Best Game

[nksmfamjp]

I know this is a crazy question, but what is your favorite game right now? My wife is going back tto the US soon and I want her to pick something up. What hardware/OS isneeded to run it?

[Prew]

Serious Sam- if you like first person shooters. Just read the reviews on it. The Cooperative mode (you can have up to 8 or more people join your game to help slay the monsters) is a nice addition and lots of fun. It only comes with one deathmatch level but others can be downloaded off the internet. (and it costs less than $20.00)

[mike breck]

Yes I've got to agree with Prew.

Serious Sam was like a breath of fresh air in a turkish bath. Good fun and an amazing engine that performs well on older systems like my P2 450 with a geoforce 256.

If you like RPG then try Vampire the Masquerade. It's not new but plays like Severance or Rune. Great fun.

Max Payne is good if you like 3rd person shooters. I didn't quite agree with some people who suggested that it revolutionised the genre. But that's just me.

Alternatively, you could be a gentleman and buy your wife "The Sims". But then you'd never get on the PC yourself....

[RJ]

Well, I like strategy games (Total Annihilation, C&C, Age of Empires, and good old Dune 2 :cool: ).
And my favourite FPS is Counter Strike.

RJ

[DrZaius]

Serious Sam was like a breath of fresh air in a turkish bath.
LOL. :D

I second Max Payne, great single player action game. If you have a good net connection then Counter-Strike is tops, but Unreal Tournament is still fun.

All of the games run fine on Win98SE, and you'll need a decent video card and at least 128MB of RAM.

[wrelax]

Brood War (starcraft expansion) and Counter Strike are on my top 5 games ever made to this date. Once i get bored of one game i move on the the next and the cycle repeats on and on. Always fun though. mostly b/c they come out w/ new patches all the time to change things up.

[Xayd]

Depends on what you like.

First person...Max Payne seems to be great, but no multiplayer.
Strategy.......Sacrifice and Black & White have been the best in the past year
Third Person...I liked Rune, but Alice was very good as well.

Xayd

[southrk]

Max Payne
nascar 4
black and white.
they all ran fine on my old comp pIII 450 geforce2 mx 200 32mb.

[glc]

If you are into strategy-based sims, Tropico is really decent and doesn't require a powerful machine to run. It runs beautifully on my K6-2 running at 417 MHz (83x5) with a 16 meg TNT card and 256 megs ram on 98FE and it *will* run on NT with software acceleration - I ran the demo on it before I bought the real thing.

[Penguin]

Delta Force - Land Warrior

This is a great game and the internet combat options are awesome. I would advise to play the game and practice before going online. Although jumping in and just having fun works as well.

[Zellius]

hey ive played all alot of latest games i like them currently i play UT most of the time online but final fantasy 8 for playstation sticks in my mind for best game i guess i loves the storyline

[deanboyj]

Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction..
simply put,very addictive, and big online
also Science and Industry, a half life mod, GET THIS MOD
i used to play counterstrike a lot,but our clan kinda disbanned and we lost our server so we cant practice, and then everybody started cheating, and the awp got me angry because everybody used that gun way too much!!

[Werewolfdaddy]

Unreal Tournament is my favorite. For the perfect blend of visuals, sounds and smooth gameplay, unreal is the absolute best. They can say that Max Payne revolutionized pc gaming, but unreal has done just that. You can see proof of that in how many games coming using the unreal engine. The code for it is art, but it is a fps game, but that's okay for us maladjusted malcontents. Don't bother playing it on a system under 500mhz with a 32meg vid card, though. Unreal requires top of the line.

[SINND3R]

Counter-strike is my favorite. I have only 3 games installed on my computer... they are Max Payne, Half-life (Counter-strike/TFC), and Unreal Tournament. UT gives my 1.4 and GeForce 3 a work out with a bunch of people all using the Pulse Rifle and Counter-strike is very addictive aside from cheating that runs rampant.

[Zellius]

I play unreal tournament almost everyday for atleast 4 hours i tryed to get in to counter strike but there are alot of people that use game hacks to win

[Werewolfdaddy]

What's the use of cheating? These people need to get a grip and remember that it is just a game. They must be the kind of people that never seem to get tagged while playing two-hand touch football. "No, you only touched me with one hand, and one finger." Doesn't counterstrike have an anti-cheat mode? I don't have it, so I don't know.

[Xayd]

That's why UT has lasted so long, and the credit goes to an average college-aged punk like the rest of us who played under the handle "DrSin".

This guy, later with others, wrote a mutator for Unreal that "forces" you to download an app from any server you play on, and the app in turn checks your installation of Unreal every 20 seconds from then on out, and sends any shady modifications back to the server. If the server sees a modified client, it kicks/bans your IP and creates a log of the incident.

