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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. It's very relaxing, while not being trivially easy, since you can always try taking just one run at a level and beating as many goals as possible.

Failing that, Need for S ...

DEFCON. Also, everything else from the topic "Lonely Games".

I have quite a few; mostly not through avoidance, just lack of time/opportunity. Well, that's a lie, for everything listed here there's probably another game I've completed multiple times. I haven't p ...

I like the posts from internisus, helicopterp and Kipple. You pretty much sum up why I like the game so much. The thing that resonates most with me is this: I'd like if there were more things to climb ...

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Hey dess, what control method did you use in that Gunroar replay? I never really got into the game because I couldn't handle the limited firing OR aiming thing, but I see there's a newer ver ...

Noctis. For obvious reasons.

System Shock. Ditto.

World of Warcraft. I'm not sure why.

My first thought: Nethack. But no, that actually makes me feel... well, the opposite of lonely, whatev ...

I would be playing System Shock right now, except for the whole "it doesn't fucking work" thing. The guides somehow always manage to not mention some crucial step.

Reading this thread has also got ...

Where does Deus Ex 2 fit into the discussion, although not technically a Warren Spector game, Harvey Smith has declared himself an apprentice of sorts to Spector.
You tell me! I've played even less o ...

AAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH There are so many spoilers in IGN's spoiler-free twilight princess review.

What is the frigging MATTER with some people.
That's why I haven't read any reviews for games I'm look ...

I also loved the gameplay in Deus Ex. Sure, the AI sucks but apart from that and a few other minor things that can be easily forgiven, I don't see what everyones problem is but whatever.
Ah, I'm glad ...

I'm with dessgeega on the whole conspiracy fiction thing. Also, from everything I've heard, the story is by far the best part of Deus Ex. So why am I even playing a game? If people seem to agree the c ...

I took the liberty of adding a poll.

My opinion is... Spector has a lot of great ideas, but I just don't like his games too much. Will Wright falls more in line with the Son of God.

-Wes
Nice t ...

Okay, so maybe this thread title is a bit misleading. I don't mean to question the guy personally. From most of the interviews and articles I've read, his heart certainly sounds like it's in the right ...

isn't it "day-ooss ecks"?
Absolutely! Where he gets "dyoos ecks" from I'm sure I don't know.

I think in my original draft of that I also laid into Deus Ex for a couple of paragraphs, too, so it wo ...

Very nice explanation Harveyjames! Those are my feelings about Half-Life almost exactly. Now I'll have a nice little summary to point my friend to in our neverending Deus Ex vs Half-Life argument. (It ...

Trying to get through Guitar Hero on expert, still a while off yet. Playing, or rather listening to the songs from Guitar Hero 2 so I actually feel like playing them. Is it just me, or is the original ...

Please continue! Although I found the interface pretty impossible (like everyone else), I find your updates really interesting. Roguelikes and turn-based games in general can make for really good stor ...

I can't say I have a very high opinion of Shadow Grounds, but then I did just play the demo. It just seemed to be trying too hard to copy other games, which isn't a huge problem I guess, if it's well ...

So everyone's really jumping on board with steam: 2k to distribute four pc titles via steam. That makes 4 titles each from 2K, Activision, and Majesco, 3 from Introversion, 1 from Ubisoft (Dark Messia ...

Mmm, vegemite is damn tasty! I just had a huge piece of bread with vege for breakfast. Delicious! It's awesome too, because I've never met anyone from any other country who doesn't absolutely hate the ...

Tangent: in racing games, what is your preferred POV? I suppose the easiest is always the 3rd person, but if you can do it from the windshield or fucking under the bumper or something, more power to y ...

I sort of think I understand where you're coming from, swimmy, but maybe I don't. Are we talking here only about games that are bad, despite having potential and maybe being entertaining or selling we ...

I'm pretty sure they were both from the original. I remember them clearly, whereas most of Opposing Force is sort of a blur.

Did anyone get some of this vertigo feeling from Max Payne (2)? It doesn ...

Oh, man, I really want to try your Cosmic Ark toy thingy, but the java bar just keeps loading, eventually off the side of the screen. All the other toys work fine Sad

I think the first part of the game where it's all about gang wars was the most entertaining part.
Really? I didn't like the beginning much at all. Those first missions seemed so limiting, and the cha ...

We <3 Katamari is pretty heavy on the self-reference, etc. The King says things like "You won't become Super-Prince by rolling up mushrooms!", and "What makes Katamari Damacy so good? We have no id ...

I have very mixed feelings about Rare. I'm not really old enough to have played their NES or even SNES games (apart from emulated versions, years later.) I was a pretty big fan for a few years, from a ...

I don't know if I'd call it a fantasy Deus Ex. It could have just been the demo, but it felt quite linear and fairly limited in terms of what you could do. That doesn't mean it wasn't totally fun and, ...

Every time I turn a corner and something explodes I jump a little in my seat.
No matter how many times I play, that exploding chair right at the start gets me every time. Even when I'm totally expect ...

I've started a new game of SS2 probably five times over the past three or four years. I get really into it for a while, and then I'll inexplicably drop it. T-too creepy, maybe?

Really? I found star ...

I've decided I'm going to actively avoid the media coverage of Bioshock. It's not something I usually do (I obsessively consumed everything relating to Half-Life 2 and Oblivion) and I'm not sure why. ...

From the Fat Wreck official FAQ:

What the fuck is the RIAA and is Fat part of it?
They are the Recording Industry Association of America. Are we a member? Not only no, but FUCK NO! We spent thre ...

Yeah, I definitely want to get Ikaruga. I played it on a friend's Dreamcast a couple of years back. There's an online store in Australia that sells new copies for $70, but I've heard the PAL version h ...

I had a lot of fun playing SC2 on a friend's Xbox. I'm not really a fighting-game kind of guy, but the weapons give it something.. special. I'm actually looking for a copy of Frequency, it seems harde ...

Hi, I'm Lachlan. I'm 22, about 6'4, live in Sydney and am just finishing a computer science degree.

My earliest memory of gaming is probably Seaquest or Enduro on my parents atari 2600 (which is st ...