23-03-2005 17:14									#1
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I just bought a new computer and I would like to know what the new games are that I have missed.

It's brand new computer with good components, so I am able to run all games perfectly. I wasn't able to do that with my old computer.

New games are at least Doom 3, Half Life 2, Brothers in Arms. What else?

	23-03-2005 17:43									#2
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I have a bit of an older type of puter myself so I don't know, but I heard Farcry is a good game that requires some balls, so maybe you could try that one out.

	23-03-2005 18:02									#3
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KotOR2 looks nice maxed out.

	23-03-2005 18:13									#4
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Don't forget wow - world of warcraft. NOW that's a HIT.

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It's Huge.

/Donald Trump Mode

So yeah check that one out!

	24-03-2005 08:38									#5
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I don't know if your old computer could handle these games, as they aren't exactly cutting edge, but I would recommend Warcraft III Battlechest for a great story based RTS.

Sims 2 is also worth buying if you liked the original.

If you are a RTS connoisseur, then Rise of Nations is worth the price of admission too.

	24-03-2005 10:06									#6
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morrowind ...

	24-03-2005 16:11									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Bkeela I don't know if your old computer could handle these games, as they aren't exactly cutting edge, but I would recommend Warcraft III Battlechest for a great story based RTS.

Should probably point out this contains both Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne.

	24-03-2005 17:21									#8
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Given that you've chosen shooty games in the list (of 3) you gave above, then you may not want to pay much attention to this (or to any of the other posts either ):

NWN is w00tly!
Civ 2.
Apart from Baldur's Gate I (another RPG), I haven't played anything else in ages.

	24-03-2005 18:53									#9
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Edit: sorry i just realised the crazyness of me posting in this thread

	24-03-2005 20:01									#10
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Hearts of Iron II is a nice one, but that's a TBS, not a shooter...

But about Doom3, well, let me tell you: Doom III = teh suck. Don't buy it.

	24-03-2005 20:40									#11
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Doom3 .
Half-Life 2 .

Two very different and brilliant games.

	24-03-2005 21:58									#12
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quote: Originally posted by LeftHand I just bought a new computer and I would like to know what the new games are that I have missed. It's brand new computer with good components, so I am able to run all games perfectly. I wasn't able to do that with my old computer. New games are at least Doom 3, Half Life 2, Brothers in Arms. What else?

How about the new Star Wars shooter?

	24-03-2005 21:58									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Solver Doom3 . Half-Life 2 . Two very different and brilliant games.

Different as in one is brilliant and one is decent.

	24-03-2005 23:34									#14
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I recco NWN because maxed out it still makes newer RPGs look fugly. Also Rome: Total War, because its LOVELY on huge unit sizes with wind and grass turned on.

-Jam

	25-03-2005 00:23									#15
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Are you mad?

Don't get me wrong, NWN is a great game, and for its time was very pretty with high detail, but it's not that great looking by today's standards.

	25-03-2005 01:03									#16
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I am not mad, but looking at the screenshots posted in the NWN thread compared with those in the "EQ2 vs WoW Deathmatch" thread, its pretty clear what looks the best. WoW is cartoony EQ2 is simply ugly. Ok, KOTOR1+2 look a bit "better" than NWN, but they are also very unrealistic environments - like the SW films everything is airbrushed clean.

Ok, that Vampire game looks better than NWN, but most RPGs released since NWN are not so hot graphically.

And what do you mean "for its time" ? HotU was released just over a year ago, and Bioware released a patch with new content (not just fixes) early this year.

-Jam

	25-03-2005 01:12									#17
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Different as in one is brilliant and one is decent.

Don't. I can go about the brilliance and differences of both for pages.

	25-03-2005 01:18									#18
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KOTOR1 and 2 = sweet.

I have to say i'd rather see Morrowind than NWN, gameplay aside ... but i have a soft spot for that sort of scenery I think. Don't doubt that most people would prefer NWN's graphix.

OTOH, it's not really appropriate to compare the graphics of a SPRPG like NWN to a MMORPG. You just can't do quite as nice of graphics on a MMORPG, except in cutscenes - too much detail is lost with the small packet sends required to make the characters really act real. If EQ2 looked significantly better than NWN, i'd say that's a ... dratting ... statement about NWN. (Not sure if the word I originally used there is kosher or not for this forum?)

	25-03-2005 02:57									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Solver Don't. I can go about the brilliance and differences of both for pages.

Go on then, I dare ya.

	25-03-2005 06:14									#20
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I can't wait to try out Rome Total War on a good PC... Unfortunately I have this piece of crap still