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    What Games Are You Installing on Your M14X?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Voodooi, Apr 29, 2011.

  1. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    My list includes:
    - Civilization V
    - Heroes III
    - Rift
    - Need4Speed: Hot Pursuit
    - Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    - Command & Conquer 3/KW & 4

    Pretty much it.

    What about you guys?
     
  2. revdiesel

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    Counterstrike Source
    TF2
    BC2
    Crysis 2
     
  3. humjaba

    humjaba Notebook Consultant

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    CSS
    TF2
    BFBC2
    SimCity 4 (have yet to find a better airport (i.e. no internet access) time waster)
    BF3 when it comes out
    Dirt 2
    Possible NFS Shift 2
     
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    F.E.A.R. (Started on Xbox 360 when I borrowed it from a friend, but the disc was scratched and I couldn't finish)
    Crysis (Eventually)
    TrackMania Nations Forever (Free)
    Minecraft (I'm excited to play this on something besides the lowest settings and tiny render distance)
    Half Life and Half Life 2 (I'm excited to be able to play these at all. A friend got it for me about 3 years ago, and my previous laptop could barely run HL and couldn't run HL2)
    SimCity 4
     
  5. revdiesel

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    Gratz on the new machine. You will have a blast with HL2.
     
  6. Charismaztex

    Charismaztex Notebook Consultant

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    When I order mine soon or later next month:

    Crysis 2 definitely
    Call of duty Black Ops
    CnC Red Alert 3
    BF3 (when it comes out)
     
  7. MikeeDinh

    MikeeDinh Notebook Evangelist

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    -cs
    -l4d/2
    -sc2
    -wc3
    -wow
    -maplestory
    so far all i got haha
    -guild wars 2 whenever it comes out
     
  8. Killer Juice

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    Team Fortress 2 (pretty much the only game I play)
    Civilizations 5
     
  9. Serephucus

    Serephucus Notebook Deity

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    Unreal Tournament '99/2004/3
    Descent Freespace 2
    Borderlands
    Portal 1/2
    Crysis 1/Warhead/2
    Minecraft
    Just Cause 2
    Resident Evil 5
    Prototype
    Spore

    That might change. I don't play some of those a lot.

    I'm not so sure as I was about an M14x. Recently I've become really interested in the ASUS Transformer, so I have a couple of decisions to make for the Summer.
     
  10. azizhp

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    WoW cata
    Portal 1/2
    minecraft

    guessing the M14x can handle all of these without breaking a sweat :)
     
  11. Arklight

    Arklight Notebook Evangelist

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    NBA (whatever's out for the PC)
    Starcraft 2
    Warcraft 3
    Counterstrike Source
    Left4Dead.
    Battlefield Bad Company 2
    Force Unleashed?
    Dirt 2

    I am pretty sure i'm not gonna play all of these but it's just good to have.
     
  12. Hengst2404

    Hengst2404 Notebook Geek

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    thus far i have installed:

    starcraft 2
    darkspore
    the witcher
    gray matter
    gears of war
     
  13. room271

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    TF2

    And probably Portal 2 (although I haven't bought it yet).

    And maybe SC2 - although I am fearful of how much time this would take if I buy it!
     
  14. Gearsguy

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    Crysis Warhead
    Left 4 Dead 2
    Just Cause 2
    And Portal 2, I mean alot more but start with those def. Want this thing so bad!
     
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    1. Rift
    2. COD: Black ops
    3. Battlefield 2
    4. Crysis 2
    5. Assassins Creed 2
    6. Guild wars 2 when it comes out :D
     
  16. TheSpaceHamster

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    Starcraft II
    Medieval II: Total War (Third Age Mod)
    Shogun II
    Sins of a Solar Empire
    Mount and Blade
    Baldur's Gate! :)


    ...only starting...I've got like 200+ Steam games, I install/delete a lot!
     
  17. marky808

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    age of empires
    rift
    portal 2
    swtor when it comes out
     
  18. Hengst2404

    Hengst2404 Notebook Geek

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    downloading my crysis 2 right now and have brink as of the 9th
     
  19. obc993

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    as much as the tpb have, :)
     
  20. smokingjam

    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    installed crysis
    rainbow six vegas 2
    tryin to get witcher 2 to run!
     
