Recommend games please?

onelifecrisis · 10-05-09, 11:26 AM

I've just ordered a new PC and it should arrive in a few days.

There's a handful of games I'm looking forward to playing on it, but only a handful because I've mostly ignored PC game releases for the last few years (on account of my system being nowhere near good enough to play them). So, in an effort to find out what I've been missing out on, I've been looking at various GOTY awards... but from what I've seen it seems like these are get handed out to crappy console ports these days!? COD4 for best PC shooter? Surely not. GTA IV for PC game of the year? Give me a break. How come games like Total War are not even runners up in these lists?

So anyway, currently on my "to buy" list I have...
Empire: Total War (no brainer)
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (if it sounds good in the reviews)
Crysis (maybe... well, probably... alright definitely... I'm a graphics whore)

I'm also looking forward to Diablo III and Silent Hunter 5 but apart from that I'm clueless as to what is out and what is coming out soon. I'd like to hear recommendations from you PC gamers! What's good? What's not? What gems did I miss in the last 3-4 years?

NeonSamurai · 10-05-09, 05:17 PM

Might help if we knew what kind of gendres you have liked in the past

Arclight · 10-05-09, 11:06 PM

Coming up:
Assassin's Creed 2
Splinter Cell Conviction
Mass Effect 2

Older:
Fallout 3
Oblivion
X3 Terran Conflict
World in Conflict
Arma 2 if you're into that

Plenty of suggestions, like Neon says, some indication what you're interested in would be helpfull.

Reaves · 10-06-09, 12:31 AM

I got Empire total War but seem to keep wanting to play Civ IV with the expansions..

10-06-09, 01:52 AM

Far Cry 2

Need for Speed SHIFT

Be sure you meet the system requirements.

Arclight · 10-06-09, 03:42 AM

Ah, and Dragon Age: Origins is something to keep an eye on. If anyone can crank out a good RPG, it's Bioware.

Neverwinter Nights meets Oblivion, kinda.

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 03:48 AM

Arma2 looks really good but I think I'll wait for the bugs to be ironed out before buying.

I have heard of Civ IV. Practically everyone gave it GOTY that year! Is it as good as the reviewers all say it is? I've never played a Civ game before.

Last time I bought a game on the strength of its reviews it was CoD4 and I was sorely disappointed, I mean I was bored to death in that game and if the SP campaign hadn't been so short I doubt I would have finished it at all.

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Dragon Age: Origins

Never heard of it.
Googling...

Edit:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dr...rigins-preview
Sounds like it might be good!

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Fallout 3
Oblivion

I own Oblivion and I like it but it's not perfect. There are serious problems with the AI and the Stealth mechanics, and from what I've read it sounds like FO3 ("Oblivion with guns") does nothing to correct those problems.

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Originally Posted by Arclight

X3 Terran Conflict
World in Conflict

I loved Elite II: Frontier, but the X games never appealed.
The graphics in WiC look quite nice...

Castout · 10-06-09, 04:14 AM

Here are my suggestion
Empire Total War
Napoleon Total War(Upcoming)
Silent Hunter V(Upcoming but wait for others to become the guinea pigs)
Star Wars The Old Republic(Upcoming)
Assassin Creed 1(already out) and 2(Upcoming)
Mass Effect 1(Out) & 2(Upcoming)
The Witcher(The first and the upcoming)
Medieval 2 Total War+expansion!
If you like racing then pick this: Grid

I suggest you skip buying Crysis to me Assassin Creed 1 is a hell lot better!

I suggest borrowing the game from a friend just to try its gameplay. If you still like it then and only then go buy it

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

Here are my suggestion
Empire Total War
Napoleon Total War(Upcoming)
Silent Hunter V(Upcoming but wait for others to become the guinea pigs)
Star Wars The Old Republic(Upcoming)
Assassin Creed 1(already out) and 2(Upcoming)
Mass Effect 1(Out) & 2(Upcoming)
The Witcher(The first and the upcoming)

I suggest you skip buying Crysis to me Assassin Creed 1 is a hell lot better!

I suggest borrowing the game from a friend just to try its gameplay. If you still like it then and only then go buy it

*Goes to look up "friend" in the dictionary...*
*Gets confused by the definition, which mentions something called a "life"*

Empire Total War is the first game I'm buying.

I recently found out about Napoleon TW and will be watching the progress of that game.

I've seen a lot of "best story" awards given to Mass Effect. I like a good story but I wouldn't normally go looking for one in a video game... is it (the story) really that good, or is it just good by game standards?

Raptor1 · 10-06-09, 04:38 AM

Oh, I definitely recommend X3 (Haven't had too much of a chance to play TC yet, but Reunion was great, as were the first 2 games). If you get TC, just watch out for the dreadful copy protection, or wait for the 2.5 patch which, like all the other games, will remove it.

Arclight · 10-06-09, 04:51 AM

Fallout is something different from the TES games (Oblivion, Morrowind), but same engine so it's gonna be familiar. Oblivion with guns is not accurate though. Never had any annoyances from the AI, but that doesn't tell you much. Imo best thing is just wandering the Wasteland, listening to 60s music on the radio. Like Oblivion, they didn't just create a game, they created a world. Personally I consider F3 a much better game, but I really like these open-world RPGs a lot, so bit biased view.