Yeah, there are cheaters in UT, but they're very rare, few, and far-between compared to other games. I think that's why I've never been able to seriously play Quake 3 or Counterstrike. Cheating is much more common in those games, and after the steps the Unreal community has taken to stop this, I expect a clean game when I play something.

Xayd

[Werewolfdaddy]

You said it brother. Thank you.

[Werewolfdaddy]

BTW, how did the name xayd come about? If it's not too personal.

[nksmfamjp]

What OS are you guys running?

[Xayd]

I'm running Win2k, our UT server is hosted on Red Hat 7.1

Xayd comes from a MUD I used to play (text based game, kinda like a chat room with rules and commands, D&D'ish). I was originally named Demorahl in the game because I found a bug in sleep spells that let me incapacitate and level creatures and people at a very fast rate in the game, and needless to say that pleased the admins of said game none too much ;). They told me I had to change names on short notice, so I just thought "well, something that starts with X, four letters or less". That leaves very few options, and this is what came out of it.

Been this name ever since.

Xayd

[Werewolfdaddy]

I play Advanced Dungeons & Dragons SE and all the whitewolf material out, except trinity. One of the favorite games of my girlfriend is werewolf. I was storyteller for a werewolf campaign for over a year. When I first got online, I really wanted a unique name; I didn't want to be Lord Soth, ad nauseum or C-dog 2k. While playing werewolf one night, I told my players that I was more than just their daddy, I was their werewolfdaddy. Thus a internet legend was born. ;) I've never been anything else on anything, except for my University mail address. It's celmore@utk.edu . Clinton Brabson Elmore doesn't sound very wolfish, does it?


Anyway, I am an Unreal Tournament addict and anything that expands my chances of getting in on a game is enough reason for me to donate spare pc parts. I'm even werewolfdaddy on unreal tournament.

[DvT_Scorpion]

TWO BIG THUMBS UP FOR UT FANS!! I love UT, i used to play Quake then Quake3, then my buddie told me about UT and WOW!!! It was the only game I have on my pc, except recently I installed Unreal, just to check out what started the whole craze, one player mode is pretty cool. I uninstalled all my other games, and used the extra hard drive space for lots of extra maps.

If anyone is interested (UT players, especially) you can check out our forum, greatest bunch of guys here's the link :)

http://board.unreality.dk/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=32

sometimes you can catch us on irc.enterthegame.com channel #dvt, hehe, I'm actually gonna eat dinner and go on UT soon, I'll check back soon after I eat to see if anyone bit at the offer :)

[DragonNOA1]

hey along with UT and Alice you have to try any game from the Rainbow Six series... these are all good games... check 'em out!

[Xayd]

What do you guys play Scorpion?

I don't get over to the unreality boards that often (once in awhile to pick on those ridiculous IDN people, that's pretty much it :D). I remember playing with some people from a clan called Deviate with the tag dv8, is that you guys perchance?

Anyways, I can be found in #[vs] on irc.enterthegame.com as well, dunno if you've played with or against us before. We're primarily TDM, with dabblings in DOM as well.

Xayd

[Werewolfdaddy]

I joined the site this very night. Problem is that I am a 56k-er, but I'm hopeful for dsl any day now.

[DvT_Scorpion]

When I go on, I usually play DM, with clan {DvT} (Deviants), we play TDM. These guys are the best, of course I gotta say that, hehe :D , but it's a blast, server is out in the West Coast, I don't ping well, I'm in Boston, sometimes we DR's server is up, a T1, I love that one, ping's alot better!!

No we are not dv8, never knew if we ever were, I just joined DvT a couple of monts ago, so I can't be sure, but, I doubt it.

[Xayd]

Nah, not you guys then, dv8 is a CTF clan that just dabbles in TDM if I remember correctly.

Strange that I haven't run into you guys on the ladders and leagues, when we're at our most active we play on Teamplay, OGL, and Proving Grounds simultaneously. Are you guys playing on any of the ladders out there at all?

Stop by #[vs] sometime, we'll get a scrim or something. I'm usually around from midnight-til on Saturday through Wednesday, and I'm around all day on Thursdays and Fridays.

Xayd

[DvT_Scorpion]

Well, our clan does not do any ladders, from what I was told, we are one of the original Unreal clans, I don't know what their involvement with other clans were, but mostly we just match against eachother. Once in a great while we'll match other clans, but I have yet to see it, hehe :)

I'll log on, when I get a chance, things are kind of busy now, don't even know if I'll make it this weekend, maybe Sunday after noon. Oh, and don't expect too much, lol:p

On PG, look for {DvT}SSgt{Tyler}[x], and [COA]Static, I think they're starting on the 2 vs 2. I used to be on, but too many morons at the bottom of the ladder, LOL!

