Legend of Grimrock.

Well on the threat of sounding like a stock holder or shamlessly plugging my product or something. I just found GOG.com they have gone back and made some of the best games Ive played in my life avalable for modern PCs. Most of these are single player games and all are at bargin bin prices. Just for the record I gain nothing from them by dropping this. But Connon fodder , Pharaoh , Freespace 2 just a few REAL goodies. They dont really make games like these anymore. Everyone should get a shot at some of the best games evver made. Hope this helps you. Enjoy your summer.

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I know you said 2008+, but I'd really recommend Jade Empire. It was originally released in 2005 (with added fighting styles and higher resolutions for the PC in 2007), but it still looks quite lovely. The characters are wonderful, the story's fun, the combat system is varied and action-packed, the music is beautiful, it has the usual BioWare replayability (pre-EA), and it's one of the best settings I think I've ever played in. Also, it has John Cleese and Nathan Fillion.

Screenshot, just for the sake of reference:

for super-cheap if you find it...try Sanitarium.

it's ancient but nothing like it. its not really clear whats going on as you start and as you progress it gts wider and more confusing...only when credits roll you finally piece together the whole story.

here's some youtube of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IDqio375Qk

Jade Empire is a great game, I liked it better than Dragon Age. The entire atmosphere is good and it is very immersive.

Also Fable III has John Cleese awesome voice acting and is also a good game.

Venetica

Legend of Grimrock

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Divinity 2 DKS

Saints Row the Third

You cant go wrong with Skyrim really.

Currently i am addicted to spellforce.  Not sure how old the original is but i think spellforce universe(sf 1 + 2 and the expansions) meets the timeframe and they just releasead a new expansion for sf 2.

Salvation prophecy look to be an interesting indie game that just came out.

Both of these are drm free if that's an issue.

Is going to depend on what you like as I see both dragon age origins and space marine listed and I though both were awful.  With dao being the worst game i ever played.  So you may want to say what type of thing you like.

Originally posted by Gabby-air

Mass Effect trilogy

Dragon Age Origins

The witcher series

Battlefield 3

Max Payne 3

 

great line up, I'd add Saints Row: The Third

Games which haven't been mentioned I think:

Console only games:

Halo series (if you have an Xbox) - one of the best games series I've ever played

Red Dead Redemption - amazing open world game set in the early 1900s.

Forza 4/GT 5 - one of the best racers if you are into car racing

Devil May Cry

Mortal Kombat/Tekken - amazing fighting games

Metal Gear Solid 1,2,3 are available in HD for all consoles, MGS 4 is PS3 exclusive.

God of War (PS3 only) and Gears of War (XBox only)

Available on PC and may be available on consoles

Indie games - Braid, Super Meat Boy (warning this is one of the most difficult and at time annoying games, you will ever play), Shank 2, Defense Grid: the Awakening

Portal 1 and 2 

The Total War Series - Shogun is the best imo

Super Street Fighter 4/Street Fighter x Tekken

Fifa (?) or any sport game for that matter.

There are many great games already mentioned in this thread! 

A few people have recommended Saints Row: the Third. I'd strongly recommend Saints Row 2 instead. Saints Row: the Third improved a few of the game play mechanics, but the second game was much stronger in many areas. Saints Row 2 had a larger city, more varied environments (a beach/boardwalk, college campus, shopping mall, etc.), it had more building interiors, it had significantly more avatar customization (custom walking animations, fighting styles, more facial features, far more clothing, far more jewelery, etc.), it had more music (and better music, too), it had more car models, it had more hidden items/areas, it was more "sandboxy" (do what you want in the order you want) and it had a far, far, far better story.

Saints Row: the Third improved some animations, streamlined the UI, had smoother shooting, added a higher poly count, improved driving mechanics a bit, and made the "leveling" vertical rather than horizontal. It's absolutely a fun game and worth playing, but it lost a lot of what made Saints Row 2 an instant classic.

Plus, you can get Saints Row 2 for $14.99 or less.

If you like space games like Privateer or Freelancer, I can recommend the X series from Egosoft: http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3ap/info_en.php.

Think Freelancer with a larger world, a more dynamic economy and the option to own stations and multiple ships...

Originally posted by Oligarh

Well, it's the summer vacation and i have almost no games to play. There is of course league of legends, but i've been playing it too much so i'm a bit bored of it.

I would like you to suggest some games for me, single player preferably, that i could play. The genre is not important ,  no criteria of search, just any game that you think is good atm. Preferably new, 2008+.

Currently i'm waiting for prototype to be released for the PC. Of course Skyrim will be recommended so i'll say from the start that i already played it, and i enjoyed it a bit.

Other single player games that i've played (i rarely play SP cause i can't find good games) are: Deus ex: human revolution (i seriously thought that this is one of the best games ever, even though i deleted it 3 times before actually getting into it :P),  Fallout (i keep forgetting about it, i might continue playing it if no one has any good suggestions), Starcraft(only the campaign, can't play online ... for reasons).

But if you know an online game that is entertaining, do not be shy to mention it also.

It's not mandatory for the games to be AAA titles, indie games could work also, but a well polished game would be nice.

Thank you in advance.

 

 

 

Ok, so i know i should post this in the lfgame section, and i am very sorry that i don't do it, but that section is almost dead and i would get an answer very hard.

Witcher 2, Fez, Legend of Grimrock.  Of course there's also Skyrim, Starcarft II (don't need to play multiplayer.)

And those are just games out here now.  Can always goto gogames.com for tons of ancient classics.

Originally posted by aesperus

Originally posted by Bladestrom
Also, if you have steam, don't count out mods. Civ4 for one has some really good mods that are free (afaik) and make the game seem like an entirely different sort of game.

Just look at Skyrim.  If you play it with mods, it looks like a different game, and plays like a different game.  The vanilla was nice, but honestly, the mods make it almost brand new.  (Just the graphical mods alone, like the one that accurately draws details on distant things, so mountains retain detail is gorgeous in and of itself.)

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1. Skyrim

2. Dragon Age Origins

3. The Witcher 2

4. Neverwinter NIghts 1

5. Mass Effect games

Sanitarium is on GOG.com $9.99

Good Old Games.com Excellent selection of games for very reasonable prices.:) All DRM free.

has anyone mentioned SWTOR yet? I hear it's very much a single player game with a good storyline.  Skyrim is a good choice too.

witcher 2. i like it more compared skyrim because combat is much more fun, stil both are great

Suggesting something that others haven't suggested yet:

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, and its expansion, Uprising.

C&C: RA3 is by far the most fun RTS game I've played in a loooooooooooong time. And two out of three of the single-player campaigns are pure awesome. And it's on a 75% sale on Steam right now, so you may want to look into that.