For quite a nice, free, multiplayer shooter try Sauerbraten. http://sauerbraten.org/
Runs on Linux too. On 26/09/13 13:27, Nick Ross wrote: > For single player - interactive movies you MUST try: > > Red Dead Redemption (console only) and Mass Effect 3 > > They might take a little while to get into, but these are what modern > gaming is all about and can be had for a pittance now. Other titles in this > genre include the latest Tomb Raider, The Last of Us (PS3 only) and Skyrim. > > Delving into shooters for the first time can be daunting. You will get > smashed and abused. I find the most easily accessible is Gears of War > (Xbox) but the best Fast and Frantic one is Call of Duty BlackOps2 (note > you really need the latest version of these franchise games - for online > play - as there's minimal online community left when a new title comes out. > However, probably best for beginners is Battlefield 3 which lets you focus > on doing all sorts of things like support teammates, drive tanks and fly > jets and helicopters. It's much slower paced than CoD but there's much more > to do. Team Fortress 2 and Counter Strike Global Offensive are both > highly-regarded, competitive games with lots of modes and a thriving > community too. > > Oh, and how could I forget Portal and Half-Life 2. Play Portal 1 before you > do anything else. It's only short but it's often regarded as the greatest > game ever made and is a brilliant brilliant brilliant puzzler which looks > like a shooter (but isnt) that's not too long. > > N > > > > > > > > > > On 25 September 2013 22:20, [email protected] > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Briefly, never having played electronic games (eg, PC or X-Box, Nintendo, >> Wii, Playstation etc) and currently having time available, I thought one >> should at least experience these now very popular digital environments. >> >> So, for $40 and second-hand, I've just now bought these PC games .. >> >> Call Of Duty Black Ops >> Call Of Duty Modern Warefare 2 >> Call Of Duty World At War >> Call Of Duty Moden Warefare >> Call Of Duty MW3 >> Counter Strike Source >> Crysis >> Crysis Warhead >> Crysis 2 Limited Edition >> Dawn Of War >> Dawn Of War 2 Chaos Rising >> The Lord Of The Rings Return Of the King >> Medal Of Honor Airbourne >> World in Conflict >> 007 Quantum Of Solace >> >> As these appear mainly first-person shoot-em-ups? I'm wondering if anyone >> knowledgeable might make suggestions as to good all-round electronic game >> experiences. Eg, online multi-player, other games, other genres etc, etc? >> And besides Good Game, any Link comments about these would be of interest. >> >> What facets should one explore for a reasonable overview of the industry? >> >> Cheers, >> Stephen >> >> >> Message sent using MelbPC WebMail Server >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Link mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link >> > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
