Favorite PC Game

[XPostFacto]

You guys got me convinced. I'm glad we had this discussion. I will not be buying any kind of console because it will be too expensive, having to buy another LCD TV as well. So, I won't be wasting any of America's valuable energy by running an old CRT TV. I hope you folks won't mind that the TV in my kitchen that I watch morning and evening for the news is a CRT. I promise, though that it's not on more than 30 minutes in the morning and in the evening, so I guess I'm good.

 

[XPostFacto]

I often spend my spare time in playing games on my PC and thus I don't get bored. I have a big collection of games and I like most racing games. taxi driver is one of my favorite games and I like to play it again and again to earn more dollars.

I just bought a copy of GTA IV for $15 so I'm not out much, but I think the game sucks. I'm having a hard time driving with the keyboard and staying within traffic lanes while not hitting pedestrians or rear ending cops. I have tried to do that first real car chase where you're after some guy for roughing up your cousin. For the life of me, I can't catch the guy because I always wreck the car. It looks like I will need one of those interfaces that has the steering wheel and gas pedal, and that's only assuming that they still sell those rigs. Things have changed a lot after they came out with all the gaming consoles.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

I play Civil War II from AGEOD/Matrix games, Advanced Tactics Gold from Matrix games and War in Europe from Decision games. Have more war games but those are the three I play the most.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I just bought a copy of GTA IV for $15 so I'm not out much, but I think the game sucks. I'm having a hard time driving with the keyboard and staying within traffic lanes while not hitting pedestrians or rear ending cops. I have tried to do that first real car chase where you're after some guy for roughing up your cousin. For the life of me, I can't catch the guy because I always wreck the car. It looks like I will need one of those interfaces that has the steering wheel and gas pedal, and that's only assuming that they still sell those rigs. Things have changed a lot after they came out with all the gaming consoles.

Honestly, I did fine with the keyboard driving in GTA IV. The trick is to tap the WASD keys - don't go too fast and don't use the break much.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I just bought a copy of GTA IV for $15 so I'm not out much, but I think the game sucks. I'm having a hard time driving with the keyboard and staying within traffic lanes while not hitting pedestrians or rear ending cops. I have tried to do that first real car chase where you're after some guy for roughing up your cousin. For the life of me, I can't catch the guy because I always wreck the car. It looks like I will need one of those interfaces that has the steering wheel and gas pedal, and that's only assuming that they still sell those rigs. Things have changed a lot after they came out with all the gaming consoles.

Honestly, I did fine with the keyboard driving in GTA IV. The trick is to tap the WASD keys - don't go too fast and don't use the break much.

Can't you use a controller?

 

[Uncensored2008]

Can't you use a controller?

Sure, but I hate the damned things.

I have a G25 steering wheel that I use for serious racing games. 6 speed H pattern transmission, clutch and 360° wheel rotation.

But GTA was fine with the keyboard for me.

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[XPostFacto]

I just bought Space Marine, War Hammer. I was under the impression it was first person, but I was a little disappointed when I discovered it to be 3rd person. Well, my disappointment didn't last long. I soon got the hang of it and have found the game to be a lot of fun, though I don't like the idea that I can't save anywhere I want. It's one of those games where your progress is saved along certain checkpoints. I find myself having to repeat the same scenario, over and over until I can keep from getting killed. I'm just playing on the normal level. If I had played at the hardest level, I probably would die every time I'd play the game.

 

[XPostFacto]

I just bought a copy of GTA IV for $15 so I'm not out much, but I think the game sucks. I'm having a hard time driving with the keyboard and staying within traffic lanes while not hitting pedestrians or rear ending cops. I have tried to do that first real car chase where you're after some guy for roughing up your cousin. For the life of me, I can't catch the guy because I always wreck the car. It looks like I will need one of those interfaces that has the steering wheel and gas pedal, and that's only assuming that they still sell those rigs. Things have changed a lot after they came out with all the gaming consoles.

Honestly, I did fine with the keyboard driving in GTA IV. The trick is to tap the WASD keys - don't go too fast and don't use the break much.

I've driven vehicles using the keyboard in all the Far Cry games, Borderlands 1 and 2, but I find the confinement to stay within the lanes driving in a city to be more than difficult. Now, I didn't have a problem driving like a maniac on the Interstate, but the city streets, what a nightmare. I guess it doesn't help that I just don't like the entire feel of the game. I think all the profanity is unnecessary.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I've driven vehicles using the keyboard in all the Far Cry games, Borderlands 1 and 2, but I find the confinement to stay within the lanes driving in a city to be more than difficult. Now, I didn't have a problem driving like a maniac on the Interstate, but the city streets, what a nightmare. I guess it doesn't help that I just don't like the entire feel of the game. I think all the profanity is unnecessary.

Far Cry 3 was a great game, one of the better ones out there.

The problem the the GTA games, War Hammer, Space Marine, et al. is that they are console ports. The moronic check point system is a console standard. So are the low res graphics.

Build a PC game, then port it to the Consoles - and everything works nicely.

 

[Sam133]

Battlefield 4.............................:

 

[XPostFacto]

I stopped at Battlefield 2. I don't play online and the single player game is way too short. It also has the checkpoint type of save, which causes me to have to repeat the game over and over. That gets old. I just refuse to buy anymore of the Battlefield and Call of Duty games.

