Author Topic: Need A New Game (Read 1193 times)

Airscrew · « **on:** May 13, 2003, 09:38:26 PM »

Ok, My dad and I are tired of MOH and RTCW and we need something new.

Any worthwhile games out there that compare to those above or are better?

Was thinking of getting Ghost Recon series and/or Soldier of Fortune. There was another I saw (dont remember the name now) that you could fly helicopters, drive vehicles, or solider, but figured anything that tried to do it all might suffer in gameplay or other departments.

Was thinking of starting with some of the older ones from past years and then get one like Rainbow 6 series.

We both like the lone wolf style 1st person shooters instead of the AI-squad based play, or 3rd person views. Playing in squads online is one thing with at least semi-intellegent people, relying on a bunch of AI squad members that run out in the middle of the street while a sniper is shooting is just plain stupid.

Hawklore · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2003, 09:41:31 PM »

Operation Flashpoint? Battlefield1942? Those 2 you could fly and drive and stuff..

Chairboy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2003, 09:42:45 PM »

Battlefield 1942, hands down. It's got beautiful graphics and the gameplay is very fun.

Hawklore · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2003, 09:43:48 PM »

I wish the demo worked for my computer :-( Thats why I don't have it..

hyena426 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2003, 09:44:27 PM »

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Was thinking of getting Ghost Recon series

very good game,,and online play is very nice with a good host!

new tom clancy's rouge spear 3 or what ever he calling it this time,,lol is out now,,and gots very good grafics and ai,,,if you like first person shooters i would recomend both of them games

battlefield 1942 aint too bad ether

Dago · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2003, 10:23:24 PM »

Raven Shield is fun.

Nath[BDP] · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2003, 11:06:21 PM »

Cheating in Raven Shield is fun.

Airscrew · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2003, 11:26:29 PM »

Thanks guys'

Hawklore - Operation Flashpoint, thats the one I couldnt remember, I looked at it but seemed like it was trying to do too many things in one game. How does AI and graphics compare to MOH or RTCW? Mission/Levels, are they more than just running through rooms and kill everybody?

One of the things I liked about MOH and RTCW were the missions where you had to use stealth and avoid detection to beat the level.

Dago - I saw the Raven Shield and that's what got me interested in something other than a WW2 based game.

I hadnt considered Battlefield 1942, i thought it was more like WW2OL or Aces High, and I'm still happy with AH after two years, didnt want to really get sucked into another flight sim, but I might give that a shot too.

I'll probably get the Ghost Recon and Operation Flashpoint and then let my dad get the Raven Shield or Rouge Spear
Then we can try them out and swap them

thanks for the input ya'll

Octavius · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2003, 12:28:10 AM »

If you dont mind taking a step into the "future", take a gander at Planetside.

http://planetside.station.sony.com/

Nash · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2003, 12:50:05 AM »

Vietcong

It just came out a short time ago and I'm having *tons* of fun with it... the multi-player is a blast. I bought this about 2 weeks ago and Battlefield 1942 a week ago, and Vietcong is what I wind up playin' much more often. There's something about that war that I find just spooky... and this game captures it very well for me.

Have a look at the screenshots on that site (I think the terrain is amazing), and try the demo.... there's a multi-player demo and I *think* a single player demo also. My computer aint exactly blazin', yet it plays very smooth at high detail.

Furious · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2003, 01:02:13 AM »

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Originally posted by MajTom
...One of the things I liked about MOH and RTCW were the missions where you had to use stealth and avoid detection to beat the level...

If this is what you like, you should definately try Splinter Cell.

Its a clancy/ubi title and stealth is what it all about.

Vulcan · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2003, 01:03:46 AM »

I'd also consider WW2OL... still has many issues but the pro's vs con's are starting to balance out and you can have a lot of fun.

The graphics engine is fairly dated compared to some stuff, but IMHO it does a good job of providing a large environment with viable cover.

Just make sure you have 1Gb of RAM or its a bit of a pig.

Theres a big focus on squads there but I lone-wolf it quite happily. Off-peak US times are fairly quiet, but I expect its reasonably busy during peak US times.

SunKing · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2003, 02:19:38 AM »

Here are the games on my pc currently. I've had to drag out some oldies while pizza map is up.

Aces High
Day of Defeat
Battlefield 1942
Raven Shield
Close Combat IV
Close Combat V
G.I.Combat
Unreal 2003
Urban Terror
Americas Army
Splinter Cell
Silent Hill 2

mjolnir · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2003, 02:24:50 AM »

Given the kind of game you're after, if you're looking at some of the slightly older titles, you might want to check out Deus Ex. Very much lone-wolf type stuff, but with a pretty intricate story line. And stealth does have its rewards.

funkedup · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2003, 03:07:47 AM »

Ghost Recon on Tactical Gamer.
http://www.tacticalgamer.com
Awesome servers, awesome community.
(They have other games too)