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Author:  Greasy_greabo [ 20 Aug 2009, 02:48 ]
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:Good recent one player Offline Games:

Im looking to start completing good recent one player offline PC games to whittle away the next few weeks, so if anyone has any suggestions for me :)

At the moment Im playin :

Call of Juarez-Bound by Blood

Ones Ive done recently so dont need to post:

Fallout 3
Oblivion
Cod:World@War
Medieval total war II
Bioshock
Portal
Prototype

So anything which is relativity new, lets say 3/4 years and can give me teh thrills!
Post! :4
Author:  DrMcMoist [ 20 Aug 2009, 03:33 ]
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Mirror's Edge is particularly excellent mate, and can be quite exhilarating too.

It won't take you long to breeze through but I guarantee you'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Not to mention it's beautiful to look at.
Author:  [SpA]ArchLurker_Chad [ 20 Aug 2009, 08:38 ]
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I liked Mass Effect.
Nice story and a good mix of RPG and shooting, a bit too short though. But they're already working on a sequel as far as I know :)
Author:  [SpA]ArchLurker_Chad [ 20 Aug 2009, 08:40 ]
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Oh! Just remembered one more game I really liked; Dead Space!
Awesome survival game, it's like RE4 but in space station setting :D
Author:  [SpA]Nutty82uk [ 20 Aug 2009, 08:56 ]
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[SpA]ArchLurker_Chad wrote:
Oh! Just remembered one more game I really liked; Dead Space!
Awesome survival game, it's like RE4 but in space station setting :D
Yeah, it's like the film Event Horizon :)
Author:  [SpA]Minimoose! [ 20 Aug 2009, 09:00 ]
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Mass Effect is brilliant.
Author:  [SpA]Johnny [ 20 Aug 2009, 11:05 ]
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Mass Effect and Dead space are great games you should play them immediate other games that are good and i liked are: Overlord 2, the new Prince of Persia, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Witcher, GTA4, Empire Total War :D
Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 20 Aug 2009, 11:20 ]
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* The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition! :4
* Drakensang: The Dark Eye - Great old school RPG in the Dark Eye world made in Germany
* Just saw that Sacrifice was added to Steam... it's old and really crazy... never got the gameplay. :mrgreen:
* Universe at War: Earth Assault - nice RTS with quite unique factions
Author:  Crovax20 [ 20 Aug 2009, 12:01 ]
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Greasy, how is Juarez like.. I played the demo but I found it hard to get a good feel of the game in that.
Author:  [SpA]JediLardMaster [ 20 Aug 2009, 13:08 ]
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[SpA]Crovax20 wrote:
Greasy, how is Juarez like.. I played the demo but I found it hard to get a good feel of the game in that.
I've played the PS3 version which is idenitical and I really enjoyed it, certainly on a par with the first one. Its about the only western theme game I've ever played that any good.

The story is well written (i.e. a good bubble gum western) and the voice acting (especially Ray- for trekkies out there its the guy that played Gul Dukat in DS9) is top notch.

Its nearly all linear but very enjoyable (TBH I'm getting a bit bored of free roaming games so this was a nice change). If you were to ignore a couple of stages that have optional quests (about 7 quests in total) it will take around 6-7 hours to complete.
Author:  ProtectMyBalls [ 20 Aug 2009, 14:01 ]
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Crysis ^^
Author:  [SpA]Bucky [ 20 Aug 2009, 14:11 ]
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Looks like you guys are posting old games, then I'd like to add:
- Assassin's creed
- Dark Messiah
- Fear
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 20 Aug 2009, 14:40 ]
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Nooooooo - not Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Broken ass piece of shit game with retarded (if fun for the first 5 minutes) kick mechanics, moronic story, laughable voice acting and an annoying control scheme. I'm on a personal vendetta against this game. ;-)

In addition to what others said (no particular order, not going back farther than 2005):
  • The Chronicles of Riddick (ONLY if you haven't played it on initial release since the "Dark Athena" part is half-assed and not worth it)
  • Sam & Max Season 1&2
  • King's Bounty
  • Devil May Cry 4 (I dig that shit - gamepad required ^^)
  • Lego Batman/Star Wars/Indiana Jones (love the recent Lego games :-P)
  • Prince of Persia (the newest one; only to a lesser extent)
  • Call of Juarez (the first one)
  • Jade Empire
  • Gears of War
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
  • Hitman: Blood Money
  • Gun
  • Star Wars Republic Commando (for some reason this holds a special place in my heart - uninspired but immensely smooth shooter)
  • Dungeon Siege 2
  • Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
  • Psychonauts
Indie stuff:
  • World of Goo <- ABSOLUTE MUST-HAVE
  • Time Gentlemen, Please!
  • Zeno Clash
  • Trine
  • Braid
  • Aquaria
  • Mr. Robot
  • Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
I bet with all the suggestions in this thread you'll be back to square one, since with so many of them it'd be hard to catch up quickly, if you haven't played most of these titles already. ;-)
Author:  [SpA]JediLardMaster [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:12 ]
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[SpA]Greasy_greabo wrote:
:Good recent one player Offline Games:

