So I finally quit MMOs for good.
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Thanksmikecoulter said:
I decided to quit, because initially MMOs were pretty much all I had in terms of social interaction with other people around my age; when I first moved down here to Florida. It was a culture shock for me so as I moved here from Kansas, where it was okay to say you played games like World of Warcraft, and Warhammer Online. I felt it was time to make friends in real life and get out of the house.
For all the people that say i'll be back, Im sure this new girl I met at this LAN party will be able to provide plenty of reasons never to go back to MMOs
I remember when I quit WoW, congrats man!
CoD is better on Xbox, Oblivion and Fallout 3 on PC due to mods in my opinion.
I'd greatly recommend Dawn of War II for its campaign. It has an RPG style levelling/gearing system and enjoyable real time tactical gameplay. I recommend it because its what I play whenever I get the WoW itch.
Secondly I'd recommend you pick up on some older single player games like Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil, though be careful with the steam PC ports of these as It took me some time to tweak my graphics to run them properly. It was well worth it though.
CoD is better on Xbox, Oblivion and Fallout 3 on PC due to mods in my opinion.
I'd greatly recommend Dawn of War II for its campaign. It has an RPG style levelling/gearing system and enjoyable real time tactical gameplay. I recommend it because its what I play whenever I get the WoW itch.
Secondly I'd recommend you pick up on some older single player games like Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil, though be careful with the steam PC ports of these as It took me some time to tweak my graphics to run them properly. It was well worth it though.
Good for you man! I wish I could suggest some good games, but sadly you probably already have them.
I'll let you know if I think of a really good game.
I'll let you know if I think of a really good game.
*Trumpets playing* Congratulations, young one, you have something...something something...Amarok said:
Dude... you have a Vault-Tec avatar...veloper said:
Is "Fair" as high as you compement-scale goes? :{o>
Also, with Fallout 3 being a sandbox you should really say "weak main story" cos' some of the stuff you do is pretty freakin' sweet.
Also, I like Oblivion... got the DLC for both Fallout and Oblivion and I have to sy I dont regret it at all.
Firstly, welcome to the Escapist!ArmandNorthwind said:
Secondly, all of the games you mentioned, are good on the 360.
I don't know if I can agree with any of these points in their entirety. ME's gameplay was shallow for an RPG, but it was well suited to the environment. I'm not prepared to call it "mediocre", but I'd certainly opt for "weak".veloper said:
Fallout's core story is as well told as most any story in any game I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Sure it's the standard "save the world" affair but you can hardly dock points for that given that 90% of games around at any given moment revolve around the idea of "save the world" or at least "save the area".
GTA 4 is an excellent game by all accounts with a flaw so gigantic that it sapped my will to play entirely. I won't go into too much detail but I have to say the entire friend mechanic can absolutely go to hell. The story is well told, the city seems truly alive and it's the best gameplay GTA has ever delivered as far as I'm concerned. That said, I prefer the saints row approach in general.
CoD4 is easily the strongest entry in the call of duty franchise. The single player game is fantastically compelling and action packed and it delivers some of the finest multi-layer shooter action ever found on a console.
To call oblivion broken is more than a bit disingenuous as the game is fully functional. The story again is the "save the world" sort of thing and it's not told in a terribly compelling way. It does have that "elder scrolls" game feel to it, which goes a long way to endear itself to fans of previous games, but it does feature some improvements that I personally appreciated. The inclusion of mini-games for mundane tasks like lockpicking and speechcraft actually added a bit of joy for those activities, and combat itself took a few stumbling baby-steps forward, but inevitably degenerates into a very standard block/attack sort of combination. That is unquestionably better than what existed in previous games where the player's part in combat was simply "push a button" and the computer took care of the dice rolls behind the scenes to determine what happened. That said, the PC version is almost certainly better simply because of the sheer number of mods that are avaialable. As one of the most mod friendly games ever produced, you can find a mod for just about everything. There's one that gives you the tools from the thief series (like vine and water arrows, and a blackjack that provides an instant knockout if applied to the back of the head), a handful of mods that add a great deal of depth to the combat (they work well but I'm not convinced any of them work for the game in the long run), mods that add new weapons, armor and quests, mods that turn the game into a porn game (which may have been what sparked the rating increase post launch, and by porn I don't mean the nudity mods that exist for most any game that can be modded), mods that make the environment just a little bit better (flora/fauna/weather improvements). I played the game extensively on 360, getting the PC version breathed a great deal of new life into the game thanks primarily to user generated content.
You mentioned Gears for PC. Keep in mind that Gears was originally made with the 360 in mind. I've played both versions and I honestly like the 360 version better. If you're into shooting, Gears 1 & 2 are safe bets (but that just may be the Gears fanboy in me coming out).
As far as quitting MMOs go... I've told myself that before. Didn't work for too long.
As far as quitting MMOs go... I've told myself that before. Didn't work for too long.