What computer games do you like?

[jjgold]

Tiger Woods Golf is not bad

[Swinging Johnson]

Tiger Woods Golf is not bad

Agreed. But I think they could have made the graphics of Elin clubbing him over the head a bit sharper. I could barely see the tree that the car crashed into. The skanks were dead nuts on though.

[Tree Rollins]

The only computer games i ever played a lot and that were awesome were Warcraft 1, Diablo 1, and one of the earlier Sim City games. Diablo and Warcraft were the shit. I think they have newer versions but nothing will beat the 1st ones imo. I haven't really played any games in years. I bought Sim City 4 or something like that a year ago and it wouldn't load right onto my computer.

[Premierr23]

COD all day

[brooks85]

ya it would probably take awhile to play/explore all of part 2, according to wiki the game has 69k sq miles and over 15k towns, i know i didnt explore a lot of that when I played it


I got tiger woods '11 in my sights, anyone else getting it?

[stealthyburrito]

I do retro gaming on the PC. I went through Fallout 1/2/tactics late last year which was enjoyable. Point and click adventure games were my introduction to PC gaming and I have been foraying into them this year some. I downloaded Secret of monkey island for xbox live arcade but i did not enjoy it much. I purchased Kings Quest Collection for PC but I have not had to time to play it yet but I am looking forward to it. I am hopefully looking to play/purchase KQ, Space Quest collection, Police Quest Collection, Capitalism 2, Baldurs gate series and the Gabriel Knight collection over the next 1-3years. This is probably a pipe dream as the more likely scenario is 1-5 years.

That being said I now do most of my gaming on the Xbox 360 and have been happy with it.
Some games I have liked since I purchased the 360:
1)Fallout 3 + all DLC
2)Oblivion
3)Mass Effect 2
4)Mass Effect
5)COD4MF (have not played CODMF2 yet but I expect I will enjoy it too).
6)Half Life Orange Box (5 games in one which has great value)
7)Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena (very underrated game which is really 2 games in one and also has great value)

I also have a host of games that are sitting on my shelf or at the store waiting to be purchased. Again it comes down to time constraints. Here are some of the games for the sake of curiosity: Heavy Rain, Dragon Age Origins + Awakenings, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock 1+2, Assassins Creed 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Star Wars Force unleashed, Borderlands + All DLC and the list goes on and on. The good thing about waiting so long to play them is that I can purchase them inexpensively.


Other games I'm looking forward to coming out
1)Fallout New Vegas (Social life killer)
2)Fable III (play it to see another example of Peter Molyneux's delusion)
3) Deus Ex (the reiteration)
4) Force Unleashed 2
5) Brink

I'm playing Mass Effect 2 now that I have some free time and I wish everyone was privileged enough to play this game. If you don't have it buy ME 1 followed by ME 2 if you enjoy science fiction in any shape or form. I cannot say good enough things about this series.

And LOL @ anyone who thinks current television or film has superior entertainment value than video games. It has been approximately 6 years since I stopped watching television besides like 3-4 hours per week and I have never regretted the decision. I go to the movies occasionally on dates with the GF but the film is usually something asinine picked out by her. I cannot name more than 1-2 films a year that i have enjoyed and the only semi current television show that is worth mentioning is The Wire (I highly recommend it). I've already listed the good games out there and have missed quite a few in other genres.

mrmarket i like your taste in games, i have both mass effects and gotta say ME2 is one of the most cinematic games i've every played. fallout and oblivion definitely have the best value of any game on the 360 imo. they actually put in the time and effort into their DLCs that many other games don't.

SW: force unleashed was great too, but their DLC was so overpriced for about an extra hour of gameplay and a couple of extra costumes. hopefully they fix that and some other problems (the game cam come to mind).

have you played any of the KOTOR games for the original xbox? two of my favorites. i was thinking about giving the new pc mmorpg a shot, but i dunno never got into those types of games. but the story and dialogue was incredible so i don't know if i can resist.

[eidolon]

Street Fighter 2 (arcade)
All the "Sims" games
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (personal FPS favorite).
original Zelda.

[eidolon]

and Diablo 2

[mrmarket]

have you played any of the KOTOR games for the original xbox? two of my favorites. i was thinking about giving the new pc mmorpg a shot, but i dunno never got into those types of games. but the story and dialogue was incredible so i don't know if i can resist.

