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Title pretty much says it all. These are some games am I thinking about getting.

The Orange Box
Risen
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (I've heard a lot of reviewer praise, and a lot of player criticism)
Fallout 3
EVE Online
Company of Heroes

Edit:
Burnout Paradise
Sims 3
Demigod
Empire Total War


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on Oct 05, 2009

Yes
never tried
Yes
Yes
Yes
never tried

on Oct 05, 2009

Yes

I've never tried either

Yes (but fallout 3 first if you like tech or oblivion if you like fantasy)

Yes

No (Its way too much of a time suck, great graphics though)

Yes

 

Regardless bro, you've go a few hundred hours of great gaming with those and that's excluding Eve (and multiplayer in general)

Enjoy!

 

on Oct 05, 2009

NO (steam = evil)

never tried

never tried

... also never tried...

NO (mmos are evil, EVIL i tell you! expecially the ones with monthy subscriptions)

yes

on Oct 05, 2009

The Orange Box
Fantastic value and an amazing collection of titles - if you already own some of them though, it might not be worth it. In any case, the Half-Life 2 games are fantastic shooters and some of the best games ever made, Team Fortress 2 is excellent multiplayer mayhem although the online community does have a pretty high skill level, and Portal is a just brilliant alround.

Risen
If you liked the Gothic series, you'll love this. It's an old school RPG; open ended, all about decisions and freedom, and it's just a little bit hardcore. The combat isn't terribly exciting, but it's a fairly good game. Not for everyone.

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
My personal favourite game of all time. The auto-leveling of enemies is people's biggest problem with the title, as it kind of sucks some of the challenge of the game away, and at the same time kind of removes the feeling of progression somewhat. An amazing title that will blow you away if you can over look it's faults.

Fallout 3
Oblivion with guns. However, the burnt out world isn't nearly as fun to walk around in - the browns and greys eventually wear thin, and the quests just don't feel as varied as Oblivion's as most of the stories are fairly cliche. VATS is either a love, or hate, thing - if you like VATS, you'll love Fallout 3. Excellent DLC.

EVE Online
They let you grind you skills while you're not even playing - that's how long it takes to get anything done. It just felt boring and empty, to me.

Company of Heroes
A great WWII RTS game with some excellent changes to the normal forumla - all about how you use your troops, and can be a little punishing at times if you're not willing to learn to play the game as it was intended; this is not Starcraft.

on Oct 05, 2009

Fallout 3 is fun. I played Company of Heroes demo and it was fun, if a little too fast-paced for me.

on Oct 05, 2009

Oblivion with mods is really good (get FCOM convergance). The one thing i can´t stand in oblivion is the combat system (the recoil from blocks) and the stupid minigame when you try to open a lock.

 

edit: company of heroes is indeed a great game (better then dowII imho), but it doesnt suit everybody so try the demo first.

on Oct 05, 2009

I played the demo or Risen and will definitely be buying it.

I enjoyed Fallout3 (I liked the VATS system).

Check out D2D's sale if you're looking at CoH. 5 bucks for CoH gold this week.


Haven't played the others.

on Oct 05, 2009

hey check out direct to drive they have lots of great games on sale for 5 bucks apiece rt now including company of heroes with expansion and titan quest with expansion

on Oct 05, 2009

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion-Get it for the computer totally worth it if only for the mods.

on Oct 05, 2009

Yes, many great games, not new, but great games nonetheless.

Never played

Never tried sadly

Yes, won game of the year and has 5 extensions for it, great game.

Yes, but only if you got 15$ a month and have a lot of time to spare.

Never tried, but heard great reviews.

on Oct 05, 2009

from what i've heard about those games, you've got a pretty good selection!

 

on Oct 05, 2009

Thanks for the feed back. I found an Oblivion mod that removes the level scaling, so I should try that. Also found out why the ESRB changed Oblivion's rating from T to M. Such a stupid reason...

Edit, I also put Burnout Paradise and the Sims 3. Are those any good?

on Oct 06, 2009

The Orange Box - YES
Risen - Pretty good so far.
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (I've heard a lot of reviewer praise, and a lot of player criticism) - If you like generic 'RPGs' (Lots of killing stuff though)
Fallout 3 - Not even half as good as the old ones, not really an RPG, fun action game though.
EVE Online -I like it but as a powergamer I hate the design
Company of Heroes - Good little game

Edit:
Burnout Paradise - Good for crashing stuff.
Sims 3 - It's good, IF you like that type of game, you should know that.

on Oct 06, 2009

The Orange Box - Loved HL 2 (Only shooter I actualy wanted to finish for storyline)
Risen - I'm definetly getting this, loved Gothic 2, and this is the unoficial sequel (Gothic 3 was made by other developers)
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
Fallout 3 - In my preferences Gothic 3 > Fallout 3 > Oblivion, but they all are great games.
EVE Online - Tried only trial, looked great, but MMO's are EVIL indeed
Company of Heroes - my favorite rts next to sins.

If I had to choose one - damn, they all are good.

 

on Oct 06, 2009

Asmeus
The Orange Box - Loved HL 2 (Only shooter I actualy wanted to finish for storyline)

 

 

Deus Ex was awesome as well.  Can't wait for Deus Ex 3.

 

Anyways, for The Orange Box, even if you don't play / want Half Life 2, Portal is an awesome game, albeit short.

 

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