What is the best computer game you have ever played?
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Master of Orion 2 - 4E turn based strategy, a bit dated now but good long hours of fun. Been looking for something just as fun but turn based games seem to have been replaced by real time strategy, which I have found just comes down to numbers.
The Witcher - just a RPG, lot of fun. sure it has some isses, sluggy interface but good game. The Witcher 2 is scheduled for May 2011 and is looking good.
Diablo - can't wait for 3, yes, kill, kill, kill but still a game I play.
Dungeon Keeper 2 - Hey, playing an evil being is hard, building a dungeon to open a portal was a cool idea, being able to slap around your workers was nice, stopping those heroes was damn fun. This was a great real time strategy game, too short and limited maps. Wish someone would re-visit it.
FreeLancer - Space shooter, still has mods being created for it.
The Witcher - just a RPG, lot of fun. sure it has some isses, sluggy interface but good game. The Witcher 2 is scheduled for May 2011 and is looking good.
Diablo - can't wait for 3, yes, kill, kill, kill but still a game I play.
Dungeon Keeper 2 - Hey, playing an evil being is hard, building a dungeon to open a portal was a cool idea, being able to slap around your workers was nice, stopping those heroes was damn fun. This was a great real time strategy game, too short and limited maps. Wish someone would re-visit it.
FreeLancer - Space shooter, still has mods being created for it.
dvvega
Explorer
I have a short list as they all provided differing experiences.
Druid: The Enlightenment (C64)
Paradroid (C64)
Loaded I & II (PS2)
They all are great examples of simplicity in design and execution in my opinion. If save features were available they would be great casual/pick-up games in today's day and age.
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Druid: The Enlightenment (C64)
Paradroid (C64)
Loaded I & II (PS2)
They all are great examples of simplicity in design and execution in my opinion. If save features were available they would be great casual/pick-up games in today's day and age.
D
Freelancer is an amazing game. Even when you're done, you can grab friends and play online/lan not to mention all the mods you can add to the game.
Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries: When I see MW I don't think Modern Warfare, I think Mechwarrior. This game is pretty darn awesome too.
Neverwinter Nights. This is probably my favorite, but the 1st two I listed are very close. Neverwinter nights is an amazingly awesome RPG by Bioware (for those of you who've been living under a rock for the past 8 years and don't know). Probably the best part of this game is the toolset included. It's extremely easy to use, and almost anyone can make a module to play. This allows for a very large number of custom campaigns to appear. Overall, it's an amazing game that's worth playing alone or with friends.
Of course, I have to also say the game that got me started gaming.
Commander Keen (All of the games) specifically Commander Keen 4: Aliens ate my Babysitter. This was the first video game I ever played and it was awesome. I reccomend Downloading it for anyone who enjoys a good platformer. It's shareware, so even better!
Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries: When I see MW I don't think Modern Warfare, I think Mechwarrior. This game is pretty darn awesome too.
Neverwinter Nights. This is probably my favorite, but the 1st two I listed are very close. Neverwinter nights is an amazingly awesome RPG by Bioware (for those of you who've been living under a rock for the past 8 years and don't know). Probably the best part of this game is the toolset included. It's extremely easy to use, and almost anyone can make a module to play. This allows for a very large number of custom campaigns to appear. Overall, it's an amazing game that's worth playing alone or with friends.
Of course, I have to also say the game that got me started gaming.
Commander Keen (All of the games) specifically Commander Keen 4: Aliens ate my Babysitter. This was the first video game I ever played and it was awesome. I reccomend Downloading it for anyone who enjoys a good platformer. It's shareware, so even better!
Croesus
Adventurer
You specifically mentioned that you find games too easy, so here are some that require effort to learn and win consistently:
X-Com UFO Defense
Master of Orion 2
Civilization II
Panzer General II
Fantasy General (same game engine as Panzer General I, with much tougher AI)
Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete
Age of Wonders
Sword of the Stars
Unfortunately, most of these are older games, so you may have trouble running them under Win7.
StreamOfTheSky
Adventurer
Does it have to be a computer game, and not console? What about emulators, do those count? Because my favorite game of all time is Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and I highly recommend it.
Gulla
Adventurer
What makes for a good game? In the list below I assume all genres are an option and that a good game takes time, requires effort and is not trivial to finish.
Elite - A space trader and fighter game from the C64 days. Not the PC-version. The C64 should be available on emulator now. Both the BBC version and the C64 version were long, hard and difficult. The PC version is a joke. I could blast through to Elite status in a weekend. I never got there on the BBC and spent well over 200 playing hours to get to the "surprise challenge" you needed to get there on the C64.
