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Getting back into PC gaming! What games to buy?

IogaIoga Registered User regular
edited February 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Hey folks - I've been without a PC for a while. The last time I had one that could feasibly play games was back in June.

Mass Effect 2 and probably the new Aliens vs. Predator are probably gonna be sure buys for me.

Any other suggestions?

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  • zilozilo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Did you enjoy Diablo? If so you'd certainly like Torchlight.

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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Dragon Age? I'll assume you already have the Orange Box, because TF2 is still awesome. L4D2 would be good, too.

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  • LewieP's MummyLewieP's Mummy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Braid. Just play Braid, its so pretty!

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  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Braid, Left 4 Dead 2, Torchlight, Crysis (if you haven't already done so).

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  • IogaIoga Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sweet... Torchlight seems like the perfect game after getting through some other meatier stuff.

    Is Modern Warfare 2 worth getting on PC?

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  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ioga wrote: »
    Sweet... Torchlight seems like the perfect game after getting through some other meatier stuff.

    Is Modern Warfare 2 worth getting on PC?

    To be honest, I can't stand playing FPS games on anything but a PC simply because of the keyboard and mouse. If you're like me, then MW2 is definitely something you should play on the PC.

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  • JWFokkerJWFokker Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, it was good, even if the plot is amazingly retarded and reuses the same plot devices that made the first Modern Warfare cool, but uses them 3x as often.

    The gameplay is still good and it looks much better on the PC.

    I'm kinda surprised no one has recommended Borderlands. It's a post-apocalyptic FPS Diablo. Vastly superior to Torchlight if you ask me. But then, I really don't like the WoW-esque cartoony look of Torchlight either.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Borderlands is virtual crack.

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  • exisexis Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    TF2 if you somehow never picked it up in the past. Also, Batman: Arkham Asylum. And I'm not sure how well it played on PC but Assassins Creed 2 was goddamn fantastic.

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  • IogaIoga Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Borderlands is virtual crack.

    OOOooooo thanks. Forgot all about that one!

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  • FubearFubear Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Since I don't know what you missed and what your old box could run, here's just my list of really fun PC games

    Orange Box is worth it just for Portal alone. And it has Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2.

    Dragon Age: Origins seems like it will be a lot more fun once I figure out how to pull 1 or 2 people from a group without pulling effing 12 mobs.

    Bioshock. Ayn Rand + art deco + underwater dystopia + psychic powers = FUN.
    -- Bioshock 2 is coming out soon. I can't see it being less than above-average (80%)

    Command and Conquer: Generals

    American McGee's Alice

    Warning Forever (freeware)

    Left 4 Dead 2 - played the demo. Going to buy the game when I don't have a mountain of schoolwork crushing me.

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  • corky842corky842 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Far Cry 2 is currently $10 on Steam. Maybe not $full-price worth of fun, but definitely $10 worth of fun.

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