Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5641163-20150522174501/@comment-5641163-20150524115307

I never made it to X-Wing, unfortunately, much as I never played the original Tomb Raider. I missed both games first time around (my computer wasn't nearly good enough to play them) and by the time I finally did I played the sequels first. After Tomb Raider 2 (which I loved) and performing clandestine missions for the Emperor, I just couldn't get into their predecessors, which of course hadn't aged well in comparison either. Tie Fighter really resonated with me (playing on the Dark Side, after all), and I was hooked. The concept of X-Wing just felt a bit, well, tame in comparison!

I forgot to refer to your Dark Forces mention, now there was a game I adored. So many hours on that one, including that hideously complex elevator puzzle about halfway through. I've played all the sequels many times over (I think JK2 was my favourite, used to play deathmatch and co-op on that too), but nothing compares to that moment of sheer terror when you first encounter a Dark Trooper prototype out of nowhere. It felt exactly like being in The Terminator, and it stuck with me for a long time.

Gah, stop talking about Quake 4, already, I've got to get through Q2 and all the expansions first, at this rate you'll have me playing three generations of the game simultaneously! You've even got me considering Doom 3 again, monster cupboards and all. Must.... resist... Maximum... ten... games... at.. once... :-)

Maybe twelve.