[PC] Reccomend-a-Game (and proper spelling)

I was more or less in the same position as you, only I've already gotten my PC and have been playing on it for quite a while.

First thing that comes to mind is obviously Orange Box and Call of Duty 4. I know a lot of the 360 and PS3 fans will tell you how awesome it's in multiplayer with them, but CoD4 is a PC game through and through and while you lose analogue movement and rumble, the mouse aiming really makes the game, because like in Flashpoint, it only takes a few bullets to drop an enemy. Plus it looks superb on a decent+ PC.

Orange Box is another given. I've played Half-Life 2 twice, plus once on the 360 and while it works really well on a console, all five games on OB are PC games through and through (the closest exception being Portal but again, you gain additional levels). I've also played around with some mods and thankfully Steam makes Sourcemods wonderfully effortless. Look up and get Minerva when you can.

Every other game I've been getting for the PC are the type I'm very late for the party for, meaning more old adventure games I never got around to finding and/or didn't have the hard drive space (Atlantis series, Myst series, Uru, Culpa Innata, Scratches, Realms of the Haunting etc) and shooters that didn't run good enough on my old PC (Far Cry, Painkiller, Serious Sam 2, Mafia, Brothers in Arms games). And some RTS games, mainly Starcraft, Homeworld 1 & 2 (superb) and Company of Heroes (more Relic goodness).

I also intend to get Mass Effect and Crysis once I find the cash for them. I've already completed ME on the 360, but it's worth replaying on PC.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

There's yet to be a person who's spurred me from buying something I already intend to buy. Thanks for the advice though I guess~

When I mean to buy something, I've already weighed the pros and cons. It doesn't mean I'll fall over myself to pay full price for them (as I'd have already done that), but since I want to play them both (and I have plenty of great games I love and only play once), I will eventually get them, usually cheap enough for me (which is pretty cheap).

As for that install limit, I don't know what's the big deal. I saw people whine about it with Bioshock and I wondered so what. Most copy-protection/internet activation shit is one time only. It's awful, I hate it, it prevents me from loaning great PC games to friends (Call of Duty 4, hello), but I don't see it being any worse than three times the amount. I mean with that I'm at least assured I can reinstall if my PC breaks down or I upgrade.

So yeah, I don't like any of this copy-protection activation stuff, but it's never prevented me from buying a game. It's not as if that's going to make any kind of difference. If it messes up on me, I'll download it so long as I can play it. At that point I figure I'm entitled to that but otherwise I like owning my games in physical form (again, for a fair price).

There's nowhere I can't reach.