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faZZter

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Originally posted by: Quixfire
Here is a list of the games I own but have yet to open or even install them.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Arm
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
Dungeon Hack
Fallout 2
Hidden & Dangerous
Homeworld: Cataclysm
Neverwinter Nights
Planescape: Torment
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Soulbringer
StarCraft: Brood War
Starlancer


Someday I'll have time to play them. :)

Haha Quixfire, you're as bad as me. I always say I'll have time to play them "someday" but by then something else grabs my attention, like the game I bought today (yes I backslid again!!!), Resident Evil Outbreak.

I will play this one though, I just dig zombies...... :)

 

bradruth

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If I buy a game, you bet your sweet ass that I'm gonna play it constantly until it's over.
 

TheNinja

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1. NHL 2002 - I bought it for $5 the same time I bought my Vid Card....that was probably a year and a half ago.
 

DT4K

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I buy one game at a time and play only that game until I am bored with it.
Spent a year playing Quake 2 non stop
Then a year playing Rogue Spear non stop
Then about a year playing Medal of Honor.
I'm still playing BF 1942.
I bought BF: Vietnam, but I'm having a hard time getting into it. I still prefer 1942.
 

faZZter

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Yeah Shanti, that is what I should do...........at least you made good choices on the games.......Quake1/2 are two of my all time fav's!
 

NikPreviousAcct

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I'm the same way. I absolutely HAVE to have the latest game out there, regardless of whether my computer kicks the game's ass or vice versa. None of the games I have are unopened, but a few of them are unfinished -like DE2, Halo, UT2K4, and a few others.
 

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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well considering i only buy games im sure to finish (BG, BG2, Morrowind, Half life) or at least play a lot. i dont have any un-opened.

 

Valhalla1

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pc games? i always got hooked into one game and played online multiplayer religously. about a 4 year stretch only played 2 games - Kingpin: Life of Crime. Then Quake III Urban Terror.

then I got an xbox and payed for a few games, but the only one I ever played much of was Halo
so i had a couple games i never played much. splinter cell and jet set radio . then I got hooked into xbox hacking, and started collecting games i'd never finish. ninja guiden for example, I loved that game, got to like level 12 and just sorta fizzled out, havent played it in a while
 

olds

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Mar 3, 2000
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1 PC version of UT2004.
I ordered 2 from BB and when I got an email that they were BO I went to a local store and picked 1 up for $ 10 more. The BB games came in and I gave 1 to my daughter and I will probably give 1 to my brother.
 

sonambulo

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3, but I'm not going to buy any more until I beat every game I've got. That'll show me!
 

StageLeft

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Originally posted by: Quixfire
Here is a list of the games I own but have yet to open or even install them.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Arm
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
Dungeon Hack
Fallout 2
Hidden & Dangerous
Homeworld: Cataclysm
Neverwinter Nights
Planescape: Torment
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Soulbringer
StarCraft: Brood War
Starlancer


Someday I'll have time to play them. :)
Red alert was awesome last century. Dito for BG2. Dito for fallout2, but if you've not played it yet I'd clear off your week and install it. Damn is it ever a SWEET game. One of the best PC RPGs ever. Just make sure you get the patch :D

 

SilentZero

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Apr 8, 2003
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i actually open them, install them, but never play. Ive got about 10 installed that i have yet to play.
 

EpsiIon

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Nov 26, 2000
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Zero. Buying a game is a relatively serious purchase for me as I don't like to waste my money. When I buy a game, I expect it to LAST. Heck, I've gotten 5 years of good gameplay out of Half-Life and Starcraft alone. Unfortunately, a consequence of this is that I now expect too much out of my games. If I buy them and beat them in a week or two, I feel like I've wasted my money. *shrug*

Epsilon
 

bmacd

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Jan 15, 2001
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i found a sealed copy of some Age of Empires collection (4disks ?) in my closet today.

-=bmacd=-
 

bleeb

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Feb 3, 2000
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I have a GameCube and still play all my games. Just recently completed Mario Sunshine, Zelda Wind Waker, Metroid, and am working on Star Wars Rogue Squad.
 

Slickone

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Dec 31, 1999
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Well, at least I'm glad to know I'm not alone. I have quite a few unplayed games and unwatched DVD's. This never happened when I was younger.