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Anonymous Coward User ID: 17090286 United States 12/08/2012 07:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ive been playing through Far Cry 3, pretty awesome so far.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422 Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away.. Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out.. Everyone buys xbox and playstation and wii because more and more of the gamer crowd is mainstream sheeple instead of smart nerds that want to play call of duty or similar "dumb" games. Actually, I wanted to spend less time gaming and go casual. Hence the console. The games I play on PC are rather smart, I think. Walking Dead involves a lot of moral choices and problem solving, I've got the King's Quest series, and Portal and Portal 2. The games I play on Xbox: Fallout 3 Skyrim MW3 Halo 4 grand theft auto 4 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 6764376 Japan 12/08/2012 08:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ive been playing through Far Cry 3, pretty awesome so far.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422 Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away.. Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out.. STEAM. hundreds of games, bargain prices, community that adds tons to games=win. gaming since spectrum days 82, was a console whore untill 8 years ago. best move i evere made, shit i found yooooooou guys, chocolate. STEAM all the way! [link to store.steampowered.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 16267885 United Kingdom 12/08/2012 09:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shooter: Planetside 2 - great fun and free 1st person massively multiplayer warfare over multiple continents, though somewhat tough and frustrating to start out with - visuals and atmospherics are stunning. MMO's: EverQuest 2 / Lord of the Rings Online - both can be played free to a certain extent. Ultima Online if you fancy something more old school. Offline RPG's: Oblivion / Skyrim. Racer's: Need for Speed World - sticking with the free theme a FREE MMO Racer. If you're looking for something at a slower pace, you can't go far wrong with the likes of pretty much any version of Civilisation or Sim City, generally speaking the more recent versions the better. And if you're bored of all that how about emulators, play all those old Atari games etc. A real good blast from the past, and there are plenty of fun gems out there. |
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StormeyGoddess User ID: 22004193 United States 12/08/2012 11:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | plenty of good pc games other than wow. Unless your are joking:). I love the coop stuff. And next year we get alines colonial marines coop and re 6 coop. Got to love the coop pc games. PC gaming is not dead, not even close guys I'm loyal...and boring...I fell in love with WoW and have no desire to try anything else. Different strokes, for different folks and all, but I can't even imagine something better than WoW. :-) Me too!!!!! Soooooo much!!!!! I no longer have a laptop capable of playing...:-( Breaks my heart! "Don't look back, you're not going that way." "As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” |
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The Warrior King. User ID: 29344889 New Zealand 12/08/2012 12:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you liked wizardry 8 you ought to check out legend of grimrock if you haven't already. I finished Grimrock - it was great !!!!!!!. Last Edited by The Warrior King. on 12/08/2012 12:05 PM AM - RA - MA. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 19175422 United States 12/08/2012 12:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anybody ever play Half Life 2 Deathmatch? Back in 2004 when I had my last gaming PC, that game was the BOMB.. they didn't even port it to consoles or ever update it or release a new version.. to this day I dont know of a game where you can run while being chased, jump in the air, grab a toilet out of the wall, turn around in mid-air and brutally smash it in your enemies face and watch his body skid across the floor... Is it just me or games in 2012 just don't feel 'next-gen'.. I played Diablo 3 and even though the GFX are nicer, the game still very much feels like something from the 90s in its gameplay and mechanisms.. maybe that was the intent but still.. Far Cry 3, absolutely amazing graphics/story but the game mechanisms still feel as dated as ever.. sometimes can't climb over rocks, can't even pick up objects or throw.. still bump/clip into things like there's no physics for that kinda stuff.. it just feels like FC1 with updated graphics, love the game but I expected a totally brand new next-gen experience.. I paid over 1k for my new PC.. I'm not shallow but I do love graphics, I'm an artist by profession so it's always gonna be appealing to me, you need great physics and gameplay to go along with them though.. One game I been bumping like crazy is 10-year old Sim City 4.. talk about a timeless classic, it doesn't even feel dated to me, plus the modding community is great.. |
The Warrior King. User ID: 29344889 New Zealand 12/08/2012 12:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only console I have is an Nintendo, and I was a Tetris addict when I was in high school. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26125917 As far as games I play on PC, I'm a fan of the Elder Scrolls series, and Morrowind is still my favorite. I haven't had a chance to play Skyrim yet. Skyrim is a master-piece, the patch makes the game more stable, Morowind was posibly the best in the series. AM - RA - MA. |
The Warrior King. User ID: 29344889 New Zealand 12/08/2012 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | although Oblivion is faster paced. Last Edited by The Warrior King. on 12/08/2012 12:13 PM AM - RA - MA. |
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The Warrior King. User ID: 29344889 New Zealand 12/08/2012 12:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you liked wizardry 8 you ought to check out legend of grimrock if you haven't already. Another RPG masterpiece is Knights of the old Republic. Last Edited by The Warrior King. on 12/08/2012 12:16 PM AM - RA - MA. |
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IRQ_1 User ID: 24600584 United States 12/08/2012 12:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just got my 386 and I'm playing Commander Keen and Wing Commander. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3767410 Go and spend the extra and get the 387 coprocessor. Trust me it's worth it. Jack of all trades master of none "shall not be infringed." BLUE RIBBON AWARNESS FOR MENS' HEALTH Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. --ISAAC ASIMOV I never 'Ad hominem' I don't need to. The Constitution means everything or nothing. You can't have both. |
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IRQ_1 User ID: 24600584 United States 12/08/2012 12:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's just too bad the third in the series wasn't released to the PC. Rope arrows anyone. Jack of all trades master of none "shall not be infringed." BLUE RIBBON AWARNESS FOR MENS' HEALTH Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. --ISAAC ASIMOV I never 'Ad hominem' I don't need to. The Constitution means everything or nothing. You can't have both. |
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The Warrior King. User ID: 29344889 New Zealand 12/08/2012 12:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's just too bad the third in the series wasn't released to the PC. Rope arrows anyone. thief 3 Deadly shadows, is on the PC I have that in my collection. Last Edited by The Warrior King. on 12/08/2012 12:41 PM AM - RA - MA. |
IRQ_1 User ID: 24600584 United States 12/08/2012 12:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's just too bad the third in the series wasn't released to the PC. Rope arrows anyone. thief 3 Deadly shadows, is on the PC i have that in my collection. Hitting up Amazon now. Damn, where are holy water arrows when you need one. +1 karma Jack of all trades master of none "shall not be infringed." BLUE RIBBON AWARNESS FOR MENS' HEALTH Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. --ISAAC ASIMOV I never 'Ad hominem' I don't need to. The Constitution means everything or nothing. You can't have both. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23955441 United States 12/08/2012 12:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ive been playing through Far Cry 3, pretty awesome so far.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422 Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away.. Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out.. They just want you to buy Xbox and play station. Download steam and shop from there. Many excellent choices. PC gaming will never die! |