# I have a new computer - help me pick a game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 6, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-computer-help-me-pick-a-game/605287 "2011-12-06T19:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-computer-help-me-pick-a-game/605287/1 "2011-12-06T19:00:36Z")
I just got a notebook computer with decent specs. Previously I had a MAC, and a PSP. So I have little experience with the current crop of computer games. Help me pick one game that I could not play before. I am not interested in many blood-and-gore types of games, and don’t have a lot of free time for super-complex games like Skyrim or WoW. I might be interested in a superhero game like City of Heroes, but that’s probably it for RPG interest for me. I like sports games; I got Madden for the PSP every year but this one. If there was a good horse racing game that would trump everything else, but I haven’t heard of one. What do you experts suggest, given these somewhat lame restrictions I have placed upon you? Feel free to ask for more info if you need it. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-computer-help-me-pick-a-game/605287/2 "2011-12-06T19:09:12Z")
How about _Batman: Arkham City_? I haven’t gotten it myself yet because I’m still too busy exploring Skyrim, but it looks really good and it’s hard to see how you could go wrong with a 92% average score. [http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/batman-arkham-city](http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/batman-arkham-city) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-computer-help-me-pick-a-game/605287/3 "2011-12-06T19:11:06Z")
I suggest you take a look at [Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/) if you don’t already have it, but don’t buy anything yet; scope out the games you want and wait a couple of weeks for everything to go on sale for Christmas.