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    Game purchase decision

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by shave100, May 25, 2008.

  1. shave100

    shave100 Notebook Geek

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    All these games/game collections r the same prices and just wondering which one you guys think would be the best overall. Cause im considering purchasing one of em.

    Medieval Total War II: Kingdoms (expansion)
    Command & Conquer: The First Decade
    Call of Duty 4
     
    shave100, May 25, 2008
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  2. vashts121

    vashts121 Notebook Evangelist

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    +1 for COD4
     
    vashts121, May 25, 2008
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    Definitely COD4.
     
    c2duo, May 25, 2008
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    Depends upon your genre of choice. C&C first decade is a good deal if you like RTS.
     
    sirmetman, May 25, 2008
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    Definitely COD4
     
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    Best deal for money: Orange box.
     
    laptop4life, May 25, 2008
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    Command & Conquer: The First Decade, its a bargain & some of the best games ever made, keep you entertained for dozens of hours.
     
    Darkfly, May 25, 2008
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    CoD4 is best.
     
    Budding, May 25, 2008
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    CoD4 is good, but it's short lived. Even the mulitplayer gets stale quickly IMHO.

    C&C First Decade will offer a lot more hours of entertainment if you can look past the antiquated graphics of the earlier games. But it's fascinating to see how far the gameplay and graphics have advanced.

    I also advise the Orange Box. It should be about the same price too, and you will get a lot more bang for the buck.

    Medieval II is good, but requires a taste for that kind of strategy game. It's a lot of micromanagment and patience to learn the game. But if you do, it can be a lot of fun.
     
    HTWingNut, May 25, 2008
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    COD4 if you`re a FPS addict...
     
    eleron911, May 25, 2008
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  11. dmacfour

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    COD4 is a good investment. I've played the campaign over a few times and am still not bored of it.
     
    dmacfour, May 25, 2008
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  12. shave100

    shave100 Notebook Geek

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    yer i was thinking cod4 cause bf2 doesnt have a campaign at all and i was looking for a fps with good single player gameplay aswell as multiplayer
     
    shave100, May 26, 2008
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  13. -Amadeus Excello-

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    Make mine CoD4!
     
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  14. Satyrion

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    COD 4 is the best war niche FPS i played i think.
     
    Satyrion, May 26, 2008
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    cod 4, close thread
     
    mD-, May 26, 2008
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  16. HTWingNut

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    CoD 4 is good, no doubt about it, but IMHO, doesn't have the legs that the other games do. So if you want a solid 12-15 hours of gameplay with the CoD4 campaign, then go for it. But if you want dozens and dozens of hours of gaming goodness, then C&C First Decade is great. Too bad they didn't include C&C 3 because I think it is one of the best C&C games to date.
     
    HTWingNut, May 26, 2008
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    Call of Duty 4 :rolleyes:
     
    ARom, May 26, 2008
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    :D Thank you.
     
    ARom, May 26, 2008
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