I will log on evertime I get a chance to play UT:D

[Xayd]

Hehe, COA I know, so at least we know the same people.

KillEmAll used to play on some of the same pubs I played on, and we've played them a few times coming up through various ladders.

Xayd

[deanboyj]

well now that counter-strike 1.3 is out.. that is my new favorite game.. evar.
the voice communication thing rocks, thier player model's mouths even move when you talk. With voice com, you can form strategies and everybody on your team will listen

[Werewolfdaddy]

Hey xayd and dvtscorpion, are there any good werewolf skins with an elongated snout. I don't like the classic horror movie look. It looks like a man in a dog suit. I want the new look from whitewolf type werewolf.
Also, what do you think about tac ops 2. Is it killer or what?

[Xayd]

There's lots of skins, but you'll only be able to use them online if the server has the skin installed to force others to download it.

www.nalicity.com
www.planetunreal.com

Xayd

[DvT_Scorpion]

Sorry dude, like Xayd said, that's the only way it would work, or if you set it up on your server if you have one. I'm sure you have these, but just incase
http://unreal.epicgames.com/
http://www.planetunreal.com/

with these two links, you're almost guaranteed to know all the latest stuff, and Planet Unreal is awesome, you have links for map, skins and voice dl's.

I don't bother with skins, because chances are you'll never find servers who run those skins, unless where you dl'd the skins they have a server set up for it, but it suck if you love the skin and the server(s) no longer have it and are using the new ones.

Thats the best I can do :)

[Werewolfdaddy]

I have never been disappointed at the help that I have received at pcmech; this time is no different. Thanx guys. So, which do you think is better, tac ops 1 or tac ops 2? I like 2 better. It's what rogue spear should be. ;)
What are your favorite unreal mods? That way, if we ever play, I don't have to download before we start.

[DragonNOA1]

Werewolfdaddy, now i know you are not makin fun of rogue spear! Its only one of the best games ever! I have played tac ops 2, but i don't remember it, hmm go figure. Rogue Spear blows everything out of the water!hmmm, let me see if i can find a tac ops demo anywhere, i wanna see y u think its soooo good, even though i know it can never be as good as rogue spear!

[Werewolfdaddy]

Don't get me wrong, I play urban ops as much as I do unreal. I cut my teeth on Rogue spear and then went to unreal for a time. Both games are first person shooters but they couldn't be more different. RS is a realistic, strategy based game, where death is final, until the next game. It makes people cautious and there is a high level of skill involved. Now, unreal is a fast paced action emphasized game where life is ultra cheap and the goal isn't to just to live, but to be the one with the most confirmed kills. Death comes quick, but you get to respawn, until someone gets the designated number of kills, in DM. CTF and Dom change the rules a little. The basic rule is frag, lest you be fragged. I love both games and that comment was just a playful poke at RS. As for tac ops two it is a mod for unreal tournament. It has the ultra smooth, fluid gameplay of unreal with the deadly efficiency of Rogue Spear. Like RS, a hit to the head kills with one shot and more than likely so will a single shot to the chest. If you set the bots skill above adept, get ready to respawn. Its the best of both worlds, as the original tac ops aspired to be.

[morriswindgate]

I'm kinda partial to Doom II and Wolfenstein 3d. I guess you can tell I'm not much of a game player!

[Xayd]

They're different games. I agree, for first person shooter strategy, Rogue Spear is the best there ever was (sorry CS people, CounterStrike is a mod, not a game, and one that never dealt with its cheating issues).

Unreal is a mixture of individual skill and teamwork, not a pure DM game or a pure teamwork game.

Personally I don't play tac ops or any other such mod/game. I worked too hard on being able to front flip diagonally through the air and hit primary shocks to see all that skill go to waste on a slow game ;).

Xayd

[DvT_Scorpion]

What!? You can combo the shock after a flip?? Damn, I gotta see that!! I'll be around a little later, in #dvt and #[vs], got stuff to do today, but I'll make it there asap :)

[Werewolfdaddy]

I thought I remembered someone juggling me around in the air one night. I'm coming to get ya, Xayd. ;) I've combo'ed a shock before, but never in the air. Now, that is skill.

[DragonNOA1]

oh, so tac ops 2 is a mod for UT? where can i pick it up?

[DvT_Scorpion]

Here's a link to get TacOps

http://www.tactical-ops.net/

I'm dl'in myself now, hope it's cool :)

I believe someone in my clan runs a server for it I'll have to check and get back.

Have a fraggin weekend:D

[Werewolfdaddy]

Tac ops two can be played two different ways. The first is mission style team death matches with terrorists where you have to buy guns and ammo and armor. The second and best way is normal unreal with tac ops 2 weapons. Both have to be played through tac ops 2, though.

