I haven't played any games since 1999 so I have been out of it for a long time. Basically I thought about trying a game to flex my workstation a little bit since I actually have a gaming card in it (3GB Nvidia GTX 780). Any good flying games, car games or adventure games that have good graphics you guys can recommend?
Good PC game recommendation?
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Can you narrow that down a bit?
Me, I'm looking forward to the downloadable content for BioShock Inifinite being released next week.
If adventure, and puzzles, without violence (mostly) is what you're looking for, then I might suggest Portal 2.
Me, I'm looking forward to the downloadable content for BioShock Inifinite being released next week.
If adventure, and puzzles, without violence (mostly) is what you're looking for, then I might suggest Portal 2.
Thank you, David.
Bioshock and Portal 2 look pretty cool!
Some games I used to like were:
Cars: Need 4 Speed III, High Stakes , Midtown Madness 1,2 , Driver , Viper Racing , Test Drive III , Vette!
Airplane: Falcon 4.0 , USAF , WWII Fighters , A10 Tank killer
Adventure/Quest: Police Quest I/II/III , Kings Quest 1-6 , Alone in the Dark 1-4 , 7th Guest , Zork(various)
Looks like submarine simulators are pretty much over and I guess flight sims are too?
Bioshock and Portal 2 look pretty cool!
Some games I used to like were:
Cars: Need 4 Speed III, High Stakes , Midtown Madness 1,2 , Driver , Viper Racing , Test Drive III , Vette!
Airplane: Falcon 4.0 , USAF , WWII Fighters , A10 Tank killer
Adventure/Quest: Police Quest I/II/III , Kings Quest 1-6 , Alone in the Dark 1-4 , 7th Guest , Zork(various)
Looks like submarine simulators are pretty much over and I guess flight sims are too?
Wow, those ARE some old games!
The first BioShock is probably my favorite game of all time.
The first BioShock is probably my favorite game of all time.
dmitrizigany
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I'm not a gamer but a sucker for everything post-apocalyptic. Naturally I love the entire Fallout series with 'Fallout 3' and 'Fallout: New Vegas' being the recommended start. I also really loved 'Metro: Last Light' and the original Bioshock. The Walking Dead game is also pretty good!
Thanks everyone. Yeah I figured you'd find it humorous when I mentioned the old games I used to play 
Heck I still have an old 386SX with 256 color VGA and a Pro Audio Spectrum audio card!
I'm checking out all those games listed. Yeah, I'd like to try to give my card a workout to see what today's games are like.
Is there some requirement or danger some games have requiring internet or some type of extra software needed that will adversely affect a workstation that is otherwise just used for work? I used to have a strict rule - no games on workstations! But this game card has me wanting to stretch it's legs, haha. But since I use Adobe and 3ds Max on this same machine I can't jeopardize what's important just to play a game for a little bit
Heck I still have an old 386SX with 256 color VGA and a Pro Audio Spectrum audio card! I'm checking out all those games listed. Yeah, I'd like to try to give my card a workout to see what today's games are like.
Is there some requirement or danger some games have requiring internet or some type of extra software needed that will adversely affect a workstation that is otherwise just used for work? I used to have a strict rule - no games on workstations! But this game card has me wanting to stretch it's legs, haha. But since I use Adobe and 3ds Max on this same machine I can't jeopardize what's important just to play a game for a little bit
ugafan
Looking for a woman
best place to get games inexpensively is humble bundle. they have a new sale each week. sometimes the selection is better than others, but all you have to pledge is $1 to get some games and the money helps out whatever charity they're sponsoring that week. it will link to your steam account.
i've been playing hero academy, but i haven't convinced anyone on here to play me yet. my user name is the same as it is on here.
i've been playing hero academy, but i haven't convinced anyone on here to play me yet. my user name is the same as it is on here.
