THE COMPUTER GAMES THREAD

[Andrewlang]

"I use a wireless xbox 360 controller on my pc for gaming, works perfectly and I'm fairly certain wired ones as well www.alteredgamer.com/xbox-gear/11....ler-on-your-pc/ . I'm not sure original xbox controllers do though"

Hmmm, excellent cheers. Available for around 30 quid on Amazon too. Think I might treat myself.

Andrew

[JimboBaggins]

They are really good and necessary for a lot of pc games, I couldn't imagine playing GTA 4 or FIFA (amongst others) for long periods with a keyboard and mouse. I paid £25 for mine and I'm not sure amazon are any cheaper than gamestation.

[Sandypants]

i havent been able to enjoy aoe since the original's expansions tbh.

europa universakis 3 is a great strat but dont expect good graphics

[Russ Greaves]

Gone back to Skyrim after several glitches with Baldur's Gate 2. Ended up installing a mod to get me out of the first dungeon.

Remembered very quickly why Skyrim is so bloody good when a dragon attacked and I was rescued by two passing giants and their herd of mammoths!

[Denton]

Got fifa 13 a day before it's out(Bonus) and wow just wow what a game

[Russ Greaves]

I've confessed on the FIFA thread that I have purchased World of Warcraft. It's pretty good. I'm not 'making friends' on there or dressing up as a dwarf to play it, but it's an enjoyable experience. The game is huge. Unbelievably huge.

[face]

Only a matter of time Russ.

[Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage]

2 weeks later...

[Russ Greaves]

GenLOL.

[face]

Well, I uninstalled Skyrim last night.

I never got quite into it enough - I only play games a couple of times a week, perhaps for an hour or so and found that Skyrim needed more investment of time than I could give it. It's just too complicated to pick up and play.

Gone back to playing GTA IV.

[Russ Greaves]

Intriguing. I find it the opposite with Skyrim. Because it's so open, you can switch it on and do whatever - run about killing people, find new locations, venture into a cave, complete a side mission blah blah blah.

Gave up on GTA IV because I felt like I had to complete missions and there was one I couldn't do. So I was stuck. Also, the whole game world isn't open from the off. Will try to get back into it at some stage.

[Denton]

GTA IV Went way too far into the missions then the San Andreas (Possibly one of the best games of all time) way of thing's where you drove about, picked up people from your gang and just went around killing people. hopefully GTA V goes back to the old ways

[Russ Greaves]

Just started playing Red Dead Redemption, having got it last Christmas and then stopped played because I didn't think much to it. It's quality!

[face]

BEST

GAME

EVER

When you've done with the single player game, download the Zombie pack. It's also excellent.

Online is a hoot too - you are given the whole map to maraude about in and you can set the game to friendly, which means players cannot kill eachother. That makes good for teaming up and stuff. Some brilliant online missions to play out too.

[Denton]

I borrowed Red Dead a few months ago and spent about 20+ hours a week on the online bit with my friends it's absolutely brilliant
not played it in a long while and need to return it to my friend
hopefully they bring out a sequel though at some point