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I noticed you didn't have Torchlight in your collection. Great action-rpg, much like Diablo 2. Cheap, too.

 

I do, unforunately. Great game though, waiting for Torchlight 2!

 

It seems you have a lot of the more recent games covered, at least to my limited knowledge. What about some of the older RPGs, like Baldur's Gate 2?

 

Lots of people have said BG2 but it's not on Steam yet and I really wanna consolidate all my games into system.

I looked at Singularity, seems like it's got pretty nice shooter action.

 

I have a quick question. Should I buy Mass Effect 2 or Battlefield Bad company 2? I like the styles for both games, so I can't decide

 

Mass Effect 2 for superior story and single-player.

 

ME2. Pretty much superior everything, cept for graphics.

 

Bump for Mass Effect 2. Greatest game ever.

 

Thank you guys for the answers! Before I commit to ME2, how fun is BFBC2's single campaign compared to MW2 or MW1?

 

BFBC2'S multiplayer is pretty good; however, you're going to see a lot of cliche in the games characters and storylines. I enjoyed MW1/2's storyline much more than BC2's.

 

It's a lot like the MW singleplayer, except there's a bit more humor (iirc the characters poke fun at the MW2 story a few times).

Another bump for ME2. Great game, plus the DLC support has been good so far (new story dlc every 3 months so far, with little appearance pack and weapon packs in between). The dlc's cost money though so not sure how I feel about that...

Gameplay is top-notch though. IMO the singleplayer feels like training for the MP it's ok. MW1 had a good storyline for an fps. There was a lot of BS in the MW2 sotry so I didn't like it as much, but whatevs.

 

I suggest R.U.S.E and Starcraft 2 to be added in the list Both awesome RTS games but with different paces.

 

So I tried the demo for ME2 and sadly, I have never been so frustrated by a game. I guess I blame the control.

For instance, few enemies 'spawn' from behind after disabling the shields to kill Warren. To avoid being killed, I press and hold space to sprint behind a cover. At the time, I was near another cover, and somehow the game decided that I simply pressed space bar, causing me to take cover.

But that was useless because I did not get behind the cover that I was supposed to go to; instead I got shot and killed. I wish the game has a dedicated key for sprinting; or is it possible to set it to another key?

 

Hey, lately I've noticed that when i play games, I really get into the storyline. After I finish it, i'll go play the multiplayer but only play multi for a couple hours.

I need some suggestions for games with a good story and preferably a decently long campaign.

I really want to get a fps, but i hear that CoD:MW2's story is rather short, and i don't feel like paying $60.00 for that. And I don't know much about the other games in the genre...

I really Like RTS games and RPG's as well. any suggestions here would be great.


Some games I've played and enjoyed so you know what to suggest...: SC, SC2 (too short...), Halo 1 2 and 3, Oblivion, KoTOR, KoTOR 2, Warcraft 3.

thanks everybody

EDIT: Ah! forgot Portal! I LOVE portal

 

How about Mass Effect? It's not a FPS, but if you liked KOTOR, it seems like it'd be right up your alley.

 

Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Mafia 2, The Witcher...

 

Bioshock
(Why is there a 10char limit?)

 

assassins creed (1&2), gothic 2/3, half-life 2 and mods, half-life 1, fallout 3, Stalker shadow and pripyat(really fun!),

all of them are personalty on my steam list and are all great games although assassins creed is 3rd person, its worth a play through

 

3rd person doesn't bother me.

 

supreme commander 1 and 2, mechwarrior mercs, mech commander 1 and 2.

Fallout 1 and 2 ... FOT 3 isnt bad but I dont like the storyline as much, its more eye candy.

AOE ( all of them )... heck how old of games do you want? I find most of the good storyliners quit a few years ago. MYST was prob one of the best.

 

There's one story I like most of all (by far), and thats ffx.
I noticed you guys only mentioned pc games, but I can't name a single one where I thought the story actually contributed something to the game (well the stories in the aoe triology are an exception, but maybe thats just because i'm a history buff)

 

I suppose .. FF was one of those where I could never get into the story at all though, so never thought to mention it

as for AOE, yes im a history buff too

 

If we're talking older games with great storylines, don't forget Deus Ex, Max Payne, and Max Payne 2 - the Max Payne games are a must for fans of the film noir style, and great games with really enjoyable storylines even if you're not a noir fan.

 

First person shooters with a story? Hmm: Half Life 2, F.E.A.R., and Dead Space.

