Recommend me some games [Archive] - Hyper Magazine Forums

TAT

09-12-2009, 08:30 PM

Borderlands, i greatly underestimated just how great this game would be. I still may hate the weapon sounds, but the rest of the game is fine.
For the love of...

The Witcher, Morrowind and/or Oblivion if you're a fan of RPGs
Sins of a Solar Empire for your RTS fix
rFactor if you're a car racing nut

dinopoke

09-12-2009, 08:41 PM

Apparently Civ IV is the best yet.

So in terms of exclusives:
Deus Ex
Stalker
Crysis
TF2
Total War Series
The Witcher
Vampire Bloodlines
Arcanum
Planescape: Torment
Baldur's Gate II
Freespace 2
UT2004
Arma 2
Dawn of War series
Company of Heroes
Supreme Commander
Zeno Clash
Torchlight
Titan Quest
WOW
Cave Story
Dwarf Fortress
Battlefield series
Painkiller
Machinarium
Audiosurf
Sacrifice
Anachronox
Dungeon Siege 2
NOLF2
The Longest Journey
Sins of a Solar Empire
Galactic Civilisations 2
Sims
Anno 1404
Men of War
Dota
League of Legends
Plants Vs Zombies
Peggle
Killing Floor
Shattered Horizon
System Shock 2
Gary's Mod
Thief 2
Neverwinter Nights series
Trackmania
Black & White
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Far Cry
Mechwarrior 4
Guild Wars
Darwinia
Homeworld 2
King's Bounty
Gothic series
World in Conflict
Rise of Nations
Freedom Force
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Tron 2.0
Aquaria
Call of Duty 1
Deus Ex

I couldn't think of anything so I had to pad it out with Deus Ex.

Lazlow

09-12-2009, 08:47 PM

rFactor if you're a car racing nut

Only if you intend to join online leagues, and are comfortable spending a fair bit of time troubleshooting. Otherwise GTR 2. Grand Prix 4 for Formula One.

rFactor's great and all, but its supported entirely by mods and most of them have dodgy AI, and a fair few cause rFactor to bug out.

bulkerking

09-12-2009, 08:59 PM

Add Diablo 2 LOD, War Craft 3 FT and Star craft to the list.

igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!

09-12-2009, 09:00 PM

Should probably add that I'm really only after single player. Thanks for the suggestions though, I'll go metacritic every game on that list.

I used to be a big fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon, did that kind of genre evolve into anything recently?

AranchineD

09-12-2009, 09:03 PM

Jagged Alliance 2 is on Steam, isn't it? Get that if you like turn based tactical shooters.

dinopoke

09-12-2009, 09:07 PM

I used to be a big fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon, did that kind of genre evolve into anything recently?

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 should be what you are looking at. There was also a newer game called Thrillville: Off the Rails but it doesn't sound as good. The Movies may sound up your alley as well.

igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!

09-12-2009, 09:39 PM

I've started playing Half Life and I'm really not getting into it, does it get a lot better as it goes on or is it really just about walking through corridors ad shooting monsters? I feel like I should play the second one though, do I need to play the first game to understand whats happening in the second?

JubeiSaotome

09-12-2009, 09:43 PM

Half-Life 1 or 2? You should avoid HL1 until Black Mesa Source comes out. Skip straight to HL2.

AranchineD

09-12-2009, 09:45 PM

Well at first it's about walking through corridors and shooting monsters. Then it's about trying to overcome highly trained Marines. Then it's about riding a train along some tracks and using a big generator to kill an almost invincible monster. Then it's about getting through some traps the Marines have made for you. Then you have to creep around a monster that can only detect you by sound.

Well, I could go on. But it most certainly is not just about walking around shooting monsters. It's better than HL2 IMO (not Ep 2. though)

Serenity

09-12-2009, 09:48 PM

I've missed a decade of PC gaming, tell me what I should go buy (off steam).

Is Civ IV better to play than id looks in videos?

Civ IV is the most addictive game I've ever played. Get it.

Edit: Got mine for $25 at the Toowoomba JB Hifi so it should be pretty cheap, especially off Steam.

dinopoke

09-12-2009, 09:51 PM

Yeah, HL1 is probably a better game even though HL2 is easier to get into. Still some of the best AI I've seen today. I've had seven or so headcrabs just stand there and do nothing so I went over to whack 'em with the crowbar and they all leapt only my face at the same time. I had about 2 health after that incident. The game is so much more brutal than the first.

Also, if you haven't played HL2 you need to add Orange Box to that list.

AranchineD

09-12-2009, 09:52 PM

Does the Steam version come with Opposing Force? (I assume it does) That is one brilliant expansion pack.

immol8

09-12-2009, 09:57 PM

I've been playing Civ III a bit recently but now I'm gonna play some Civ IV. Thanks guys, you've just cost me a few days of my life.

Edit: Also, Rome/Medieval II Total War has taken up most of my PC gaming time for the last 5 years.

Serenity

09-12-2009, 10:13 PM

I'd probably be playing Civ IV right now if I could find the damn disc...

