What game should I buy? (PC)
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Oh ok, thats cool, plenty of games with good solid stories... let me just think a minute...WuckingFanker said:
OK, i'll divide them into those with scary bits and those without:
Without:
Mafia
Kotor
Portal (puzzler really but does have a nice plot, and cake)
Brothers in arms road to hill 30 (maybe not so much, but its a good game)
Max Payne
The longest journey & Dreamfall
Halflife 1, blueshift, opposing force, HL2 + EP1&2
Divine divinity (rather hack n' slash but very good with it)
The Witcher
Deus Ex
All the black isle D&D based games & NWN series.
With:
Thief Deadly Shadows
Cryostasis (perhaps an acquired taste, I loved it though)
System shock II (bit long in the tooth maybe)
Dead space (newer than system shock II but not as good)
Clive barkers undying
Vampire the masquerade bloodlines
FEAR
STALKER
Meh, that'll probably do you.
Do you like RTS? Try the steam demos for Men of War, Threadspace: Hyperbole, and Mount and Blade. All excellent games.WuckingFanker said:What game should I buy for my pc?
I have just Left 4 Dead 2, and was hoping to expand my game collection, dont mention TF2, Im already getting it.
Any genre will do, I prefer shooter/sci-fi/fantasy, stuff like that.
If you post a game I used to have for my old xbox 360 I dont want to get it as I want new games and experiences.
Not MW2 I used to have for pc and it broke.
Thanks, and im new
Risen is good if you like a bit of masochism gameplay in a medieval-fantasy-ish setting.
Oblivion is good, but get the best mods before playing; you'll thank me for this later.
Clive Barker's Undying is scary as hell.
The Orange Box is highly recommended by basically everybody
Bioshock is incredibly atmospheric and very creepy at parts, though not necessarily scary.
Max Payne one and two is great, but if you have a widescreen moniter, play it windowed. Otherwise, it looks all stretched and icky.
Thief: Deadly Shadows is pretty good, if you can get it to run. Has an amazingly creepy level too, which I won't dare spoil.
KOTOR is good if you like Star Wars, and maybe if you don't.
I'd rather recommend FEAR 2 than 1, mostly because I didn't find 1 that scary for some reason.
If you want an RTS, than get any Total War game except Empire.
Diablo 2 is good for some old-school, hack-and-slash, somewhat atmospheric action.
Finally, anything from Bioware is usually great.
TeaAlligator: I agree with Mount&Blade 100%, but you should get Warband instead of the original. As soon as I got it, I played for a week straight, it's that addicting.
Oblivion is good, but get the best mods before playing; you'll thank me for this later.
Clive Barker's Undying is scary as hell.
The Orange Box is highly recommended by basically everybody
Bioshock is incredibly atmospheric and very creepy at parts, though not necessarily scary.
Max Payne one and two is great, but if you have a widescreen moniter, play it windowed. Otherwise, it looks all stretched and icky.
Thief: Deadly Shadows is pretty good, if you can get it to run. Has an amazingly creepy level too, which I won't dare spoil.
KOTOR is good if you like Star Wars, and maybe if you don't.
I'd rather recommend FEAR 2 than 1, mostly because I didn't find 1 that scary for some reason.
If you want an RTS, than get any Total War game except Empire.
Diablo 2 is good for some old-school, hack-and-slash, somewhat atmospheric action.
Finally, anything from Bioware is usually great.
TeaAlligator: I agree with Mount&Blade 100%, but you should get Warband instead of the original. As soon as I got it, I played for a week straight, it's that addicting.
You need the valve complete pack, imiediately! and sc2WuckingFanker said:What game should I buy for my pc?
I have just Left 4 Dead 2, and was hoping to expand my game collection, dont mention TF2, Im already getting it.
Any genre will do, I prefer shooter/sci-fi/fantasy, stuff like that.
If you post a game I used to have for my old xbox 360 I dont want to get it as I want new games and experiences.
Not MW2 I used to have for pc and it broke.
Thanks, and im new
Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout (all of them, really, but for the sake of consistency, let's go with 3 here).
Even if you have some of them for the Xbox, just buy them. Mods! Mods I say!
I also recommend checking out League of Legends, though it goes against the whole "buying" thing.
