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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:12 am
by Ollie Saunders
If you are worried about addiction go for single player story games. A couple of classics (really cheap if you can find them) I adore:
- Fallout (Interplay)
- System Shock 2 (Irrational Games)
- Half life (1 not 2)
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:13 am
by feyd
It should be okay for most games. You likely won't be able to top out the graphics settings in many current games, but you should be able to get pretty good settings without too much issue.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:09 pm
by Burrito
Everah wrote:I once played Roe-Sham-Bo, but the game vanished. I was actually supposed to be winning a RSB tournament, but that never materialized...
in due course
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:12 pm
by jayshields
seodevhead wrote:I have a GeForce 7600 GT.
I have a GeForce 6600 GT and I haven't found a game I can't play. I can play Oblivion with medium-max settings and no FPS lag. I haven't seen a more graphically intense game than Oblivion yet.
You will be able to play almost anything on max settings. I'm presuming it's PCI-E, but if not it will still be fine.
Oblivion is one of the best games I've ever played, but you state you don't like RPG's; neither do I, but this game is amazing. You'll get 30+ hours of gameplay out of it.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:17 pm
by Ollie Saunders
you state you don't like RPG's;

Oh right, ignore my post then

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:23 pm
by phpdevuk
personally I play battlefield 2 when I want an action game, but you do have to buy all of the add-ons for it which is a bit of a drag. The gameplay in bf2 is different to games like half life tho, I find games like half life and CS are alot quicker and more of a deathmatch game than bf2, I can hold my own in bf2 online but put me in CS and I'll get owned in seconds. Half Life 2 has a single player game that you can play as well, where as BF2 just has the online maps running locally as a single player game.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:29 pm
by Burrito
jayshields wrote:I have a GeForce 6600 GT and I haven't found a game I can't play.
I have a 7600 gtx and I've found plenty that tax my system at the highest settings.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:33 pm
by jayshields
A PCI-E one? I can't imagine a game would put stress on your system at max settings, presuming the rest of your system is up to scratch. Mind you, I don't use AA or AF at all. Putting them to a high setting could be causing the problems; personally, I can't tell the difference with them on or off, but then again I'm not really an avid gamer anymore.
~phpdevuk: Curse of Monkey Island is one of my all-time favourite PC games. I'm actually playing through it for about the 3rd time right now and as always I've forgot what to do on a certain bit and I'm stuck

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:41 pm
by seodevhead
I think a 1st person shooter is probably my best bet. I'll take a look into BF2 and CSS. I'll probably side with CSS since I am familiar with the game already and liked it in the past. However, does anyone have any idea what it costs to play Madden 07 online? I can't find any information about their subscription plans.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:43 pm
by Burrito
jayshields wrote:I can't imagine a game would put stress on your system at max settings
try company of heroes and bf2142.
Mind you I play at the highest resolution my monitor supports (1920x1200)...except for stupid bf2142...no widescreen, ugh!
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:44 pm
by John Cartwright
seodevhead wrote:I think a 1st person shooter is probably my best bet. I'll take a look into BF2 and CSS. I'll probably side with CSS since I am familiar with the game already and liked it in the past. However, does anyone have any idea what it costs to play Madden 07 online? I can't find any information about their subscription plans.
Heh, I own Battlefield 2 and all the expansions, aswell as CSS and more recently Battefield 2142. Mark my words, Battlefield 2142 blows both of these games out of the water.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:45 pm
by John Cartwright
Burrito wrote:jayshields wrote:I can't imagine a game would put stress on your system at max settings
try company of heroes and bf2142.
Mind you I play at the highest resolution my monitor supports (1920x1200)...except for stupid bf2142...no widescreen, ugh!
Battlefield 2142 suprisingly doesn't support native widescreen resolutions.. my 28" monitor doesn't play nicely with it..

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:33 pm
by alex.barylski
Real men don't play video games dude...we play simulators...particularly FLIGHT simulator
Don't want to invest into MSFS....try the open source flight gear

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:43 pm
by daedalus__
FPS:
Counter-Strike (I have a team and a server hope to see ya there)
Red Orchestra - Very fun team-based WWII shooter
Call of Duty:UO - Same as above
Call of Duty 2 - Same as above
Battlefield 2 - dont play anymore due to lamers
MMORPG:
Everquest 2 - slower paced than WoW but less repetitive and boring
WoW - eh, played for a long time and finally quit after killing rag 3287498234 times
EVE Online - great game and very unique but moderately time consuming its an rpg except you fly a spaceship its very cool
Silk Road - its alright but its free!
Strategy:
Civ4
Civ3
Civ2
C&C: Red Alert
C&C: Red Alert: Tiberian Sun
Starcraft
Warcraft 2
Warcraft 3
RPG:
Oblivion
Morrowind
Daggerfall
Quest for Glory 1-4, 5 is okay (these are old, older, and really old but a must play)
There are many more but those should keep you occupied for the next 3 years.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:51 pm
by Ree
I really don't recommend Oblivion, it's a joke of a game (yes, I have noticed you don't like RPG, but still).