The BEST PC games of all time

[cornelius]

Oblivion is a very good game, I have a feeling there's an actual threat this time, which ads a plus when compared to the rather "safe" morrowind. there are less weird creatures roaming the wild, and i haven't met one of those annoying cliffracers either, which is in my opinion a good thing. the oblivion gates can be a bit alike, but when you do some quests in between they are not too bad

 

[Joel007]

#1 Baldur's Gate... most addictive game EVER
#2 Baldur's Gate 2... more of the same
#3 Quake 3 WFA... sweet sweet sniping at high speed
#4 Asteroids... the great momentum, dodge asteroids addictive game
#5 C&C Red Alert... never been beaten as RTS

 

[Joel007]

And if I may say into the shocked silence, there are many many good games, I just listed my personal top 5

 

[Sulik]

im still in shock.... why hasnt anybody mentioned fallout 2? undoubtedly the best RPG to emerge from production lines.... ranks equal with BG2

 

[Joel007]

Well, I also like the entire Westwood series of C&C, Every game ever made by Blizzard, most of Black Isle's stuff... and the sweeet Lucasarts games. Not to mention Raven and ID (awesome stuff).

 

[scalem X]

Quake 3 arena (and mods and all the stuff instagib/instaunlagged/defrag/...)
Baldur's gate 2
Warcraft III/Starcraft
Chess (damn pc games, chess is for mac, mm Fritz then?)

 

[Threepwud]

Love some of the lists here. Mine:

Baldur's gate Trilogy (yeah!)
Lucas Arts X-Wing vs Tie-Fighter series (all 4 apart from XvT)
Ultima IX (guess I'm one of the only ones to like this!) and the UnderWorld series
And the best - THE LEGACY OF KAIN SERIES!

I know they were multi-platform but they were best on the PC

 

[Joel007]

there are some good suggestions here I've started Quake4 and its like good 'ol quake2 all over again, except for the lack of co-op mode. Why aren't there more co-op games? i love them so.

 

[Boaz]

Kohan: Ahriman's Gift (with the community mod Ahriman's Betrayal) is my all time favorite multiplayer game. My friends and I get together every Sunday night to play.

Civilization II I never played the original, but 2 cost me many sleepless nights. With 2, I must mention Alpha Centauri and Civ 3... I've been disturbed too many times by my alarm clock while I was deciding whether to nerve staple my drones or not. I have given orders to shoot all Hive and Spartans on sight! Death to Yang! Long live the University!

Lords of the Realm II Great fun. Sure it was unrealistic, but it was fun!

Knights of the Old Republic I was totally sucked into the story... and I'm not a Sci-Fi person. Was I the only one surprised at the plot twist? You could have pushed me over with a feather when... well, I won't spoil it for you.

Warlords The original turn based fantasy strategy, afaik.

Lemmings Dig there... yes! Wait, noooo! Not there! Quick build stairs! Gaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!

Max Payne Gritty. Fun. Bullet time was too cool.

Diablo II Did not get around to the original, but 2 was excellent.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City I've often wondered if this was the best or worst game I've ever played. Pros: a bunch of radio stations, tons of vehicles to drive, constant pressure by the cops and other npcs, lots of ways to cause mayhem, getting the penthouse suite with a helipad, Ray Liotta, Phillip Michael Thomas, Lee Majors, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, Gary Busey, Luis Guzman, Debby Harry, and you get to punish scumbags Cons: you murder people, you are a cop killer, you pick up prostitutes, and you are a scumbag

Shogun: Total War, Medieval: Total War, Rome: Total War I just love playing the campaign maps.

City of Heroes The first six months were bliss...

 

[Dark Cardinal]

Age of Empires
Asheron's Call
SoF II
Doom

 

[Steffi]

Max Payne 1 & 2
Doom
Splinter Cell
I used to love Lemmings

 

[Wrongfire]

RTS---
1.Starcraft
2.Warcraft 3 /w expansion
3.Rise of Legends
4.Rise of Nations

FPS---
1.Farcry
2.Raven Shield

RPG---
1.Fable
2.Neverwinter Nights
3.Oblivion
4.Diablo 2

MMORPG---
1.World of Warcraft
2.Guild Wars

Sports-
1.Fifa 07

And my favorite companys are
1. Blizzard (Tunes all their games to near perfection, Set the standards for great quality games.)
2. Ubisoft ( Made Neverwinter Nights 1, and Farcry.)
3. Big Huge Games ( Made Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends.)
4. Microsoft Studios ( Made Fable )
5. Obsidian (Whenever they release Neverwinter Nights 2...)


And my personal favorite is.....
Game- FABLE, Cause it kicks ass, and is the most fun ive ever had playing a game. Its also oh so very highly addictive. and graphics are damn good. And despite storylines length was and is my favorite game of all time! I owned Oakvale too.

Company- Blizzard, cause of there amazing cinematics!!... and games!

So theres my humble opinion everyone!

 

[lon gallamour]

Master of Magic
Morrowind
Master of Orion
Age of Empires II
Dungeon Siege (the Original)

 

[Joel007]

I did enjoy dungeon siege while i played it, but it did get quite repetitive. Not a patch on NWN with the extra 150 classes and abilities from the PrC add on

 

[Yugi]

Yu gi Oh! Power of Chaos Series
Yu Gi Oh! Online: Duel Evolution
Counter Strike
Call of Duty 3
Dungeon Seige: Ledgends of Arana and original
Age of Empires I, II, or III
Shogun: Total War
Morrowind, any of them

He He... As you see I like strategy games alot.

 

[Lenny]

I've not really played many PC games, but of the ones I have, the three that I really enjoyed were:

- Guild Wars (all three)
- The Sims (original and expansions)
- Populous: The Beginning

 

[HoopyFrood]

I wouldn't call these the best games, but they're entertaining at least...

The Sims is great for a bit of random playing...I love to get a guy or girl by themselves, marry a neighbour, get all the neighbour's money, then kill them off...and then do it all over again...Mwhaha.

I also like the Age of Empire games...again with the destruction and the killing and the taking over of other people's land!

I have the first Gran Theft Auto game for the PC...and, well, you're not going to believe this, but I enjoy running around, killing people in imaginative ways, getting all the city's police force after me...

Yes, I think I have a problem

 

[Lenny]

So do millions of others around the world who play it on the PS2, PSP and Xbox.

And the rest of us who can't wait for October 19th and GTA IV.

I guess it's complete open-endedness is what makes it so appealing. Kinda like Oblivion... and Two Worlds, which is coming out on the 360 (and possibly PS3) later this year.

 

[HoopyFrood]

I definitely prefer the games where you can go anywhere and do anything (within limits, of course!)

And yes, I have played the various GTA games on the PSP and PS2. With the improved graphics, it makes killing people even more satisfying *Insert evil grin*

 

[Lenny]

Haha!

Just wait for the supderduperuber-graphics of the PS3 version (and to a lesser extent the 360 version ) of GTA IV. It'll be amazing, and sickening at the same time, because the graphics will begin to look real - I mean, look at San Andreas (is that out on PC yet?). If you can do that with a PS2, then what on earth can you do with a machine 40 times as powerful?!