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semisonic9
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My laptop vid card died on me back in April, and somehow I've gone this long waiting to build up a new rig. In retrospect, I wish I'd have just slapped a $100 used card in this thing and kept on gaming, but "oh well".
Anyways, between that and being sucked into WoW at some point, I skipped a lot of good games over the last few years. I'm building a new rig in September, and have the cash to stock up on some old goodies.
I haven't really played anything except WoW, Command and Conquer: 3 (*yawn*) and the original Warhammer 40k in the last 2-3 years. (The latter two, btw, I'd sell used if anyone is interested). That's right! I missed HL:2. No Dues Ex for me! Never played a CounterStrike or Battlefield of any kind. I think I played like 20 minutes of F.E.A.R. once. Same for Doom 3. I mean it, guys...I'm seriously out of the loop! I need rehabilitation! Bring me back into the fold.
Game preferences: I like just about anything. I love PvP. I hate grinds. I liked WoW, but the PvP post-BC turned out to be a huge letdown. WotLK PvP honestly doesn't look any better, especially for casters. I loved Diablo 2: LoD PvP, and the competitive community that developed around it. RTS-wise, I played CnC: Generals and had a blast. I loved the old "Total Annihilation". I'm light on FPS action, usually b/c I don't feel like being mince meat for a month or two's worth of learning curve until I feel competitive. If a RTS looked attractive enough, though, I'd probably play it. A buddy of mine has Battlefield 2142 lying around in a drawer somewhere, I believe.
One caveat: I don't want to over-load myself on games that suck the life out of me. Like the love of many beautiful women, it somehow always seems like a good idea at first. But, like women, eventually you realize you only need 1-2 good ones to get what you need without having the life-force sucked right out of your still wriggling body. ( I kid, I kiiiiiiid the women! I love da women! In fact, I'd like to spend more time with da woman, so try to take it easy on time-sink games for me, would ya?) Mixed in with the recommendations, I'd like something I can, in theory, play for an hour or two and just put down and stop whenever I'm ready to go.
Games I'm likely to pick up:
So I'm looking for a few more to add to this list. What did I miss that was great? What should I really go back and play?
~S
Anyways, between that and being sucked into WoW at some point, I skipped a lot of good games over the last few years. I'm building a new rig in September, and have the cash to stock up on some old goodies.
I haven't really played anything except WoW, Command and Conquer: 3 (*yawn*) and the original Warhammer 40k in the last 2-3 years. (The latter two, btw, I'd sell used if anyone is interested). That's right! I missed HL:2. No Dues Ex for me! Never played a CounterStrike or Battlefield of any kind. I think I played like 20 minutes of F.E.A.R. once. Same for Doom 3. I mean it, guys...I'm seriously out of the loop! I need rehabilitation! Bring me back into the fold.
Game preferences: I like just about anything. I love PvP. I hate grinds. I liked WoW, but the PvP post-BC turned out to be a huge letdown. WotLK PvP honestly doesn't look any better, especially for casters. I loved Diablo 2: LoD PvP, and the competitive community that developed around it. RTS-wise, I played CnC: Generals and had a blast. I loved the old "Total Annihilation". I'm light on FPS action, usually b/c I don't feel like being mince meat for a month or two's worth of learning curve until I feel competitive. If a RTS looked attractive enough, though, I'd probably play it. A buddy of mine has Battlefield 2142 lying around in a drawer somewhere, I believe.
One caveat: I don't want to over-load myself on games that suck the life out of me. Like the love of many beautiful women, it somehow always seems like a good idea at first. But, like women, eventually you realize you only need 1-2 good ones to get what you need without having the life-force sucked right out of your still wriggling body. ( I kid, I kiiiiiiid the women! I love da women! In fact, I'd like to spend more time with da woman, so try to take it easy on time-sink games for me, would ya?) Mixed in with the recommendations, I'd like something I can, in theory, play for an hour or two and just put down and stop whenever I'm ready to go.
Games I'm likely to pick up:
- Team Fortress 2: Cheap initial buy-in, free to play, and it seems like it has dev support and a high fun-factor.
- Warhammer: I'm hearing lots of good buzz now that the NDA is lifted. I like the idea of a mainly PvP-based game where nerfs/buffs aren't handed out on the basis of PvE. IMO, that was one of the biggest problems I had enjoying WoW/CoH PvP.
- Wrath of the "Lick Me" King: I know, I know. Blizz is really ticking me off atm, and I may give it a pass if I'm involved enough in Warhammer or some other game. But I suspect Blizz is smart enough to angle this expansion enough to at least get me past the buy-in point.
- Supreme Commander: Loved the original game, and I've heard the sequel is good. Might be my token RTS.
So I'm looking for a few more to add to this list. What did I miss that was great? What should I really go back and play?
~S
