Good single player games
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Good single player games
Now that the computer parts are ordered, I need to find some good single player games. Unfortunately, out here in the country I have no high speed internet. My two options are my wife's tethered phone which gives me about 130K download or satellite.
I can get up to 2MBS download, 300K upload on satellite but that's $109/mo. On top of that the latency is bad. Due to 45 miles each way, it's 500ms which will kill online gaming so I'll have to be content with single player stuff.
So, what's good?
One that I'm getting for sure is Amnesia-The Dark Descent.
What about shoot-em-ups?
Halo?
COD? Does this suck single player?
The thing that I liked about computer over x box or the like is Steam games are cheap. They had Aliens vs Predator for $3.99. Even if you play it for a few days that's cheap.
I can get up to 2MBS download, 300K upload on satellite but that's $109/mo. On top of that the latency is bad. Due to 45 miles each way, it's 500ms which will kill online gaming so I'll have to be content with single player stuff.
So, what's good?
One that I'm getting for sure is Amnesia-The Dark Descent.
What about shoot-em-ups?
Halo?
COD? Does this suck single player?
The thing that I liked about computer over x box or the like is Steam games are cheap. They had Aliens vs Predator for $3.99. Even if you play it for a few days that's cheap.
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I did see that and originally had it on my list but now I'm not so sure, given the immense amount of time required to gain experience, etc. Plus it's that magic-y stuff. I'm more of the future-space-apocalypse type of thing but who knows. I spent every Sunday playing DnD back in college in the 80's.
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In this order
Skyrim, Saints row 3, Batman arkham city, The witcher 2
This will help, Only top 10 of the year list i trust. (notice cod and bf3 did not make the top 10)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/to...wattack/725347
Skyrim, Saints row 3, Batman arkham city, The witcher 2
This will help, Only top 10 of the year list i trust. (notice cod and bf3 did not make the top 10)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/to...wattack/725347
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Now that the computer parts are ordered, I need to find some good single player games. Unfortunately, out here in the country I have no high speed internet. My two options are my wife's tethered phone which gives me about 130K download or satellite.
I can get up to 2MBS download, 300K upload on satellite but that's $109/mo. On top of that the latency is bad. Due to 45 miles each way, it's 500ms which will kill online gaming so I'll have to be content with single player stuff.
So, what's good?
One that I'm getting for sure is Amnesia-The Dark Descent.
What about shoot-em-ups?
Halo?
COD? Does this suck single player?
The thing that I liked about computer over x box or the like is Steam games are cheap. They had Aliens vs Predator for $3.99. Even if you play it for a few days that's cheap.
I can get up to 2MBS download, 300K upload on satellite but that's $109/mo. On top of that the latency is bad. Due to 45 miles each way, it's 500ms which will kill online gaming so I'll have to be content with single player stuff.
So, what's good?
One that I'm getting for sure is Amnesia-The Dark Descent.
What about shoot-em-ups?
Halo?
COD? Does this suck single player?
The thing that I liked about computer over x box or the like is Steam games are cheap. They had Aliens vs Predator for $3.99. Even if you play it for a few days that's cheap.
If you like RPGs, I liked the original Neverwinter Nights.
Alpha protocol was a good mixture between RPG and 1st/3rd person shooter, but its not always shiny and has some really odd limitations to it.
Mass Effect 2 was great.
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Morrowind is superb, if you want something newer, Oblivion is by far better than Skyrim at capturing the Elder Scrolls' original formula.
Alpha protocol was a good mixture between RPG and 1st/3rd person shooter, but its not always shiny and has some really odd limitations to it.
Alpha protocol was a good mixture between RPG and 1st/3rd person shooter, but its not always shiny and has some really odd limitations to it.
on a side note
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I am not arguing about its streamline/easy of use, but its pretty lame and cookie cutter compared to Morrowind's leveling system.
Morrowind = Open-world RPG
Skyrim = Conventional RPG with a million and one things to do.
Alpha protocol was pretty annoying, but the concept was good enough that I got most of the way through it before calling it quits. About the same thing happened with Dragon Age 2, because that game sucked ***** compared to DA.
Anyways, if Morrowind could provide food and sexual pleasures, I am pretty sure some people would never stop playing that game. ******* massive, especially with the expansions.
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Buying so far:
The Orange Box - It's only $10 and gets me Portal, Half Life 2, HL2 EP1, HL2 EP2
Amnesia-The Dark Descent
Remember, just because it's older doesn't mean anything to me. I haven't seen any of these before. Anything in the last 4-5 years is fine.
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I'm probably going to stay away from the rpg stuff, at least for now. Everyone tells me that I need to do Skyrim but it appears to be more of a commitment than I am willing to make, at least at this juncture. My last video game was Defender on Atari 2600, so I have about 25 years' worth of stuff to go through.
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Well, I'm still going to have to recommend the mass effect series. They are rpg'ish, but what really stands out is the cinematic experience they provide. Knights of the Old Republic series is much the same, but I find mass effect more polished (kinda like beta vs final). Both are great story tellers.