I need GUIDANCE with my next PC game...PLEASE!

I'm really quite torn about what my next video game will be (most likely PC and despite what my sig says). I've browsed numerous PC games on this website and looked at ones that I've been wanting to get for a long time. They are:

F.E.A.R

The Longest Journey

Command and Conquer 3

I love adventure games and i'm also a fan of RPG, Real-time strategy. So now I'm turning to you guys/girls...help me find my next PC game. If you liked it, let me know. I'm open to any suggestions and all your doing is helping me.

Oh, one little criteria. I've played my fair share of older games (Diablo, Starcraft, C&C Red Alert), but I've been on a new/semi-new release date streak and it might not suit my tastes if the game is older than 2000. Let's just say that "The Longest Journey" is the cut-off point.

i always recommend the orange box first and foremost, so that's my recommendation.

other fps i recommend: no one lives forever 1 & 2, f.e.a.r., cod4 and stalker.

rpg: baldur's gate 2 + expansion, knights of the old republic 1 & 2, mass effect, and vampire: the masquerade - bloodlines

adventure games: sam & max seasons 1 & 2.

i haven't finished the longest journey and haven't played c&c3, so i'm not in a position to recommend them, but any of the relic games (company of heroes, dawn of war, and homeworld), blizzard games (starcraft, warcraft series), and sins of a solar empire are generally regarded as being far better than c&c3, so i'd consider them before considering c&c3, if i were you.

i always recommend the orange box first and foremost, so that's my recommendation.

other fps i recommend: no one lives forever 1 & 2, f.e.a.r., cod4 and stalker.

rpg: baldur's gate 2 + expansion, knights of the old republic 1 & 2, mass effect, and vampire: the masquerade - bloodlines

adventure games: sam & max seasons 1 & 2.

i haven't finished the longest journey and haven't played c&c3, so i'm not in a position to recommend them, but any of the relic games (company of heroes, dawn of war, and homeworld), blizzard games (starcraft, warcraft series), and sins of a solar empire are generally regarded as being far better than c&c3, so i'd consider them before considering c&c3, if i were you.

fireandcloud

I'm not so sure about the Orange Box...there's just something about Half-Life that doesn't intrigue me. I own and beat Company of Heroes (great game), but I can't get the multiplayer to work because of some update glitch...otherwise I'd probably still be playing that game.

I've never heard of Sam and Max and I think I'd have to choose Sins of a Solar Empire over Mass Effect. Thanks for your input, I'll keep it in mind.

I don't know what The Longest Journey is but I checked its images and it looks like its a Monkey Island kind of adventure game. The 3 games are of different genres. FEAR is a horror FPS game. C&C3 is an RTS game and Longest Journey is an adventure game.

Honestly, I'm not familiar with the older games. I just started getting addicted to video games last year and the oldest game I played was Black and White 2. C&C3 is a typical pure RTS game (Warcraft 3 is both RPG and RTS) which means that you will be doing almost the same thing all the time without getting excited about it. I've never played FEAR but according to my friends, its really awesome(almost all horror shooters are). If you are going to buy FEAR because its a cool survival-shooter, might as well buy Bioshock(not as scary as FEAR but it has better graphics and has almost the same type of gameplay). Not so sure with Longest Journey but if I were you, I'd buy FEAR(I don't like the other 2).

I'm playing No One Lives Forver (part 1) right now.. and this game is the first that's made me laugh out loud several times.

It sounds cliche, but the writing is truly spectacular, they crafted some great dialog and many subtle hilarious moments.

Besides that, it's old enough that it can be run on high settings, it's cheap, and fun.

found this funniest part in the game...

Criminal Sociology

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MtB7r28xClo

haven't played me yet but I'm loving BS so far.

I don't know what The Longest Journey is but I checked its images and it looks like its a Monkey Island kind of adventure game. The 3 games are of different genres. FEAR is a horror FPS game. C&C3 is an RTS game and Longest Journey is an adventure game.

Honestly, I'm not familiar with the older games. I just started getting addicted to video games last year and the oldest game I played was Black and White 2. C&C3 is a typical pure RTS game (Warcraft 3 is both RPG and RTS) which means that you will be doing almost the same thing all the time without getting excited about it. I've never played FEAR but according to my friends, its really awesome(almost all horror shooters are). If you are going to buy FEAR because its a cool survival-shooter, might as well buy Bioshock(not as scary as FEAR but it has better graphics and has almost the same type of gameplay). Not so sure with Longest Journey but if I were you, I'd buy FEAR(I don't like the other 2).

lance435

I own and beat Bioshock twice...in the process of beating it a 3rd time. The only thing I have about F.E.A.R is that from everything I've read it's supposed to be quite short (6 hours maybe).

Whats the CoH glitch? I think I may know what your talking about.. is it where you Download the patch, but then it never applies? If so it is in your My Documents>Mygames>Company of heroes>patches?> then double click the latest patch and it will apply... and out of those 3 games... I'd go FEAR, but i think CC will last longer.. FEAR does have free MP that you can DL though :)darkfox101

Yep, you bet that's the glitch I'm talking about. I'll give this a try. Thanks for the info!

i always recommend the orange box first and foremost, so that's my recommendation.

other fps i recommend: no one lives forever 1 & 2, f.e.a.r., cod4 and stalker.

rpg: baldur's gate 2 + expansion, knights of the old republic 1 & 2, mass effect, and vampire: the masquerade - bloodlines

adventure games: sam & max seasons 1 & 2.

