Can anyone recommend a PC game? [modified]
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Have recently bought Half life 2:episode 2 and quake:wars, would recommend finding the demos for these as they can be a little power hungry - but demo's are free :-) (both are recommended btw) Have also been playing lots of Oblivion and dungeon runners, both are more sword'n'sorcery rpg but involve lots of hacking stuff up and exploring. However for your spec I would recommend Quake 3 above them all, its old but still fast energetic and challenging for any player.
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Hehheheh... WoW is like a drug... it was hard to quit playing... harder (for me) than quit smoking - really.
You've said it all then... Were you grateful towards the person that gave you the first cig? I though so.
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Have recently bought Half life 2:episode 2 and quake:wars, would recommend finding the demos for these as they can be a little power hungry - but demo's are free :-) (both are recommended btw) Have also been playing lots of Oblivion and dungeon runners, both are more sword'n'sorcery rpg but involve lots of hacking stuff up and exploring. However for your spec I would recommend Quake 3 above them all, its old but still fast energetic and challenging for any player.
reshi999 wrote:
However for your spec I would recommend Quake 3 above them all, its old but still fast energetic and challenging for any player.
Are you insane??:wtf: When Quake 3 came out back in '99 it needed something like 300 MHz processor and an 8 MB Video Card to run! With your spec you can really go for almost everything there is out there.
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
I'd recommend Prey for single player as it has cool game features (it's a bit SF). For multi player I'd recommend Call of Duty 2 and and an application called "All seeing eye" for searching for multi player games...and if you didn't try it, multi player gaming rocks :D
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reshi999 wrote:
However for your spec I would recommend Quake 3 above them all, its old but still fast energetic and challenging for any player.
Are you insane??:wtf: When Quake 3 came out back in '99 it needed something like 300 MHz processor and an 8 MB Video Card to run! With your spec you can really go for almost everything there is out there.
Hm, I remember playing Quake 1 (!) at something like 200MHz, 4MB Graphics... and if I remember corectly it didn't really "run" much in highest details & resolution.
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reshi999 wrote:
However for your spec I would recommend Quake 3 above them all, its old but still fast energetic and challenging for any player.
Are you insane??:wtf: When Quake 3 came out back in '99 it needed something like 300 MHz processor and an 8 MB Video Card to run! With your spec you can really go for almost everything there is out there.
Am I insane? Possibly, but when I said 'spec' I was also referring to stated requirements (fast, fps, etc) :-) Aside from that am always dubious about spec'd up laptops ability to play games, mainly due to the amount of people who complain to me 'we bought this laptop for n expecting it to play Doom 3 at high res only to be sadly disappointed with screen refresh rates and general power drain, loadup times, etc' As stated I think the poster should try Half life 2 and quake wars demo's to assess potential, quake 3 is the safe option because I still play it on a high spec'd PC and it just keeps getting FASTER ;-)
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
So many to choose from, I'd say BioShock (had good reviews) but is set in a fantasy world, The new Call of Duty4: Modern Warfare(release 5 Nov), or Half-Life(the orange box) which should keep you busy for a while. have a look at www.gamespot.com for more info. MK
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Hey this is awesome game, will enjoy it - "Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones", the next best ever game after Doom and Wolfenstien goes from console mode to real 3D mode needing a graphic enhancer boosting your enthu. :mad: -- Without a strive for perfection I would be terribly bored.
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
For a cheap, realistic online FPS, I'd have to recomend Counter-Strike. I think through steam it's now about $10/ £5, and you get the condition zero mod, which allows you to play offline against bots. www.steampowered.com
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Half-Life 2 Orange Box - 5 games for one price. Awesome deal. Best games ever.
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I think I have an old copy of Wolfenstein 3-D on 5.25" floppy around here somewhere... you can have that if you like!! ;P
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Talk about memories - I got a copy of Wolfenstein from the developers - at the time, I was trying to make a go of it as a shareware vendor: (back before most of the world was on line, AOL had a DOS version, and online charges were per-minute). I had played Swords-of-Glass (highly recommended) and all of the Might & Magic series available up to that time. W3D was a single-sitting event to win after the experience of the more serious dungeons. But - a recommendation I will alway give: ROGUE It's been around forever, still has fans maintaining (the source-code_s_ are available), and it's just always fun. No graphics needed. Every game is different. It took me five years to win the first time (Epyx Rogue). It can be found at the SourceForge http://roguelikes.sauceforge.net/pub/[^], and there are sites dedicated to it. You may wish to check out the wikipedia. A lot of strategy and decision making for an apparently simple game. You learn how to play, which means better decision making, but never know what's ahead.
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Josh Gray wrote:
I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world.
All computer games are fantasy! That's the idea. If we wanted reality, we'd watch TV. Reality? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Reality!!b> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_%28computer_game%29[^] http://roguelikes.sauceforge.net/pub/[^]
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
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Oh you rabid dog! I'll see your two boogers and warm gummy and I'm throwin' down 10 pieces of navel lint, three balls of earwax, and handful of dirty pocket crumbs! Oh, and I think I have a pair of 2's....
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I've got a frog, 2 crickets and 3 centipedes in my pocket. Oh yeah ... got a couple cat-eyes too. Pair of Aces.
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Think Tanks, I like it, my kids like it, my brother likes it, cousins like it. When you play, networked, you can insult your brother and cousins (it has text messeging) while hammering them with a barage of tank fire. Whats better than that? http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/thinktanks.jsp[^]
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Why have nobody mention Postal 2 ? It must be the best game ever, if you just want to spen a litle time gameing, But beware you can quikly finde you self play for hours, the missons in the game is simple just pick op your pay check at the office, and pick up a bottle of milk in the local shop. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal%C2%B2[^] Btw. A cat is a good silencer ;) (You know what i meen af you have played the game)
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If you haven't tryed it yet: just buy World of Warcraft. Just to see how is the biggest selling online game (and social phenomenon) ever. You will thank(or course) me later.
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I've a new laptop and I think its only right that I buy myself a fun game to go along with it. The last game I purchased was Doom 2 so its been a while. I'd like a first person shooter game that I can get a lot of fun out of without too much effort. I just want to spend a half hour every now and then making things go boom. The laptop is a 2ghz dual core, 3gb ram, and I think an Nvida video card with 256mb ram. I played Call Of Duty a few years ago and really enjoyed that. I'd prefer a game set in the present or historical past rather than a fantasy world. Any recommendations? -- modified at 3:17 Tuesday 16th October, 2007 Thanks to everyone who's replied :)
Dude! You've got to get "The Orange Box". It comes w/ Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Teamfortress 2 and Portal. Every one of these games is awesome and all for the price of a single game! http://half-life2.com/ Portal is nothing short of amazing. It's a puzzle game.