Looking for recommendations.

Lanesracra

Lanesracra

First time out of the vault
Alright, so it was recently my birthday. I now have the funds to purchase a sweetradical new game. Some games I've LOVED include:

-Fallout 1/2
-Kingdom Hearts 1/2
-Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth
-Half-Life 2
-Silent Hill 2

And pretty much the games we are obligated to love (a la Oblivion, etc.)

What do you guys think I should move on to? I've already considered Planescape and Arcanum, mind you.
 
Well it depends on if you want to play new games or old games.I can think of a lot of old games you might want to play,but as of late the games have been pretty dissapointing.Heres a list of my favorites:

Shadowrun-SNES Roleplaying game set in the distant future.Revolutionary at the time,and kickass even by todays standards.
Earthbound-SNES Roleplaying about an alien invasion in modern times.Great plot,dialog,and fun as hell.
Baldurs Gate 1and2-One of the best Roleplaying games in recent years in my opinion.Don't play the console version though.Play the Pc.
Silent Hill 4-If you liked 2 you will definetly like 4.A bit different from the others in the series,but fun nevertheless.
World of Warcraft Online-You will most likely lose your life if you get into this game,but you will make new friends all over the world!!!
Battlefield 2-A pretty good online shooter if you like that kind of thing.
Soul Caliber 3-The best fighting game in recent memory.If you like fighting games you will most likely love this.

These are just a few of the games that I would consider,but gaming tastes differ with everyone,so try at your own risk.
 
I don't know much about the Silent Hill series except that they are survival-horror and on the consoles. In that vein, Resident Evil 4 is an outstanding game.
 
Give Black and White 1 (far superior to the sequel) a try. Great god game with cool puzzel elements, and a pet that develops with you.
 
Nothing but the frustratingly bad AI of villagers and the creature, which was enough to irreversibly kill the game for me.
 
Good lord. Don't play Black and White unless you hate all things that are anything. The campaign is interesting for a little while but I found the interface difficult and the overall gameplay to be boring. It's entertaining for a little while but in the end, there are just so many better games out there.
 
Yeah, Black & White was another "Molyneux promises the sky, delivers a turd" game. In fact, I"m not sure if Molyneux has ever made a game that wasn't massively divergent from what he promised it would be.

Pick up Operation Flashpoint if you enjoy guns and tactics. It's a bit like Ghost Recon, except far superior, and with crappy graphics. The online play is fantastic (if you can find a server), the mod community has been operating at a crack-fueled pace for half a decade, and the single-player is awesome.

Voice acting is a little wonky though.
 
If you like RTS games go for Command and Conquer;any will suffice. Also Metal Gear Solid for the stealth loving types.Either that or Splinter Cell.
 
TorontRayne said:
If you like RTS games go for Command and Conquer;any will suffice.
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Red Alert 2 is the best so far, in my opinion.

Yuri's Revenge actually gets a little irritating in comparison, but that's just me.
 
Galactic Civilizations 1 and/or 2 if you're into the 4x type of games. Customer support is pretty good, and the modding community is very active.

Operation Flashpoint, as mentioned above, is a superb game. Quite realistic too, as far as I know. There is also an editor included in the game, as well as two expansions which keeps replay values up. Just don't complain about the outdated graphics, the game is getting old. A sequel is in the works, though, and has been for some time, but I'm sceptic about a release. Then again, maybe Bohemia just doesn't want you to build up an unachievable imagination for the game pre-release fueled by hype? *cough* RAI *cough*

Halo, I thought was a damn fine game. I loved the story, but I attribute that mostly to the movie Aliens. It's sequel, on the other hand, is a piece of shit, and only available for consoles *pukes* and Vista (soon to be). I don't recommend picking it up unless you intend on playing Halo 3 (who's teaser is actually growing on me) which probably won't be availabe for the PC until Vista Millenium XXXP or some such bullshit.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a classic already, and I love it dearly. This game is one of the finest RTS games I've ever played. There is an expansion pack (Winter Assualt) for it available and another one (Dark Crusade) in the works.

Then there's the moldy oldies that everyone loves, which most of them you can find on abandonware sites;

X-Com: UFO Defense (a.k.a. Enemy Unkown)
Squad Leader by Microprose is one of my favorite WW2 TBS games.
Beneath A Steel Sky (I'm not done with it yet, however)
Escape From Monkey Island
Speedball
Final Fantasy VII (best Action-Adventure "RPG" I've ever played)
 
What sort of games do you not like?

I have greatly enjoyed the 'Total War' (outstanding campaign RTS) games and the under appreciated 'Mafia' (3rd person action/GTA with substance). 'Rainbow 6' has some nice shooting and 'Vampire: TM-B' (by Troika, with some Fallout devs) is one of the best recent RPG's I've played , so it would probably be the best place for you to start.

If you like FF style games, 'The Legend of Dragoon' is surprisingly good (but still crap, unless you like that genre).
 
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