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DeathByMonkeys

United States742 Posts

July 30 2009 20:27 GMT

Since SC went down today I've decided to blow the dust off my old Half-Life 2 disks and install them on my laptop. I'm writing this as my steam and everything updates. I played it for a bit on my desktop along with a little CS:S here and there, but never really played either for more then 10 hours in their entirety. It's a fun change of pace compared to starcraft all day long.

So now I've gotten into FPS a little bit more and am wanting a new game. I'm thinking either Fallout 3 or Left 4 Dead with a lean toward Fallout 3. What do you guys recommend? Can you play both of them online?

Also do you have any tips for me for HL2 or CS:S?

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

July 30 2009 20:28 GMT

Left 4 Dead for sure.

Fallout 3 is nice, but certain parts didn't sit well with me, like how you could "accidentally" finish the story, and some of the aspects of the older games they dumped (of course, those don't matter if you haven't played them).

anderoo

Canada1876 Posts

July 30 2009 20:28 GMT

I've played both on 360, I would say Fallout 3 if you're looking to play a lot of it, since it wont get old as fast as Left 4 Dead, but if you're just looking for a fun game to play until SC goes back up I'd go with L4D

eXigent.

Canada2419 Posts

July 30 2009 20:29 GMT

fallout 3 was a really cool game, with a huge environment, and alot of player choices. I would recommend it for sure

never_Nal

Costa Rica676 Posts

July 30 2009 20:35 GMT

Call of Duty more fun IMO, Like a lot better Fallout, is just such a awesome game ^^. Yeah i bet half of the people here don't only play SC or Blizz Games.

Hiphopapotamus

United States121 Posts

July 30 2009 20:38 GMT

Quake Live - get it!

Between Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, I'd go with Left 4 Dead. L4D is more fun since it's online, especially if you can get some buddies to play with you. I thought Fallout 3 was too slow paced and open. Couldn't really get into it.

CS is pretty difficult to get good at, especially if you're coming from an RTS only background. If you really want to get good at it, visit Gotfrag.com and download some replays/demos and watch them.

DeathByMonkeys

United States742 Posts

July 30 2009 20:44 GMT

Yeah I was playing CSS earlier and getting owned... I can imagine like SC, and most other games, it takes a long time to get decent at.

Aegraen

United States1225 Posts

July 30 2009 21:08 GMT

Don't listen to these ragamuffins here.

Get ARMA II. The most realistic amazing war experience there is outside of actual combat. You won't be disappointed. Take a look at some of the gameplay trailers, user videos, etc. before you decide if its for you. It blows away CS, CoD, and L4D by far.

EchOne

United States2906 Posts

July 30 2009 21:24 GMT

On July 31 2009 05:38 Hiphopapotamus wrote:
L4D is more fun since it's online, especially if you can get some buddies to play with you.

+1

Fallout 3 was easy even for non-competitive gamers. It wasn't thrilling and it could only pretend to be a shooter. It did, however, have the uncanny propensity to steal your soul. If you've played Oblivion, that should give you a taste of what Fallout 3 has to offer. Play L4D.