Personal Favorite Games of 2008

Greg King · 12-30-2008, 12:39 AM

Mine would have to easily be Metal Gear Solid 4. I love that game.

madstork91 · 12-30-2008, 01:10 AM

Smash bros. Brawl
Left 4 Dead
Majong (Nintendo ds)
Flash focus (I think that was this year)

wow... I guess i really didn't play much this year...

I've been busy finishing school, 6 weeks in mex, starting a career, and the on again off again relationship.

Resolution '09: Play more games.

Greg King · 12-30-2008, 01:33 AM

Ahh, Left 4 Dead..... such an awesome game. We should have a Techgage meetup sometime, get some Zombie killing action going.

I have done NOTHING but play games for the past few months. That and drink.

madstork91 · 12-30-2008, 11:13 AM

http://forums.techgage.com/showthread.php?t=4326

umm... yeah...

wolf2009 · 12-30-2008, 02:54 PM

mine would be GTA 4

Greg King · 12-30-2008, 03:31 PM

GTA4 is a great game but I have had a lot of issues on the PC. A GREAT alternative, in my opinion, is Saint's Row. Not a polished game like GTA4 but a HELL of a lot of fun.

Merlin · 12-30-2008, 07:17 PM

As Always ----Half Life- Deathmatch
Left4Dead
Grid racing
Far Cry 2
DIRT ( racing )
COD4
Crysis
*not in any order
now I'm gamebroke

Kougar · 12-31-2008, 03:19 AM

Left 4 Dead
Crysis + Crysis Warhead
Team Fortress 2
Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts
Supreme Commander Forged Alliance

My only peeve is L4D was an awesome concept but it felt like the only bugfixing done was during the demo. That game still has grevious bugs they would have caught early on in betatesting had they done so, and it still lacks a server browser or any way to select the server to launch your game from unless you know certainl console text commands...

Rob Williams · 01-03-2009, 02:57 AM

Thanks to a general lack of time, when I do find time to play games, I tend to be drawn to my old-school MMO, simply because I know it's not going to be around forever. I do need to make sure I make more time for gaming this year though, since I feel like I need to game more. It's sick that I benchmark these games for what seems like night and day, but I never stray past the few minutes I spend in each one.

That aside, this year, Left 4 Dead impressed me quite a bit, bugs aside. The graphics were fantastic, it ran well, and the audio was impressive. It's really, really fun with a group of good friends, and forces you work as a team. I look forward to seeing what future updates come to this one. Sadly, I don't have an opinion on any other game this year, since I really don't recall playing any.

Kougar · 01-03-2009, 05:24 PM

I should also mention L4D still crashes due to NVIDIA drivers.... Forceware 180 drivers are WHQL but are incompatible with L4D... both XP and Vista64 versions will cause the game to lockup or crash to desktop randomly. 178 drivers don't have any problems.

Merlin · 01-03-2009, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

I should also mention L4D still crashes due to NVIDIA drivers.... Forceware 180 drivers are WHQL but are incompatible with L4D... both XP and Vista64 versions will cause the game to lockup or crash to desktop randomly. 178 drivers don't have any problems.

Hmmmm, interesting.
I see you have the GTX260, I use the GTX280 and have never seen what you described.
I havent updated any drivers since the installation......
I'll keep an eye out for thos problems

Merlin

Kougar · 01-03-2009, 09:35 PM

Well I'm by far not the only one. L4D Valve forums are covered with threads, if you post an issue they'll ask what Forceware you use right off. Three or four buddies in my friends list also suffered from this problem. Usually the game locks up and crashes with looping/stuck sounds under XP, but with Vista it tends to just crash to desktop without a single error message being reported. Sometimes the sound is still looping in the background, sometimes not.

Merlin · 01-04-2009, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkSynergy

Ahh, Left 4 Dead..... such an awesome game. We should have a Techgage meetup sometime, get some Zombie killing action going.

I have done NOTHING but play games for the past few months. That and drink.

