Please Recommend Some Games

[12twelve12]

I have been out of the gaming loop for some time now. Can some of you gamers please recommend some "must-play" games? I like most types of games. I don't want to play something that will run at a crawl on my system though.

Thank you.

[TwoRails]

FEAR would be my #1 choice. HL2 runs good on low horsepower systems but I have no problems with FEAR on my 4800+ with an 800. If you don't mind something older, then Halo is a blast.

[XenaWP]

I'm enjoying Quake4 on my new build. Nice graphics.

[tigstah]

stalker is pretty good too.
if you are into racing, get colin mcrae dirt.
command an conquer 3 is out now......

[pam123]

Thief : Deadly Shadows

[jer888]

company of heroes
oblivion
command and conquer 3
age of empires 3

[noneoftheabove]

TWO WORLDS!, it comes out july 17th. also counter strike source from steam.

[Taigen Jalisal]

Definitely the "Neverwinter Nights" Trilogy (Easiest way is "Diamond Edition"). Doesn't necessarily look the greatest, but the storyline is well developed. Play the campaign and whatever multiplayer you can get your hands on, it's definitely good.

Don't know how old these might be, but if you're looking for MMORPGs, I'd highly reccommend either "Ever Quest" (1, not 2), and Dark Age of Camelot. The first being, in my opinion, the best MMORPG ever made, and the second definitely high up on that list. If you're into it, City of Villains/Heroes is something to check out.

A classic favorite of mine would be "Arcanum", a kinda old isometric view game with a rich story. Doesn't look to shabby either.

-Tai

[Muddman]

Check out http://www.gametap.com if your looking for some of the older games.
STALKER
Command & Conquer 3
Unreal Tournament 2004
Far Cry (Game Tap)
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (Free MP only)
Serious Sam 2 (Game Tap)
WARROCK (Free MP only)

[12twelve12]

Thanks all. I will check out some of them and see which have demos. I tried the Company of Heroes demo and thought it was great. I still fire up Homeworld (1999) once in awhile so I need some new titles for sure!

[Kasturi]

If your into the pirate scene, then I would suggest checking out Voyage Century. It is a free online roleplaying game.

[jer888]

Company of heroes is crazy fun online. I mean, how often do you get to call down a V-2 on "die American Cowboys".

[TungstenCarbide]

I'm going to repeat some that others have mentioned: Thief: Deadly Shadows, Oblivion. C&C 3

Also Supreme Commander.

[jer888]

Theif is fun. I can't wait for the next one if there is going to be.

[Muddman]

Dawn of WAR
Dawn of WAR Winter Assualt
Dawn of WAR Dark Crusade
Are all good RTS games.

[ztx]

Dark Messiah

[marine63]

starcraft ftw

[dogdude16]

I second Dawn of War. Dark Crusade is the lastest expansion and you DONT need the previous copies to play the game, only to lock some of the old races. If it matters to your there are a lot of mods/maps for Dawn of War.

[tomster2300]

Rome: Total War.

You'll never be the same. (What an intro, huh?)

[brx]

Overlord, Oblivion, FEAR, GRAW, The Darkness.

[kamikazi_tom]

TWO WORLDSSSSS

OMG I'm so addicted. The graphics are absolutley breath taking. I Love this game with a capital L >=]]]

CSS is always a fun one to go pwn some noobs n such.

[nocturnx]

Two Worlds is out? I heard it got rejected for certification by Microsoft for being too buggy, that was the 360 version though.

[TwoRails]

Maybe it's the demo?

http://www.2-worlds.com/

[brx]

Can't wait for Bioshock, got it on preorder. Played Oblivion and its expansions for about a year on and off, though I hear that Two worlds is somewhat like it. I will wait for the RPG bug to hit me again before I buy it.

[kamikazi_tom]

Tom finds ways around getting unrealeased game. You can draw your own conclusion there. Anyways, It's been release din Europe and I have that copy. They have a current 1.4 patch, and a 1.5 patch on the way. I have zero problems with it on XP or Vista.

[Merlin1274]

I would have to say. CAll of Duty Series. Battlefield 2 and 2142 if your into FPS..
Best of whats around..

Still like my C&C, Halo was cool. Loved Quake 4 for SP only.
Neverwinter Nights was cool.. Want to play oblivion.

www.piratesofwar.net
I run an online gaming clan with a few friends.
We run a COD2 server But love to server hop for BF2 and 2142.

