faded. Now the wife and kids have used one they're kinda nibbling.

I'm reluctant to get one mainly because I currently have total control
over the 360. Getting Kinect would mean at least visitation rights for
the children -and that leads to annexation. Soon I'd need to fill out a
form whenever I want to play Battlefield 3!


Apart from that... I know it's been asked many times, but now in the
cold light of day, with some time for various titles to settle down and
be seen in perspective... what, if any, are the must-have Kinect games/
other?


-Kevin.

gospvg

"gunthergloop" <news1@keviSPAMNOnforde.com> wrote in message
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> Apart from that... I know it's been asked many times, but now in the cold
> light of day, with some time for various titles to settle down and be seen
> in perspective... what, if any, are the must-have Kinect games/ other?
>

I have seen nothing yet that interests me, the wii fills the "family
console" slot. I'm leaving my xbox 360 alone it is "Hardcore" & "HARDCORE"
it will stay.

Note - I am curious about the upcoming star wars game, kinect animals & the
disney pixar game I saw in a trailer recently.


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Chris Stevens

gunthergloop wrote:
> I had an urge to buy a Kinect for a while there last year. Then it
> faded. Now the wife and kids have used one they're kinda nibbling.
>
> I'm reluctant to get one mainly because I currently have total control
> over the 360. Getting Kinect would mean at least visitation rights for
> the children -and that leads to annexation. Soon I'd need to fill out
> a form whenever I want to play Battlefield 3!
>
> Apart from that... I know it's been asked many times, but now in the
> cold light of day, with some time for various titles to settle down
> and be seen in perspective... what, if any, are the must-have Kinect
> games/ other?

If your primary focus is family play, then both the Kinect Sports games are
worth picking up. The bowling and table tennis games from the first are
outstanding, as are darts and golf from the second. The other sports are
generally less impressive and well-conceived but, having said that, the kids
seem to love football and athletics even though I found them rather dull.
Kinectimals is great if either of your little ones is into cuddly, fluffy
things. My daughter absolutely loves it, and there is plenty to do and
collect beyond just waving your arms at the cats.
If you're partly thinking of it as an exercise device, then I can recommend
EA Sports Active (2? - I think). It provides a varied and reasonably
demanding workout. I felt some benefit (and a lot of sore legs) from the
couple of weeks that I did it for. The fact that I slipped out of the
routine at that point says a lot more about me than the software!
I don't regret my purchase of Kinect, but equally I don't feel like it's
revolutionised my gaming habits. Ultimately, what the system could really do
with is a meaty, traditional game with well-implemented Kinect controls (I
don't know if anyone tried the Kinect controls in Forza 4, but somehow I
don't think that is the game that fits the bill). A lot of the Kinect
exclusives are fun, and some are really quite impressive, but there's
nothing there with real depth - it's mostly minigame collections, presented
one way or another. That should be no surprise I suppose, given the target
market, but it would be interesting (if only out of curiosity) to see what a
developer dedicated to making a 'hardcore' game could do with the
controls...

--

Chris

GT: SomethingWitty

Toby Newman

On 2012-01-06, gunthergloop <news1@keviSPAMNOnforde.com> wrote:
>
> Apart from that... I know it's been asked many times, but now in the
> cold light of day, with some time for various titles to settle down and
> be seen in perspective... what, if any, are the must-have Kinect games/
> other?

Tried Child of Eden on it at the meet and got very frustrated with the
lag and occasional immersion-breaking loss of contact.

Don't forget you need a huge room, too.

--
-Toby
Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.

jochta

On 06/01/2012 10:31, gunthergloop wrote:
> I had an urge to buy a Kinect for a while there last year. Then it
> faded. Now the wife and kids have used one they're kinda nibbling.
>
> I'm reluctant to get one mainly because I currently have total control
> over the 360. Getting Kinect would mean at least visitation rights for
> the children -and that leads to annexation. Soon I'd need to fill out a
> form whenever I want to play Battlefield 3!
>
>
> Apart from that... I know it's been asked many times, but now in the
> cold light of day, with some time for various titles to settle down and
> be seen in perspective... what, if any, are the must-have Kinect games/
> other?
>
>
> -Kevin.
>
>
>

I got Kinect and games for the children (and me) for Xmas 2010. The last
time any of the games was played is 27th December 2010.

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