I will be in the US in a few weeks and so will have good internet access. I will take the opportunity to download some movies and maybe a game.
I am an Old Person and do not fully understand how to make sure my laptop can handle a game, and I would appreciate some help with that.
I really enjoyed the Call of Duty games, I did the WW2 one. I also liked Call of Duty Modern Warfare. For some reason, the one in Cuba did not grab me. I also like the Call of Jurez shooter set in the Old West.
I find myself playing Civ VI endlessly, and I am not sure I really enjoy it. Lord knows I have time.
So what is out there nowadays? Something a middling laptop can handle.
The Medal of Honor series was CoD before CoD was a thing.
They keep making new ones, but since all FPS are pretty much the same, you could probably find an older game that would work on your hardware if the newer ones can’t handle it.
Unless your laptop has a graphics card the best you can hope for is some online flash game site. There are some sites like Big Fish were you can download simple video games. Unfortunately they charge you for them.
Not at all remotely true. There are tons of games out there these days that require very very little graphical power. The question is whether the OP would like them, but certainly, they are likely to like them more than random crap on a flash game site. However, it’s extremely difficult to make an informed recommendation based on “Well, I liked some Call of Duty games, and I’m not sure if I like Civ”
For first person shooters, I highly recommend Fallout 4 if your laptop can handle it(RPG-FPS; lots of customization/unique weapons/exploring), Far Cry 4, AND DEFINITELY Metro 2033/Metro Last Light and Dying Light. I promise you will not be disappointed with these. Most run pretty well on mid range set ups.
It sounds like he’ll just have good Internet access briefly, and then will be going back to lousy access (and taking his game with him). So something that can be played offline is probably a good idea.
That site will let you download a little program on your computer and then will let you figure out which games you can run.
Your laptop probably can’t run anything too intensive, but that’s okay. There are an awful lot of great indy games out there these days that don’t have huge requirements.
What’s the newest/shiniest game that you’ve successfully run on your laptop?
If Civ VI is occupying your time, that means you’ve got at least some patience for turn-based games. Consider FTL, a turn-based spaceship game. It’s super fun and will just about play on a TRS-80.
Second FTL, and also try their second game Into the Breach, if the idea of strategic chess-like turn-based battles of giant robots against alien monsters appeals to you.
If you like shooters, and don’t mind graphics that aren’t particularly realistic (cartoon-y or comic-y), I’ll recommend Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Great storyline, funny, a bazillion different guns, and very intuitive gameplay. BL1 was released in 2009, so you probably won’t have to worry about your computer being able to handle it.
I’m just going to recommend the Mass Effect Trilogy because it’s my favorite game series (2 especially!) of all time and feel everyone should play it at all time.
It’s not TRUE FPS, but it’s a shoot-em-up and the best game ever.
That’s my favorite game series of all time also. And it’s old enough your laptop will probably handle it fine. Just avoid Andromeda; it’s too new and frankly not as good either.
Also recommend the Borderlands games. Fun, great humor, great gameplay, and old enough to have low requirements.