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I just built my first actually gaming PC. Now I am wondering what games I should buy. I know there is lots of fun indie stuff on Steam, but its hard to tell the good from the bad. Any suggestions? Preferably stuff that looks fantastic. Thanks!
Hard Reset, E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy, Killing Floor, Amnesia: Dark Descent, Eschalon Book I and II (if you like oldschool tilebased RPGs), Terraria, Trine, Braid, Limbo, Jamestown, Jolly Rover (if you like adventure games), Penumbra series, Red Orchestra 2, Mount and Blade series.
you should be able to run pretty much everything maxed out or 90% close to maxed out (i do and my cpu is worse than yours, but the gpu is better so it evens out i guess) so i would suggest:
The Witcher 2 (because its amazing and it LOOKS amazing, but turn ubersampling off, everything else maxed)
that should hold you over for a couple of months until the xmas sale, as buying indy games right now would be silly with the sale around the corner
There are 2 indie bundles on sale this week, they are both crammed full of good games. Sanctum is a favourite of mine, a combined FPS and tower defence game.
If you want to push your system to the MAXXX, I will go ahead and recommend Metro 2033. The graphics are sublime enough from a technical standpoint, but the way they utilize the technology to build their atmosphere--it's just surprising that a game that takes place almost entirely in an underground subway system can have some of the most engrossing, detailed environments you can find in a video game. So yeah, Metro 2033.
If you want to push your system to the MAXXX, I will go ahead and recommend Metro 2033. The graphics are sublime enough from a technical standpoint, but the way they utilize the technology to build their atmosphere--it's just surprising that a game that takes place almost entirely in an underground subway system can have some of the most engrossing, detailed environments you can find in a video game. So yeah, Metro 2033.
Alpha protocol is 2 bucks, Total war is on sale as well, if you didn't have a gaming computer before I would say Starcraft 2, and definitely get Rage/BF3 when they come out to admire the graphics on your sexy-ass new computer.
I love to tell you to run out and buy a crap load of good games but we are only 3 months away from the Steam Christmas sale. I suggest you pick up games like RAGE, BF3, Skyrim (games you know you are going to enjoy) and put aside $100-150 for the sale rather than spending it now. Also Mods and TF2
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