New PC games????

[Bursar]

I'm sure I saw Torment on TheUnderDogs the other day...

[Maggi]

How about Gunman Chronicles ?

I know, it's older than two months, but for one it uses the Half-Life engine and thus runs great even on non-GF2/3 cards and for the other it has a pretty long lasting story line, ie. I've been playing it for weeks and just a few days ago I finished Level 1 ...

Check it out !

[ahartman]

I thought everyone's beef with Blue Shift was that it lasted about 8 hours...

I'm nearly thru with Max Payne and am not overly impressed by it. Bullet time is a gimmick that is cool the first few times you use it but can't save the game, IMO. The story line is good, tho.

Other than that, I play mostly Diablo 2 Expanson and TFC these days.

[Paddy]

I have played Gunman Chronicles and thought it was pretty average.

I have just found Ground Control + addon. My mate must have lent it to me months ago. Anyone played it?

[Wombat]

Another vote for Planescape:Torment. I bought it about 2 months ago. It's great. I haven't beaten it yet (had things IRL come up), but I know I'm going to play through it a second time, possibly a third. (Different classes change the fighting a lot, and I'm thinking about trying to play the game as a Chaotic Evil, instead of a Good guy).

[Gurm]

Yeah, Torment can change a lot. There are always AT LEAST two solutions to each problem, and paths that just never open up depending on which class and alignment you choose - it's a lot like Quest For Glory in that regard (QFG 3-5 are the best PC adventures EVER, IMHO).

- Gurm

[omegaRED]

Originally posted by Paddy [MU]
I have just found Ground Control + addon. My mate must have lent it to me months ago. Anyone played it?

Yeah i have ... i like it a lot ... nice plot, excellent graphics and all-round great game ... it kept me going for 2 weeks at least. Havent played the add-on yet ...

[Drizzt]

Torment: Planescape is the best RPG ever produced. You will start thinking and speaking only of it, after having started playing.

Icewind Dale is a magnificent EGO game.

Baldur's Gate 1 is beautiful, Baldur's Gate 2 is soporiferous.

Try Ground Control, if you have never played it.

If you want a small game, just to play a few evenings, try Silver (it's cheap).

Worms World Party is a must (hey, what about a [MU]-WWP tournament?)

If you like space combat game, find Freespace 1 and 2.




And, you cannot continue breathing if you have never played Darkstone.

[omegaRED]

Originally posted by Drizzt
And, you cannot continue breathing if you have never played Darkstone.

Yeah, i got it a while back, started it, played a bit then left it ... but i just installed it a couple of days ago again and havent done anything else than playing it for the past days ... i`m hooked ... I`m just missing all the Unique & Magic objects Diablo II has ...

[Drizzt]

talking about Darkstone

Originally posted by omegaRED


Yeah, i got it a while back, started it, played a bit then left it ... but i just installed it a couple of days ago again and havent done anything else than playing it for the past days ... i`m hooked ... I`m just missing all the Unique & Magic objects Diablo II has ...

Go on playing and you will find them.

The biggest difference between Diablo and Darkstone is that Diablo is a lot more an EGO game, while Darkstone tend to be a bit various.

However, if you really want something interesting in the game, download the latest patch from Delphine site and do yourself your character skin


(Also, there are a good number of user created Quest, on the net).

[Gurm]

My problem with Icewind Dale was that it was TOO much like a completely free-form AD&D campaign. There was no direction... but at the same time it locked you down to a tiny play area to keep you from straying too much. VERY irritating.

In addition, the engine was poor. In fact, I keep waiting for the Baldur's Gate games to catch up with Torment in engine sophistication, but it hasn't happened yet.

All in all, I think Icewind Dale was a REAL step backwards from Baldur's Gate, that's all.

- Gurm