I got dumped, what game should I start playing?

[Hobo Elf]

The bible is for infidels. Read the Qu Ran and attain proper enlightenment.

 

[Dire Roach]

Qur'an is so next-gen it has bloom!

 

[Jaesun]

You know, if you EVER have a problem sleeping at night, pick up a copy of the Qur'an and give it a read. I GUARANTEE that by a few pages you will be bored to pure sleep.

True story.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Civilization IV

Most entertaining time sink ever made.

 

[Helioth]

Qur'an is so next-gen it has bloom!

high dynamic range rendering or gtfo.

 

[Sckarecrow92]

Blasphemy

 

[L'ennui]

Try Day of the tentacle if you hadn't played it back in the days. Excellent, quirky humor on top of a solid adventure game that will take your mind off everything else, if only for a while.

Also, I join the "hang out with friends" crowd.

 

[Nedrah]

Try Day of the tentacle

Definitely. Pay attention to the cherry trees part. You may thank me later. Also, while I wouldn't want to make a thread on the codex about it, I know your current pain. People are right when they suggest doing something else than sitting in front of your screen - I also understand perfectly well why doing too much else to cope with the situation might not seem like a real possibility right now. Yeah, anyways, go with DOTT if you don't know it.

 

[MasPingon]

Play Painkiller, shooting zombies with granade on the stake always makes you feel like a real man.

 

[PlanHex]

Lack of mention of The Neverhood and Mafia in this thread is now rectified.

 

[DraQ]

Qur'an is so next-gen it has bloom!

And that's how Codex declared total war on the Muslims.

 

[L'ennui]

Qur'an is so next-gen it has bloom!

And that's how Codex declared total war on the Muslims.

CRUSSAAAADDDDEEE!!!!! FOR KODEXIA!

 

[tunguska]

As an ugly person who has always been ugly I have absolutely no sympathy for your plight. If you are good looking enough to get a pretty girlfriend, then you should be able to replace her easily enough, no? Doing so would be my advice. Just switch to another generic barbie as soon as possible. Feel free to take a nice video game break before you do so however. Dealing with ditzy girls can be tiring. Which is why I choose to rent or lease them instead of buying them outright.

As for what games to play, I would suggest good ones. Playing bad games when trying to escape from reality can be kind of depressing. Some excellent games that aren't recommended much on the codex are in my sig. In case you have sigs turned off, I will suggest Arx Fatalis, Ultima Underworld I and II, and Might and Magic VI, VII, and VIII. All great fun.

Is there a first person shooter where you get to kill a lot of young, pretty human females?

 

[krbkkr]

Anachronox? Funny and uplifting.
The Football Manager games are the ultimate timesink if you are a fan.

Book: Vanity Fair. It solves life.

 

[Hory]

Who said she was pretty?

 

[Andhaira]

Who said she was a she?

 

[Luzur]

tranny-lover?

 

[Monocause]

That may sound strange, but I recommend something like 4 elements. I've been through some tough times lately myself and games like this can be really a blessing.

 

[Gragt]

This is the game you need.

 

[Korgan]

This is the game you need.

It'll make your cry about your shitty life, then you'll graduate to romance/drama visual novels and won't ever contribute to society again.

 

[Hollowized]

Ultima Underworld 1/2
Arx Fatalix
Sacrifice
Mafia
Space Rangers 1/2
Star Wolves
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Thief 1/2/3
Outcast
Kings Bounty
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Alien vs Predator
Penumbra

Anything on that list that you haven't played?

 

[Hard Knox]

Who said she was a she?

She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

 

[Lesifoere]

Oh hi, haven't seen you for a while. I second Sacrifice. I believe you can still get it from GOG?

Also, the obvious choice for adventure titles: The Longest Journey/Dreamfall--sure the sequel's inferior, but it's still pretty good even if it concludes with a cocktease cliffhanger from hell.

 

[Tails]

Definitely first X-COM. You won't even notice the moment when you forget about rest of the world.

 

[Zuluf]

Moved on. Life has HDR again.