November 2011 console games -- what to play first?

[XPav]

Here's all the high-profile multi-platform games coming out this month, all within a week of each other.

08 November - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
11 November - Aliens: Colonial Marines
11 November - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
15 November - Saints Row 3
15 November - Assassin's Creed: Revelations
15 November - Need for Speed: The Run

While, of course, many of us will get more than one of these, what game are you going to start with?

[Chris Nahr]

Colonial Marines is high profile? I had already forgotten that this title existed until you mentioned it. I'm surprised they throw it to the wolves in the holiday rush.

[XPav]

Ok, fair enough, I just went through the 360 and PS3 lists, found what was common, and removed any really-obvious kiddie titles.

[Guido Jones]

The official Website says the Aliens game is Spring 2012....

[MattKeil]

Colonial Marines doesn't come out until next Spring.

Skyrim is the first thing I am playing on that list.

[Jason McMaster]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Saints Row: The Third
A game not on this list! U R BIAS

I can't choose multiple so I picked Skyrim, though it's a lie and I'll be playing MW3 first technically

[Jason McMaster]

Skyrim is the first thing I am playing on that list.

KEEEEILLLLLLLL!!!!!!! *Shakes fist at the skies*

(sobs softly while looking at his friends list on XBL)

[Telefrog]

Skyrim would be first since it comes out first.

[XPav]

Well, ok, don't pick Aliens then.

(Not like any of you were going too!)

[razarok]

I'll pass on both skyrim and saints row to wait for goty + dlc versions. The rest of the month will be filled by the backlog.

[OrfBC]

The new Assassin's Creed is my last full price, new game of the year. Nothing but Steam sale after that.

[jpinard]

BATMAN!!!

[kerzain]

I voted Skyrim, but I'm playing on my PC.

[Robert Sharp]

BATMAN!!!

Agreed. But that's October.

[kerzain]

This is going to go over well.

[Universal Leader]

Minecraft! Oh wait.

[VegasRobb]

Saints Row 3!

[MattKeil]

Agreed. But that's October.

Unless you're waiting for the PC version.

[Spect]

Skyrim, easily. I may rent Ass Creed or NFS later, and probably won't play any of the others on this list.

[Chris]

Has anyone mentioned Populous yet?


Skyrim all the way for me!

[Murbella]

Aliens: Colonial Marines is the only game on that list that isn't a tired, generic rehash.

[Alistair]

Can't help thinking DX3 was very well timed and Rage would have sunk even more like a stone if it had come out a few weeks later, given all this.

[BigWeather]

Amazing day on November 15 with SR3 and AC:R (and have both coming to me day one) but I suspect SR3 will come first. I wish I got the Skyrim love, but after Oblivion I'm a bit wary.

[kerzain]

Amazing day on November 15 with SR3 and AC:R (and have both coming to me day one) but I suspect SR3 will come first. I wish I got the Skyrim love, but after Oblivion I'm a bit wary.
Fallout 3 came between Oblivion and Skyrim. I have hope they'll maintain that level of quality.

[BigWeather]

Fallout 3 came between Oblivion and Skyrim. I have hope they'll maintain that level of quality.

That's true, Fallout 3 did fix many of my issues with Oblivion -- I'm hoping that those carry over to Skyrim (better scaling -- or no scaling, better skill-up system, etc.). If so, I'm definitely on board.

[Warning]

Unless you're waiting for the PC version.

Ding! That's me!

[MattKeil]

Aliens: Colonial Marines is the only game on that list that isn't a tired, generic rehash.

Said the person who has not played any of them.

[Titan]

I voted Skyrim, but I'm playing on my PC.

Ditto with mods.

[kerzain]

Fuck mods. Vanilla or death.

[MattKeil]

Fuck mods. Vanilla or death.

Amen.

Play the game without your little cheaty tweaks, ladies.

[Titan]

I don't use the cheats. I just have a problem with the original butt ugly faces.

[MattKeil]

That's not really a problem in Skyrim.

[Titan]

True. The videos have shown decent looking people. No mods it is! /cross fingers

[Blips]

True. The videos have shown decent looking people. No mods it is! /cross fingers

Please, you're going to want to pickup the inevitable unofficial patch mods at the very least.

[kerzain]

And the nude mod, of course.

[Warning]

And the Use My Big Dick As A Giant Club mod. That one's always lots of fun.

[Pogue Mahone]

I may be the only person on the planet uninterested in Skyrim, so I went with Modern Warfare 3, just because it's out next week. I can blow through the campaign and dip my feet in the online play in time for Assassin's Creed to take me away from all this.

[Sarkus]

Skyrim, of course. This is a boring question since its relatively obvious what is most popular here on Qt3.

[Darth_Infamous]

My excitement for Saints Row The Third has steadily increased day by day.

[Cormac]

Skyrim, of course. This is a boring question since its relatively obvious what is most popular here on Qt3.

But he clearly asks about console games, and my impression is that most of the Qt3 crowd is probably going to be playing Skyrim on the PC...

[Alistair]

I may be the only person on the planet uninterested in Skyrim, so I went with Modern Warfare 3, just because it's out next week. I can blow through the campaign and dip my feet in the online play in time for Assassin's Creed to take me away from all this.
I bet there's some strange inversion of worlds and MW3 gets a really good SP campaign while MP tanks as more of the same...