Pick *my* next game...

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:47 am

So I just finished HL2, and now I need to decide what to play from the XMas 2004 bin.

I play anything and have no particular genre preference, other than to avoid playing MMOG, so Smoove_B can stick it if she wants to tell me to play City of Heros. No. SWG ruined me.

So what will it be folks?

Post by **godhugh** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:08 am

Vampire! Especially now that the patch is out.

bluefugue · Post by **bluefugue** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:56 am

Of those you've listed I have only played Thief DS and RTW, and they are both worth the purchase. But RTW has made it onto my top ten games of all time.

Bad Demographic · Post by **Bad Demographic** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:12 pm

I voted for Thief: Deadly Shadows - natch. It had it's little problems (so many NPCs turned out to be contortionists when I ko'd them), and I would have like to have seen a lot more done with the climbing and rooftop stuff, but I still really liked it. But then, I'm a Thief fan.

Also in its favor, in case you find you're less of a fanboii than I, is that it's fairly short. And if nothing else, you should play into/through the Cradle level.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:26 pm

My initial thought was to go with R:TW. But there are two minor camps in my brain clamoring for T:DS and V:B. I just don't know.

Need more votes.

Two Sheds · Post by **Two Sheds** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:48 pm

Hehe. "T:DS"

I vote Rome! I loved Vampire, but Rome beats it.

ChrisGwinn · Post by **ChrisGwinn** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:52 pm

When did nearly every game get a : in their title?

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:02 pm

You just beAt a FPS, so you have to mix it up as not to get bored.

Give Battle for Middle Earth a go.

Or, skip them all and join me in City of Heroes. I'll sidekick you and make you my super-bitch.

Kaigen · Post by **Kaigen** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:03 pm

Either Vampire or Thief. Flip a coin.

Bertran · Post by **Bertran** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:16 pm

I voted for R:TW just because I have it and feel guilty for not playing it yet.

Actually, I remember you mentioning in some other thread that NOLF2 was in your backlog- that would be my first choice (unless, of course, you haven't played NOLF1 yet, in which case that should be first). Great games! - I beat NOLF2 recently, and it was a ton of fun.

But apparently that's out since Smoove says that you can't play another FPS next.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:06 pm

Rome - one of my favorite games of all time after three months of solid playing.

(Just like Shogun and Medieval were until the next version came out and made a better game.)

Beer Goggles · Post by **Beer Goggles** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:39 am

ChrisGwinn wrote:When did nearly every game get a : in their title?

ChrisGwynn: The Questioner

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:45 am

Kelric wrote:Rome - one of my favorite games of all time after three months of solid playing.

3 months? Check back with RunningMan in 10 days to see if he's still playing it.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:48 am

RM, I would recommend Rome above all the others except that the game, while fun, badly needs a patch. There are no gamebreaking problems, but there are alot of irritants that need fixing - and the patch is due out mid Jan according to CA. and based upon what I have read, it will fix many of the problems players see. So I would wait for the patch before playing. Hence my recommendation of Homeworld 2, a game that I really enjoyed considering that I usually don't like RTS games. Pause and order made the difference for me, plus I love the storytelling on HW.

Grifman

Crowley · Post by **Crowley** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:58 am

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:05 am

Those are nice shots, but does R:TW have this?

Boobies are teh good.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:38 am

Horray for Source(TM) Engine Boobies!

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:46 am

Thanks for all the votes. I've decided to commit to Rome: Total War first, and began playing last night.

I think that the play list will be like this:

Rome: Total War
Vampire: Bloodlines
Battle for Middle Earth
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Pacific Fighters
Homeworld 2

I don't know what to do after that. But I'll figure that out when I get there.

Freezer-TPF- · Post by **Freezer-TPF-** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:40 pm

Smoove_B wrote:Horray for Source(TM) Engine Boobies!

I'm more of a Source Engine ass man, myself.

"Hey Alyx, you gonna get me some fries to go with that shake?"

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