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[ SECRET POST #2585 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2585 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Monster High]
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[Bryan Fuller, John Green]
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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]
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[Pretty Little Liars]
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[Breaking Bad]
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[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]
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[Reign]
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[Leviathan: the last day of the decade]
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[Sherlock Holmes]
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[Steam]
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 02:38 am (UTC)(link)I played the first two Max Payne games on my PC and there was no problem at all - but be warned these are old shooter games from Playstation, so the graphics aren't the same as modern games. Max is a cop whose family is murdered and the games are an exploration of him trying to fight through his grief and self-blame physically, by tracking down criminals and trying to figure out why his family died.
Psychonauts, these kids go to a special camp to teach them how to control their mind powers, and your character kind of goes in and out of this psychic world to stop evil, etc.
Tons of GTA games, depending what you can play will determine how high you can go. I actually bought like 7 of them on a huge sale that was releasing them as one package.
Half-Life, these games are tons of fun and should be okay on your average computer, the story is that one scientist has survived a fairly catastrophic event that has allowed alien life forms to infiltrate earth through a laboratory disaster. You have to fight them off and figure out how to advance to the next area of the map (which can be pretty challenging).
Left 4 Dead games are awesome if you have friends to play with, but kind of boring zombie hacking otherwise
Portal, maybe P2 if you can manage it with your rig. It's kind of a first-person shooter without any guns, instead with something called the Portal gun which allows you to move across the environment in creative ways. Portal 2 is especially awesome and I really think everyone should play it from beginning to end, but Portal is also awesome and might be better suited for older computers.
I've heard Torchlight is good, I have it but haven't played it yet so I can't really give my own opinion
(For the record, for some of these I found it very difficult to play using my keyboard and mouse, and even though they were all released on consoles they didn't have gamepad support. So I downloaded xpadder, which then allowed me to use my xbox controller.)
As for games where I'm not sure how your computer will handle them...
I loved Cave Story - the specs on Steam suggest Windows 7 or higher but it's a short game with a ton of different stories/endings depending on which characters you choose at the beginning, and a delightful narrator. You're moving through a cave with these characters and discovering all their separate stories somehow, based on the ~magic of the cave~ that is supposed to explore the deep dark parts of each character. And I really can't downplay how charming and snarky the narrator can be. It's a short game because you're meant to play it more than once, and I have to say that for me, it would have been a harder proposition NOT to go back and play it again immediately to see what the other characters were like.
Bastion is also really fun - it's one of these games that is designed more like an older game, but I'm sure it came out in the last couple of years. It's a lot of fun and also has a delightful narrator. The story is about this kid (named "The Kid") who is the survivor of this bizarre universe-destroying incident and has to try and put everything together by finding these crystals that will rebuilt the world around you, and you also bring back rescued characters that add a lot to the whole mythology of the game.
The Stanley Parable. It has a million different endings and is so much fun, and I almost feel like explaining it too much will ruin things. The basics are that you are playing a character named Stanley who works in an office and one day discovers all of his coworkers have suddenly vanished. As a fair warning, although I LOVED this game, it gave me some very mild motion sickness, so you might want to adjust the frames per second before you start playing.
Limbo - this game is AMAZING. One of my favorites ever. There's really no information about the character or where he really is, but the whole thing is just about survival (which is mainly the navigation of puzzles, sometimes ones that include monsters or other people that will try to hurt you). It's beautiful in the visuals and atmosphere, definitely definitely play it if your computer can manage.
Check out lots of indie or low-budget games, also check out games from 2010 or before, those are likely to be able to run on a computer that was purchased since then. And games like Super Meat Boy or the Binding of Isaac that are set up like classic arcade games are likely to run.
Keep in mind that this is really an opinion thing, but I wasn't really a gamer growing up and instead discovered them after I started taking summer classes in college and there wasn't much of a social world for me to tap into. As a result I've come at a lot of these with very little nostalgia and I can't claim that I am an expert gamer or anything. But what I like most are games that either have a strong story or else are mostly about the beautiful atmospheres or art of the game. I enjoy action-oriented games occasionally but I can't give as many recommendations in that vein as I might for other genres.
