Favourite PC games

[Aethelbeorne]

Vendetta online is an excellent game.

[cycooperman]

CS 1.6, CS:GO, Starcraft 1,2

[arret]

ghost recon

[DiogenesX]

In terms of emotional impact from the game as a whole (as once experienced), I must say:

 

System Shock 2 - for scares etc

Homeworld - for the magic of space etc

NHL 2000 - for the perfect balance that made winning Stanley Cup feel like a real achievement etc

Medieval Total War - for the feel of the culture you're playing etc

Mass Effect 1 - for the sense of urgency (like no other), interest in team members, wow-like settings etc

 

In terms of hours spent on a game, however, there are a couple of other titles that come out on top and this because I wanted to mod them.

 

But the most memorable part of a game for me may be the ending of Mass Effect 3. Fortunately mostly in a positive sense because I had installed the Extended Cut Ending DLC; and happened to role-play a character for which the final choice came out quite suitable in my book (contrary to the experience of many others, I gather; with a second character and different final choice, I did not like the ending).

[Skagens]

This is a difficult question but the top contesters would have to be Skyrim, New Vegas and Witcher 3.

[ArrellMagister]

A list of them would be

Hyper light drifter

Fallout 3

Dust: an Elysain Tail

Half-life 1 and 2

Salt and Sanctuary

Valkyria Chronicles.

[masternoxx]

Ultima 6 - the game that started it all

Oblivion - suprisingly similar

 

 

mass effect 1, 3, and 2 in that order

 

Borderlands

Freelancer!

Fable 3 / or 2

all excellent open world games

 

I likes me some splinter cell conviction when I am feeling angry

 

Lots of final fantasy remakes on steam now cheap just finished ff3, it was very good as is the whole series but I don't really think of them as PC games regardless they are released on PC, with superior graphics.

 

I still play some unreal tournament for some dumb fun ;)

or fire up some mario bros on the emulator

[masternoxx]

I believe arcania and divinity 2 dragon knight saga both resemble Oblivion and use the same engine, I played them both on x360 and liked them. I have them for pc but havent played them and from youtube videos it seems the UI's are different for PC. Edited April 1, 2017 by masternoxx

[DiogenesX]

Ultima 6 - the game that started it all

Oblivion - suprisingly similar

 

 

mass effect 1, 3, and 2 in that order

 

Borderlands

Freelancer!

Fable 3 / or 2

all excellent open world games

 

I likes me some splinter cell conviction when I am feeling angry

 

Lots of final fantasy remakes on steam now cheap just finished ff3, it was very good as is the whole series but I don't really think of them as PC games regardless they are released on PC, with superior graphics.

 

I still play some unreal tournament for some dumb fun :wink:

or fire up some mario bros on the emulator

 

 

Yes, Oblivion was a good game, too. :thumbsup:

 

Many other games that people have mentioned here are uncharted territory for me. I'll take these as good tips for future entertainment. :mellow:

 

But now that I have finally got a character going in the world of Skyrim SE properly, I must say this game is sailing up to rival ME1 as all time best for me. Tons of fun. Very impressive work.

Edited April 1, 2017 by DiogenesX

[Hisu]

Team Fortress 2. Playing it ever since Orange Box. Unreal Tournament Classic, which I was playing before Team Fortress 2. And Quake 2, which I was playing before Unreal Tournament Classic.

Homeworld 2. Remastered version is also quite good; I was afraid they'd butcher it after seeing (or, rather, hearing) that abysmal trailer.

Heroes of Might&Magic 3. Sure, 4 has better music, and 5 has more of everything, but better music doesn't equal better game, as well as more stuff.

Fallout 2 (then Vegas, then 4, but 4 is there only because of settlement building; honestly, it's what has saved the game from failing miserably).

FTL: AE with Captain's Edition bulk mod.

Europa Universalis 3 and 4, and also Crusader Kings 2

Mass Effect 1 and 2 (3 wasn't bad just because of the ending, it was all bad. Andromeda? It's trying to be the new ME1, but is too obviously a bad console port to pull that off)

As for TES series, I still like Daggerfall the most, even though I saw Arena first. Skyrim is passable. Oblivion is horrible, and Morrowind is just a revolting pit of low-poly mushrooms, insects and squalor.

X-Com: UFO Defense. Yes, just the first game. Everything that followed was a varying degree of crap, except probably Xenonauts.

Oh, and Stronghold, of course. Didn't like the Crusader addon much, but everything that followed was just awful, except for passable Stronghold Crusader 2 — but it doesn't have a full campaign, and has very limited strategic options, so, not as good as the first game.

Honourable mention: Freelancer.

Edited April 4, 2017 by Hisu