tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post1669255234731316005..comments2024-02-29T00:38:48.299-08:00Comments on Sand, Cider and Spaceships: Help! I Need a New Game. Ideas?Drackarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13450640948811964177noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-26690268085162740352014-07-29T22:04:30.088-07:002014-07-29T22:04:30.088-07:00Have you tried either of the Guild Wars games?Have you tried either of the Guild Wars games?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-52557328701887250952014-07-24T21:37:43.944-07:002014-07-24T21:37:43.944-07:00Don't starve
It's a personal favorite of ...Don't starve<br /><br />It's a personal favorite of mineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-26821616409510592892014-07-24T10:36:34.620-07:002014-07-24T10:36:34.620-07:00"you could easily max out in a week long holi..."you could easily max out in a week long holiday" Its whats been wrong with every mmorpg since WoW all in one sentence. Fire Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302444339498102886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-15459428471250841622014-07-24T10:35:12.739-07:002014-07-24T10:35:12.739-07:00im in the same boat man your kinda screwed till eq...im in the same boat man your kinda screwed till eq next. Darkfall 2 is ok but its still lacking. Everything else MMO wise is theme park crap or MOBA. KSP is great on the single player front. But the current crop of MMOs is just sad, has been for awhile now tho. thanks Blizzivision. . Fire Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302444339498102886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-82879058967785843072014-07-24T06:16:17.320-07:002014-07-24T06:16:17.320-07:00Since you did not specify what genre you're lo...Since you did not specify what genre you're looking for, I'm going to recommend Europa Universalis 4...<br />Exploration: Not so much, but there are always some WTF moments when you see a one province AI state become a decent powerhouse in it's region, and the "if I do X, what will it cause in the world on the big picture?" questions.<br />Leveling: Getting another province or two is always kind of a Ding moment. Or killing a large army of a great rival, or capturing the last remaining province on the mediterranean coastline, etc.<br />Violence: Go on the warmonger path and you'll get a decent amount of blood on your hands.<br /><br />Other than that, I can support the STO camp. The ground part is really meh (with some interesting ideas). But the space opera is quite good. Good enough depth, but not too much to learn. Several styles to pursue with different viable specializations in each. Other than some annoying limitations and convenience features, it's free. And those limitations are cheap enough to remove by cash for most ppl (cheaper than 1 month of EVE subscription). And it's SPACESHIPS!<br /><br />Maybe the Anomaly series... They are good for a day or two at most, since they are short on the campaign side...<br />Exploration: Nope.<br />Leveling: You get new units/towers/upgrades by completing missions.<br />Violence: A lot. The whole game is about violating towers with your armoured war machines, or vice versa.<br /><br />Your choices:<br />ESO: It's missing the MMO part. I'd rather play Skyrim if I wanted the ESO IP.<br />LotRO: Never heard a really good opinion about it. And it's monetization scheme is not for my taste (cash shop ads in your face).<br />SWTOR: Not that bad... Played it 1 year ago, but it was still not better than WoW in the WotLK times.<br />Tropico: My only experience is with the first one and I was sooo horrible at it...Thfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060467216124510176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-30185981305978289762014-07-24T05:20:11.412-07:002014-07-24T05:20:11.412-07:00Another recommend for Kerbal from me, but if you f...Another recommend for Kerbal from me, but if you fancy some man-face-shooty gaming with levelling, exploration and lots of green, you can do a lot worse than Far Cry 3.Lexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892538804369561154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-38597140693621745562014-07-24T04:54:04.218-07:002014-07-24T04:54:04.218-07:00Probably a bit theme park for you and a bit too Wo...Probably a bit theme park for you and a bit too WoW but Wildstar has the best levelling "ding" that I have ever seen and a good feel of push button-get candy levelling that you could easily max out in a week long holiday. There's also the "exploration" path giving you tasks that involve poking into the nooks and crannies of each zone. That said, it is a bit too zone orientated rather than open world and might not be the exploration vibe you are looking for. Cheradenine Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822231437454134489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-44151599648590429862014-07-23T23:46:48.504-07:002014-07-23T23:46:48.504-07:00Elder Scrolls Online is an excellent game - albeit...Elder Scrolls Online is an excellent game - albeit one that you have to have the taste for. It plays to the strengths of the large portion of the internet gaming community that is NOT constantly whining and bitching about balance, content, or whatever (and it has content in spades). If you want PVP, that can be had as well, and it's going to get a revamp to counter some of the shittier player PVP habits that have developed.<br /><br />I wouldn't call it a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, but the vast bulk of the complaints essentially amount to "why is this game doing something different?!?".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-48084849120151215382014-07-23T23:27:58.789-07:002014-07-23T23:27:58.789-07:00No one suggested dota2 yet? :-)
