Oh, and if you want to see what Chess evolved into, check out StarCraft 2.
On 26 September 2013 11:44, Paul Bolger <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
