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Gaming Suggestions For A Non-Gamer?

Posted by Cliff on from the jumping-in-with-both-feet dept.

StephenLegge asks: "I'm a 33 year old computer programmer and I have not played video games since X-Wing came out. My wife is going away to visit her mom for a *month* and I'm thinking about getting a video game or two -- but I hardly even know where to start!" What games out there would you recommend for a non-gamer, especially those must-play-because-they-are-the-greatest games that are out there? We wouldn't want Stephen to miss out.

"If I rent a machine from Blockbuster, should I get an X-Box or a Playstation 2?

What's a killer:
- action game where I can play a spy or a soldier?
- driving game where I can race around in cool cars?
- D&D style game so I can re-live my pubescent RPG days?

Thanks."

5 of 151 comments (clear)

  1. Tetris by Drunken_Jackass · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's cool - check it out.

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  2. Ask Slashdot: How did he do it? by Darnit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello Slashdotters,
    I frequently game on my Linux PC sometimes 20 hours per week. How do I get my wife to go away for a month so that she'll stop nagging me? I want her come back after a month so that she can clean the house and make some more money for me to waste on games.

  3. Video games?????????? by ChaoticChaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you wife is going to be away for a month, consider getting one of those cleaning services that does the job in a bikini.

  4. Games? by water-and-sewer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Holy cow, get some p0rn, dude! You can game when the wife is around.

    Where are your priorities, anyway? That's right, hanging between your legs!

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  5. This /. submission brought to you by... by alexjohns · · Score: 2, Funny

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