Newer PC FPS NON-online Game Suggestions ??

Post by **skipclarke** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:41

Yep :wink: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14310&highlight=fear#14310

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 20 Aug 2006, 16:07

I was running Oblivion fine at 1920x1200 on high with a single X1900XT...

Post by **skipclarke** » 20 Aug 2006, 16:14

Cat 6.8's are out now BUT :shock:

Known Issues for CatalystÃ‚Â® Software Suite 6.8
"Elder Scolls IV: Oblivion: Setting the in game video option to High Resolution and setting the 3D option in the CatalystÃ‚Â® Control Center to Optimal Quality may result in corruption being noticed when playing the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23057"

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_68_release_notes.html

Yet search for 737-2305 indicated it doesn't exist? :?

Timpalimpa · Post by **Timpalimpa** » 20 Aug 2006, 20:17

Nice review :)

I'm runnign oblivion with everything maxed out at 1680x1050. Sometimes it can feel a bit slow in the cities but everything else runs flawlessly.

Post by **skipclarke** » 20 Aug 2006, 21:03

Tx Bud,

Watch out for the Oblivion issues with the new ATI 6.8 drivers

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6044

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » 20 Aug 2006, 21:44

Hey Dougofthenorth

Well i hope you'll enjoy rogue trooper when you get around to picking it up

btw they have it online pretty cheap at

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/924491/Rogue_Trooper/Product.html

Ã‚Â£9.99 inc free worldwide del (about $21CA) a bud in CA who ordered some films from them tells me it takes items about 10days to arrive

And while it doesnt meet your 2006 criteria the Starship trooper FSP is well worth a play after patching it up (play.com also has it in a 3 for Ã‚Â£10 pc game offer atm) if you enjoyed the film? im sure you'll enjoy the game both have a B movie charm about them,and wipping out hordes of bugs with big guns is pretty fun

i suggest you try the demo to see if you like how it runs as it can be a bit of a pig even on high end systems

http://download.nvidia.com/downloads_emea/Starship_troopers/StarshipTroopersPM_Demo.zip

Cheers
Gizmo

whoisrich · Post by **whoisrich** » 20 Aug 2006, 23:52

Definetly check out Prey, great graphics and nice story line, you can waste hours just admiring the portals.

Also try the Dark Messiah demo, its a FPS but with a touch of RPG so you can choose which your better at, physical weapons or magical weapons. Its a bit like oblivion, but more intensive fighting than just hording loot.

Call of Duty 2 has some great single player action, helped by the AI, the bots actually work with you rather than getting in your way.

Post by **skipclarke** » 21 Aug 2006, 01:16

Picked Prey up yesterday - it's a great game :D

It's cross between Doom3, Halo. & Decent (in parts)

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 21 Aug 2006, 13:01

So let's see, no online FPS, RTS or RPG? Wow... :shock:.

Let's see.... Duke Nukem 3D, Half Life 1, and Frogger 2000... :wink: :lol:

I'd have to validate the previous suggestions of GRAW, Oblivion, FEAR, and HL2. My contribution to the list would be Max Payne 2... the graphics run sweet even on a Ti4200 :shock: and the storyline is classic noir at its best.

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 21 Aug 2006, 13:06

The problem with those games is, they weren't released this year :P.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 21 Aug 2006, 14:32

I'd actually say that Max Payne was better than MP2... :)

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 21 Aug 2006, 14:36

That was because of it being a new concept. :)
I liked MP way more then MP2.

Post by **skipclarke** » 21 Aug 2006, 23:18

Saw Painkiller "Black" DVD for $19.00 - picked it up anyway

(still scoping out Oblivion: ES) :? Although all that adding Mod + + + + stuff is starting to sway me away... :?

OK, OK - CRITERIA NOW INCLUDES LAST YEAR

KEEP 'EM COMING LADS !!! :lol:

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 22 Aug 2006, 00:07

>>I'd actually say that Max Payne was better than MP2...
I would say so too. Max Payne 2 was way too easy. In Max Payne, you took damage just as quickly as your enemies did, and even faster than the ones who wore body armor, so you were forced to constantly improvise and plan your shoot-dodges ahead of time. In Max Payne 2, the shoot-dodge is all but useless; in addition to making it easier to it enemies, it also turns you into a slow-moving target that gets hit more. But to make up for it, you have a ton more health and you can run at normal speed during slow motion, making the ideal "strategy" to charge into a room with slow-motion on while shooting all the bad guys as fast as possible to minimize your damage and maximize your timer.

And here are the best PC shooters (with a good offline mode) since 2004 (the release year of Painkiller):
Call of Duty 2
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Cold Fear
Doom 3
Far Cry
FEAR
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Heroes of the Pacific
Painkiller
Prey
SiN Episodes: Emergence
Quake 4

Post by **skipclarke** » 22 Aug 2006, 01:21

Tx for the list bud'. :D

Call of Duty 2 -got it :D
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay -got it :?
Cold Fear - will look at
Doom 3 -got it :) :roll:
Doom 3 Expansion Pack-got it :) :roll:

Far Cry -got it :D
FEAR -got it :D
Half-Life 2 -got it :D
Half-Life 2: Episode One -got it :D
Heroes of the Pacific - will look at
Painkiller -got it - will load & see
Prey -got it :D
SiN Episodes: Emergence -got it :D
Quake 4 -got it :D :roll:

Area 51 -got it :evil:
COD2 -got it :D

Rogue Warrior - will look at
Oblivion - will look at but afraid of all needed Mods :?

Nancy Drew - 5 game series -got it - JUST KIDDING!!! :wink: :lol:

omegaferrari · Post by **omegaferrari** » 22 Aug 2006, 01:43

some games coming out soon i think

Resident Evil 4 for pc
Call of Juarez , looks pretty cool try the demo it runs sluggish but hopefully theres some optimization Bullet time rulz

thats all i can think of in terms of new releases that will probably be available this , year that im looking forward to , this seems to be the year of rpgs and rts , so i hope they release these two by year end , any other suggestion that will appear this year ??

TheSmJ · Post by **TheSmJ** » 22 Aug 2006, 01:52

UT2K4 does have a single player compaign, and its AI is pretty good.

Has anyone mentioned FarCry yet? Man... this year has been pretty dry in terms of great FPSes.

Post by **skipclarke** » 22 Aug 2006, 01:55

UT2K4 -got it :)
- loaded it & forgot about it :shock: :oops: :oops:
Tx for the reminder I will get back to it soon. :D

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 23 Aug 2006, 00:00

I'd actually say that Max Payne was better than MP2... :)

True, except the dream levels in MP1 were annoying and the bulletime in MP2 was AWESOME.

Post by **skipclarke** » 24 Nov 2006, 19:08

Gizmo

Tx for the Rogue Trooper sugestion :D

It supports WS & 1920X1200 natively :D

- I got it a few days ago & just installed it am am now playing it

so far it is fun :rockout

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