OT - Favorite games

[LDiCesare]

Civilization (4 then 2 and 1 )
NetHack
Master of Magic
Arcanum
Daiblo II

Indeed Civ 4 Fall from Heaven 2 mod has a few nations which could be modded into something interseting.

[Executor]

I wouldn't agree Sombre, although I mostly play some RPG games and strategies mostly, and mostly turn-based strategies.
There are only a hand full of games that interested me in the last few years.

Diablo II was a great game, never menaged to finish it doe, if I recall correctly it was one of the top selling games of all times.

[SlipperyJim]

My favorite non-Dominions PC games:

• Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
• PeaceMaker (try it!)
• Sid Meier's Pirates!
• Conquest of Elysium
• Master of Orion II

If you include other gaming platforms, I can add:

• any Zelda game
• Urban Dead (web-based MMORPG)
• iShoot (iPhone)
• Loot Wars (iPhone MMORPG)
• Tradewinds 2 (Palm)
• Westward (Palm)
• Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (Palm)

I spend way too much time playing games....

[Executor]

Do you have a link for Sid Meier's Pirates perhaps, I tried to find a while back on the internet without success.

[SlipperyJim]

Originally Posted by Executor

Do you have a link for Sid Meier's Pirates perhaps, I tried to find a while back on the internet without success.

Sure, here's my favorite fan site for Sid Meier's Pirates:
Hooked on Pirates!

If you check their Links section, they can guide you to all sorts of other Pirates websites....

[Agema]

Spectrum - Lords of Midnight & Doomdark's Revenge, Tau Ceti, Jet Set Willy, Rebelstar, Atic Atac.

Amiga - The Chaos Engine, Civilisation, Laser Squad, UFO:Enemy Unknown

PC - Deus Ex, Counter-Strike: Source, Planescape: Torment, Medieval: Total War, Highway To The Reich

That's a pretty good representation.

[hEad]

Ah yes, favourite games. As i get older, i find my self finding it more difficult to find a game that keeps my interest longer than 5 mins. I don't know if it echos Executors sentiments, or if its me, but its nothing like the old days of gaming.

Top 5 (not including Dom3 as thats a given)

Civ series (I spent more time on Civ2 than...)

XCom (Great games - Enemy Unknown was a gem)

Operational art of War (oh boy, Nothing like a PBEM campaign fighting the entire Vietnam War or the the Eastern Front over 4 years. Truly epic contests!)

Titlebout (I used to have the boardgame version of this when i was a youngster, then the various computer versions took over - sports siming greatness)

Moo3 (With the Chocolate Mod. This game really deserves a second look by all. The modders have turned this one into an awesome space game experience... Great AI. Macro level decision making, Politics, Ship building, magic!)

My tastes of late seem to have shifted to the offerings of indie developers. Games like Armaggedon Empires ( the upcoming Solium Infernum looks really interesting)

http://www.crypticcomet.com/games/SI..._Infernum.html

and Westnoth surely deserve a mention.

As a side hijack to the thread, what are some peoples favourite indie games? I'd love to have more of them to check out.

[Foodstamp]

I like Chess Titans and Mine Sweeper

[thejeff]

A fair point. If you're going by time spent over the years, Tetris, Mine sweeper and solitaire probably rank pretty high.

[alhorro]

I also can't remember any top-shelf strategy game in about 5 years.

Cossacks I (and especially American Conquest) — still unbeatable RTS;
C&C:Generals ZH — "quickplay" RTS;
Myth I-II — "pure" tactics;
Mechcommander I — x-tactics;