Single player PC game?

Tusky

Looking for a good addictive singple player PC game with an engrossing storying...any suggestions ?

JCDenton

Unless you've already played it - Knights Of The Old Republic 2

It'll even get you in the mood for the new film.......

Tusky

JCDenton wrote:

Unless you've already played it - Knights Of The Old Republic 2

It'll even get you in the mood for the new film.......

Adored the fist game, got bored of the 2nd one after about 2 hours of play. Its faaaar too samey combat wise to the first one.

Glipmac

Diablo 2

tba

Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind

Tusky

tba wrote:

Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind

pld a fair bit.

Glipmac wrote:

Diablo 2

completed.

calhob_ie

Vampire Bloodlines?

i_am_dogboy

planescape: torment, fallout and no one lives forever are my recommemdations for story and gameplay

tba

thief 3

Gilgamesh

errr.... TETRIS!!!!!

Khalim

the longest journey

worlds of ultima: martian dreams

TinCool

Dungeon Lords.

Or get a commodore64 emulator and relive your youth.

Canis Lupus

I can't remember the last time I was sucked in by a pc game. They all lost that loving feeling since flashpoint came and went.

EDIT have you tried Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. I was well impressed with the demo altho I can't guarantee the story is any good. Will be buying this game once I get my new sparkling credit card.

koneko

AVP2 and NOLF2 tbh

vasch_ro

silent hunter 3

Rhyme

Project IGI... mmm yes

EDIT:

Glipmac wrote:

Diablo 2

..storyline?

Dyr

Khalim wrote:

the longest journey

worlds of ultima: martian dreams

the longest journey gets my vote. apparantly theres a sequel in the pipes

RicardoSmith

Tusky wrote:

Looking for a good addictive singple player PC game with an engrossing storying...any suggestions ?

I'd have to say Operation Flashpoint Resistance. Only €14 now. or you can swap/borrow with me for something else. I also liked the Hidden and Dangerous games. The first one H&D deluxe is a free download. Other ones woule be Homeworld and I like all the Total War games. Adictive. Vietcong is ok, some annoying levels in it though. Theres a free expansion for that too.

stagolee

RicardoSmith wrote:

Vietcong is ok, some annoying levels in it though. Theres a free expansion for that too.

i'd second vietcong as a bit of a classic one player story driven fps, also mafia is absolutley quality provided you dont rip your hair out and fling your pc against a wall during the poxy taxi driving missions at the start. vice city for pc i cant reccommend highly enough, truly one of the best single player games ever IMO

Canis Lupus

I recommend H&D2 It has some annoying bugs but it's a real good game. Except for the boat level which drove me mad trying to find the mine spots.

BlitzKrieg

Rome Total War.

To create story just relay your campaign stories on to the strategy forum every now and then and use your imagination.

here's an example with medievial totar war:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1819424&postcount=12


if all else fails the hidden and dangerous games are great and the first one is free

so is system shock 2. which is also engrossing (and pants wetting)

humanji

koneko wrote:

AVP2 and NOLF2 tbh

I'd agree with Koneko, "No One Lives For Ever 2" is a great game, although not as funny as the original (which I think you can pick up on budget for about a fiver!).

stagolee

Canis Lupus wrote:

I recommend H&D2 It has some annoying bugs but it's a real good game. Except for the boat level which drove me mad trying to find the mine spots.

H&D2 is cool ok but H&D1 is getting a bit old (those mines annoyed the crap out of me too :rolleyes: )

Prior Of Taize

calhob_ie wrote:

Vampire Bloodlines?

[avoidthisgame]OMFG avoid avoid avoid avoid avoid[/avoidthisgame]

Karl Hungus

Prior Of Taize wrote:

[avoidthisgame]OMFG avoid avoid avoid avoid avoid[/avoidthisgame]

[ignorethisbloke]You're wrong entirely.[/ignorethisbloke]

Seriously, Vampire: Bloodlines was one of the best games I've played recently. It's a good RPG with a decent enough storyline, and there's definetly a good load of replayability there. Quite under-rated, if it a little buggy, but it's fine once you patch it up.

And if you find a copy of it cheap somewhere, get Gothic 2. Quite possibly one of the best singleplayer RPGs on the PC ever.

Willymuncher

For a classic, and a very good story line, I'll say Arcanum, graphics wise it isn't fantastic at all, but its a great rpg.

I'm currently playing Silent Hunter 3, very good single player game, is keeping me hooked so far. Not so sure about a storyline on that one though...

Just, if you do get a game, don't go for Cossacks 2...holy christ, I was sorry I bought this game, its pathetic compared to the original

swiss

Deus Ex is highly recommended, if you haven't played it. It is probably somewhat dated now, but the storyline was engrossing and the gameplay top notch. Avoid Deus Ex 2 like the plague however, it took the franchise by the balls and squeezed until it shrivelled and turned purple. Not a pretty sight. I probably have an old copy lying around somewhere if you want. Um, if I can find it that is.

Someone else mentioned Planescape Torment. I also highly recommend this game from a storyline point of view. It plays a lot like Baldurs Gate (also recommended if you're into that kind of RPG) as it fits into that genre.

Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines is better than most people give it credit for. Sure it is buggy, but as Karl-Hungus pointed out the patches sort most of the problems in that department out. Play as a nosferatu and see how people react to you. The original wasn't bad either, but it probably isn't worth getting at this stage.

Half life 2 has a very good story and gameplay. A little short unfortunately, and limited replay value, but at least you get quality entertainment for that time. I'm assuming you have played the original. If you haven't you should hit yourself a few times, cancel all plans for the next few days, go out and buy it, and play it until your eyeballs bleed.

