Recommend top class "lite" graphical games please

Metalface Mark · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:16

Im looking for some games to play on my laptop, while it can just about manage WOW and Medieval 2, i prefer to play things that arent 3d.

What can you guys recommend? Im currently playing Sam and Max, the only other games i have is FM07 and defcon, but i cant really get into that.

Something like Peggle, or perhaps a bit more involving.

geeza · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:51

would quake 1 work ok?

Only put a puzzle game on there called SodaPipes. You'll be addicted in no time at all

Hamoodii · 18 Aug 2007 at 10:52

broken sword shadow of the templars

Amazing game that, I love it to bits

Metalface Mark · 18 Aug 2007 at 11:11

Hamoodii said:
broken sword shadow of the templars

Amazing game that, I love it to bits

Good shout, i can get that on direct2drive cant i?

Im not interested in 3d games like quake geeza (actually it can play half life 2 at 60fps), i prefer more puzzle/adventure type things.

fish99 · 18 Aug 2007 at 12:28

System Shock 2, Thief 1 + 2.

Streeteh · 18 Aug 2007 at 12:47

Theme Hospital

HangTime · 18 Aug 2007 at 14:50

Fahrenheit might be your cup of tea. Performance was very smooth on my old rig in 1600x1200 max settings so probably be OK on a lappy.

Darkwave · 18 Aug 2007 at 15:06

Fahrenheit and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.

Lyon85 · 18 Aug 2007 at 16:24

InwardSinging said:
Good shout, i can get that on direct2drive cant i?

Im not interested in 3d games like quake geeza (actually it can play half life 2 at 60fps), i prefer more puzzle/adventure type things.

You can just about manage WoW but HL2 is 60fps? :confused:

Nullvoid · 18 Aug 2007 at 17:23

If you're enjoying Sam and Max then you might want to look up the original called Sam and Max Hit the Road (if you can bear ye olde graphics

). Other great ones Lucasarts did are Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, The Dig and Grim Fandango.

About the only problem is they are such fantastic games that Lucasarts are still trying to cash in on them so in some places they are still selling as high as £15+.

TheKnat · 18 Aug 2007 at 18:01

Nullvoid said:
Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle

2 of the best adventure games I have ever played. Also add Monkey Island 1 & 2 to the list.

Metalface Mark · 18 Aug 2007 at 20:53

Lyon85 said:
You can just about manage WoW but HL2 is 60fps?

Half Life 2 is very well optimised, Wow runs well with detail, but i only get 25-30fps on it.

Ive recently played through Fahrenheit, Ive ordered Dreamfall 2 today.

Any great puzzle/action games like peggle?

King4aDay · 19 Aug 2007 at 01:00

Once again, I'm going to recommend buying the Baldur's Gate 1+2+expansions set. You can probably pick it up pretty cheap, it'll run on just about anything, it lasts for a hundred hours or so and its just about the best gaming experience ever.

Cyber-Mav · 19 Aug 2007 at 01:03

you could try farcry. it can scale all the way back to a geforce 3 and still give amazing fps.

manveruppd · 19 Aug 2007 at 03:02

Nullvoid said:
If you're enjoying Sam and Max then you might want to look up the original called Sam and Max Hit the Road (if you can bear ye olde graphics ). Other great ones Lucasarts did are Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, The Dig and Grim Fandango.

Indiana Jones and the Third Crusade was WAY better than The Fate of Atlantis! Some bits might seem vaguely familiar to you though...

You can also play the older Lucasarts games on ScummVM if you can get hold of a copy. And if you somehow work through the whole Lucasarts back-catalogue there's always the Sierra games - the Space Quest series was a particular favourite of mine, but also check out Leisure Suit Larry 2 and Quest for Glory 2.

Oh yeah, and www.spheresofchaos.com