Even if you have a weak computer, there are plenty of really awesome old games you could play. Plenty of todays sequels are inferior to their forebearers. What is your current computer equipped with?

PC_Otter

I think the graphics card is a ATI mobility Radeon HD 4530. I have 2GB of ram I think. But yeah, I can run Oblivion on High Settings, and anything that came out before it runs really smooth as well. I haven't even tried any of the newer or more graphics heavy games yet, but it's quite a decent laptop imo. What are some older games you'd suggest?

I've got a laptop that does alright; I actually bought Killing Floor and Oblivion last night and they work great! I'm just looking to upgrade sometime in the future is all. But the one poster is right, I do have a family, which is why saving up $1000 is tough especially this time of year :P But also, I do spend a lot of time with them and still enjoy games. It's funny how people get so personal on these threads :) I think we all just need to lighten up a bit huh?

But thanks for all the replies; I will definitely be saving to try to buy a better rig one of these days, but for now I will just play titles that look good enough of the settings I can handle, not to mention I have to get used to controlling things with a keyboard because I'm still a little *derp* about that.

Steam is cool though, and one poster talked about how much cheaper games are for PC, I think the one who said I was bad at math ;) and in some cases that's true. Honestly, my console games I rarely pay more than $12 for because I buy used from gamestop MOST of the time; last night though I got Oblivion GOTY on steam for $5 which is still like $15 savings compared to a used copy at Gamestop for my 360. So yeah, there are definitely savings to be had.

Tell your wife WOMAN! I'm getting a new PC and that's the end of it. Now how's the sweet'tatos coming? :p

valium88

:D Yeah! I'd love to see how that ended up for me.

But on another note, I really didn't mean for this post to make some people angry, it was mainly for fun and to introduce myself a little to the community seeing as I'm thinking of trying to get into the pc scene.

Also, this wasn't entirely a post about graphics, I did mention the variety of games (which does encompass the indies and the like). For instance Legend of Grimrock which I'm pretty excited about. It's like one of those old school dungeon crawlers like Eye of the Beholder and a might and magic title that I can't place right now. And you guys also get some of the cooler shooters like Serious Sam BFE (love it or hate it I like old school style shooter that just throw enemies at you to kill mercilessly; I think they are fun and a good time killer) not to mention the awesome looking Red Orchestra 2. Not just awesome looking in graphics but I mainly mean the realism of gameplay and the fact that I really like WW2 games and movies. That game alone is one of the reasons I really want to try to get into PC gaming.

EDIT: This topic was just meant for fun, I didn't expect so many rude/demeaning comments so please just feel free to ignore this topic.

Because your games look SO FREAKING GOOD! I just got done looking at the stick "What were you just playing" or something like that thread and it just made me depressed. You see, I'm a console guy, always have been, and my 360 just doesn't come anywhere close to standing up graphically to the PC. PLUS there is so much more variety on the PC, I just haven't run into the small fortune in recent years to build a pc :) plus my wife probably wouldn't let me spend the money on one now anyways. You guys have so many options for your gaming experiences. Plus, mods are pretty much the coolest thing in all of gaming because they can reinvigorate old titles.

Anyways, I guess I just want you to know that I wish I could join you in all your high res glory and hopefully one day I will :P

I wish Red Faction 2 would have had the AWESOME level of destruction that the first game had. When my friends and I played the original we spent most of our time just digging through levels with rocket launchers, it was one of the best FPSs to date.

Anyways, I think Panzer Dragoon Orta was great but SUPER hard. What about Stubbs the Zombie? Did a lot of people play that one? It was one of my faves.

yeah so thiis is def a troll i mean come on guys why even bother appeasing him.

Gen007

I'm with this guy.

I wish there would be but I don't know how the design would work. Where would they put the extra circle pad? Wouldn't they just end up having to make the system larger and adding it about where the add-on places it anyways? That seems more costly than Nintendo probably deems necessary. Who knows though, give them a year or so and they will surely have some kind of new model of it out.

I'd say start at the beginning. Metroid Zero Mission Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2 Metroid Prime 3 Metroid 2: Return of Samus (This one will be hard to find/play if you don't have a Gameboy). Super Metroid Metroid Other M Metroid FusionMinishdriveby

I think they may have just released this on the 3DS virtual console thingy.

I've never really finished a Metroid game either, but would love to get my hands on a MP: Triolgy, but $80 bucks is a lot for a game (even if it is 3 games). I did see my brother beat Super Metroid when we were younger though and it was a really cool game.

Probably Two Worlds for the 360, that game was broken. I don't think you can even complete the first quest without the game shutting down on you.

Definitely check out Rival Schools and Rival Schools 2; the latter happens to be for the DC, which is an amazing system by the way. But I know you said you don't like 3D fighters, but maybe give these a try, I doubt they would disappoint. Also, you could check out JoJos Bizarre Adventure, I think it came out for DC as well.