Best PC Games..

[BNB 100]

So, I'm going to try to get back into gaming.

I'm old and slow now.  I like adventure, puzzles, stategy...

I've been looking through Steam.  What I bought so far (sale or works with my Shield TV): Table top simulator, Stardew Valley.

I have this on my wishlist and the main one I want Forza Horizon 3):

Firewatch, The Forest, The Long Dark, Frost Punk, Hero-U,  Kingdome Come, Subnautica, Squad, Surviving Mars, House Flipper, They are Billions, The Raft

Anyway, what are your favorite games of the last decade, Thanks?

 

Edited July 13, 2018 by BNB

[Eastwood 4394]

You just missed the Steam summer sale. Bummer. Best tip I can give you is never pay full price for a PC game.

[MillerEP 30455]

I share some of your favorites genres. I like Adventure games, strategy games, Action (Sandbox Open World especially), RPGs, MMOs, and shooters mostly. 

 

Since you said last decade I'll try to keep it within that.

 

Adventure Games:

Depona series

Book of Unwritten Tales 2

Zenith

 

Strategy:

Battletech

Civilization series

Total War series

Heroes of Might and Magic V

X-Com 1&2 (reboots)

 

Action:

Borderlands series

Assassins Creed Series

Batman's Arkham series

Far Cry series

Elder Scrolls Series

Mad Max

Fallout Series

Just Cause series

Mafia 2

 

 

RPGs:

Dragon Age series

Witcher series

Divinity: Orginal Sin series

Mass Effect series

Pillars of Eternity

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption

Wasteland 2

 

MMOs:

Star Wars the Old Republic

Elder Scrolls Online

Guild Wars 2

 

Shooters:

Battlefield Series

 

Not a fan of puzzles but games I did enjoy:

Throne of Lies

Town of Salem

 

Oldies that deserve replays:

Space Quest series

Kings Quest series

Police Quest series

Day of the Tentacle/Maniac Mansion

Planescape: Torment

Balder's Gate series

Full Throttle

Grim Fandango

Monkey Island series

Quest for Glory series

[SimonBolivar 10958]

EUIV is the greatest game of all time if you have the time to learn it.

[Eastwood 4394]

I'd listen to MillerEp. Dude has the biggest library out of all my friends on Steam.

[BNB 100]

Thanks MillerEP.

Yeah I grew up on all the old school titles you recommended.  I didn't have a console, I went from Atari 2600 to Tandy PC.

I'll look into all of those games.  Thanks for the recs!

[MillerEP 30455]

5 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

EUIV is the greatest game of all time if you have the time to learn it.

I was thinking od adding EU and CK on the list, but I figured they might be too advanced for somebody getting back into PCs. If you're up for the challenge though, feel free, you can grab them pretty cheap.

[Continental Op 3934]

Leisure Suit Larry

[Dutchrudder 11139]

Puzzlequest 1 and 2 are a lot of fun, but you can get those on your phone. Great to pickup and play whenever. 

If you like tower defense games, Defense Grid 1&2 are awesome. https://store.steampowered.com/app/221540/DG2_Defense_Grid_2/

A friend of mine from college helped make this game, which is also pretty fun:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/218410/Defenders_Quest_Valley_of_the_Forgotten_DX_edition/

Cities Skyline is the best Simcity game ever made. 

 

 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

On 7/15/2018 at 12:53 AM, Dutchrudder said:

 

Cities Skyline is the best Simcity game ever made. 

 

 

Oh yeah especially with the workshop items.

[BNB 100]

On 7/14/2018 at 9:01 PM, Continental Op said:

Leisure Suit Larry

This was my favorite as a kid.  My parents had no idea what I was doing in Jr. High.  

They had that questionnaire before you could play to try and make sure you were old enough.  I would yell downstairs to my parents asking questions.  I would write down the answers...

[BNB 100]

Yeah, so still not much of a gamer.. Nothing has really kept my attention.  

I bought various stuff on sale or free with my Shield TV

Golf with friends - working on Controller issues.  I like mini golf though.

Stardew Valley - Played quite a bit.  It seems fun

No Mans Sky Next - Got diseased right away, I need to read up. 

Captain Spirit - Crazy story about a kid being beat by his dad.

Doom -  I remember why I liked it as a kid, and it still holds up.

Surviving Mars

Raft

Tabletop Simulator

Forza Horizon 3 - I prefer the Motorsport.  This is just all over the place.

Far Cry 5 - haven't played

Banished - haven't played

Just Cause 3 - Free on Shield. Haven't played.  I remember liking the original one on my PS3

 

Downloaded to try out:

All the Telltale - Haven't played yet

Forza Motorsport 7 - I am really digging this.

Firewatch - Completed.  It was an ok story.

GTA5 - I have gotten further than I did with my jailbroke ps3.  I hate the driving around in this game though.

Grim Fandango - Had issues on my Shield TV, but I will play on the PC

House Flipper - Fun for the first hour.  Then I'm like, why do I want to wave my mouse around to clean a place and click on bolts multiple times, when I hate doing that at home.

Mad Max -  It is ok.

Rocket League -  I read it is hard.  I played around in the tutorial.  Seems like a game that would only be fun with friends.

Sniper Elite 4 - controller problems, SE 2 is free on Shield TV, so I started playing that.  It is fun.

Subnautica - Got tired of getting a breath.  The oxygen tank sucks.

Super Mega Baseball 2 -  Seems fun.  A lot of buttons to remember.

The Forest - The cannibals took me right away.  Have to read up

The Long Dark - ehh.

The Witcher 3 - Played to the first Tavern.  Seems like fun. 

This War of Mine - problems with the joystick on the Shield TV

Xcom 2 - I played the shit out of the original xcom game back in the day.  I haven't tried it yet

Portal 2 - Confusing, but I need to read up where I am stuck and after I get the hang of it I think I will like it, as I love puzzles.

The Witness - I'm digging this alot.  I will buy it.

 

When I built the PC, I just used an IDE drive.  I just bought a SSD, so I reinstalled windows.  I've been to lazy to reinstall games again, but the PC is running way faster.

Edited August 6, 2018 by BNB

[NateHitch 1282]

On 7/13/2018 at 8:36 AM, Eastwood said:

You just missed the Steam summer sale. Bummer. Best tip I can give you is never pay full price for a PC game.

Yeah I just wait for them to go on sale and buy a ton and never play them.  It depresses me looking at my steam library, it's all shit I used to want to play but never got around to

[BNB 100]

I got into Valiant Hearts.

Great game.  I played it nonstop. I liked the puzzles weren't too hard, but hard enough.  Great storyline, and the ability to read more about the war and about specific items you pick up.

I hated the fast button mashing of the nurse trying to save people, but I was able to get through it after multiple tries until the 4th Chapter.  I got fed up and quit.  I need to go back and try again.Hopefully I can finish it, but the fast reflex button mashing is my gripe on the game, otherwise it is a GREAT game.