I thought computer games are video games.

But w/e. PC Gaming >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Console Gaming.

I play FPSes so your argument is invalid.

There is no ‘best platform’. It all depends on what you’re going to play.

Playing console games tend to be more satisfying for me, but I enjoy pc games as well.

At the moment I’m juggling between Beyond Good & Evil and Black & White 2.

Buy a deskfan and set it on by the tower like I did.

My favorite PC game.

Team Fortress 2 has eaten so much of my life since release that it’s not funny.

L4D is only frustrating when you don’t have your usual friends on to play with you, so…yeah.

TF2 crashes too much

Sorry for the double post, but I got this game today and it’s really awesome. Like F-Zero GX meets Hypersonic Xtreme meets NASCAR, with absolutely massive tracks.

TF2 crashes too much

I dunno what drugs you’re on, I’ve never had problems with TF2, even on shittier computers. But it rocks.. I love playing Orange X3.

Ah… love Oblivion with all my heart. Can’t wait for Elder Scrolls V.

Hehe, no, nothing profitable does end. I wonder what nation in Tamriel will host Elder Scrolls V? I think the Black Marsh would be the coolest.

Where did you hear that?

Well, Tamriel will be verrry different considering the ending of Oblivion. Without an emperor, I imagine there’s a lot of power struggles going on – how epic would a proper, war-torn Tamriel be like?

Very, very epic. But I think that another one in Cyrodiil would get boring, a new place should be chosen.

Yeah, I would think so. In Morrowind you are sent to Vvardenfell by decree of Uriel Septim.

‘Twas me!
I feel smug.

I spent so, so much time playing the game on my PS2 when it first came out. It lacks some of the better maps of Battlefront I (though I can’t remember which now, except for Bespin, and the PS2 couldn’t access the DLC maps that were released for xbox and pc), but it made up for it with much better game mechanics. There is some insane amount of fun to be had on Coruscant and the Death Star.

It probably won’t be as good as on the PS2 though. The feel of the controller in your hands, the satisfaction of the button presses is half the fun! It’s not the same with a keyboard and mouse. I should really invest in a pc-controller.

There’s nothing like sitting on the sofa, controller in hand (I personally prefer wired ones, but that’s just me), in front of a big TV, sounds coming at you from over, hammering at the buttons until your thumb wears out, chugging a coke down as your character reaches the finishing line and does a victory dance before being zapped to the next level… ah…

It’s all in the controller, holding that lump of plastic and metal, that’s what really immerses me. With a PC, there’s nothing to proper latch your hand around. The mouse doesn’t do it for me.

Yeah, it’s better in almost every way, but it’s missing a couple of BF1’s best levels. It’s also way better balanced. I remember it was basically impossible to win against the Trade Federation in most levels, because the Droidekas were way over powered. Just wasn’t fun.

And yeah, I can wrap my hand around my mouse, but it’s not the same as holding a controller with your two hands, there just isn’t, stop arguing because I’m right and you’re wrong.

It’s not the same, it’s better.

It misses the Rhen Var maps and the Echo Base bunker section on Hoth, and the Dark Trooper doesn’t have his awesome shotgun-laser any more.
But the awards and main characters make up for that.

They are indeed.
...I always use the side with the jump/jetpack troopers.

Man, the graphics really look dated if you’re looking from a first person perspective. Like, reeeally dated. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the crappy gun was the original Half-Life. And this was released in 2004, same year as Half-Life 2. But from third person it looks way better, and IMO that’s how the game should be played anyway.

The interface on PC is much better though. Haven’t tried the multiplayer, I’ll wait to unlock the Elite Rifle before I bother to check if anyone still plays.

Ugh, I got sick of Wine and too lazy to run a virtual DOS, so ditched my Ubuntu.

Puts on DrA’s voice:

Yeah, wtf.

Where is the Harry Potter MMO? The series has so much depth and locations and… just so much one could go into! A game set during the first war against Voldemort would be epic. Imagine trawling 1970s UK, having wizard duels in public, then wiping the memories of anyone who seeees… And there’s loads of branches to the magic that just opens loads of opportunities for the class builds, and wouldn’t it be awesome to be in a Quidditch team and just imagine, it’s be an amazing way for Rowling to explore that section of HP backstory.

