Stalker Clear Sky, Fallout 3, or Far Cry 2...

[horse]

Haven't they modded Clear Sky though?

quite a few mods out there, but no OL

 

[PaladinHeart]

Does OL actually make the game fun?

I keep trying the game, but the more I play the more I realize it's basically like someone took a game like Half-Life 2, and managed to suck all the fun out of it.

I've made it to the part where the scientists' helicopter gets shot down. I'm going around blasting those marines and looting the scientists, and the I'm not seeing how a mod could improve this any. It's like an endless war game.

There seems to literally be an endless supply of enemy soldiers. There are dogs that magically fly through the air at you. It doesn't matter if you did not particularly enjoy killing a group of enemies at a particular location. When you go by there again.. you'll have to do it all over! If you're not particularly fond of war game type FPS's, then this game is the equivalent of a nightmare.

From what I've heard about OL, it makes the game more random. How is this going to help it feel less like Medal of Honor: Radiation Wars?

 

[horse]

if you didnt have fun with the original game, dont even bother with the ol-mod or clear sky.

 

[PaladinHeart]

Thanks. I wanted to make sure OL wasn't some magical cure-all before uninstalling.

I still don't get why there's so much hype around this game. Ah well, I guess I'll have to simply give up and add this one to the list of games I don't like.

 

[Ravager69]

You *could* buy Fallout 3, it sounds the most reasonable of the three.

But why would you do that? I mean, all of those titles are failed sandbox games with shitty AI and major gameplay problems (AND they're a pain in the ass when it comes to hardware requirements).

My advice - wait for Call of Duty 5.

You have GOT to be shitting me. So you would rather recommend just another generic shitty on rails shooter from WW2 (and not even from Infinity Ward) than three awesome open world games? Fuck your taste in games, sir.

I would recommend it at any time. I'm *tired* of open world games that lack depth at gameplay and are all about *atmosphere* and *stunning graphics*. Well, yeah, cool, but how long can you play a game that is seriously unbalanced, has crappy AI, gunfights are boring and the locations are mostly barren (Stalker comes to my mind) or filled with some *scary* (WAH!! mutants!) enemies.

The whole problem of this kind of games nowadays is, that they tend to shift away from action and give little in return. It's not that I can't stand exploring (because I like it, in the matter of fact), but there is barely anything to explore. An empty house here, a tunnel with dogs there or perhaps another safe house to unlock. There's just not enough to do and often you'll loose lots of times just trying to find anything entertaining at all - only to get shot by an enemy that (you thought that couldn't in the world) saw you from the other side of the map. And the last save you made was 30 minutes ago. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.

BTW fuck you and your opinion on these "AWESOME OPEN WORLD GAMES". Moron.

 

[Tagaziel]

Now, now boys, stop throwing insults at each other.

 

[victor]

I agree with Ravager69 here. It's too bad the focus of the gaming industry seems to be on "open world, sandbox" when only very few companies (i.e Rockstar) can pull it off properly.

What's funny about Bethesda is they based all their games around a concept they suck at, and then say "we'll make it the way we know how to make games".

 

[metalboss44]

I like alot of things about Stalker, I HATE THE BUGS. People shooting through walls or spotting you instantly after loading a saved game even though you are in a different room.

I am struggling with the freedom missions right now in the original STALKER, I almost bought clear sky yesterday but decided to hold off, and Far Cry 2 is way too expensive right now.