Lemme know when, we'll get stork also

Doomsday · 01-05-2009, 05:48 AM

mine are:
The Witcher Enhanced Edition
Crysis Warhead
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Fallout 3
Devil May Cry 4

Some of u r mentioning games of 2007 like COD4 and Crysis. 2008 games dudes!
ah well then i also include :
Crysis
COD4
The Witcher
C&C: 3 Tiberium Wars
Mass Effect
oh and i started playing Hitman Blood Money, kinda late yes but its awesome!

Merlin · 01-05-2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doomsday

mine are:
The Witcher Enhanced Edition
Crysis Warhead
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Fallout 3!

How do you like Fallout3 ?
I was thinking of getting that one next

Merlin

12-30-2008, 12:39 AM	#1
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Personal Favorite Games of 2008 Mine would have to easily be Metal Gear Solid 4. I love that game. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

12-30-2008, 01:10 AM	#2
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	Smash bros. Brawl Left 4 Dead Majong (Nintendo ds) Flash focus (I think that was this year) wow... I guess i really didn't play much this year... I've been busy finishing school, 6 weeks in mex, starting a career, and the on again off again relationship. Resolution '09: Play more games. __________________ ..

12-30-2008, 01:33 AM	#3
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Ahh, Left 4 Dead..... such an awesome game. We should have a Techgage meetup sometime, get some Zombie killing action going. I have done NOTHING but play games for the past few months. That and drink. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

12-30-2008, 11:13 AM	#4
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	http://forums.techgage.com/showthread.php?t=4326 umm... yeah... __________________ ..

12-30-2008, 03:31 PM	#6
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	GTA4 is a great game but I have had a lot of issues on the PC. A GREAT alternative, in my opinion, is Saint's Row. Not a polished game like GTA4 but a HELL of a lot of fun. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

12-30-2008, 02:54 PM	#5
wolf2009 Obliviot Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13	mine would be GTA 4

12-30-2008, 07:17 PM	#7
Merlin The Tech Wizard Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lakeland, Fl Posts: 1,855	Personal Favorite Games of 2008 As Always ----Half Life- Deathmatch Left4Dead Grid racing Far Cry 2 DIRT ( racing ) COD4 Crysis not in any order now I'm gamebroke __________________ Win7 64 bit* Intel i7 920 watercooled Asus P6X580 Premium mobo, GTX280 GPU watercooled Synology NAS 207 Network Server with 2 Hitachi Terabite drives LG NAS N2R1 with 2 ea 2 tb drives LINKSYS PLK300 Powerline Network Kit

01-03-2009, 02:57 AM	#9
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Thanks to a general lack of time, when I do find time to play games, I tend to be drawn to my old-school MMO, simply because I know it's not going to be around forever. I do need to make sure I make more time for gaming this year though, since I feel like I need to game more. It's sick that I benchmark these games for what seems like night and day, but I never stray past the few minutes I spend in each one. That aside, this year, Left 4 Dead impressed me quite a bit, bugs aside. The graphics were fantastic, it ran well, and the audio was impressive. It's really, really fun with a group of good friends, and forces you work as a team. I look forward to seeing what future updates come to this one. Sadly, I don't have an opinion on any other game this year, since I really don't recall playing any. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-05-2009, 05:48 AM	#14
Doomsday Tech Junkie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 1,539	mine are: The Witcher Enhanced Edition Crysis Warhead Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Fallout 3 Devil May Cry 4 Some of u r mentioning games of 2007 like COD4 and Crysis. 2008 games dudes! ah well then i also include : Crysis COD4 The Witcher C&C: 3 Tiberium Wars Mass Effect oh and i started playing Hitman Blood Money, kinda late yes but its awesome! __________________ PSU: Corsair AX850 - Case: Cooler Master HAF X - CPU:Core i7-2600k - Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT - Motherboard: Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme Z - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB-1600Mhz - GPU: AMD MSI R6970 Lightning - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green - SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB - K/B: Razer Lycosa Mirror - Mouse: Logitech G700 - MouseMat: Steel Series 4HD - LCD: Samsung 2333SW 23" - Speakers: Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 - Headset: Logitech G35 7.1 "Do not look at a man's prayers nor his fasts, rather, measure him by how well he deals with others, the compassion he shows his fellow man, his wisdom and his integrity" - Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Last edited by Doomsday; 01-05-2009 at 05:58 AM.

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