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Hey everybody, it's the Game Recommendations thread! I checked the first ten pages of Games to see if such a thread already existed, and it doesn't appear to, so I figured I'll give it a shot. Essentially, this is the big thread where you come and present a situation, and hopefully some of the knowledgeable folks in Games will give you a hand and tell you a few other things to play. Whether you're looking for a simple online game to pass the time, looking for some under-appreciated FPSes to play, or if you're looking for something else to play after you poured hours into Fallout, just ask and ye shall receive. Maybe. If this takes off, I'll add a bunch of recommendations to the OP as a simpler way for people to find something else they'll like without having to post a question that may have already been answered. I'll start things off. a) This one might be a bit obscure... I'm looking for a free-to-play Windows and OS X compatible multiplayer game to play with my girlfriend. Almost any genre would work, and browser-based is fine, as well. Ideally something that would be easy to get in and out of. b) I really found myself enjoying Portal. I know there aren't many humorous first-person puzzle games, but are there any other puzzle games with a similar campaign? Something that actually has a story progression? Doesn't have to be first-person, but I wouldn't mind. c) I also found myself really enjoying Blueberry Garden. What are some other quirky indie games to try out? Cost isn't too much of a factor, as they all seem to be pretty low in price to start with. Make of these what you will.
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sleepwalkers posted:a) This one might be a bit obscure... I'm looking for a free-to-play Windows and OS X compatible multiplayer game to play with my girlfriend. Almost any genre would work, and browser-based is fine, as well. Ideally something that would be easy to get in and out of. Do you have separate computers or do you mean 'hotseat' multiplayer?
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Last Emperor posted:Do you have separate computers or do you mean 'hotseat' multiplayer? Separate computers, sorry. Should've made that clear. We live two hours away from each other, so I'm looking for something that'll be an enjoyable way for us to pass the time with each other.
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sleepwalkers posted:b) I really found myself enjoying Portal. I know there aren't many humorous first-person puzzle games, but are there any other puzzle games with a similar campaign? Something that actually has a story progression? Doesn't have to be first-person, but I wouldn't mind. You might like to try the Half Life 2 mod Research and Development, it's not like Portal but it's a fairly cool first person puzzle game and its even fairly lengthy too, about three hours I think
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 17:33 |
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Can we also ask for recommendations on a game we're already thinking of? I have a couple things in mind, but I can't quite tell from reviews whether or not they'd suit me, based on my liking and opinions of other games.
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sleepwalkers posted:
How about Battlefield Heroes? Its free, runs on Windows and Mac, is Java based, so all you need is a browser. It also matches you up with people of a similar skill level so you don't get slaughtered the minute you log on. I find it pretty fun. Now for my request. I love RPGs. I believe my favorite game of all time was probably Ultima 4. I am looking for a good sandbox type RPG that satisfies the following criteria 1. Don't pigeon hole me into a quest line. I'll do it when I want to. 2. Let me do whatever I want. If I want to be a farmer and make money selling lettuce for a living, fine. If I want to be a badass mage, fine. 3. Not too graphically intense. My PC is about 6 years old (my video card about 2). I have a single core 3.4 GHz processor and 3 GB of RAM running win 7. 4. Please, for the love of god no half naked women in chainmail bikinis running around. I have small children and a body-conscious wife. I have already played Oblivion, Mass Effect (too many half naked women I'm afraid), and Fallout 3. They were all OK, but still felt pretty contrived in a lot of spots.
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sleepwalkers posted:b) I really found myself enjoying Portal. I know there aren't many humorous first-person puzzle games, but are there any other puzzle games with a similar campaign? Something that actually has a story progression? Doesn't have to be first-person, but I wouldn't mind. It's not first person, but I would highly recommend Braid if you haven't played it. 2d platformer style puzzle game available on steam.
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Demagouge posted:I have already played Oblivion, Mass Effect (too many half naked women I'm afraid), and Fallout 3. They were all OK, but still felt pretty contrived in a lot of spots. Wait, the skippable sex scenes of Mass Effect were too much but the exploding brains and eyeballs of Fallout 3 were just fine? Fallout 3 has some of the most horrifically violent headshots I've ever seen. Plus they're in slow motion.