i haven't finished the longest journey and haven't played c&c3, so i'm not in a position to recommend them, but any of the relic games (company of heroes, dawn of war, and homeworld), blizzard games (starcraft, warcraft series), and sins of a solar empire are generally regarded as being far better than c&c3, so i'd consider them before considering c&c3, if i were you.

fireandcloud

Hmmm......new avatar. Looks interesting, but no creepy little girls??:(

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i always recommend the orange box first and foremost, so that's my recommendation.

other fps i recommend: no one lives forever 1 & 2, f.e.a.r., cod4 and stalker.

rpg: baldur's gate 2 + expansion, knights of the old republic 1 & 2, mass effect, and vampire: the masquerade - bloodlines

adventure games: sam & max seasons 1 & 2.

i haven't finished the longest journey and haven't played c&c3, so i'm not in a position to recommend them, but any of the relic games (company of heroes, dawn of war, and homeworld), blizzard games (starcraft, warcraft series), and sins of a solar empire are generally regarded as being far better than c&c3, so i'd consider them before considering c&c3, if i were you.

Kuyt19

Hmmm......new avatar. Looks interesting, but no creepy little girls??:(

heh. not time yet. the next one will probably be a tribute to mass effect, followed by other games. but definitely that scary ***** will make an reappearance around the time the game gets released.

After having played all 3 games, here's the breakdown:

F.E.A.R. - fun and exciting shooter. Depending on how often you have to get up and shake your head a bit to clear out that creepy tingling at the base of your spine, the game will probably last between 6-10 hours of gameplay (that's not including the expansion pack). Don't kid yourself, though. F.E.A.R. is an action shooter first while, at the same time, teasing you by trying to be a horror game. In other words, there are 'scary' moments separated by long, strung-together shooter moments (so long, in fact, that you'll forget that there's a creepy ghost girl wandering around causing people to bleed out every orifice on their body.

The Longest Journey - While I haven't finished the game, TLJ IS art. If people are complaining about the graphics, it's because of two things: 1) the pre-rendered sequences use an older (obviously) CGI engine and 2) character models can be HIGHLY aliased (which can be remedied by forcing your video card to an anti-aliasing setting for the TLJ executable file. Even though the CGI and character models are dated, the lush and vibrant backdrops are astoundingly GORGEOUS. Seriously, I've found myself staring at a scene for several minutes before realizing that I haven't even touched my mouse (let alone moved my character).

C&C3 - A throwback to the old C&C gameplay mechanic, C&C3 is, for the most part, just a fresh coat of paint (and a new faction) to the original C&C. The biggest draw here are the cheesy (but in a good way) FMV story clips. Michael Ironside, Jennifer Morrison, Billy Dee Williams, and Joseph Kucan all make the FMV sequences all the more memorable. While this game has the highest replayability of the other two options because of the option to play as either GDI or Nod (and a short, tacked-on Scrin campaign), most of your replay experience will be held in multiplayer matches. Unfortunately, most of those matches will be relegated to how quickly you can build a large force of tanks. Seriously, C&C3 multiplayer is simply an exercise in the tank rush. You've been warned.

So, out of those three choices, my vote goes unhesitantly to The Longest Journey. However, for RTS, I can't recommend enough Supreme Commander, Sins of a Solar Empire, and anything made by Relic.

After having played all 3 games, here's the breakdown:

F.E.A.R. - fun and exciting shooter. Depending on how often you have to get up and shake your head a bit to clear out that creepy tingling at the base of your spine, the game will probably last between 6-10 hours of gameplay (that's not including the expansion pack). Don't kid yourself, though. F.E.A.R. is an action shooter first while, at the same time, teasing you by trying to be a horror game. In other words, there are 'scary' moments separated by long, strung-together shooter moments (so long, in fact, that you'll forget that there's a creepy ghost girl wandering around causing people to bleed out every orifice on their body.

The Longest Journey - While I haven't finished the game, TLJ IS art. If people are complaining about the graphics, it's because of two things: 1) the pre-rendered sequences use an older (obviously) CGI engine and 2) character models can be HIGHLY aliased (which can be remedied by forcing your video card to an anti-aliasing setting for the TLJ executable file. Even though the CGI and character models are dated, the lush and vibrant backdrops are astoundingly GORGEOUS. Seriously, I've found myself staring at a scene for several minutes before realizing that I haven't even touched my mouse (let alone moved my character).

C&C3 - A throwback to the old C&C gameplay mechanic, C&C3 is, for the most part, just a fresh coat of paint (and a new faction) to the original C&C. The biggest draw here are the cheesy (but in a good way) FMV story clips. Michael Ironside, Jennifer Morrison, Billy Dee Williams, and Joseph Kucan all make the FMV sequences all the more memorable. While this game has the highest replayability of the other two options because of the option to play as either GDI or Nod (and a short, tacked-on Scrin campaign), most of your replay experience will be held in multiplayer matches. Unfortunately, most of those matches will be relegated to how quickly you can build a large force of tanks. Seriously, C&C3 multiplayer is simply an exercise in the tank rush. You've been warned.

So, out of those three choices, my vote goes unhesitantly to The Longest Journey. However, for RTS, I can't recommend enough Supreme Commander, Sins of a Solar Empire, and anything made by Relic.

Ein-7919

Thanks for these reviews. They really help alot...so much, in fact, that I'll probably get The Longest Journey now unless I somehow get swayed by some other game or come across one myself.

Thanks for these reviews. They really help alot...so much, in fact, that I'll probably get The Longest Journey now unless I somehow get swayed by some other game or come across one myself.

edgewalker16

I should point out that you can get The Longest Journey for $10 on Steam, too.