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General powell11
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what is the best fre roaming games other than gta series?

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Theres Fable: The Lost Chapters...

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STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl



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Hmmm...methinks I need to expand my game library....

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http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=109568&b=5
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Hitman, blood money, hands down. It's very difficult, or incredibly easy, take you're pick.

Unfortunately my video driver is unstable with that game for some reason (vista ), it's the only game I have a problem with too

So sometimes I have to start a mission all over if it crashes :s

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Quote: "Theres Fable: The Lost Chapters..."


I'm currently trying to buy it off eBay to see if it's as good as people say. I'm a huge Molyneaux fan but I have always been under the impression that this game wasn't that good - but a couple of people of late told me that I just _have_ to get it.

I assume you concurr...

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Elder scrolls 4: OBLIVION

Two Worlds

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Quote: "I'm currently trying to buy it off eBay to see if it's as good as people say. I'm a huge Molyneaux fan but I have always been under the impression that this game wasn't that good - but a couple of people of late told me that I just _have_ to get it.

I assume you concurr... "


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4

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I wouldn't call Hitman free roaming but it IS awesome, the most solid game out there
Every time someone mentions GTA I say Scarface, it's awesome, check it out.

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Quote: "I wouldn't call Hitman free roaming but it IS awesome, the most solid game out there
Every time someone mentions GTA I say Scarface, it's awesome, check it out. "


It's not freeroaming in the way gta is.. but you can go anywhere in a level in any order you like to complete your mission however you want, so in a way it is free roaming

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


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Morrowind.

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That makes it sound worse than it was. It was still a good game, even if they didn't include all the features they meant to.

"I admire its purity, a survivor, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality"

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Try The Elder Scrolls III and IV. (Morrowind and Oblivion)
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Not really free-roaming but it comes close enough to say so:
World of Warcraft, for me.

Otherwise Oblivion.


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Why wouldn't you call WoW free roaming? You can roam around the world wherever you want.



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Because then 90% of the I-dont-play-WoW-but-I-flame-it-because-its-big-and-succesfull (I call it Microsoft syndrome) will come in and complain about repetitive gameplay, boring quests and the extremely small Outlands.


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If your into space simulation or combat simulation go for Universal Combat a entire galaxy is there for you to explore, its really awesome but has a long learning curve.

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I'd rather stick with the upcoming EvoChron: Renegades (or even the previous one, Alliance 2.0).

Universal Combat I found no fun (none of them), and travelling around after trying to get used to the game offered little really interesting things.


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hmm thanks guys, are there any free ones tho? it doesnt matter, and also im sort of into the shoot um up, gangster type game things

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Have you guys tried the game "Overlord"? It's pretty awesome, I bought it this friday, and I have to say I'm hooked.
It's been quite long since I get sucked into a game.
It's a lot like fable, I have to say it is one of the best
free-roamers for me.
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alright ill look into that

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Overlord is a complete copy of Pikmin, but it is a pretty good game, funny too. I noticed how much it reminded me of Fable as well, it's like Pikmin and Fable had a kid, and an evil little bastard at that!.

If your gonna get Fable, get Lost Chapters instead - it's like the original only it has extra stuff, like brothels. You can actually own and run a brothel in lost chapters. Personally I enjoyed Fable's campaign more than Oblivions, but Oblivion has much more to it once you do the campaign. You should probably own them both if sandbox gaming is your bag.

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Overlord is now on GameTap. Just $0.99 for the first month--- download tons of great games, old and new

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That was one of the best reviews ever!
Agree with it so much too actually, not to say it was a bad game... but you can see where he was coming from with the review.

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Dead Rising. I haven't played it yet mind.

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Dead Rising is more linear than you'd think - really you have to complete the game before it gets it's 'survival mode' - it's a great game but you are fighting bosses a lot, escorting retards a hella lot, and the save points are few and far between.

