[I have a tendency to ramble. Feel free to save yourself three minutes of your life and reply to the topic title rather than read my ramblings on why I asked the question ]
I've found myself in a nice position: I haven't bought a single PC game since November of 2004, and I now have a freshly built gaming rig that can handle anything, along with two and a half years of computer gaming goodness waiting to be experienced.
However, I didn't pay any attention to what got released on the PC during that two and a half years. I was too immersed in WoW along with HL2 and its mods. So now I'm playing catch up, trying to figure out what games among dozens of worthwhile ones that I missed most deserve playing.
So, I pose to thee a question: of all the games you've played since the release of HL2/WoW in November of '04, what are the first three you'd recommend to a friend who hasn't gamed at all since then?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
P.S. For the record, I'm probably getting Oblivion no matter what; I know that much at least. So you can think of this poll as your three favorites other than Oblivion, if you like. And feel free to suggest more than three. I'll probably end up buying several games over the next couple months, but I'm starting with three or so.
I've found myself in a nice position: I haven't bought a single PC game since November of 2004, and I now have a freshly built gaming rig that can handle anything, along with two and a half years of computer gaming goodness waiting to be experienced.
However, I didn't pay any attention to what got released on the PC during that two and a half years. I was too immersed in WoW along with HL2 and its mods. So now I'm playing catch up, trying to figure out what games among dozens of worthwhile ones that I missed most deserve playing.
So, I pose to thee a question: of all the games you've played since the release of HL2/WoW in November of '04, what are the first three you'd recommend to a friend who hasn't gamed at all since then?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
P.S. For the record, I'm probably getting Oblivion no matter what; I know that much at least. So you can think of this poll as your three favorites other than Oblivion, if you like. And feel free to suggest more than three. I'll probably end up buying several games over the next couple months, but I'm starting with three or so.