Old games you've been playing.

[Vern5]

Ah... GOG is a wonderful thing.

I'm trying to figure out Alpha Centauri. The only Civilization-esque game I'm any good at is Master of Magic.

I read a few tutorials and started up my first game: My Spartan group started off on an island with the extra-religious Believers. Relations with the Bible-humpers were cordial at first but soon turned to violence when they started asking for more and more technology. I don't deal with threats well so I politely told them to fuck off. Little did I know that the Believers had been responsible for wiping out another civilization and had put their resources to good use: by building a massive army of crappy troops. Next thing I know, my side of the continent is being flooded with soldiers. and while my boys could take on at least 5 enemies before drowning in bodies, I couldn't keep up with the increasing numbers.

yeesh...

 

[TallanKhan]

I was browsing GOG last week and downloaded Master of Orion 2. I loved that game back in the day, I still have it on CD (was able to keep it working right up to Windows 7 came out). Sure its a little dated now, the AI was uninspired, the diplomacy functions are laughable and you get better graphics on your phone, but despite all its flaws I still love it. It has a little bit of that magic which makes a great game, and for me its still my 1# turn based strategy game of all time.

 

[charge52]

Been playing Croc for PlayStation recently(if you couldn't tell from my avatar), and a fair bit of the original Syphon Filter. I'll probably be playing a lot of Spyro and Crash Bandicoot when my brother visits for the holidays.

 

[hermes]

After I got it on a Steam sale, I replayed some of Freedom Force... Awesome game, although it has aged worst that I remembered it.

 

[evenest]

My selections are probably not really "old," though, by the changes during the past five to seven years, they aren't cutting edge anymore.

I've been bouncing around since I finished Mass Effect 3. Originally, I tried my hand at Fable: The Lost Chapters but wasn't really getting into it. I then started Star Ocean: The Last Hope and, while it took a while to realize it, started enjoying it. This weekend, after my fifth lock-up wasting an hour or so of my life each time, I decided it wasn't worth my efforts anymore.

FPSs aren't my thing, but I have begun a play-through of Halo: Combat Evolved (The original, not the anniversary edition). It's too early to tell how I feel about it.

PC-wise, I've got an ongoing play-though of Fallout on the back burner.