It's not the zombie game it should have been - I'd have loved to just survive in it, but instead your back and forth between the roof and the mall all the time, with zombies spawning inbetween. It kinda detracts from the insane fun that is killing the things. I actually preferred the simplicity of the demo, trying to get a record amount of kills - I did not expect to have to take on psycho clowns with chainsaws or redneck snipers.

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wow im suprised no one has said the godfather or mafia yet, those are to good games, and another that is free roaming (in its own way) is the unreal tournament games, those are pretty fun, and then there is medal of honor airborne too that is freeroaming in its own way

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Quote: "Quote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4"

That makes it sound worse than it was. It was still a good game, even if they didn't include all the features they meant to.
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What a hoot of a review!

I'm still going to get it, because it's a Molyneaux game. And, yes, he always promises the world and you (obviously) never get it - but I firmly believe that most of the time he does believe he can deliver it.

I have met the man an listened to him talk a couple of times a few years ago and he truly is one of the best communicators in the games industry. He's talks are almost mesmerising so it is all to easy to believe what he says most of the time. He's the games industry Svengali.

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Oblivion ^_^

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I have a lot of respect for Molyneux and especially Bullfrog. Back in the day they would actually write articles for magazines to help people learn assembly, they'd take on people and train them up very quickly, even teaching school kids programming. Bullfrog were not just a developer, they were a huge part of 16-bit computing (esp the Atari ST).

But yeah, if he'd just shut up with the lofty ideas and exagerations then we'd be less expectant. It's like when I was a kid and if my parents were unsure of whether we could do something, they'd tell us no, so if it turns out that we can it's a bit of a surprise, which IMO is infinitely better than disappointment. We'd be less critical I think if they shut up and just surprised us with what they'd done.

As for the wife in Fable, well the way I see it they added a whole new dimension to RPG's with that, GUILT! - now instead of just getting on with the mission at hand, we have to feel guilty for not checking on the wife!. Most of the time my wife would end up an alcoholic, or headless, depending on how much she annoys me. The one bonus with having a wife is she would give you weapons and stuff as a gift, and most of the time it was pretty decent stuff. Hardly the depths that Molyneux had in mind I'm sure.

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I have just played the Two Worlds demo...if you like free roaming, it's th game for you. Not exactly as in depth as oblivion (which will never be topped on that aspect) with all the lore and history and side stories in the books...But Two Worlds is brilliant in its own way.

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Quote: "hmm thanks guys, are there any free ones tho? it doesnt matter, and also im sort of into the shoot um up, gangster type game things"

You'll be wanting Scarface then

@General Powell
Mafia is awesome (best story for a game ever I think) but I was a bit disappointed with The Godfather, nothing changes in that game, even when you are Don you still just run around and are expected to take out all 4 families single handed! And you do because it's easy.
It started out really well, with the black hand controls and awesome extortion but it doesn't go any further than that.
I wanted to make deals and hold meetings with powerful mobsters and businessmen. That's why I've started making my own Godfather game

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GTA is more of your best bet. You get fun easter eggs to find and just do whatever you like! Drive, Missions, kill etc.

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GTA is awesome, I would hold out for GTA IV though. Coming out sometime in October.

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Quote: "Dead Rising is more linear than you'd think - really you have to complete the game before it gets it's 'survival mode' - it's a great game but you are fighting bosses a lot, escorting retards a hella lot, and the save points are few and far between."

Yeh, I was dissapointed with dead rising. Especially when you consider I played through the whole of 72 hour mode, did all the crappy objectives to unlock the next mode then found out I forogot to meet some bird at 10pm on the last day....I was so p*ssed and I've never played it since.

I like Morrowind more than oblivion and I'm looking forward to two worlds (lucky buggers in the US have already got it ). I think assassins creed is gonna be sweet aswell and then ofcourse there is the entire GTA series.

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Tresspasser without a doubt, you are lost on site B of jurrassic park after a plane crash, and have to find a means of escape. I found many, many, many, MANY ways of completing it. Its an old classic but you really have to check it out, try wiki or ebay or something :/
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