Looking for new game-fun to play, quick action

[XZit]

SUp guys?
I'm looking for a new game.
I just rebuilt my system and I'm able to step it up to all the modern games out there.

Heres my situation.
I'm a busy guy with lots of hobbies, college, e.t.c. so I don't have tons of time to sit down and flail away on some computer game for hours.
So I like a game that I can play-and enjoy right off the bat.

I like fps, and rts.
In terms of fps I was going to go for COD4-I hear the single player mode is short, but I would play mostly online for some quick action.
I was also looking at Crysis


In terms of rts I was going to go for supreme commander forged alliance-and obviously starcraft 2 when it comes out.


Anyhow other suggestions?


Thanks!
pz

 

[ps2cho]

Rome: Total War and Medieval 2: Total War

Both great strategy games.

 

[jivetrky]

I didn't find COD4 single player to be that short. I'm also one of those ppl that explores everything.

But anyway, here's my recommendation list:

Bioshock (A must!)
Orange Box (Excellent value and a big range of stuff to do, HL2 games, Portal which is a lot of single player fun, and TF2 which seems to be pretty awesome for multiplayer)
Crysis is alright, it's beautiful, gameplay for me was just alright. The open-ness was nice, but otherwise it was just decent
Timeshift (This is a decent game, don't spend a ton on it, but if you can get it for a decent price, it's kinda fun)


Eh, there's a few recommendations...I could list every game I like, but that will get you started

 

[usp8riot]

COD4 - Good online multiplayer action
Crysis - Don't play online but decent FPS
Orange Box - TF2, just couldn't get into it. Not much for cartoony games
ET: Quake Wars - Under-rated game. Quick action, addictive, vehicular combat, and can't beat the price. Came free with my card. Also, old but addictive and free: Wolfenstein ET. FEAR multiplayer is free as well but haven't played it.

With that said, I have other games, but my favs online are COD4, Quake Wars, and Wolfenstein ET. Also, UT2k4 is good even though I only played the demo, the new one sucks imo.

 

[XZit]

what other rts do you guys think are worth it??

 

[Chixofnix]

DotA is all I play these days (Warcraft 3 custom map)... it does have a certain learning curve like many good games however

 

[Goateh]

UT 3? Online play and skirmish matches, great for just playing off and on.

 

[Mpegger]

Maybe not a true RTS, but World In Conflict is easy to get into, and very fast paced. Not to mention that it will definetly push your hardware.

 

[XZit]

Dunno if it will matter.
But I'll be running 2 gb ddr2 1066 ram
3.0ghz
an a 512mb 8800gt


What do you guys think about supreme commander?
I like the DoW series-but honestly gets boring.
Company of heroes series is awesome imo. I've only played the demo of opposing fronts tough. But I like that sort of detailed stradegy.

Also what do you guys think about homeworld 2 vs. sins of a solar empire? Control and playability wise?

UT3 looks promising.



pz

 

[IR1]

Supreme Commander is pretty deep. It was too much for me. I used to have the patience for games like that. I would not call it a game that is easy to jump in and out of.

Let me recommend TF2 (Orange Box), it is fun to jump into for a while and then jump out.

I wish I could give you an RTS recommendation from my own experience besides Supreme Commander. I have heard Sins o teh Solar Emp is OTH* though!!.

*(off the hook).

 

[DerekDRP]

Try Peggle Extreme

its fun as hell.

 

[SteveLord]

DotA is all I play these days (Warcraft 3 custom map)... it does have a certain learning curve like many good games however

Isn't that all anyone on battlenet plays now?

hehe

 

[Oni]

Orange Box. Hands down. 5 great games, one low price. Portal plays for 2 hours and is great fun. TF2 is pick-up-and-go. HL2E1 and E2 last about 2 to 3 hours each, and HL2, well, you can do that on multiple play-throughs if you like.

For value, you cannot beat The Orange Box. It's like, God's Gift to Gaming.

 

[jivetrky]

Orange Box. Hands down. 5 great games, one low price. Portal plays for 2 hours and is great fun. TF2 is pick-up-and-go. HL2E1 and E2 last about 2 to 3 hours each, and HL2, well, you can do that on multiple play-throughs if you like.

For value, you cannot beat The Orange Box. It's like, God's Gift to Gaming.

2 hours for Portal? I got a lot more out of it than that. I'm one of those explore everything type of people though, but still 2 hours seems short for that game.

Either way, Orange Box is definitely a great deal!

 

[Aktunka]

While I love BioShock (someone above mentioned it) I would not recommend it to you based on what you posted you are looking for. BioShock is a game that you really need to enjoy a story driven single player game. If you are just looking for quick and dirty action and not wanting to be tied down by a narrative guiding you into a game world then I would definitely say it is not the game you are looking for right now.

That being said, CoD 4 is great as an FPS and World in Conflict is a great game overall. Well worth playing both of them. CoD 4 has some excellent missions in it as well so be prepared for some fun.

 

[Leviathan41]

Yeah I think those gameplay time estimates are a little low, it took me longer than 2 hours to get through Portal and about 4-5 hours each for Ep. 1 and 2, but maybe Oni is just that good

I do agree that there is no better deal in PC gaming than the Orange Box. Get it!

 

[jivetrky]

While I love BioShock (someone above mentioned it) I would not recommend it to you based on what you posted you are looking for. BioShock is a game that you really need to enjoy a story driven single player game. If you are just looking for quick and dirty action and not wanting to be tied down by a narrative guiding you into a game world then I would definitely say it is not the game you are looking for right now.

That being said, CoD 4 is great as an FPS and World in Conflict is a great game overall. Well worth playing both of them. CoD 4 has some excellent missions in it as well so be prepared for some fun.

Well, you could certainly just play Bioshock in a quick and dirty fashion, but it would be a terrible injustice to one of the best games ever

 

[XZit]

awesome advice so far.
I'll def. check out orange box for sure.

 

[DomoRawks]

Supreme Commander is not a short game, its just not.
Its awesome, and if you can learn how to play it well enough to not get constantly steam rollered online, its great fun.

Although you could play the total wars for 20 minutes, I cant imagine it would be much fun.

 

[nakatalee]

Rome: Total War and Medieval 2: Total War

Both great strategy games.

Second that, my top list.