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...so I assume I've come to the right place. 
Here's the deal: the fact that I live abroad and that I've let my daughter's Sims Expansion Packs slowly colonize the family laptop means that I haven't played a new game in ages. I don't even know what's out there. But a return to the US is in my future, as is a new computer (or, at least, a reclamation of the laptop) AND a game console (haven't decided yet between PS2 and Xbox), so I can begin to dream again.
I'm not that big a gamer, but here are some games I like, and why I liked them. Based on these, tell me what other games you think I should try:
RPGs: Planescape: Torment; Fallout; Baldur's Gate
Those 3 are listed in the order I enjoyed playing them. I liked Planescape best because its hack-and-slash factor was so low, and it required so much thought to complete. While I liked Baldur's Gate, it did seem like every quest was of the "go-there/do-that/kill-anything-that-gets-in-your-way" variety. Fallout split the difference between these two approaches. BUT, I did like the greater variability in the characters you get to play in BG, as well as the greater choice of NPCs and resulting higher degree of replayability. Finally, I like the 3rd-person perspective in these; Deus Ex, with its 1st-person perspective, wasn't as interesting.
Strategy: Civ2, Civ3, SimCity2000
Those are in no particular order. The juxtaposition of Civs with SimCity might seem weird, but it makes sense if you consider that I liked the empire-building-and-management part of Civ more than the military conquest part. Replayability is a huge factor here; I gave up on Roller Coaster Tycoon very quickly because the replayability factor was, for me, very low.
So, what do you think? TIA.
Here's the deal: the fact that I live abroad and that I've let my daughter's Sims Expansion Packs slowly colonize the family laptop means that I haven't played a new game in ages. I don't even know what's out there. But a return to the US is in my future, as is a new computer (or, at least, a reclamation of the laptop) AND a game console (haven't decided yet between PS2 and Xbox), so I can begin to dream again.
I'm not that big a gamer, but here are some games I like, and why I liked them. Based on these, tell me what other games you think I should try:
RPGs: Planescape: Torment; Fallout; Baldur's Gate
Those 3 are listed in the order I enjoyed playing them. I liked Planescape best because its hack-and-slash factor was so low, and it required so much thought to complete. While I liked Baldur's Gate, it did seem like every quest was of the "go-there/do-that/kill-anything-that-gets-in-your-way" variety. Fallout split the difference between these two approaches. BUT, I did like the greater variability in the characters you get to play in BG, as well as the greater choice of NPCs and resulting higher degree of replayability. Finally, I like the 3rd-person perspective in these; Deus Ex, with its 1st-person perspective, wasn't as interesting.
Strategy: Civ2, Civ3, SimCity2000
Those are in no particular order. The juxtaposition of Civs with SimCity might seem weird, but it makes sense if you consider that I liked the empire-building-and-management part of Civ more than the military conquest part. Replayability is a huge factor here; I gave up on Roller Coaster Tycoon very quickly because the replayability factor was, for me, very low.
So, what do you think? TIA.
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