TAT

09-12-2009, 10:21 PM

Edit: Also, Rome/Medieval II Total War has taken up most of my PC gaming time for the last 5 years.
Sweet Jesus how did I forget Rome: Total War?!

Luckily I deleted it many moons ago...

Slippery

09-12-2009, 10:34 PM

Dragon Age: Origins is on 360 but by far a better PC game, worth a play.

Sins of a Solar Empire

Total War series

Civ IV if you are into that stuff

Watchers

09-12-2009, 10:49 PM

TF2
Supreme Commander
Half Life 2
Crysis

immol8

10-12-2009, 12:45 AM

Sweet Jesus how did I forget Rome: Total War?!

Luckily I deleted it many moons ago...

It is SSUUUUPER cheap nowadays, you can get it and at least one of the expansions (Barbarian Invasion is better than Alexander) for like, $25? Probably less during a Christmas sale.

Sir_Psycho

14-12-2009, 01:29 PM

Time Gentlemen, Please!
From the name, that sounds like the best game ever.

sausage

14-12-2009, 01:37 PM

I've missed a decade of PC gaming, tell me what I should go buy (off steam).

Should probably add that I'm really only after single player.

Toatally cannot fathom why Bioshock hasn't been suggested yet. If you haven't played it drop everything and grab it.

igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!

14-12-2009, 08:27 PM

I've got Bioshock on PS3... plus I've heard it runs terribly on PC.

sausage

15-12-2009, 04:41 AM

Oh that's bullshit; it works just fine.

Readman

22-12-2009, 09:07 PM

I've been playing Civ III a bit recently but now I'm gonna play some Civ IV. Thanks guys, you've just cost me a few days of my life.

Civ IV is a shitload better than Civ III on its own, but the expansions to Civ IV make it an awe-inspiringly incredible game. If you're playing Civ IV, you just have to invest in Warlords and Beyond the Sword.

Nicko

07-01-2010, 08:12 PM

If your tastes are anything like mine you'll love TF2 and maybe even L4D2. But that's just me.

tau

12-01-2010, 03:57 PM

If you read his posts like most people did you'll realise he's looking for single player games, and maybe even PC exclusives. But that's just him.

NOLF2

hmm, I forgot that game existed. Might go lookin for it.

Azzaman

12-01-2010, 05:22 PM

tau

13-01-2010, 10:18 AM

I remember reading about it back in the day, but it seems to have slipped past me :(

fleshtea

15-01-2010, 09:39 PM

What's a neat free online game I can play with someone else while we're both bored at home online.

Nintendork

15-01-2010, 10:12 PM

Tell someone else to get ****ed, then play Dwarf Fortress.

edit: or just play Fantastic Contraption. (http://fantasticcontraption.com/index.php) It's not a 2 player game, but you can get some good collaboration going on.

Northy179

15-01-2010, 10:18 PM

http://www.torchlightgame.com/download/

^ demo was interesting... pretty much just a diablo clone but i like it, worth checking out the demo plus the full game is fairly cheap.

fleshtea

15-01-2010, 10:38 PM

Blugh. If I get a steam account and buy Torchlight, can I give my friend my password so he can download it from my same account? Does that work?

9warbane

15-01-2010, 11:10 PM

I think so but you both can't be logged in at the same time.

fleshtea

15-01-2010, 11:36 PM

Would we both NEED to be logged in to Steam to play? I mean, if it's downloaded...

Ashmaran

16-01-2010, 12:15 AM

Yeah having the files on your PC is not enough, the account needs to be logged in to play.

Not really worth it, just buy the game :p

Nintendork

16-01-2010, 12:17 AM

If you just want to play against the one person... Apache could help to solve your problems >_>

sausage

16-01-2010, 06:51 AM

Hey, what about...

MASS EFFECT?

Mass Effect is the best game in the world ever and so says Hyper.

MASS EFFECT MASS EFFECT MASS EFFECT

Slippery

16-01-2010, 07:32 AM

Would we both NEED to be logged in to Steam to play? I mean, if it's downloaded...

Torchlight is single player btw.

dinopoke

16-01-2010, 08:43 AM

What's a neat free online game I can play with someone else while we're both bored at home online.

Runes of Magic? I found it a bit meh though.

I recommend you check out the Free MMORPG thread.

Beinkasaurus Rex

16-01-2010, 08:30 PM

Ignoring what everyone else has said
Play the Kings Quest series <_<
Planescape Torment, Baldurs Gate 1, Baldurs Gate 2, Arcanum, Heroes III, Battle Realms.
gogogogogoogogogogogogo

fleshtea

16-01-2010, 08:42 PM

Torchlight is single player btw.

OH. Game gets an F.

fleshtea

16-01-2010, 08:56 PM

Runes of Magic? I found it a bit meh though.

I recommend you check out the Free MMORPG thread.

Runes of Magic looks good I'm going to give that one a shot. I was kinda thinking along the lines of iDraw and MSN Minesweeper Flags but you are much more on the ball than I. ;3