The Official - Which game should I buy? - Recommendation Thread

If you would like to know which games to buy you can ask here.

Here are some of my recommendations. Feel free to make your own lists!

First Person Shooters:

Half-Life 1, 2 + Episodes.

Thief 1-3.

Bioshock.

Deus Ex 1

Call of Duty 1, 2 & 4.

Portal

Jedi Knight 2: Outcast

Medal of Honour: Allied Assault.

System Shock 2

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Real Time Strategy:

Company of Heroes.

Red Alert 2.

Warcraft 3.

Supreme Commander

WH40K Dawn of War

Homeworld 1&2

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Third Person Shooters:

Max Payne 1+2.

Mafia.

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Simulation:

The Sims 1+2 and Expansions

Sim City 3000.

Sim Golf

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RPG

The Witcher.

Mass Effect.

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Multiplayer:

Team Fortress 2.

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Adventure Games:

The Curse of Monkey Island.

Grim Fandango

Sam and Max Seasons 1+2

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Games with Insanely High System Requirements that you probably can't play

Crysis.

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Games that require an unbelievable amount of patience and will result in hair loss

Tomb Raider Anniversary.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R

You should add

The Sims 2 + expansions on the simulation.

Obviously not everyone likes that game but it's good to people who like those type of games.

Oh, and the Spore Creature Creator but that should be added when it is released :)

If you would like to know which games to buy you can ask here.

Here are some of my recommendations. Feel free to make your own lists!

First Person Shooters:

Half-Life 1, 2 + Episodes.

Thief 1-3.

Bioshock.

Deus Ex 1

Call of Duty 1, 2 & 4.

Portal

Jedi Knight 2: Outcast

Medal of Honour: Allied Assault.

Real Time Strategy:

Company of Heroes.

Red Alert 2.

Warcraft 3.

Supreme Commander

WH40K Dawn of War

Third Person Shooters:

Max Payne 1+2.

Mafia.

Simulation:

The Sims 1+2 and Expansions

Sim City 3000.

Sim Golf

RPG

The Witcher.

Multiplayer:

Team Fortress 2.

biggest_loser

Lol you should add a new cateragorie called "Games to be played on OMFG BEASTLY MACHINES"

And put in Crysis for now :p

I think anyone into FPS's should try Call of Duty 4. Online play is addicting as an MMO.

Tomb Raider Anniversary is amazing. It looks beautiful and plays even more beautifully.

I agree with Jedi Outcast but would recommend Jedi Academy instead. same system, some Outcast maps work on multiplayer as well as skins plus the same battle system with Dual and Double lightsaber styles added.

My final recommendation is Oblivion. Immersive, deep, and it gets even deeper depending on what mods you add. I'm almost afraid to play it because I'm afraid I won't be able to stop.

So which game should I buy? Assassin's Creed or Mass Effect?

I don't really know what I should buy. Both games sound good and I only have enough money to buy one.

So which game should I buy? Assassin's Creed or Mass Effect?

I don't really know what I should buy. Both games sound good and I only have enough money to buy one.

lance435

Easily 100% Mass Effect. I personally played both, and Assasins Creed is great.......for the first hour or so, soon after it gets very repetitive and boring. But Mass Effect is IMO an amazing game,a masterpeice even that deserves to be played.

Also Mass Effect will be easier to play on a PC (by system requirements I mean) and Assasins Creed. But if you have a really good comp then thats not a determining factor.

So which game should I buy? Assassin's Creed or Mass Effect?

I don't really know what I should buy. Both games sound good and I only have enough money to buy one.

lance435

So which game should I buy? Assassin's Creed or Mass Effect?

I don't really know what I should buy. Both games sound good and I only have enough money to buy one.

lance435

Well to best honest I haven't played either: However, Mass Effect has been given a rousing reception with users like Supermario calling it "one of the best RPGs ever". I will be buying it myself.

Biggest loser would you kindly pick up mass effect on your way home tomorrow :Pzerosaber456

lol, dude I have exams coming up in a week. I'll probably get it for the holidays. At least I have finished STALKER though so I can get it!!

Maybe I should make a poll or sumthing about it....

Perhaps we have to do this again. Biggest loser, would you kindly pick up mass effect on your way homezerosaber456

lol bioshock

U fotgot quite a few: Starcraft, Tiberium wars, World in conflict, Mass effect, Grid, No one lives forever, Serious Sam, Grim Fandango, The longest Journey, TLJ: Dreamfall, Oblivion, Morrowind, Painkiller, Gears of war, Assassins Creed etc etc these are all i can think of right now and some may not be TEH BEST but ppl like them.TanKLoveR

U fotgot quite a few: Starcraft, Tiberium wars, World in conflict, Mass effect, Grid, No one lives forever, Serious Sam, Grim Fandango, The longest Journey, TLJ: Dreamfall, Oblivion, Morrowind, Painkiller, Gears of war, Assassins Creed etc etc these are all i can think of right now and some may not be TEH BEST but ppl like them.TanKLoveR

Yeah but some of those games might not be exactly available and I might not particularly like them either.

[QUOTE="TanKLoveR"]U fotgot quite a few: Starcraft, Tiberium wars, World in conflict, Mass effect, Grid, No one lives forever, Serious Sam, Grim Fandango, The longest Journey, TLJ: Dreamfall, Oblivion, Morrowind, Painkiller, Gears of war, Assassins Creed etc etc these are all i can think of right now and some may not be TEH BEST but ppl like them.biggest_loser

Yeah but some of those games might not be exactly available and I might not particularly like them either.