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sleepwalkers posted:a) This one might be a bit obscure... I'm looking for a free-to-play Windows and OS X compatible multiplayer game to play with my girlfriend. Almost any genre would work, and browser-based is fine, as well. Ideally something that would be easy to get in and out of. You could try Quadradius. It's 'checkers with super powers'. This one kept me hooked for a few days. Free, but you can pay some stupid fee for extra power ups and to have GUEST taken off your name, for a few months or a year or whatever. http://www.quadradius.com Demagouge posted:Now for my request. I love RPGs. I believe my favorite game of all time was probably Ultima 4. I am looking for a good sandbox type RPG that satisfies the following criteria Have you tried Morrowind and expansions? I know it's basically an older Oblivion, but I personally enjoyed it a lot more. The massive mod community (that may or may not be still active) is what really shines on this one. I myself am always looking for multiplayer games where you can build stuff, or have a kind of 'survival' setting (Stranded). Really any genre is fine, whether it be zombies (building forts and what-not to survive), or some kind of team vs. team base building thing. Basically anything where a friend and I could make some sort of base, and just say 'gently caress you!' to everybody else. I know Garry's Mod is a gold mine as far as this goes, and Minecraft will be great once it's got survival mode in, but if any of you know of anything particularly good, I'd appreciate the info.
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Fnoigy posted:Can we also ask for recommendations on a game we're already thinking of? I have a couple things in mind, but I can't quite tell from reviews whether or not they'd suit me, based on my liking and opinions of other games.
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Have there been ANY good Batman video games made aside from Arkham Asylum?
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Canemacar posted:Have there been ANY good Batman video games made aside from Arkham Asylum? None that are that level of kickass.
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Canemacar posted:Have there been ANY good Batman video games made aside from Arkham Asylum? AVGN has a relatively good segment on Batman games and highlights a couple of worthwhile ones I think  Demagouge posted:I have already played Oblivion, Mass Effect (too many half naked women I'm afraid), and Fallout 3. They were all OK, but still felt pretty contrived in a lot of spots. I don't have too much experience with the series but have you considered the original Fallout games? (You can buy a nice 3-set collection pretty cheap which includes the first two and Tactics, similar deals exist for Morrowind with Expansions) sleepwalkers posted:Separate computers, sorry. Should've made that clear. We live two hours away from each other, so I'm looking for something that'll be an enjoyable way for us to pass the time with each other. May not be work you're looking for but since you didn't specify a genre then have you looked into Battle for Wesnoth? I've always felt it was quite good for a freely downloadable game and I like the hexagonal aspect and relatively nice art designs. It's not too deep but it does the job of building units and then battling one another/AI.
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Canemacar posted:Have there been ANY good Batman video games made aside from Arkham Asylum?      It feels pretty strongly like the animated series, and unlike other Batman games, it's not hampered by being Sisyphean and insanely difficult (like the Genesis game) or boring as poo poo (like a lot of the other Batman games).
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KING WOOD posted:I myself am always looking for multiplayer games where you can build stuff, or have a kind of 'survival' setting (Stranded). Really any genre is fine, whether it be zombies (building forts and what-not to survive), or some kind of team vs. team base building thing. Basically anything where a friend and I could make some sort of base, and just say 'gently caress you!' to everybody else. I know Garry's Mod is a gold mine as far as this goes, and Minecraft will be great once it's got survival mode in, but if any of you know of anything particularly good, I'd appreciate the info. It is very much on the side of team vs. team base building rather than single-player survival, but I had a long stint of playing SourceForts. It's been a few years since I played it, so I cannot confirm how active the community is at the moment.
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So, I had a love-hate relationship with Mario Sunshine. I loved the parts where you're running around the regular levels doing the various missions, cleaning up the crap everywhere, and HATED the parts where your pack was taken away and you had to do those balls-hard and tedious platforming sections. Would I like Super Mario Galaxy? Also, I enjoyed Total Annihilation like crazy, and TA: Spring as well. I also like Red Alert. I suck at Starcraft. Would I like Supereme Commander?
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Fnoigy posted:So, I had a love-hate relationship with Mario Sunshine. I loved the parts where you're running around the regular levels doing the various missions, cleaning up the crap everywhere, and HATED the parts where your pack was taken away and you had to do those balls-hard and tedious platforming sections. Would I like Super Mario Galaxy? Absolutely not. It's an amazing game, but if you didn't like those parts of Sunshine you are going to hate it.
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Fnoigy posted:Also, I enjoyed Total Annihilation like crazy, and TA: Spring as well. I also like Red Alert. I suck at Starcraft. Would I like Supereme Commander? Supreme Commander is literally Total Annhilation with pretty graphics, bigger scale, and somewhat poorer balance. Go for it - as long as you've got the computer to handle it.
