Battlefront II
Definatly and enjoyable 1st person/3rd person shooter game. I enjoy it for PC because of the massive modding community such as Gametoast and Filefront, I have actually never used Gametoast but I hear that they are a skilled modding community, here is the link for Filefront by the way.
http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/info/swbf2_overview
I find that the best mod I have used and played is Battlefront Extreme aka BFX. I will try to talk about the actual unmodded gameplay as best as I can though I play with mods most of the time. First of all, awesome graphics, Also they have an array of units though for the actual unmodded gameplay, though they are very similar in classification due to gameplay balance requirements. I find the Battlefront I to be very unbalanced but we're not talking bout' it right now. Resuming gameplay discussion of BF2, (the abbreiviation for Battlefront II), another thing I like about it is all the maps they put in for an always interesting gameplay, such as, Utapau, Tantive IV, Felucia, Coruscant, etc. The gameplay since BF1 has been greatly improved being that sides are more balanced, though there is still little differentiation between sides. My favorite maps are probably the ones with particuallary unique elements such as Felucia with it's thick vegitation, large mountain command post, and river. Or Tantive IV, with it's quick intense close quarters combat. The campaign is rather fun to play also, You can play from the beginning at Geonosis as the 501st leigon and then progress till the death star is destroyed in episode V after the assualt on Hoth. The only thing I found dissapointing was that the campaign did not cover Episode VI or the death of the Death Star. The other dissapointing thing was the similair sides, but thats easily fixed with mods like Dark Times 2 Rising Son, or Battlefront Extreme which I mentioned earlier. All in all it's a good game and I highly recommend it even if your not a fan of starwars. People that play this: Roran777, jrm096, DeltaLead, Sethers, Starkiller, Kevin, ArchAngel.
http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/info/swbf2_overview
I find that the best mod I have used and played is Battlefront Extreme aka BFX. I will try to talk about the actual unmodded gameplay as best as I can though I play with mods most of the time. First of all, awesome graphics, Also they have an array of units though for the actual unmodded gameplay, though they are very similar in classification due to gameplay balance requirements. I find the Battlefront I to be very unbalanced but we're not talking bout' it right now. Resuming gameplay discussion of BF2, (the abbreiviation for Battlefront II), another thing I like about it is all the maps they put in for an always interesting gameplay, such as, Utapau, Tantive IV, Felucia, Coruscant, etc. The gameplay since BF1 has been greatly improved being that sides are more balanced, though there is still little differentiation between sides. My favorite maps are probably the ones with particuallary unique elements such as Felucia with it's thick vegitation, large mountain command post, and river. Or Tantive IV, with it's quick intense close quarters combat. The campaign is rather fun to play also, You can play from the beginning at Geonosis as the 501st leigon and then progress till the death star is destroyed in episode V after the assualt on Hoth. The only thing I found dissapointing was that the campaign did not cover Episode VI or the death of the Death Star. The other dissapointing thing was the similair sides, but thats easily fixed with mods like Dark Times 2 Rising Son, or Battlefront Extreme which I mentioned earlier. All in all it's a good game and I highly recommend it even if your not a fan of starwars. People that play this: Roran777, jrm096, DeltaLead, Sethers, Starkiller, Kevin, ArchAngel.
Age of Empires III with Warchiefs Expansion.
