Catching up to do; a little advice is appreciated.

Hi there,

For personal reasons I gave up gaming about 5-6 years ago; the last game I played was Oblivion. But now I'm back since last December and I was wondering what I missed out on the passed 5 years. I now have some nice games like L.A. Noire, Metro 2033 and Skyrim, but what games do I HAVE to pick up from the bargain bin? Any genre goes...

Hi there,

For personal reasons I gave up gaming about 5-6 years ago; the last game I played was Oblivion. But now I'm back since last December and I was wondering what I missed out on the passed 5 years. I now have some nice games like L.A. Noire, Metro 2033 and Skyrim, but what games do I HAVE to pick up from the bargain bin? Any genre goes...

geitenvla

These are well known big hits:

Witcher 2

Starcraft 2

Portal 2

Deus Ex HR

Dragon Age Origins

Mass Effect Series

Total War Shogun

Lesser known but, still very good:

Mount and Blade Warband

One thing you can do is check the review archive: http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html?platform=5&category=&type=reviews&mode=all&sort=score&sortdir=asc#

Then you can look at the top games and see for yourself the good games that came out. You don't have to agree with their score, but it is usually in the ballpark (+/-1.0).

One thing you can do is check the review archive: http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html?platform=5&category=&type=reviews&mode=all&sort=score&sortdir=asc#

Then you can look at the top games and see for yourself the good games that came out. You don't have to agree with their score, but it is usually in the ballpark (+/-1.0).

James00715

Thanks for the advice, but I've done some research myself. This list I already know and apart from that I like it, I also consider it "dangerous" because a lot of games would fly under the radar. Maybe I should be a little more specific: What games do I HAVE to get from the bargain bin aside from the obvious mainstream blockbusters.

@ DanielDust

Thanks for the amazing list you posted. This will take me a whole lot of time to go trough. I would like to thank all the posters for their efforts; I think I have some extensive researching to do now :)

WHATEVER YOU"RE GETTING DON"T FORGET TO GET FALLOUT NEW VEGAS. ITS WORTH IT AT ANY PRICE.

it needed to be said. Loudly.

WHATEVER YOU"RE GETTING DON"T FORGET TO GET FALLOUT NEW VEGAS. ITS WORTH IT AT ANY PRICE.

it needed to be said. Loudly.

ACEHERO

Change "New Vegas" to "3" and I'll agree :P

Also, someone said Minecraft, that is what you want!

[QUOTE="ACEHERO"]

WHATEVER YOU"RE GETTING DON"T FORGET TO GET FALLOUT NEW VEGAS. ITS WORTH IT AT ANY PRICE.

it needed to be said. Loudly.

MickaelJulliard

Change "New Vegas" to "3" and I'll agree :P

Also, someone said Minecraft, that is what you want!

Playing 3 now and I'm enjoying it, but finding it pretty difficult, I like it. :)

Today I bought Medieval II Total War gold edition for only €9.99! I used to love Rome and from the looks of it Medieval looks just as great. It´s cool to have such an abundance of good titles at hand for such low prices.

The Witcher 2.

Today I bought Medieval II Total War gold edition for only €9.99! I used to love Rome and from the looks of it Medieval looks just as great. It´s cool to have such an abundance of good titles at hand for such low prices.

geitenvla

Also since you have been out of the loop for a while, Steam has a lot of great sales. I would check there several times a week.

They have 4 major sales year round though, Each near an Equinox or Solstice. Like Summer and Xmas time. You can get a lot of these games withhout ever going over $10-15, if you keep an eye on these sales.

[QUOTE="geitenvla"]

Today I bought Medieval II Total War gold edition for only €9.99! I used to love Rome and from the looks of it Medieval looks just as great. It´s cool to have such an abundance of good titles at hand for such low prices.

Lach0121

Also since you have been out of the loop for a while, Steam has a lot of great sales. I would check there several times a week.

They have 4 major sales year round though, Each near an Equinox or Solstice. Like Summer and Xmas time. You can get a lot of these games withhout ever going over $10-15, if you keep an eye on these sales.

I think I'm an old fashioned gamer. Whenever possible I like to have a hardcopy. I like having my games lined up on a shelf.