I am kind of a dork. I like real time strategy games! My favorite computer game is probably Age of Empires 3. Although, I have not able to play much at all since school started. I really enjoy the part of the game that lets your build your town and upgrade your civilization as you prepare for war. There is just something cool about controlling an entire army of early colonial troops bent on conquering the New World. I think the graphics are great for the type of game it is and for the time it was released. I also believe the game caters to those who like to play online or with more people than just the computer.
As much as I love the game there could be a few things to improve. I don't like that there is a civilization population limit of 200, or it least should be a bit higher. I know that it would really slow down the computer if there were a thousand little soldiers fighting on a battle field but 2oo seems low to me. I also think that there should be more places to start your civilization in. The game limits you to just North and South American places and doesn't include that many territories.
The computer that I use for my game is a HP G62 laptop that uses Windows 7, which I love! My computer has 300GBs of storage and has 4GBs of RAM. I could use more RAM but my game works fine with this amount. It is not an impressive laptop but it does everything that I require of it.
I have tried one of the Age of Empires games before and I have to say that I liked it. I just need 4-5 more hours per day to really sit down and learn how to play or get other things done.
ReplyDeleteIf you looking for a game that you don't have to put a whole lot of thought into you should try one of the bejeweled games. It’s a game that doesn't have to involve a lot of thought if you don't want to. But there are some portions of the game that make you think, especially the puzzles. I know it’s more of an arcade game but it can be a great time waster it you find some!!!
I probably wouldn't play Age of Empires, but I will have to check it out because my boys would love it!
ReplyDeleteIf you have time to sneak away from the games you should try Photoshop, it somewhat becomes a game. You can cut and paste, change colors and sizes and my favorite is to reverse things so the pictures are opposite of the way you took them. Very cool!
I would have to agree Age of Empires is an awesome game. But you do have to be able to dedicate some serious time to be able to play it.If you have a smart I would recommend playing angry birds. Its a fun challenging game yet simple minded enough you don't have to put a lot of thought into it.
ReplyDeleteim not a computer gamer but i gotta say that game sounds awesome imma have to give it a try! one game that you might like is a flash game you can play on a web browser called monkey bloons tower defense 4. this game lets you control monkeys on air plains, ships, monkeys with glue guns, darts,guns, and many more the object is to pop all the balloons coming at you before they reach the other side. is a pretty addicting game and there's NO LIMIT to what you can add.
ReplyDeleteNice, Dale. I know a few guys who could totally get behind that. Sounds like a pretty solid recommendation.
ReplyDeleteIf you're every looking to get into the open source world, check out GIMP for photo editing. It is a nice alternative to Photoshop and can produce some pretty powerful results.
I sit down and play AOE for a few hours every few months, its extremely addicting.
ReplyDeleteTake a look at Autodesk Inventor. Its a free download for students with registration and you can design any part imaginable. It can do simple 2.5D layouts, as well and complex 3D pieces, and the basics can be learned in only a few hours.
hehe I know the feeling about that, being limited by the game but at the same time feeling freed by it. If you really want to change something about a game google, mods for said game
ReplyDeletesome times you'll have to open the mod from an archive (Zip,Rar etc) so when you do something like that make sure you have something like 7Zip handy, it really makes unpacking things easier than you can imagine
I'm like you, since school started I have not had time to play very many computer games. If you're ever interested in a productivity suite and don't want to spend a lot of money on Microsoft office, I would recommend OpenOffice. It's free and similar to Microsoft office. Although it won't be 100% compatible for your schoolwork I would definitely recommend it for personal use.
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