Having been a console gamer for most of my gaming life I've recently turned to my PC for my gaming fix (mainly due to costs and convenience)
But I havent got a large enough PC library yet so I'm asking for any suggestions you might have
Traditionally I play RPG's but I know my way around an FPS or two and I'm always willing to try out new genre's
So, are there any PC games that are must haves for a fledging PC gamer?
Edit: Just want to say thanks to everyone for their feedback and I'm going to be giving most of these a try at some point, I'd never heard of Good Old Games before, thanks guys
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
Warcraft series
Starcraft 1 and 2
Age of Empires series
Command and Conquer series
Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2
KotOR 1 and 2
Diablo 1 and 2
the orange box is a good place to start in my oppinion. has half life for single player, team fortress for multiplayer and portal for puzzlie fun times.
games that i enjoyed were the Dawn of war series, witcher, prototype, call of duty.
There are just so many good games out and a bunch more coming out this year. like 3-4 rpgs to look forward to this year.
Other than the already excellent suggestions that have been made already, I'll chirp in and add Planescape: Torment. All my other suggestions have already been made, so that's the only one I have for now.
OP: All the games listed are great I would recommend Civilization: Call to Power as a decent choice too and if I could get Imperium Galactica to work on my older PC I would have something to keep me busy for a while.
Thou must go forth and get a Box. Yea, the Box shall be Orange, and inside it shall contain the fabled FPS Gems of Valve: TF2, Portal, Half-Life. I also suggest the L4D games, as they're terribly fun and constantly updated.
Radeonx said:
Would it make me sound like a troll if I were to point at Valve and say, "Stay away, because all of their titles are mediocre?"
Yeah, companies that continue to support games released 4 years ago suck, and Portal was terrible. Seriously, man, what are you smoking and where can I get some?
In that case The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and IV: Oblivion are good choices for RPGs. They come in a Bethesda pack as GOTY editions with Fallout 3. The Witcher is also a fantastic RPG and will last you a fair few hours. There's also KOTOR and KOTOR II; the Gothic series as well as Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.
For FPS get yourself acquainted with Valve and lay your hands on The Orange Box, you're bound to find at least ONE you like. Other than that get STEAM and an account and look for deals; if you're hesitant about a game wait for it to come on sale. Also if you like zombies Left for Dead is fun and there's plenty of user content.
Thou must go forth and get a Box. Yea, the Box shall be Orange, and inside it shall contain the fabled FPS Gems of Valve: TF2, Portal, Half-Life. I also suggest the L4D games, as they're terribly fun and constantly updated.
Radeonx said:
Would it make me sound like a troll if I were to point at Valve and say, "Stay away, because all of their titles are mediocre?"
Yeah, companies that continue to support games released 4 years ago suck, and Portal was terrible. Seriously, man, what are you smoking and where can I get some?
Here you go, a reply I gave to someone else awhile back who was asking the same question:
Well if you're into everything, guess I'll just recommend my personal favourites from the gog site for conveniences sake.
First of all, I consider this series pretty much mandatory for any rpg fan: Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2. In my mind Biowares finest work to date and the pinaccle of what an rpg should strive to be. Solid narrative, great characters, surprisingly vibrant 2D artwork even today, entertaining tactical combat, absolutely massive open world... I seriously can't think of any real major flaws in the series. It's absolutely brilliant. And then when you consider there are mods out there which combine BG1 and 2 into one cohesive game as well as improve and tweak the experience towards perfection, then really you just can't get any better. Though other rpg try such as...
Planescape: Torment. You might've heard of this game, hell, there's another active topic about it in these forums right now. Bluntly put this game has by far the best fantasy story and one of the most unique styles and setting in any game, regardless of genre, ever. It's not disputable, it's fact. In terms of story, setting and character Planescape: Torment is one of the most in-depth and provocative games ever made. If only the combat and the basic gameplay mechanics were more solid it'd probably be my number 1 pick for rpg ever. But as it is it comes a close second, which considering how many rpg I've played, is still damned impressive methinks.
Stepping a bit away from pure rpg we've got the absolutely spectacular Heroes of Might and Magic 3. It's a hard game to describe to someone that might not be familiar with this sort of game, so I'll just say it's brilliant and that everything this game does, it does exceptionally well. This is another of those 'I can't think of any real flaws' sort of games, so much so that despite being well over ten years old, I've introduced this game to kids who hadn't even been born when it came out and seen them enjoy it! Now that's the sign of a solid, long lasting experience!
If you wanna give the old Point & Click classic PC adventure games a try, my personal favourite is The Longest Journey. Despite all the gushy mushy love I just gave to Planescape above, this is the game which in terms of story and character really stole my heart. Planescape is deeper, more in-depth and covers a number of more touchy subject but The Longest Journey... well, it's got soul. The main protagonist is my favourite of any game and her journey throughout the games length is enthralling. It's like a really, really nice book for me that I like to re-read every once and awhile for that fuzzy warm feeling of nostalgic happiness. Even nostalgia wont blind me to the shit puzzles and gameplay, but screw that, use a walkthrough if you have to. The story is worth it in my mind!
And as a final suggestion for something more actiony if that's you're thing: Freespace 2. The space sim that was so good it killed the genre... or at least I like to think so. Simply put the story is solid but the gameplay so awesomely intense that you'll be suffering from shellshock and probably need to have your fingers pried from the joystick (I bought a force-feedback joystick exclusively for this game. So worth it!) with a pair of pliers when it's done. Not only that, but of all the games I just listed, this is probably the easiest to get into since a couple of years ago the developers released the games source code online, and as a result the community has been improving the engine ever since to such an extent that it still looks fantastic today. This game is so good at what it does it's become an entire genre unto itself, with so many mods and even total conversion that buying this game is like buying the last ten years worth of amazing space sims all in one. I kid you not!
And there you go! Between those five games (Technically 6 since there's 2 BG games!) that's enough PC gaming goodness to keep a normal human occupied for... hell, well over a year especially if they take the time to play the games fully and explore the communities which have sprung up around each game.
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
Warcraft series
Starcraft 1 and 2
Age of Empires series
Command and Conquer series
Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2
KotOR 1 and 2
Diablo 1 and 2
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