Cities XL will defiantly be a Good game
Alcator’s “masterpieces of all times” list:
RPG: Albion, Planescape Torment
diablo-clone: Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege 2
tournament FPS: Unreal Tournament 2004
single-player FPS: PREY, Quake 4, Half-Life series (doh!)
Racing game: 1NSANE (absolute masterpiece from Codemasters), Trackmania United Forever
RTS: StarCraft, Age of Empires 2+, Age of Mythology
Adventure: Gabriel Knight 1-3
Tycoon game: Transport Tycoon Deluxe / or its open-source remake OpenTTD
Action game: Crimsonland, Ricochet series
Oblivion and Fallout 3.
They will keep you entertained all summer, and well into the year.
Titan Quest is a better Diablo clone.
I’m in the beta, it’s a great game. Although ATM there are a lot of memory leaks thus leading to tons of crashing >.<.
And there isn’t enough bloom 
Anything made by Valve. That simple.
half-life/half-life 2 mods!
they hunger
SSH mod messup
pimp my ride
scientist slaughter house
the specialists
poke 646
SMOD
etc.!
steam has lots of awesome half-life 2 mods…
How about Mass Effect? It’s a great RPG/3rd Person Shooter hybrid, and the story is very well told!
This.
While I’m glad you agree with me, I’m just wondering why you would bother replying “This” to a comment that was just posted? Maybe a “This. Mass Effect was soooo awesome! Can’t wait for Mass Effect 2!”
meh, it was ok. I only played the first half, but that was enough to make me realize how cheesy the voice acting is. and games that don’t have all of the difficulty settings unlocked at the start never get higher than an 8/10 from me.
Hehe I just wanted to quote a post with only ‘this’ for once.
Mass Effect was great. One of those rare games that sucked me in and didn’t let me go till I finished it. It’s a great combo of a third person shooter and an rpg. The weapon changing systems etc work nicely. The story’s great. The voice acting superb. The graphics very beautiful and atmospheric. I’m glad my pc didn’t have any problem running it at full. Wouldn’t wanna have to miss that.
And no I can’t wait for part 2. I hope my pc can still play that on full. I do presume so, though.
How about ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ 1 & 2. Number 1 has an awesome storyline… which is kind of let down by number 2 but… Both games should be relatively cheap and are guaranteed to work on any computer made after 2007
They also kill quite a lot of time. Mind you though, if you aren’t that interested in Star Wars is might seem like a bit of a drag…
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl. Scared me shitless yet had me hooked for day’s.
(Note: I’m not including games for the Xbox 360 or PS3 because frankly consoles can go to hell )
You’re right about Sims 3, it’s an alright game, but it’s not worth the money. If you really want it I reccomend torrenting it or something. Either that or play Sims 2 and sprinkle glitter on the screen and thats basically Sims 3.
As far as other games are concerned, it depends on what area of gaming you like. If you’re on a budget then definitely by the Orange Box. That includes the Half Life series from Half Life 2 up till Episode 2, as well as Portal which is just as entertaining and Team Fortress 2 which frequently gets updated with new content. So it’s 5 games, 1 box, for about £25ish. I’ve seen it for cheaper in my local area and I’ve no idea about prices in other countries but needless to say, it’s worth a look if you’re strapped for cash.
Something like Bioshock would be another good game to look at if you haven’t already got that. An art deco style FPS/RPG set in an underwater city where you can genetically mod your body to be a fire wielding, telekenetic power house. What’s not to love? I personally loved the story and I’ve already pre-ordered the sequel, which is being released March 2010.
The important thing here is to think about what your personally enjoy as a gamer, whether that be story or graphics, gameplay or even specific series/developers. I’d recommend that you don’t just go on what people say though, even myself. Take some time out to look at reviews and gameplay footage and see what interests you. Hope you find what you’re looking for 
Just so everyone knows about every game I have been suggested in this thread I own… with a few exceptions.
for the sake of new posters who honestly wanna suggest me games here is every game i own.
Games
Half-Life
Blue Shift
Opposing Force
Half-life 2
Half-life 2: Lost Coast
Half-life 2: Episode One
Half-life 2: Episode Two
Half-life Deathmatch
Half-life 2 Deathmatch
Team Fortress Classic
Team Fortress 2
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Source
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat: Source
Ricochet
Left 4 Dead
Portal
Garry’s Mod
Mass Effect
Oblivion + all addons
Fallout 3 + all addons so far
Overlord
The Movies + Stunts and Effects
Assassin’s Creed
Fable Lost Chapters
Bioshock
Myst
Riven
Myst 3 Exile
Spore
Theme Hospital
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Lost Planet: Colonies Edition (waste of money)
Gothic 3 (another waste of money)
Sims 2 + all expansions
2142 Battlefield
Advent rising
Call of Duty 4
Medal of Honor Allied Assault
Freedom Fighters
Lord of the Rings Return of the King
Black and White
Guild Wars
Audiosurf
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle
Fate
ZNES +around 200 roms of random SNES games
Source Mods
Zombie Panic! Source
DayHard
Dear Esther
Bisounours
Radiator
Research and Development
SourceForts
Perfect Stride Continuum
How about Dawn of War II? I really enjoyed that.
It’s kind of a mix of RPG and RTS with a brutal future setting.
Or maybe pick up some of the old Mech Warrior games?
The graphics are pretty bad, but if you can still play Half-Life, you can play MW.
Maybe Mech Warrior 4? Or Mercaneries?
Try to beat Mario Frustration. It’ll give you something to do for a long time.
ah man I miss Mech Warriors I wish I still had that I should look for some torrents or something those games kicked so much ass finally a good suggestion
and mercenaries kicked ass anyone know is Mercs 2 if as good? (I only included pc games if i added my ps2 and xbox games it would have been around 200 to 250)
also I own no next gen consoles just my computer and a ps2 and Xbox.
seems like the best plan i’ve heard!