Hello

[multifangeek]

New to Dreamwidth and getting back into gaming after not playing for several years. I used to play several games on various versions of Nintendo and then later the Playstations. Recently I bought a PS3 and Metal Gear Solid 2 after reading a few reviews, and I'm looking for recommendations for additional games.

I'm interested in first person shooter/role playing games, preferably with a science fiction setting. Since I'm hard of hearing there needs to be subtitles for dialogue and other audio cues in game play.

I also wouldn't mind adding more people to my reading list!

Comments

[the_escapist]

I definitely agree with the rec for Mass Effect, Bioshock and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Mass Effect is actually a third-person shooter, but it's an excellent space opera style sci-fi. The PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 comes bundled with Genesis, which is an interactive comic that summarises the story of the first game and lets you make the more important choices in it ready to import into the second. If it plays like it does on Xbox, it'll kick in by itself after the first section on your ship.

Bioshock has a 1940s era aesthetic with a twist. It's really good, but set on earth and not a typical sci-fi.

And Deus Ex is probably better described as Cyberpunk. So if you're into dystopian future settings, you'll probably like it.

There's Borderlands, which is sort of a bit Mad Max desert bandit style, but it's set on a different (fictional) planet and has aliens, so I guess it qualifies. It's great in co-op.

Perhaps Half-Life 2 and Hard Reset (oh, actually, I think HR is PC only)? Overstrike might also be worth keeping an eye on, but it's not out yet.

And if you're still looking to add people, I'm always open to meeting new gamers. :)

[multifangeek]

Those all sound good. Thanks! At the moment though I'm going to have to wait until I can buy a bigger HDTV. I didn't realize all the text would be super tiny on a small non-HDTV.

And I'll add you!

[the_escapist]

Oh yes, I remember trying to play my xbox on my old 34cm CRT set. It was impossible!

Added back! :)