I have not played any of the KOTOR games as the Xbox 360 has been my first foray into console gaming since the Sega Saturn. I had heard of the games but last I checked the prices for them used were egregious. Once this current pc meets it's redundancy I will download them off of steam if they are available.

I am weary about MMORPGS in general. I see playing quality video games as akin to a literary experience. One of the things that makes quality video games good is they follow a proper narrative structure similar to freytag's triangle. There are exceptions for narrative structure of course but the biggest thing that a game should have is a conclusion. Since MMORPGS are open ended I do not think I would enjoy them and not to mention they are a time sap. The tertiary reason would be that they have several addictive qualities (you can lose yourself in the world etc.) that must be taken into account for anyone. That being said if the game is extremely good I will play it despite all that .

[Jule]

Computer games are a waste of time...is anyone surprised I am posting this? Even though I have to admit I once got addicted to an 80s game (or was it early 90s?) called "Wonderboy"...this little Tarzan could kill wasps (and I hate wasps in real life) and overcome a giant that threw fireballs at him. In the end I beat the game!

[brooks85]

if you like star wars, you will love KOTOR. Both 1 and 2 are great games and the story is top notch.

[Swinging Johnson]

Computer games are a waste of time...is anyone surprised I am posting this? Even though I have to admit I once got addicted to an 80s game (or was it early 90s?) called "Wonderboy"...this little Tarzan could kill wasps (and I hate wasps in real life) and overcome a giant that threw fireballs at him. In the end I beat the game!

Riveting.

[alukk]

I used to play: Age of empires, zoo tycon, Roller coaster, All the sims family, WOW and diablo sometimes.

And now days i play Starcraft

[Jule]

Riveting.

hahaha, you are making fun of me, J., aren't you?

[jbrent95]

My son and I play counter strike once or twice a week.

[Swinging Johnson]

hahaha, you are making fun of me, J., aren't you?

Yes J, nothing gets by you. I was indeed making fun of you.

[clownpuncher]

ya it would probably take awhile to play/explore all of part 2, according to wiki the game has 69k sq miles and over 15k towns, i know i didnt explore a lot of that when I played it


I got tiger woods '11 in my sights, anyone else getting it?

i have tiger woods 11 in my sights as well
i love this series it gets better every year!!!!!!!

[Killer_Demo]

Counter strike source

[brooks85]

hell ya, i love playing them

It took me a minute to get used to the new putting system last year but the game is definitely fun. I love the online tournaments, except some people are just too dam good on the tour pro mode.

[clownpuncher]

online tourneys are great!!!!!!!!
this year they are supposed to have a better system as to matching you up with the same level of compition!!!!!!!

[brooks85]

boom headshot

[stealthyburrito]

I have not played any of the KOTOR games as the Xbox 360 has been my first foray into console gaming since the Sega Saturn. I had heard of the games but last I checked the prices for them used were egregious. Once this current pc meets it's redundancy I will download them off of steam if they are available.

I am weary about MMORPGS in general. I see playing quality video games as akin to a literary experience. One of the things that makes quality video games good is they follow a proper narrative structure similar to freytag's triangle. There are exceptions for narrative structure of course but the biggest thing that a game should have is a conclusion. Since MMORPGS are open ended I do not think I would enjoy them and not to mention they are a time sap. The tertiary reason would be that they have several addictive qualities (you can lose yourself in the world etc.) that must be taken into account for anyone. That being said if the game is extremely good I will play it despite all that .

i agree games need to give the its audience (the player) a well-developed narrative to hold interest, especially as the average gamer is no longer the teenager but young, usually educated adult. unfortunately used games tend to bottom out in price at like $12-15 (imo if they are previous generation, they should be no more than say $5). but the KOTORs are well worth the experience, the narrative and character development is simply spellbinding and i can honestly say those games made me a fan of Star Wars, and not vice-versa. of course it may not compare to some games now like Mass Effect (due to the limits of the technology at the time).

Market you seem to know where to find a rich experience in video games. do you have any recommendations for the 360 (besides the ones you have already mentioned, i own all of those as well )?