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Thank you both! And yea, it can handle Supreme Commander. 
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What is a good third-person shooter for Xbox/Xbox 360 that would allow me to just run around and shoot stuff without having to be super tactical? I'd like something similar to Star Wars: Battlefront.
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Fnoigy posted:So, I had a love-hate relationship with Mario Sunshine. I loved the parts where you're running around the regular levels doing the various missions, cleaning up the crap everywhere, and HATED the parts where your pack was taken away and you had to do those balls-hard and tedious platforming sections. Would I like Super Mario Galaxy? I agree with Fark Ranger in that you might not like it if you hated those parts of Sunshine, but the levels in Galaxy are nowhere near as tedious or difficult. I couldn't stand those levels either, but Galaxy is my favorite Mario game since Mario 64. I'd give it a rent, you might be surprised. who cares posted:What is a good third-person shooter for Xbox/Xbox 360 that would allow me to just run around and shoot stuff without having to be super tactical? I'd like something similar to Star Wars: Battlefront. It sounds like you'd enjoy Earth Defense Force 2017. You run around shooting huge armies of giant bugs, robots, alien ships, and mechs all over Japan. Everything's destructible too, so if you have a rocket launcher you can level most of the city. It's great playing split screen co-op too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqDYGdiGcmE MacGyvers_Mullet fucked around with this message at Nov 07, 2009 around 20:42 |
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MacGyvers_Mullet posted:I agree with Fark Ranger in that you might not like it if you hated those parts of Sunshine, but the levels in Galaxy are nowhere near as tedious or difficult. I couldn't stand those levels either, but Galaxy is my favorite Mario game since Mario 64. I'd give it a rent, you might be surprised. EDF2017 is fun, but I really only find it fun when playing with a buddy. I couldn't play it for very long on my own, but played a good two hours or so with a friend the first time we picked it up. It's really long, and gets very repetitive, but it's crazy enough that it's fun to keep playing with a friend. Here's another one: I like a lot of FPS games (CoD, Halo, Brothers in Arms, etc.) and have been looking for something that harkens back to the original Rainbow Six games of planning and tactics more than run-and-gun, one man army games: Would I like Operation Flashpoint 2 or ArmA 2?
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Fnoigy posted:Also, I enjoyed Total Annihilation like crazy, and TA: Spring as well. I also like Red Alert. I suck at Starcraft. Would I like Supereme Commander? I found Supreme Commander pretty boring compared to TA/Spring. It lacks a lot of "personality" and variety. If you really liked TA though and can get it cheap you'll probably get a decent amount of fun out of it. I believe the expansion improves it quite a bit and might be stand-alone. Does anybody know of any good political simulations that aren't just elections? I know of Balance of Power and that South American leader game (can't remember the name) but I'd prefer something more recent. I've also tried the two Democracy games but found them a bit too easy and lacking detail. Alternatively, does anyone know of any good story based games similar to King of Dragon Pass?
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I just recently got an xbox 360. I'd never intended on buying a new system but I just couldn't pass up the great deal Walmart offered Saturday. Anyways, I'm wondering what some of the better FPSs are that are out there. I'm looking for an FPS that: 1) Has a large online community. 2) A leveling system (a co-worker mentioned Rainbox Six 2 was fun online because you could gain levels or what not) or some kind of progressional(not a word) reward system. 3) Isn't Halo 3 (nothing against it, my roommate already has it so I don't need it). Any suggestions would be great!
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Well you're in luck because Modern Warfare 2 is released in 2 days. It's what virtually everyone will be playing and it meets all of your criteria.
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Ddraig posted:Well you're in luck because Modern Warfare 2 is released in 2 days. The original Modern Warfare or World at War also fit your criteria because thousands of people will likely stick with one or the other upon the release of MW2 (if you want to get something cheaper). I'd probably go with MW2 though.
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Recommend me a game like... Dungeon Keeper Platforms I have PC, PS3, DS and 360.
