Get me back in to gaming

MassiveJim

MassiveJim

MassiveJim

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Been in a bit of a lull for last few years and havent been able to find interest in really playing any games.

I bought an Xbox One last year and have about 80 games in my "list" but mostly cheapos and freebies.
I did get GOW4 and FF15, GOW seems good if I can get myself in to it, but FF15 seems as though they have runied the fighting system, again didn't really play it much.
My PC is probably a little outdated now for any serious gaming (not 100% sure on this)
I5 2500K @ 4.2, 16Gb ram, GTX 680, some sort of samsung SSD,

In the past I have enjoyed C&C in various guises, played Civ rev quite a bit on 360, had plenty of fun on COD4, and Modern Warfare 2, then it all became a bit too arcady after that really, COD3 was really good.
FF7, 8 and 10 were excellent, and another one I played on 360, might have been 12.

haven't PC gamed for a Looooooong time now, last time I spent any serious time on PC gaming was the first iteration of Counter-strike (and I sucked at it)

Give me some titles (xbox or PC) that I could pick up, I am running Windows 7 still so Xbox play anywhere won't apply to be until I decide to jump to W10

might be worth mentioning I don't have huge amounts of time to sink in to gaming as I do have 2 young daughters :)
 
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They Are Billions might suit, if you like strategy and need something that won't stress your system.
 
Player Unknowns Battlegrounds! Easy to jump in and out of no real commitment needed. And its a good laugh with friends, or fun and challenging solo.
 
The last few years has been terrible for games tbh. Barely anything worth playing. The only game I've bought since Witcher 3 (2015) was released is Prey :/

So many are just poorly designed cash grabs, like Battlefront 2. Or just ***** like Mass Effect Andromeda.

PUBG is a fun idea, but it's full of cheating Chinese and Russians. So a waste of time.
 
Try Civ6 if you like Civ games, although it will be different from the Rev. games.

Regarding your PC you will struggle with triple A titles on a 680, but the CPU and RAM are reasonably fine still for gaming if paired if a decent GFX. My wife plays Civ6 on an AMD based PC (A8 i think) with integrated graphics. Its no super fast to run, but it does play and she doesnt get too annoyed with it late game.
 
You should check out F.E.A.R. One of the best first person shooters ever, with some horror elements and that is old enough for your system to run but still plays brilliantly. I don't know anyone who hasn't enjoyed playing this game. It also has a quick save system so you jump in an out for quick sessions if time is an issue.
 
FEAR looks really dated now though. I fired it up last week and couldn’t get into it, especially after playing things like Doom and Wolfenstein.
 
His system really isn't that underpowered. An i5 @ 4.2ghz will handle everything with ease, 16GB of RAM is plenty and a 680 whilst not amazing will still run virtually all modern games at 1080p with okay settings.
 
D3K said:
They Are Billions might suit, if you like strategy and need something that won't stress your system.
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looks more like a tower defense type game from the demo video than a strategy ?
or is it just a poor video.

FrenchTart said:
His system really isn't that underpowered. An i5 @ 4.2ghz will handle everything with ease, 16GB of RAM is plenty and a 680 whilst not amazing will still run virtually all modern games at 1080p with okay settings.
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That is re-asurring, I can weigh up if I can get back in to gaming again without spending any money.
I'll have a word with my mate, I *may* be able to aquire an SLI capable mobo and a 2nd 680 for no money, but the question is do games still benefit from SLI, read a bit recently that suggests SLI was not what it once was.

I have an XFX 750 (or 850w) PSU so that should handle 2 cards ok :)
 
This 640 of mine can play most games at 1080p30 so you should be well away with a 680. It's my Core 2 Duo that causes problems and you have an i5 as well.
 
ic1male said:
Play Alien Isolation whilst the evenings are still dark. :p
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Best game you could possibly buy in the last decade... ^^^

Divinity Original Sin 1 or 2 are outstanding games with tons of depth.

Grim Dawn or Diablo 3 both fantastic and cheap.

X-Com or Dead Space.

Another shout for They are Billions.
 
Rocket League is great and is easy to pickup and play and put down again (each round only lasts about 6-7 minutes).

Plus it'll probably run pretty well on your PC and the game is cheap to buy. You may need a controller though.
 
If you enjoyed the more Sensible CODs, try World at War and also Spec Ops: The Line, which is a surprisingly grim and story-focussed shooter.

If you want to try something new, have a go at Kerbal Space Program - designing a rocket and flying to another moon or planet.
 
I have been and bought

They are Billions
Civ 6 (looks complicated and scary) :(
Witcher 3
Dirt Rally (I know its old but it was £9)
Tom Clancy's: The Division
Redout (used to love wipeout back in the day and I am hoping this is similar)


Games I already have
Metro Last light (played about an hour or so, not really enjoying it to be honest)
Crisis 3 (played a bit on Xbox 360, not played PC version), was ok on xbox
Tomb Raider (not sure which one, my mate gave it to me)
Half Life 2, bought just to play CS

There are a couple of others I found installed on my PC that I had forgotten about but I'm not at home at the min so not sure exactly what I have


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Haven't we all ;)
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Touché
 
I do t have much time myself anymore a 5yr old and a 8 month old, for me VR has changed the way I game forever, even before the birth of youngest games started to become boring, particularly the AAA developed games. I bought an Oculus Rift in the summer and I won’t be looking back
 
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