PC Gaming

derv

I am a keen gamer , love the XBOX and PS2.
and more old skool the N64 and MEGA DRIVE

but........

i would like to get into PC gaming now. dunoo what to go for though...
i'm not mad keen on the war games like take over the world kinda stuff

i hate any premiership manager etc games!!!!!

and i don't want games that i can get on the XBOX or PS2
i want something differrent

fussy!! i know, but just looking for suggestions form people.

Tusky

derv wrote:

I am a keen gamer , love the XBOX and PS2.
and more old skool the N64 and MEGA DRIVE

but........

i would like to get into PC gaming now. dunoo what to go for though...
i'm not mad keen on the war games like take over the world kinda stuff

i hate any premiership manager etc games!!!!!

and i don't want games that i can get on the XBOX or PS2
i want something differrent

fussy!! i know, but just looking for suggestions form people.

Try Half Life 2.

derv

i would rather die than have to sit and play one of those manager games.

i know they are popular..... what ever floats your boat.

i will have a look at that, cheers man

Kevin_rc_ie

fps are better imo on pc

Drapper

Tusky wrote:

So your into football management games...anything else?

Try Half Life 2.

Thats some reccomendation in 2 threads! ;-) you like it or don't?

lol

Tusky wrote:

what to play...what to play

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Ive been playing a load of decent games of late but nothing has really sucked me in. Looking for a recommendation. If yea fail in picking me a game I fear I may end up buyin world of warcraft and say goodbye to the next year of my life.

heres what Im playing at the moment

-Republic Commando ( meh )
-Rome : Total War ( classic but Im getting a lil bored of it at this stage )
-KOTOR 2 ( not a patch on the first one and Ive lost interest after only a few hours play )
-Full Spectrum Warrio ( goodish but I cant be arsed playing on )
-HL 2 ( what a ****ty ending )

any ideas?

tman

Drapper wrote:

Thats some reccomendation in 2 threads! ;-) you like it or don't?

lol

he just said that it had a ****ty ending... and it did.

HL2 isn't the game that many peeps hyped it up to be. more of an 8/10 than a 10/10.

Drapper

tman wrote:

he just said that it had a ****ty ending... and it did.

HL2 isn't the game that many peeps hyped it up to be. more of an 8/10 than a 10/10.

"I was only having the craic ............ Tusky told your man to get it but on another thread he said it was ****ty !! ;-) "

BTW I thought HL2 was well worth the wait and the forking out of 75 dollars for the gold version online 3 months in advance with all the backdated HL games and upcoming DOD source !!

D

Tusky

Drapper wrote:

Thats some reccomendation in 2 threads! ;-) you like it or don't?

lol

I loved Half Life 2. It has a ****ty ending though.

Drapper

Tusky wrote:

I loved Half Life 2. It has a ****ty ending though.

do you think they did that to keep the hype for HL3 ?? I'm hanging in for BF2 seen the demos yet??

http://icecentral.com/forum/siteindex.php?input=downloads&do=catViewMore&cat=4

Looks great !

Tusky

Drapper wrote:

do you think they did that to keep the hype for HL3 ?? I'm hanging in for BF2 seen the demos yet??

http://icecentral.com/forum/siteindex.php?input=downloads&do=catViewMore&cat=4

Looks great !

They could have made a fantastic ending and hyped HL3 even more so because of it. The HL2 ending was pure lazyness.

Cant wait for BF2.

derv

and the suggestions?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :mad:

RE*AC*TOR

Depending on what kind of computer you've got...

If its powerful, then HL2, Far Cry (which it think is better than HL2).
You could try the Sims2 - a lot of people love it - its the equivalent of Soap Opera on TV. Command And Conquer: Generals is a good, fun real time strategy. Rome Total War is a very intensive real-time strategy - more serious - but probably more engrossing too. Call of Duty is another good FPS - that will probably run on a less powerful PC - I know you can get some sort of COD on consoles - but they're not the same. Vampires The Masquerade: Bloodlines - is a FPS / RPG hybird - great graphics - had a few bugs when it was initially released - supposed to be ironed out now though.

i_am_dogboy

Give No One Lives Forever 2 a go if you're looking for something different, it's not new but it's an excellent fps. It's got a very lightweight rpg element to it, basic upgrading of character stats, it's really funny too. You should be able to pick it up for €10 or so these days.

Phil_321

tman wrote:

he just said that it had a ****ty ending... and it did.

HL2 isn't the game that many peeps hyped it up to be. more of an 8/10 than a 10/10.

Yeah, it was a good game, I wasn't blown away by it though. I'd give it 8/10 too.

Last game I played that I really enjoyed was Warcraft III.
And Civilization 2 is also worth checking out, much better than Civ 3, and probably costs about €5 at this stage.

-oRnein9-

If you have broadband, definetaly get Half Life 2 as counter stike is class and also HL2 deathmatch is also a good laugh both of these come with HL2.

Static M.e.

Online games,

World of Warcraft
Dark age of Camelot
Star wars galaxies
Eve
City of Hero's

Retr0gamer

You should play a few of the classic point and click games. The monkey island games, Sam and Max, Day of the Tentacle and the Revolution games are all quality and some of the funniest games ever.

Rhyme

Retr0gamer wrote:

You should play a few of the classic point and click games. The monkey island games, Sam and Max, Day of the Tentacle and the Revolution games are all quality and some of the funniest games ever.

Yes, do that... and download 'under a steel sky' while your at it.

stevenmu

For more tactical, realistic shooters check out Ghost Recon and Rainbow6 3. They're both available on consoles but they're not really the same, you can only play them properly on a PC.

Static M.e.

Both great games,

More realistic in the way that you cant get shot to piece's and walk away, its a 1 bullet kills game. Very good tho.

Rhyme

...and on that note, Project IGI

ambro25

If you're into your track-based racers, get GTR - can't get that on consoles and it's...well...superlative doesn't quite cover it.

Also (FPS), CounterStrike. Never played anything else since it came out (and that was some time ago, too...) - far superior to Halo (XBOX) for the m'player - deathmatches.

And Flight sims. Not as pick-up-&-play, granted, but not as boring as God-type or Strategy-type games. Combat flight sims get absolutely engrossing once you've got enough flight-time under your belt, and here's a genre you'll not find any decent example of on consoles.

TheGreatOne

Give some sim's a go if your looking for something different, and I'm not referring to EA's 'The Sims' series.

Try Flight Sim 2004, Silent Hunter III (not out yet but great sub-sim series) or Trainz.

TerrorFirmer

Soldier of Fortune 2, Joint Operations, Delta Force, Doom 3, Far Crt, all great FPS. Newer ones, though. There are some fantastic older ones you'd pick up for a fiver or so now like Unreal Tournament, Quake 2, Kingpin, Command and Conquer Red Alert, Carmageddon TDR, Combat Mission, etc.

There are some great budget games out as well, that you'd pick up cheap, like Line of Sight: Vietnam and WWII Sniper-Call to Victory.

It all depends as well though on what type Pc you have

tba

Rhyme wrote:

Yes, do that... and download 'under a steel sky' while your at it.

I love that game!

derv

cheers lads , i'll look into them

anyone used the ps2 controller adapter for the pc?


what's it like?

BloodBath

...and on that note, Project IGI

Grat game that's ruined by the terrible AI. Stupid bots shooting through ceilings and walls before they see or hear you.

cheers lads , i'll look into them

anyone used the ps2 controller adapter for the pc?


what's it like?

Stick to keyboard and mouse tbh. It's far superior to a joypad for fps, strategies ect. I'd say joypads are only better for sports titles and racing games. Once you get use to it you will agree.


BloodBath