Well, I was going to update this tonight, but my other PC is broken, and I don't have the links to the games I would've put up. So until I get it fixed, I'll either paste links to other games, like ones that I've put on this forum and people haven't looked at, or something else. So yeah.
Nevermind, I'm putting a few games, yes, they're good, which is why I've A. Played them pretty extensively. and B. have chosen them.. there's like 4 or 5 of them.. to give people more of a selection. Although, most are MMOs or RPGs (Yes, MMOs, I realize some might be the grinding type, but the ones I put are actually unique.. amazing eh?)
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Elona
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Snuggletummy wrote:You've all played Roguelikes.. right? You know, stuff like nethack, Dwarf Fortress, ADOM, etc. Well, this game could quite possible be the king of them all. it's not text based, and the graphics are pretty nice. One slight problem though, the game might be steered towards a mature audience in a way. Nothing graphic wise, besides the blood here and there, but... you can have sex. Now, you can only have it if you marry someone first, and like i said, it's not graphic.. that part is text. Anyway, it's like most Roguelikes, except for the fact that you can mix genes. Meaning, if you...erm... make love... to something, you can mix your genes, and when you die, you can incarnate into a creature with those genes. I hope this game isn't too explicit for this forum.. even though it's A. Not graphic, and B. besides the sex stuff, it's your average RPG. Just... try it, it's actually really good. I'm not very far, but you can find some neat stuff. For instance, I found a machine gun. I couldn't take it because it was someone else's property, but I found one. Also, when you sleep, you dream. In those dreams, you can learn new spells.. meet new people, or pretty much anything. So far, in my game, I've learned a spell, and was visited by a strange man.
Have some pictures (These are in Japanese, but the game is has been translated into English.)
So.. yeah.
Elona
This one is extremely good and it pretty funny at times. If you're a rougelike fan, then you should try it.
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Phantasy Star Online
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Snuggletummy wrote:Ok, so I was on IRC the other day when Blizzard brought up that he was playing Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst on a private server. Now, if you don't know, it's a RPG that was made for the Dreamcast back in 2000, yet, it's been ported onto the PC, Gamecube, Xbox, and things like that as well. What makes it awesome? It was made into a MMORPG, and unlike most of it's type, this one you can actually play in Single Player, and it's actually enjoyable. Alas, the servers were shut down for good a few months ago, until I was introduced to this one. This private server lets you play the Gamecube, Dreamcast, and PC versions of the game. The PC version is called Phantasy Star Blue Burst, and, is Phantasy Star Episodes 1, 2, and 3 put into one game. Now, onto the server.
Server details
Here is a list of features implemented into the Schthack private server:
-Fully unlocked teams - No need to register points to unlock dressing room and other features.
-Balanced Episode IV drop rates - We've balanced all enemy drop rates to be fair to all Section IDs. You can find a chart of what each monster drops here.
-Rare item sharing - Similar to PSO's young brother, Phantasy Star Universe, you can set your game to share rare items in order or in a random order.
-New Japanese content - You can obtain new mags and other equipment on our server.
-Multiple version server - Our server allows multiple consoles to connect to the same server as PC users. You can chat in the lobbies together, however, you cannot play together.
-Language support - PC Ver. 2 supports Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish and Korean. Gamecube supports English and Japanese. Blue Burst supports English only, except for untranslated Japanese quests.
So, what do you need?
First, you need the game, alas, it's on Megaupload, so, that could be a problem for some.
PSOBB
Then you need to apply this patch. This one is on Rapidshare.
Patch
And after that, this patch.
Japanese to English Patch
And after all that you can register here.
Register
*Note: To apply a patch, just extract it to your default PSO folder and let it overwrite what's there.
Also, if you want to play a game, you might have to organize it. This is one of those games where you make a room, people join you, then you go from there and play the game.
The game supports gamepads as well. But, if you're using the keyboard, then this will help you greatly (The game is basically keyboard only anyway.)
Keyboard layout
Edit: I just found this on their forum. It's a FAQ, and it's pretty in depth.
FAQ
Another thing. The Japanese Patch thing. If it says that there was an error, don't worry about it, it's fine and wont bother you at all.
This game is also very good, and hey, it's free now, so why not try it? I don't play it as much as I used to, but hey, you should play it, or give it a try.
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ACE Online
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Ok, we all remember Space Cowboy right? Well that's what ACE Online is.. literally, they changed the name of it. Either way, if you aren't familiar, here's a quote from their site.