Dyr

while V:TMs horrific juddering in the hub areas on some systems is a pain in the áras, its most definitely worth playing. Plus you'll pick it up for as little as 15 lids

Mad Mike

Here's a few choices that you may not have considered:

For storyline and total immersion try Mafia - the closest thing to being a character in one of the old Mafia movies.

For sheer fun play Halo. It needs a fairly meaty graphics card on the pc but it really has stood the test of time.

For something a little bit different but totally addictive once you get into it try Sacrifice.

KdjaCL

Psyconauts

Possibly best platform type game i played in years, i using PS2 pad on PC but KB seemingly works very well.

Avg 92% on gamerankings http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/922157.asp


Its also insane with a very funny plot and a storyline thats slightly weird.
Its like Monkey Island meets Banjo and batters Mario.

5/5

kdjac

Kiith

Max Payne 2 has the best single player storyline in a long time. its like being in a really dark film. one of the best games of last year, in my opinion.

also, try system shock 2. you can get in on home of the underdogs for free.

it scared the pants off me

madrab

darwinia, short but sweet

Duras

Tusky wrote:

JCDenton wrote:

Unless you've already played it - Knights Of The Old Republic 2

It'll even get you in the mood for the new film.......

Adored the fist game, got bored of the 2nd one after about 2 hours of play. Its faaaar too samey combat wise to the first one.

I agree with that... so KOTOR1 has one of the nicest stories of all... I got bored of KOTOR2 as well, but now I just restart to play it looking for story links with the first one

Talking about great stories, I recommend old Arcanum, for its very nice world out there even the graphics aren't that great and it is a bit buggy.

Ciaran500

KdjaC wrote:

Psyconauts

Possibly best platform type game i played in years, i using PS2 pad on PC but KB seemingly works very well.

Avg 92% on gamerankings http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/922157.asp

Its also insane with a very funny plot and a storyline thats slightly weird.
Its like Monkey Island meets Banjo and batters Mario.

5/5

kdjac

I'll second this. Playing through it on the Xbox now and it is excelent. Can't see the controls working well on a keyboard. But if you have a controller definatley buy this game. (if you don't it is worth buying a cheap one for)

Mr E

I'm playing with WASD and mouse on PC, and its fine...... great game, very funny.

skregs

Vampire Bloodlines or KOTOR.

Vampire Bloodlines is pretty class if you get it patched and manage to ignore the bugs/loading times

Tusky

jesus...is it bad that Ive already played almost every game in this thread ? slightly worrying.

tba

play with yourself!

Lex_Diamonds

Boiling Point.

Tusky

Lex_Diamonds wrote:

Boiling Point.

yeah im...acquiring that as we speak...v.slowly though.

Zapp Brannigan

Neverwinter Nights, hands down one of the most engrossing games ive played.

Mad Mike

Hey if you are into CRPGs there is some rich pickings out there and you can certainly lose yourself for a few days (weeks?) in a good RPG:

Kotor and Neverwinter have already been mentioned
Morrowind
Gothic1 & 2
Arx Fatalis

Head along to [URL=http://]http://www.rpgdot.com/[/URL] for helpful advice

gamer

I like sof2 ,,if you like fps games.good single player game,every level is different,good physics engine.

gamer

i also like i.g.i 1 AND 2 ,stealth fps, and enclave ,hack and slash action medieval game,with beautiful graphics and story.its not an rpg,more action packed game.also deus ex ,is a good sfi fi action rpg.with a complex storyline.

astec123

Good plot lines,

well for me command and conquer are amazing games, the original RA and C&C where right pains to finish. They are classics and are available for a fiver, RA2 is good too engrosed me for month on end. Beyond that I suggest dungeon keeper, no real plot but the planning is quite taxing expecially if you play it without letting yourself save!

pwd

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spooky donkey

Slurms wrote:

Neverwinter Nights, hands down one of the most engrossing games ive played.

Tiss a good game. Why dont ya come and play it online with us lads from the roleplaying forum! Goto the forum for details.

Tusky I dont think any one mentioned HL2 I believe it had a good story or a good game for athmosphere is Nosfreatu, not sure how to spell that one.

Deadwing

Id have to agree with the people saying vampire:bloodlines is sh!t. It's terrible. The graphics are sub-par, youd hardly recognise the source engine at all. Step outisde your apartment and be wowed by the lack of options available to you, like "hmm should i walk over here to this dead end, or maybe this other dead end, or maybe over here where the game wants me to go if the bugs will allow me", blah..rubbish, rubbish rubbish, even at the budget price tag, i want my 15 euro back.

For good SP storyline id recommend Max payne 2, truly excellent game.
GTA:VC (but tbh i found the story rubbish)
Halo (oldie but goodie)
and my old favourite, Return to castle wolfenstein..ridiculous zombie nazi plot so stupid you just have to love it.

gamer

I,recommend red alert 2 ,its got great story ,reds invade usa, great plot,with cgi and real video mixed into to each level,to advance explain the story,which has various twists and turns,like a film,its also a very good rts,the best i have played so far with loadsa wepons and tactics,reds use physic weapons against usa conventional weapons.

Retr0gamer

Time to make myself unpopular.

Don't get SOF2 it's dreadful. After you get over the gory shotgun there is nothing in the game except to go through the same motions each level. and don't get me started on the dense marines that will shoot you if you run ahead of the slow bastards.

Also didn't like max payne 2. Storyline is a load of cliche ridden ****. You also realise that after the first level you will be doing the same jumping and shooting in slow motion for the rest of the game. At least it's mercifully short. However I'm probably the only person that doesn't like it :rolleyes:

RicardoSmith

SOF2 I just hated aswell. Payne 1 I liked. Not much to it alright.