Favorite PC Game

[IsaacNewton]

Anyone interested in PC strategy games try Matrix Games - What's Your Strategy?

For players beginner to Grognard (expert). There are a huge number of strategy games available. The best ones have great depth and they aren't cheap. Generally $80-$100 per game, but you get what you pay for.

War In The Pacific is the one I've had for a few years. You have to move oil, supplies, fuel, fighting units, base units, artillery, armor, ships, and everything else from bases in the US to hundreds of bases in the Pacific constantly. You have to plan invasions with the correct divisions, support ships and ground units, degrade the base with air power. Not a game for those who want to be done in a few days. If you like depth and realism this is the one.

I have War in the East but the 124 page manual told me I´d have to consult the pdf on the disk for the full manual

However, I love Sins of a Solar Empire and C&C Generals.

How is Sins?

 

[Bleipriester]

Anyone interested in PC strategy games try Matrix Games - What's Your Strategy?

For players beginner to Grognard (expert). There are a huge number of strategy games available. The best ones have great depth and they aren't cheap. Generally $80-$100 per game, but you get what you pay for.

War In The Pacific is the one I've had for a few years. You have to move oil, supplies, fuel, fighting units, base units, artillery, armor, ships, and everything else from bases in the US to hundreds of bases in the Pacific constantly. You have to plan invasions with the correct divisions, support ships and ground units, degrade the base with air power. Not a game for those who want to be done in a few days. If you like depth and realism this is the one.

I have War in the East but the 124 page manual told me I´d have to consult the pdf on the disk for the full manual

However, I love Sins of a Solar Empire and C&C Generals.

How is Sins?

Great. With extreme difficulty as option. Actually a multiplayer game but it is great fun also in single player mode. Only skirmish. Has different map sizes. Custom maps have unlimited sizes. The addons make a real difference but only the first edition is free of steam and other protections. I own it both in English and German, original and cracked. A single match can take up to over 10 hours. The developers have also newer space-rts but I did not try them so far. Time to change that

 

[Dajjal]

I just ordered, 'wolfenstein, the old blood' as I looked up the system requirements and it says it will run on windows 7 as well as windows 8

 

[Dajjal]

I am screwed. My processor is an intel g3420 3.2 gig and it is not fast enough for wolfenstein or doom4 .
Wolfenstein locks up and freezes. BUMMER. And I only got this computer a year ago.

 

[Bleipriester]

Don´t expect all your games to run properly with the cheapest hardware available...

 

[Dajjal]

Don´t expect all your games to run properly with the cheapest hardware available...

I saw something about overclocking your processor on the gigabyte web site. I may look into it further because an intel i7 processor costs £329 and that's a lot of money just to play a couple of games.

 

[CremeBrulee]

Right now it is the game of thrones mod for crusader kings 2.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Don´t expect all your games to run properly with the cheapest hardware available...

I saw something about overclocking your processor on the gigabyte web site. I may look into it further because an intel i7 processor costs £329 and that's a lot of money just to play a couple of games.

Redundant now but always good to read the minimum and maximum hardware requirements. I'm wondering if the next gen intel CPU is due out soon as a game that limits itself to the i7 is giving up a lot of potential market share.

 

[Bleipriester]

Don´t expect all your games to run properly with the cheapest hardware available...

I saw something about overclocking your processor on the gigabyte web site. I may look into it further because an intel i7 processor costs £329 and that's a lot of money just to play a couple of games.

You should check at first which cpus are supported by your mainboard. It is Socket 1150, but not all boards support all cpus for their sockets. Sometimes, you will have to update the BIOS for support of newer cpus. You should find a list provided by the vendor on its webpage. An Intel Core i5-4460 should be more than enough for every game.

If you compare your CPU with a ten years old AMD Athlon X2 6000+, its overall performance is just 1,7 times better than the one of the AMD. If you compare it with my current Q6600 (2007), its overall performance is only 1,23 times better that of the Q6600. While the AMD is a dual core like the g3420, the Q6600 is a quad core. Note that current games support at least dual core, the most support four cores or even more.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3 GHz, 125W) vs Intel Pentium G3420
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Pentium G3420

Intel Core i5-4460 vs Pentium G3420

 

[Dajjal]

Don´t expect all your games to run properly with the cheapest hardware available...

Groan! I am loosing faith in computer games. I expected my current computer to be able to play any games for at least a couple of years, but it is obsolete in less than one year. I reduced the definition of my video card in the game 'Wolfenstein the old blood' But it still regularly freezes up and Doom 4 has even higher specs.

I am seriously considering getting a playstation instead of upgrading my computer. With the price of intel processors, it would probably be cheaper.

 

[Bleipriester]

Maybe but playing shooters with a game pad is no fun to me.

 

[IsaacNewton]

I agree re playing shooters with a gamepad, its nearly impossible for me. Kids do great at it because that is what they grew up with.

As far as new pc games you HAVE to check both the minimum requirements and the recommended requirements before you buy. Usually a pc will do fine for 3-4 years re gaming. I suggest building your own pc. Research the motherboard options and how many years out you will be able to upgrade with new CPUs and new video cards.

They are really pretty easy to build, generally 8 main components and there are detailed step by step videos on youtube how to do it as well as the instructions that come with each component. And its much cheaper. Go to TigerDirect or Newegg.

 

[Dajjal]

I agree re playing shooters with a gamepad, its nearly impossible for me. Kids do great at it because that is what they grew up with.

As far as new pc games you HAVE to check both the minimum requirements and the recommended requirements before you buy. Usually a pc will do fine for 3-4 years re gaming. I suggest building your own pc. Research the motherboard options and how many years out you will be able to upgrade with new CPUs and new video cards.

