Ho-yay! Dodgy titles aside, hey ladies and gents. After lurking for a while I figured it was about time I made my first post on the forum. I guess I'll be sticking around here semi-regular for a while! 
Anyway; OT, my girlfriend and I both go to the same University and are avid gamers. However, over Summer we're not going to be in the same place, and (most tragically) won't be able to game together for a while. We're more console gamers at heart but we won't both have access to one. While our computers might not be incredibly up to date with the latest tech, I suggested the idea of perhaps playing pc games over the internet.
That's the scenario. I don't really know about pc gaming a whole deal. I did a bit of a search the past couple days and couldn't find anything suitable, but thought perhaps someone over here might be able to help me out, or heck, even be in a similar situation to me. Ideally we would only play casually - so we're looking for something we can put a few hours in per day and not get bored of. Something that is easy to get into and just a little bit of fun and interactivity while talking over Skype.
I don't think first-person shooters are really the thing we're looking for, but I am aware that limits things a bit. I mean, things like Borderlands could be an option - almost exactly what we'd be looking for, but we already play that on the 360. Something that came to mind was the MMO scene. I used to play WoW regularly and figured that was a pretty good medium for the two of us to play. From there, Guild Wars came to mind (no subscription fees, so pretty good for just over the Summer) so I did a little reading and heard the combat was a bit naff and that the game didn't offer too much if you wanted to be an insular player (the two of us would only play just the two of us). If I am wrong in saying that, then perhaps that would be a good choice after all. Any thoughts?
I heard 'dungeon crawler' games such as Baldur's Gate, NWN and Diablo can be played online. I've not really played many dungeon crawlers so I am a bit ignorant on how they work online or if they'll even be a good option. Things like Sacred too. I am just not sure if they are any good or not. Can anybody help a poor guy out?
Genre doesn't matter a great deal - we're both a little desperate to play together so we're quite open to suggestions. (Shush. Stop that.)
Anyway, thanks for any and all help, and hope to see a bunch of you more often soon. Cheers.
Anyway; OT, my girlfriend and I both go to the same University and are avid gamers. However, over Summer we're not going to be in the same place, and (most tragically) won't be able to game together for a while. We're more console gamers at heart but we won't both have access to one. While our computers might not be incredibly up to date with the latest tech, I suggested the idea of perhaps playing pc games over the internet.
That's the scenario. I don't really know about pc gaming a whole deal. I did a bit of a search the past couple days and couldn't find anything suitable, but thought perhaps someone over here might be able to help me out, or heck, even be in a similar situation to me. Ideally we would only play casually - so we're looking for something we can put a few hours in per day and not get bored of. Something that is easy to get into and just a little bit of fun and interactivity while talking over Skype.
I don't think first-person shooters are really the thing we're looking for, but I am aware that limits things a bit. I mean, things like Borderlands could be an option - almost exactly what we'd be looking for, but we already play that on the 360. Something that came to mind was the MMO scene. I used to play WoW regularly and figured that was a pretty good medium for the two of us to play. From there, Guild Wars came to mind (no subscription fees, so pretty good for just over the Summer) so I did a little reading and heard the combat was a bit naff and that the game didn't offer too much if you wanted to be an insular player (the two of us would only play just the two of us). If I am wrong in saying that, then perhaps that would be a good choice after all. Any thoughts?
I heard 'dungeon crawler' games such as Baldur's Gate, NWN and Diablo can be played online. I've not really played many dungeon crawlers so I am a bit ignorant on how they work online or if they'll even be a good option. Things like Sacred too. I am just not sure if they are any good or not. Can anybody help a poor guy out?
Genre doesn't matter a great deal - we're both a little desperate to play together so we're quite open to suggestions. (Shush. Stop that.)
Anyway, thanks for any and all help, and hope to see a bunch of you more often soon. Cheers.
