Most Addictive Game?

Nick W · l33t Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 684

I'm rather fond of Americas Army.

Apart from that, what are considered the most addictive games in the gentoo emerge system? - Particulary non FPS games...

Opinions/recommendations?

Nick

Roguelazer · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 10:13 pm Post subject:

I play [url=vendetta.guildsoftware.com]Vendetta[/url] enough for it to be classified as an addiction. As a matter of fact, there's a thread on our message board entitled "You might be addicted to Vendetta if... " with 200 replies.
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Nick W · l33t Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 684

I only get 'vendetta-test' with emerge -s?

Nick

dark_teferi · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 10:49 pm Post subject:

frozen bubble, stepmania, legends, epsxe, falconseye.
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grinch · Apprentice Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 151

I'm addicted to crack!

err I mean crack-attack. Yeah its just as addictive.
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Achilles · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 1:42 am Post subject:

Check out chromium... its da bizzomb shizzle

Bassism · n00b Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 7

Uplink.
Definitely one of the most addictive games I've played in the last few years.

zenlunatic · Guru Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 312

I think most of all CS, because it has quick rounds, and you can either win and get lots of kills, or lose. It's like a fix every 3 minutes or so. However, I think in the long term the nice thing about CS is that you DO get better the more you play, at least most people do. Once you learn the maps and the "confrontation" points, as well as objectives and weapons. That's what keeps me coming back to CS, the fact that I progressively improve. I don't play CS anymore, except like every other weekend, because I honestly DO NOT have windows in my possession. I don't even have x86 machines.

That said, I've been playing nethack recently, and that's pretty fun.

As far as addictions go, it's up to the person honestly. Some people like me just grew up on videogames. It's not more addicting that people who watch football or anything, nor is gaming any more or less ridiculous than throwing balls through hoops, or chasing men down fields. If you play 24/7 everquest, or watch football 24/7, it's reflective of the individual, not the medium. This difers from drugs which cause certain physiological results.

Basically I know you just asked what game - SO SKIP THE ABOVE FOR THE ANSWER - Counter-Strike and Nethack.

OFF TOPIC: Anyone know any good SNES RPG's? I was playing a translation of Dragon Quest 6, and I'm totally stuck on this one part, with nothing online or IRC helping me (I looked too! I spent much time leveling up characters, not to just simply not play anymore). So I need a new RPG. Played the classics like earthbound, chrono trigger, and such. Never play BOF or FF3. FF3 I could never get past the intro was boring. Anyway if someone doesn't read this and make a suggestion than I'll just re-play Dragon Warrior 4 for NES because it Pwnz and finally figure out what to do at cascade caves to get metal babbale last piece, after I erased the file. Oh well. PM ME as to not spam this posters thread... any more. I'm just notorius for spamming and long posts lately.

verbatim · Apprentice Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 223

Definitely nethack, for me anyway.

Been working on that one for over a year now, and it just never ceases to be fun...

teknomage1 · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:01 am Post subject:

epsxe because it allows me to play final fantasy tactics an incredibly addictive game that i can play for hours on end...it calls to me...

MIT_Service · Guru Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 355

Some months ago I would have voted for Crack Attack, but now it's Drod http://www.drod.net that I can't stop playing...

hook · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:54 am Post subject:

i've seen my win-using game-spoilt brother get addicted by Battle for Wesnoth (wesnoth in portage) ...he dropped Halo to beat wesnoth and he still tried to beat Dave (on of the devs) in an online game of Wesnoth

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charlieg · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:34 am Post subject:

Kodama · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 11:43 am Post subject:

Xpilot, more addictive then coffeine

Has taken two years of my life and given me mousearm :roll:

This game used to have it's own organization for addicted players. (I am not kidding). Anonymous X-Pilot Players (AXP), it's been closed now though.

do "emerge xpilot" :twisted:

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XENOGEARS!
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Achilles · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

grinch · Apprentice Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 151

yeah snes roms are definately addictive, especially the rpg's (chronotrigger, final fantasy, etc.)
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kwiqsilver · Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2003 Posts: 360

It's not in gentoo, but Medieval: Total War is the most addictive game I have ever played. It's a typical empire building turn-based strategy game, with the coolest combat system ever.

idl · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:18 pm Post subject:

Linux.

aman · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:41 pm Post subject:

I have been playing with computers since I was 15, and back in 1984 man did computers SUCK, and I never played any games with my computers until I played CS this year. Especially on my 3GHz laptop at work!
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eNTi · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:03 am Post subject:

discomfitor · l33t Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 927 Location: None

for SNES:
lufia 2, mario rpg, secret of evermore/mana, and demon's crest are all good.
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Corky · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject:

Championship Manager, I've being playing it since the original version, if you like football, this could ruin your entire real life :twisted:

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