They are really pretty easy to build, generally 8 main components and there are detailed step by step videos on youtube how to do it as well as the instructions that come with each component. And its much cheaper. Go to TigerDirect or Newegg.

I had my last PC built to my specifications a year ago and I thought it would last for years. I got 8 meg of ram thinking that is twice what I would need, and I got a 1 gig video card. But it is my processor that is letting me down as it is an intel 3.2 gig dual core, and games like doom 4 need more speed.

 

[Dajjal]

In last last post I meant I got eight gig of ram, not meg. In any case I have lowered my video card resolution to the lowest possible in the game settings for 'wolfenstein the old blood' and I cut down the screen size with the windowed option and now the game is playable. It only freezes up occasionally for a few second. But mostly it plays ok.

 

[Dajjal]

An Intel Core i5-4460 should be more than enough for every game.

I looked at one of those and it costs £160 and it is the same speed as my existing processor which is 3.2 gig
True it is four core not two core like mine. But I do not want to spend that much money for something no faster.. I am looking for a 3.8 or a 4 gig intel processor that will fit my board..

 

[Bleipriester]

An Intel Core i5-4460 should be more than enough for every game.

I looked at one of those and it costs £160 and it is the same speed as my existing processor which is 3.2 gig
True it is four core not two core like mine. But I do not want to spend that much money for something no faster.. I am looking for a 3.8 or a 4 gig intel processor that will fit my board..

Of course it is faster. I even provided a link to a comparison. Theoretically, it is 100 % faster, practically it is between 0 and 84 % faster. That depends on how many cores an application uses. Skyrim will not profit. Wolfenstein probably will.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I disagree about the graphics, they are light years ahead of FC2, as is FC4.

Looking forward to FC5 in about a year. The open world aspect of Far Cry 3 and 4 are so well done it is the standard other games have to come up to. Animals act like animals, water like water. I had passed over the Far Cry series until a few months ago as it looked like a mediocre shooter. I was quite wrong. I recommend this game to anyone.

There is a great story and you have to battle 'enemies' across the map, sometimes they're out driving around on patrol, sometimes they set up road blocks, sometimes on walking patrol. And they have key bases or outposts across the Islands that you have to liberate. You have a myriad of SMG's, LMG's, bow and arrow, sniper rifles, knives, grenades, Molotov cocktails, mines, C4. The way to use all these things is nearly endless. Set mines at key points and bait the enemy to drive or walk over them. Plant C4 and wait for or bait enemies to their doom. Drive around in various vehicles and take out enemies that way or run them off the road. Or you can use all stealth and a knife and never fire a shot. The whole thing is very well done and there is a ton of stuff to do along with the story, in 3 and 4. And watch out for the sharks, tigers, bears, wild dog packs, snakes...

I'm a big COD fan and the mechanics of FC3 and 4 rival and surpass that.

Far Cry II used the Dunia engine, which is the modified Crysis engine. Far Cry 3 uses the Dunia II engine, which is significantly enhanced over the first one.

Far Cry 4 is really just an expansion pack for 3, nothing new in it at all. Don't get me wrong, it's a GOOD expansion pack, but they made no changes to game play or the engine. Rampaging on an elephant through a guard post is great fun though.

 

[Uncensored2008]

How is Sins?

One of the best 4X games ever made - maybe THE best.

 

[IsaacNewton]

I disagree about the graphics, they are light years ahead of FC2, as is FC4.

Looking forward to FC5 in about a year. The open world aspect of Far Cry 3 and 4 are so well done it is the standard other games have to come up to. Animals act like animals, water like water. I had passed over the Far Cry series until a few months ago as it looked like a mediocre shooter. I was quite wrong. I recommend this game to anyone.

There is a great story and you have to battle 'enemies' across the map, sometimes they're out driving around on patrol, sometimes they set up road blocks, sometimes on walking patrol. And they have key bases or outposts across the Islands that you have to liberate. You have a myriad of SMG's, LMG's, bow and arrow, sniper rifles, knives, grenades, Molotov cocktails, mines, C4. The way to use all these things is nearly endless. Set mines at key points and bait the enemy to drive or walk over them. Plant C4 and wait for or bait enemies to their doom. Drive around in various vehicles and take out enemies that way or run them off the road. Or you can use all stealth and a knife and never fire a shot. The whole thing is very well done and there is a ton of stuff to do along with the story, in 3 and 4. And watch out for the sharks, tigers, bears, wild dog packs, snakes...

I'm a big COD fan and the mechanics of FC3 and 4 rival and surpass that.

Far Cry II used the Dunia engine, which is the modified Crysis engine. Far Cry 3 uses the Dunia II engine, which is significantly enhanced over the first one.

Far Cry 4 is really just an expansion pack for 3, nothing new in it at all. Don't get me wrong, it's a GOOD expansion pack, but they made no changes to game play or the engine. Rampaging on an elephant through a guard post is great fun though.

I saw a short interview with one of the Far Cry 4 devs who said they did use previous technology and capabilities from 3 to 4 because the company makes more money if they don't have to use a new engine every time. Makes sense.

The experience for the 2 games is very different and Far Cry 4 was creatively very well done in a new setting. The content is very different. And yes rampaging with an elephant that flings enemies and cars around is a beautiful thing. Sometimes the elephants just get mad and do all the destruction on their own!

The Shangri-La sequences in Far Cry 4 are very cool to look at. Very artistic.

 

[Dajjal]

Well ! I have reached the final level of 'wolfenstein the old blood' without needing to upgrade my processor.
I will now leave it to next year when doom 4 comes out.