What are some classic PC games I should play?

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#1 viewtiful26
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I never was that big in PC gaming, mostly because I never had my own computer until last year. What are some good PC games I should play? I played American Mcgee's Alice recently, along with the Starcraft battlechest. What are some of the legendary PC games from the old days that I may have overlooked. I tried Grim Fandango, which is pretty cool too. Any advice? I also have Steam with the Orange Box and Counter Strike.
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#2 Noldorin2646
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If you have Steam, get Deus Ex for 10 bucks. You won't regret it.

Also, Baldur's Gate 2 is available on Amazon for 9 dollars. You should look into that.

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#3 Xtraflo
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What kind of PC games r u n 2? FPS? Arcade? Strategy?
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#4 viewtiful26
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What kind of PC games r u n 2? FPS? Arcade? Strategy? Xtraflo

Hm....I think I'm pretty open to all different kinds of games.

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#5 crazymaghie123
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Diablo Battle Chest, Warcraft 3 Battlechest, call of duty, halo pc, half life, and counter strike...I mean theres so many but those are all quality titles (some will say halo pc isn't but its multiplayer is still going strong and the campaign is great)
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Command and Conquer - Could take u back to DOS and recommend Tie Fighter - X wing - Dark Forces - Monopoly ;)
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#7 osan0
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in no particualr order.

deus ex 1, baldurs gate 1 and 2 + expansions, KOTOR 1 and 2, neverwinter nights 1 and 2 and their expansions. diablo 2 (personally i wasnt a big fan of 1 for some reason.) + expansion, freespace 1 and 2, outcast, morrowind, arena (free on the elderscrolls website...very old game though), daggerfall (if u can find it and get it to work on Xp...expect a fight), starlancer, freelancer, sacrefice, warcraft 3, the longest journey, rome total war + expansion, medieval 2: total war +expansion, red alert, half life, age of empires, crimson skies, unreal tournament 2004.

all crackin games imho. theres more but that should keep u busy :D.

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#8 dazza_avo
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World of warcraft.

Jedi Outcast.

Call of Duty 2.

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#9 Gregoroth
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The Carmageddon series.
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  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind + expansions (worth it even if you've played it on XBox, just for the mods)
  • TES IV: Oblivion + Shivering Isles (see above)
  • Monkey Island series (NOT including 4)
  • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
  • Syberia series
  • Age of Empires III
  • Far Cry
Some of those aren't exactly from the 'old days', but they're all must-plays.
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#11 JangoWuzHere
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If you have Steam, get Deus Ex for 10 bucks. You won't regret it.

Also, Baldur's Gate 2 is available on Amazon for 9 dollars. You should look into that.

Noldorin2646

dues ex is free on gametap....

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#12 monty_4256
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half life

half life 2

warcraft 3

deus ex

the curse of monkey island series

diablo 2? (don't personally have it, but heard it was a great game)

unreal 2004

elder scrolls 3 morrowind (better than oblivion imo)

the longest journey (probably not the slightly snubbed dreamfall tho... if it wasn't snubbed then I say it but it was)

company of heroes and or dawn of war

and more, but that's what I'd probably go for, more into the FPS ones tho

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  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind + expansions (worth it even if you've played it on XBox, just for the mods)
  • TES IV: Oblivion + Shivering Isles (see above)
  • Monkey Island series (NOT including 4)
  • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
  • Syberia series
  • Age of Empires III
  • Far Cry

Some of those aren't exactly from the 'old days', but they're all must-plays.Cherokee_Jack

4 on the monkey island series wasn't on pc

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RPG: planescape: torment

FPS: no one lives forever 1 & 2

T(3rd)PS: max payne 1 & 2, mafia

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#15 -Origin-
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Half life, fallout 1,2, Elder Scrolls Morrowind and oblivion, Max payne and Warcraft III would be the best classic pc game recommendations.
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duke nukem 3d, funniest lines found in a game EVER!

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#17 Noldorin2646
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Eh, 10 bucks is more than deserved for Deus Ex. Plus, I don't have to watch the ads on Gametap.
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#18 JangoWuzHere
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Eh, 10 bucks is more than deserved for Deus Ex. Plus, I don't have to watch the ads on Gametap.Noldorin2646

really? id rather get it free

I mean 30 sec adds aren't that bad.

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#19 Noldorin2646
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[QUOTE="Noldorin2646"]Eh, 10 bucks is more than deserved for Deus Ex. Plus, I don't have to watch the ads on Gametap.JangoWuzHere

really? id rather get it free

I mean 30 sec adds aren't that bad.

