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Jaz
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Re: Game Recommendations for a Newbie
   

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Originally posted by mustafa
But remember one thing, however 3rd person 3D views may look they won't give you the immersion. Eventually you will get bored with the 3rd person view. So you choose.


You can switch between 1st person and 3rd person both in Gothic 2 and Morrowind.
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Post Mon Dec 09, 2002 7:56 am
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ArcturusXIV
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I'd forgotten about it until now, but Wheel of Time is a decent action/rpg mix. It's a bit bland for my tastes, but the death matches take quite a bit of skill, and the magical element is neat.

Clive Barker's Undying and System Shock II are far better.
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Post Mon Dec 09, 2002 10:59 pm
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ArcturusXIV
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And for your info: if you are thinking of buying a new budget PC to play the latest games, you can assemble a decent one at US$250. AMD Duron 1 GHz, 256MB PC2100 DDR266, Jetway V266B (VIA KT266A), ATA133, USB2.0, 20GB Hard disk, 64 MB Geforce 2 MX400 AGP 4X, 50X CDROM, 1.44MB Floppy, integrated AC'97 3D CODEC Audio, integrated 56Kbps V.90 modem, ATX case, keyboard, mouse, NO MONITOR. The total came to US$250!


Where do you buy your parts?? I usually look on Pricewatch for prices, but my computer repairman (who makes my computers at no charge) recommends that I avoid buying from them. He says that some of the companies listed on their send you parts that don't work or go out of business after selling you the stuff and then you're screwed and can't return you faulty parts. I really respect the guy too, since he's done so much for me for free. He repairs my computer whenever I need it, burns me the games I can't afford (or can't find, such as Realms of the Haunting), and has even given my family a free computer. I'm very wary about buying from anyone but him because I don't want to offend him. The prices on Pricewatch are a little cheaper even though he gives me parts without the markup. But building the computer is one thing--getting the software end working is something completely different! When I first tried to install my new Geforce card on my computer, the computer wouldn't even boot up! It gave me some error message. I'm going to have to format my 10 Gig hard drive and start over from scratch--it was some sort of conflict in the registry, apparently. I tend to tweak my systems a lot internally, though I have yet to figure out how to clear all the crap off my computer that Windows ME puts on it. And I still want to play DOS games, so I'm not going to upgrade to XP.
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2003 3:50 pm
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NidPuterGuy
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I left a message for you on one of your other posts about puters. Get rid of ME and goto XP or 2K Pro. XP would be better probably. To play DOS games just install DOS on your old computer if you can get drivers for everything. Or drop DOS altogether as I have done...
Post Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:13 am
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Srikandi
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Thief I & II aren't RPGs, and their graphics aren't anything to write home about, but they certainly avoid hack-n-slash (especially if you play on expert) and offer lots of play with plenty of immersion in a fantasy environment.
Post Sat Jan 11, 2003 11:43 am
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