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Old July 23, 2002, 14:46   #1
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List of must play games
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
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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...
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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'.
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Old July 23, 2002, 16:39   #4
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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.
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Old July 23, 2002, 16:49   #5
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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.
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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
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Old July 23, 2002, 19:50   #10
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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?
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Hey moomin, you ever play Chrono Cross? I'm wondering if it's as good as the first one...
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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

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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.

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in addition to a few others already listed, i've found Baldur's Gate 2 to be quite enjoyable
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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.
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I've got System Shock 2, but sadly have not installed it.
One day I will, but I gather that I need at least 2 days clear before I begin.
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Caesar and Pharaoh are old games but they draw you in like no other (bar civ). Ground Control would look/run great on a geforce 4, plays even better.
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Age of Wonders, Age of Wonders 2.

IMO you can skip Tropico

Probably SimCity 4000 when it comes out. BTW if you have never played the original UFO: Enemy Unknown I highly recommend it.
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I played the demo of System Shock II and was unimpressed. Maybe it just takes some time to get going.

And I will say this: the idea of Chrono Cross's plot is decent. The problem is in the execution. You're required to do pointless fetch questy stuff, yet some vital plot information is optional and nigh-on-impossible to find. And some of the revelations on Disc 2 manage to, at the same time, be cheap and implausible; make one of the main villians look like an utter moron; screw with CT's plot offstage (ie not shown or you affect it in anyway), they just mention "Oh, by the way, we decided to make life suck on some characters in CT for no apperant reason"); and compress about 10 hours worth of gameplay into some screens of text revealing a skeleton of an idea for an endgame. And oh yes, the good ending has some really stupid philosophy to it as well (Although I will credit the game that the way to get the good ending is completely innovative, and I like that. I just think that the good ending is actually worse than the bad ending, if that makes any sense).
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Europa Universalis 2: Redefined the historical strategy genre. So many great innovations.

Deus Ex: Looking a bit dated, and the early levels are rather drab, but it really picks up, and has some nifty features such as a flexible storyline and character development.

Chrono Trigger: A wonderful 16-bit RPG. Best things include the plot, the villain, the characters and the battle system. Unlike the Final Fantasy games, it doesn't have any mind-numbing 'random monster encounters'.

Homeworld: RTS set in space. A bit old, but the presentation is still wonderful. The nebula section is particularly cool.
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Listed in alphabetic order.

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I personally don't like RR II. The original is a classic, but PopTop screwed around with it too much. And I don't understand how the stock prices of a completely privatised company can change.
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If you like RPG's I would add Wizardry 8 to your list.
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Ultima IV through VII.


Ultima II is fun as well, in a cheesy way.
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Hmm so many games I've loved so I'll try to keep it short.

Role-Playing.
Fallout.
Fallout 2.
Planescape Torment.

Single player FPS.
No One Lives Forever.
Operation Flashpoint.
Giants.
Deus Ex.


Multi-Player FPS.
Giants.
Unreal Tournament (UT2003 is probably better but my GeForce 2 MX can't really handle it )
Counter Strike.

Strategy.
AOW.

near misses
CTP must be patched and modded however(Wes's), wonders if I should buy CTP2. It must be cheap by now if I can find it.
I'd like to say The Corporate Machine but I just started playing it.

Other.
Tie-Fighter. (There might be a better space game now, not sure, will be looking into it)
Mech-Warrior 3. (haven't got 4)
Sim-City 2000. (Sim City 3000 is probably better but it didn't look worth the upgrade)

I left out games which I think (thought) were great but have a hard time recommending because I think they've been eclipsed therefore I wouldn't play them today. (Civ 2, Ultima 4-7, Half-Life) Actually I probably should include Half-Life but It's not as good as the three I've listed (CS is the only reason it's still touted.) I also recommend the Ultimas if you have time.
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Here's my list of "Must play" games:

SimCity 4 (When it comes out) (Until then, play some SC3k)
The Settlers 2 - Gold edition (The best Settlers game ever made)
RollerCoaster Tycoon (The sequel will be released later this year, with only few changes in graphics...Take a look here)
Seious Sam (1 & 2) (The comedy they are using is just hilarious)
SoF2 (Great MP game...haven't played SP that much)
GTA3 (If you liked the first two in the series)
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