Video Game Thread (Officially Unofficial)

[lurch70]

so those of you that play games on the PC ... do you use a joystick or pretty much keyboard and mouse for everything?

the PS2 console i bought is somewhat underwhelming. since I have a pretty good PC, will try some PC games, but don't like to use the keyboard for controls.

?!?!?

 

[Thanatopsis123]

I only play FPS and strategy games on the PC so, of course, I only use mouse and keyboard. Perhaps I'd use something else if I played racing games, flight sims, etc.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Buy a Logitech or XBOX 360 controller for most things where a keyboard mouse doesn't work well. Flight sims you basically need a joystick, though some people like controllers there too. Racing games is generally best with a controller unless you really play them a lot and want a wheel/pedal set.

I suppose it really depends what you#re playing...?

 

[General Zod]

since I have a pretty good PC, will try some PC games, but don't like to use the keyboard for controls.

In case you're not aware, having a pretty good PC and having a PC adequate for gaming, can be two completely different things. Some of those gamer PCs are insane.

Zod

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

and some of those games that I played in the 80s were a riot. You don't always have to play the latest shiny games. You can have so much fucking fun with some of the ancient games, or even older games from "2000" :O

Also consider that my dad has a fairly middle range dell from 2001 and can still play a fair bit of the latest strategy/RPG/MMO games.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Go get Max Payne, lurch. Such a classic.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Agreed. And the original 2 hitman games, the HOMM series, Civilization 3 or 4, uhhh.... thats a start I suppose....

what kind of games do you want to play lurch?

 

[Hell Mike]

I recommend Fallout and Fallout 2, possibly the best PC games ever

 

[swizzlenuts]

+1

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

them too, Baldurs Gate + expansions, Baldurs Gate 2, Planescape: Torment as well.

 

[swizzlenuts]

Ice Wind Dale > Balders Gate imo

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Ice Wind Dale = action, Baldurs Gate = Story. Depends what you like.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

I rarely play non-PC games anymore. Ive been playing mostly Rome and Medieval 2 Total War lately, and some EVE-Online. Also recently got Company of Heroes, which is pretty fun.

 

[lurch70]

what kind of games do you want to play lurch?

no idea ...

 

[Climb Thar Hill]

Holy crap Domination on Shipment is freakin' pure unruly chaos

 

[Guthrum]

Shipment is the fy_iceworld of COD4. I love it, hahaha.

 

[swizzlenuts]

hahaah!

 

[Climb Thar Hill]

Shipment is the fy_iceworld of COD4. I love it, hahaha.

what

 

[AsModEe]

hey wolftribe, if you like EVE and strategy games, there's gonna be a RTS called "Sins of a Solar Empire" released in february. Gamespy just did a preview, and things are looking very good.

 

[swizzlenuts]

what

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