MinnesotaToast ([info]minnesotatoast) wrote,
@ 2009-01-06 11:23:00
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Current mood: excited

YAY NEW COMPUTER!
Thanks to boyfriend and lovely friends, I am well underway to getting a new computer into my place. My old one treated me well, but it has been a long time coming for me to upgrade, so yay! Allright, so I am appealing to you, my lovely LJ friends, for...

COMPUTER GAMES

I have a good, up-to-date video card and adequate memory and I wanna start trying to play games. NO ONLINE GAMES, though. My interwebs are sporadic. (Plus, my BF line item veto-ed WOW). But I've also not played any computer games for almost 8 years, with the exception of basic flashy ones online.

SO WHAT games should I get, borrow, etc?

Things I won't do:
Sims
WOW

Things i've done before and quite liked:
Puzzle/strategy games (everything from chuzzles to pop cap type games, etc)
Card Games (play a lot of spider solitaire and I like strategy like that)

I'm also happy to do dungeon crawly-type games (I play a LOT of side-scrollers in my DS gaming life), but don't like things that are upwards of 10+ hot keys.

I'm also quite happy to play things that are several years old that you guys aren't playing anymore (since it is still new to me).

Thanks so much guys!
:)


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[info]scoundrelle
2009-01-06 05:39 pm UTC (link)
i enjoyed vampire:bloodlines... you can borrow that if you want. playing a malkavian on it is HILARIOUS

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[info]riverrocks
2009-01-06 10:33 pm UTC (link)
when you do have internet access, check out Big Fish Games. They have online games, but they are also good place to get downloads from and you get to download a one hour trial version of most things before you buy them so you can see if you actually like the game before you pay any money for it. all the games are categorized by type so it's easier to find the kind you like and some of them you can even play online first (in flash version) if you want. They have gobs and gobs of games for PC, but they also have a decent selection for Mac (which is what I have).

I personally like FizzBall (an interesting twist on the games where you break all the bricks), Luxor and Luxor AR (where you're color matching/exploding marbles as they go by in complicated twisting lines), and Zenerchi (color matching in an entirely different way) and Ouba.

If you're into time management and/or strategy games, I've enjoyed both the Chocolatier games, Cake Mania (though the third one with the time travel is kind of dumb--the second one is the best but only the original is available for the Mac), Plantasia, Burger Shop and Garden Dreams. Recyclorama was pretty good, too, but the interface is kind of clunky.

If you want to check out the hidden object games, in my experience, the Mystery Case Files ones are the best.

I don't like shooting/killing games and I haven't played many adventure puzzle solving games so I can't give you a lot of advice there.

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[info]gotmoof
2009-01-06 10:57 pm UTC (link)
I'm not a gamer-type, as you well know. But I really enjoy Bejeweled. You might also check out other Pop Cap games, as a mindless way to spend some time.

And I've downloaded a couple of Mahjong, Sudoku and solitaire games. (Have I turned into a little old chinese lady?)

Oh yeah, here's a demo that your brother sent to me, maybe you've seen it already? Play Auditorium

Edited at 2009-01-06 10:58 pm UTC

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