RPG: Morrowind, Planescape: Torment, Gothic, Deus Ex (but avoid the sequel), Throne of Darkness, Fallout 2, Ultima Underworld (very old, primitive graphics, but it created most of the things we are used to in 3D RPGs)

RTS: Myth I and II (avoid Myth III), Syndicate Wars

Stealth: Thief I, II and III (note that also Deus Ex has strong stealth elements, but not mandatory, you can use stealth if you like it, while in Thief stealth is the main gameplay element)

Racing: Grand Prix Legends, GTR2 (I got the first and I still have to play it, but most say the 2nd has great improvements and from what I read around it has some features similar to Grand Prix Legends ones)

FPS: Duke Nukem 3D, Half-Life, Unreal, Unreal Tournament

Action Adventure: Hexen I, Heretic II

 

I got also Gothic II and III and Colin McRae in my backlog and recently added Sacred and Mass Effect, but I haven't played them yet so about them follow others' opinions and suggestions (although I can tell you that if Gothic II is even better than the first as many say it's definitely worth playing, while many also say that the 3rd is good but not as the first two)

 

 

ramses01 said: pariz said: ramses01 said: Are you trying to get a job?  Why are you getting random people to recommend you? For what you say, I am under the impression that in english you use "recommend" only work related. I'll look it up. In spanish it just means you are asking for advice, for a word of wisdom. Fortunately, people got it right. recommend me  is asking for someone to recommend you for something or to someone.  If you want someone to recommend something then you need to say recommend XXX to me.  it is simple grammar.  People didn't get it right.  They actually got it all wrong.  Everyone posts this recommend me crap, and it is annoying.

*sighs* Grammar nazi here. If you're going to be technical, be sure to get it right. Adding the word 'to' in there is more grammatically correct, however, you do not need the XXX part; the phrase 'recommend to me' would be a command to see what you think the commander would like. But, the real kicker, for why I bring this up: 'recommend me' by itself has a casual English acceptance of being a substitute for either 'recommend to me' or recommend me for'; the latter being what you were interpretting it as. While not correct in a formal setting, it is acceptable for a setting as this. (And truth be told, if this annoys you, the internet must be a very stressful place for you.)

As for the topic itself, unfortunately, I'm not a huge PC gamer these days. However, there are 2 series that I keep going back to- Diablo and Civilization. So I guess those are the ones I'd recommend?

dunno001 said: ramses01 said: pariz said: ramses01 said: Are you trying to get a job?  Why are you getting random people to recommend you? For what you say, I am under the impression that in english you use "recommend" only work related. I'll look it up. In spanish it just means you are asking for advice, for a word of wisdom. Fortunately, people got it right. recommend me  is asking for someone to recommend you for something or to someone.  If you want someone to recommend something then you need to say recommend XXX to me.  it is simple grammar.  People didn't get it right.  They actually got it all wrong.  Everyone posts this recommend me crap, and it is annoying.  *sighs* Grammar nazi here. If you're going to be technical, be sure to get it right. Adding the word 'to' in there is more grammatically correct, however, you do not need the XXX part; the phrase 'recommend to me' would be a command to see what you think the commander would like. But, the real kicker, for why I bring this up: 'recommend me' by itself has a casual English acceptance of being a substitute for either 'recommend to me' or recommend me for'; the latter being what you were interpretting it as. While not correct in a formal setting, it is acceptable for a setting as this. (And truth be told, if this annoys you, the internet must be a very stressful place for you.) As for the topic itself, unfortunately, I'm not a huge PC gamer these days. However, there are 2 series that I keep going back to- Diablo and Civilization. So I guess those are the ones I'd recommend?

You sir, are not remotely correct regarding the casual usage.  At no time has it been acceptable. 

ramses01 said: dunno001 said: ramses01 said: pariz said: ramses01 said: Are you trying to get a job?  Why are you getting random people to recommend you? For what you say, I am under the impression that in english you use "recommend" only work related. I'll look it up. In spanish it just means you are asking for advice, for a word of wisdom. Fortunately, people got it right. recommend me  is asking for someone to recommend you for something or to someone.  If you want someone to recommend something then you need to say recommend XXX to me.  it is simple grammar.  People didn't get it right.  They actually got it all wrong.  Everyone posts this recommend me crap, and it is annoying.  *sighs* Grammar nazi here. If you're going to be technical, be sure to get it right. Adding the word 'to' in there is more grammatically correct, however, you do not need the XXX part; the phrase 'recommend to me' would be a command to see what you think the commander would like. But, the real kicker, for why I bring this up: 'recommend me' by itself has a casual English acceptance of being a substitute for either 'recommend to me' or recommend me for'; the latter being what you were interpretting it as. While not correct in a formal setting, it is acceptable for a setting as this. (And truth be told, if this annoys you, the internet must be a very stressful place for you.) As for the topic itself, unfortunately, I'm not a huge PC gamer these days. However, there are 2 series that I keep going back to- Diablo and Civilization. So I guess those are the ones I'd recommend? You sir, are not remotely correct regarding the casual usage.  At no time has it been acceptable.

