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recommend me quality, pretty PC games?

just got a new laptop the other day, new i7 processor, decent dedicated-memory video card, HD display, etc. and now i want to play the games that i've been missing out on from the last year or so. so far i have borderlands, mirror's edge, and nfs: shift. mirror's edge is fantastic imo. virtual parkour ftw.

any suggestions on "must play" PC games? not a fan of RTS or sports/racing. i like traditional/japanese-style RPGs, turn-based strategy-RPGs, FPS (i used to really get down with halo 2 back in the day), and puzzle games.

oh man, NFS:Shift is a beauty. There's an unofficial add-on for TrackIR. And while I don't have TrackIR, it also enables mouselook. And while it's impossible to drive and use a mouse at the same time, it's great to enter into a non-competitive race, remove the HUD and have a sweet simulation.
As for new recommendations, Far Cry 2 looks absolutely gorgeous on max settings with DX10. It's a bit of a gamble at $30-40, seeing as the gameplay is rather stale. I like games with open terrain and free exploration. I've completed maybe 3 missions in the 10-15 hours I've played. It's a great walking simulator.
I like how every single leaf in a tree is affected by the light source of the sun(in DX10 mode). Walking under a tree, especially after you've launched a grenade to cause it to shake, is the epitome of next-generation game engine design.

I played FUEL on the Xbox360 and it had some beautiful vistas and scenery. It's either 5,000 square km or 5,000 square miles of free terrain(no loading menus, etc) to ride across in your vehicle.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/200...in-eight-hours/
Again, gameplay is stale in this one and I bought it just for the ability to drive around and see the world.

The Orange Box baby! http://store.steampowered.com/sub/469/

At the very least grab Team Fortress 2. It's uber quality and the best multiplayer FPS of all time.

For single player, Bioshock is amazing. It's $20 right now on Steam but if you preorder part 2 for $45, they give you the first one free (you can download right away). Go for it.

http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/8859/

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Originally posted by Capitalizt The Orange Box baby! http://store.steampowered.com/sub/469/ At the very least grab Team Fortress 2. It's uber quality and the best multiplayer FPS of all time. For single player, Bioshock is amazing. It's $20 right now on Steam but if you preorder part 2 for $45, they give you the first one free (you can download right away). Go for it. http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/8859/

No really, how much does Steam pay you?

I'm a little valve fanboy too, keep it going cap

anyway i'd recommend left 4 dead 2

dragon age: origins?
im playing it on my work laptop atm with pretty much everything turned down low, there is still a lot of detail in the world and the characters so im sure it would look ace. it's pretty fun too

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Originally posted by Sunsnail I'm a little valve fanboy too, keep it going cap anyway i'd recommend left 4 dead 2

+1 to cap and always keeping my updated with steam deals

and +1 to left4dead 2

if you played diablo and enjoyed that, torchlight is a new game that's pretty fun. it's not in depth at all, but it's a fun game to just pass time.

dragon age origins is supposed to be a really good rpg, though I don't think it's a turn based one. isn't there a new final fantasy coming out?

IMO Far Cry 2 was a bit boring. Too much driving around. A very pretty game, but meh. For FPS and pretty, you simply can't beat Crysis.

And Modern Warfare 2 is hella fun.

Re: recommend me quality, pretty PC games?

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue so far i have...and nfs: shift. not a fan of RTS or sports/racing.

eh?

Dirt 2 is one of the prettiest games I have played lately...Max settings and DX 11 Even if you don't like racing games this one would make u a fan.

thanks a ton for the suggestions, fellas. might have to try far cry 2, if solely for the description suspicionvandit made. sounds interesting.

also, loved diablo, wasn't a fan of torchlight that much. felt too much like disneyland diablo. i dunno. eagerly awaiting d3 though..

dragon age: origins and all those hardcore PC rpg's just never really clicked with me for some reason. couldn't get into KOTOR or any of those other ones either. I am, however, contemplating mass effect 2 because i've read nothing but good things about it.

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Originally posted by zokissima IMO Far Cry 2 was a bit boring. Too much driving around. A very pretty game, but meh. For FPS and pretty, you simply can't beat Crysis. And Modern Warfare 2 is hella fun.

crysis, or crysis warhead? i was debating on those two.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN eh?

is the "eh?" because i'm not a supreme commander fan, or because i have nfs: shift and don't like racing games? i got nfs by shifty means, heh.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue is the "eh?" because i'm not a supreme commander fan, or because i have nfs: shift and don't like racing games? i got nfs by shifty means, heh.

the latter. you said you didnt like RTS, so i didnt bother with supcom suggestions it IS an incredibly pretty game tho.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue dragon age: origins and all those hardcore PC rpg's just never really clicked with me for some reason. couldn't get into KOTOR or any of those other ones either. I am, however, contemplating mass effect 2 because i've read nothing but good things about it.

how can you call yourself a "traditional" RPG fan then?

