2011-08-06, 10:44 | Link #1 |
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PC game recommendation
Looking for a good single-player game with good story. Games I liked:
Mass Effect 1,2 Dragon Age Origins, DA 2 KOtOR 1,2 Devil May Cry Batman Arkham Asylum Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Star Wars: Jedi Academy TES:Morrowind, Oblivion Prince of Persia 1-3 Fallout 3 GTA series Max Payne 1,2 Gothic Heroes of Might and Magic 3,5 Something with a 3rd person/action view would be nice. Game should be not older then 5-7 years. Some stealth action is nice too; I didn't like Assasins Creed. I have a gamepad so ported games aren't a problem. No horror like Dead Space, Silent Hill please. I also don't want games like FIFA, Need for Speed i.e. sports and racing.
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2011-08-06, 12:07 | Link #4 | |
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Would Bioshock fits your interests? It has a dark atmosphere, though I wouldn't call it horror, but it is pretty heavy on, shall we say, story involvement. Many conflicting emotions to be had among the usually boneheaded mainstream nerd gamers with the Little Sisters and their plight on that one and its sequel.
As for a more traditional PC RPG, you don't have the Neverwinter Nights franchise listed. Personally, most of the franchise campaigns are too generic to care for (though if you get by with TES Oblivion's "story"...). Two exceptions though: the Hordes of the Underdark expansion for the first NWN is pretty good, while the first expansion for NWN2, Mask of the Betrayer, blew me away. Think KOTOR 2 with magic for that one, same lead writers I think -- unfortunately it has the same "rushed/unfinished" flaw at the end like KOTOR2, albeit not nearly as fatally. And there are always mods, it's a franchise that's meant to transplant D&D RPG gaming onto the PC after all, and the "successor" Dragon Age modding tools are simply outright less useable by far. I can also recommend a criminally overlooked dark RPG title in Vampires: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Troika's last and greatest work. It has a gripping story, amazing dialogue and voice acting (play Malkavian for the lulz), sexy vampires, and the bugs and instability which plagued its early releases have long since been purged by the community unofficial patch. It could be hard to find though what's with the company being bankrupt and all, though there's always...other means of acquisition if you do not have issues with that. And if you don't mind...age and gameplay limitations...there's always the legendary classic Bioware titles Baldur's Gate (II: Shadows of Amn at least, the first title was less good) and Planescape: Torment. And Fallout 1 and 2, since you've played 3 and all. But you said they shouldn't be too old, so I guess they're out. Oh and do play Fallout 3: New Vegas if you haven't already. Quote:
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2011-08-06, 12:32 | Link #5 |
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Irenicus,
Thanks for a detailed answer I tried playing NWN, but I wasn't into the complex (compared to today games) system, so I dropped. It's not because I liked dumbed down games, but because I don't have much time now to fully engage in a game like this. Concerning Oblivion, I liked gameplay and Dark Brotherhood but not the story As for BioShock I am not really into singleplayer FPS. I liked Fallout 3, but it wasn't superb, and I am not really keen on post-apo genre too. Also I don't feel like playing old games at all. Pity that KOtOR is discontinued as singleplayer game, it was brilliant. So I guess I'll stick to Witcher for now.
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That said, I just realized there's another Bioware title. Have you played Jade Empire? It's pretty short, it's 2005 so not that old, and it has a unique martial arts-based combat system (it's set in a China-like environment). It's a pretty good game and doesn't demand heavy investment in time and effort. The story is pretty good, too. The Witcher is somewhat like it in that they both have "unique" combat styles that involve the player more than traditional pen and paper-originated RPG stat systems. Quote:
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Too bad though. I was thinking if you like it maybe you'd really like Deus Ex. Then again, maybe you'd still really like Deus Ex. Everybody -- and I really mean everybody -- does. And try Vampire Bloodlines if you can get it. It really is a great game IMO. :X |
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2011-08-06, 15:40 | Link #7 |
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Icewind dale and neverwinter nights are great rpgs very long too and a lot of fun but a bit old.
If your looking for a up to date rpg and has good graphics and story just play witcher 1 and 2 there perfect.
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2011-08-06, 16:11 | Link #8 | |
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You might take a look at Gothic II and/or Risen.... and perhaps Fable if you're up for a simplistic though entertaining RPG. |
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2011-08-06, 16:12 | Link #9 | |
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Maybe I will play Jade Empire someday I don't like all these Vampire themes, so no. And don't know about Deus Ex, I think I am biased toward newer games as the have better graphics. I know that's wrong to give more attention to graphics than to gameplay but ... I hated Fable, after playing I felt like throwing up
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2011-08-06, 22:04 | Link #10 | |
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I'd recommend Jade Empire good game.
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Deus Ex/System Shock 2/Half-Life are classic titles I think any avid PC gamer really should play at some point. BTW I do believe there is a HD texture Mod for Deus Ex, so that maybe worth a look into. Anyway a slightly older game dating back to 2001 you could try Severance: Blade of Darkness. A rather forgotten title of great 3rd person adventure action but pretty sure graphics from then will look dated even tho it was considered pretty good for it's time. I don't see Splinter Cell anywhere, theres really any pick from the whole series but I'd go with Chaos Theory, I believe to said to be the best one. Also don't see Hitman series anywhere, quality gaming fun to be had here btw. Can't remember how well the story held up cause I was having to much fun with all the silient killing! Anything else I liked or thought was worth a mention probably wouldn't make the cut, it's mostly mediocre stuff but stuff I still found pretty enjoyable. It's a real pity Uncharted wouldn't make it to the PC
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2011-08-07, 11:46 | Link #12 | |
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But I did quite enjoy Contracts. If you really got time then maybe starting from the 1st game might be good but I can't recall if you really need to play the games in order or if there was a overall pig picture spanning the games. Sure someone else can clear that up. Atm I'd hazard a guess and say yea Deus Ex: Human Rev is gonna be worth it, sure no doubt it will have it's little problems just like any other game but it just looks so damn good! Remembered another title worth a look, Gears Of War. Yes very action like, basically just a FPS with a 3rd person perspective really but I found it to be pretty good.
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2011-08-11, 13:47 | Link #18 |
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In no particular order:
Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout New Vegas + DLC Thief 2: The Metal Age + Thief 2X: Shadows of the Metal Age (fan-made expansion) Deus Ex Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura Bioshock Bioshock 2 Metro 2033 Call of Duty: Black Ops The Suffering Manhunt Freelancer Torchlight The Witcher: Enhanced Edition The Witcher II: Assassins & Kings Anachronox Mirror's Edge Afraid of Monsters Director's Cut (HL1 mod, will scare the shit out of you) Arx Fatalis (very much like TES, only harder) STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl STALKER: Clear Sky STALKER: Call of Pripyat Get over your hate for FPS games. Third-person is not common on PC, if you really want third-person action games, use consoles. PCs are dominated by first-person games. Also, get over your graphics addiction. Some of the best PC games ever made were developed back in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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2011-08-11, 15:39 | Link #19 |
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What if you only like games with good graphics? What if only good graphics please you? There's nothing to '' get over '' then and it's his '' loss ''if he doesn't want to play older games. I would actually want to know what are the '' best '' old games because I too, like my games with graphics, and I don't play old games.
I agree about the FPS thing though, you'll miss out on a LOT of games if you concentrate on 3rd person. But, seeing as you have played TES and Fallout, I don't really see where the hate for FPS is when these are in first person. You should play Fallout New Vegas by the way. The STALKER games are also excellent. Both were suggested by syn already, I see, so I'll just second those and Blops too. Usually FPS games that focus on MP have awful story, but not this one.. You really should play it.
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