PC games pre 2006

[matnatz]

The newest game that my current PC can run is Black and White 2. I will upgrade sometime, if I find a reason to, Beyond Good and Evil 2 may be that reason, but until then, I'll stick with what I have.

Anyway, Escapers, can you suggest some good games from 2006 and earlier?

 

[fletch_talon]

Unreal Tournament 2004

I do like the game but to be brutally honest, I only said that in particular because its the only game I can think of that is definitely pre 2006.

Actually the Monkey Island games. It took me until this year to play them for the first time, and I fell in love.

 

[Inco]

Starcraft... or warcraft 3 Frozen throne, the mods will keep you happy for years to come as well.

 

[Credge]

Define run. Highest settings, lowest settings, somewhere in the middle? That's important stuff to know, otherwise I can't really be much help other than saying "POPULAR GAMES THAT EVERYONE CAN RUN!"

If you can run it on the highest settings than you can play everything that's out there, for the most part, with various settings. Some lower, some higher.

 

[Doomdiver]

Far Cry if you want a shooter or Rome: Total war if you want strategy. Both are fantastic games from 2004 I think.

 

[cj_iwakura]

This is all you need. $20 on Steam, go. Thank me later.

 

[matnatz]

Define run. Highest settings, lowest settings, somewhere in the middle? That's important stuff to know, otherwise I can't really be much help other than saying "POPULAR GAMES THAT EVERYONE CAN RUN!"

If you can run it on the highest settings than you can play everything that's out there, for the most part, with various settings. Some lower, some higher.

Well, Black and White 2 runs with lag. Basically I'm just asking for any games before 2006 no matter the requirements. You suggest the game, I'll check the requirements and save you the work .

This is all you need. $20 on Steam, go. Thank me later.

Thank you very much, I'll buy that now . I've heard good things after it's been patched.

 

[CombineSoldier]

same. black and white 2

 

[MrNades]

Half life, Starcraft, Neverwinter Nights, og and actually Half Life 2 was 2004 so there's a good one.

 

[matnatz]

Ok people, I'm writing down a list here, keep them coming. The rarer and more unheard of the better, because I already have many games (Over 200 actually ). The games can be as old as you like, as long as they come from the CD/DVD era, no floppy's.

 

[Steel Ronin]

neighbours from hell 1 and 2

 

[Starnerf]

Call of Duty 1 and 2, Fallout 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Longest Journey, Max Payne 1 and 2, Indigo Prophecy, The Orange Box, any of the Command and Conquer series (3 might be hard to run, but anything before that should be fine), and I know there are a bunch more.

 

[jackbriggs18]

civilisation 3 is pretty good.
Red alert 2
GTA vice city
Call of Duty 2
freelancer is a good one and i think enough people still play it online for when youve finished the story.

 

[Yooz]

Max Payne, Half Life 2, System Shock, Far Cry, Day of Defeat: Source.

 

[Hazy]

This is all you need. $20 on Steam, go. Thank me later.

This, but you need to patch the hell out of it. It's quite buggy.

 

[PoweD]

well source games doesn't demand much you could try those

 

[munx13]

Counter-Strike:source, and all the free mods you can get on steam after you buy it.
Orange box (same with mods)
Battlefield 2
Rise of Nations:Thrones and patriots
Wacraft 3:Frozen throne and all it's mods

 

[Asehujiko]

Rome total war+barbarian invasion(alexander is worthless, skip that one)
Starcraft+Broodwar
Warcraft III+Frozen Throne
Unreal Tournament 2004
Age of empires 2+Conquerers
Red Alert 2+Yuris revenge

 

[KaZZaP]

The Age of Wonders Series. Its like a turn based RTS (I refuse to call it TBS) and Ièm still hooked on these games. If anyone knows what they are odds are they love them.

 

[Credge]

Well, Black and White 2 runs with lag. Basically I'm just asking for any games before 2006 no matter the requirements. You suggest the game, I'll check the requirements and save you the work .

Ahh, alright then!

Here's a list of games I really enjoyed. I'm not entirely sure if they are all post 2006, but it's kind of a rough list.

Baldurs Gate 1 and 2. Just a really good D&D RPG game. If you're not in to this sort of thing then don't bother, but if you are, pick the first one up. It's harder than the second, but it has a lot of story that you'll kinda be wondering about if you didn't play the first. The combat is actually very fun. A pretty hard game. Good role playing to boot.

Half_life 2. This game scales very, very well with system requirements while looking pretty decent on low settings to boot. If you like FPS games, grab it. At the least you can play some of the mods people have made out there. It should be pretty cheap now. I'm fairly confident it was made before 2006 as I graduated in 2005 and had it before I graduated.

Age of Empires 3. A solid RTS with a twist. It's a bit different than the other AOE games but it's very fun. The expansions add to this fun by adding different factions that play radically different than the first few that are kind of same-ish. I really enjoyed this a lot.

Doom 3. Some people liked it, some people didn't. It was just your run of the mill FPS with some spooky bits. Nothing dramatically scary, but it looks good and plays good.

Titan Quest. A great Diablo clone. A very, very solid game with a modding community that is actually pretty decent. The core of the game is fun and will last you quite some time if you like games like Diablo 2. It's linear, but the length of it makes up for it. 8 mastery choices (9 with the expansion) to choose from and you get two choices per character, one at level 2 and the other at, I think, 8. It's very customizable.

Anno 1701. A pretty good sim-esque RTS. It's a colony creation game with RTS elements. You can choose the victory conditions, set all sorts of parameters, and just have at it. I THINK this was made before 2006. Not really sure.

For MMO's, AO and DDO are both free, or will be free this summer. AO is much older but it's a pretty solid game while DDO came out in 2005 (I think) and is going free this summer. It should play on your computer. Both are pretty fun but they both feel kind of dated. The core of the game play is fun enough though.

UT2004 is a very good FPS game. Arena style shooting is always solid.

I hope this helped some .