Hmm, where to start... Well I guess we start at the basic gameplay. Even if your not a colonial fan this is a fun and exciting game, especially on multiplayer where it's very intense. I find multiplayer to not be a beginners starting enviroment. I personally like to play online with the 40:00 minute treaty rule where we build up our armies and economies to a fantastic fiery clash at the end. There is an abundance of maps to play on, plus some with the Warchiefs Expansion pack which also includes three new native american civilazations to play consisting of: Souix, Aztec, and Iroquois. Also included in the expansion is a saloon where you can build devastating mercanaries that vary depending on the map, there are tons of maps rainging from the Carribean for those who like naval tactics, to the Great Plains for people who like to build massive forts on the vast terrain. There are eight different civilizations to choose from, Ottomans, French, British, Germans, Russians, Spanish, Dutch, and Portugese. There are a variety of units to use as well as special upgrades for units varying by civilizations, such as musketeers for the British have a special redcoat upgrade, or genedarmes for the French. There are also entirely unique units for different civilizations such as Jannisaries for the Ottomans, or Rabaulds for the Portugese. Some civilizations have awesome unique cannon units like the British rockets or the Great Bombards for the Ottomans. Though I mostly talk about one or three civilizations each has it's own special strengths and units. Sometimes they'll even have a special bonus like the British recieve settlers whenever you buil a house instead of simply training them from the town center. Or the Russians with thier ability to train up to ten streletsy at a time. An improvement from previous games is that you can normaly train up to five units at a time per building (with the exception of settlers, though the russians can train three at a time), this way you don't get crushed if the enemy destroys all of your garrinson. Though there is little of a modding community for this game, there is a section for AOE3 on Filefront (use the above link to get to it). Also if you can figure out how to get the AI to work on them you have a Map Editor to create your own custom maps for solo play. Or you can use them online, though I haven't figured out how. You have the ability to select up to fifty units of any type at a time and launch them at the enemy. I usually attack with around a hundered units at a time. I highly reccomend this game for people who like real time strategy. People that play this: DeltaLead
Monster Hunter 3 Tri
This game is one that will last a long time, even though I spend a ridiculous amount of time playing, I to this day have not finished the game. You start out on a village that's litteraly on the ocean, attached to the island by large raised boardwalks. The monsters are not like the undead or anything, but are massive dinosaur like monsters.(view the slideshow to look at them in thier glory).However the pictures and my words do not give the game justice. There is a enormous variety of monsters that even I have yet to discover. As well as there are magnificent "boss" monsters, the Lagiacrus which is the flagship monster of the game is about nintey meters long according to the hunt log which you keep to record data and kill/capture count. There is also a massive array of armor and weapons. There are different types of armor, one for bowgunners, one for "Blademasters". You aren't restricted to swords and bowguns though, there are a variety of weapons consisting of: Switch-Axe, Longsword, Hammer, and Great Sword. I may have forgotten some but even just those plus the sword n' shield and bowgun is a large variety, each with a different fighting style. One of the things I like about the game is that there is no ultimate weapon, there are weapons that are more powerful than it's decendants but it's all about what fighting style suits you. I prefer the Lance (one of the weapons I forgot), it's a deadly weapon in the right hands as it is able to block pretty much everything and spear things from afar. Now this is just my opinion here, so it's not anything personal, but the Zelda bosses all are amazing but, I wanted to actually get killed by the boss. I considered the normal enemies harder than the bosses. Again that is my opinion, but the MH3 "boss" monsters are actually quite difficult, and though I reccomend the game above others it is hard until you get used to it. Each "boss" has it's own unique fighting style and variety of attacks which I hope to add into Halos' Hunting Log. I enjoy the massive variety and vast worlds they have to play around with, such as the Tundra, Desert, Forest, Volcano, etc. I very highly reccomend this game for anyone thats up to challenge. (and even if you aren't I still reccomend it). People that play this: DeltaLead
Wizard 101
A family friendly game, the workers at kings isle have spent countless hours working on chat barriers and have created a masterpiece of work, not saying it's perfect but one of the best out there. Chat aside, this is a wonderful game for anyone to play and is still being added to, they currently have quite a few worlds as well as a couple of subworlds. It's sort of like an RPG game as you travel through distant lands, equip custom sets of armor and weaponry, create special furniture, train your pet, and help other people that you meet along the way to the grand clash at the end. The game uses a turn based combat that makes it unique from other games, allowing you to chat freely and plan out your strategies. Sadly, the game is "free to play" only to a certain extent, you have access to five or six areas that you can go into, not counting the houses. Since we ended at houses I guess I should explain them. House is a general term I use that covers shops and castles, shops are self explanatory, but I will explain castles. Your wizard starts out with a dorm room. The dorm room is a small, well, room that you can decorate with the hundreds of items that you pick up on your quests (which I will explain in a moment). A castle is basicly a house that your wizard can live in and decorate. Even the first house availibe in the game is much bigger than the dorm room, but I would reccomend saving up for bigger houses or special houses. Another thing to discuss, Quests. Quests are basicly missions that you can fufill at anytime and are always availible even if you decide to do it later, with the exception of dungeons and guantlets. Dungeons are anything that you can take only 3 other people with you, and have special rewards at the end. Now the difference with quests is that once you leave, any quests that you got from it will reset in thirty minutes, putting you at the start of the dungeon. This shouldn't cause you a problem though.
Gauntlets are basicly a tower style dungeon that are much shorter and are a series of rooms. I highly reccomend this game for anyone. People that play this: DeltaLead
Gauntlets are basicly a tower style dungeon that are much shorter and are a series of rooms. I highly reccomend this game for anyone. People that play this: DeltaLead