Why? Tell me what's good about the Sims. I know squat about that game.

Civilization III http://www.civ3.com/

Since I'm sure you'll ask what's good about that game I'll tell ya. It's great RTS game that can be played a variety of ways. You can play the agressive way and wage war like crazy, you can take a diplomatic stance and try and win that way, you can have a "space race" to the moon, and more. It has a TON of different strategies and scenarios to play and the better you get the harder you can make it. Playing at Deity level is insanely tough if you can ever get that good.

hmmm, you do know that RTS stands for Real-Time Strategy....

I've never personally played it but I know a lot of XBox owners that rave about it.

COMMAND&CONQUER GENERALS :thumbsup

My bad. It is a turn based game and not real time. Though the online multiplayer has simultanesous real time action.

How is it in real-time?

Have yet to try it, but it just doesnt sound right

Yeah, what about it?

civ 3, with that latest add-on "conquests" is absolutely #1
nothing compares to this

i'd also recommend ww2 fighter sim "IL-2 forgotten battles"

i so liked sid's colonization too, oldie but still very playable

finally, find sinclair spectrum emulator and try sherlock holmes textual adventure from 1984
i'm serious, it's a gem

Where the hell would I find that?




I went to Amazon.com earlier this week and dropped 4 games into my shopping cart that were mentioned here. When I went to "check out" and pay for them, it said there was a problem with my order and that they couldn't ship 3 of the games to where I am. That's totally fucked. What sort of backwater dipshit company can't ship to Canada from the US?


Guess I'll have to hit bestbuy and see if they have them in stock.

Counter Strike
Soldier of Fortune 2
Morrowind
BF 1942
Jedi Knight 2
Jedi Outcast

Zork r0xors my s0xors!

Morrowind. It's a HUGE rpg (lots and lots bigger than, for instance, fallout 2 or baldur's gate) which gives you almost complete freedom to do whatever the fuck you want. You can become a mighty warrior or a sweet-talking assassin, or even a wanted outlaw or a vampire, feeding on the blood of innocent maidens :Graucho
The game is entirely non-lineair, so you can choose to dabble in being a hero and saving the world, or just build your own personal fortune and become the leader of some of the many factions in the game... or just alternate between the two.

Best game ever, if you like RPGs :thumbsup

Edit: If you choose to do everything in the game, I believe it takes about 400 hours of playing, and there are two expansion packs which add another 100 or so hours. Besides that, it's also highly addictive, so if you value your life and don't want to waste a few months playing a game, you might want to avoid it like the plague :winkwink:

Half Life - Great game.

Serious Sam 1 and 2 - Great graphics, and just the sheer volume of unending, wave after wave of baddies. I remember one battle that was, literally, 10 minutes of non stop shootout. Not to mention that the final boss in #1 is like, 80 feet tall.

Red Faction - the original, not #2. Not talked about much, but for me it had everything. All kinds of weapons, even vehicles, underwater battles, etc.

Baldurs Gate 2 - I resisted this for years. Then I played it, and I was hooked. It's incredibly long. I devoted about 6 months of weekends to it. Make sure you get the expansion (Throne of Baal) and install it along with the original.

Medal of Honor - Great series of games.

BF1942 - Always good for stress relief : "When you JUST have to kill someone, and only hurting them just won't do."

Medal of Honor is great:thumbsup

Max Payne is one of my favourites...as for old school I like Loom (yes loom not doom) and Monkey Island both lucas arts games

Update:

I just ordered "Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Game Of The Year Edition" .... as per Punkworld's advice.

Also:

"Halo: Combat Evolved" and "Max Payne 2: the fall of Max Payne"

Plus a bargain basement package of "Diablo 2" and "Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction"



Should be a fun winter.






Btw, if you guys have any more games to recommend, I'd appreciate it. If you can, don't just shout out game titles, tell a little bit about the game and what you specifically like about it so much. Thanks.

I just scored an "amazon Marketplace" deal on "Civilization 3 Game of the Year Edition" for $18 Cdn, as per the Enforcer's advice. I don't know if he posts here anymore, but if he does, thanks for the good description.




