Three Games That Make PC Gamers Proud

[GameBanshee News]

HellForge has kicked up a short article that spotlights three games that "make them proud" to be PC gamers. Deus Ex gets some representation:

Bioshock has been hailed with great respect because of the richness of its fiction and the detail placed in its levels, but you know what? Where Bioshock had a few recordings in each level, Deus Ex had so many as 20 little details, wether they be datacubes, emails, and rooms, all of which contained backstory for the game or the people inhabiting it.

There were so many important NPCs, and you got to know what happened to so many of them, it felt real. There were so many ways to get to the solution of puzzles, so many nooks and crannies to explore, so many secondary entrances, the world felt credible. Also, it would kick your ass if you tried to go in guns blazing like a tank. And that makes it only even better, making you act like a proper covert operative. Also, when you think about it all, you can't help but laugh. I mean, seriously, there's so much conspiring in the world that at any given moment at least 5 organizations are influencing the whole picture and we get to know nothing about it?

Let's not forget another thing, it was an RPG too. You developed your character the way you wanted it to be, be it augmentations or skills or a combination of both.

But even all of this would not have made it the game it is if it were not a work of love. The creators loved this game and profitability didn't influence the design at all.

[DesR85]

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This is the kind of game which, shown to the average under 18 will cause a "zomg game sux bad grahpix" reaction. And that is an indicator of greatness.

You know, for a game which doesn't sport great visuals, it was pointed out as being somewhat of a hardware hog when it was first released. Not that I have anything against the game, it's just that my beef comes from games that look average and yet require a beefy machine to run it properly.

Sacrifice, I can't say that I know much about that game. As for Shogun: Total War, I liked the game, even though I didn't play it that long as I was playing it at a friend's house.

[Siberys]

Hmm....I realize I've actively stated numerous times that I hate video games with the focus of graphics over plot and character, but for once I have to stick up for Graphics in a sense.

Saying "A game has bad graphics is an indicator of a good game" is extremely unfair and kind of deluded. I know plenty of crappy games that also have crappy graphics. Super Mario Brothers 2 for instance, was a terrible game. Or if we need to go with games in todays era, Eschalon book one has crappy graphics and is only a mediocre fantasy RPG at best from what I've played.

Graphics can HELP a game, but they don't MAKE a game.