I need mindless action in a persistent'ish world

Aumni

Alright guys, I need some help. I generally considered myself pretty knowledgable about the games out there and what fits my taste, but I have this itch and I can't seem to find the place to scratch.

I'm itching for an action based game in a persistent world. It doesn't have to be MMO - persistent but stat tracking is nice.

I could go two ways - First person shooter. Ala' Battlefield 2

Or swath through 100 monsters in a hack n'slash. Ala' Diablo maybe (Titan's Quest?')?


I've played a lot games. I have a good PC and an Xbox.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

PeregrineFalcon

Fallout 3

Persistent world, and if you take the perk (upgrade) that makes you find approximately 10x the ammo in every crate, you'll have no shortage of ordinance with which to blow shit up.

Check out the FO3 thread in G&T and make sure you read the second post regarding mods - you can install an "Increased Spawns" to give you more chaos.

subedii

When you say persistent, what are you referring to exactly? That you can make changes to the world and those changes stick? Or that you're changing and evolving your character in this open world?

Aumni

subedii wrote: »

When you say persistent, what are you referring to exactly? That you can make changes to the world and those changes stick? Or that you're changing and evolving your character in this open world?

Option 2, a growing character, either through ranking or an RPG style. Fallout 3 is a great suggestion, I'm past the original campaign and pretty close to the end of the main quests in the expansion... I should go finish that.

McAllen

The Painkiller series is great Gauntlet Legends FPS sorts of fun.

Trine is a great action game. It's a platformer, but it's challenging and entertaining enough to last for two days. Very charming experience and the combat isn't half-bad. Really.

FEAR 2

Rainbow Six Vegas (and 2)

Couscous

Dwarf Fortress?

Edit: Not really actiony though.

Darlan

I'd recommend renting Far Cry 2. You don't level up per se, but do you unlock better equipment as you go and it has a huge, beautiful world in which to engage in mindless action.

I say renting because unfortunately it suffers from Assassin's Creed syndrome: it's awesome until you get sick of doing the exact same few number of mission types over and over. Do check it out, though.

LookFreeGrenade

Crackdown?

Explosions, guns, cars, jumping over buildings, punching dudes so hard they fly into the ocean.

And your characters skills increase the more you play!

Aumni

Darlan wrote: »

I'd recommend renting Far Cry 2. You don't level up per se, but do you unlock better equipment as you go and it has a huge, beautiful world in which to engage in mindless action.

I say renting because unfortunately it suffers from Assassin's Creed syndrome: it's awesome until you get sick of doing the exact same few number of mission types over and over. Do check it out, though.

Far Cry 2 was great, but it ended up exactly as you said. Repetitive as shit.

ChewyWaffles

I second Crackdown. You'll level up and be more badass as the game goes on. And you can be sure the action is super mindless, but fun. Prototype is similar, but takes itself a bit too seriously if you ask me.

Aumni

These are great suggestions. I've played Crackdown quite a bit on release.

I guess when I say persistent'ish I'm referring to the multiplayer being active.

Crackdown would be good, but all my friends are hooked on WoW. So i'm trying to find a 'community' to get into.

scootch

sacred 2 is really fun if you enjoy single screen co-op.

Spoit

Prototype is pretty cool, and unlike some other open world games I could name, you actually get rewarded for doing random stuff. It also has plenty of upgradeable powers.

Dartboy

Red Faction: Guerrilla. Action and explosions abound, and it's even persistent in that the shit you blow up stays blowed up.

Darmak

Dartboy wrote: »

Red Faction: Guerrilla. Action and explosions abound, and it's even persistent in that the shit you blow up stays blowed up.

Food

I'm playing titan quest right now and I will give it a recommendation.

Evangir

Titan Quest + Expansion seconded. Or you could just play Diablo 2 again (new patch coming next month supposedly!). Both excellent options, and cheap too!

ChewyWaffles

Aumni wrote: »

These are great suggestions. I've played Crackdown quite a bit on release.

I guess when I say persistent'ish I'm referring to the multiplayer being active.

Crackdown would be good, but all my friends are hooked on WoW. So i'm trying to find a 'community' to get into.

C'mmoooooon...you can play a little more WoW...just a little...

Gunstar

Yakuza 2?