  21. vasvas

    vasvas Notebook Consultant

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    1- Left 4 Dead 2
    2- F.3.A.R
    3- F.E.A.R
    4- Angry Birds
     
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    I've been waiting for Elder Scrolls : Skyrim ever since I heard of it!

    That said, this is my list [gonna replay some older ones on FULL details! :) ] -
    > Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim [when it releases!]
    > Elder Scrolls III [with all expansions and graphical mods!] / Elder Scrolls IV [likewise!]
    > Modern Warfare 2 + Black Ops [for MP]
    > Crysis 1/2 [who isn't gonna play this!]
    > Fallout New Vegas
    > Brink
    > Portal 1/2
    > WoW
    > Starcraft II
    > Warcraft III [still play, yes!]
    > The Witcher 1/2
    > Dragon Age 1/2
    > Assassins Creed 1/2/3
    > BF3 / BC2

    and the list should keep growing ! :)
     
  23. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    The first game I'll install will be my favourite Bad Company 2! then:

    -C&C 3 Tiberium War + Kane's Wrath
    -C&C 4 Tiberian Twilight (For Multiplayer ONLY)
    -C&C Red Alert 3+Uprising
    -Portal 2
    -Team Fortress 2
    -NFS Hot Pursuit
    -NFS Undercover
    -NFS Shift
    -BF Play 4 Free
    -Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    -Minecraft :D
    -Fallout New Vegas
    -Civilization 5
    -L4D2
    -SimCity 4

    -BF3 when it release.

    Best of all I have test it, and only BFBC2, Fallout NV and NFS Hot Pursuit seem to have some difficulty on it
     
  24. davidparr101183

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    1. WOW cat
    2. Civ 5
    3. Medevil 2, Rome total war
    4. Sim City
     
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    I am very behind on my gaming, so I took it upon myself to get up to date on various fusses that have seen so much focus from the media these last few years.

    - Oblivion: I played this one extensively on my Desktop, but never above low-medium details. Now I'm on ultra and it's actually a different game. I've launched it a few times but I haven't played it, too busy staring at the amazing scenery. I plan on completing the main quest before Skyrim graces our machines.

    - Mass Effect 1: I'm a huge Bioware fan, not a fanboy, but a big fan. When ME1 came out I went into a small depression because I could not play it. My desktop is old and outdated, and I didn't have a 360. When ME2 was released on PS3, I wanted it for sure, but I wanted to finish ME1 first.
    I haven't played much but so far I find ME1 slow to start, and I'm not very impressed with Sheppard. I'll stick with it though because I'm pretty sure it gets much better.

    - The Witcher 1: I wanted to try this game ever since I read the first reviews. My gaming time has dedicated almost exclusively to this awesome experience. It's gorgeous, fun, mature, interesting, violent and real blast to play. I can't wait to finishing it and jumping into #2!

    - Neverwinter Nights 2: I could barely run it on my old desktop and I've had a hard time running it properly on my M14x. I was finally able to launch it without any patching, it seems to be the only way it will run.

    - Portal 1: Factory installed with my M14x order. Very short game (1-2 hours max) but so much fun. Runs very well on HD 3000 GPU.

    - The Lord of the Rings Online: Runs ok on my old desktop, so I play with my wife when our daughter is asleep. Much better than WoW imho.

    - Wizard 101: Also with my wife, she loves this game. It's simple, cute, easy and free.

    - Baldur's Gate 2 - Shadows of Amn: I have never completed chapter 3 with this game, something always happens that prevent me from finishing it, such as a need to reformat, a virus, etc. Since I don't need the big Nvidia GPU, this is the game I play unplugged.

    I plan on buying Crysis 1 from Steam very soon, and also Skyrim, Diablo 3 and Rage whenever possible.
     
