Looking for a fun game to play over winter break

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#1 supagamer9
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Id like a fun, immersive, story driven, preferably long or with high re playability to enjoy over the break. Unfortunately though, my laptop lacks any ability to run newer games, I run an integrated card so the game has to be relatively old (my 6950 equipped desktop had to stay in my dorm room for the break :( )
Thanks in advance!

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#2 whitey_rolls
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Let me start by saying I'm freaking jealous that you get winter break - enjoy it while it lasts lol.

As far as the game goes, any old RPG would be good: Vampire the Masquarade Bloodlines, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale, Baldurs Gate. Or you could go the RTS route like Warcraft III.

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#3 ionusX
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dawn of war: dark crusade

APB: reloaded

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#4 Swiftstrike5
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Not very long games, but I'd recommend Deus Ex (original) or Beyond Good & Evil.
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#5 IcyToasters
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Amnesia: The Dark Decent probably runs well on lower-end computers. I'm not sure on how scalable it is.

I haven't played all the way through it. But it seems to have an interesting plot and will get pretty scary.

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#6 supagamer9
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Amnesia was actually the game I had intended to play over the break but I downloaded the demo today and got this error - http://i.imgur.com/01gNW.png
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#7 cain006
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Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Neverwinter Nights, Planescape Torment, or Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines would all be good.

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#8 decoy143
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If you enjoy the horror / mystery genre then you should have a look at Cryostasis
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#9 IcyToasters
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Amnesia was actually the game I had intended to play over the break but I downloaded the demo today and got this error - http://i.imgur.com/01gNW.pngsupagamer9

Hmm. I'm not sure what the problem could be. People around Amnesia forums might know more.

If you enjoy the horror / mystery genre then you should have a look at Cryostasisdecoy143

Doesn't Cryostasis have some optimization issues? I'm not sure how it'd run on a less powerful computer (though I'm not sure how Amnesia does either :P)

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#10 aMyLoO2007
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+1 for DoW. Possibly Fallout: New Vegas?
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#11 tjricardo089
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Play fallout.

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#12 alan_carter
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Flight of the amazon queen, so many memories..

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#13 slabber44
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If you can't run Amnesia, then try out their first horror titles the Penumbra series. Cheap and very good.
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#14 Elann2008
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Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Lands of Lore, Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines, Max Payne 1 and 2, Amnesia,
If you enjoy the horror / mystery genre then you should have a look at Cryostasisdecoy143
Not sure if this was a serious post or not. Lol. :P Cryostasis is a good game but it will make his computer crawl hehehe!
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#15 James161324
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dawn of war: dark crusade

APB: reloaded

ionusX

I second APB. They made some major improvements from the beta. Its not a bias to defenders It doesn't feel pay to win like it used to

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#16 BLKR4330
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i am currently playing fallout: tactics which i would have never thought of playing if it hadn't been sitting in my backlog for ages already. anyway, if you ask me it fits all your requirements. see if you might like it and enjoy your break!

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#17 ionusX
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[QUOTE="ionusX"]

dawn of war: dark crusade

APB: reloaded

James161324

I second APB. They made some major improvements from the beta. Its not a bias to defenders It doesn't feel pay to win like it used to

well paying for certain things do give you noticeable advantages but it isnt impossible to temporarily gain those powers.

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#18 James161324
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[QUOTE="James161324"]

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

dawn of war: dark crusade

APB: reloaded

ionusX

I second APB. They made some major improvements from the beta. Its not a bias to defenders It doesn't feel pay to win like it used to

well paying for certain things do give you noticeable advantages but it isnt impossible to temporarily gain those powers.

Defiantly, otherwise no one would pay. But it was a major improvement from the Beta. Its one of the more fairer F2P modles i have seen. I hope it stays this way and turn into like many other f2p, were who ever blows more money wins

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#19 Hexagon_777
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The game in my sig. :D
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#20 ArchDemon123
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Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Lands of Lore, Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines, Max Payne 1 and 2, Amnesia, [QUOTE="decoy143"]If you enjoy the horror / mystery genre then you should have a look at CryostasisElann2008
Not sure if this was a serious post or not. Lol. :P Cryostasis is a good game but it will make his computer crawl hehehe!

That's what i call fine taste! You should definitely go with these games! Specially Baldur's Gate! If you want to kill a lot of people go with Max Payne, it's pretty good too!