[Jaggannath]

Medievil Total War, Tropico, Heroes of Might and Magic 5, Age of Mythology...

[Entsure]

If you're after something a little different, try Defcon....

(there's a review here: http://www.itreviews.co.uk/games/g284.htm)

[Triangle Man]

go play fallout 1/2 if you haven't already. it's good for you. trust me :D

[brx]

Bioshock, played it both ways. It's a little disturbing but amazing also. No online though.

[The Village Idiot]

I play, uh, Counter Strike Source, Battlefield 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, all of them are mainly online, and great too.

[dalenorth]

FPS - Battlefield 2 or 2142 have very good online ranking systems, I own my own BF2 clan www.eow-clan.co.uk. CounterStrike is popular too. Bioshock has just ben released and is very good.
MMO - There's tonnes out there from World of Warcraft to Star Wars Galaxies.
RTS - Command and Conquer games, Supreme Commander is apparently sweet.

[zscully]

Most of what everyone has posted are good games but it depends on what type of games you like as well. I usually go to gamespy to check out the latest reviews and previews of games. There is a really nice article you should read that lists the hottest games for this fall, some of which are out and some which are going to come out soon.

http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/817/817275p1.html

World in Conflict just came out, actually today, and looks like it is going to be really really sweet.

[hitchface]

I'll be the third to say F.E.A.R., but only if you don't plan on using cheats. Full experience = play on the hardest mode possible, and don't stop shooting.

[TwoRails]

Didn't read all the posts so I hope this is not a repeat, but I'm now playing Serious Sam II and it's a trip... I've never played "that type" of game before, so I'm still adjusting, but I'm having a ball learning!!

[Jaggannath]

So twelve12, made any decisions??

[backithink]

Didn't read all the posts so I hope this is not a repeat, but I'm now playing Serious Sam II and it's a trip... I've never played "that type" of game before, so I'm still adjusting, but I'm having a ball learning!!



lol i bought that monday for $6 at a store near me... was on their clearence shelf... i havent installed yet tho... but reading around it looks like a trip

[maxnik]

i would try TF2

[Fibre Optix]

Depends on what you like to play.

If your into First Person Shooters I like FEAR, Half Life 2 (My fav) and even Doom 3 is fun too. Yet to try Bioshock but I hear great things.

On a multiplayer: CounterStrike:Source is kick ass and I am loving Team Fortress 2 right now even though I'm only playing the Beta.

Strategy: I really like company of heroes and Command and conquer.

[Ahura]

Half-Life 2 (all) - A classic must.
Unreal Tournament 4 - Try Adept bot and above.
Age of Wonder 2 Dark Magic - Turn-Base Strategy, just torrent it or something.
Zoo Tycoon 1 Complete Edition - ZT 2's animals are crappy.
Homeworld 2 - A lil bit old, but good nevertheless. Spectacular background.
Oni - A quite old game, 90s, but VERY High gameplay quality. Made by Bungie if that help.

Up comming:
Unreal 3
And...What else?

[hitchface]

Seconding the Homeworld series. Flat out one of the BEST games I have ever played. If you like attention to detail and fairly complex gameplay (at least 1-2 hour learning curve), this series is for you.

[backithink]

Up comming:
Unreal 3
And...What else?

cannot forget crysis...... i got my new parts today and will be finishing my build for a while..... mainly cause A: its free (lotto) and B: crysis looks awesome.... and since i got rid of my xbox.... i dont have halo3 as an option but thats okay crysis looks sick.

[drummerboy92]

Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Battlefield 2/1942, FEAR, Half-Life Orange Box, Counter-Strike, Rainbow-Six Vegas, Quake 4, Doom 3, Deus Ex, Mafia, Chronicles of Riddick, Far Cry, Unreal '04, System Shock 2, GTA, Thief, Starcraft, Warcraft, Rise of Nations, Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, Homeworld, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Warhammer 40,000, Diablo, Freelancer, Fable, Fallout to name a few : )

[Entsure]

Definitely look at warcraft, both RTS and MMOG.

Also an excellent but not talked about much game, with no hefty system reqs is Defcon (review here: http://www.itreviews.co.uk/games/g284.htm )

It's thermonuclear-tastic ;)