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Chocobo |
I really need some recommendations for PC games
Can you guys recommend a bunch of good PC games? Any genre is fine, and it doesn’t matter how old it is. The more you list, the better (I don’t care if it’s a list of 20 games).
Thanks. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Should be hitting up steam's indie bundle sales for cheap fun games.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Well yeah, we don't list here, and we don't do listing threads, so hopefully we get some discussion and nice reasonings behind all the recommendations.
(shade has an excellent suggestion) This is a pretty decent list I found by googling Top 20 PC Games that You Should Play Before You Die - GamingBolt.com: Video Game News, Reviews, Previews and Blog Though you may want to skip the MMO games. On top of those, I wholeheartedly recommend Grim Fandango, which is a wonderful adventure game set in the mexican land of the dead. Excellently written and acted, with a superb jazzy soundtrack and fun puzzles, it remains Tim Schafer's masterpiece. ![]() This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. ![]() |
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Today's your lucky day Hush and Cool, because not only is the PC my favourite gaming platform, and not only do I enjoy making lists of my favourite things, but I also have no idea how to spend my time productively and can quite easily waste an afternoon searching google for screenshots instead of, say, doing work.
So here, a tribute to my favourite games on my favourite platform in no particular order, part 1 of 2. Aquaria - Action Adventure - 2007 gorgeous music and visuals in an atmospheric aqua based metroid-athon. This was made by 2 guys, and they should have your money. ![]() Deus Ex - FPS/RPG - 2000 immersive, interactive world, free-form gameplay, excellent story, great music. Play it at night. ![]() Wizardry 8 - RPG - 2001 Wizardry 8 is the last of its kind; that breed of old school RPG that is about being constantly challenging and pushing you to your limits. Just reaching a new location is exciting and feels like a reward in itself. Play it, and prove you're not a pansy. ![]() VVVVVV - Platformer - 2010 An homage to retro platformers, right down to the soundtrack. Has a fairly simple game mechanic but it's explored in inventive ways. The learning curve is perfect. ![]() Unreal Tournament - FPS - 1999 A massive appeal of the original UT was the simple aesthetic that often resulted in amazing scenarios like the picture below; sadly forgotten in the series' move towards a grittier realism with 'better' graphics. If, like me, you like headshotting people to a backdrop of outstanding beauty, and electronic music rather than orchestrated, then you will go for UT99. ![]() Guild Wars - MMORPG - 2005 Not really a MMORPG because all of the action is played with small teams in private instances. Guild Wars is the prettiest game I've ever played, and every now and then I get nostalgic for its relaxing atmosphere and beautiful environments that beg to be explored. ![]() Sam and Max Hit the Road - Adventure - 1993 Sam and Max are a great double act wherever they turn up, and this is wonderfully scripted. My pick for the funniest game ever. ![]() Within a Deep Forest - Platformer - 2006 One of the best freeware games available. Crisp, minimalist graphics and tight gameplay. Some people prefer the more laid back and adventure oriented Knytt Stories by the same author. ![]() Braid - Puzzle - 2009 Braid is actually a challenging puzzle game dressed up like a platformer. Like VVVVVV it plays with one central gimmick, and it explores it in ingenious ways without ever getting old. ![]() Half-Life series - FPS - 1998/2004 The Half-Life games are like well designed theme park rides, shuttling you from one thrilling set-piece to another. You can't really step off the track, but the ride is so incredible you don't even want to. ![]() I was speaking idiomatically. |
Amnesia.
Amnesia. Amnesia. AMNESIA.
(go buy on Steam right now. 50% off.) What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? ![]() |
Portal's always a great choice.
And Mass Effect is a great series to get into if you don't have it on X-Box already. FELIPE NO |
Planescape: Torment - RPG - 1999
the Planescape universe is the most unique of RPG settings and captures the imagination like no other. Set an intriguing mystery of amnesia and immortality here and you have the most compelling story ever committed to game. ![]() Subspace - Action - 1997 imagine the game Asteroids taking place in a huge arena. Now replace the Asteroids with other player driven ships. That's just to give you an impression - it has a lot more depth than that. Subspace has a steep learning curve but once you get into it you'll find the gameplay addictive and well balanced. ![]() S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl - FPS - 2007 The most atmospheric game I've played, and maybe also the scariest. Set in a fictional version of The Zone which surrounds Chernobyl. Above ground The Zone feels like it's living and breathing, and below ground is where it gets beyond eerie. ![]() The Monkey Island Series - Adventure - 1990-2009 Very funny and crammed with a whole cast of memorable characters. Should be the starting point for anyone remotely interested in the genre, really. ![]() Another World - Platformer - 1991 I've seen this labeled a 'cinematic platformer' which is pretty apt. Teleported to a hostile, alien world, you have to survive a series of scripted events, while in control of a slow, awkward human body. ![]() Cave Story - Platformer - 2004 Cave Story is either a massive inspiration to solitary bedroom coders everywhere, or it caused hearts to sink, because they knew the bar had just been set impossibly high. ![]() Nox - RPG - 2000 Nox is a Diablo alike. Nox is superior in that dungeons aren't randomly generated, so you get some cool Indiana Jones-esque sequences, and better overall use of the surroundings. ![]() System Shock 2 - FPS/RPG - 1999 Can be called a true horror game. Whereas other FPSs have scary moments, the fear in System Shock 2 is all-pervading. ![]() Portal - Puzzle - 2007 Clever puzzles, humour, personality and charm in spades. ![]() Machinarium - Adventure - 2009 Machinarium showed us there's still a place for original point and click adventure games, and did so with the greatest of style and art direction. ![]() What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
Last edited by Kolba; Dec 29, 2010 at 09:45 AM.
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Great list Kolba. Some I totally agree with (Deus Ex, Planescape, System Shock, Nox, UT, Half Life) and others that I will definitely have to check out at some point.
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