Aye, i know about the PC part, but they are all computer games (aside thunder force 3 and the immortal). And if i wait for computer games to leave my thought i would died in wait :D
Starcraft?.. Postal 2 doesn't even deserve to be anywhere on that list, GTA pretty much covers the point you wanted to make.
TBH Vampires: Masquerade: Bloodlines (whatever the name is) really was a pretty garbage game, I bought it just through the recommendations from Bit, and I didn't enjoy it one bit.
With the exception of TF3 and The immortal (wich was a GREAT game by the time) all other games are for computer, and THEN ported to consoles. And Nemesis, salamander and the likes of that played much better in the computer. Perhaps xevious was better in the consoles I must admit.
Well remebered: dungeon Keeper :D Great game! Grabriel Knight and Phantasmagoria... yuk.. Hitman: blood money and thief great stealth games but Metal Gear was the first one. But i guess you are right, Hitman is better. Just remembered two really interesting. Made huge succes by the time: The seventh Guest and The Eleventh Hour, not sure it would get onto that list either, but very fun nonetheless...
You think fade to black was awfull? It had a nice story, LOTS of possible moviments for the time of its release, fully 3d and a huge game. 1995... IT IS a classic!
What about Doom and castle Wolfenstein?
All those are marks on history. Not "Out of this world" but ok on serious sam and postal? Postal just beacuse its imature and retarded? Nothing really innovative on those.
I can safely say that I've played all of those, bar GPL. I've seen my uncle play it, and yeah. That game is not for me. I like going sideways, but only if it isn't followed by a colossal cock-up, which looks like it'd happen all too regularly.
Now, I think I need to go install Lemmings again..
I soo wanted to put Jedi Knight in, believe me. That was the game that first introduced me to multiplayer gaming, back on the MSN Zone. Ahh, good times.
Originally Posted by Veles Grabbed Freespace 2 off GOG, only played the first tutorial, any way to make it so you can control your ships direction with the mouse?
Yes!
You have to locate the options on the flight deck and click where it says "enable mouse".
If I remember correctly it is the guy sitting in the bottom of the screen looking at a map of star systems.
My favorite is absolutely:
- Oni (best 3rd person adventure/shooter)
- Operation Flashpoint (best 3rd/1st person war)
- Ford Racing (I don't know, I like Ford cars :-)
- all Half Life series (surely the best 1st person shooter ever!)
And what else.. Oh you forgot about Mario Bros LOL. Everyone should've played that game once in their lifetime! :-)
EVE is the PhD of gaming, not to be taken lightly, and not exactly a game so much as "A Way of Life".
As far as wanting to put games in and the gnashing of teeth going on here over this article, I would like to offer an idea of an article of sorts.
"The Top 101 PC games of All-Time", and the members of this forum and the Bit-Tech worker bees can submit lists with up to 101 games on it. The games with the most votes on the most lists are at the top and so on. Might be a fun article.
There are some missing genres in here... though I agree with the majority of the list. I would say Mechwarrior 2 is a must play. The first one was old and not very mechwarrior, while 3 and 4 failed to really capture the lumbering massiveness of the mechs. Mech2 however... that single handledly defined the "mech" genre.
Another random one I have to add is Dinopark Tycoon. Anyone who went to elementary school in the early to mid 90's knows what I'm talking about. How do you think all the other tycoon games got so popular?
Don't agree with Rome: Total War - compared to it's predecessors it was a glammed up shadow of the depth and complexity that both Shogun and the original Medieval managed to create (not to mention the bugs involved). I accept that it was a lot more accessible, but the price of that was reducing it to not much more than a combination of civilisation + a standard RTS rolled into one game.
Originally Posted by dgb Don't agree with Rome: Total War - compared to it's predecessors it was a glammed up shadow of the depth and complexity that both Shogun and the original Medieval managed to create (not to mention the bugs involved). I accept that it was a lot more accessible, but the price of that was reducing it to not much more than a combination of civilisation + a standard RTS rolled into one game.
Although I agree, It was addictingly fun, not as fun and awesome as Shogun, but it did hold quite a bit of sway, enough to make Medieval 2 look bad.
It seems the writers forgot about Total Annihilation(no SupCom because it's like TA), Morrowind, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, No one Lives Forever, and of course, Age of Empires 2.