I could only game in short sessions, so these ads got pretty annoying. In fact, it's one of the reasons why I haven't finished Psychonauts. (having Vampire the Masquerade and Fallout to finish contributed too, I'll have to admit)

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#20 thenewau25
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fps? half life the first not 2 deus ex, and the rest will be quake 2 about rpgs propably dialblo baldurs gate and fallout 2 they are must or arcanum and planescape about ut i suggest the first! oh in case you want i think dmc3 is good and metal gear but thats me so i reccomend silent hill pc (basicly its a exe that uses epsx emulated version works in newr pc with vista!)
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#21 aliblabla2007
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Try Homeworld.
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#22 RobbieH1234
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  • Fallout
  • Fallout 2
  • Planescape Torment
  • Baldur's Gate
  • Baldur's Gate 2
  • Arcanum
  • Diablo 2
  • Half Life
  • Deus Ex
  • System Shock 2
  • No One Lives Forever
  • No One Lives Forever 2
  • Thief
  • Doom 2
  • StarCraft
  • WarCraft 2
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 3
  • Civilization 3
  • Star Control 2
  • X-Com UFO Defence
  • Total Annihilation
  • Grim Fandango
  • The Longest Journey
  • Maniac Mansion
  • Day of the Tentacle
  • Secret of Monkey Island
  • Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars
  • Gabriel Knight

Then there's various stuff like Disciples 2, Alpha Centauri, Divine Divinity, Freespace 2, Descent, Sacrifice, Citizen Kabuto, AvP 2, Jagged Alliance 2, Homeworld, Age of Empires 2, the Total Wars, along with newer (but still great) games like Mafia, Jedi Knight, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor AA, Galactic Civilizations, Dawn of War, Civ 4, The Witcher, Mask of the Betrayer, Sam and Max Season 1, Prince of Persia, KotOR, WarCraft 3, Bloodlines, Far Cry and so on.

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Guess I'l have to toss in some oldies then.

Outlaws

Hexen

Hopkins FBI

Wolfenstein 3D.

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Duke Nukem.
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#25 viewtiful26
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[QUOTE="Noldorin2646"]

If you have Steam, get Deus Ex for 10 bucks. You won't regret it.

Also, Baldur's Gate 2 is available on Amazon for 9 dollars. You should look into that.

JangoWuzHere

dues ex is free on gametap....

I don't have a gametap account though, isn't it a monthly subcription in order for me to have access to the game?

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Get Command and Conqure the First Decade, play the original Half-Life and all of the expansion packs, play Starcraft and Diablo 2, and finish it all off with Homeworld.

There covers a FPS series and some good RTSs and a RPG.

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baldur's gate 2.
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Commander Keen
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Under a killing moon if you can hget it runnig on dos box.
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#30 slabber44
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A series no one has mentioned is the Thief series. Thief 1 and 2 are the best. Thief deadly shadows was ok just not as good as 2. You will have to download some things for it to work on XP. Not sure about Vista.
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#31 --Anna--
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Here's three you shouldn't miss: 1. FarCry 2. Vampire: The Masquerade-Bloodlines 3. Deus Ex
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Quake, The best fps of all time and the first fully 3d game of all time. Its still just as fun and creepy to this day, especilly with qrack or dark places.
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#33 artistry_
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half-life

deus ex

jedi outcast

quake 3

the operative: no one lives forever

tron 2.0

aliens vs. predator 2

max payne

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#34 chessmaster1989
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Call of Duty 4 (previous ones if you want); the Halo games; Civilization 3 complete/Civilization 4 complete; Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth Anthology (contains BME I, BME II, and Rise of the Witch King for only $20); Age of Empires 3; Age of Mythology; Warcraft 3; and Red Alert.

Also, do you have Counter Strike: Source, or just 1.6? If you don't have Source, get it.

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#35 retro82
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Games I ve enjoyed I lot:

1. Might & Magic VI

2. HoMM 3

3. Fallout 2

4. Diablo

5. Icewind Dale

6. NBA Live 2000

7. Sanitarium

8. The Curse of Monkey Island

9. Commandos 2

10. Max Payne 2

11. Call of Duty

12. Warcraft III

13. Legacy of Kain

14. Worms Armageddon

15. GTA: SA

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Never had your own computer before? Welcome to our world!! Everyone in my house has always had their own computer and theirs are usually better and faster than mine so everyone stays away from mine!!

If you have Steam with Orange Box and Counterstrike, you've got some good gaming going on there. I'm still playing the Original Halo for PC (I just can't let it go). If you want to go further back, there is Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament 2004. Jedi Knight/Jedi Academy were good. Blood 2 was one of my favorites. It all depends on what you want and what you like.

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FREESPACE 2, click my sig to see what it is.. One of the best games of all time IMO.