Computer Games...I Need Ideas

[usmccharles]

So i finally got a laptop again, nothing special, some samsung on clearance. Well ive been wanting to find a game to play and have never been into PC games. Back in the day i loved command and conquer but i want to try something new. I was thinking like age of empires, civilization, or some game called tropico. Im sure you can tell the type of games im interested in....i dont want to get into, half life, call of duty, or anything like that. Im just looking for some ideas of games kind of like the ones ive mentioned. So please if you have any ideas throw them out there and it would be helpful if you give me your opinion on what you think of them

sidenote, ive never played age of empires or civilization...so if you have played them feel free to voice your opinion on those




thanks
charles

[Guest Moderator 6]

AoE II is 13 years old but it's still awesome. Depending on the specs for you laptop, something like CoD might not work (depending on what version of CoD it is). You may also like Minecraft, another old game.

[usmccharles]

i dont want any of those call of duty, rainbow six type games. going to stick with command and conquer style. So whats the poing of AoE 2, i dont really get what its about and how it works, is it like a sim city with soldiers?

[TheRavenouseD2008]

Kings bounty series isnt too bad, some other onese that arent bad are the disciple series turnbased strategy rpgs , then of course the classic Starcraft and Warcraft series , then there is also Civ and Art of War

[codizzle]

Rome:Total War

Idk when it came out exactly but me n a buddy hv played it off and on for the past six years.. Great game that kinda has the command n conquer/ Civ feel

[Guest Moderator 6]

[quote name='usmccharles' timestamp='1341884899' post='1096525']
i dont want any of those call of duty, rainbow six type games. going to stick with command and conquer style. So whats the poing of AoE 2, i dont really get what its about and how it works, is it like a sim city with soldiers?
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The format is similar to Command and Conquer. It's based in the Middle Ages. You have to build civilizations and defend yourself from other civilizations. You collect resources with villagers then you can use towards building castles and an army. It can be time consuming. More [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires_II"]here[/url].

[Irish Raven]

If you like strategy then get Company of Heroes and the sequels

It's superb. Very much like Command and Conquer, you could spend hours on some missions struggling mightily to get the upper hand


The Total War series is good, Shogun 2 is enjoyable. Need some good specs to play it though

[Irish Raven]

Stronghold Crusader is good too

It's like Age of Empires
It's over a decade old now so any laptop should be able to play it no problem

Has just the perfect balance between challenging and too difficult

It's by far the best in the series, the others are not great at all

[usmccharles]

awesome, ill check out all of the above. Im going to look at AoE2 first. keep the ideas comming

[CorvusCorax]

Elder Scrolls Skyrim.

[FerrariFan87]

If your laptop can handle it, get Diablo III!

[flynismo]

Civ 5 is my favorite game ever made

[Purple Punishment]

check with STEAM. they always have great games for great prices!

[berad]

[quote name='codizzle' timestamp='1341904783' post='1096557']
Rome:Total War

Idk when it came out exactly but me n a buddy hv played it off and on for the past six years.. Great game that kinda has the command n conquer/ Civ feel
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Excellent game. The Medival Total War games aren't bad, either.

AoE is great, I personally like the second one more than the third.

Anyone ever played Total Annihilation?

[berad]

[quote name='Purple Punishment' timestamp='1343347987' post='1103807']
check with STEAM. they always have great games for great prices!
[/quote]

True, true - they have their summer sale going, too.

[cursona pirate]

age of mythology! It's like age of empires but with like krakens and Cyclops dudes.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

DayZ

[usmccharles]

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DayZ
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i just found out about this game, it sounds awesome. what kind of support do i need from my laptop to handle it

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

Its ment for High End PC's. Im not sure your experience on a laptop will be very good.