Egg Born Son
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Steam and the like is something you need to be aware of. You cannot game without internet anymore. Those of us who buy legitimate software have always been punished for our honesty with endless unsuccessful copy protection methods which break our games temporarily or permanently from time to time. From lost code wheels and manuals (find a word on a page) in the early days to having to have the disk (unscratched) in the drive in the 90s, to online registration that rarely survived hardware upgrades and now Steam, Uplay etc - the buggiest copy protection yet.
Steam stopped me gaming until, like you I recently wanted to try out my new video card. It's constantly crashing and then won't let me access my games until it has downloaded them again (Shogun 2 is like 30GB, I estimate I've spent over $200 in excess download fees on this game alone and with a 20GB monthly limit this takes a while). There are some good games around now but be warned that occasionally be denied access to your games and may need to wait minutes to days for updates to be finished. As an occasional gamer these days this happens all too frequently, usually right after an update which happens every few weekends that I decide to have a gaming weekend.
Also be aware that the plethora of genres you are into are now pretty much reduced to variations on FPS. Single player game design is also a dying art, developers generally seem now almost entirely reliant on multiplayer to provide the interest. There surely has to be a genre revival coming but in the meantime, like you, all my favourite genres appear to now be dead (on PC anyway) based on my recent foray into Electronics Boutique. Except the Total War series that just get incrementally better every iteration. I second Skyrim as a good RPG. Deus Ex and Bioshock were pretty but both of these worked well at near on full graphics settings (pretty much everything but SSAO which I believe just feathers the realtime shadow rendering) using only my motherboards onboard graphics. I suspect only the FPS games are going to give your card a workout. I was hoping to find a Freelancer type game to give mine a workout. I've come across a Kickstarter for a game called Star Citizen which looks promising and is by the Wing Commander designer but isn't finished yet and looks like it might be mostly online.
Steam stopped me gaming until, like you I recently wanted to try out my new video card. It's constantly crashing and then won't let me access my games until it has downloaded them again (Shogun 2 is like 30GB, I estimate I've spent over $200 in excess download fees on this game alone and with a 20GB monthly limit this takes a while). There are some good games around now but be warned that occasionally be denied access to your games and may need to wait minutes to days for updates to be finished. As an occasional gamer these days this happens all too frequently, usually right after an update which happens every few weekends that I decide to have a gaming weekend.
Also be aware that the plethora of genres you are into are now pretty much reduced to variations on FPS. Single player game design is also a dying art, developers generally seem now almost entirely reliant on multiplayer to provide the interest. There surely has to be a genre revival coming but in the meantime, like you, all my favourite genres appear to now be dead (on PC anyway) based on my recent foray into Electronics Boutique. Except the Total War series that just get incrementally better every iteration. I second Skyrim as a good RPG. Deus Ex and Bioshock were pretty but both of these worked well at near on full graphics settings (pretty much everything but SSAO which I believe just feathers the realtime shadow rendering) using only my motherboards onboard graphics. I suspect only the FPS games are going to give your card a workout. I was hoping to find a Freelancer type game to give mine a workout. I've come across a Kickstarter for a game called Star Citizen which looks promising and is by the Wing Commander designer but isn't finished yet and looks like it might be mostly online.
Denis Haineault
Well-known member
If the idea of creating your own stuff appeals to you, you might check out Project Spark. It's now in open beta so anyone can jump in -- note it will be free when released and they are using a "pay for additional content" approach. Also, it's made by *gasp* Microsoft.
As far as creating your own stuff, the best way to describe this game is a bit like a mix of Minecraft and Little Big Planet. You're given tools to build things as simple (or as complicated) as you want. All games can be shared for others to enjoy. People interested only in playing (not creating) can play anything that the community puts up for as long as they like, and without paying a penny. You can even edit other people's contribution and derive your own version.
Note that objects included in the game come with their own logic (called "brains") that have default behaviors - e.g. fireballs cause damage, goblins attack you when you're in range, etc. You can modify these brains using their unique programming language based on little tiles (icons) that you just stitch together; it's fairly easy to pickup...at least for doing basic things. Anything more complicated will require some knowledge of programming.
