BEAR on 8/8/2012 at 01:06
I just beat DX:HR (mostly loved it, might have drug on just a wee bit but overall brilliant), and I'm kind of worn out on quest/inventory/handholdy games.
I tried bioshock 2, which isn't altogether bad, but I really wish the game was completely hands off, no getting lead around by the nose by any number of allegorical characters.
So what I really want is half-life 3, but clearly I can't have that right now. Does anyone have a suggestion of a good game (I would LIKE a FPS, but I'll take indy or anything else) thats got a decent story but isn't stuffed down your throat that preferably has decent exploration? I half have a mind to mod the shit out of and then play Stalker SOC or COP, but I've played both twice already.
Any ideas? I have at least 20 games in my steam library I've not played but none are doing it for me. I was considering DayZ but its 30 bucks and I don't have any first hand recommendations from anyone.
june gloom on 8/8/2012 at 02:11
Day Z is worth the money but you may want to consider waiting for the stand-alone version they announced.
SubJeff on 8/8/2012 at 02:46
Crysis?
Volitions Advocate on 8/8/2012 at 03:23
Give Chaser a try. It comes from the awkward teenage years of FPS but despite its flaws I found it to be a very satisfying game. and it should only be 5 bucks either on Steam or GoG.
demagogue on 8/8/2012 at 03:25
Skyrim is about quests so not in your criteria, but it definitely takes the "exploration" award for recent games. Maybe Amnesia (except you don't have a weapon, so it's more puzzle oriented)?
For the record, I think Half Life 3 is going to be as handholdy as HL2 was.
But if you're in a HL mood, you might try some good HL2 mods... I have my folder with them but can't remember which are the good FPSs of them, so maybe you could just google "Best HL2 mods".
BEAR on 8/8/2012 at 03:46
@Dethtoll: That was my idea too, I just read about that.
@SE: Thats not a bad idea actually, I don't have it yet but I'm sure its on steam. My brother didn't think much of crysis 2, so the original seems the best bet?
@VA: Not heard of chaser, but I'll give it a look. I'm definitely not beyond playing old stuff by any means.
@Demagogue: I never actually got around to playing pnumbra, is it worth just skipping to amnesia or should I start at the very beginning?
Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Volitions Advocate on 8/8/2012 at 04:33
penumbra and amnesia have nothing to do with each other as far as plot is concerned. 2 different IPs. They just play exactly the same. And depending on what you're running, you might have fun getting penumbra to play nice with your machine.
I had another thought too. I though I'd hate them, but Rainbow Six Vegas, specifically the 2nd one I put a lot of hours into. It's not the SP campaign, and not even necessarily the multiplayer. But playing the multiplayer matches solo against the bots is extremely difficult,and every time I died I would be spamming the retry button hours into the night. I still haven't beaten the campaign. And yet I still play the game constantly.
henke on 8/8/2012 at 05:06
Didn't DayZ have some bigger hacker scare recently? Don't remember who posted about it, but I got the impression that it's totally messed up now. Hope that's not true as I recently got Arma2 and haven't gotten around to playing DayZ yet. :erg:
Quote Posted by BEAR
My brother didn't think much of crysis 2, so the original seems the best bet?
I enjoyed Crysis 2 very much. The controls are tighter, though the levels aren't quite as open as in the first game but what it lacks in non-linearity it makes up for in set-pieces. But you should defenitely play Crysis first, as it does have some wonderfully imaginative parts.
Though honestly, if it's open worldness and a good story you want I'd recommend Far Cry 2 over Crysis. The biggest criticism against the game are the respawning roadblocks, but learn how to map out your route and make use the bus-stations and they won't be a big hassle.
zajazd on 8/8/2012 at 05:40
Maybe you need to try a new platform. The best console ever ps2 would be the logical choice.
ZylonBane on 8/8/2012 at 06:20
Quote Posted by demagogue
For the record, I think Half Life 3 is going to be as handholdy as HL2 was.
For the record, I think that the sun will come out tomorrow. Tomorrow. The sun will come out tomorrow.
