Best games on PC?

[Chock]

I'd recommend giving Mount and Blade a look (there are a few versions kicking around, such as M&B Warband, Fire and Sword, etc, etc) plus a new update is presently under development. Graphically M&B isn't the best by a long way, and was not even the best even when it first came out, but the graphics are good enough and more than adequate for fun, and in any case, screw graphics snobbery, it's the gameplay which matters more. As far as combat mechanics are concerned, for a bit of swordplay, archery and (early) firearms, castle sieges and the like, either on or off horseback, in FPS mode, the M&B series has no equal. On your decent PC, you can crank everything up to full throttle and experience truly massive battles which are some of the most fun you'll ever have.

 

[Esoterick]

Mount and blade is really well done and there's a Napoleonic wars mod if that's your sort of thing.

I haven't played it in a while but Verdun is worth checking out. It's a WW1 FPS made by a small studio with pretty solid shooting mechanics, similar to the original COD games. The developers are constantly adding updates and conversing with the community. The gameplay features a lot of trench warfare with a nice push/pull mechanic tied to it.

 

[BBrotherwood]

Verdun is certainly interesting to come back to every so often to see what has been updated. Sticking your head up is definitely a very calculated risk best not taken

 

[Esoterick]

I've tried to get some mates to play Verdun as it's definitely better in a group but none seem interested.

Path of Exile is worth a shot if you like action RPGs as the free to play model is spot on. You only pay for cosmetic items and little perks like bank space even though you get tons by default.

I'd still recommend DayZ mod running overpoch over the standalone as it has far more features including base building. Military loot is a lot more prevalent, but to be honest after playing DayZ for a couple of years I recognise how the current format is essentially a good PVP game and not a whole lot else.

 

[Mack]

Arma! All of them.

 

[BBrotherwood]

Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2 is worth checking out. It plays like a completely different game. Feels like ARMA but you have a restricted AO (2 to 4 Km Square generally) and a clear series of generally capture and hold/destroy missions. There are loads of possible nations to play as and the loadouts are very well researched and true to real life.

 

[Esoterick]

Project reality is fantastic, I just wish it was on a more detailed engine. Some of the maps have teams with very similar camo and the BF2 engine just doesn't lend itself to distinguishing between them. A few of the factions play like DPM vs US woodland with low res textures.

I'm hoping PR2 delivers as the BF2 version is nearly perfect it just could benefit from some graphical fidelity.

 

[BBrotherwood]

I'm amazed they got the graphics looking so good with the engine considering how crummy the game itself looks.

 

[Esoterick]

I'm amazed they got the graphics looking so good with the engine considering how crummy the game itself looks.

That's true, the sound effects are brilliant too. It's a shame that I think it's the IDF vs Palestine camos look like sandy vs kinda sandy

 

[BBrotherwood]

Yh I had that problem yesterday. Russia vs Germany, green camo against slightly darker green camo.

 

[Lozart]

Arma! All of them.

And Operation Flashpoint (the original Bohemia Interactive ones that is).