PC Gamers - help!

[lathany]

I want some recommendations for a PC game. I've plenty to keep me occupied on the Playstation for months and months, but with the duo often in there now I really need something to retreat to on the PC as well.

The PC games I enjoy are the Baldur's Gate saga (but Icewind Dale bored me to tears), all the Diablos, Chaos Gate (ie. Warhammer 40k) plus various point-and-click adventures (Black Mirror, All the Monkey Islands, Both Darkfalls, etc.) I've also played the earlier Warcrafts but I find, after half-way, the missions get too long. I don't want a on-line-based game, 'cos I don't have that much time or that much flexible time. Sound and graphics are really not a high priority I just want some decent game play, puzzles and/or plot.

What else? Oh, yeah. My PC is Windows 98 with the stuff that implies. I have absolutely no cravings for new games (which is as well given the system spec) just because they are new.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[onyxblue1.livejournal.com]

Age of Wonders is pretty fun. At least, we like it. There's another one called . . . Amber, I think. It's a puzzle solving game. In fact, I think we have a spare copy, so as long as there aren't weird things for CD-ROM like there are for DVD and VHS between the U.S. and Britain/Europe, we could send you a copy, and then it would be free!

[the-original1.livejournal.com]

Stop that. That's about what I was going to say.

Amber: Journeys Beyond (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/amberjourneysbeyond/review.html). It says one player, but we had fun sitting together trying to figure out the puzzles. I'm not sure either of us could have done it alone.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Yeah, bateleur and I do puzzle games together too. Amber: Journeys Beyond is, sadly, not released in the UK.

[onyxblue1.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're interested in the extra copy, let us know! I don't think there is a difference between here and there, but then, I didn't know there was for DVD and VHS until the_original1 told me.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

That's very kind of you. I've found it on Amazon for a fiver, though. So that would probably be cheaper than you posting it and save me the issue of finding out whether there are any difference between US and UK.

Although, I may come back begging for a copy if I have problems. ;-)

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've suddenly realised I'm not clear which game you have a copy of.

[the-original1.livejournal.com]

The extra copy, still in its pretty, crackly cellophane, is Amber.