Finally, Done!

I must admit I feel pretty let down with the latest offering of Single Player games...

WarCraft3 was nice, but I still prefer WarCraft 2...

BF1942, great in multilplayer, a bother in single player! The monsters in Quake (the original) had better AI... And it doesn't matter at all to the story if you fail one map...

I went out and bought Nolf2 due to all the good things people said about it... OK engine, but that's about it...
There are some funny parts, but not enough to warrant the cash I laid down for it...
Another thing that bugs me with it is that it doesn't matter if I sneak around or just run around guns blazing... (Besides the fact that there aren't too many health packs lying around...)

SOF2, Hey, I get to run around killing bad guys in a grey enviroment... (Ok, the jungle was fun, but the city and desert/winter areas?!?)
Though it is fun to snipe

NWN, great game! Immersing, but not anything I get really "lost" in... Is getting a bit repetetive after a while... I can't really see finishing it more than twice (one fighter, one mage), if I can bother with more than once....

UT2k3, (only tried Demo) Great fun in MultiPlayer Would have been nice if there were something more to it than just the regular fragging though... (A story perhaps?)


Whatever happened to games like X-wing, Tie Figher, C&C, WC2, The Dig, Full Throttle, Day Of the Tentacle, Beneath a steel SKy, Dune 2?

I am sick and tired of clones with (allmost) nothing new added... What happened to creating games that didn't just copy what others had done before, but had some imagination?

Black & White was interesting... It took populus to a new dimension...

Dark Forces/Jedi Knight let you explore the Star Wars universe, and let you play with a lightsaber... But it didn't add much more than that... (But it was/is still fun to play...)

Dungeon Keeper, now there was a new game... A balance between RTS and FPS... And it didn't rely on the "gather lots of <insert mineral/spice here>, create lots of units, attack" formula... (Granted, you needed Gold and food, but it didn't rely solely on that...)

HalfLife, interesting spin on the regular FPS setting...

Red Faction, finally gave FPS' an enviroment where you could blow things up... (Too bad you coul only destroy stone, and not structures too....)

Tomb Raider was Ok imo... I didn't really like the concept, but it was something new... (Until they started with the endless follow ups....)

Worms was a nice new concept, which was then played to death... <sarcasm>"Cool, I can buy Worms Final Acopolypse 10, and it adds two new weapons and three backdrops! Now that's really worth 50$!"</sarcasm>

Instead of ingenuity, it seems it is more important to chew out a new game every 6-8 months, which doesn't bring anything new to the scene except a bit better graphics...
I can understand this with FIFA, NHL and other sports games, as they add new players with their strengths and weaknesses, but FPS' and RTS'?

I'm not so dumb as to not see that companies does what gives them the largest revenues, but is it really too much to ask for some ingenuity?

Sorry for this long rant, but as you've read I'm really disappointed with the games industry in general and it felt good getting it off my mind

admittedly i don't keep as up to date with games as i used to, but yeah these days its just the same old crap over and over again for the most part. i think i stopped playing games for 2 main reasons, 1)that I need more time to spend on more serious computer use, and 2)that there just isn't anything original and new anymore. its all the same BS over and over again.

what needs to happen is for games developers to take a new and fresh look at the very concept of gaming, and come up with something completely new and compelling. that's easier said than done, though.

I bought 1942 and had to return it 'cause it lagged way to much on my machine. So far I havn't really gotten into Max ' melodrama Paine. I'll play through somemore this week.

I kinda passed on Iron Storm but if nothing else comes along I'll probably bite. I think I got the post-RTCW-Grecon-MoHAA-blues. The cure? Unreal 2 I hope.

Also I would love to play unreal tournament 2003 at a lan party or over a small network. I think I may go out and get that one.

new game

i just hate third person games.....or games with AI....good for practicing with bots i guess.......but, that is about it.........i thought max payne was pretty good..........but, ispent the better part of a month looking for a patch that would convert it to first person i arbitrarily saw posted, with no luck......my recommendation is FPS...........so, either go internet and multiplay, or wait for a title like gothic 2, to play role playing games FPS!!!!!!!

me again

and, by the way, battlefield 1942 is the shhhhhht..........not many, if any, games get close to this one

I think you guys should try Mafia..it's a good experience plus it is one of most difficult games to play, you will need to spend more time on it.

Morrowind is a nice refresher.. So much freedom and such an expansive world for single player! Freedom force was a cool idea and quite a different game. I enjoy StarTrek: Bridge Commander too, which may not seem very innovative game, but I can say nothing exactly like it has been done that I know of.

There are a number of games out there that are innovative, but most of them are not. I agree. There are still a few good games that come out from time to time though, but many are rehashes that bank on the success of their successful brother.

I concur Rick,

Also, a few of the forum members were gaga over morrowind this last summer. Games with loads of graphics, that require cutting edge memory and computing power will have to wait until I'm ready to upgrade my desktop.

That said, I will be looking at both Star Wars Galaxy as well as Bridge Commander. I would like very much to learn to enjoy other games besides first person shooters.

Games I recommend

My reccomendation would be - Giants: Citizen Kabuto

This is a favourite of mine. It's very funny and a very different type of fps. Kind of 3 games in one because you can play 3 different characters and stories.

It's quite old now, but was highly acclaimed by all the magazines back when it was relesed, thats what led me to buy it, and i wasnt dissapointed.

Funnily enough it didnt take off with regards to sales, so ide say you could pick it up pretty cheap now.

Quite demanding system spec for its age, so make sure your system is fairly well prepared if you buy it! (800mhz CPU, 32 meg Grphics at least)


Also like Vehementi, I am a fan of Max Payne. Intelligent Storyline, fantastic visuals & Bullet Time feature thrown in for good measure. Almost a perfect game IMHO.

If you liked Max Payne, try out Bloodrayne (search for bloodraynedemo.zup at www.filemirrors.com ).
Very similar styling. Has a Dialated Perspective mode which works like Bullet Time and several other interesting features. In general its more frantic action than Max Payne though. Its a cross of Soul Reaver, Max Payne and RTCW...
You get to jump on enemies and suck the life out of them while using them as human shields. Great amount of fun to be had in this game!!.. Very gorey too, with lots of dismemberment...

http://www.bloodrayne.com/

Re: Games I recommend

What I especially love is the in game cutscenes, the dark, noir comics. They kick. I loved that game.

I recieved Operation Flashpoint GOTY Edition for Christmas & I have to say that it's really, really, really good. Graphics are OK but even with the new textures & all, it's still way under a game like BF1942 for example but the game itself is worth it. If you have a very good sound system ( or even with earphones ), you'll be popping out of your chair when your hear bullets touch the ground right beside you.:grinthumb

Another really cool game is Hitman2. I've been paying it since this Monday & I can't get enough of it. Right now, the CD stays in my CDRom 24/7. For every mission, there are a bunch of different ways of reaching the goals ( a bit like Deus EX ). It's not too hardware intensive too. I'm playing it in 1600*1200 ( all options at full ), it runs smoothly & looks very good.