Im looking to start completing good recent one player offline PC games to whittle away the next few weeks, so if anyone has any suggestions for me :)
Jesus Lim you missed Space Invaders form your list.... :4
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:23 ]
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[SpA]JediLardMaster wrote:
Jesus Lim you missed Space Invaders form your list.... :4
Your attempt at quoting the original post has failed:
[SpA]Greasy_greabo wrote:
So anything which is relativity new, lets say 3/4 years and can give me teh thrills
I win, you lose. :-P
Author:  [SpA]JediLardMaster [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:26 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
[SpA]Greasy_greabo wrote:
So anything which is relativity new, lets say 3/4 years and can give me teh thrills!
I win, you lose. :-P
LoL I'm not gonna research all them titles but some must be older than 4 years old....surely?
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:27 ]
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[SpA]JediLardMaster wrote:
LoL I'm not gonna research all them titles but some must be older than 4 years old....surely?
I assure you, they're not. Especially since I used a list of releases by year to remind myself of worthy titles. ^^

~Time goes by~
~So slowly~
~Time goes by~
~So slowly~

:-D

P.S. Speaking of Space Invaders - Greasy has a Nintendo DS and Space Invaders Extreme is a very nice game, probably my most played game on the DS - released in 2008. :-D
Author:  [SpA]JediLardMaster [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:40 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
[SpA]JediLardMaster wrote:
LoL I'm not gonna research all them titles but some must be older than 4 years old....surely?
I assure you, they're not. Especially since I used a list of releases by year to remind myself of worthy titles. ^^

~Time goes by~
~So slowly~
~Time goes by~
~So slowly~

:-D

P.S. Speaking of Space Invaders - Greasy has a Nintendo DS and Space Invaders Extreme is a very nice game, probably my most played game on the DS - released in 2008. :-D
Sighs...
I remember playing the original Space Invaders with my Dad in a Pub Garden (inside a outside area) - 10p ago. Brilliant. I must of been about 10 or 11 years old. Seems like only 3 or 4 years ago
Author:  Greasy_greabo [ 20 Aug 2009, 15:53 ]
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Cheers guys Ill take a good look through em, looks like i got my work cut out for me :)
Author:  ProtectMyBalls [ 20 Aug 2009, 16:26 ]
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just read a book ^^
Author:  [SpA]Bucky [ 20 Aug 2009, 16:51 ]
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A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, loved it :mrgreen:
Author:  ProtectMyBalls [ 20 Aug 2009, 17:08 ]
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get a penumbra game, that would scare ur pants off!
Author:  [SpA]Scatterbrain [ 20 Aug 2009, 17:23 ]
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[SpA]DrMcMoist wrote:
Mirror's Edge is particularly excellent mate, and can be quite exhilarating too.

It won't take you long to breeze through but I guarantee you'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Not to mention it's beautiful to look at.
I couldn't get into mirrors edge for some reason. when it worked, it was awesome and it flowed brilliantly, but when it didn't it was just too clunky. not to say that it isn't worth a look, cos it was definately interesting enough to warrant a recommendation.

...this thread made me realise just how few offline single player games I have for the pc (i.e, almost none :ugly: ). 'N' is an awesome timewaster of an indie game and it's hard as nails, definately worth a download if you like your oldskool platformers. and it's free!
Author:  DrMcMoist [ 20 Aug 2009, 18:24 ]
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[SpA]JediLardMaster wrote:
I remember playing the original Space Invaders with my Dad in a Pub Garden (inside a outside area) - 10p ago.
I had no idea that currency was now a measurement of time.

Saying that, with inflation being the way it is nowadays, it must seem like a lot longer. Maybe a Fiver ago?

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm meeting my mate down the pub at Quarter Past £11.80.
Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 20 Aug 2009, 19:25 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
[*]Star Wars Republic Commando (for some reason this holds a special place in my heart - uninspired but immensely smooth shooter)
Yee... RC is a really great shooter... loved the Commando guys. Quite cool game. 8)
Author:  [SpA]Repel [ 20 Aug 2009, 20:11 ]
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[SpA]Blackhawk wrote:
[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
[*]Star Wars Republic Commando (for some reason this holds a special place in my heart - uninspired but immensely smooth shooter)
Yee... RC is a really great shooter... loved the Commando guys. Quite cool game. 8)
Yeah, I had it aswell. Didn't have a chance to complete the singleplayer as I lost the disk though. :(
Author:  Greasy_greabo [ 20 Aug 2009, 20:54 ]
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Just finished call of juarez - bound in blood, and it was pretty awesome... I skipped all the side mission crap cos I didnt have the will power to be arsed, which is why i liked the whole linear game kinda thing it had going on. Only managed to sink 4hours and 51 minutes of time though :*( still a thoroughly awesome game..

Mass Effect or Mirrors Image next, depending on which falls into my lap first :)
Author:  DrMcMoist [ 20 Aug 2009, 20:57 ]
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Mass Effect was alright and everything but it just didn't feel like there was a great deal else going on apart from the main story.

I certainly enjoyed it while it lasted though.
Author:  sebas [ 21 Aug 2009, 07:59 ]
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Good list Lim, but how could you not add Darwinia on the indie list? Or psychoanuts. :p
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 21 Aug 2009, 08:04 ]
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Psychonauts is there - I loved it - I even got it on Steam.
Darwinia - weeell - I liked it, I ordered the original boxed copy, however, I'm not sure it's a game I can universally recommend to mainstream gamers - it has its quirks.
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