Iridium
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| Reccomend an old man some good single player games
I have been out of the PC gaming scene for about 3 years, my last computer was a PIII 1ghz system, so now I have a capable rig, but I don't know what good games I have missed. We have a few local stores that have tons of games in their SALE bin. I have played a few multiplayer games, but I have been dissapointed with the amount of cheaters and unsportsmanlike attitude most people have.
Right now I have on my system
HL2: Finished it, but it has little to no replay value for me. CS:S is fun, but the clan I play in only plays on weekend nights.
Diablo II: Took me a while to get going, but I finally got the whole RPG concept. I am going to go see if I can get Diablo I this weekend.
GTAIII. Need to find the play disc or i'm screwed.
I also have GTA:SA on the Xbox, which I got for free(intresting story) but it looks like it is more fun on the PC.
Halo: beat this hundreds of times, uninstalled it a few weeks ago.
Descent III. This is my favorite game right now, I have the speaklers turned up and the bass at max.
Guild Wars: Bought this at the advice of a friend, but I can't get into the whole MMORPG thing, so I am selling it. |
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Psychephylax
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| Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
Civ 2 and 3...Civ 4 is coming out sometime late October/early November.
I'm hooked on Civ 3 right now and the game has a lot of replayability because you have a bunch of different civilzations to pick from, there are several different ways of beating the game (Cultural Victory, Military Domination, Expansionist Domination, Political Victory...etc)
The game is a turn based strategy game which can make it a bit slow, but you can disable a significant number of animations to speed it up quite a bit. It's very similar to risk with a lot more dimentions to it.
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tim_k
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Stewartstown, PA | reply to Iridium
Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
This old man has been playing Rome Total War for months now. |
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capdjq
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Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
This old man is playing Max Payne 2. |
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wings10
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said by capdjq  :This old man is playing Max Payne 2. I die so quick in this game, trying not to use a god Cheat, but I'm stuck where I have to save, I think his name is Vad. He's behind the door.
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whatthe
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Urbandale, IA | reply to Iridium
Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
Far Cry is my favorite single player game. |
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| Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
said by whatthe :Far Cry is my favorite single player game. it's a good game, but why does all these new games need to have some mutated crap in it?
I got kinda bored.. I'm halfway done with the game.
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Coderedpl
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Brooklyn, NY | reply to Iridium
A PIII 1ghz system???
oh cmon
my last one was 600 mhz
from that im up to 3.4
BF2 TRY IT!! |
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footballdude
join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO | reply to Iridium
Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
If you have any interest at all in Star Wars you should get Knights of the Old Republic. An outstanding game. |
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Clipper
join:2002-05-23
Stoney Creek, ON | Morrowind if you like the RPG genre. Huge replayability and a non-linear style to the game. I had lots of fun with this one. |
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Iridium_guest
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I remember back when Best buy was selling Alienware PCs. tjhere was a FPS shooter they were demoing, it looked like CS, but you controlled 5 or 6 people and you could switch back between them. Anyone know this game? Besides the gfx, what differences are there between BF1942 and BF2? |
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The Flash
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Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
said by Subaru :said by capdjq :This old man is playing Max Payne 2. I die so quick in this game, trying not to use a god Cheat, but I'm stuck where I have to save, I think his name is Vad. He's behind the door. I actually passed that game, such a good game, storyline is awesome. I didn't use any cheats but I think I did it on normal. |
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trgic
join:2002-04-25
Hartford, CT
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Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
Being another kinda old man:( Have done quiet a few games and still a member of a clan;) Since Half Life 2 came out and the great reviews it had, i installed steam. Never looked back:D Since done Half life, Blue Shift and now running opposing force. Luvving it and i reckon you would too.
I enjoy doing single player games as much as MP but with steam u get both worlds and a great choice for i reckon a bargain price.
Hope that helps, just my 2 cents;)
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Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
said by wings10 :MOHAA, plus the 2 expansion packs. COD MOHPA DoD Unreal 2 Far Cry Pain Killer Battlefield 1942.
Hitman: Contracts
Mafia
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Kilroy
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Pick up a copy of PC Gamer (or click the link and get a Free Trial from their site). Each DVD, seems like they switched from CDs a few months back, comes with their data base of past reviews. Go through those and pick out themes you're interested in. Anything with a 75% or higher should be worth the money.
The Worms games are always highly rated, I haven't played any of them yet.
The Splinter Cell series is good.
Far Cry is great, but starts to drag in the middle, you never think you're going to finish.
The Chronicles of Riddick™: Escape from Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut is pretty good.
You don't really mention what kind of games you're interested in. Seems like you lean towards first person shooters.
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roxy
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Renton, WA | reply to Iridium
Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
I recommend BF2 or COD UO,
our clan plays those two most of the time
and we are a bunch of old farts www.tntblowout.com |
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The Flash
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| Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
said by roxy :I recommend BF2 or COD UO, our clan plays those two most of the time and we are a bunch of old farts www.tntblowout.com BF2 single player sucks. |
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roxy
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Renton, WA | reply to Iridium
Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player games
i dont play single player - i play on our clans MP ranked server :P |
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The Flash
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| Re: Reccomend an old man some good single player g
said by roxy :i dont play single player - i play on our clans MP ranked server :P the man is asking for single player games though. |
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