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General discussionI had a 15 year gap in gaming from 1997 to 2012 - recommedation for classics I may have missed?(79 posts)(79 posts)
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Posted May 01, 2017
As wishbone said - Psychonauts. Go play it, do not come back till you have. They even made the meat circus easier so that numpties like me could finish it (which I actually did quite recently, it was frustrating but beatable).

Report back when you have played psychonauts.
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Posted May 01, 2017
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wpegg: They even made the meat circus easier so that numpties like me could finish it (which I actually did quite recently, it was frustrating but beatable).
Did that update ever make it to the GOG version? I never completed the game because of the Meat Circus. The rest of the game was well worth the time I spent on it though. If the GOG version has been updated, I need to play it again soon.
Posted May 01, 2017
Actually don't make the same mistake most of us made by amassing a huge backlog of games. Buy one at a time and then really savour the experience and get as much out of that one game before you move on. Don't just buy shit to buy it. Slow down and enjoy your gaming and immersion.

My pick for you:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Posted May 01, 2017
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blotunga: Neverwinter Nights
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Rixasha: Hmm, I think the best that NWN had to offer were the online worlds and communities that are probably either gone from the world or empty now and can no longer be experienced as they were. The single player campaigns aren't very special, I think.
The base game is halfway meh, however Shadows of Undertide and especially Hordes of the Underdark expansions were great.
Posted May 01, 2017
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jepsen1977: Actually don't make the same mistake most of us made by amassing a huge backlog of games. Buy one at a time and then really savour the experience and get as much out of that one game before you move on. Don't just buy shit to buy it. Slow down and enjoy your gaming and immersion.
That is actually a good advice. I mean, you don't have to limit yourself quite to one game, especially if it's something really long it might be good to have something else, simpler and shorter to play should you feel like taking a break, but it's a good advice to avoid hoarding games, which is really easy when discounts abound.
Posted May 01, 2017
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wpegg: They even made the meat circus easier so that numpties like me could finish it (which I actually did quite recently, it was frustrating but beatable).
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Wishbone: Did that update ever make it to the GOG version? I never completed the game because of the Meat Circus. The rest of the game was well worth the time I spent on it though. If the GOG version has been updated, I need to play it again soon.
Either the update made it through, or the meat circus was one hell of a lot easier than I remember it. I couldn't even get the rabbit up to the top, couldn't make the jumps. I seem to remember it being absolutely hairpin on timing the float with the jump. When I played it recently, it was trivial.

Try it again. Maybe I'm wrong, and I completed the hard meat circus. In that case I want to know! unfortunately, I don't think it's true.

Go play that excellent game again. Talk to them all again, celebrate lunacy once more my friend.
Posted May 01, 2017
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Rixasha: Hmm, I think the best that NWN had to offer were the online worlds and communities that are probably either gone from the world or empty now and can no longer be experienced as they were. The single player campaigns aren't very special, I think.
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blotunga: The base game is halfway meh, however Shadows of Undertide and especially Hordes of the Underdark expansions were great.
It's one of the few games where I actually recommend that people read a plot synopsis of Part I and skip straight to the expansions, since the gameplay and plot are much improved. Maybe play SoU if you need an AD&D primer, everyone should try Hordes, and then jump into online worlds & mods.
Posted May 01, 2017
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Rixasha: Hmm, I think the best that NWN had to offer were the online worlds and communities that are probably either gone from the world or empty now and can no longer be experienced as they were. The single player campaigns aren't very special, I think.
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blotunga: The base game is halfway meh, however Shadows of Undertide and especially Hordes of the Underdark expansions were great.
And then there are the numerous single player campaigns made by the community. Personally, I think many of them are even better than the official content, and you aren't dependent on the online communities for these either.
Posted May 02, 2017
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wpegg: Try it again. Maybe I'm wrong, and I completed the hard meat circus. In that case I want to know! unfortunately, I don't think it's true.

Go play that excellent game again. Talk to them all again, celebrate lunacy once more my friend.
I shall. I certainly shall ;-)

Perhaps I too can finally beat that magnificent bastard of a game.
Posted May 02, 2017
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heartburnron: Hoping you guys can give me a steer towards some forgotton classics. Thanks in advance.
Not forgotten classics, but if you're looking for an 'old school' (god, that term's overused, but it fits here) type of game, check out the Eschalon series. I quite liked them.

A few more to consider:

Arcanum
Banner Saga series
Expeditions:Conquistador
Jade Empire
Pillars of Eternity
Risen series
Wasteland 2


I'll add another vote for Trine as well (and I'm among those that don't care for platformers).
Posted May 02, 2017
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heartburnron: I've done a lot of research into click and point adventure games and have bought 20+ to get through so I probably have the best of those and likley don't need any more recommendations just now. .
You're well stocked but this is my genre and if you tell me which of these you have I'll let you know if there's anything I prefered
Posted May 02, 2017
Psychonauts
Grim Dawn
Torchlight 2
Creeper World 3
Borderlands
GemCraft: Chasing Shadows
Morphblade
Gunpoint
Fallout New Vegas
Posted May 02, 2017
Also if you like RPGs

Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Morrowind and Skyrim
Risen 1-3
Gothic 2-3
Witcher 1-3
Posted May 02, 2017
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Posted May 02, 2017
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fronzelneekburm: There's quite a bit of overlap between our favourites, these in particular I love:
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heartburnron: System Shock 1 & 2
Deus Ex (Original)
Postal 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R games
The Saboteur
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fronzelneekburm: With that in mind, here are some suggestions:

The Thief series
You want scary? Play Thief.

The Hitman series
Contracts is a nightmare-fueled retelling of the first game, I consider it one of the most atmospheric games I've ever played.

Kingpin - Life Of Crime
Severely underrated FPS gem with graphics that still look surprisingly nice today, great sound design and a quite remarkable AI (while Half-Life's highly praised AI mostly succeeded in ways to get stuck in the level architecture, Kingpin's NPCs can jump, duck, crawl through vents, climb up ladders,...) Don't play this like your average shooter, keep your weapon holstered unless you're attacked first and be friendly towards the NPCs, chances are you'll live longer.

There's lots of more great games to suggest (the years from 1997-2000 were pretty much the golden age of PC gaming), but the Thief series alone should last you for a while. :D
Thanks - I wouldn't have said I was the biggest fan of predominantly stealth based games, in Dishonoured for example I got a bit bored of stealthing about and preferred to go in all guns blazing at times and for this reason I had dismissed the Thief games, or the most recent ones anyway. However, that changes when there is a horror element to it. I would never have considered the Thief games to be scary so thanks for that - I'll check those out in future.

I got the most recent Hitman game free with a graphics card last year and whilst I did enjoy the first few levels I don't really have the patience for all the strategic planning required in the game. I definitely wouldn't have described that game as atmospheric though, I take the original games feel different then?

Never heard of Kingpin but I like the sound of the AI you've described. Cheers.
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