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sleepwalkers posted:Here's another one: I like a lot of FPS games (CoD, Halo, Brothers in Arms, etc.) and have been looking for something that harkens back to the original Rainbow Six games of planning and tactics more than run-and-gun, one man army games: Would I like Operation Flashpoint 2 or ArmA 2? ArmA 2 is extremely rewarding, but is slower paced. Its single-player is worthless but multiplayer is amazing and we have a great goon community for it. It is a very realistic, tactical game, but that means that sometimes the missions involve you walking around with your squad, and having very little enemy contact until your leader gets sniped out of nowhere and you need to drag him behind cover, carry him to a medic, and then end up pinned down and shooting back randomly. You will not always get a kill in every mission, and in some missions you will get 20. Operation Flashpoint 2 is much shallower, but easier to get into. Controls and gameplay are extremely simplified, and it feels more like a shooter than military simulator. It also has single player that is worth a drat. It also feels very small in scale compared to ArmA 2, and is more repetitive with less realistic weapons and lower weapon variety. If you have free time, don't mind extremely difficult to learn controls, and appreciate a challenging multiplayer experience, but extremely fun and rewarding, get ArmA 2. If you want an SP game that is a hair more tactical and realistic than other shooters, get OFP2. Whatever you do, don't get OFP2 on 360 though, and don't get both because you will end up hating both because ones strength is the other's weakness. Edit: ArmA 2 does involve a LOT of walking, driving / flying, and thinking and map reading. It is really not a shooter. Now for my question: I like old-school shooters. I am looking for a modern conventional shooter with good multiplayer. I'm very tired of TF2 because of how incredibly shallow it is. I enjoy Unreal Tournament games, all of them, but UT3's community died. I am currently loving Shattered Horizon but I would like to play a shooter on the ground sometimes too. I loved Call of Duty but have liked every sequel less than the last. Is there anything out there for me, or am I best off just going back to playing Call of Duty 1 and UT2004? Weinertron fucked around with this message at Nov 08, 2009 around 21:49 |
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I posted this before, and got some good ideas, I'd like to see what comes up if I ask again. I'm looking for a multiplayer game that's in between a deathmatch shooter and an MMORPG. What I mean by that, is I want something more involved than jumping into a TF2 server and pew pewing guys, but nothing with the level of involvement of a grindy MMO. I was waiting for Borderlands because I thought that would be my fix, but I'm really disappointed in the PC version. The multiplayer is really non-intuitive when it comes to playing with the people you know, and the ease of cheating is incredibly disheartening. Oh well, I only payed $35 for it. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; it's a drat loving shame that there aren't good PW servers for NWN2, or I'd be all over that poo poo. That said, I don't think there's an RPG that I want to get into... it's a shame I can't get into Guild Wars.
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Ddraig posted:Well you're in luck because Modern Warfare 2 is released in 2 days. thedouche posted:The original Modern Warfare or World at War also fit your criteria because thousands of people will likely stick with one or the other upon the release of MW2 (if you want to get something cheaper). I'd probably go with MW2 though. Just checked out the thread based on your recommendations. Looks sweet. I'll definitely be trying it out. As someone who rarely plays FPS games, do you think I would be able to get the hang of it pretty quickly or would I have a steep learning curve?
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Sokiri posted:Recommend me a game like... Dungeon Keeper Take your pick: Dungeon Keeper 2, Evil Genius, Tropico, Startopia, Dwarf Fortress. If you want something modern, Tropico 3 is either out or coming out very shortly, but I haven't played it and can't say if it's any good / anything like Dungeon Keeper.
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Sokiri posted:Recommend me a game like... Dungeon Keeper Evil Genius is the only modern Dungeon Keeper. If you had a PSP there is a Dungeon Keeper game coming out for it that I intend to play called "Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman" or something terrible like that.
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Muun posted:Just checked out the thread based on your recommendations. Looks sweet. I'll definitely be trying it out. As someone who rarely plays FPS games, do you think I would be able to get the hang of it pretty quickly or would I have a steep learning curve? I'd say Modern Warfare 1 would probably be way harder to get into because it rewards people who do well and there's people who have been playing it since the day it came out and know every single nook and cranny and have the best possible equipment setups etc. Modern Warfare 2 you will probably do far better in, as it's new and everyone will be on equal footing, plus it has certain things that will help you out. If you go on a killing streak you'll get rewards that will help you do better, if you get dominated and keep dying over and over again you'll get certain things given to you to give you a fighting chance etc. They're both pretty accessible, arcadey shooters but I'd say the second would be more accessible for a new player.
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Demagouge posted:How about Battlefield Heroes? Its free, runs on Windows and Mac, is Java based, so all you need is a browser. It also matches you up with people of a similar skill level so you don't get slaughtered the minute you log on. I find it pretty fun. Battlefield Heroes does not work on Mac OS as far as I know. However, if there is some sort of workaround to get it working I'd like to know how.
