OT: Games worth buying

[ZeroAdunn]

Hmmmm.....

Deus Ex is definately a wonderfull game, not truly a first person shooter, but not wholy an RPG, a little of both. Throw in a fabulous story line and Freakin sweet technology and it makes for a great game. My personal opinion on Invisible War (the sequel to Deus Ex) is that it traded good gameplay and solid story telling for gimmicks.

I know many people try and steer clear of MMO's but I have recently been playing City of Heroes. It is a slick game designed around simple gameplay and easy going group dynamics. Instanced missions designed to run about 30 minutes a piece, a wide variety of character types/costume options, as well as smooth well thought out gameplay make fo a truly addicting experience. Designed for both the hardcore and Casual MMO player it is the only MMO to hold my interest. About 15$ a month.

If you haven't played fallout I would recomend it simply for the bizzareness of the world and the quirky humor.

Conquest: Frontier wars is like a stripped down version of SEIV in real time. No politics, standard RTS research trees, but multimap intersteller warfare make it unique in the genre.

Killzone. They called it the Halo Killer, but it really isn't, it is a game in its own right. The unique features to the game is an AI who works smart. It uses cover, and in return you would be wise to use it. Things like covering fire, diversion tactics and four unique (tacticswise) character choices make for a funly unique, and very challanging game. The story attached to the game is also well worth the time spent.

Fable. The game itself is over hyped, in reality the story is short, and only mildly challenging. But it shines in the diversity of sidequest. Anything from buying houses and renting them out, to finding the love (or loves) of your life and getting married. (of course, this is the middle ages, so come divorce time you may just have to kill the wife) The good/evil system is fun to play around with, as you steadily become a paragon of virtue or a bleak cloud of evil the nature of the game seems to change around you. The wide variety of options including the aging system make the replay value high, and the gameplay nearly infinite. (assuming you don't decide to beat the game right away)

That is all for now.