Recommend something to me. I studied it back in the days I studied english lessons. Somewhere along the road I lost it.

Thanks to both of you guys.

ramses01 said: dunno001 said: ramses01 said: pariz said: ramses01 said: Are you trying to get a job?  Why are you getting random people to recommend you? For what you say, I am under the impression that in english you use "recommend" only work related. I'll look it up. In spanish it just means you are asking for advice, for a word of wisdom. Fortunately, people got it right. recommend me  is asking for someone to recommend you for something or to someone.  If you want someone to recommend something then you need to say recommend XXX to me.  it is simple grammar.  People didn't get it right.  They actually got it all wrong.  Everyone posts this recommend me crap, and it is annoying.  *sighs* Grammar nazi here. If you're going to be technical, be sure to get it right. Adding the word 'to' in there is more grammatically correct, however, you do not need the XXX part; the phrase 'recommend to me' would be a command to see what you think the commander would like. But, the real kicker, for why I bring this up: 'recommend me' by itself has a casual English acceptance of being a substitute for either 'recommend to me' or recommend me for'; the latter being what you were interpretting it as. While not correct in a formal setting, it is acceptable for a setting as this. (And truth be told, if this annoys you, the internet must be a very stressful place for you.) As for the topic itself, unfortunately, I'm not a huge PC gamer these days. However, there are 2 series that I keep going back to- Diablo and Civilization. So I guess those are the ones I'd recommend? You sir, are not remotely correct regarding the casual usage.  At no time has it been acceptable.

You sure about that? Regarding use of recommend:<BR><BR> <B>...we can use should, the subjunctive or the normal tense in the that-clause, depending on whether it is appropriate to sound formal or not</b><BR> Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml<BR><BR>
Perhaps you'd prefer the OED? (Link: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1283476#m_en_us1283476 )<BR> make (someone or something) appealing or desirable, eg: the house had much to recommend it<BR><BR> In this case, he is asking for you to name a game, and mention why it would be appealing/desirable to him. Sorry, it is valid. And I'm also going to say that this is getting off-topic, so if you have any further debates on the issue, PM me with them.

Best old point&click adventure games:

- *The Secret of Monkey Island (if you're interested in it, make sure to buy the excellent HD remake called "Special Edition" which is available on PC/Mac/PS3/360)
- *Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (HD remake available on same systems as above)
- *The Curse of Monkey Island
- *Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (playable on Windows with the free program ScummVM, a virtual machine for older adventure games, http://www.scummvm.org/)
- *Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DL version available on http://store.steampowered.com/app/6010/)
- *Grim Fandango (I'm not sure if GF runs on modern systems, as it is not playable via ScummVM)
- Full Throttle (playable via ScummVM)
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (playable on PC via ScummVM, enhanced Director's Cut only available on Wii/DS/iPhone, not on PC)
- Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (DL version available on http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/broken_sword_2__the_smoking_mirror)
- The Longest Journey (DL version available on http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/the_longest_journey)
- Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (DL version available on http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/gabriel_knight_sins_of_the_fathers)
- Runaway: A Road Adventure (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/runaway_a_road_adventure)

* These are the 5 best point&click adventure games ever made imo (I count Monkey Island 1 and 2 as one game)

BTW: On gog and Steam you can also find King's Quest and Space Quest collections (classics from Sierra, the company which invented graphic adventure games).

Good point & click adventure games from 2009 (besides Machinarium):
- Ceville http://www.ceville-game.com/en/index_en.html
- The Whispered World http://www.the-whispered-world.com/index.php?lang=en
- Runaway: A Twist of Fate (aka Runaway 3) http://www.runaway-thegame.com/?lang=sp
- The Book of Unwritten Tales (not yet, but soon available in English) http://www.unwritten-tales.de/en/


Best (and best looking) economic/building sim franchise with RTS elements at the moment and in my opinion: 
- Anno 1701 and its successor Anno 1404 http://anno.es.ubi.com/pc/ (known as "Dawn of Discovery" in NA and for some reason often just called a RTS game by NA reviewers)