Personally the bo...No one suggested dota2 yet? :-) <br />Personally the borderlands 2 wastelands 2 would be my voteSamualvimesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-46210621380672435552014-07-23T14:20:17.072-07:002014-07-23T14:20:17.072-07:00I'll second the AC4 recommendation, though it&...I'll second the AC4 recommendation, though it's single player and the NPCs are spectacularly dumb. TESO is not ready for PvP prime-time, but it does have exploration and good questing. If you have 9 days of play time, you could get quite a ways through AC4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-28050682930392997932014-07-23T14:16:47.909-07:002014-07-23T14:16:47.909-07:00I'll second the AC4 recommendation though it i...I'll second the AC4 recommendation though it is single player. Lots of exploration options and they are all tinged with danger. You get to kill people everywhere you go and take their things. It might be a bit too easy for you though. The NPCs are spectacularly dumb. Other than that, I've been playing TESO. It's not ready for PvP prime time, though it's getting better. It does do quests and explorations well with your choices having a real impact on the world around you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-82482678217836494892014-07-23T13:26:02.397-07:002014-07-23T13:26:02.397-07:00Borderlands 2: Good leveling, exploration, combat,...Borderlands 2: Good leveling, exploration, combat, and humor.<br /><br />All of the Fallouts: Great leveling, Phenomenal exploration, Good combat, and good stories.<br /><br />Wasteland 2: all the above.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-23158310743709557842014-07-23T11:06:57.777-07:002014-07-23T11:06:57.777-07:00I've been trying out STO lately. It's got ...I've been trying out STO lately. It's got some really intriguing concepts to it and much of it is quite good. It does actually have good exploration in the sense that you're going to encounter something new to do every day for the first several months. It's also every bit as deep as EVE without being nearly so complicated for a beginner. It meets your other two criteria handily.Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362457304801165584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-40160180697768683552014-07-23T10:08:25.418-07:002014-07-23T10:08:25.418-07:00I play both LOTRO and SWTOR and like them both. O...I play both LOTRO and SWTOR and like them both. Oddly enough, I really, really like the crafting system in LOTRO.Heretic Caldarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015635188565858672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-58011263738832006692014-07-23T08:27:43.056-07:002014-07-23T08:27:43.056-07:00Kerbal Space Program
Exploration - lots of places...Kerbal Space Program<br /><br />Exploration - lots of places to go, and getting there is challenging. The Journey is just as important as the destination<br /><br />Violence (well, not intended, but ships to blow up a bunch which can be amusing in its own way. Trying to design ships that destroy other ships is a different tangent).<br /><br />Level ding - in a round about way. you expose a tech tree by getting stuff done. With first contract (V0.24), the career mode makes purchasing bigger space ship bits tricky, so you learn to be more creative with cheap stuff. Very interesting design decisions. As an engineer, this kind of stuff presses a bunch of pleasure points.<br /><br />On the whole, slower pace, no immediate gratification, but real sense of achievement when you get something done.<br /><br />Oh, and you learn a bunch about orbital mechanics.Knug Lidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168621175894976018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-87629157099865190122014-07-23T07:32:06.310-07:002014-07-23T07:32:06.310-07:00Hi! First visit to your blog...
I played LoTRO for...Hi! First visit to your blog...<br />I played LoTRO for years, and it has a lot going for it. The Burglar and Loremaster classes are pretty unique.<br />My daughter and I played SWTOR for a while and I really enjoyed the quest dialogues. I feel they added a lot to the game. The Smuggler story line was a hoot. <br />In addition to the other excellent games suggested by the other readers, I can also suggest Rift. It's a very well crafted game with and interesting backstory and some gorgeous graphics. Moosemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-48589376255168056992014-07-23T06:06:29.608-07:002014-07-23T06:06:29.608-07:00I would suggest trying Fallout: New Vegas:
- level...I would suggest trying Fallout: New Vegas:<br />- levelling - check<br />- violence - check<br />- exploration - check<br /><br />Add great dialogs, variety of ways to finish the game, complexity (yet of approachable type). Achernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-20416941295845786722014-07-23T04:59:06.320-07:002014-07-23T04:59:06.320-07:00Unturned? It looks like minecraft. Is free to play...Unturned? It looks like minecraft. Is free to play, on steam. Made by a 16 year old I heard but he is adding and fixing things every day and listens to the players ideas. You could say it is minecraft dayz. Has single and multiplayer, with PvP or pve only options. It passes the time.<br /><br />Or how about a good milsim and learn to fly a plane or chopper?S810 Jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-10780352444135415652014-07-23T04:15:27.925-07:002014-07-23T04:15:27.925-07:00Divinity: Original Sin - Old school Baldurs Gate s...Divinity: Original Sin - Old school Baldurs Gate style RPG. Housemate has this and has been raving about it.<br /><br />Assassins Creed: Black Flag - think pirates of the Carribean but with assassins and really good naval combat. Very pretty game as well.<br /><br />Bastion + Transistor are both good if you want a quick gaming hit with a really good story.<br /><br />The original two Knights of the Old Republic games. Old as hell now, but kickass Star Wars games (could probably find lots of mods to fix up the graphics and stuff).<br /><br />Mount & Blade series if you want some medieval style games with crappy graphics but amazing mechanics + gameplay.<br /><br />Also I will second Bordlands 2. Great game to play with a few mates and it has some really funny dialogue.Naoru Kozanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970574576930878118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-88164519826391500112014-07-23T03:20:26.160-07:002014-07-23T03:20:26.160-07:00From yourr list, your are now FPS player, else I w...From yourr list, your are now FPS player, else I would say Borderlands 2. Killing + Leveling and Looting + in the first playthrough lots of WTF moments. I really can recommend that game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395259190544695216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-76616800652791255812014-07-23T01:54:21.183-07:002014-07-23T01:54:21.183-07:00Star Trek Online, is a free-to-play MMORPG, so it ...Star Trek Online, is a free-to-play MMORPG, so it has your leveling and "styleised" violence (it's Star Trek, ffs), a recent patch (Season 9.5) removed what little exploration there was in the game, however.<br /><br />Want more gratitous violence... I suggest Fallout 3 or New Vegas, will do the trick. Still an RPG, so you get the "ding" when you level, exporation is a little lacking if you have played either a million times, though both *may* throw you a curve ball. As for violence, spec for melee weapons, and choose the Bloody Mess perk as soon as you can for a blood shower. /wink<br /><br />- PhiladuncAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com