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Zeazer
As the title say im looking for action games.
You can be superfast, strong etc etc or just plain normal it doesnt matter.
Story is a must but it doesnt have to be perfect, a normaly good story should do.
Horror moments are much apprecieted.
Well thats about it.
Bye bye friends.
jojo man
QUOTE(Zeazer @ Jun 29 2008, 01:00 PM) *
As the title say im looking for action games.
You can be superfast, strong etc etc or just plain normal it doesnt matter.
Story is a must but it doesnt have to be perfect, a normaly good story should do.
Horror moments are much apprecieted.
Well thats about it.
Bye bye friends.

F.E.A.R. is awesome, and it can do a pretty good job of creeping you out. It's got some of the best gun-fights and slo-mo effects i've ever seen in a game. It's sequel(Project Origin) is due for release sometime, later this year, if i'm not mistaken. For some more creepiness(but not as satisfying gameplay), you could try Doom 3. Bioshock is supposedly creepy, but I can't really say for sure(never played it, myself). If you're looking for a raw adrenaline rush, you may want to check out Gears of War(it's sequel has recently been announced, not sure on a release date though). The Orange Box may be useful to you as well. Hope this helps.
Zeazer
Completed all F.E.A.R.'s already.
Gears of War completed.
Bioshock not completed yet awesome might get it.
Doom 3 is great for scares but as you say not in gameplay.
I also have a suggestion for all of you that like action games too.

Crysis
What's not to like about throwning enemies through walls or headshoot them.
Or blow up buildings.
Or blow up buildings with a exploding car and enemies inside hehe.
macmert
hmm... Bioshock is a great game, but not for my taste, it can really screw you up since it is quite horrible game... If you want to be scared and have action, try alone in the dark and silent hill also resident evil series... for great action I recommend quake II (it was awesome, along with the music biggrin.gif) maybe call of duty?
bluekatt
resident evil
silent hill
project zero
the suffering
manhunt

take your pick
Zeazer
Do you have weapons in Silent Hill?
Im not so intressted in horror games with weapons or at least not in the begining.
Also could you please provide a short description.
tyreil829
Crysis
Halo
Unreal tournament 1 2003 2004 3

Psycho
Palpenious
Silent Hills are similar to Resident Evil. Basically Konami's answer to Resident Evil, but they focus more on the horror and less on the action. You will have to really conserve ammo, and run from enemies a lot more than you do in RE. The puzzles are a bit more clever than the earlier RE games, though, which may be a plus or minus to you, depending on your preference. And yes, you do get weapons, but as I said, you rely on them a bit less than the average action game. All in all a very good game, and pretty good at scaring you, but it is a more, constant, creeped out feeling than, "oh my god! What was that?"
tyreil829
is FEAR any good?

Psycho
jojo man
QUOTE(tyreil829 @ Jul 18 2008, 04:02 PM) *
is FEAR any good?

Psycho

Personally, I LOVED F.E.A.R.. The first expansion wasn't that great, but it was forgivable since the combat was fun(In my opinion). The second expansion just plain sucked though. The game itself is an absolute blast, both in single player and online.
Wrath_Of_Deadguy01
[plug]System Shock 2.[/plug] Survival horror on a starship with a rogue AI and her unruly creations. The graphics aren't as impressive as you'll find in newer games, but the environment and atmosphere are fantastic and the story rocks (though you really have to explore if you want all of it). Make sure you have a good set of speakers or headphones, though, because a lot of what makes the game creepy is in the sounds. It also ranks among the very few PC titles which can claim online co-op as a feature, and must be played after midnight with the lights out.

Bioshock is also a natural pick, and a wonderful experience if you have the system for it (especially now that the limit on reinstalltions has been removed)- and if you enjoy Bioshock you're practically guaranteed to enjoy SS2.

Both of the above blow Doom 3 and its expansion out of the water. They're scarier, deeper, and much more intelligent in their use of environment and abilities. Not that Doom 3 wasn't fun, but anything from LGS and/or Irrational with a title ending in Shock is a work of bloody art.
macmert
If you manage to get System Shock 2 to work on your system, yea it is a great game to play (since it didnt work on my PC)...
Wrath_Of_Deadguy01
Yeah, that's rather unfortunate- though there's still a decent community that'll help if they can. I've been having some issues getting it to run on my new laptop as well. Most of the issues with SS2 pop up on multiprocessor/hyperthreading systems- you have to tweak it so that shock2.exe only runs on one processor, which is easy enough... except when WinXP decides to be a complete and utter %&$! about it, which is what's been happening to me (I've been through three different third-party utilities that didn't help either). There is also an issue with nVidia FX series graphics boards (dunno about the GT series, which is what I'm running now). Fortunately, I still have another computer which it will run on... otherwise I'd spend a lot of time crying; SS2 is pretty much my all-time favorite game.

I'd have put SS1 on the list, too, but I honestly think that we've reached a point in gaming where sprites- even well-made sprites in 3D environments- just can't be scary anymore. That, and it's even harder to get running than SS2 and is even more impossible to find a legit copy of these days (being older than classic Doom and all). wallbash.gif

Those, Doom3, and Bioshock are pretty much the extent of me experience with scary games though... there are a few spooky and creepy moments in the Halos and in Unreal II- but nothing that had me running for my virtual life and occasionally wasting ammo on shadows. Half-Life 2 had Ravenholm, which occasionally came close, but only that even came close because I'm an arachniphobe and the black and fast 'crabs look like spiders. Doom3 relied too much on monster closets and lights-out for its scares. SS2 and Bioshock both have genuine suspenseful scares with intricate setups that actually work into the plot and set you up in advance for the next one.
Sharkull
If you don't mind older games, Deus Ex (the original, NOT the sequel) is an excellent game. Another oldie would be the 3 act HL mod They Hunger... great mood with a bit of story / mystery thrown in with the action.
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