Put that way, I would love a HP MMO. But most likely if that ever happened it would just be commercialized tripe without any good gameplay.

I’m opposed to Biosuck 2 in every form, but that’s another discussion.

Yeah while the world and quests involved in an HP MMO would be cool, they’ll need to appeal to the casual and HP crowd, so it will just be a WoW skin and people waving sticks and lots of particle effects.

Now if they had a skill based progression (Star Wars Galaxy, pre-suck; Mortal Online, Ultima Online), it would truly rock.

No, the MMO market is slowly becoming more casual than it is already. DCUO won’t even have death! You just get ‘knocked out’ because according to those dimwits with a publisher’s pole up their ass, superheroes aren’t supposed to die, even if it totally breaks gameplay. Yes, HP fans are not MMO-gamers, which means they’ll have to make shit like that so the game would sell. Ironically, the game may sell a lot, but it will die in 18 months.

And they’ll make it free to play too.

Yeah, I’ll admit that at least the Biosuck 2 multiplayer does make good sense. And I’m not saying Biosuck 2 will be bad, because it won’t be. The game will look and play fine, but its not a true sequel to Bioshock. As players who experienced and enjoyed the uniqueness and richness of Bioshock, we’re getting served Tywin Lannister’s shit. The common people may think its gold, but its still shit.

Oh, you mean because it’s passed hands…

Yes and no. Ken Levine was the project lead on the first and not on the second, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, its a regular occurrence in game franchises. But Levine had such a big influence on the art, music, philosophy, underlying themes, that 2K Marin may emulate, but will ultimately fail at because they don’t have the original.

Here, read this.

Mount and Blade is amazing. That is all.

That is the impression I got for both games from other sources.

I’m slowly gravitating back to WoW.

/sheep

I can’t. I have to go kill bosses in a gray tent and get more purps.

What I really want is to drive around in a motorcycle with my ghoul buddy in the sidecar wearing a scarf and goggles. Sadly, no game offers me that experience yet.

That’s why you need to learn how to do it in real life.

Been playing Baldur’s Gate 2. XD It’s been a while.

Took you long enough. :P I need to get the sound and saves working. xD

Yes! Good game! You must play to completion!

Then play Link’s Awakening DX.

Yes, I recommend using a PS2 controller for emulation. An adapter cost me like 8 bucks or so plus shipping, totally worth it.

Also, Link to the Past is a classic, and the first game I ever owned.

SkiFree was fun. But that stupid Yeti…

Just go down at an angle at fast speed. And don’t fall.

And he was a dick about it, too! He’d dance after eating you!

/punt

XD

Nice. I can’t play those super civilization sims.. where the micromanagement is so intense you have to choose whether you want distilled water, mineral water, or spring water harvested from a shallow pond, a creek, a brook, or a stream, O.o how about a lake, or maybe this reservoir here?

It is fun.. dunno if I will buy it though. It is nice and cheap.

I like the epic wars in RTS games, but not so much most of the other parts of it. This is why I am going to fall in love with Gratuitous Space Battles when it comes out.

Anyone else here played Stronghold/Stronghold Crusader? I used to love that game. Now that was a brilliant game.

But for a bad RTS, look no further than Battle For Middle Earth. God, that game was infuriating. Gathering resources wasn’t interesting, troops took forever to train and the factions are ridiculously unbalanced. The forces of Mordor have the Witch King of Angmar as one of their heroes, riding a fell beast no less. In some skirmishes you’ll fight, you have your hero and a small platoon and they have their hero and a small platoon. Your hero is some twat riding a horse waving a sword around. Their hero is riding a mount that can take down an entire castle by itself in under a minute. It has multiple area-of-effect and instant kill attacks. Your infantry and cavalry are useless against it. And sometimes, by which I mean almost all the time, the enemy starts the battle off with this thing.

So wave your sword around, Aragorn, it might delay your death by another moment.

Yes. Poor Alligator.

Addendum: I was actually playing Battle For Middle Earth II. But BFME probably sucks even harder.

I thought about buying it.

Just play Osmos.. and all will feel better.

Does anyone have any freeware recommendations?