X3 is a time-sink, it's something you got to learn to like. WiC is a pretty decent strategy, does away with basebuilding though, something to consider. Found single-player very enjoyable, played through it several times and still come back to it every now and again. No other strategy has me coming back for more.

Mass Effect has decent gameplay as well. You can use cover, though it can be a little finicky at times. But it's definetly not a shooter, really a RPG at the core. Also from Bioware, like Dragon Age. If you like RPGs, you'll probably like this one.

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

If you like racing then pick this: Grid

Yeah, I want it. I want it. I want it. I want a wheel, too. But I'm not buying a wheel for ONE game... what other racing sims are good? Bearing in mind that when it comes to driving I prefer simulators to arcade games. From what I'm reading it sounds like GRID just barely falls on the "simulator" side of that sliding scale.

onelifecrisis · 10-06-09, 07:41 AM

I can't find any news on BOB:SOW, is it dead?

10-05-09, 11:26 AM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Recommend games please? I've just ordered a new PC and it should arrive in a few days. There's a handful of games I'm looking forward to playing on it, but only a handful because I've mostly ignored PC game releases for the last few years (on account of my system being nowhere near good enough to play them). So, in an effort to find out what I've been missing out on, I've been looking at various GOTY awards... but from what I've seen it seems like these are get handed out to crappy console ports these days!? COD4 for best PC shooter? Surely not. GTA IV for PC game of the year? Give me a break. How come games like Total War are not even runners up in these lists? So anyway, currently on my "to buy" list I have... Empire: Total War (no brainer) Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (if it sounds good in the reviews) Crysis (maybe... well, probably... alright definitely... I'm a graphics whore) I'm also looking forward to Diablo III and Silent Hunter 5 but apart from that I'm clueless as to what is out and what is coming out soon. I'd like to hear recommendations from you PC gamers! What's good? What's not? What gems did I miss in the last 3-4 years? __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-05-09, 05:17 PM	#2
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Might help if we knew what kind of gendres you have liked in the past __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

10-05-09, 11:06 PM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Coming up: Assassin's Creed 2 Splinter Cell Conviction Mass Effect 2 Older: Fallout 3 Oblivion X3 Terran Conflict World in Conflict Arma 2 if you're into that Plenty of suggestions, like Neon says, some indication what you're interested in would be helpfull. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

10-06-09, 12:31 AM	#4
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I got Empire total War but seem to keep wanting to play Civ IV with the expansions.. __________________

10-06-09, 03:42 AM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ah, and Dragon Age: Origins is something to keep an eye on. If anyone can crank out a good RPG, it's Bioware. Neverwinter Nights meets Oblivion, kinda. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

10-06-09, 01:52 AM	#5
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10-06-09, 03:48 AM	#7
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Arma2 looks really good but I think I'll wait for the bugs to be ironed out before buying. I have heard of Civ IV. Practically everyone gave it GOTY that year! Is it as good as the reviewers all say it is? I've never played a Civ game before. Last time I bought a game on the strength of its reviews it was CoD4 and I was sorely disappointed, I mean I was bored to death in that game and if the SP campaign hadn't been so short I doubt I would have finished it at all. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-06-09, 04:14 AM	#10
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Here are my suggestion Empire Total War Napoleon Total War(Upcoming) Silent Hunter V(Upcoming but wait for others to become the guinea pigs) Star Wars The Old Republic(Upcoming) Assassin Creed 1(already out) and 2(Upcoming) Mass Effect 1(Out) & 2(Upcoming) The Witcher(The first and the upcoming) Medieval 2 Total War+expansion! If you like racing then pick this: Grid I suggest you skip buying Crysis to me Assassin Creed 1 is a hell lot better! I suggest borrowing the game from a friend just to try its gameplay. If you still like it then and only then go buy it __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

10-06-09, 04:38 AM	#12
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Oh, I definitely recommend X3 (Haven't had too much of a chance to play TC yet, but Reunion was great, as were the first 2 games). If you get TC, just watch out for the dreadful copy protection, or wait for the 2.5 patch which, like all the other games, will remove it. __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-06-09, 04:51 AM	#13
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Fallout is something different from the TES games (Oblivion, Morrowind), but same engine so it's gonna be familiar. Oblivion with guns is not accurate though. Never had any annoyances from the AI, but that doesn't tell you much. Imo best thing is just wandering the Wasteland, listening to 60s music on the radio. Like Oblivion, they didn't just create a game, they created a world. Personally I consider F3 a much better game, but I really like these open-world RPGs a lot, so bit biased view. X3 is a time-sink, it's something you got to learn to like. WiC is a pretty decent strategy, does away with basebuilding though, something to consider. Found single-player very enjoyable, played through it several times and still come back to it every now and again. No other strategy has me coming back for more. Mass Effect has decent gameplay as well. You can use cover, though it can be a little finicky at times. But it's definetly not a shooter, really a RPG at the core. Also from Bioware, like Dragon Age. If you like RPGs, you'll probably like this one. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

10-06-09, 07:41 AM	#15
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I can't find any news on BOB:SOW, is it dead? __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.