  26. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Crysis 2, CS: S, CS: S beta, DiRT 3, NFS: World, RCT 3
     
  27. smokingjam

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    witcher 2 while a great game is a pain in the a** to run on m14x.
    crysis too. im playing at medium everthing native res
     
  28. Fallout4

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    So far:
    Fallout: New Vegas
    Fallout 3
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
    Dragon Age: Origins
    Mass Effect
    Team Fortress 2
    Portal
    Portal 2

    As you can tell, I'm a Bethesda/BioWare fan (except for Dragon Age II which was...well I think we all want to forget that one)

    Definitely installing Battlefield 3 when it comes out, and YOU BETTER BELIEVE I am installing Skyrim and Fallout 4 whenever that happens.

    Rage also comes out soon.

    Also if Natural Selection 2 ever comes out I am doing that (it is a half-life/source type mod)
     
  29. SaeYaka

    SaeYaka Notebook Enthusiast

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    WC3
    Portal
    TF2
    HoN
    Dragon Age
    DotA 2* (Here's hoping I get in the beta)
     
  30. masterwares

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    see for urself
     

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    Left 4 dead/2
    portal/2
    tf2
    half life/2/both episodes
    and im gonna find some of the old games from the 90's i never got to play and play them on this bad boy
     
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    Witcher 2
    Minecraft
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Dead Island
     
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    killbeagle Notebook Geek

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    Audiosurf
    Counter-Strike Source
    Deus Ex - Human Revolution
    Dragon Age Origins
    Mass Effect
    Mass Effect 2
    Metro 2033
    Risen
    Two Worlds
    The Witcher Enhanced Ed.
    The Witcher 2
    X3 Terran Conflict
     
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    Heroes of Might and Magic 3
    Roller Coaster Tycoon 2(Will that work on 64 bit)
    Portal 1/2
    Oblivion and Morrowind(and Skyrim when it comes out)
    Minecraft
    Starcraft 2
    Diablo 2(and diablo 3 when it comes out)
    Team Fortress 2
    Fallout 3/ New Vegas

    Maybe Battlefield 3 when it releases
     
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    I'm a bit anal about the games I have on my laptop

    they have to have a metacritic score of 80 or above and have to be made 2007 or later

    mirror's edge
    crysis (all 3)
    shift2 unleashed
    starcraft 2
    GTAIV entire collection
    Dragon Age Origins
    Mass Effect
    Anno 1404

    and many others...only top tier games (80+ on metacritic) can see the light of day on my laptop
     
  36. abanchii

    abanchii Notebook Enthusiast

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    Currently Playing:

    Dead Space 1 & 2
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Black Ops
    Assassins Creed 2 & Brotherhood
    Mass Effect 2
     
  37. Kantide

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    ATM I have:

    WoW
    Star Trek Online
    Bad Company 2
    Dead Island
    L4D2
    Just Cause 2
    Final Fantasy XIV
    Portal
    Terraria
    Borderlands
    Star Trek Bridge Commander
    Soon to come:
    Star Wars: The Old Republic
    Skyrim
    Battlefield 3
     
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    Dead Island
    Bulletstorm
    Mafia 2
    All Half-Life Games
    All FEAR Games
    Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
    TF2
    Counter-Strike
    COD

    All Games play smooth with no problems at all............... :D
     
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    Installed Borderlands last night.
     
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    Does anyone know how to play games on stream when you have no network connection? Atm, I live with my grandma and she won't let me set up internet because she is afraid the cable company will see that she has been getting free cable for 20 years. The best place for me to game is at home also.
     
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    TF2
    Portal 1 & 2
    BFBC2
    Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (On Dolphin)
    Super Smash Brothers Brawl(On Dolphin too)
    Call Of Duty MW 2

    PS: Yeah, I don't have Wii, just 360 but I loved that games.
     
  42. justinmpierson

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    Wow
    Minecraft
    Deus Ex : Human Revolution
    Fallout 3: NV
     
  43. xavorod

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    TF2
    Far Cry 2
    L4D2
    BF2
    Wow
    BF3!!!
     
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    Steam has a guide on how to play in "Offline Mode." It's pretty simple but you will first have to have a connection to activate it. Maybe you can grab a wifi connection at a hot spot somewhere, configure it, and then once you're home continue to play in Offline Mode.