I have recently purchased the King's Quest Collection and I'm loving the ol' memories. I just hope that when/if I have kids, I can introduce them to the glories of RGB graphics and syntax command windows.
Seriously, though, every now and then I load up an older game and play it just to revitalize my memories of them early days. X-COM: UFO Defence, Syndicate, Populous, Magic Carpet (which runs like crap on today's computers), Dungeon Keeper, Wing Commander 3-4, Warcraft 2, Star Control 2 (freakin' remake fixed the unlimited lander bug!), Ultima 7...I mean, it's good to go back and play the games that came from the computer gaming Golden Age. I just wish Privateer would run a little better these days...and Mechwarrior 2.
You should have the option to move your sim family from the neighborhood map. Click on your household once to bring up your family page, and one of the buttons on the lower-left side of the page should be "move family."
Let's see... I loved the endings to the following games:
Wing Commander 4 Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (haven't finished Frozen Throne yet) Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within Starcraft and Brood War Homeworld2 (haven't finished the first one yet)
Hmm...I know it's not like Diablo or TQ (in fact, it's not even fantasy themed), but how about something like Marvel Ultimate Alliance, or Freedom Force (and Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich)? Granted, those are more comic book-ish, but you might want to look into it. But, if you want something a bit more conventional, how about Sacred or Dungeon Siege 2?
It's also funny that a thread over a year old got resurrected. Seems there's a growing trend in bringing back old threads.
Still, there seems to be a continuation of the whole "games are catering to the graphics-whores" criticisms. I was just reading an article in Edge magazine which dealt with the same thing. But, let's be honest, there are gems that shine through all the glitz and glamor that gets released. DEFCON, Darwinia, Space Rangers 2, Dreamfall aren't graphical powerhouses. Sure they are "artistic" in their respective styles, but they didn't require an insane budget to produce. AFAIK, even older games are still being bought and played because, while their graphics are not top-of-the-line, the gameplay or stories in these games is actually good (Disciples 2, Star Control 2, Grim Fandango, Longest Journey, etc...).
Anyways, to the person who responded to my post from over a year ago, DEFCON, Darwinia, Medieval II, Civ 4 and many many other non-Valve games are available on Steam. Honestly, if you don't consider Civ4, Medieval II, Prey, or Dark Messiah to be from "big names" you've got a screw loose. Steam is actually incredibly good at promoting other games not from Valve. (and, if you look way back in my posting history, you'll find that I was a staunch opponent of the whole Steam digital-distribution system back when it was first announced...shows what a difference a couple years can make).
Some of it I can agree alot with it. Some of it is BS.Lev_Arris
Very much agree here with the fellow Privateer 2 fan (hehe...shouldn't that be *Ser* Lev Arris?).
How about this, get rid of publishers and move to pure electronic distribution (a la Steam)? Sure you'll have about 8 hours to download a game, but it takes out the need for the publisher!
disclaimer - Right now I'm not certain whether I meant this post to be satirical or serious (it's probably a little of both). That being said, readers of my post should definitely take it with a bit more than a grain of salt (maybe an entire shaker full) and chuckle at the whole "kill all publishers" theme to it.
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