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Terrh
07-26-2006, 11:52 PM
are there any?

wtf happened to all the classics, why aren't they making more games like starcraft (and homeworld), Quake (ok there are new shooters but most of them suck too)

man I can't think of even one modern game (especially RTS) that I can even sit through for an hour nevermind would actually be willing to buy and play for hundreds of hours...

Say No To Pistons
07-27-2006, 12:02 AM
Battlefield 2.... the best you can get when it comes to modern warfare... name your comps specs.

Cosby
07-27-2006, 12:05 AM
I'm a fan of minesweeper

DeRFmAn
07-27-2006, 12:46 AM
minesweeper owns. No one i know plays that. its friggin fun.

Animal
07-27-2006, 01:00 AM
I have it on my palm. Play it when I get bored.

On teh compootar I play... umm... multiplayer notepad. I think the only game i have on here is bzflag, and i haven't played that in about a year.

KatakanaKarl
07-27-2006, 10:12 AM
Half-Life 2, and all its associated spin-offs/mods. After they released HL2: Episode One (the first expansion), I went back and played through the entire game again, and it reminded me just how great Half-Life games are.

Episode Two is going to come with Team Fortress 2, and a new single player first person puzzle game called Portal, which looks mind-bendingly badass.

There's also a team remaking the original Half-Life in the source engine, under the name "Black Mesa", but using HL2 as a base, so it will look as good as the new games (unlike HL: Source, which just had better lighting/water effects and newer AI).

As for other shooters, quite a few of them suck out loud, but there have been some seriously good ones the past few years. FarCry was badass, F.E.A.R. was badass, and Prey is pretty killer too. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is pretty sweet also, online play is awesome, but you have to have a beefy rig to run it, otherwise it looks like shit.

For RTS, the only one I've played recently is Warhammer: Dawn of War. Not very original, but the gameplay is quick and simple, and the unit animations are VERY good. Plus it already has one decent expansion, and will have another within a few months.

aznpoopy
07-27-2006, 10:31 AM
katakana karl pretty much said what i was going to say

FPS? there's a ton of awesome FPS games...

start with FEAR and HL2

as for strategy games... nothing can match the longevity of blizzard RTS games. still there are some decent ones out there. rome: total war is really good.

speed_monkey
07-27-2006, 10:51 AM
Half-Life 2, and all its associated spin-offs/mods. After they released HL2: Episode One (the first expansion), I went back and played through the entire game again, and it reminded me just how great Half-Life games are.

Too bad you have to use steam, which is about as cool as a steaming pile of shit. :(

KatakanaKarl
07-27-2006, 09:44 PM
Too bad you have to use steam, which is about as cool as a steaming pile of shit. :(

Personally, I don't mind Steam at all. Never really saw why people hate it so much.

Say No To Pistons
07-27-2006, 09:57 PM
^ counter strike sucks compared to BF. it sems like youre trapped in a maze.

$100T2
07-27-2006, 10:06 PM
The only PC games I have are the CSI games... They're entertaining, fun to figure out, especially on a boring winter night.

Tessai
08-01-2006, 11:38 PM
+2 for HL2.

Steam actually saved my ass today. Had to reformat, and can only find 1 of my HL2 install CDs. However, with Steam, it already registered my CD key so I can just DL the files again!

Hades12
08-03-2006, 06:04 PM
I have been playing AOE 3 some, but I need to build a new computer to play it any further.

Rotary Knight
08-14-2006, 05:43 PM
+2 for HL2.

Steam actually saved my ass today. Had to reformat, and can only find 1 of my HL2 install CDs. However, with Steam, it already registered my CD key so I can just DL the files again!


Probably one of the best thing I like about steam.

RX7_2ner
08-17-2006, 12:55 AM
Battlefield 2.... the best you can get when it comes to modern warfare... name your comps specs.

karkand ftw

Say No To Pistons
08-17-2006, 01:51 AM
^ +1... im getting crappy frame rates in BF2 and 4 minite long load times... but i dont wanna reformat my comp. stupid 25 frames per second...

RX7_2ner
08-17-2006, 04:45 AM
overclock your cpu. it'll help more than upgrading your video card.

Say No To Pistons
08-17-2006, 10:01 PM
everything is overclocked. my cpu's setting is not as high as it used to be because of the summer heat... i hit over 75'c while gaming...

AustinsFD
08-30-2006, 04:31 PM
prey, oblivion, X3 and desertcombat rocks.

AustinsFD
08-30-2006, 04:31 PM
everything is overclocked. my cpu's setting is not as high as it used to be because of the summer heat... i hit over 75'c while gaming...

what kind of processor?

meh
08-31-2006, 08:08 AM
they need to come out with a new pocket tanks....plenty of hours in iraq have been devoted to that.

Say No To Pistons
08-31-2006, 09:26 AM
what kind of processor?
Athlon Mobile 2600+.... yes on a desktop.. why? because it runs cooler with lower voltage so its a hell lot overclockable than the other athlon's. i just dont have the cooling to support it :( ... damn thermaltake POS blow fan that sounds like a lear jet taking off to puerto rico.

Drifter757
09-01-2006, 02:41 AM
Still playing Oblivion, just started a new char with Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul 1.3 Definitely makes the game more enjoyable.

Going to check out Sword of Stars next.

LimitedSlip7
09-10-2006, 10:58 PM
Hopefully Fallout 3 will be out soon... and it will prolly pwn faces.


It damn well better.

AustinsFD
10-10-2006, 10:59 AM
thats why i download...

cool3865
10-10-2006, 06:52 PM
Hopefully Fallout 3 will be out soon... and it will prolly pwn faces.


It damn well better.



yea there we go, from a company that isnt around anymore........thats like hopeing for a new Duke Nuckem 3D game. everyone knows its not gonna happen

sbrxguy
10-12-2006, 12:14 AM
Okay, I've got my new setup coming:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1MB L2
Nvidia GeForce 7600GT SLI
2 gigs DDR RAM
160 GB seagate 7200rpm
XP Pro
thats the basics, I think I'll be okay for battlefield 2. What else do ya recommend as far as games?

XxMerlinxX
10-25-2006, 09:42 PM
Medieval II Total War is the one I'm waiting on at the moment.

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