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[jaug1337]

I would recommend Bulletstorm it's on sale on Steam now!

[bchreng]

Anyone know of a good driving sim for the PC? Looking for something like Gran Turismo or Forza where you can test various types of stock cars around a track.

[Shobster]

Anyone know of a good driving sim for the PC? Looking for something like Gran Turismo or Forza where you can test various types of stock cars around a track.

Shift 2 Unleashed. The only problem I have with the game is the terrible Steering Wheel support and, in my opinion, a horrible commentator that never shuts up. Overall, the feel of the game is there for the cars (FWD Understeer, RWD Oversteer, Tuning, etc.) There aren't many cars compared to GT or Forza, but some good selection no less.

[Androyed]

I'm getting a laptop soon, and since I already have a laptop, I wanted to play games that are only for PC, or games that are just more fun on a PC.

What I'm going to play:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Sims 3
Stronghold: Crusader
Age of Empires I & II
Rollercoaster Tycoon I & II
Half-Life 1 & 2 (never played it, but everyone is raving about it so why not?)
Portal 1 & 2 (again, never played it, but everyone is raving about it so why not?)
Max Payne 1 & 2 (again...)
Deux Ex
Arma II
Maybe a Total War/Civilization? (Don't know which game to choose of both series)

Don't really care about graphics. I'm going to be fine with the GT 650M and i7-3610QM.

So, what do you recommend? It doesn't have to be a PC exclusive, but I'm not going to play FPS on my laptop just because "it's better with a mouse". I will always keep playing "mainstream triple A" titles like BF3, MW3, AC3, GTA V, etc, on my Xbox 360. Just like it better that way.

[Metallica93]

What I'm going to play:
Age of Empires II
Half-Life 1 & 2
Portal 1 & 2
Arma II

So, what do you recommend?

For some reason I'm getting the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and F.E.A.R. games mixed up in my head (probably because I've played neither). Anyway...

Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - First "real-time strategy" game I ever played. Not my usual cup of tea, but that one was great.

Half-Life 1+2 - Just got done with HL1 (fantastic) and will be playing Opposing Force/Blue Shift soon. Can't wait to play the 2nd game, as well.

Portal 1+2 - I heard the first game was better, but my fellow nerdy friends say it's a must-play game. The physicist in me yearns to play it!

ARMA II - Nothing but good reviews on this and I would love to try it out. Heard the learning curve is something steep, though.

Recommendations:

Dead Space 1 - Currently playing it on PC and am falling in love. First horror video game I've ever bought. Sorry if this quite doesn't fall under what you're looking for, but it's still recommended.

Diablo 1 - Played this alongside Age of Empires II a few years back. I guess the other two Diablo games were disappointing, but this game's atmosphere and music are some of the best I've seen in gaming. Period.

[Androyed]

For some reason I'm getting the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and F.E.A.R. games mixed up in my head (probably because I've played neither). Anyway...

Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - First "real-time strategy" game I ever played. Not my usual cup of tea, but that one was great.

Half-Life 1+2 - Just got done with HL1 (fantastic) and will be playing Opposing Force/Blue Shift soon. Can't wait to play the 2nd game, as well.

Portal 1+2 - I heard the first game was better, but my fellow nerdy friends say it's a must-play game. The physicist in me yearns to play it!

ARMA II - Nothing but good reviews on this and I would love to try it out. Heard the learning curve is something steep, though.

Recommendations:

Dead Space 1 - Currently playing it on PC and am falling in love. First horror video game I've ever bought. Sorry if this quite doesn't fall under what you're looking for, but it's still recommended.

Diablo 1 - Played this alongside Age of Empires II a few years back. I guess the other two Diablo games were disappointing, but this game's atmosphere and music are some of the best I've seen in gaming. Period.

I've not really played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. yet, besides the first mission in Shadow of Chernobyl and just toying around in Call of Pripyat, but the series seems absolutely amazing to me. I'm actually not really a fan of science-fiction, neither in games nor in movies. I can make exceptions though, like for Game of Thrones, The Dark Knight, you know... But normally I like to watch movies and play games that are more based on real life. I really enjoy Just Cause 2 for example. Not exactly realistic, but it is based on real life if you get what I mean.

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has just such an incredible atmosphere that I could not let it skip. The whole mysterious atmosphere around Chernobyl; I love it!

Thanks for your suggestions! I'm open to atmospheric games, and Dead Space 1 seems to be exactly that. Not so sure about Diablo 1 though, but thanks anyway!

[Metallica93]

I've not really played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. yet, besides the first mission in Shadow of Chernobyl and just toying around in Call of Pripyat, but the series seems absolutely amazing to me. I'm actually not really a fan of science-fiction... normally I like to watch movies and play games that are more based on real life. I really enjoy Just Cause 2 for example. Not exactly realistic, but it is based on real life if you get what I mean.

Thanks for your suggestions! I'm open to atmospheric games, and Dead Space 1 seems to be exactly that. Not so sure about Diablo 1 though, but thanks anyway!

It seems we're exact opposites then, haha. The sci-fi/dystopian future element draws me in to games, books, and movies alike. Fallout 3, Dead Space (just the first game, so far), and Half-Life are a few gaming examples. Nevertheless, I'll still have to check out S.T.A.L.K.E.R. You've piqued my interest, good sir

Also, Metro 2033 seems to be one of those games that relies a lot on atmosphere. Wish I didn't ruin the ending for myself by looking up reviews, but I'll still buy it.

[Androyed]

It seems we're exact opposites then, haha. The sci-fi/dystopian future element draws me in to games, books, and movies alike. Fallout 3, Dead Space (just the first game, so far), and Half-Life are a few gaming examples. Nevertheless, I'll still have to check out S.T.A.L.K.E.R. You've piqued my interest, good sir

Also, Metro 2033 seems to be one of those games that relies a lot on atmosphere. Wish I didn't ruin the ending for myself by looking up reviews, but I'll still buy it.

Totally forgot about Metro 2033, looks like a game I could play, and it's also a good stress test for my new laptop, haha. I will also take a look at the Fallout series.

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series is one of the most bug riddled series ever (the last game, Call of Pripyat, is not so bad), though. It's really poorly coded, and very GPU intensive. That's why it's still a good stress test for modern laptops. Can't do anything about the poorly coded aspect, but the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. community has done something about the bugs; for every game, there is a mod that fixes almost all bugs.

For SoC: Metacognix - "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl" Stuff
For CS: Sky Reclamation Project v1.0.1 Download, Stalker Clear Sky (I believe this one is the last version)
For CoP: GSC Game World - Official Site (although it's not really needed)

There are some really awesome mods out there for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. Mods that make the graphics look amazing, mods that make the atmosphere even more scary, mods that change the gameplay and even mods that completely change the storyline! But I would just play without any mods besides for the bugfix mods if it's your first time.

[sanjie]

Hey guys, I want to try playing RTS. What's the best F2P RTS games out there?

[xxpawnerzxx]

just get starcraft 2 imo, till now i have yet to find any ftp rts games that can rival it.