ACE Online Site wrote:ACE Online is an action based Massive Multiplayer (MMP) 3D Space Shooter. In ACE Online, players can pilot their own fighter ships (also known as Gears), on a futuristic world where they can upgrade skills or the Gear itself. In ACE Online, gamers have full control over the Gear’s movement, making it very different from the traditional style RPG’s mouse click control method. This is a Role-Playing Game (RPG), but with all the fun and action of a First Person Shooter (FPS). Since the background of ACE Online is based in a spacious 3D atmosphere, players need to be aware that an enemy missile can strike at any time and from any direction.
Basically, think Starfox, without Fox, Krystal, Falco, yeah.. And add some multiplayer, two factions: A.N.I. and B.C.U. (Think WoW, in terms of Horde and Alliance.. although nothing is really different in this, besides the terrain..) and add some REALLY epic battles between the sides, and you get this. You can fly freely, the fights actually require skill, like dodging missles, none of that turn-based "left click, hammer the "1" key" bullshit, and you get some pretty awesome combat. Now, I'll have to admit, the game actually is a grindfest, all MMOs are grindfests (Well, maybe not all.. but most) But this one just feels great.. flying at 300 meters per second, killing things with missiles and whatnot, it's fairly enjoyable. Erm, if you add people to your friends list, and said friends are online, you get an EXP boost, which is cool. Each side has a President, Vice President, and a General. All player controlled, and I know what you're thinking "Oh yay, each side is controlled by some 11 year old jackass." In fact, i was thinking that too, but it's not. There's a vote that occurs every few months where each side elects a new president, the president is then equipped with some really badass armor and commands the side they are on. This becomes interesting when war comes along, and they have to be really tactical about it or else something horrible happens, and yes, something horrible happens. If a side loses, their items gain some tax.. yes, you PAY tax in this. Game money, of course. Anyway, it has 4 "Gears" which are what you fly. The A-Gear, which is basically, in retrospect, a ship that can fly, drive on the ground in tank form, hover on water, transform into a turret, you get the idea. It's basically the backbone of any army. The I-Gear, which is basically a really strong, really fast, fighter jet thing. Yes, it's a thing. The B-Gear, which is about the same as the I-Gear, only it specializes in bombing things, from unwanted weeds in your yard, to the neighbor's kids who broke your window with a baseball. Finally, the M-Gear, which is basically a medic.. it buffs people. Now, I imagine you don't want to read this, well sorry.. I haven't actually made a post about this, and well.. here it is. Pictures? Sure. Oh wait.. I can't find any good ones... Balls.
Here's one picture.. it's a B-gear.
At any rate, I'll just provide a link, the site is better. That, and if anyone plays it, online, I have a level 32 A-Gear that's part of A.N.I. That guy's name is Snuggletummy, and I have a level 20 that's part of B.C.U. His name is Sgtpoptarts.
And for once, this game has some decent graphics. Well, except in town maybe.
ACE Online
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Tribes 2
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Snuggletummy wrote:Remember the good old days of Tribes 2? When you and your friends all got together and created those games and you duked out until 5 A.M.? I don't.. erm... yeah. Anyway, Tribes 2, one of THE best FPSs of it's time. Sierra shut down their servers, but there is a fanmade server up. I'd explain more, and i probably should.. but I'm tired, and I'l finish this tomorrow. Anyway, here's the link to the site. The game is 500+ MB, and you need a patch to play it online. it's 100% safe, so don't worry about that, and the game is now free.. don't believe me? look it up on Wikipedia.
Also, if you want to know more about it, look it up on Youtube, as, pictures really don't do this game any justice. Also, just today, I was playing in a server with 58 out of 68 people. It was the most intense thing ever.. gunships ramming into each other, hell, I was in a transport ship, and one of our enemies divebombed into the thing.. we spun out of control, landed into the ocean, and were quickly killed by the rest of his team.
Download.
Although it is true, pictures don't do this game justice, I might as well put some in here... One..
Actually, I physically can't find any good pictures.. I google "Tribes 2" and I get pictures of Tribes of kids.. Funny. Anyway, take my word, great game.
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So yeah, hope you enjoyed that long post.. I sure did. You know, spending about an hour finding all this. Hopefully you'll all like it. Also, my good PC is broken for now, so I'm using my crap PC, fun times.
