So as not to hijack the Tech thread Raekwon I will respond in here. (I recently bought a new gaming rig and am looking for games to play).
I grew up on games like FF2/3, Lufia, Shining Force, Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre etc.. those were always my jam. I played a lot of MMO's. Probably my favourite game of all time was Ultima Online 1997-99.
So what games can we recommend in that genre for PC, or even outside that genre that are just games, that can take full advantage of a Fully Armed and Operational Deathstar of a machine.
To echo what others have said, Divinity Original Sin 2 is fantastic. If you want more, take a look at XCOM 1 & 2, Invisible Inc, Shadowrun series, The Banner Saga series and Battletech.
You also can't go wrong with the Witcher 3 if you haven't played that already.
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Wow cool didn't realize you could do that with a PS4 controller. Can you play a PS4 game like battlefront 2 on your PC that are playing it on their PS4's?
Divinity 2 looks amazing. Saying it draws heavy from one of my favourite games of all time, Ultima VII. I have to play it.
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Wow cool didn't realize you could do that with a PS4 controller. Can you play a PS4 game like battlefront 2 on your PC that are playing it on their PS4's?
Divinity 2 looks amazing. Saying it draws heavy from one of my favourite games of all time, Ultima VII. I have to play it.
You cannot. Sony is notoriously close walled when it comes to crossplay. Plus, in a pvp fps mouse and keyboard players would annihilate controller users. I am not too familiar with PS4 controller support but I do know that 360 & xb1 controllers are practically universally supported.
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Wow cool didn't realize you could do that with a PS4 controller. Can you play a PS4 game like battlefront 2 on your PC that are playing it on their PS4's?
Divinity 2 looks amazing. Saying it draws heavy from one of my favourite games of all time, Ultima VII. I have to play it.
Are you talking about playing online in PS Now against people using a PS4, or playing a PC version of a game against console users? The first scenario is a yes, PS Now is streaming directly from Playstation hardware so there's no difference in multiplayer compared to a PS4 console. The second scenario is no, Sony has not enabled cross-platform play for their online network
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You cannot. Sony is notoriously close walled when it comes to crossplay. Plus, in a pvp fps mouse and keyboard players would annihilate controller users. I am not too familiar with PS4 controller support but I do know that 360 & xb1 controllers are practically universally supported.
Depends on the game. One recent Fortnight tournament had a winner who used a controller beat mouse/keyboard players, because the auto-aim in that game is so over powered
Are you talking about playing online in PS Now against people using a PS4, or playing a PC version of a game against console users? The first scenario is a yes, PS Now is streaming directly from Playstation hardware so there's no difference in multiplayer compared to a PS4 console. The second scenario is no, Sony has not enabled cross-platform play for their online network
The only exception that I know of is Rocket League. That game has crossplay and cross platform party systems.
Looking for a decent game to play with the S/O. We LOVED playing City of Heroes when that was a thing. I tried to get back into WoW with her. She quite enjoys it, I'm thoroughly bored with it.
Was thinking Fortnite? Are there any games or servers catering to noobs? She's really only played the MMORPG style mentioned aboe, this would be her first FPS and not sure she'd be able to wrap her head around it. Much faster pace.
Or is there anything new in the MMORPG in the same vein as CoH?
Looking for a decent game to play with the S/O. We LOVED playing City of Heroes when that was a thing. I tried to get back into WoW with her. She quite enjoys it, I'm thoroughly bored with it.
Was thinking Fortnite? Are there any games or servers catering to noobs? She's really only played the MMORPG style mentioned aboe, this would be her first FPS and not sure she'd be able to wrap her head around it. Much faster pace.
Or is there anything new in the MMORPG in the same vein as CoH?
Granted the community can be toxic at times have you considered something like League of Legends or DOTA?
Looking for a decent game to play with the S/O. We LOVED playing City of Heroes when that was a thing. I tried to get back into WoW with her. She quite enjoys it, I'm thoroughly bored with it.
Was thinking Fortnite? Are there any games or servers catering to noobs? She's really only played the MMORPG style mentioned aboe, this would be her first FPS and not sure she'd be able to wrap her head around it. Much faster pace.
Or is there anything new in the MMORPG in the same vein as CoH?
Minecraft? Totally different than the games you've mentioned but easily the most fun cooperative game I've played. It never seems to get boring.
Final Fantasy XIV is handily the best MMORPG out right now. IMO it’s the best ever.
I agree that it's currently the top dog in the MMO genre (and the Shadowbringers MSQ was amazing). Unfortunately, I think right now isn't a good time to be a new player. They're about to revamp the original game's main story quest line which is bloated with filler, so I would suggest waiting until that's done to start playing.
Secondly, leveling is going to be a largely solo affair unless you and the people you partner with watch cinematics at the same pace. There's a ton of them, and if you either speed read or skip them entirely, then you're going to be really separated in time. When it comes time to do dungeons and raids and such then it gets back to normal MMO stuff, but even then I always felt guilty being the one wanting to watch the cinematics after a raid wing when most everyone is waiting for you.
I agree that it's currently the top dog in the MMO genre (and the Shadowbringers MSQ was amazing). Unfortunately, I think right now isn't a good time to be a new player. They're about to revamp the original game's main story quest line which is bloated with filler, so I would suggest waiting until that's done to start playing.
Secondly, leveling is going to be a largely solo affair unless you and the people you partner with watch cinematics at the same pace. There's a ton of them, and if you either speed read or skip them entirely, then you're going to be really separated in time. When it comes time to do dungeons and raids and such then it gets back to normal MMO stuff, but even then I always felt guilty being the one wanting to watch the cinematics after a raid wing when most everyone is waiting for you.
the nice thing is you can go to an inn and watch them later if you do end up skipping them.
the nice thing is you can go to an inn and watch them later if you do end up skipping them.
Unfortunately (for now) you can only replay the cinematics, and not the dialogue that happens before and after the cinematic for the quest. Sometimes some pretty important stuff is said outside cinematics too.
When they add New Game+ you'll at least be able to replay all the quest text.
