Portal, absolutely–it’s the most fun I’ve had in a video game since 1996 when my friends and I first figured out how to use a null-modem cable to do multiplayer Heretic. Don’t let anyone spoil it for you. Portal 2 is also amazing.
But what others said is true. I almost never buy games at full price anymore, waiting rather for one of Steam’s giant sales. If past years are any indication, around July 4 they’ll have another enormous sale, and you’ll be able to get plenty of games that are 2 years old or newer for less than $10.
Note that I don’t always follow this advice, largely because I’m an idiot with a credit card who has poor impulse control. I’ll never play all the games I have now and yet I bought another buttload at the Christmas sale.
I noticed the other day that you don’t have Portal 2. Get that. But not just yet; once I finish the co-op campaign I can get an achievement for going through the tutorial course with someone who’s never done it before.
•DEFCON is a favorite of mine—basically “Wargames” or “Fail Safe,” the game. A lot of fun, especially if you’re in a ghoulish mood; and a great atmosphere, especially if you’re in a REALLY ghoulish mood—you’re basically just staring at “the big board” in a command bunker during the game, with all the ambient sounds you’d expect. Cooling fans, teletypes, muted chatter, occasional klaxons…women sobbing, softly, a distorted Lord’s Prayer being read over an intercom somewhere in the distance… :eek:
• Atom Zombie Smasher—overhead tactical map game, where you direct mercenaries and rescue parties to clear/evacuate survivors of various zombie-overrun South American metropolis’, while trying to keep the infection from spreading. Lotta fun, lotta mods, and a groovy surf-rock soundtrack.
• Moonbase Alpha—free demo-ish thing, provided by NASA! Simple, one level moonbase-repair mission. Realistic, fascinatingly meticulous stuff. And free.
• Mirror’s Edge—a parkour action-adventure game…a bit hard to describe, but not hard to get into or appreciate. You’ll find yourself leaning around in your chair during jumps as you play this one.
• I find Dive to the Titanic fun, in a weird way, although it can look a bit crude, and your mission control guy sounds like the foreign guys from Family Guy. On uppers. At best. On the other hand, it’s the only game I know of where an objective is stealing watches from a maritime grave site!
Thank you! I’ve never heard of this site, and just this week was wondering if I should just get rid of all my old adventure games since they’d probably not work on Win7. Riven!
Based on your description of games you like, **Amnesia: The Dark Descent **seems right up your alley. Just try playing it alone, with the lights off. I dare you.
The DOS games all use DOSBox, but they are preconfigured to the the best possible settings for each game. They’re also usually pretty cheap:The highest I remember seeing is $12, and most are half that. You also get 7 free games for signing up.
