Top old games on PC: the list of the best

"The top old games" on the computer are remembered by those whose youth came in the late nineties and the beginning of the two thousandth, when everyone heard rumors of such cult shooters as Serious Sam and races like Need For Speed. More details - in the article.

A bit of history

The so-called children of zero still remember those days when computer clubs were opening, where there were no more outgoing Sega or SonyPlay Station consoles, but the first real personal computers with bulky monitors with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels.

Then everyone heard about such cult games as Need For Speed: Underground, shooters like Unreal Tournament, Counter Strike and Serious Sam, as well as strategies like WarCraft and StarCraft.

Separately it is worth to tell about those masterpieces boldly approaching the category of "the oldest games on the PC", which for dozens of evenings attracted the attention of the owners of their PCs.

Heroes of Might and Magic III

A step-by-step strategy, better known as "Heroes 3" was one of the first "zalipalov", which attracted the attention of fans. Many fans of strategies as such, this game densely settled in the first place in the ranking of "top 10 old games."

The plot from one supplement to another tells of battles with the armies of mythical creatures, the seizure of cities, the erection of buildings that contribute to the recruitment of the army and the development of new territories.

In this series, players are faced with a system of accumulation of resources and mastered the ways of searching for artifacts to strengthen the main character.

WarCraft

Strategy, but not turn-based. If someone is not obsessed with "Heroes", he will definitely lose his head from WarCraft. The history of the opposition of orcs and people (the very first versions of the game), which was continued in the additions to the third part. It is noteworthy that the third part was fond of more because of the qualitative graphics, new races and entertaining storylines that tell of the confrontation of the Burning Legion.

Those who in the "two thousandths" boldly included this game in the "top 10 old games on the PC" are now surely for months stuck in World of Warcraft, not wanting to leave the life of your favorite game universe.

Serious Sam

This action was from every owner of a personal computer. The game pulled out an unambiguous first place is not that in the "top ten", but also in the "top 100 old games on the PC" among gamers.

The plot is very non-trivial: someone Sam must shoot a bunch of monsters, saving mankind from an alien threat - there is no Mental. Game mechanics, too, is uncomplicated - running and shooting, destroying everything in its path, keeping screaming kamikaze, dropping giant over-grown bosses, and striving to flatten the main character.

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

Another blockbuster, which generated an army of fans of post-apocalypse, abandoned buildings and radiation fields. If you ask the avid "stalkeroidov" about the old games of the top 100, then if this project is not in the top ten, it definitely falls into the hundred of the best. And not always the game is inferior to the western franchise called Fallout.

The plot of "Stalker" tells about the life and life of the so-called artifact hunters (and just soldiers of fortune) in the exclusion zone - near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. According to the version of the game universe, under the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl NPP there is a certain performer of desires. And the stalker, nicknamed "Shooter", found a way to get to Pripyat, and from there to that "executor". But suddenly he did something wrong ...

Now the hero of the first part, known as the "Marked One", was instructed to kill the "Arrow". And at the same time and restore lost memories.

Despite the fact that the developers have long "crumbled", the game does not let the minds of millions of fans. The following were issued:

• Prequel "STALKER: Clear Sky";
• And the sequel "STALKER: Call of Pripyat".

The project, known as STALKER 2, has not been implemented due to the closure of the company for unknown reasons.

However, in 2015 it became known that the company continues to function, a project like "Cossacks 3" was released, so that the fans have a hope for the successful implementation of "Stalker".

Dragon Age: Origins

You can not ignore this "bolt from the blue" from the company BioWare. The coup made with this game, with full confidence allows to say that "The Age of the Dragon" scattered the entire crowd of contenders for the first place, not that in the top 10 or 100 games, but in the thousand best projects for the PC, having pulled out a deserved first place.

This was the first game with carefully elaborated facial expressions of characters, ornate dialogues and story lines, fascinating combat mechanics and an exciting storyline. And also the army of fans was pleased with the presence of romantic lines. All of the above features of the game won the right to be in the category of "top old games."

The plot narrates about the struggle of the Order of the Gray Wardens with the invasion of the creatures of darkness. In fact - an army of living dead, led by the Archdemon - a half-dead dragon, once an Ancient God.

Passage (along with all side missions) takes about 50 hours. Each character is unique. He has his own character, habits, manner of conducting a dialogue. If they are the companions of the protagonist, they can interact with each other in every possible way. And between them there can be both sympathy and mutual hostility. Therefore, it is worth taking a closer look at the selection of people in the detachment.

The level of sympathy for the main player can affect the performance of the satellite itself. The smallest value can cause the character to leave the unit altogether.

Subsequently, were released and the continuation of the storyline - Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Mass Effect

Another masterpiece from the same company, which took its gaming niche in the category of "top old games." If BioWare could not awaken in the gamers sympathy for fantasy, thanks to Dragon Age, then they aroused the love of space adventures with the help of Mass Effect.

The same story of the confrontation of mankind (and other organic races) with the great evil, only in the intergalactic role.

The development of characters at altitude. The player has to solve complex puzzles, carefully think through the answer in ornate dialogues, and also go for transactions with a conscience. The plot of the game is absolutely not linear. Any step and decision taken will affect the future events, as well as the attitude of the people around to the main character. Each satellite requires a unique approach to its personality, and also has individual tasks, the fulfillment of which contributes to the growth of Shepard's authority and the strengthening of the characteristics of the companion itself.

The end?

A lot of games excited the minds of young people, chained to the screens of monitors. Among them are the horror films from the Resident Evil series, the Driver 2 race and the Elder Scrolls series, the Command an Conquer strategy (Red Alert, Generals and Tiberian Sun).

Of course, it's worth mentioning FlatOut and GTA with a top view. Not-unknown "Max Payne" and "Hitman" divided among themselves a niche of popularity in the nomination "top old games".

But there were also projects that would hardly fit into the top 100 and were undeservedly forgotten. An example of this is a partially step-by-step, and partly a real-time strategy game called Lethal Dreams. In the domestic version of the "Deadly Dreams." Studio Boolat Games never brought the game to mind, because gamers had to be content with the raw version of the product, which greatly disappointed the latter.

Meanwhile, the plot is very, very interesting: the universe is blown up, the worlds have flown apart and now exist in the form of small islets - scraps of civilizations - along which the main character travels, who chose one of the six schools of magic.

Only two patches have been released, which partly fix the bugs (crashes, hangs, lack of sound when casting spells) and add a number of new ones (all the same errors, but in other places). The combat system was worked out only at the initial stage. In fact, the outcome of any duel is decided in favor of the one who called for more monsters on his side. Multiplayer is missing.

Of course, if this is not the "top old games", then at least this particular game deserves special attention, solely because of the idea.

That example, when a substandard implementation ruins a brilliant idea. It remains only to hope that someday the game will be reissued.