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[t3h l337 n3wb]

Starcraft is still the greatest RTS of all time. Oblivion is an excellent game as well.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Starcraft is still the greatest multiplayer RTS of all time. Oblivion is an excellent game as well.

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[t3h l337 n3wb]

Okay yeah, single player kinda sucks. But who plays single player anyways?

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Starcraft is still the second greatest multiplayer RTS of all time, right behind Total Annihilation. Oblivion is an excellent game as well.

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[Smilin]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Starcraft is still the greatest multiplayer RTS of all time. Oblivion is an excellent game as well.

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The original Empire Earth was better. (IMHO)

 

[Ricochet]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Starcraft is still the greatest RTS of all time. Oblivion is an excellent game as well.

I think I bought that game 5 times. Any time I lose my copy or scratch the disc, I would just buy a new one. I wouldn't mind if Blizzard release a graphic patch to support higher resolution, though.

 

[topslop1]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight

Originally posted by: Thraxen
So I picked up Oblivion hoping for a good single player experience somewhat similar to WoW. Yeah, the fighting is different, but you still go around and pick up quests to complete... Oblivion even makes a similar sound when you pick up a new quest... LOL. The problem was I just quickly found myself bored. The world felt so empty without the hundreds of human players running around. I guess I just really like the interaction with other players... makes the world more "alive" than just having NPCs with all their scripted speech. There's also that added element of danger when questing in neutral or enemy territory knowing that you could be attacked by the other faction at any time. I'm also a big fan of co-op games in any genre, and I missed not being able to take on quests with other players.

That pretty much sums up why I found Oblivion to be a disappointment. It doesn't have the heavy action of the normal genres I play and it doesn't have many of the elements that drew me into the WoW world.

It's pretty obvious that "single player" is going to be different from "MMO." Aside from that, at least you don't have to worry about being backstabbed by people who join your party to kill you and loot your corpse, or being slaughtered by sadistic higher-level players.

That's the entire point of playing MMOs. So that when you finally do get to that high level you can do the same thing. Don't be hating just because you never got to do it. It's fun, trust.

 

[rikilii]

Originally posted by: bil2k
I used to dig games like Duke 3D, Planecsape Torment, Tribes 2, Unreal Tournament, Battlefield 1942, Splinter Cell, HL2, etc. I gave WoW a spin and didn't have the time for it. I got into Oblivion during the begining summer but had to stop for projects. I'm giving Prey a shot, but I'm not finding much innovation. I've given up hope on any good NHL game coming back to the PC since EA's NHL 2004.

It seems there a quality xbox game being released at least every other month. If you look at the reviews for xbox games, there's a lot more being scored above an 8 on a consistent basis than PC games.

Check out Planetside (free up to a point), Battefield 2, CS Source.

 

[rikilii]

Originally posted by: CP5670



I thought Half Life 2 was terrible, even leaving the graphics aside. Actually, it was probably the worst game I've played in the last several years, all things considered. I got really bored of it halfway through and only mustered the will to complete it since everyone was talking about it at the time.

I thought I was the only one.

I like much about it, but I can't stand the fact that 1/3 of the game is spent on a boat. It makes me nauseous.