For some unknown reason though, I'm am currently addicted to SimCity 3000 and SimTower.
ah I missed this one.. I thought I was the only one to play outcast! that game still sticks in my mind.. if you've never played the early doom games.. hexen was a spinoff that I thought was pretty cool for it's time too (in the mid 90's)
Oi! Gabe Newell didn't create Counter Strike. It was Minh "Gooseman" Le.
Okay, Mr. Newell and friends did do Source, but by then all the creative and ground work had been laid and I don't think they really deserve that much of the credit for it. But anyway, nice article!
My top 10 PC games (in particular order, cos I can't decide one)
Grim Fandango
Mafia
Commandos 2
Half-Life
Thief 2
Planescape Torment
Baldurs Gate
Deus Ex
Fallout 2
Messiah
As it turns out, only two games are from this decade, proving to me at least, "they don't make 'em like they used to". I'm only 23 and feel so old for saying that. Its such a shame I can't play half of them on my current PC.
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ReplyAye, i know about the PC part, but they are all computer games (aside thunder force 3 and the immortal). And if i wait for computer games to leave my thought i would died in wait :D
Also Worms Armaggedon, X-COM...
TBH Vampires: Masquerade: Bloodlines (whatever the name is) really was a pretty garbage game, I bought it just through the recommendations from Bit, and I didn't enjoy it one bit.
With the exception of TF3 and The immortal (wich was a GREAT game by the time) all other games are for computer, and THEN ported to consoles. And Nemesis, salamander and the likes of that played much better in the computer. Perhaps xevious was better in the consoles I must admit.
Well remebered: dungeon Keeper :D Great game! Grabriel Knight and Phantasmagoria... yuk.. Hitman: blood money and thief great stealth games but Metal Gear was the first one. But i guess you are right, Hitman is better. Just remembered two really interesting. Made huge succes by the time: The seventh Guest and The Eleventh Hour, not sure it would get onto that list either, but very fun nonetheless...
You think fade to black was awfull? It had a nice story, LOTS of possible moviments for the time of its release, fully 3d and a huge game. 1995... IT IS a classic!
What about Doom and castle Wolfenstein?
All those are marks on history. Not "Out of this world" but ok on serious sam and postal? Postal just beacuse its imature and retarded? Nothing really innovative on those.
Now, I think I need to go install Lemmings again..
:)
S*D
But it's a second job IN SPACE!
Grabbed Freespace 2 off GOG, only played the first tutorial, any way to make it so you can control your ships direction with the mouse?
Yes!
You have to locate the options on the flight deck and click where it says "enable mouse".
If I remember correctly it is the guy sitting in the bottom of the screen looking at a map of star systems.
- Oni (best 3rd person adventure/shooter)
- Operation Flashpoint (best 3rd/1st person war)
- Ford Racing (I don't know, I like Ford cars :-)
- all Half Life series (surely the best 1st person shooter ever!)
And what else.. Oh you forgot about Mario Bros LOL. Everyone should've played that game once in their lifetime! :-)
As far as wanting to put games in and the gnashing of teeth going on here over this article, I would like to offer an idea of an article of sorts.
"The Top 101 PC games of All-Time", and the members of this forum and the Bit-Tech worker bees can submit lists with up to 101 games on it. The games with the most votes on the most lists are at the top and so on. Might be a fun article.
S*D
Please tell me you made that up?
Another random one I have to add is Dinopark Tycoon. Anyone who went to elementary school in the early to mid 90's knows what I'm talking about. How do you think all the other tycoon games got so popular?
You can try sexVilla :X
Although I agree, It was addictingly fun, not as fun and awesome as Shogun, but it did hold quite a bit of sway, enough to make Medieval 2 look bad.
It seems the writers forgot about Total Annihilation(no SupCom because it's like TA), Morrowind, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, No one Lives Forever, and of course, Age of Empires 2.
For some unknown reason though, I'm am currently addicted to SimCity 3000 and SimTower.
Okay, Mr. Newell and friends did do Source, but by then all the creative and ground work had been laid and I don't think they really deserve that much of the credit for it. But anyway, nice article!
Grim Fandango
Mafia
Commandos 2
Half-Life
Thief 2
Planescape Torment
Baldurs Gate
Deus Ex
Fallout 2
Messiah
As it turns out, only two games are from this decade, proving to me at least, "they don't make 'em like they used to". I'm only 23 and feel so old for saying that. Its such a shame I can't play half of them on my current PC.
Why is PC gaming awesome? 50% mods-50% time
Mods = community support : more expected of devs
Time = more time for devs : more time expected of players
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