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They liked Diablo... but now what to play?

fjorner

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Hey guys. My wife, her sister, and her friend and I just finished playing Diablo II. They aren't real big gamer types, but the easy click-click way that Diablo works and the group team fighting and the whole character building thing... but problem is we're finished with it. we won it. yay us.

So now I'm looking for another game we can all play. For example, MechWarrior won't work. WAY too cerebral. Way too many buttons. Don't want to frustrate these chicks, who are perfectly normal human beings but just incapable of really learning, you know? 😉

Civilization... too complicated. Command and Conquer, with the whole empire micromanaging thing, is a no go. Do they have Gauntlet (remember, gauntlet the arcade game with the warrior, wizard, elf, and valkyrie?) out on a multi-player PC setup?

They don't like shootemups either. Poor hand eye coordination and they get dizzy and stuff. And I whup them pretty easily so they hate it. Same with Worms... they can't comprehend the ninja rope so it's pointless. And that is just as bad as a shooter for them.

Yeah, its tough. that's why i'm asking. They don't like shooters... unless there is a shooter out there with a PLOT and team play..

AND i say they didn't like shooters but we had Unreal Tournament and we played the Assault missions and they liked that... but we've overplayed all the missions now.

We have pretty good computers, three p4's and an athlon. fast network.

What can you guys recommend?

 
nope. Too much empire building and micromanaging and stuff.

They like the fantasy/dungeons and dragons genre... any games like that?

Are there any games out there that have tried to capitalize on the Diablo game format?
 
Originally posted by: fjorner
Originally posted by: 00Jones
Get a PS2 or Xbox. Buy platformers.

In the end that might be cheaper. Are there good role players for four people on those platforms?

Gauntlet Legends, Baulders Gate Dark Alliance, few others not sure of thme tho,
 
Dungeon Siege is best called "Diablo lite" - the game practically beats itself (you can configue it so that instead of having to click on each enemy, the character will go attack an enemy as soon as they're within range) - if they're into the character buildup but wihtout the hassle of clicking all the time, this game might be it for you . . . and they're coming out with an expansion soon!
 
Originally posted by: Vortex
Everquest. They will like it.

especially if they like clicking an obscene number of times.

You strike at the rock!
The rock skillfully dodges your blow!
You strike at the rock!
You miss the rock!
You st4b at the rock!
The rock is unharmed!
You slash at the rock!
You do 1 dmg!
*rock rolls over*
*you die*

which is why I don't play Everquest.
😉

now, if you got those women driving games, it would be fun for them, and funny for you. 😛
 
You play computer games with 3 chicks? And from the sound of it, there are no other dudes? Did I just hear (read) that? That's schweet!
 
Need for speed: Hot Pursuit 2 was cool
Operation Genesis wasn't bad
Postal 2 was funny
Worms World Party is cool.
Or you could download an emulator and play the many games you already own on the nes, snes etc on your pc!
 
Originally posted by: oLLie
You play computer games with 3 chicks? And from the sound of it, there are no other dudes? Did I just hear (read) that? That's schweet!

Aye!

Sorry to reincarnate this thread but i have updates..

For some reason or another, they have taken to MechWarrior 4! But I think that will wear out as in the end its still a shooter game with no RP or story to keep their simple brains occupied.

Are the expansion packs for mechwarrior 4 any better at multiplayer?

I believe what they like is Multiplayer Cooperative, a la Diablo. Basically, they don't want to fight eachother, they want to play a single-player-type RP 'together', which is why Diablo is so great. I will give Dungeon Seige a shot.

What other Diablo clones are there out there? I saw that japanese samurai game.. is that any good?
 
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