[Tree Rollins]

Computer games are a waste of time...is anyone surprised I am posting this? Even though I have to admit I once got addicted to an 80s game (or was it early 90s?) called "Wonderboy"...this little Tarzan could kill wasps (and I hate wasps in real life) and overcome a giant that threw fireballs at him. In the end I beat the game!

Wonderboy in Monster World. I had that shit for Sega. It was addicting.

[mikey360]

I've been hooked on a game called Tropico 3 now for some time, you take the role of presidente of a caribean island, its a strategy game so you have lots of things to micro manage, industry, tourism, military as well as keeping all the different factions happy.

[mrmarket]

i agree games need to give the its audience (the player) a well-developed narrative to hold interest, especially as the average gamer is no longer the teenager but young, usually educated adult. unfortunately used games tend to bottom out in price at like $12-15 (imo if they are previous generation, they should be no more than say $5). but the KOTORs are well worth the experience, the narrative and character development is simply spellbinding and i can honestly say those games made me a fan of Star Wars, and not vice-versa. of course it may not compare to some games now like Mass Effect (due to the limits of the technology at the time).

Market you seem to know where to find a rich experience in video games. do you have any recommendations for the 360 (besides the ones you have already mentioned, i own all of those as well )?

In regards to a story driven experience I cannot think of anything else available currently on the Xbox 360 that I would recommend besides what I've already listed.

Well, I forgot to mention L.A. Noire but it's being developed by Rockstar so I'm weary as they have refused to fix their mixed up control scheme on the GTA series for years. Hopefully they will do something else with this new game. The story potential is there though.

Without knowing the specifics of the gameplay you would enjoy, Brutal Legend and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection have entertainment value but neither are particularly story driven. The former was developed by Tim Schafer which has in the past created acclaimed games (psychonauts,grim fandango etc.) and the latter has nostalgic value. Check out this link to see the games it contains many of which are good:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic%27s_Ultimate_Genesis_Collection

Maybe the Assassins Creed series as well but the plot is laughable. Just suspend the rational part of your mind and the game can be worth playing. Ubisoft's historical depiction of the cities is good for a video game but they fall short in other areas unfortunately.

There are other genres like Real Time Strategy, Japanese RPGS, Sports Games, competitive multiplayer,and survival horror that probably have good games with decent experiences but I don't particularly like them nor do I waste time playing them because of this. Dead Space and Left 4 dead 1/2 are three off the top of my head that my friends have liked.

If you want a good story driven experience you'll have to go back in time and play some of the PC games. Gabriel Knight series, Kings Quest Collection,Deus Ex and Fallout 1/2 come to mind. You have to get over the graphics hurdle but if you can there is value to be had. They are cheap and pretty much every pc post year 2000 can handle them. Amazon, GOG.com, and steam have all of them covered. If you like comedy Sam & Max series are light fun. It's probably just best to wait for Fallout New Vegas and ME3 though.

[Jule]

Yes J, nothing gets by you. I was indeed making fun of you.

grinning here...it's ok. I know my little Wonderboy Game can't compete with all the three-D high tech games out there. I am still holding up a flag for him, though. (winking at you)

[Fana]

I loved Dungeon Keeper back in the day, there hasn't really been a game as captivating for me since then

[bobbyfk]

[beach nut]

I've always liked the Civilization games. Civilization IV with the Beyond the Sword expansion pack is the most current I think. I've spent hundreds of hours playing that game over the last few years. Totally addicting.

[Ace_of_Spades]

Commandos 1/2/3 very good.

[hustla]

Baldur's Gate II, Oblivion, NWN 1-2, FIFA series, but don't play too much, I would like to play w/ Fallout 3 and Dragon Age but fukking don't have time to play these, waiting for D3 + Starcraft 2

[Jule]

Wonderboy in Monster World. I had that shit for Sega. It was addicting.

Hey! I now know someone understands my Wonderboy passion on this forum! (big grin)

[mikemca]

I've always liked the Civilization games.

This

and scrabble and spades

[Domer]

computer games are for dorks nowadays

get an xbox 360 and modern warfare 2 and you're all set

and make sure to get a headset so you can talk trash to people half your age (its fun trust me)

[stealthyburrito]

computer games are for dorks nowadays

get an xbox 360 and modern warfare 2 and you're all set

and make sure to get a headset so you can talk trash to people half your age (its fun trust me)

the glories of online gaming. where would we be without it?