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JrdBeau · Mon Dec 30, 2002 6:43 pm

Ok,

I was just at Fry's and CompUSA looking at games and was shocked at how many games are just duplicates of each other. All FPS's. I've got a few sports related games but I am looking for something that is a little more action oriented. So here is my question...

What is the best non-FPS game out there?

Danger · Mon Dec 30, 2002 6:55 pm

I'd like to know that too

Mon Jan 06, 2003 3:14 pm

I like these:
Madden NFL 2003
Warcraft III
Neverwinter Nights

Other folks like these, but I haven't tried the PC versions:
Grand Theft Auto 3
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2

Mon Jan 06, 2003 3:20 pm

The posting time stamps appear to be acting strange. My message above was a reply to Mysty's.

TwistedKestrel · Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:44 pm

Action-filled but not FPS, eh? Well, maybe you'd be interested in MechWarrior. I can't remember what's out there in terms of combat sims ... do not by any means pick up Janes Attack Squadron, it's terrible. Don't know what else, though. Maybe an arcade racer in the form of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 would do it. Warcraft III is ok, the quality of the game is top notch, but see Penny Arcade about multiplayer on that

.

If you're willing to dig through the bargain bin, here are some games from my stack that rock and aren't FPS:

Descent Freespace (there is a 2 that is also very good)
Jagged Alliance 2 (well, that might a little *too* old

)
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (not an arcade racer, more simlike)
Metal Gear Solid PC (terrible graphics, but otherwise great)
Actually, pretty much any Need for Speed (I'm only missing NFS II)
Max Payne (3rd person shooter, but great story)
WWII Fighters (amazing game for LANs)

And what I think the best FPS ever made was, is Deus Ex. That is definitely an original game.

Forge · Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:19 pm

Battle Realms.

Jive · Mon Jan 06, 2003 8:41 pm

Age of Mythlogy

Tue Jan 07, 2003 2:18 am

Star Craft!

BigGeek · Wed Jan 08, 2003 4:43 pm

Civ 3
Red Alert 2 = great RTS
Links 2003
Madden 2003
The Sims
Sims Golf

These are just a few of the games that I like that are not FPS

Vrock · Wed Jan 08, 2003 5:16 pm

Mafia! Mafia Mafia Mafia!

Picture GTAIII but with a story and in the 1930s with you as a mobster. Sweet! Only game to keep my attention since Dungeon Siege.

Alex · Wed Jan 08, 2003 5:23 pm

My favorite Non-FPS games:

Red Alert (any of them)
Starcraft
Age of Empires
Tachyon: The Fringe
Star Trek: Armada I
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Star Wars: Galactic Battle grounds

Just a few that come to mind...

farfolen · Wed Jan 08, 2003 5:28 pm

not action oriented, but fallout 2 is an oldie but goodie.

getbornagain · Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:35 pm

hey i'll throw out another vote for starcraft!!!

Maedhros · Thu Jan 09, 2003 3:38 am

StarCraft, Warcraft III, Age of Mythology, Age Of Empires I & II, and Empire Earth.

Craig P. · Sat Jan 11, 2003 8:41 pm

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord and Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin (online at http://www.battlefront.com)

eckslax · Sat Jan 11, 2003 10:26 pm

GTA 3 is pretty fun and offers quite a bit of freedom and replay value. Starcraft is by far my favorite RTS and I still play it to this day. Played Warcraft III for about two or three days and didn't touch it after that. Hitman 2 is played from the third person perspective mostly and is quite fun to play since it actually makes you use your brain. I would also suggest Neverwinter Nights, Baulder's Gate (both of them), and Dungeon Siege if you are looking at RPG's.

Sat Jan 11, 2003 10:57 pm

I second fallout 2, a great game from the past. Starcraft is also an excellent RTS game, and Baldurs Gate is one of the better RPG's on the PC.

Alex · Sat Jan 11, 2003 11:18 pm

Warcraft III, I forgot about that one. I enjoyed that game.

YBK · Wed Jan 22, 2003 1:38 am

NBA live 2003 is a really good game

HowardDrake · Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:31 am

Another vote for StarCraft. That games still rocks. Or The Sims in its various incarnations.

Aphasia · Wed Jan 22, 2003 4:26 am

I still think the old Quest games were great.
Space Quest, Kings Quest, (police quest wasnt that good), Quest for glory.

muyuubyou · Wed Jan 22, 2003 6:32 am

For PC, if you're not counting FPS, try strategy (Starcraft, Warcraft III, etc) or simulation (Sims, Sim City, ...) . I'm not into sports games right now.

Puzzles work similarly under any platform.

For anything different, best games being done lately are definitely for consoles. There are dancing games (paraparappa, dance dance revolution, bust a groove, ...) , platform arcades, shoot-em-ups, bomberman and clones, RPG, Survival Horror, racers ... mostly unmatched in the PC world.

Let's not count Apple gamers here

Aphasia · Wed Jan 22, 2003 6:43 am

The horror, the horror... NOOOOO

Kick-Punch, its all in the mind.... bla bla bla.. and see what youll find...

Player Hater · Wed Jan 22, 2003 9:06 am

Rallisport Challenge is a great racer on the XBOX. I cant speak for the PC conversion but check some reviews.

Wed Jan 22, 2003 7:43 pm

I have Rallisport Challenge for the PC. With the Radeon 9700 Pro, set all details to maximum at 1600x1200x32 and it's better that watching WRC races on Speed Channel. With the MS ForceFeedback Wheel and pedal set, I crashed so much the first weekend after I got the game that my hands hurt. When I watched the last WRC race (from UK) that weekend, world champion Marcus Gronholm missed a turn and rolled his silver Peugot 206 in exactly the same pattern as the yellow 206 that I had repeatedly rolled in the game.

To unlock the better cars, you must score a certain number of points in each of the various races. The times required to win on gravel seemed surprisingly easy, but the asphalt rally was very challenging. For the Sahara race with the long straights, set up your car for top speed rather than for acceleration, and you can make up a lot of time.

The pace notes do get to be a bit monotonous after a while.

Try reading the review at GameSpy.

satchmobob · Fri Feb 21, 2003 3:11 pm

Am i the only guy that loved this game?? Try ShadowMan. My fave PC game of all time. A good 40 hours of play in it. Black An White has some nice touches too if ur into (kinda) strategy games. American McGee's Alice is real nice too. They're all a few years old but still damn good IMHO.

highlandr · Fri Feb 21, 2003 3:41 pm

One contender I've found to Starcraft is Total Annihilation. 5 years old, and still a great RTS. The graphics aren't that bad either, since they were quite cutting edge at the time. Total A still makes my rommate and I stay up later than we should...

ANApex · Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:03 pm

Master of Orion 2 that and Master of Magic, for something a little more current Master of Orion 3 is due out on the 25th

Starscream · Sat Feb 22, 2003 3:21 pm

highlandr wrote:
One contender I've found to Starcraft is Total Annihilation. 5 years old, and still a great RTS. The graphics aren't that bad either, since they were quite cutting edge at the time. Total A still makes my rommate and I stay up later than we should...

TA is still to this day the most enjoyable rts I've ever played. No other rts comes close to the goodness of that game.

Trident Troll · Sun Feb 23, 2003 5:40 am

Disciples (the first one)
Best Strategy/RPG game ever made.
It's good for about 80 hours worth of play if you get the Gold Edition, since it comes with a ton of extra missions. It also includes the editor they used to make the game so you can make your own missions. It's really easy to use.

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