Thinking of getting back in PC gaming. Any recs?

[Rman]

I haven't played PC games at any level of intensity since 2000.  My favorite genres were FPS, Adventure, and strategy games, both RTS and turnbased.  I have a crappy laptop with integrated graphics, so stuff like Crysis is out of the question.

[Kestastrophe]

I have a crappy laptop with integrated graphics, and about the only games that I play on it are Civ IV (base game, expansions, and colonization), Spore (lol), and Diablo 2.

I would use this to see if your comp and run games that you're interested in, and then try the demo or benchmark if available:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

it's not always correct, which is why I recommend trying out demos. It told me that I could run Company of Heroes on my laptop and it runs at one frame every five seconds.

[demi]

If you'e gonna get back in PC gaming, you have to be SERIOUS. 4GB, Crossfire, 1TB hard drive... dont bother otherwise. GET OUT

Get Scratches, btw

[GilloD]

HINTERLAND.

I think. I wanted to play it so bad

[JaySosa]

First of all... at that avatar of yours gillo..

I'm also getting back into pc gaming, and need some adventure recommendations. Nothing to hard or complicated and if possible with a mistery vibe to it. Kinda like a mixture of Resident Evil 1 (regarding the mood and the setting, not the gameplay) Silent Hill and these Agatha Christie games.

Something like a new Indiana Jones or a SciFi based adventure would also be interesting..Basically anything with laid back mechanics and a compelling story...maybe I should just read a book.

EDIT: Sorry about the thread jacking Rman!

[demi]

SCRATCHES

http://www.amazon.com/Scratches-Pc/dp/B000E1A4XS

PC gaming is garbage guys, but trust me on this one. Scratches is THE best PC game you will ever play.

[JaySosa]

Thanks I'll try that.

[demi]

Get the "Director's Cut" since it has an extra chapter to play.

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[JaySosa]

Thanks a lot, can't wait to try some of them out. What I like about PC gaming so far is that almost all of the games are dead cheap.

EDIT: Are there any patches so I can play the games in english? Thanks to our big brother germany nearly all of the games are localized (often with horrendous voice acting). I could buy them on amazon.co.uk, but amazon.de is just so much cheaper. Well come to think of it, how would anyone of you know that..