They were likely pretty much the same. The Colonist side-quest involves convincing someone not to kill people / themselves. Unless you were planning on playing the game thrice through anyways, I wouldn't worry about the different side-quests. They're a little bonus depending on what story you chose - emphasis on little.
My favourite has always been the Logitech ball mouse. I don't think Logitech makes them anymore, though. They're also not wireless. The unfortunate thing about ball-mice are their tendancy to upset new users. I've been using one ever since I've been using a computer, so to me any other mice are sluggish and almost unusable. However, for gaming, you'll find movement far smoother than a regular mouse could provide.
Braid? It sounds so, so vaguely familiar. I'll look it up. As well as Psychonauts. It looked like an incredibly quirky game. The only fault I've found with quirky games (insofar) is that they're unnaturally short, and leave me feeling a little disappointed. Tried Tomb Raider once, when I was much younger. Don't remember it being my cup of tea, though I might enjoy the newer ones. Also - what's Hitman like? I kind of brushed it off as a regular sort of shooter. The Witcher is good, though I'm stuck in it. My progression is so sluggish I'm wondering whether or not I'm playing it right. Starwars KoToR was absolutely fantastic. It's a shame the second one wasn't nearly as good. Especially the ending - what exactly was that supposed to be? Whoops, we didn't have time to give you a real ending, so we'll sort of tell you what sort of happened next? :?
I have access to No One Lives Forever and both F.E.A.R games, so it won't cost me anything to give those a shot. I've heard some good things about Neverwinter Nights.. looks a little like Oblivion, to be honest, at least in its flaws. But. I can't exactly bash something until I've tried it. Homeworld.. I can't remember which one of those I played. All I remember is how awfully complex everything turned out to be. I'm not as good at strategy as I wish I was.. it tends to get far too frusterating for me. Basic, base-based strategy I can deal with, something like Starcraft. Actually, I don't even remember a story line in Homeworld. But I can suffer through an intense learning curve if there's a great story behind it. Thanks for your recommendations! :D
I enjoy Oblivion on occasion, but unfortunately the open-endedness of it sacrifices elements I most desire in games - character-driven story, involving quests, etc. I hate the fact you can talk to someone twice (even once) and be completely done with that character. That being said, I downloaded a companion mod (Ruined Tale) and have enjoyed it more since.
I have heard of The Longest Journey series, it was on my list of potentials. I'll definitely give it a chance if I can find it anywhere. I enjoyed Bioshock immensely and enjoy Fallout 3 though it tends to dull after several hours at a time. I'm having alot of trouble advancing the storyline in Witcher, I keep getting stuck in one place for hours and hours at a time. Vampires are one of my favourite supernatural beings. The game didn't look super-story driven when I first looked it up, but I'll give that one a chance too. Thanks for your input! I have somewhere to start now. :)
The PC will certainly survive if only for the fact is supports WoW and other such MMOs. Though I hope it survives in other ways as well. Despite all its problems, PC will always be my first and first choice as gaming platform, ESPECIALLY for shooter games.
It's ridiculous when a community is told all sorts of junk about wonderful expansion packs, downloadable content, extra releases, etc.. Then they add Survival mode, which is fun for about half an hour at a time and should have been packaged with the game in the first place. And that's it. No more official maps, no more offical modes, no more offical guns or weapons or -anything-. Though, as pissed as I am, I'm still going to play L4D2. It remains to be seen which is better.
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