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    Games to Play

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by usapatriot, Sep 24, 2006.

  1. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    So im a bit tired of the FPS genre and want to look into some other games.

    So what game Demo's out their are worth looking at?

    :confused:
     
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  2. Reize

    Reize Notebook Virtuoso

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    Third person shooters?

    Honestly, the PC's niche is FPS, most of everything else usually goes to consoles at some point, or at the same time, barring some MMORPGs. There are several different genres and an enormous amount of games out there so, 'recommend me a genre' is rather difficult. Care to narrow it down a bit?
     
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    csinth Snitch?

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    Game demos? I'd recommend, if you haven't already, try playing RTSs like Age of Empires III, Company of Heroes, and for a first RTS I would recommend getting Warcraft III battle chest.. you can probably get a great deal for that off ebay. Also consider Age of Empires II and Starcraft if you want even lower priced games.

    Now there are also MMORPGs, which can be extremely fun as long as you don't mind paying monthly fee (unless you get Guild Wars, a no fee game).

    Or if you like micromanaging and building rollercoasters, consider Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, or 3.

    You can probably get demos for a few of the games listed here.
     
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  4. claudione314

    claudione314 Notebook Deity

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    A few titles off the top of my head...

    Third-person action: Titan Quest, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, demo of Just Cause.
    RPG: Oblivion, Neverwinter Nights 2, demo of Dark Messiah M&M.
    Adventure (old-style point-and-click): The Moment of Silence, Return to Mysterious Island, Sentinel.
    Driving/racing: GTR2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Test Drive Unlimited.

    C.
     
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  5. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    the FPS genre got a tad stale for me as well recently. Went with 40K Dawn of War and Company of Heroes. Refreshing break.
     
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    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    Company of Heroes is a blast. Another big plus for it in my opinion is the outstanding training scenerio.. it's not boring, very easy to understand, teaches you a lot, and doesn't take but about an hour. A rare thing for a game.
     
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  7. Notebook Solutions

    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    Oblivion, Oblivion and again Oblivion. But be sure you have some good hardware :)

    Charlie :)
     
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  8. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hmm, well I already have Oblivion, and it runs decently, wish it would run better though.

    Guess im going to look into Company of Heroes...
     
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