Cannon Fodder - Very fun action puzzle game with lots of humour. Played it on the Amiga, available for PC and works nicely there. Took a "team" of dedicated gamers almost 3 days to finish the first time (playing 24 hours a day, switching players. I "used to be" a geek
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Might & Magic - 1st person, group based RPG with turn based combat. From 6 you can chose to have realtime. All from 3-8 are good. A long, hard and fun game is to combine 4 (clouds of Xeen) and 5 (darkside of Xeen) into one huge game. Available on GOG. Combining the RPGs with the strategy-games Heroes of Might & Magic can give you the longest campaigns available in the gaming world. The 6-8 games and the Heroes 3-4 with expansions can be seen as one very long campaign seeing the same story over lots of games and from several sides.
Syndicate - Realtime solidier/action game with strategy/development between missions. Hard and fun. Not too long, sadly.
Silent Storm - Tactical combat during WW2. Same feeling as UFO/X-Com and Jagged Alliance, but I preferred SS to the others. You need to be careful, tacticly good and it is a long game. The follow up is also well worth the time.
Silent Service - Submarine sim. Takes lots of effort and patience. Not the most fun of these, but sinking the Yamato without getting caught is definitely hard...
PlaneScape: Torment - Singelplayer RPG (Same style as Baldur's Gate) Long, good and with some concepts that might be very hard to get. I spent hours upon hours before I grasped a very simple (non intuitive) point.
Civilization - Strategy, turn based. Very good. I think the biggest challenge currently is Civ 4. The latest is too easy still, but after years of patching and with AI-mods Civ 4 is now a very smooth game with exceptional AI challenging the very best players.
RailRoad Tycoon - Railroad based economy sim. Very good, very fun, unfortunately not extremely difficult.
Panzer General - Strategic/tactical WW2 simulator. Turn Based. I prefer number 2 of these, or maybe Fantasy General. They are all good, though, and with any "feelings" for your soldiers getting the objectives for optimal results is very hard. Campaign mode is the way to go.
Håkon
realizing he has played very many good games since he started with his first in 1980
Elite - A space trader and fighter game from the C64 days. Not the PC-version. The C64 should be available on emulator now. Both the BBC version and the C64 version were long, hard and difficult. The PC version is a joke. I could blast through to Elite status in a weekend. I never got there on the BBC and spent well over 200 playing hours to get to the "surprise challenge" you needed to get there on the C64.
Cannon Fodder - Very fun action puzzle game with lots of humour. Played it on the Amiga, available for PC and works nicely there. Took a "team" of dedicated gamers almost 3 days to finish the first time (playing 24 hours a day, switching players. I "used to be" a geek
)Might & Magic - 1st person, group based RPG with turn based combat. From 6 you can chose to have realtime. All from 3-8 are good. A long, hard and fun game is to combine 4 (clouds of Xeen) and 5 (darkside of Xeen) into one huge game. Available on GOG. Combining the RPGs with the strategy-games Heroes of Might & Magic can give you the longest campaigns available in the gaming world. The 6-8 games and the Heroes 3-4 with expansions can be seen as one very long campaign seeing the same story over lots of games and from several sides.
Syndicate - Realtime solidier/action game with strategy/development between missions. Hard and fun. Not too long, sadly.
Silent Storm - Tactical combat during WW2. Same feeling as UFO/X-Com and Jagged Alliance, but I preferred SS to the others. You need to be careful, tacticly good and it is a long game. The follow up is also well worth the time.
Silent Service - Submarine sim. Takes lots of effort and patience. Not the most fun of these, but sinking the Yamato without getting caught is definitely hard...
PlaneScape: Torment - Singelplayer RPG (Same style as Baldur's Gate) Long, good and with some concepts that might be very hard to get. I spent hours upon hours before I grasped a very simple (non intuitive) point.
Civilization - Strategy, turn based. Very good. I think the biggest challenge currently is Civ 4. The latest is too easy still, but after years of patching and with AI-mods Civ 4 is now a very smooth game with exceptional AI challenging the very best players.
RailRoad Tycoon - Railroad based economy sim. Very good, very fun, unfortunately not extremely difficult.
Panzer General - Strategic/tactical WW2 simulator. Turn Based. I prefer number 2 of these, or maybe Fantasy General. They are all good, though, and with any "feelings" for your soldiers getting the objectives for optimal results is very hard. Campaign mode is the way to go.
Håkon
realizing he has played very many good games since he started with his first in 1980
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