EDIT: Supreme Commander!
Only the first one though.
Even if you have some of them for the Xbox, just buy them. Mods! Mods I say!
I also recommend checking out League of Legends, though it goes against the whole "buying" thing.
EDIT: Supreme Commander!
Only the first one though.
Thanks for all, ive picked up a few games from you guys that look pretty sweet and probably going to buy them within a month, also anyone know where to get the orange box? Everywheres either sold out or hey dont sell it.
Painkiller if you like FPS games. There is kinda a story, and you will forget it after about 30 seconds, but the game is purely amazing...
You can buy it off Steam.WuckingFanker said:
It should be much better, its being made by Obsidian who contain many of the creators of the original fallout games (though I don't know if it has the guys who split off into Troika, who where the core guys I think). Rather than Bethesda who wouldn't know a good RPG if it assaulted them in the crotch with a chainsaw whilst screaming BALDURS GATE in their face.WuckingFanker said:Buying Fallout Las Vegas as soon as possible
KF = Killing Floor, something like $20 on Steam. It's a co-op post-apocolyptic shooter, reminds me of Left 4 Dead. It's only $20, so I say it's a good buy.WuckingFanker said:
I'm pretty sure you can buy the contents of the Orange Box on Steam. I thought of that but one lucky day as I browsed the games section of my local electronics shop I came across the Orange Box and bought it in a heartbeat.WuckingFanker said:
I wouldn't recommend Deus Ex. In my opinion it hasn't aged well. Neither would I recommend Starcraft 2 until you've familiarized yourself with other, slower paced RTS's. If you want to play the campaign then fine, you can do that, but you will be completely obliterated in the multiplayer. The Starcraft multiplayer scene is very competitive.
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Sins of a Solar Empire is an amazing RTS. I suggest you check it out on YouTube. At first glance the interface might seem complex and the gameplay conjfusing but it only took me about 3 minutes to figure what to do and what to build.
The Total War series is packed in a bundle and is quite cheap nowadays. They are different from the norm in that they involve commanding massive armies on the battefield against other opponents. Again, check out gameplay videos on YouTube of all the games and decide if you want to get the bundle or just a piece of it.
Half Life 2 is not for everyone. You can give it a spin but don't blame anybody if you don't like it.
Company of Heroes is the RTS which contributed to the "RTS revolution". There is SOME resemblance to base building but that's not where your attention will be at. Your screen will always be where the highly detailed battles are going on. To day I consider it one of the best RTS's ever made. Check it out.
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 2 is an RTS which follows in the footsteps of Company of Heroes in that base building is completely eliminated, instead focusing on commanding your troops and making strategic decisions.
ArmA 2 is a FPS. I haven't played the game so I can't provide much info about it so I suggest you head on to YouTube and watch some gameplay videos. What I have heard is that it's very realistic which means gunfights will most likely happen at a distance.
Dragon Age: Origins for the PC is the game the developers intended for you to experience. If you've played the game on the console then it's worth giving it a spin on the PC as well because the gameplay is fundamentally different.
If you have a good computer then I suggest checking out Crysis and Crysis Warhead. They're part of the "EA Classics" bundle nowadays which means they are cheap. Back in 07 Crysis was considered a milestone in graphics. The game looked absolutely beautiful but even the strongest rig had problems running it.
Unreal Tournament is a first person shooter developed by Epic Games. I personally prefer Unreal Tournament III but apparently 2004 is the one that gets most of the love. You know the drill.
Civilization 4 and soon Civilization 5 are turn based... simulations? Honestly, I don't know what it is but I do know this. It's one of the most addictive games I have ever played. I have literarly lost sleep due to playing this game and with 5 coming out I think I might just quit my job. Check out gameplay on YouTube and buy this game ASAP.
Neverwinter Nights is a top down RPG made by Bioware. It's a good game with an intriguing story and well designed gameplay. You can't go wrong with picking this one up.
The Witcher is an RPG in the same style as Neverwinter Nights based on a novel. There is, however, a choice between top down view or over the shoulder. The story is great, the gameplay is good and the combat is decent. I personally enjoyed the game.
These are the games I'd recommend you start out with. Most of them are PC exclusives so there was no way you could have played them before.