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 03:16 am (UTC)(link)I think that even though it's become obvious that games are a lucrative business, they're not treated as art in terms of visuals OR storytelling by the wider media, and so the communities stay a niche thing and aren't super open to new people. I still don't really feel like I can call myself a 'gamer' because I'm not part of the community. But there are gorgeous games like Limbo (or console ones like Journey, or Shadow of the Colossus) and there are fantastic stories like The Cave (or ones like Heavy Rain or The Last of Us or even Red Dead Redemption) that they are really worth getting into. It's just so weirdly hard to get involved in the gaming community and get good recommendations as a beginner that I think a lot of people who would otherwise really find them wonderful and fulfilling never even bother :\
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 03:48 am (UTC)(link)Also check out some games like Thomas Was Alone, which is a very lighthearted game, kind of a combo of SUPER classic game graphics (like PONG era, but in color) combined with an AI situation, where these little program bits become aware of themselves and develop their own personalities.
And 'Gone' is great in terms of story, the main character returns home from a trip abroad unexpectedly, finds her house abandoned and has to piece together her younger sister's clues and journal entries to find out what has happened (it's nothing sinister). It's full of nostalgic charm due to being set in the 90's, and the clue-finding layout results in the story revealing itself in a really beautiful way.
The Walking Dead games (the ones made by Telltale, don't bother with any other crap) are absolutely incredible. This one has different outcomes directly related to your choices (it's a whole new cast of characters than the comics/show, so they don't have to abide by 'canon' except in the basic concept). It's not heavy on gameplay and is more based around what's called 'quick time events' where you select one of many options, so it might be easier on your computer than certain other games. You grow to love and treasure each of the characters, which makes some choices in the game especially hard, but they're almost a totally new kind of storytelling... and experiment in how you can get a message across to an audience without the story being totally exact, instead giving them a very personal experience in which their choices make life-altering decisions for other (albeit fictional) individuals.
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 04:12 am (UTC)(link)It's also freeware, so!
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(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 04:32 am (UTC)(link)OP
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 04:14 am (UTC)(link)First, a disclaimer: my laptop isn't THAT crap. It can technically run the new Tomb Raider, although the frame rate is abysmal. If your computer is really crap, I can't guarantee all of these will work.
Nihilumbra: a blob of nothingness escapes from the void. The void wants it back. A beautifully sad platformer that strikes a nice balance between story and gameplay. (The base game is relatively easy, too, so it's good if you're a beginner. Once you've beaten that, a murderously hard New Game Plus unlocks.)
Thomas Was Alone: A group of AIs, intended to each exist and be studied in their own little worlds, accidentally meet due to a glitch in the system, and try to find a way to escape and define their own purpose. Has some of the best characterization I've seen in a video game. This is another relatively easy one.
Overlord: How much is humor worth to you? This tale of a deposed tyrant seeking to regain his throne suffers from overly simple and repetitive gameplay, but contains a lot of brilliant black comedy. It's also one of the few games I've played where I liked the karma meter--your actions determine whether your character is a complete bastard or just mostly a bastard. It's a little harder, but not especially difficult.
Miasmata: An exiled scientist, half dead of plague, finds himself on a remote island filled with abandoned research bases. The researchers there hoped to synthesize a plague cure--but something hunted them down, and now it's after the new arrival . . . More than any other game I've played, this one emphasizes a feeling of total helplessness--it's a small triumph to drag your plague-ridden body up a hill without falling, and a giant leap when you synthesize medicine to climb just a little higher and swim just a little longer. Difficulty is hard to judge--I'd say it's easy if you play cautiously.
Mark of the Ninja: you are a ninja. Sneak, distract, and stab your way past guards to eliminate your targets. One of the few games I've played where stealth-oriented gameplay felt not just satisfying, but empowering. Do be warned that it's harder than my other recs.
I also loved They Bleed Pixels, but since you said you haven't played that many games, I won't rec it to you specifically--it's really, REALLY hard.
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10,000,00 - which is a mobile phone match game that is surprisingly addictive
audiosurf - 'racing' game with track generated by music
brutal legend - if you play psychonauts and enjoy it, this game is made by the same developer, i was really surprised at how much i enjoyed it, it's a love letter to metal music, and has jack black doing the voice work for the main character. two things i was kinda iffy on.
defenders quest: valley of the forgotten - it's a sort of tower defense/rpg game, it's fairly easy to pick up and yet still challenging.
deus ex - one of the old, great games from the 90s, it still holds up today and it's ~gaming history~.
dungeons of dredmor - exploring a dungeon filled with all the things you'd expect in a fantasy world dungeon, pretty much.
fallout 1 and 2 - also a part of gaming history, really excellent games.
LIMBO - a creepy platformer puzzle game with a really awesome art style where everything is in silhouette
recettear: an item shop's tale - this is a localization of an asian game, it's all cutesy anime style and is about a girl trying to clear her MIA father's debt by taking over running his shop. you get to buy and sell things, and also venture into dungeons and find more things to sell. it's really addictive and has a great sense of humour.
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