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Faunus
Member


208 Posts
1/03
Posted - Mar 31 2003 : 11:26PM
At the end of the school year I will be moving home for a few months until my new lease starts at my new school. Due to the dial up connection and that the family computer is in the middle of the living room, my Porn enjoyment is going to be severely limited this summer. Other than work I will need something to do.

Can anyone recommend a good, really involved computer game? I used to like playing Star Control 2 and Master of Orion. Civilization II was good, but III sucked. I need something that is mentally stimulating and can keep me going for about two months. I like quest type games, butget annoyed when one has to buy the book to use them.

Thanks

Frigo
Senior Member

1290 Posts
7/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 4:49AM
Well, I myself am more into 3d shooter like Quake or Unreal but a college of mine is sort of "addicted" to Age of Mythology. Maybe you want to check this one out...
DenverDon
Benevolent

Firmly Embedded in Depravity
5914 Posts
7/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 7:50AM
I always liked (and still do) Diablo II. Two is much better than one. I could spend hour (days) immersed in it.

DenverDon

Saki
At-Large

2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 8:40AM
Diablo II, Starcraft, Warcraft III, and Age of Mythology are all good choices if you like real time strategy games. Master of Orion III bites -- totally boring and nothing like the first MOO. I hear Splinter Cell for PC is pretty good.

- Saki [faqs]

MLyons
Senior Member

1617 Posts
8/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 9:06AM
I've spent many a day on Railroad Tycoon II... it's an older game by today's standards, but it's still being sold which speaks alot about it's worth. It's an extremely addictive game. I've also heard the Tropico is good, and it's by the same people, (Pop Top Software) but I haven't played it myself.

Besides, that, the ultimate in involved strategy on the computer is Space Empires IV Gold. It's not sold in retail stores, because the developer was never interested in spending the money on marketing. Regardless it is probably one of the most involved and addictive pure strategy games out there.

Many of the games already mentioned by others are more involved from an audiovisual standpoint than these are, but if you like strategy type games, these two are a couple of the most enjoyable I've played.

Oh--and I also hear that EverQuest is HORRIFICALLY addicting, but it involves getting a subscription to play with other people on the web, and it sounds like you're just interested in getting through the summer. I've never played it myself, but people I've talked to say you can't NOT play it if you're into the fantasy role playing type of game genre.

Mike L.

Edited by - MLyons on 4/1/2003 9:08:32 AM

 
balabala
Member

968 Posts
8/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 10:55AM
Great RTS here, especially Warcraft 3. If you are more into MMORPG, you should consider trying Everquest or wait for the release of Star Wars Online.
MLyons
Senior Member

1617 Posts
8/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 11:18AM
Yeah, Star Wars online might be the one that singlehandedly prompts me to pay a subscription fee for a game... :)

Mike L.

balabala
Member

968 Posts
8/02
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 11:42AM
Speaking from a personal experience, I think Everquest is the most addictive game ever created so far. I have played that game from 99 to 02 like an addict, eg: work, play, eat, sleep, rinse and repeat. I finally got off this addiction about a year ago. Most of the EQ players refer to the game as Evercrack, because of the way this game is so appealing to them.

I still have friends that plays the game, last time I checked with one of them, he had a character with a play time of 450 days (Yep the game sums up all the hours you have put in the game since you started and he's at 450). He started playing the game at the same time as I did, 1999, and he has 450 days played... LOL

Chillin
Member

San Diego
208 Posts
9/01
Posted - Apr 1 2003 : 10:00PM
If you have the horsepower, I'd suggest Morrowind..

Chillin..

baronorca
Member

Montana
528 Posts
1/01
Posted - Apr 2 2003 : 10:39PM
I second Morrowind, it's great (but it sorta eats up the spare time, but that seems to be what you are looking for).
Bit of a resource pig tho.

Faunus
Member

208 Posts
1/03
Posted - Apr 2 2003 : 11:23PM
Thanks guys. I had had my heart set on Master of Orion 3 for months, then it comes and is all shitty. Something that take months is perfect. Two months to be specific.
aiden
Belladonna Entertainment

Lost in Hollywood
246 Posts
12/02
Posted - Apr 20 2003 : 8:05PM
*drool*

StarCraft Ghost

Just wait for this game. Don't buy anything else, unless Diablo III comes out.

Saki
At-Large

2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Apr 20 2003 : 8:34PM
Ghost looks cool, but according to Blizzard, its going to be a console-only game...no PC version.

- Saki [faqs]

Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
Webmaster IAFD.COM

931 Posts
6/00
Posted - Apr 20 2003 : 9:30PM
I have a soft spot in my gaming heart for both volmes of No One Lives Forever. Great story, awesome humor, excellent gameplay, just all around good stuff. May be a bit too much first-person shooter looking at the list of stuff you've preferred in the past...

If you want to go *really* old-school, I might recommend getting ahold of some of the old Infocom games. :-)

aiden
Belladonna Entertainment

Lost in Hollywood
246 Posts
12/02
Posted - Apr 20 2003 : 10:18PM
*drool* infocom. I spent my entire childhood playing planetfall. Okay, not my entire childhood, but a good chunk of it.
 
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
Webmaster IAFD.COM

931 Posts
6/00
Posted - Apr 20 2003 : 11:33PM
Saki
At-Large

2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Apr 21 2003 : 12:07AM
I can't tell you how long I spent playing "A Mind Forever Voyaging"--and I never finished it...

- Saki [faqs]

aiden
Belladonna Entertainment

Lost in Hollywood
246 Posts
12/02
Posted - Apr 21 2003 : 1:59AM
There was an application for the Sony Clie that I had, forget the name, but I had ALL the infocom games. I sold my clie though :(



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