Editing Video games

Video games are games played with an electronic device, instead of paper, pens, dice, boards, anything traditional, and most of the time omitting your imagination too. It is also true that they do contain amusing game mechanics, can be easily played alone, provide visual and auditory representation, and don't [[Games Workshop|cost hundreds of dollars for a few inferior, miniature visual representations]]; however, this does come at the cost of freedom and imagination.

Many traditional or tabletop games (like WH40K and D&D) can now be played as using electronic devices to substitute for their tactile components like maps or minis, proving once again that technology continues to screw up [[Old School Roleplaying|everything that we all wished had remained as it was.]]

Electronic games played by strange, [[what|electronic fa/tg/uys]] have been accepted by /tg/, so that any game can be traditional, and this media fits right in with the old [[Board Game|board games]] and Tabletop [[Wargame]]s we all know and love.  Some video games are accepted and enjoyed by /tg/.  Many, however, are not.  Generally, video game threads, especially games with no corresponding /tg/ version/interest, belong on /v/ instead.

== Strategy Games ==
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* Simulation/Sandbox Games
** '''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'''
** '''Mount and Blade''', it's expandalone Warband, and the new Bannerlord 2. A sandbox medieval setting, you go around either being a bandit or uniting the scattered kingdoms into a grand empire or whatever. Enormous modding community means finding something thematically different if you want, including Warhammer and historical mods.
** '''Kerbal Space Program'''
** '''Space Station 13''' 
** '''Medieval Engineers'''
** '''Space Engineers'''
** '''[[Minecraft]]''', for some odd reason.
** '''[[Terraria]]''', for the same odd reason.

* 4X Strategy:  These are games that reward our propensity for diabolical plotting and making our own narratives. 
** '''Civilization I-V''' - Civilization actually was based on a board game and in a case of coming full circle, ended up creating it's own board game.  
** '''Sins of a Solar Empire'''
** '''Total War''' series: Rome Total War''', '''Medieval Total War''', '''Empire Total War''', '''Shogun Total War'''
*** Rome 1 mods: '''Call to Arms: Warhammer''' and '''Fourth Age Total War''' and Medieval 2 mods: '''[[Call of Warhammer]]''', '''Third Age Total War'''
** '''[[Crusader Kings]]''', '''[[Europa Universalis]]''', '''[[Victoria]]''' or '''Hearts of Iron'''
*** [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=406933979 Warhammer: Geheimnisnacht], a Warhammer Fantasy conversion for Crusader Kings II. Setting predates Winds of Chaos & End Times.
** '''Masters of Orion'''
** '''King of Dragon Pass''' 

* Real-time Strategy
** '''Total Annihilation'''
** '''Supreme Commander''' 
** '''Rise of Nations'''
** '''Dungeon Keeper'''
** '''[[Dominions]]'''
** '''Age of Empires''' series
** '''Company of Heroes''' and '''Men of War Assault Squad 2'''
** '''Homeworld''' series
** '''Starcraft''' and '''Warcraft''': [[Skub|40K and Fantasy rip-offs respectively]]
** '''[[Command and Conquer]]''', a franchise with more then four different series running at the time where you control varied forces trying to beat the crap out of each other. 

* Turn-based Strategy
** The original '''[[X-Com|X-COM: UFO Defense]]'''
** The new '''[[X-Com|X-COM: Enemy Unknown]]'''
** '''Age of Wonders'''
** '''Jagged Alliance'''
** '''[[Alpha Centauri|Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'''
** '''Master of Magic'''
** '''[[Advance_Wars| Advance Wars]]''', Japanese so expect some typical [[Anime]] heroes and [[Weeaboo]] fanboys. Except for '''Days of Ruin'''; that is [[Grimdark]] and thus [[Fist of the North Star|manly]].
** '''Valkyria Chronicles''' series - JRPG fantasy world version of World War II. Quite a bit of depth and supporting cast of characters.
** '''Fire Emblem TBS''' - Advance Wars' twin brother who likes swords and magic rather than guns and tanks. 
** '''[[Disciples]]''' (series) - Heroes of Might and Magic made[[Grimdark]] 
** '''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]''' - Turn based strategy of over six main games and expansions where you control a fantasy hero and their legion of men/elves/dwarves/creatures/etc.

== Role Playing Games ==
*cRPGs
** '''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'''
** '''Wasteland''' series
** '''Deus Ex''' series 
** '''Ultima''' series
** '''Betrayal at Krondor'''
** '''[[Fallout]]''' series
** '''[[Baldur's Gate]] I''' & '''II'''
** '''[[Planescape: Torment]]'''
** '''System Shock''' series
** '''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'''
** '''Icewind Dale'''
** '''[[Arcanum]]: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura''' 

*Modern RPGs
** '''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''', both games are very good.
** '''Dragon Age: Origins''', much better than later games.
** '''Dark Souls''', due to its moody atmosphere, emphasis on exploration, and [[Dwarf Fortress|merciless learning curve]]. Compelling story and characters are a major plus, also contains large amounts of death and [[RAGE]]. The tagline isn't 'Prepare to Die' for no reason.
** '''Deus Ex: Human Revolution'''
** '''Fallout: New Vegas'''
** '''Witcher''' series
** '''Legend of Grimrock'''
** '''Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor'''

