To all who encouraged me to get A.M.'s Alice, you guys rock!

Mloot

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I am currently in the Fortress of Doors, where the open roof looks out into a vortex. Man, that's sweet! I am loving this game, from the graphics, atmosphere, and just plain perverted twist on an old children's fable. I am new to PC gaming, and only own ST:Armada and Dungeon Siege so far, but Alice is by far the most fun I have had yet. Thanks again.
 

apoppin

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I believe I recommended it (except for the rather banal "hack & slash" gameplay - I expected a bit more from an "A'" game). :D

If you're new to computer games you may have missed these other gems now in the bargain bins:

Half-Life
Unreal
Deus Ex
Thief II
MDK2

If you like Star Trek . . . Voyager - Elite Force makes use of the same Quake III engine as Alice (so does RtCW).

Happy gaming!
 

tenoc

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If you like Alice, you will probably also enjoy Clive Barker's Undying.

Bargain-bin price by now.

Just don't play late at night, alone! ;)
 

Mloot

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Sweet, I didn't know Clive Barker had a game out. I love his vision and imagination, especially his writing. I'll have to look for that one.
 

JackBurton

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Dude, Alice is one of my all time favorite games! I didn't even read any review before I bought my copy. I just saw Alice on the cover with a BIG ASS knife in her hand and a psycho look on her face and I said to myself, "I gotta get this game!" :)
 

ScrewFace

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You definately have to get Quake and Quake2. They are the 2 best 1st-person shooters of all time. I saw a package deal with Quake, Quake2, and Quake3:Arena for $29.99 Canadian ($19.22 U.S.). Now, that's a bargain!:)
 

kursplat

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Sweet, I didn't know Clive Barker had a game out. I love his vision and imagination, especially his writing. I'll have to look for that one.
sell you mine for $5 plus you pay the shipping . e-mail me
 

Brian48

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I think the audio is actually more impressive than the graphics. If you have a high end sound card capable of EAX 2.0 with some decent surround speakers, this game is not a bad show piece for it.
 

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First, you're welcome. :D

Second, fortress of doors eh? You haven't seen sh1t yet! The 2nd half of the game is where it really starts to get impressive.
 

Smilin

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Oh yeah one last thing. It's a bit dated but since you've never played it yet you MUST play the single player Half-Life.

People may argue a bit over the "best game out there" but I think everyone will agree that if
you haven't done it yet, you owe yourself to play Half-Life. I'd start it the moment you finish Alice.

Anyone else second this?
 

NEVERwinter

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Originally posted by: Smilin
Oh yeah one last thing. It's a bit dated but since you've never played it yet you MUST play the single player Half-Life.

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yea dude... HL single player is a must play! >D

and Mr.Mloot.... if you like those action games... try Grand Theft Auto 3 and Max Payne.... those are hell lot of fun
 

zodder

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You're welcome. :)

I have to agree with the rest of the folks here, too. Undying is a great game. I suggest playing it with headphones. The audio is awesome! Have you tried Heavy Metal FAKK2 yet?
 

jakobkraft

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It's as though my mind is being read here....my favorite single-player games in no particular order (all reasonably priced by now, all worth owning):

Clive Barker's Undying (buggy, since optimized for 3dfxGlide, but well worth the occasional shutdown)
Max Payne
American McGee's Alice
Half Life
Heavy Metal FAKK2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Nocturne (clunky gameplay but worth it for horror fans)
MDK2 (sheer goofy fun, maddeningly difficult and some gorgeous graphics to boot)

Hope this list gets you off to a good start!



 

randypj

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OK, everyone talks about Half Life.....so, it's gotta be good. Only FPS's that I've spent much time with and loved have been DOOM, and MOHAA. I absolutely loved MOHAA.

So....what did my gf and I miss, way back when HL came out and I got a version with my video card? Did I not play it long enough? Does it give MOHAA a run for its money?

All I remember is that I hadda take a tram or something and talk to some scientists. No......I didn't stick with it.
--Randy
 

apoppin

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You probably got the "First Day" lite version of HalfLife (ATI card, right - Rage, probably). ;) It takes awhile to "get into" the game - stay with it at least till "hell breaks loose". :) There are also lots of "expansion" packs for HL including Blue-Shift & Opposing Forces (where you get to play as a guard or soldier) - some of them (Blue Shift, I think) even "update" the HL graphics engine a bit.

Definitely RtCW if you liked MOHAA. Unreal if you like Half-Life.

And MDK2 if you like wicked humor.

And you're STILL in the bargain bin. :D

I am on Thief II right now (close to halfway). Very different as it is a "sneaker", not a "shooter". I like it! Finally NOLF (No One Lives Forever) and NOLF II are pure gaming "fun" where you get to play as a Ms "James Bond 007" (type) Superspy.

 

apoppin

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MDK2 is published by Interplay Entertainment (Omen Engine) by developers BioWare Corp, 2000.

MDK stands for the 3 "heroes" you play as - Max the 6 legged robotic dog (fire-power is amazing with a gun blazing in each of 4 paws; Doctor Fluke Hawkins (weak but brilliant at puzzle-solving and creating new weapons out of 'ordinary' stuff); and Kurt the ex-janitor (who glides and snipes par excellance). It is "2" because there is an original.

It's sci-fi stuff with great graphics and lots of "black" humor. I believe is is somewhat of a console-port so there is a bit too much puzzles and difficult jumping scenes BUT there is an "in-game save" which makes it tolerable. The game - aside from these nit-picks - is awesome (and difficult).

EDIT: Search the games sites for "MDK2 Demo". There was a pretty good one floating around 2 years ago for D/L.
 

vexingv

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hey where's NOLF and NOLF2...i've been playing pc games for awhile and those have been the best fps i've ever played! some other good games:
GTA3mechwarrior 3Jedi Knight 2Max Paynehavent played it yet but i hear mafia is really good
 

jakobkraft

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May I just take a moment to add-since I finished it about twenty minutes ago-The Thing. Not to corrupt the wonderful bargain bin list that has been started here, since The Thing is very new and not cheap....but as third person shooter games go, this was extremely fun and elaborate and what a pain in the a--. You don't even have to be a fan of the film, I think, to get into it. Not really scary but moody as hell with a lot of action.

If you grab it, be sure to patch it fully, since the original has no mouse-look mode-patch 1.2 I think enables it.
Cheers...!
 

jakobkraft

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Originally posted by: apoppin
MDK2 is published by Interplay Entertainment (Omen Engine) by developers BioWare Corp, 2000.

MDK stands for the 3 "heroes" you play as - Max the 6 legged robotic dog (fire-power is amazing with a gun blazing in each of 4 paws; Doctor Fluke Hawkins (weak but brilliant at puzzle-solving and creating new weapons out of 'ordinary' stuff); and Kurt the ex-janitor (who glides and snipes par excellance). It is "2" because there is an original.


I thought MDK stood for Murder Death Kill?I was told in the first MDK you only play as Kurt, so it would make more sense, I think....
 

apoppin

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Murder Death Kill? Yeah, you could be right but I am not sure the initial's meaning was ever really given (much like H.A.R.M. in NOLF). I forgot the first one's details although the Doctor was in the storyline..

At any rate, it is a comic-book type story. Just for nostalgia sake I set it up again today and remembered also it's flaws and lack of replay value. Still a pretty good game.