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What games should I get?
JaysonFour
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I'm finally getting my own laptop, and I've been prowling the aisles at the major tech stores, looking for a few games that I simply gotta have. What would you guys suggest that I buy? I have the tech availible for everything out these days, and my tastes lean torwards the MMORPG/games you can play online side.
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So what exactly are the specs of your notebook?
And what kind of internet connection do you have?
What games do you have now?
If shooters are more your cup of tea, you can not go wrong with UT2k4. Its on budget price, has a huge online community and has a bajillion mods for it. CS:S is also fun, but can be very frustrating when you being. Very frustrating.
I have an old version of EverQuest 1 lying around somewhere, but I'd likely just buy the new version if I had to. Other than that, I got nothing.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
I'm guessing you mean 2 GB ram. Also, There's quite a range of 256 mb nvidia cards.
But at any rate, looking at Dell's site, it should be fine running most things. You probably won't be playing Bioshock or STALKER, but I think Half-Life 2 and the like should work fine.
For MMO's, I'd also recommend City of Heroes/Villains. I really enjoyed playing my pirate who summoned ninja henchmen. I'm liking Lord of the Rings online right now, as well. And Guild Wars is also good.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
That is one of the better notebook graphics cards. If you're at all interested in City of Heroes, come visit the chat thread in the MMO subforum of G&T and we can hook you up with a free trial.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Battlestations: Midway*
Bioshock
Company of Heroes*
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic*
DEFCON, Darwinia, Uplink*
Deus Ex and Deus Ex 2
Full Spectrum Warrior
Half-Life 2 and HL2: Episode 1
Hitman: Something or other
Jade Empire
Jagged Alliance 2
Just Cause
Medieval 2: Total War*
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Psychonauts
Sam and Max Season 1
The Longest Journey
Titan Quest*
Tomb Raider: Whatever that one game is
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
X3: Reunion
Not Available on Steam, But Available at Fine Retailers Near You, or Online
Anachronox
Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II
Beyond Good & Evil
Brothers in Arms
Fallout and Fallout 2
Freedom Fighters
Giants: Citizen Kabuto*
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
GUN
Indigo Prophecy / Fahrenheit
Knights of the Old Republic and KOTOR II
Need for Speed: Carbon*
Neverwinter Nights 2*
Overlord
Painkiller*
Rainbow 6: Vegas*
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.W.A.T 4*
Supreme Commander*
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Tron 2.0*
XIII
That's just to start. There are other great games of course but those are some good ones to begin with. Things with asterisks are playable online, but there are no MMOs on that list because I don't keep track of them. You might like Guild Wars.
Bad post. Lets not drink, since its so addictive! Lets not eat, because its so addictive! In fact, lets not do anything at all enjoyable because its all so damn addictive!
People have tendencies to only play MMO's once they get into them, but there should be no problem with addictions as long as you're semi-intelligent. As long as you aren't neglecting real life for an MMO, you will have no problems playing one.
Guild Wars is a great game. Amazing music, beautiful graphics and an excellent skills system.... but the community is retarded. I mean, woah, its just unreal. I would really not recommend GW just because of its community. If you like solo-play with retarded bots, go for it, but don't get it expecting a great sense of community...
...I'm holding off on the new computer until January. Dell is apparently bloated on orders to the tune of new customers having to wait for a month and a half just to get thier machines. It kind of bums me out to think I won't be playing anything until then, but I just think I can use my first loan on other needed things, like games, a trip to PAX '08 (provided I caravan with others), some PA merch, a few hundred to Child's Play when that starts again... and I'd have cash left over to buy the games and to pay the access fees for said games.
Thanks for helping, guys!
Jay
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Nice strawman.
If someone was looking for new hobbies, and you recommended drinking alcohol... yeah, that wouldn't be good advice, would it?
It's not about intelligence. Thanks for the implied insult though!
We have had this discussion in D&D. MMOs are significantly more addictive than most other genres.
1- They never end
2- They require huge amounts of time commitment
3- Their pseudo-social aspects incite feelings of guilt and shame on people who are trying to quit ("but my guild needs me", "but i have friends here!")
Anyway, looks like the OP closed the thread. If you want to continue this discussion, take it to PMs.