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I think I realized why I loved Call of Duty so much and didn't like the sequels. I love bolt action rifles. Are there any modern shooters out there in which I can use a bolt action rifle as a valid option in multiplayer? If I recall correctly, Call of Duty 2 had bolt actions made comparatively weaker because of the health regenerating in cover.
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Weinertron posted:I think I realized why I loved Call of Duty so much and didn't like the sequels. I love bolt action rifles. Are there any modern shooters out there in which I can use a bolt action rifle as a valid option in multiplayer? If I recall correctly, Call of Duty 2 had bolt actions made comparatively weaker because of the health regenerating in cover. Red Orchestra, it's on steam. World War II eastern front. It's an exrtremely realistic FPS. You have to shoulder your gun and fire using 3d iron sites, otherwise you shoot from the hip. While your gun is shouldered you can only walk. You cant fire while running. No more than 2 or on extremely rare occasions, 3 bullets to kill someone. Stamina. Leaning. Grenades are thrown a realistic distance and react like large chunks of iron, not rubber. Many of the bolt action rifles also have bayonets if that's your thing. Oh it also has vehicles.
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sleepwalkers posted:Here's another one: I like a lot of FPS games (CoD, Halo, Brothers in Arms, etc.) and have been looking for something that harkens back to the original Rainbow Six games of planning and tactics more than run-and-gun, one man army games: Would I like Operation Flashpoint 2 or ArmA 2? Pretty much what Weinertron said. ArmA2 is very large scale (small arms combat is pretty much anywhere from 100 to 500 meters) and open but you need to plan things out or things will go to poo poo. There is practically no indoor combat like Rainbow Six but it still requires a lot of strategy. You need to know when and where to shoot from, know how your weapons work and what units you are fighting. You need to coordinate (thank god for teamspeak). It's far more of a teamwork game than a shooting game and is rewarding in that way. Just be aware that you need a good computer to run it (though BIS is great with patches and are constantly optimizing it) I haven't played OFP: DR but I heard it's a more simplified type of tactical game for better or worse. It's more polished but lacks the depth of ArmA is what I get from all the talk of it. And that CM doesn't really support their community and is getting huge backlash for it. Weinertron posted:I think I realized why I loved Call of Duty so much and didn't like the sequels. I love bolt action rifles. Are there any modern shooters out there in which I can use a bolt action rifle as a valid option in multiplayer? If I recall correctly, Call of Duty 2 had bolt actions made comparatively weaker because of the health regenerating in cover. Pretty much what the previous post said. Be aware that the game is based on a respawn system so there's a huge lack of coordination on the larger servers and for most people it's basically running to where you were last sniped to snipe the guy who shot you. There's no incentive to preserve your life except for the reinforcement counter. That being said, bolt action rifles in RO are really fun once you get the hang of the huge lead and drop you need to have in order to hit someone. Also, pretty much shoot using something as a support and you'll be fine for the most part. vv oh yeah you need to click to cycle the bolt. It's fun ^^. GoldenNugget fucked around with this message at Nov 09, 2009 around 05:58 |
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Prince Reggie K posted:Red Orchestra, it's on steam. World War II eastern front. GoldenNugget" posted:Pretty much what the previous post said. Be aware that the game is based on a respawn system so there's a huge lack of coordination on the larger servers and for most people it's basically running to where you were last sniped to snipe the guy who shot you. There's no incentive to preserve your life except for the reinforcement counter. Honestly, arcadey is good in this case. I have ArmA to be a realistic tactical shooter, but I'm looking for a modern Call of Duty replacement. I just love the combat mechanics with bolt-action rifles compared to semi-automatic or fully automatic stuff. You actually need to think about each shot a little more.
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Spectral Werewolf posted:Battlefield Heroes does not work on Mac OS as far as I know. However, if there is some sort of workaround to get it working I'd like to know how. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaJiummrezE
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I just got Dragon Age the other night and my fiancee spent about an hour creating a character in it. Afterwards I pointed her at the character creation tool for the computer and while it causes her laptop to chug a bit, she has spent several hours putzing around with it. For whatever reason she just loves creating and customizing new characters. She asked me to help her find other similar games and I'm not sure where to start as I frankly don't even understand the appeal let alone if a whole genre exists. So, can someone recommend to me a game where the character customization is the point of the game that is not garbage? We have PC/Xbox 360/PS3/Wii available but she would prefer if it was something on the DS.
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