Any game recommendations to kill time?
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The Orange Box is really the best value for your money if you like FPS games. Half-Life 2, HL2 Episode 1, HL2 Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. 3 of those games aren't available in any other package, and if you like Half-Life, then the Orange Box is money in the bank as far as Value goes. Failing that, there's Bioshock, System Shock 2, and Condemned 1 and 2, all of which are great FPS games, and probably worth your money.
If you are interested in picking up a game like World of Warcraft, for the love of all that is good and holy, find a friend that already plays, and see if he'll recruit you. It'll give him a free month of play, an extra mount, and if you play together, you both get triple experience, making the trip to 60 a breeze.
Information about the Recruit a Friend program is on the WoW website
If you have a lot of time to kill, tactics games are good. Disgaea, Disgaea 2, and La Pucelle (and there's one more that I don't remember) as someone had said, but there's also FFT, Tactics Ogre, FFTA and FFTA2, all of which have their pros and cons, and will collectively eat a massive amount of time.
If you like Dungeons and Dragons, there are a slew of older games that used the Infinity Engine that are definately worth checking out, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale 2, Planescape Torment, Fallout and Fallout 2, the last 3 being in different setting then standard D&D. There's also Temple of Elemental Evil, which I'm fairly certain plays like the old Infinity Engine games, but isn't actually run using the engine, but it plays similarly.
If you like JRPGs, there's FFXII, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Blue Dragon, Tales of Vesperia/Symphonia and Lost Odyssey. I also enjoyed FFIV on the DS, although I don't know if I'd suggest it for a buy.
I really have nothing else to say.
If you are interested in picking up a game like World of Warcraft, for the love of all that is good and holy, find a friend that already plays, and see if he'll recruit you. It'll give him a free month of play, an extra mount, and if you play together, you both get triple experience, making the trip to 60 a breeze.
Information about the Recruit a Friend program is on the WoW website
If you have a lot of time to kill, tactics games are good. Disgaea, Disgaea 2, and La Pucelle (and there's one more that I don't remember) as someone had said, but there's also FFT, Tactics Ogre, FFTA and FFTA2, all of which have their pros and cons, and will collectively eat a massive amount of time.
If you like Dungeons and Dragons, there are a slew of older games that used the Infinity Engine that are definately worth checking out, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale 2, Planescape Torment, Fallout and Fallout 2, the last 3 being in different setting then standard D&D. There's also Temple of Elemental Evil, which I'm fairly certain plays like the old Infinity Engine games, but isn't actually run using the engine, but it plays similarly.
If you like JRPGs, there's FFXII, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Blue Dragon, Tales of Vesperia/Symphonia and Lost Odyssey. I also enjoyed FFIV on the DS, although I don't know if I'd suggest it for a buy.
I really have nothing else to say.
When I hear kill time I think games with small time investments that don't get boring very quickly. "n" and "n+" fit the description fairly well. You can play for 5 minutes beat one level and/or die 12 times and get a feeling of accomplishment. If you want to waist time go for a big budget game that can swallow an entire day without you noticing. Oh yeah "n" is a free flash game and "n+" is an X box live game.
Or you could try going to the park and running some laps, i know its not a game and i mean no offense by it but if you want to kill time that is a #1, thus making you tired and sleepy. Bamm!! there you have it between running and sleeping you just used up 10 Hours of your day.
I may get a few dirty looks here... but why not try Viva Piñata?
If you're hardcore and really into acing a game 100%; VP is a chore. In the sequel, Trouble in Paradise (which is more like a VP 1.5 than a VP 2), which came out just recently, they are 100 Piñatas - you have to reach the requirements for Appear, Visit, Resident, Romance, Master Romance and three different variants.
It's difficult so much as time consuming, but still very enjoyable. Don't let it's 'cutesy' exterior fool you.
If you're hardcore and really into acing a game 100%; VP is a chore. In the sequel, Trouble in Paradise (which is more like a VP 1.5 than a VP 2), which came out just recently, they are 100 Piñatas - you have to reach the requirements for Appear, Visit, Resident, Romance, Master Romance and three different variants.
It's difficult so much as time consuming, but still very enjoyable. Don't let it's 'cutesy' exterior fool you.
Tekken 5. There's a mode where you fight an enemy and then after that you choose one of three other enemies, one easier than the last one, one the same difficulty and one more difficult. And after each battle you get that selection, so there's no end to how many battles you do unless you quit. I found myself spending hours just fighting one enemy after another.
Also, The Sims, of course.
Also, The Sims, of course.
ALways been into tekken 5, think ill go out and rebuy a couple of their games, always good for a little bit of stress relieving fun.
I may even get a few dirty looks but ive been interested in buying viva pinata for a while, just havent bought myself to go into town and actually buy it
I may even get a few dirty looks but ive been interested in buying viva pinata for a while, just havent bought myself to go into town and actually buy it
Painkiller. All time classic. doesnt need much thinking, you only kill with excellent hardcore soundtrack. Time flies like a breeze
Pick up some XBLA games on the cheap to kill time, some great stuff out right now. Castle Crashers, Braid, Galaga Legions, Rez, Ikaruga, and Pacman Championship Edition. All great games on XBL and most will last you quite a while, with Braid and Rez probably being the shortest, but also the most unique.