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    Any must have games....

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hbkblue37, May 30, 2008.

  1. hbkblue37

    hbkblue37 Notebook Guru

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    That I need to try. I got a Gateway 6860FX the other day for gaming and was just wondering what I should try.

    Right now I have the entire Blizzard lineup Starcraft and the expansions all the Warcrafts and the expansions including WoW and all the Diablos and expansions. Call of Duty 4, and the Orange Box. Pretty much all that has kept me busy.

    I don't want another pay to play game as I am into WoW and don't want to pay for more then one game at a time so AoC is out. I have Bioshock. Mass Effect, and GTA 4 on 360 so I don't want to rebuy them. Well I have CoD 4 on 360 to but i loved it so much had to buy it for PC to.

    I really am not that into FPS normally but the great multiplayer ones i can deal with. Other then that I basically enjoy anything strategy, RPG, MMO, ect. Well anything other then racing games or simulators not my thing.

    Well from the games I have and things I said is there any must have game I am missing out on?????
     
    hbkblue37, May 30, 2008
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  2. Random1257

    Random1257 Newbie

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    Crysis, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Oblivion, GRID, Assassin's Creed, World in Conflict, Company of Heroes, Command and Conquer, Dawn of War, etc.
     
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    Gears of War too
     
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  4. hbkblue37

    hbkblue37 Notebook Guru

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    I have Gears of War, Oblivion, and Assassin's Creed on 360. If they game is for both PC and 360 and doesn't have ridiculously great multiplayer for PC i would rather have it for 360 so those 3 are out. GRID is the only one of those I am not entirely sure what it is.
     
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  5. dwd

    dwd Notebook Consultant

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    Team Fortress 2.
     
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  6. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    Console gaming is so sad.
     
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    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    Indeed, agreed :D
     
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    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    Assassin's creed looks so much better on PC, especially when I turned 4xAA on with 40fps.
     
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  9. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Just play what you've got now and get Spore when it comes out later this year.

    Oh, and Fallout 3.
     
    Signal2Noise, May 31, 2008
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    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    incredibly boring though


    its a pity the most useful move is probably counter


    the whole game is summed up in, getting info for the assassination, then killing the guy and rinse and repeat.

    mini games are incredibly boring. save citizen = kill a bunch a guys. archer assassination = kill archer, assassination mini game = kill soldiers, roof top flag = get 20 flag in x time, rooftop race = get to place Y in X time.

    and i think thats it.

    plot is pretty predictable, i knew who the end game boss would be within minutes of playing as altar

    the lack of a save is frustrating, the "leap of faith" gets laborious when you're forced to do it for the 10th time, just to find out where to get the info on targets


    graphically, it is quite pretty, but gameplay wise, you can beat the game using just the counter move (which then becomes a wait and click game, whose gameplay is uncannyingly similar to a reaction time game aka, just wait and click when X begins to attack).
     
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    hbkblue37 Notebook Guru

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    yeah I wasn't that big on Assassins Creed either. It was pretty short and very repetitive. As for console gaming i just prefer it because of the amount of people that play X Box Live and most of my friends that are on it. Also other then FPS I would say the controller feels better for more games then a keyboard mainly because that is what I am used to. Although PC still has a big advantage in a few areas. FPS, Strategy, and MMOPRGs to be exact.

    To sum it up though there is no reason you cant be a PC and Console gamer
     
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  12. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Bioshock!!
     
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  13. ryo1000

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    if you want to buy GRID, buy it on 360, keyboard sux so much when it comes to this game
     
    ryo1000, May 31, 2008
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  14. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    Or get an "xbox 360 controller for windows". I use one for racing games, tony hawks, tomb raider etc.
     
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    What about theCommand and Conquer 3 series. It has a great multiplier portion, and 3 factions to play with which offers great flexibility in building your own strategy and style.

    If you're the type who love to invent new ways of defeating opponents, or find the perfect counter strategy against really good already established strategies, I really suggest playing the multi player portion of this game too since the combat/tactics portion of this game is really deep and there are alot of good players online who can utilize them well. I say give it a try.
     
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  16. Nirvana

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    Grid + G25!
     
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  17. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    MASS EFFECT

    Its gotten a bad rap due to extreme anti piracy measures, but its well worth it, best game I've played in a few years, and i've played quite a few.
     
    Iceman0124, May 31, 2008
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