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Old 10-28-2003, 02:33 PM   #1
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Can anyone recomend a good game for me to get. I enjoy games like Alice and Half-life. Please no war games.

Games that aren't too easy though, looking for a challange.
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Old 10-28-2003, 03:21 PM   #2
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You might want to check out MEch Warrior 4, No One Lives Forever 2, and Hitman 2.
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Old 10-28-2003, 03:27 PM   #3
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NOLF2 looks good! Cheers Mr N8. anyone got any other ideas?

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No war games? Eh, go for Battlefield 1942 with the Desert Combat mod! It's the best FPS out there! The online multiplayer games are excellent.
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Old 10-28-2003, 07:07 PM   #5
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Morrowind eh. all I can say, cause all my games are war based .
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Old 10-28-2003, 07:09 PM   #6
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I thought the war thing would get you!
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Old 10-28-2003, 07:38 PM   #7
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rainbow six series including ghost recon:island thunder
warcraft 3... there is warring but not a ww1/ww2 game
aliens vs predator, old and cheap but fun
Mafia
Jedi Academy

i would recommend more but they are all pretty easy
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Old 10-28-2003, 07:54 PM   #8
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Re: Best Games

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Can anyone recomend a good game for me to get. I enjoy games like Alice and Half-life. Please no war games.

Games that aren't too easy though, looking for a challange.
Half Life 2 will be out soon
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Old 10-28-2003, 08:02 PM   #9
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Can't wait, Half-Life 2 is going to be the best game yet
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Grand Thefy Auto Vice City
Enter the Matrix
XIII
Splinter Cell
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Old 10-28-2003, 08:55 PM   #11
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UT 2k3 (and possibly 2004, as it should be coming out soon... )
Half-Life (and HL2 coming out soon...)
Age of Empires II
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Old 10-29-2003, 12:34 PM   #12
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Soldier Of Fortune 2 Double Helix, this game totally rocks! Online RMG maps are superb...
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Old 10-29-2003, 05:22 PM   #13
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SOF2 is a great game; not the best I've ever played, but definitely the goriest!
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But in SOF2 can't you take the gore off?
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Old 10-29-2003, 07:32 PM   #15
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I didn't like SOF2 much. It's not realistic. I mean, how can a guy without a head keep on screaming in pain?

Red Faction. The GeoMod Engine is a blast.
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Old 10-29-2003, 07:38 PM   #16
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Deus Ex 2

, but its not coming out until next year!
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Old 10-30-2003, 01:49 PM   #17
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omg I love this game playing it for 5 years now

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Old 10-30-2003, 02:00 PM   #18
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Age of Empires (with Expansion Pack)

Age of Empires: Age of Kings

Age of Empires: Age of Mythology

Rainbow Six: Original

Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch

Rainbow Six: Raven Shield

These are the most of the games i own
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If you like Alice, you may enjoy Nocturne. It came out a few years back but it's still an enjoyable game and you can get it pretty cheap. Vampire, The Masquerade comes to mind as well. The original Unreal had a full storyline, like Half-Life. It's also as old as Half-Life as it came out the same year but if you haven't tried it I think you might enjoy it. If I think of any others, I'll post them.
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Old 10-31-2003, 05:01 AM   #20
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Thanks everyone, just to add, I prefer games like Tomb Raider (over the shoulder camera) but the control system on tomb raider sucks, so that rules them out!
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gta3 vice city is fun

personally i like HOMEWORLD cataclysm

i think homeworld 2 ill be out one of these days

*edit - i just looked it up, it's already out*

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Try some new games: Halo, Max Payne 2, Chaser, Jedi Academy. All good.
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Deus Ex is a great game, one of the best all-time. Deus Ex 2 is due out early December.

TRON 2.0 is a fun game as well.

Max Payne is a 3rd person shooter. I hear that Max Payne 2 which just came out is also very good.
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Old 10-31-2003, 02:53 PM   #24
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Myy brother recommended postal 2
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Anyone say HitMan yet? That is a good game.
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Since you mentioned Alice, there's the Clive Barker Game that is very similar called "Undying". And if your looking for a treat, if you can dig up the old "Phantasmagoria" games, they can be fun. Also, you can revert back to the Myst series. There is alot of games out there, and you've knocked out many of them since you said no war games, but thier out there. Another old game that I loved playing and trying to find a copy of is "Neverhood", a game that was released by Lucas Films I belive. It's a claymation puzzle solving game. Just remember though, if you start these games, it's easy to cheat and find walkthroughs for them.
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Hitman 2 is excellent!
I just beat Max Payne 2 and i must say it rocked, i already started it again.
Star Wars: Jedi Academy, I just got it and have only played the first few missions but it is very fun, the story is great, its like your right inside a star wars movie(the original 3, not the new ones lol)

All 3 of these games have the behind the shoulder view you like and are action packed, I highly recommend them.
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Old 10-31-2003, 08:14 PM   #28
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Deus Ex is the best game I've ever played, and I believe it's the best game of all time. I can't wait for DE2.
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