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Apache
02-01-2007, 07:37 PM
Voodoo Extreme slapped up a new feature called Generation XP: Top 20 Games of the Last Generation (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/760/760755p1.html) where they count down the top-20 PC games released during the Windows XP era.

While the next generation of PC gaming seemingly lies with DirectX 10 and Vista, Microsoft's previous OS, Windows XP was no slouch when it came to gaming. Here are our top 20 PC games released during the Windows XP era, from Oct 25, 2001, to today.
Tia
02-02-2007, 05:43 AM
Command & Conquer: Generals? Doom 3?

Wierd choices.
Varsity
02-02-2007, 05:55 AM
Yeah, and Halo? What are they thinking? It's a port, and it isn't even that good a port!
Shifter
02-02-2007, 06:01 AM
It's hard to argue with their top 10 other than Doom 3. I think we can all agree that BF2 was vastly more popular than Doom 3 and probably deserves a spot in the top 20 of the past 6 years. Any other suggestions for that #9 spot in place of Doom 3?
KingGorilla
02-02-2007, 06:19 AM
Half-Life 2 should be the top game...WoW is too weak-sauce.
Syl
02-02-2007, 06:39 AM
Yeah... extremely weird choices. Pretty much shoved to either RTS or FPS; except for WoW.
Rambilin
02-02-2007, 07:34 AM
Guild Wars over Everquest? My EQ days are long gone, but I played that a lot longer than WoW. Heh 3rd ranger in my guild to get both epic swords those were the days fighting in a place called Hate hoping a god of Hate drops a corrupted emerald.
dotbomb
02-02-2007, 07:34 AM
They had 2 RPGs plus WoW in there. Including Doom3 though?
Johan
02-02-2007, 07:41 AM
I agree with Neverwinter Nights...that's just a terrifically fun game. I enjoyed it immensely. Still do, in fact, with some of the modules I've purchased and other user-created ones as well.

Great stuff.
jeffbax
02-02-2007, 07:46 AM
More like the WW2 Generation bloblboblbolboblbobllbobol
oldschooldimo
02-02-2007, 07:59 AM
yeah i agree doom 3 doesnt deserve to be up there, call me crazy but i loved quake 4 way more then doom 3. even with the mods on doom i felt like i was firing nerf guns.
Ghostbear
02-02-2007, 08:03 AM
hmmm i liked many of the games on the list, but there are some i would have taken off and other games i would have added, but i suppose that is true for every list/person?
Stormwatcher
02-02-2007, 08:22 AM
Doom 3 is silly, and so is halo. but the list is fine.
Jart
02-02-2007, 09:28 AM
Some of us actually enjoyed Doom3 *gasp*
jadkins555
02-02-2007, 09:34 AM
I really enjoyed Doom 3 -- more than Half-Life 2 most of the time.

Guild Wars over Everquest? My EQ days are long gone, but I played that a lot longer than WoW.

EverQuest wasn't released during the Windows XP generation.
Esquilax1138
02-02-2007, 11:18 AM
What's with one fucking game per page? Oh and it was a decent list, I'd probably have tossed in Battlefield 2 or 2142 instead of 1942 since the squad communications was greatly improved.

And I thought FEAR was actually a pretty weak game, the levels were horrid and repetitive, the only thing supposed to be scary was the few seconds of seeing a little girl walking around, I just never got scared at all. Maybe System Shock 2 spoiled me for scary games, nothing has come close since that.
Spigot
02-02-2007, 01:13 PM
And I thought FEAR was actually a pretty weak game, the levels were horrid and repetitive, the only thing supposed to be scary was the few seconds of seeing a little girl walking around, I just never got scared at all. Maybe System Shock 2 spoiled me for scary games, nothing has come close since that.FEAR had a really neat concept and the combat engine was awesome but you're right. Aside from a couple bits that were moderately creepy (usually with the Ninjas) it wasn't terribly scary.

Plus the monotonous office block of cubicles that occupied the majority of the game didn't help keep the fear level very high.
Pretzel
02-02-2007, 01:43 PM
Until I can't buy games that run under XP, it's going to remain the current OS for me. It's at least $299 for me to upgrade to Vista (I pretty much require remote desktop so that I can connect to work) and I don't see any new feature that's going to overcome the drop in performance (not to mention the price of a new video card to be DX10 compliant).

This list is about 2 years too early.
Slack3r78
02-02-2007, 01:55 PM
Halo? Are you fucking me? ROFL
Spigot
02-02-2007, 03:08 PM
Until I can't buy games that run under XP, it's going to remain the current OS for me. It's at least $299 for me to upgrade to Vista (I pretty much require remote desktop so that I can connect to work) and I don't see any new feature that's going to overcome the drop in performance (not to mention the price of a new video card to be DX10 compliant).

This list is about 2 years too early.I hear ya. For now, Vista basically looks like a shiny graphical upgrade for XP. The reason I made the leap from 98SE to XP was because XP was actually, well, stable. That and I got a free copy of the full version of Home from my friend in Seattle who worked for MS at the time.

Unless I get a free copy of Vista (legitimately) I'm not going to jump on this OS till I can't get a game to run on it.

Knowing my upgrade cycle, it'll probably be the next Elder Scrolls game :)