I'm looking at maybe buying some of the Assassin's Creed games. I know they are 3rd person shooters, but I hope the game has a way of saving my progress rather than the checkpoint system. It seems like all the games right now are set up that way. Borderlands and Borderlands 2 are set up that way, but their checkpoint system is a lot better than what I have encountered with the Battlefield games and Space Marine.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I stopped at Battlefield 2. I don't play online and the single player game is way too short. It also has the checkpoint type of save, which causes me to have to repeat the game over and over. That gets old. I just refuse to buy anymore of the Battlefield and Call of Duty games.

I'm looking at maybe buying some of the Assassin's Creed games. I know they are 3rd person shooters, but I hope the game has a way of saving my progress rather than the checkpoint system. It seems like all the games right now are set up that way. Borderlands and Borderlands 2 are set up that way, but their checkpoint system is a lot better than what I have encountered with the Battlefield games and Space Marine.

Assasin's Creed uses check points.

Have you played the Elder Scrolls? Oblivion and Skyrim are both top notch. And yes, you can save any time you please.

What about Deus Ex: Human Revolution? Phenomenal game.

Also, the Witcher 2 is a great game, but does use check points.

If you want to get sucked into a game for endless hours, then Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are the ticket. You can save when you want. They are third or first person, your choice. Many RPG elements, but also shooters. They can be REALLY hard, but you can also avoid much of the combat if you like.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Bethesda games are a glitch ridden mess. I had to restart FNV 3 fucking times.

 

[BDBoop]

Still playing WoW.

And Candy Crush.

 

[Politico]

The last game I played was Hitman Blood Money. I have missed so much I wouldn't know where to start now.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Bethesda games are a glitch ridden mess. I had to restart FNV 3 fucking times.

There were about a half-dozen tweaks that I had to apply to Fallout 3 - including disabling auto-saves. Once done, never had a problem.

With New Vegas, never had a problem in the first place.

 

[XPostFacto]

I stopped at Battlefield 2. I don't play online and the single player game is way too short. It also has the checkpoint type of save, which causes me to have to repeat the game over and over. That gets old. I just refuse to buy anymore of the Battlefield and Call of Duty games.

I'm looking at maybe buying some of the Assassin's Creed games. I know they are 3rd person shooters, but I hope the game has a way of saving my progress rather than the checkpoint system. It seems like all the games right now are set up that way. Borderlands and Borderlands 2 are set up that way, but their checkpoint system is a lot better than what I have encountered with the Battlefield games and Space Marine.

Assasin's Creed uses check points.

Have you played the Elder Scrolls? Oblivion and Skyrim are both top notch. And yes, you can save any time you please.

What about Deus Ex: Human Revolution? Phenomenal game.

Also, the Witcher 2 is a great game, but does use check points.

If you want to get sucked into a game for endless hours, then Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are the ticket. You can save when you want. They are third or first person, your choice. Many RPG elements, but also shooters. They can be REALLY hard, but you can also avoid much of the combat if you like.

Yeah, I have played Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. It was Fallout 3 that got me interested to Play Oblivion. Then I migrated right over to Skyrim. I recently had to rebuild my system after experiencing a hard drive crash, so I have never reloaded New Vegas or Skyrim. With Skyrim, there is a sizable download, about 8 gbytes with all the DLC's I bought and with my present satellite system, would be a 2 day download.

That's bad news about Assassins' Creed, but I will probably buy it anyway.

I also was playing Far Cry 3, but I didn't like it too much. It also had the checkpoint system. I never could get out of the Boss section where you had to defeat the Ink Monster, and I even went to the Easy level, and still got my butt handed to me. I gave it up. I fear I am going to have to give up Space Marine because I am at the boss level where I have to kill Grimskull the boss Ork, and I'm having immense problems.

I tire of games with impossible bosses. I have never understood why game designers don't realize this about bosses. The last remake game of Wolfenstein had so many bosses that I would cheat and put myself on God mode just to get through those sections. There is no way to cheat with Space Marine so I am stuck.

 

[XPostFacto]

Bethesda games are a glitch ridden mess. I had to restart FNV 3 fucking times.

There were about a half-dozen tweaks that I had to apply to Fallout 3 - including disabling auto-saves. Once done, never had a problem.

With New Vegas, never had a problem in the first place.

I never had any problems with any of the Fallout games. Now Borderlands 2 has an annoying habit of just freezing in place, which means a hard shutdown.

 

[XPostFacto]

Does World of Warcraft have a single player option or is it multiplayer, only? Also, is it first person, 3rd or just some type of RPG? I have often wondered about that game, but didn't want to commit to it until I found out more.

I recently purchased GTA IV and was very disappointed.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Bethesda games are a glitch ridden mess. I had to restart FNV 3 fucking times.

There were about a half-dozen tweaks that I had to apply to Fallout 3 - including disabling auto-saves. Once done, never had a problem.

With New Vegas, never had a problem in the first place.

30 hours into NV and I got a corrupted save file. Talk about raging. I never played it again.

On Skyrim my character glitches into his stealth roll animation 20 hours in. Couldn't walk normally. Did start that one over.

If I could just remember to save frequently I could avoid a lot of the headaches. Sadly I get so immersed I forget.