== Warhammer Games ==
*Strategy
** The old and glorious '''[[Warhammer Epic 40,000: Final Liberation]]''', '''Shadow of the Horned Rat''', and '''Dark Omen'''
** '''[[Dawn of War|WH40K Dawn of War]]''' and its [[Dawn of War II|sequel]].
*** The "True-to-Tabletop" [[Dawn_of_War_Mods|mods]] for DoW that sprung up, such as '''Firestorm over ''Kronus/Kaurava''''', the Closer to Codex mod. As well as the '''Ultimate Apocalypse''' and "'Armageddon Steel Legion mod which are MANLY.
** '''[[Chapter Master (game)]]'''
** '''Mordheim: City of the Damned'''
** '''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'''
** '''[[Total War: WARHAMMER]]'''

*Other
** '''[[Blood Bowl]] and its sequel'''
** '''Warhammer  Age of Reckoning'''
** '''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]''' 
** '''[[Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade]]'''
** '''[[The End Times:Vermintide]]'''
** '''Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade'''

== Miscellaneous ==
* [[Roguelike|Roguelikes]] 
** '''Nethack'''
** '''[[Dungeon Crawl]] Stone Soup'''
** '''TEARDOWN''', a Space-Hulk roguelike
** '''Darkest Dungeon''' the newest [[H.P. Lovecraft|love-craftian]] dungeon crawler with grimdark setting and overall edginess.
** '''WarpRogue''', a 40K-inspired roguelike

*Good FPS games
** '''[[EYE: Divine Cybermancy]]''', a really weird FPS/RPG due to its cyberpunk fantasy aesthetics, almost an RPG.
** '''DOOM''', '''Hexen''', and '''Heretic''': With a vibrant community because the games are easy to mod and has produced no shortage of mods (or wads as they're called in the community.) Interestingly, Doom was inspired by a D&D game run with Carmack as the DM. Romero's character recklessly gave a dark tome to a demon in exchange for the magic Daikatana which caused demons to overrun the material plane and the world to end. Visually, parts of the games(Hexen and Heretic especially) are reminiscent of a gothic dungeon. 
** '''Crysis''', Tree games provide a very moddable engine with a very versatile set of physics combined with a pretty absurdly large modding community that has among other things, created a perfectly workable Mech Warrior game out of Crysis Warhead.  Even if you don't care for nanosuit action, the mods alone are worth checking out.
** '''Guns of Icarus''', a steampunk flying team deathmatch with set roles.

* [[Mechwarrior]], because /tg/ loves [[Battletech]].
** '''MechWarrior I''' is lauded as a classic, and thus the best
** '''MechWarrior II''' is lauded as the best
** '''MechWarrior III''' is lauded as the most engrossing storywise, and thus the best
** '''MechWarrior IV''' is lauded as the latest and greatest, and thus the best
** '''MechCommander II''' is lauded as most like the tabletop, and thus the best
** '''MechWarrior Online''' is in beta, but it's the newest and shiniest so it (obviously) must be the best

* Classic console games
** '''Jet Set/Grind Radio''' seems to have enthused one orky [[drawfag]] to the highest of possible levels, make of that what you will.
** '''Conker's Bad Fur Day'''
** '''[[Anarchy Reigns]]''', mostly due to its attempts to be a more-modern [[Fist of the North Star]] with Cyborgs, and the fact that /tg/ immediately [[/tg/ gets shit done|took it]] and [[Warhammer 40,000|did predictable shit with it]].
** '''[[Samus|Metroid]]''', '''Legend of Zelda''', '''Kid Icarus''', and '''Castlevania''' (the four games series share so much in common they deserve to be discussed together). Why?  The exploration-heavy nature of the games, the feeling of growing more powerful as you collect enough gear and relics to make an adventuring party jealous, the incredibly memorable boss battles, interesting backstories (Metroid immerses you in backstory at your pace, via scans and lore pickups, leaving much up to your imagination), and providing many ideas for scifi or fantasy RPG session.

== Games that can be used to troll /tg/ ==
* [[World of Warcraft]]. Easily the most hated MMORPG by /tg/, and for good reason.
* Most other MMORPGs. 
* Any of the modern Final Fantasy games, [[Games Workshop|which somehow keep getting sequels despite being financial failures]]. [[This Guy|Some fa/tg/uys]] have a fondness for the early ones, mostly because [[Troll|the first one rips off D&D pretty squarely]].
* [[Evony]]
* Skyrim, although it is good as a pregenerated fantasy world simulator you can dive into, it isn't an RPG. Reasons include having no choice to complete quests how you want, horrible dialogue, and uninspired combat and enemies.
* As a note to the above, you can say the same for Oblivion. Heavily uninspired landscapes, dungeons, and monsters, along with wonky gameplay and terrible dialogue.

== The Game List That People Copypasta ==
Every so often, someone posts on /tg/: "Wow, you guys are so smart and cool; can you recommend some [[video games]] to play for those hours when I'm not playing tabletop?". It happens so often that people have made [[copypasta]] for the occasion, even image copypasta.

You will find a lot of those games on [http://www.gog.com/ Good Old Games], DRM free, for 6 or 9 bucks.

For any video game that someone felt was good enough for a full page on this wiki, see [[:Category:Video_Games|Video Games]]

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