Computer Game Endorsements

[FataliOmega]

Hey guys!
Im looking for a good computer game (olde or new) to get hooked on and play. Any suggestions?? Anything Strategy, RPG, Adventure, or tactical FPS (not arcade shootemups,) would be awesome.

BTW: I have a Dell Laptop, Pentium 4, XP, good video card, and an inflexible soundcard.

Thanks!  

[Louisiana Night]

Since I assume you already know about the big-name games, I'll name some lesser known ones.

Savage(mixture of RTS, MMORPG, and FPS)

Dragon's Lair DVD Edition-the set(1/2 and Space Ace, it's almost like playing a cartoon/movie)

Deus Ex(Immersive Simulation, one of the best storys of any game ever made)

Robin Hood/Longbow(adventure, good luck finding a copy)

and last but not least...

Kings Quest 9(so new, it hasn't been released yet)

[FataliOmega]

It all sounds interesting... What the heck is Dragon's Lair like? (who makes it, etc.)

Also, that KQ9 game looks cool... Do they have an official home page I can look around?  

[Louisiana Night]

Dragon's Lair is one of the best selling games of all time(I think it's the best selling of all time). It started out at the arcades, when game graphics were far  worse than the smilieys on this forum. Dragon's Lair had graphics almost as good as a cartoon-movie. It cost 50cents to play, and was EXTREMELY hard. It would have probably cost me a few hundred $ to finish at the arcades. With the graphics, nobody cared.


There are a few in the series.

Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair 2:Time Warp
Dragon's Lair 3D

and many others, that are hard to find(except the GB one).


Dragon's Lair Project

Dragon's Lair 3D

P.S. If you meant, that you wanted to know where you can get a copy, I'll name where I've found them.

[Jeysie]

Some of my favorites (dunno if you've already played any of them or not, so forgive me if you have):

RPG:

Planescape: Torment:

Awesome, awesome game. It's a bit on the talky side... expect to spend more time trying to solve quests and philosophical conundrums than you do kicking bad guy butt (although there's an enjoyable amount of that). Worth it for the rich worlds, unique characters, and intriguing concepts put forth.

Fallout 1 & 2:

Just pure fun. Wonderfully semi-kitchsy take on the Post-Apocalyptic SF "genre". Creative battle system, great death animations, and, running through the dark humor, some interesting characters and concepts.

Adventures:

Sanitarium:

Fun with psychological horror. Puzzle-wise it's a fairly easy game, mostly because they're refreshingly logical for an adventure game. The story, though, is great... lots of allegory and mystery-solving. You're never quite sure what's real and what isn't until the end.

The Space Bar:

A neat game for anyone who likes Space Quest-type stories. Has the same sort of bizarre, cynical humor, only way more demented. Also interesting in that it's essentially several mini-stories in one, with each story having you playing from a different world and set of "rules".

Misc:

Star Control 2:

The perfect mix of action, puzzle-solving, strategy, seriousness, and bizarre humor. Great backstory and universe, and a cast of fun, interesting aliens and characters. Not to mention having the best soundtrack ever. Plus... it's freeware now. Can't go wrong with that.

There are other games I find excellent, but I'm trying to give some love to ones I feel are undeservedly obscure. Not to mention that Sanitarium, Fallout, and Planescape are all available in budget versions. (I know Sanitarium's still in stores... the other two might be as well, you'd have to poke around.) Sadly, Space Bar is a lot trickier to get one's hands on.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Louisiana Night]

I forgot to mention, there's a free demo on Savage's site.

Savage

Also, Deus Ex 2 isn't anywhere near as good as the first.


P.S. If you use Linux, I'll name several good freeware games.


Star Control

[FataliOmega]

-Dragon's Lair looks awesome... So, where can I find a copy?  

-Star Control im definitely going to take a look at. Freeware is just to hard to resist. (Plus its been awarded a 'home of the underdog' award from the underdog shareware website)

-Ok... Deus Ex... Ive seen it in stores. Ive picked it up and looked at it. And Ive put it down everytime. Ill have to take it a tad more seriously

-Ill probably try to find a copy of Space Bar. Looks like its right up my alley.  