Has anyone played any of the "Hitman" games on PC yet? Let me know if you liked them (and why)... or what you didn't like about them.

Neverwinter nights

:thumbsup

heh...brings back memories
by this time, sojs prob. mean absolute shit. I left when all the hacked items started pouring in, and you couldn't tell if what you were trading was real or not and shit.


As for you CD, I would recommend a very simple but addictive game: ElastMania.
I used to waste SO much time playing this game, simply because it is probably the most stupid, yet fun game in the world.

It is fun because not only can you try to beat 40 or so levels, you can build your own tracks and download others tracks online!!

I'm telling you mang, the game is RETARDED but it is so much fun, you will not stop playing it until you can't see straight - but if you're like I was, you will keep playing!

Goddamnit, I think i'm going to have to start playing this game again....

ElastoMania Homepage
Download Demo
ElastoMania Resource Site
Other ELMA Resource Sites

Feel free to hit me up when you're stuck on a level!
Enjoy! :)

Get the new Cicilization III: Complete that just came out. Has the new Civ III plus all the expansions that came out. The game rocks!!

doom3
NHL 2005
sim 2
warcraft

Everquest.com

Insanely addictive... and how about these numbers, well over 1 million subscribers at $25 a month

Older Games

Transport Tycoon [Deluxe]
- A definate classic, if you haven't played this, you can't call yourself a gamer. Build a complete network of various types of transport in scenerio's or randomly generated maps.

Carmageddon
- A fun kill everything in site for points game... kinda like a premature GTA.

GTA 1 & 2
- ... Hell yeah.

Theme Hospital
- Fun game, build a hopsital, hire, train etc. Not fantastic but worth listing.

Baldurs Gate I & II + Throne of Bhaal
- If you like RPG's then this is for you. It uses the infinity engine, so if you love NWN and don't wanna change, then don't play this, if you didn't like NWN, then this is for you =D

Sim City + 2000
- Classic, needs no intro.

Age of Empires
- A nice RTS, played this for hours.

Newer Games

Unreal Tournament
- Original was good.

UT2k4
- This one is better =D

Quake 2 & 3
- It's all about the railgun

Call of Duty
- Russian + PPsh = Spray ownage.

Sim City 3000
- A nice advanced version of Sim City.. a little hard but fun none the less.

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Now go spend =D

Actually yes, it does. It's not that I've never heard of it, but hearing a title tells me nothing, and so far that's all I've heard is the title. Anything to do with "the Sims" or "Sim"-anything..... I know squat about it.

What is the storyline in the game, if any?
What is the gameplay like?
Why did you like playing it?


Come on guys, share a little insight.

All of you Starcraft and Warcraft fans have got to check out Warhammer: Dawn of War. Single-player is ok, but multi-player is an absolute blast. I've seen many Warhammer games, well they finally did it right.

Hitman, Hitman 2, and Hitman 3 are great if you like action games that are a little slower paced and require strategy. The ragdoll physics of the original Hitman were revolutionary for their time. The original Dues Ex is good too.

Vampire: The Masquerade had me hooked. There are very few games I play to completion due to a mixture of lack of interest and simple time constraint. I actually beat Vampire: The Masquerade. I'm looking forward to the sequel which should be out at the end of the year. Sadly they've turned it into a first person shooter.

I'm also a big fan of Ghost Recon. I've played all the expansion packs through to completion and played it online. If you enjoy tactical shooters this is it.

I may just have to get that. I'll see how the one I ordered does with me first, and you can't beat the price of $18 bucks. Plus it comes with Civilization 1 as a bonus. Should keep me busy for a while.

All I could find at Amazon.ca is the game of the year edition of Ghost Recon.

