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Suggest a PC game to me

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  • 27-03-2009 11:03am
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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭


    Something slightly obscure that I might have missed.

    I'm partial to a bit of Strategy (Red Alert 2 being my all time fav) and RPG (Baldur's gate and Planescape Torment).


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    quarryman wrote: »
    Something slightly obscure that I might of missed.

    I'm partial to a bit of Strategy (Red Alert 2 being my all time fav) and RPG (Baldur's gate and Planescape Torment).

    RPG wise, you could look at Drakensang, there's a demo about for it.

    http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/13415/Drakensang:+The+Dark+Eye+Demo

    It's light weight, but fun enough.


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    Sgt Hartman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭Sgt Hartman


    Morrowind is a great RPG. Two brill expansion packs for it as well, Tribunal and Bloodmoon.


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    Spear wrote: »
    RPG wise, you could look at Drakensang, there's a demo about for it.

    http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/13415/Drakensang:+The+Dark+Eye+Demo

    It's light weight, but fun enough.

    Cool I'll check it out. That was something else, I light-weight games, something that loads up quick, straightforward to play and alt-tab friendly.


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    h8red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭h8red


    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

    Edit. As far as it can make it out it's lightweight and it loads fast, altho my machine is fast. It's also Alt-Tab friendly.


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    h8red wrote: »
    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

    Tried it. Far from light-weight and played like a dog on my laptop.


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    Sgt Hartman
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    Sgt Hartman wrote: »
    Morrowind is a great RPG. Two brill expansion packs for it as well, Tribunal and Bloodmoon.

    Oops, sorry I forgot u were looking for an obscure game. Check out Drakan-Order of the Flame. It's a real oldie (released back in 1998) but it's a real goodie.


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    h8red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭h8red


    Oh. Sorry. Plays like a dream on my yoke. 4GHz QX9650, 4GB, 4870X2 etc. The only game I've played recenty that doesn't CTD regularly.


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    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,426 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    empire total war?company of heros? if you have'nt got it all ready that is.


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    Sand
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    Galactic Civillisations 1 or 2.

    Theres claims 2 runs more efficiently than 1, but meh, theyre both quite good games with challenging AI.


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    Fanny Cradock
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    It's not obscure and it's not a battle strategy, but the Football Manager series are fun, as light or heavy as you like and alt-tab friendly.

    I've also been thoroughly enjoying TF2 of late. One of the few highlights that come with being unemployed!


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,251 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Homeworld series or Rise of Nations, of Legends.


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    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    A bit old but The Close Combat Series is one of my favorites, still playing CC3 ten years later :)


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    Fanny Cradock
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    Company of Heroes is also enjoyable.

    ::Edit::

    It's only a tenner on Steam.


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    qwertz
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    Sins of a Solar Empire. Armageddon Empires. Smugglers 3 or 4.


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    Jazzy
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    DotA (mod for warcraft 3)... its better then pancakes


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    K.O.Kiki
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    Jazzy wrote: »
    DotA (mod for warcraft 3)... its better then pancakes
    I want to call you a liar, but then I'm not a DotA player.
    So you could very well be right.


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    Cunny-Funt
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    Supreme commander


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    Spunge
    Registered Users Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭Spunge


    Defcon is a lightweight not very graphics intensive strategy. Double press ESC and it minimizes.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON_(computer_game)


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    quarryman
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    Sand wrote: »
    Galactic Civillisations 1 or 2.

    Theres claims 2 runs more efficiently than 1, but meh, theyre both quite good games with challenging AI.

    coincidence i just grabbed this yesterday. gonna try it out later.
    qwertz wrote:
    Sins of a Solar Empire. Armageddon Empires. Smugglers 3 or 4.

    Have a copy of Sins lying around so might try it again, bit daunting the last time. Haven't even heard of the other two.
    Cunny-Funt wrote:
    Supreme commander

    This one is a bit of resource hog is it not? Great game but i'll come back to it when i have a better rig.
    Jazzy wrote:
    DotA (mod for warcraft 3)... its better then pancakes

    hated warcraft 3. Not sure why.

    Thanks for all the suggestions. The reason I say obscure is otherwise chances are i've played it.


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    qwertz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    Make sure you DL the patches (15 or 16 is the latest) for SOASE.


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    Cunny-Funt
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    quarryman wrote: »



    This one is a bit of resource hog is it not? Great game but i'll come back to it when i have a better rig.


    I played it back on my old PC , single core 6800GS and it was grand, I couldnt max it out but it was fine. It runs smooth on my laptop on max cause thats got a dual core and a 8600mGT (its more CPU intensive rather than GPU)

    Whats your specs?


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    #23
    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    Cunny-Funt wrote: »
    I played it back on my old PC , single core 6800GS and it was grand, I couldnt max it out but it was fine. It runs smooth on my laptop on max cause thats got a dual core and a 8600mGT (its more CPU intensive rather than GPU)

    Whats your specs?

    Dual core 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 8400M GS Laptop.

    Hopefully I build a new rig in a few months and install it again.


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    #24
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    Daikatana


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    #25
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    Empire Total War and Team Fortress 2 won't run properly on your laptop


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    #26
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭gamer


    Stalker ,and stalker clear sky are good action rpg games,with mods which enhance the gameplay,also neverwinter nights 2 ,and fable 2 .get pc orange box ,with half life 2/portal ,both games have a great story.


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