[Grundy]

Stronghold!

Great game if you like making castles and lots of little archers to shoot rabbits with.

[Louisiana Night]

-Dragon's Lair looks awesome... So, where can I find a copy?  

-Star Control im definitely going to take a look at. Freeware is just to hard to resist. (Plus its been awarded a 'home of the underdog' award from the underdog shareware website)

-Ok... Deus Ex... Ive seen it in stores. Ive picked it up and looked at it. And Ive put it down everytime. Ill have to take it a tad more seriously

-Ill probably try to find a copy of Space Bar. Looks like its right up my alley.  

Dragon's Lair:
I assume you mean in a store, not online. Dragon's Lair(the DVD set), can be found at Frys(if you have one where you live), most movie stores(it's often considered a DVD movie), and sometimes Wal-Mart(I don't think they're selling it anymore). Dragon's Lair 3D is easier to find. You can probably find it at any game store.

P.S. Dragon's Lair(DVD set), works on most DVD players, DVD consoles, and PCs with DVD-ROM drives. Although, you might want to look at their incompatibility list.

Star Control:

First=never played
Second=played very little
Third=played demo for a LONG time
Fourth=canceled
HUNAMS

Deus Ex:
The Game of the Year Edition, has multiplayer support(patch is available for older copies of the game). It mixes RPG, FPS, Adventure, and many other genres into one. Something that impressed me when i first played it, is that it let me choose my name(though you'll never hear it in the game, you'll get e-mails under it). You'll have the code name JC Denton . The game takes place in the near-future. You start out working for the UN, and eventually uncover a conspiracy that  

Space Bar:
Heard of it, but never played it.

[Louisiana Night]

Something I should mention about Dragon's Lair...

The orignal was made somewhere around 1983, so don't expect too much(as far as plot, controls, etc).

Also, Dragon's Lair 3D, only costs about $10 now.

P.S. Savage is only $13, if you get it from a site I could name(if you ask for it, I'll post it).

[FataliOmega]

I still go back and play chrono trigger... Game age matters little to me. And Im sure this Dragons Lair thing is well worth it

[Louisiana Night]

Here's a link, to the old Savage thread(PLEASE, LOOK AT THE MOVIE FILE).

Savage Thread

[Louisiana Night]

Dragon's Lair's animation, was made by ex-Disney artists.

I think I should also mention, that most people say the PC's "Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Box Set" is better(more levels, I'm told). The PC version also has a difficulty setting(I doubt the DVD version has one). They have the same games, and similar features. I'm not sure if the DVD version has the Starcade episode(old TV show, Dragon's Lair played a major part in that episode).

The main difference, is that there are things that can be done in a PC game, that can't be done on a multi-platform DVD.

Windows=more levels(I'm told that, anyways)

DVD=Will last longer(XP, will become outdated sooner, than a DVD player), and will work on almost any visual DVD based platform.

P.S. I'm not sure which has better graphics, between DVD and PC versions(both pics are from Windows version).  

[B'rrr]

yeah, Dragon Lair was cool!!  

[FataliOmega]

geeze! Does everyone know about this, Dragon Lair game? I seriously have never heard of it till LN mentioned it...  

[Jeysie]

Heh. I had heard of it before, I just never played it because I'm not big on action games.

I heard the reason it was so hard was because the game was more or less completely scripted, and playing it consisted of figuring out the exact path you needed to take through everything.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Louisiana Night]

Jeysie's right.

If you were playing arcade games when Dragon's Lair was made, you know what it is. Compare pac-man style graphics, to that. See the reason?

Like I said before, I wasn't around at the time, but I played the DOS port. Even then, it had better graphics than most games.

I think the gameplay's fun, as long as I only have to pay for it once(like I said, it probably would have cost me hundreds of $ to play at the arcades).

Besides, it probably has the best death sequences ever made for a game(and maybe the most also).

[FataliOmega]

And just what is wrong with pac-man?  

[Louisiana Night]

And just what is wrong with pac-man?  

It's not Dragon's Lair.

[FataliOmega]

Its good to know youve figured out English spelling... Now you just need to figure out what words to use for what gender