I've been in the closed beta since December and it's quite enjoyable.
You can download it from the Microsoft store on xbone, on Windows 8.1 (only 8.1), and xbox360 (later on). Be aware that it is still beta, and there still issues being worked on.
As far as creating your own stuff, the best way to describe this game is a bit like a mix of Minecraft and Little Big Planet. You're given tools to build things as simple (or as complicated) as you want. All games can be shared for others to enjoy. People interested only in playing (not creating) can play anything that the community puts up for as long as they like, and without paying a penny. You can even edit other people's contribution and derive your own version.
Note that objects included in the game come with their own logic (called "brains") that have default behaviors - e.g. fireballs cause damage, goblins attack you when you're in range, etc. You can modify these brains using their unique programming language based on little tiles (icons) that you just stitch together; it's fairly easy to pickup...at least for doing basic things. Anything more complicated will require some knowledge of programming.
I've been in the closed beta since December and it's quite enjoyable.
You can download it from the Microsoft store on xbone, on Windows 8.1 (only 8.1), and xbox360 (later on). Be aware that it is still beta, and there still issues being worked on.
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adamrahn
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Fallout series is out of this world. Stronghold, Command and Conquer series, Age of Empires were my favorites as well - highly recommended if you're into medieval, military, or campaign style games. So I'm not bogging down my computer with extra files I usually just opt for online games now (through Kongregate or other similar sites).
Adam
Adam
If you havent played since 1999 youve missed out in half life 2 including (and in my opinion the best thing about it) Portal (Portal 2 as well though i like the first better).
Also of note: ultima 9 (which was from right around that era so maybe you got to that one) the Gothic series, the Witcher games, Giants: Citizen Kabuto. Ive been mostly console only for gaming since the xbox came out so im way out of touch but hell, they practically share the same library these days!
i only ever play single player (not got the appeal of multi) so im saddened things are trending toward multiplayer only.
Also of note: ultima 9 (which was from right around that era so maybe you got to that one) the Gothic series, the Witcher games, Giants: Citizen Kabuto. Ive been mostly console only for gaming since the xbox came out so im way out of touch but hell, they practically share the same library these days!
i only ever play single player (not got the appeal of multi) so im saddened things are trending toward multiplayer only.
Wow. Thanks for all the feedback. I feared that games had mostly become FPS and I'd heard about STEAM but knew nothing about it. So it sounds like the diverse types of games there used to be has pretty much gone away. That's too bad. I was looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/BioShock-Infinite-PC/dp/B002I0KOSI
and http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-3-Gam...8&qid=1395328301&sr=1-1&keywords=fallout+3+pc
or http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-New-Vegas-PC/dp/B002SU4QG4
But I guess they too will require internet/multi-player and some type of STEAM or something? They all have some time of TSR program running in the background? I liked it back when you could just install it off the disk and play. Of course back then you usually either had to look up something in a manual or put the disk in the drive for it to completely work.
I'll look at project shark and humble bundle as well.
and http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-3-Gam...8&qid=1395328301&sr=1-1&keywords=fallout+3+pc
or http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-New-Vegas-PC/dp/B002SU4QG4
But I guess they too will require internet/multi-player and some type of STEAM or something? They all have some time of TSR program running in the background? I liked it back when you could just install it off the disk and play. Of course back then you usually either had to look up something in a manual or put the disk in the drive for it to completely work.
I'll look at project shark and humble bundle as well.
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It takes a very long time to download things from Steam.
One of my favorite series of all time. Barry Green was a programmer on the first several, and also Dune 2000.
Wow! Barry Green is quite a diverse individual
Batutta
Major Contributor
One of the most beautiful games I've seen lately is Trine 2, and it's a side scrolling adventure, not FPS.
http://trine2.com/site/
http://trine2.com/site/
Thank you. That looks fun. What does DRM free version mean?
Batutta
Major Contributor
No digital rights management. Once you buy it, you can play it anywhere, move it to a different system, with or without an internet connection.