Well it is called Recommendation Thread so i dont see whats the problem, all the games should be added and its up to the person to do some research on the game and decide if they like what they see.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

[QUOTE="TanKLoveR"]U fotgot quite a few: Starcraft, Tiberium wars, World in conflict, Mass effect, Grid, No one lives forever, Serious Sam, Grim Fandango, The longest Journey, TLJ: Dreamfall, Oblivion, Morrowind, Painkiller, Gears of war, Assassins Creed etc etc these are all i can think of right now and some may not be TEH BEST but ppl like them.TanKLoveR

Yeah but some of those games might not be exactly available and I might not particularly like them either.

Well it is called Recommendation Thread so i dont see whats the problem, all the games should be added and its up to the person to do some research on the game and decide if they like what they see.

Yeah but I'm recommending them. I said you could make your own list if you want.

I'm not going to recommend something like San Andreas.

Think about the availability of some games too. Like I've put Starcraft in there as you ordered but I don't know if you can even get that at the store!!

My list as follows

FPS

Call of duty 1,2 and 4

No one lives forever 1 and 2

Aliens vs. predator 2

Deus Ex 1

Thief 1-3

Bioshock

System shock 2

Half-life 2

TPS

Max Payne 1 and 2

Mafia

GTA: Vice city

Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight

Jedi knight 2: Jedi Outcast

Flight Sims

TIE Fighter

X-Wing Alliance

Freespace I and II

Wing commander series

Adventure

Grim Fandango

The longest journey

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Strategy

Homeworld games (Best RTS ever)

Alpha Centauri

Civilization games

Total war games

Dawn of war

(I'm sorry guys I just can't recommend Starcraft, Warcraft, and Company of heroes. They just weren't my cup of tea)

RPGs

Mass effect

KOTOR I and II

Baldur's Gate II

Guild Wars (MMO)

Freedorm Force vs. the 3rd Reich (haven't seen this one on this forums)

Yeah but I'm recommending them. I said you could make your own list if you want.

I'm not going to recommend something like San Andreas.

Think about the availability of some games too. Like I've put Starcraft in there as you ordered but I don't know if you can even get that at the store!!

biggest_loser

Well i got my 2nd battlechest(someone stole my cdkey)a few months ago from amazon, but i guess not everyone likes to shop online for whatever reason. Try to make a sticky and put a note on games that are not easy to find ^^, if u decide to add them.

You should add Penumbra Overture, Penumbra Black and Indigo Prophecy Plague to that adventure list.ForsbergFan21

I would except I never played them lol

My own list:

LOW-SPEC

(Highest Minimum Requirements: 1 GHZ PROCESSOR, 128MB RAM, 32MB VRAM)

FPS:

System Shock 2

Half-Life

Call of Duty

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Halo: Combat Evolved

Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix

Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.s Way

RTS:

Starcraft

Homeworld

Command and Conquer: Tiberian Dawn

Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Command and Conquer: Red Alert

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2

Command and Conquer: Generals

Age of Empires 2

TPS

Max Payne

MID-SPEC

(Between Highest of Low-Spec and Lowest of High-Spec)

FPS

Half-Life 2

Call of Duty 2

Far Cry

RTS

Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War

Homeworld 2

Rome: Total War

Painkiller

Age of Empires 3

TPS

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

HIGH-SPEC

(Lowest Minimum Requirements: 2 GHZ PROCESSOR, 512MB RAM, 128MB VRAM)

FPS

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl

Crysis

F.E.A.R.

RTS

Company of Heroes

Supreme Commander

World in Conflict

Sins of a Solar Empire

Here is my contribution

Shooters:

Bioshock

Call of Duty 2 & 4.

Portal

Crysis

Half-Life Series

Gears of War***

Mulitplayer:

Counter-Strike: Source

Team Fortress 2

Call of Duty 4

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Strategy:

Civilization 4

Company of Heroes

Starcraft

Warcraft 3

WH40K Dawn of War

Age of Empires 2 and 3 (Expansions)

Age of Mytholigy(Expansion)

^most of those have enjoyable multiplayer

RPG

The Witcher

Mass Effect***

Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2 (expansions)

Jade Empire: SE

Knights Of The Old Republic 1 & 2

Dungeon Siege

(Hellgate:London is currently alright playing it now)

Massively Multiplayer

World Of Warcraft (Although I wouldnt start now)

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*** I have only tried console version

I feel like missing alot - I might add more in the future and also throw this in my blog

Good work boys! Hopefully we'll get this turned into a sticky!!biggest_loser

Don't count on it, we have enough stickied threads and Gamespot's actual PC Review section is here for a reason.

Here is my list

First Person Shooters:

COD 1,2,4

F.E.A.R

Unreal Tournament 2004

Unreal Tournament 2003

Far Cry

TF2

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Real Time Strategy:

Company of Heroes.

WH40K Dawn of War

Age of Empires series

Seven kingdom 1,2

Sins of a Solar Empire

Rome:Total War

Battle for Middle earth 1,2

Rise of Nations and expansion

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Third Person Shooters:

Max Payne 1+2.

Mafia.

Hitman series

Stranglehold

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Simulation:

Sim City 4000.

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RPG

ES4 Oblivion

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Adventure Games:

The Curse of Monkey Island.

Grim Fandango

Sam and Max Seasons 1+2

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