What PC games have I been missing out on?

[AlexMax]

I have not had an up-to-date computer capable of running recent computer games (none of them had hardware acceleration) until now. I am now going to purchase a 2.4 ghz computer with 512mb of RAM and an ATI Radeon 9600 XT Which means, I dont want to be bleeding edge, jsut something that's adequite for games of today.

Which brings me to my question. Since around 1998, I have been missing out on almost all PC games made since then.

What are your suggestions about what I should pick up? So far, I have Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament 2K4, Neverwinter Nights, and depending on if it runs wel enough, Halo PC (I heard it was basically pot luck if it ran wel on a computer or not, but I'm willing to give the demo a spin to see if it does) on my list of "games to get". Also, almost all of my friends play Warcraft III, so I'll probably buy that too, if not new than from a friend who doesn't play it anymore. I already have a copy of Diablo II that I'll finally be able to run, as well as Half Life (It ran, but not well enough).

So, anything else? What have I been missing out on?

[Jakq]

im getting a new pc! so i get to play pc games too now!!!!

[cap2030]

RPG's:
Baldurs gate 2 and expansion
Star wars KOTOR(assuming you didnt play it for xbox)

Strategy:
Kohan:Immortal Soveriegn
C&C:generals+zero hour

FPS:
Battlefield 1942
Serious Sam(1 or 2)(hey it's cheap and nice overwhelming action)

cant think of too many games for some reason.

[deathbyhokie]

galactic civilizations. awesome strategy game. and civ 3, of course. i also recently picked up crimson skies, and it's not half bad. it is a little old hough

[fatcatfan]

GunBound. I'm hooked. And it's free.

[EWild]

Half Life 2, World Of Warcraft (When it comes out), and Gunbound. Also I'd try and get about a Gig of Ram because soon enough, you're gonna need it. And it's cheap. ;)

[Warlock]

Be sure to get Frozen Throne (War 3 expansion) as well :D

Also, this game is a little old (2000) but I absolutely loved Giants: Citizen Kabuto. I would definately recommend that. That game absolutely rocked. It's among my favorite PC games. Since it's old you can probably get it cheaper now too, so there ya go ;)

[Brian]

I'd say Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. I staggered through it on my older PC, and am now enjoying it much more, the way it was meant to be played, on my new one. It is one of my all time favorite games, and its graphics are beautiful.

[Michael Moore]

Civilization 3!

[Tygore]

GunBound. I'm hooked. And it's free.

Just when I think I'm over it... you remind me about it. Now I have to play again. Thanks a lot.

[MagmaLord]

Diablo Battlechest, live it, breath it, etc.

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

Star Wars: K.O.T.O.R.

[Pablo]

Battlefield 1942 with the Desert Combat mod: bliss.

[Artevoi]

They're not going to push your uber-PC (uber/super compaired to mine anyway) but:

Baldurs Gate 2: Shadows of Amn/Throne of Bhaal
System Shock 2
Thief: The Dark Project
Planescape: Torment
Worms World Party (OR Worms Armageddon, they're about the same)
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Gunman Chronicles (Basically a huge, stand-alone Half-Life mod, but still good)

[SixTen]

From what I have seen of Thief 2, I like it better than Thief 1. No Zombies. My interest in the game declined a great deal when I saw the zombies. But both are still excellent games that I would highly reccomend.

[Fiyerstorm]

BF1942 and (old but ownage) American McGee's Alice. :D

[Master Ghaleon]

Ultima online rules

[DukenukemX]

Halo PC - Runs good with updates. Radeon 8500/9000 owners should use "-use14" to get better graphics. Radeon 9500+ owners should use "-use20".
Far Cry - Sucks as a game but what a nice graphics engine. Can't wait to make maps for it.
Chrome - Not a bad game if you like to be challenged. Nothing special but a regular 3D shooter.
Natural Selection mod for Half Life - Much better than Counter Strike and really uses the microphone.
Battlefield 1942 - Just a good online game.

[AlexMax]

Well, a little while later, this is what I ended up getting.

* Halo PC
* Unreal Tournament 2004
* Neverwinter Nights

Thank you for all of your suggestions.