Here is one of the reviews written on it though:

5/5 stars. Impressive FPS!!, August 9, 2003
Reviewer: A customer from Cocoa Beach, FL
"This game is one of the very few that actually forces you to think about your decisions! The enimes have great AI and know what to expect from you. You have to plan out your attack and learn from your mistakes. There are no health kits or body armors in this game, its all realistic...you get shot, you're injured or dead. It's nice to see a strategic shooting game on the market like this. Graphics are impressive and sound is great as well! I highly recommend this game!!"



They (Amazon.ca) are asking $85 bucks for this game at the moment.

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow: pretty nice gfx, fun in 1 player mode, or online play (though onlines a bit difficult to get used to after playin 1 playerfor a while, atleast for me).

Neverwinter Nights: one of the sweetest rpg's i've ever played, i used to play d & d (actual pencil and paper shit), and NWN is my replacement since i don't anymore

This is my guide to the best games I have played. If you want to know why just ask.

Quake 2, 3
Half-Life 1, 2
Thief 1, 2
Deus Ex 1, 2, (THIS IS A MUST HAVE!!!)
Total War: Rome
Call of Duty (Good game, expansion was a little short though)
Unreal Tourney 2004
Mafia (This is a must have if you like the Mafia movies!!! Think of GTA but set in the 20s-30s with a great mafia story behind it)

Hmm thats a small list going to have to think about it some more now. But the top two games I would have to say is Deus Ex 2 and Mafia.

Update: Oh and add Dungeon Siege to that list, its a fun diablo type rpg but alot less dungeons and just alot more fun imo. Not to mention online play kicks ass.

Half-Life kicks ass! I just like the death matches though, the game is a little long for me.

Also, get all the mods and stuff to make it better, maps, models, extra mods are all a must!

You have honestly never heard of Sim City?
http://simcity.ea.com/

Gameplay = Megalomaniac.

Here is a review of "Warhammer: 40K Fire Warrior"
And here is one for "Dawn of War" edition: Now THOSE are well-written game reviews!

You didn't add Rainbow Six on there.. That game spawned the whole tactical First Person Shooter craze that has taken over about half the market.

I just said "It's not that I've never heard of it", and then you ask me if I've ever heard of it??

You guys kill me.


I'VE HEARD OF IT for fuck sakes, as in I've heard the title.... I've never played it though so I'd like to actually read an actual comment or two from a few of you guys who HAVE played it as to what it's about and why YOU liked it, and what about the game you liked/disliked.

I tell you, you Sims fans, it's like pulling TEETH to get a simple review around here.

Don't waste your time on the Sims games. With the exception of SimCity, they all suck. Unless you enjoy the decorating and designing a house aspect. My daughter plays it for that reason.

SimCity is cool because of the financial aspect, trying to design and run a city that turns a profit.

Now we're getting simwhere. :D :thumbsup

duke nukem rocks!

These are the best games I´ve ever played:

Monkey Island 3
Simon The Sorcerrer 1
Day of the Tentacle
Sam & Max hit the road
Indiana Jones and the fate of atlantis
Kings Quest 5
Larry 3 and 7
Pinball Fantasies
Doom 1 & 2
Quake 1, 2 and 3
No One Lives Forever 2
Counterstrike
Tony Hawks Proskater 2
Carmageddon 1 & 2
BLOOD3D



Fatal Frame 2 on PS2

I hope this list will bring you some sweet memories.

There are many many more games that I just can´t remember right now..

I'm not really into RPG and FPS, so I'd have to pick a couple of adventure games: Grim Fandango and The Longest Journey.

id definitly add quake I team fortress on there , 2fort4 was the shit

back then, I had a lot of fun with Quake II :glugglug

Leisure Suit Larry
Ultima Online

Say no more....

DH

Say a lot more, actually. Can I get a description of those games? Esp Leisure Suit Larry, I'm not all that into those online monthly fee type of games.

Dude..... Elastomania :thumbsup

Why?






Would you people start giving some descriptions?? :ak47:

:thumbsup

The original tribes is available as a free full download.

http://www.sierra.com/downloadfile.d...&mediaid=11590

also get the patch

http://www.sierra.com/downloadfile.d...6&mediaid=5775