poroshin on 14/10/2009 at 12:35
Fallout 3.
EvaUnit02 on 14/10/2009 at 12:37
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Fallout 3.
Reading comprehension, it's a lost art.
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The game needs to be able to run on an EEE
netbook (Asus EEE 1000H), so either it has to be rather old or have quite low minimum specs.
poroshin on 14/10/2009 at 13:12
Right, thought I'm not sure how low you can go in that game, you can still certainly play with settings.
Nameless Voice on 14/10/2009 at 13:16
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...I'll look into the Gothic games (Nameless would kill me if I didn't).
How did you know? :D
Apart from the fact that they're exclusively third-person, they fit the bill perfectly, and in fact I always much preferred them over Morrowind.
Vampire: Bloodlines and
Call of Cthulhu are both excellent games, but I don't think they'll run on a netbook.
Deus Ex most certainly should, though, unless you run into power saving issues. Not the most open world, but it's an amazing game and it certainly gives an excellent illusion of freedom.
I'm half-tempted to recommend
Evil Islands, just to make your life a misery. It's an older game, with a mix of tactical/strategy and RPG. It is very,
very hard. Not first-person.
I'd suggest
Fallout and
Fallout 2, though they're not first-person and I suspect you're thinking of something with more 3D graphics. They're certainly wide-open and full of areas to explore, and the ambient
descriptions more than make up for the low level of ambient sound.
If you don't mind a bit of more mindless action, you could also try
Grand Theft Auto 3 (and also
Vice City and
San Andreas, which even technically has some silly RPG elements) - the first two at least should be old enough to run well on the EEE.
Since you mentioned Morrowind, I also have to mention
Daggerfall, or even
Redguard, if you don't mind the dated graphics (and Cyrus' incredibly slow gait in the latter, which put me off replaying it.)
june gloom on 14/10/2009 at 15:25
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Right, thought I'm not sure how low you can go in that game, you can still certainly play with settings.
Yeah, but it looks like complete and total asses in shit on low.
Also, if you go for Fallout 2 and you install Killap's Restoration Pack for the love of God do not install the AP ammo fix. I'm pretty sure that was the cause of all my problems last year, after some experimenting.
russboyee on 14/10/2009 at 15:48
A few suggestions that don't exactly fit:
Anachronox. It's not first person. And the action is (mostly pretty easy) turned-based RPG. But has some excellent, varied locations to explore and it is generally fantastic and will run fine on an old machine.
Omikron/The Nomad Soul. I thought it was occasionally brilliant, often frustrating, impressive and flawed. Definitely has occasional, fast paced action. (which is split between first person and third person sequences and not very well implemented). Huge, open world and good on exploration. I had some problems getting it to run on a modern graphics card but apart from that it should be fine.
the_grip on 14/10/2009 at 16:06
Yes I would second Bloodlines and Cthulhu. Bloodlines has slightly more of an open world feel to it, but neither are sandbox open world.
I mentioned Ultima IV above, which was a gooder, but Ultima VI was the shizzy. I meant VI, not IV.
I'm old now I guess (33) but if you can give up a little bit of 3D and newer stuff... Ultima VI is badass, and you can run around doing all kinds of shit, especially when you tell Iolo SPAM SPAM SPAM HUMBUG (no joke).
I remember getting everyone up on horseback from cheats, loading us up with weapons and the like, and cruising the countryside pillaging every town we came across. Badass, that game.
The character generation through the gypsy conversation was innovative as well.
EDIT: apparently there is an Ultima VI project that uses the Dungeon Siege 1 engine.
Renzatic on 14/10/2009 at 16:22
Speaking of Ultimas, why not try out Ultima Underworld 1 & 2? Despite the chunky looks and sprite based characters, they've aged quite well, and worth a try if you haven't played them yet already.
Hell, while we're at it, why not go with some more old Dos goodies. Eye of the Beholder 1 & 2, Dungeon Master, Lands of Lore, ect. They're all great games, and guaranteed to run perfectly on your netbook.
Matthew on 14/10/2009 at 16:59
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EDIT: apparently there is an Ultima VI project that uses the Dungeon Siege 1 engine.
I didn't realise that Archon were so far on with U6P! That is very exciting indeed.
Ulukai on 14/10/2009 at 17:05
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I'm old now I guess (33)
33 is not old, bitching about being old is not allowed in TTLG until you're at least 40 :mad:
Motion to add it to the forum rules