 

Just finished Mafia II a couple days ago. The story as well as the cutscenes are fantastic.

 

Would like to play a game similar to the playing style of devil may cry 4 with all the combos and what not, anyone know a good game like this??

 

I only played the demo from steam but I already knew from those few minutes that the story would be great. Didn't post it since I wasn't sure
I'm going to buy the game tomorrow ^^

Together with watching the new series boardwalk empire i'll be in the maffia mood once again

edit: @ crazeycanuk

Did you play ffx or other ff games? Because I didn't really get into final fantasy 12 (quit at about 20 hours), ffx-2 was fun, but that story is just the sequal to ffx (also quit the game due to bugs, I two assaults every step, it took me like 3 hours to get up mt gagazet). Also bought some final fantasy game for the ds (4 or 6 dunno which one), seemed just as boring as ff 12.

I hope ff13 will be more intruiging (trailer looked good). I really would want to lose myself in an epic adventure again

 

Well, the Prince of persia games have quite a lot of combo combat vs. multiple opponents, tho I don't know how much its like devil may cry otherwise...

 

Bayonetta perfectly fits that category; however, I don't think it's on PC.

 

Looking for a decent racer to play. I've been playing blur and split second lately. Both I got bored off about 8 hours in. (Fun games though)

Tried f1 2010, and I really dont feel like playing it anymore. (See the massive thread about it)

Something like grid. On road racing.

 

I would say wait a month for Gran Turismo 5 to come out, but I'd be booo'd off the laptop forum...

 

Try Burnout Paradise, or FlatOut! 2

 

Lol. If I had a ps3 trust me, I would.

Im just really disappointed now that theres no reason to play F1 2010...I need another racer. Dont wanna wait for grid 2.

 

Test Drive Unlimited? Basically like a sandbox racer - you drive around hawaii and race whenever you feel like it. Test Drive Unlimited 2 is coming out. You could try to get into the closed beta.

 

I'd really like a free roam FPS a la Far Cry 2.

Preferably below 5 gigs if possible, though not a major issue.

 

Far Cry or Crysis (although they aren't as free roamy as FC2). Maybe borderlands?

 

its a third person shooter but just cause 2 should be great for you...I think it's under 5 gbs.....or maybe its 6 ill have to check later

 

I'll try test drive unlimited. Are there any other good racing games like grid though? That feature a wide variety of cars and types of tracks?

 

i'm also looking for a game like devil may cry 4. Devil may cry 4 is fun, but too much puzzle solving.

bayonetta is nice but not for pc

i heard dynasty warriors is like dmc, but i heard they aren't as fun.

anyone else know of any similar games? pleas share them

 

I got Mafia 2 - awesome game.

 

X-blades, devil may cry style but not as good, but for £3 what do you expect lol.

 

great review!
I wonder if you could do the same with MMORPG games.. I'm looking forward to it

 

As funny as this may sound, but have you tried need for speed: shift? It has that GRID feel to it - a lot different from the street racer crap that NFS has been putting out for a while. I actually really like it.

 

Is Assassin's Creed 2 any fun? is it a very repetitive game like the original? should I wait for the brotherhood instead of AC2? or should I just buy fallout new vegas?

Thanks!

 

Assassin's Creed 2 was amazing. I have it on the Xbox, and I have maxed the achievements.

I agree that Assassin's Creed was very repetitive, but I don't think the second one is. Each mission is a littler different from the last, and there are some missions that are completely different.

I think I've played through the game about 3 times, and it's a long game.

 

Looking for a good single-player modern FPS.

I was tempted to jump into the FP modern combat games, but I didn't know which of them had a better single player mode. Not much of an online gamer.

 

Medal of Honor singleplayer is pretty good. CoD 4 (Modern Warfare 1) has a really fun singleplayer as well.

 

What are some good sidescrolling games for PC? I don't want any games that run on emulators. I also don't want any flash or online games.

I'm looking for some pure side scrolling, no side scrolling where you aim with the mouse like abuse.

 

Braid and Trine. Both have demos available on Steam.

 

I too have a love for side scrolling games. But the mouse is pretty much common in the PC world... so I can only recommend one that I really like: Altitude (you can use the mouse mode, which they just recently added) which is an aerial combat game. It is available on Steam, GamersGate and other digital distribution services. I haven't played Rocket Knight on the PC but the demo (for the PS3) was quite fun. Shank is coming soon, it looks quite interesting and the demo was fun.