Need advice on new game purchase
<div class="IPBDescription">Something to do while waiting for ns</div>Greetings all.
After every semester or so I usually treat myself to a new game purchase. Well, it's been a while (the last few have been Sims purchases for my girlfriend :/) and I'm not sure what to get. I've been trying a few demos like JKII and Dungeon Siege and they're ok but they haven't really convinced me to purchase the full version. I've never tried any of the Warcraft games but I'm not sure if I'm a real big RTS fan (although I did like Alpha Centauri). The preview of UT2003 in CGW has me pretty geeked but it doesn't come out for at least another month.
So how about some suggestions and or reviews of whatever it is you're playing while waiting for NS to show up.
After every semester or so I usually treat myself to a new game purchase. Well, it's been a while (the last few have been Sims purchases for my girlfriend :/) and I'm not sure what to get. I've been trying a few demos like JKII and Dungeon Siege and they're ok but they haven't really convinced me to purchase the full version. I've never tried any of the Warcraft games but I'm not sure if I'm a real big RTS fan (although I did like Alpha Centauri). The preview of UT2003 in CGW has me pretty geeked but it doesn't come out for at least another month.
So how about some suggestions and or reviews of whatever it is you're playing while waiting for NS to show up.
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well i think that if u like fps, u should wait for ut.... but if u like rts ones u could just go and buy warcraft3, if u like rpgs u could buy nwn (it ownz) or u could buy DS but i dont like it that much......
Starsiege=Tribes and Tribes 2 are both fantastic games. I wouldn't go for WC3, i personally have started to lose intrest in it, but if you're an avid RTS'er, go and get it!
Jedi Outcast is good, I personally don't like the latest patch, but it's good for a month or two of sustained, constant gaming.
Also, on the free side of things, <a href="http://firearmsmod.com" target="_blank">http://firearmsmod.com</a> is a pretty cool mod, takes some getting used to, but it's the only thing keeping me sane till NS comes out.
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Morrowind is, and I know I'll get flamed for this, in a way a lot more hack&slahy than NWN - if you're a fighter, you pretty much only get near an enemy and leftclick pretty fast. I don't say it's bad, I had a blast of a time with it, but keep this in mind.
Neverwinter starts weak, but gets damn strong after 50% of the first chapter. Definetely a great game!
Keep your fingers away from Dungeon Siege. Really, not even a conservative should be treated to this.
If you liked Alpha Centauri (Forget game - this piece of code was art!), Civ3 is somewhat of a mandatory, but I don't think it's as good as AC.
Never played WC3 ... yet.
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Grand Theft Auto 3.
Jedi Knight II.
I also second the motion towards NOLF. Its great despite its major disadvantages (Lithtech).
these are all good :)
p.s. Neverwinter Nights is the same crap as baulder's gate, just 3D instead of 2D. I played it for 30 minutes and was sick of it the whole time.
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I played the 'offline demo' of neocron, because I was very exited about that game, however the demo sucked baddly i'm gonna steer clear of it.
I only play on one server though, its FFA and has a no saber = no attack policy. Its a rare breed, but in my opinion makes the game 500% better ...
Gives people a chance to put their saber away and hang out, talk with other people - what ever they want. Theres usualy always large brawls going on too, so there almost never a point where you cant fight anyone ..
eh - enough of JK2 though ..
Americas Army is good, once you get past all the 'omg - its propaganda ... blah blah blah blah'. Doesnt change the fact its still a very well made (free) game.
WC3 is pretty good.
I <b><i>love</i></b> NWN. Love it.
eh, thats all I really play ...
I didnt like civilization 3 that much...maybe its just me.
another fun game i got was Operation Flashpoint (FPS) its a cold war game where u can be the NATO forces or if u get the expansion pack u can be russian, it was pretty fun and it had some hard parts. u can fly helicopters, airplanes, drive some tanks and more things, good game.
What have people got against the Lithtech engine anyway? It gave me AvP2, I can forgive it for anything but I didn't see anything wrong with it at all.
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But yeah, Theif 1, 2, and Deus ex will probably yeild a month of solid gaming, and will cost you, probably, a grand total of 30 bucks.
I got bored by Warcraft 3 real quickly. Dunno why, but it felt like Yet-Another-Standard-RTS.
JK II
Soldier of Fortune 2
Freedom Force
Global Operations
AvP 2
Operation Flashpoint
As far as the America's Army game goes, I'm already in the Army, so why would I want to play a game that tries to simulate what I do for a living?
I've seldom seen a bigger collection of trial&error puzzles.
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I honestly had no reasons for buying JK2 save for the MP ...
I loved the way JK played on the little LAN we set up at my old high school and I knew if the gameplay was anything close to the original - I'd love it.
The SP side of JK2 is quite lacking to tell ya the truth ...
I doesn't even become fun untill you get your saber and force powers. Thats like ... 4 levels or so into the game ...
I was playing the first few levels and just kept feeling like 'Weeeeee this is fun ..... [/sarcasm]'.
However, once you get the force + saber, the game picks up a bit. But yes, many many puzzles ...
I'd recommend Ground Control. That's great fun (and it looks prety good too). You can get it on budget now, too. Best strategy game I've ever played.