List of must play games

[Footie Mad]

The deal is as follows, having used my 450 mhz, 64 RAM computer for quite a few years now I have decided to upgrade. 1,8 ghz, 256 DDR RAM and a Geforce 4 sets me up to play any games I want. Now im making a list of must play games from the last 2-3 years and so far I´ve come up with this. Of course i have my favourite genres but nevermind that just write whatever games you like yourself.

Warcraft 3
Arcanum
Neverwinter Nights
GTA 3
Return to Castle Wolfentstein
Morrowind

[FrustratedPoet]

you posted in the Championship Manager thread, didn't you? If so then I don't suppose I need to mention CM, do I?

Ever played Half-Life or CounterStrike? If you like FPS games then you'll enjoy those (Quake3 also of course).

The best TBS games I suppose you already know from browsing 'poly...

Thief 2 and Deus Ex have got awesome reviews from people who've played them (I haven't, though).

The Sims? (no wait ... seriously ... )

The 6 games you mentioned in your post will be great and keep you happy for a year or two anyway...

[General Ludd]

Europa Universalis 2.

Deus Ex, Commandos 2, and Stronghold (in that order) are also really good games, aswell... but they don't have anywhere near as much lasting power as EU2 does. Even though I only played each one of those for a few weeks each, I'd still consider them to be 'must play'.

[loinburger]

SMAC, FF IV, FF V, FF VI, FF VII, Chrono Trigger, Deus Ex, Thief (haven't been able to locate a copy of Thief II), Half-Life TFC, GTA III, Punisher, Alien vs. Predator (arcade version), Metal Slug, Fallout II (haven't been able to locate a copy of Fallout), Morrowind.

[Footie Mad]

I have played the Fallout games, very good games. I have now added a few games to my list so thanks a lot and keep it coming.

[Locutus]

modded CtP2, what else could one possibly need? (Well, maybe Clash of Civilizations)

[moomin]

Originally posted by loinburger
Chrono Trigger

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[OneFootInTheGrave]

Did anyone mention Alien vs Predator II, Soldier of Fortune II, Medal of Honour?

I haven't played them either. but the games got great reviews

[Pythagoras]

Planescape Tourment
Any Civ game at least a few times
AoW 2
Deus Ex

[tniem]

To the games that I have seen I would add:
Diablo II
Tropico
Shogun: Total War
SimGolf



Haven't given AoW2 a try. Pythagoras, how good is it?

[loinburger]

Hey moomin, you ever play Chrono Cross? I'm wondering if it's as good as the first one...

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by loinburger
Hey moomin, you ever play Chrono Cross? I'm wondering if it's as good as the first one...

it is good

but not as good

MHOP

Jon Miller

[SnowFire]

Chrono Cross is a dissapointment- it's a good idea for a game, but it commits some pretty bad storytelling errors IMHO. It also connects with the plot of CT pretty badly, and just is generally a good bit different in flavor. The battle system is solid though.

Let me put it this way: ever played Xenogears? If not, I recommend that first. Chrono Cross rips off XG some, but badly, and lacks XG's internal consistency. (If you don't know, about half the team that did XG/CT worked on CC. The lesser half, I'm convinced).

P.S. Back to topic, I recommend you try GTA3 out before you buy. As far as I'm concerned, it has neat physics engine for driving, and everything else is ported directly from GTA1 way back when. Hardly anything new or creative.

[ColdWizard]

in addition to a few others already listed, i've found Baldur's Gate 2 to be quite enjoyable

[loinburger]

Snowfire: That sucks, the story is at least half of the reason that I play console RPG's.

I've heard from several people that System Shock II is fantastic, but sadly I haven't been able to locate a copy.