[Xayd]

I can hit moving combos "occasionally", so not combos consistently, no. I was referring to being able to hit people long range with primary fire while moving ;).

Xayd

[nksmfamjp]

So it looks like unreal tournament is a must. What video card will make it and most other newer games look and play best? What are you all using?

[DvT_Scorpion]

Definitly, UT is a must, everyone who likes the FPS action genre, Unreal Tournament must be part of your library!! :D

As for video cards, ATI Radeon 64MB (not the ALL IN WONDER), not that it's a bad card, but I have no need for what it supports, the Radeon kicks ass for gaming:)

[DvT_Scorpion]

Originally posted by Xayd
I can hit moving combos "occasionally", so not combos consistently, no. I was referring to being able to hit people long range with primary fire while moving ;).

Xayd

Whew, now I don't have to avoid anymore, hehe :p

[Werewolfdaddy]

yeah, its a special skill to keep people in your site while flying around in the air like spiderman. I can don't impress people online, because of my internet connection, but I light 'em up at lan parties.
nksmfamjp:
For unreal, the voodoo series does well. As for the newer game, look out for geforce 2 and 3 cards. I have heard good things about the geforce II gts. Anything with 64mb should do well. Look out for the Hercules Prophet 4500; it's supposed to be a good value card.

[Xayd]

There are a few out there who can hit moving combos with ease, though, and they're damn near impossible to kill. Tank and BladeRadius from ]DHI[ come to mind. Track them down in a rocket arena server and you'll wish you hadn't :(.

http://forums.prounreal.com/images/smiles/leet.gif

;)

Amongst other players in top 10 clans, I consider myself very average actually. I can hit primary fire shocks, I've studied the spawn points to make the most out of sprees, and I can time powerups pretty effectively in my head. We have very few 'great' players that play on our squad, we win by teamwork and 2+ years of experience playing together. Doesn't matter how good the guy on the other side is, if half your kills as a team are 2 vs 1, the other team is in for a long ride ;).

Xayd

[DragonNOA1]

damn my 56k connection, i'll download it from school l8ter on.
oh, and my vid card is a Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB running in "enhanced" mode:cool:

[Werewolfdaddy]

Only by playing against the best and practicing constantly can one hope to attain greatness. The bots just dont deliver creativity like a person can. However, my 1.7gig with all the extra memory has produced some impressive feats from the bots. I run Matrix and low grav. The bots always hide up in the ceilings and drop down on top of me and each other. I have seen one bot running for its little electric life while another rode it like a horse, blasting it with a shock rifle. I've seen them run up walls away from a pursuer, flip behind them and blast. One time, I was going down a lift and suddenly one of the bots jumped down on top of me and we blasted away at one another. I've seen them pair up with each other, back to back, and kill everyone around, then turn on each other. Well, one shot the other in the back. My friends think it's because my processor is so quick, it allows for quicker thinking by the bots, IE following the prescribed behavior programing.

[dead_eye]

Don't get CS, get Half-Life because you can just download any HL mod including CS. However, since you are in Japan, and there are no Japanese versions of CS or HL, or most multiplayer games for that matter, how would you play?

[mike breck]

Well,

I think we all agree...Serious Sam is the winner.

[DragonNOA1]

ha ha , Serious Sam? Don't be kidding. UT 4 Life!(and a little rainbow six on the side)

[Werewolfdaddy]

UT 4 Life!(and a little rainbow six on the side) In the book of gaming, this is gospel. Let us frag, if it pleases the maker, Epic.

[Xayd]

Very good young jedi, and remember, chase you must not...

http://www.unrealforums.com/avatar.gif

Xayd

[mike breck]

Perhaps nksmfamjp should have asked what Single Player and what Multiplayer games people are playing just now. They are becoming distinct genres these days.
I know kids who play UT, Quake 3, and Counterstrike, who have never played Unreal, Quake, Quake 11, and Halflife. I also know people who have played and enjoyed these classics but have no interest in playing online. I'm in the middle because I do both.
However, as one who still loves and appreciates a great single player game, I sincerely hope that the ever increasing importance placed on Multiplayer does not lead to the demise of the parents who gave birth to it. In my opinion, good single player and multiplayer games stand side by side in the FPS world. To say otherwise, is to send the wrong and perhaps very dangerous signal to game developers.
If game developers were to lose interest in making Single Player games then, as gamers, we would all be much poorer. As far as I'm concerned, the more variety the better.

Just a thought...

[CroniC]

Originally posted by Zellius
I play unreal tournament almost everyday for atleast 4 hours i tryed to get in to counter strike but there are alot of people that use game hacks to win

Counter Strike does have an anti cheat its called punk buster u can down load it from www.punkbuster.com but if ur looking for no cheaters just join a pb required game :D