Kind of older but 2 of my favorite turn-based strategy games on the PC that I would recommend at least taking a look at would be:

1) Heroes of Might and Magic V
2) Disciples II

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue thanks a ton for the suggestions, fellas. might have to try far cry 2, if solely for the description suspicionvandit made. sounds interesting. also, loved diablo, wasn't a fan of torchlight that much. felt too much like disneyland diablo. i dunno. eagerly awaiting d3 though.. dragon age: origins and all those hardcore PC rpg's just never really clicked with me for some reason. couldn't get into KOTOR or any of those other ones either. I am, however, contemplating mass effect 2 because i've read nothing but good things about it. crysis, or crysis warhead? i was debating on those two. is the "eh?" because i'm not a supreme commander fan, or because i have nfs: shift and don't like racing games? i got nfs by shifty means, heh.

you're all over the place dude. If you couldn't get into kotor, you're not going to get into the Mass Effect series either. Bioware has a certain style or feel to all their rpg games, just a different place in time. As for which Crysis, go with the 1st.

If you want to try out a different style RPG, check out Borderlands and Fallout 3.

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Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY Bioware has a certain style or feel to all their rpg games, just a different place in time.

this is probably the only criticism i could ever level at bioware, a little too similar between titles. i really hope their next big thing brings something truly different to the table.

Not a new game, but Oblivion is UNMISSABLE !

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Originally posted by Sunsnail Not a new game, but Oblivion is UNMISSABLE !

Yes and very good looking with karl's texture pack 3+natural enviroments

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter Yes and very good looking with karl's texture pack 3+natural enviroments

Played this on the PS3. UNMISSABLE lol. No seriously it's a great game.

I missed it - thus disproving your hypothesis.

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Originally posted by Cpt.Cocaine I missed it - thus disproving your hypothesis.

flawed logic is flawed

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN the latter. you said you didnt like RTS, so i didnt bother with supcom suggestions it IS an incredibly pretty game tho. how can you call yourself a "traditional" RPG fan then?

lol, the last rts i got into was either starcraft or the original command and conquer, heh. i suppose i just really get down with the old school jrpg's? console rpg's are usually pretty fun for me, the bioware-style elder scrolls-type ones, not so much.

for example, right now i'm playing namcoXcapcom via ps2 emulation on my pc, and i'm really getting into that.

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Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY you're all over the place dude. If you couldn't get into kotor, you're not going to get into the Mass Effect series either. Bioware has a certain style or feel to all their rpg games, just a different place in time. As for which Crysis, go with the 1st. If you want to try out a different style RPG, check out Borderlands and Fallout 3.

see above comment- i *DO* have borderlands, and *had* fallout 3 for a time (did you know you can buy the pc version, install it on your computer, and return it? you don't need the cd to play it lol) and while fallout 3 was quality, i just couldn't get into it. i dunno. it's not that i didn't like them, i just felt.. maybe i felt a little bit overwhelmed with everything you could do in the game. couldn't be arsed to sit on my ass and play those games all day long trying to get everything.

i figured maybe i'd like mass effect 2 just judging by the reviews- critics are raving about it. any particular reason why i should go for crysis 1 instead of crysis warhead?

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue couldn't get into KOTOR or any of those other ones either.

/has coronary

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue for example, right now i'm playing namcoXcapcom via ps2 emulation on my pc, and i'm really getting into that.

I was playing that until my hd went to a better place and took my save games with them. Its really something to see Felicia,Chun Li and KOS-MOS fighting back to back




With my saves from NxC gone, lately ive been playing OpenTTD and East India Company

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Originally posted by Moongoose I was playing that until my hd went to a better place and took my save games with them. Its really something to see Felicia,Chun Li and KOS-MOS fighting back to back With my saves from NxC gone, lately ive been playing OpenTTD and East India Company

yeah, it's the shit. also, just got mass effect 2.. and it's fuckin awesome. pleasantly surprised.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue yeah, it's the shit. also, just got mass effect 2.. and it's fuckin awesome. pleasantly surprised.

ME 2 has less RPG elements, and looks sooooo much better. I like the clubs...music is better in this one too

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