I've just started Thief Gold. I saw that the Thief games were just 97 cents at Steam and GOG till Jan 5, so I picked up the first two games at Gog, thinking they would probably run better on Win 10. I have both on disk, but they would be harder to get running. It has been 20 years since I played them, but I am still surprised that I am not recognizing any of the game. It is like playing for the first time. I just finished the prison mission and am having a great time with this old game.

That sounds great, Pokey! Replaying these old games can be even more fun than the first time, in my experience.

Pokey, I played both of those as recently as two years ago, but I haven't been able to get either one running on my new computer -- otherwise I'd be running through them again. I wonder why they wouldn't run?

You might (or more likely might not) recall that I am a fanatic about those two games. I've played them at least 20 times each. The only other game I've played as often is the original Deus Ex GOTY.

The first three Thief games have many, many fantastic fan-made-missions, too.

Lucky you, running through these games after so long.

hagatha, you might try one from GOG. It may be more likely to run than some others. I've played quite a few of the fan missions. Great fun!

Morrowind bought on Gog does not start. I was hoping for an uptodated game!!! When it finally starts,
It looks exactly as the CD. Mods that usued to make it look perfect even for 1920x1080 resolution in win 7 are not there or if you find then, dont apply!!! win 10, I like less and less. I paid $4.89 : You get for your money, it seems! Can`t even get my money back!!! Dont know why.

GOG has always refunded my money for a game and for any reason, so I am not sure what the difficulty is with that.

You can find their refund policy here.

Also, there are some good mods out there that will run Morrowind on Windows 10 with the screen resolution that you want. Just try googling for it.

Currently playing 'Someday You'll Return'. The way things are going I'll be playing this a long time!

I hadn't heard of this game so I just looked it up. Psychological horror. Are you enjoying it?

Yes. So far so good. But I'm only at the beginning of chapter 3 (of 12).

Have fun!

I'm currently playing Braid, a 2008 puzzle game made by the makers of The Witness. Both games share two things: innovative puzzle designs, and meaningless story "fillers." Both games use stories as mere window-dressing to make the games seem "deeper" than they really are. But the puzzles are truly memorable. Braid combines time-manipulation and platforming, and the result is truly unique and fun. The Witness has you figure out the correct patterns on various electronic grids, and the methods with which you deduce those patterns are very creative.

me too teassoc - been at it on and off for quite a while now.
it keeps me coming back though

Not a PC game, but Bravely Default II on the Switch is a great RPG.

Trying to decide on my next game, so I'm futzing around in Fallout 4 building a settlement, which is something I always fall back on when I'm between games.

I think I might go for Red Dead Redemption next.

EDIT: I mean Red Dead Redemption II, of course. I keep forgetting there was another one.

Well I never managed to complete it. Got within the final few minutes but was never quick enough to get on a bridge to the very top mountain peak.

Currently playing The Sinking City and loving it with its HP Lovecraft background.

I'm downloading Elder Scrolls Online, since I've had it for ages. I've never played an online game before. Feeling a bit trepidatious.

Pleased to see a couple of people enjoying Braid: that remains one of my favourite gaming experiences, and I was interested to see that its success financed the making of the Witness which I also enjoyed.

Recent top scorers for me when it comes to solving puzzles have been Baba Is You (in a league of its own) and Stephen's Sausage Roll: both excellent and humorous meaningless fun!

Gorogoa is another absorbing puzzler, boosted by great artwork and an enigmatic story line.

Other than that, I am considering replaying the whole HalfLife saga which is still amazing, and revisiting a couple of other older games I previously enjoyed (including Desperados in particular).

Hagatha, how are you getting on with Elder Scrolls online?

ESO is fine. It's beautiful-looking, and the music is great. It's Elder Scrolls, but it's somehow lacking, like eating diet ice-cream. I can imagine spending $15.00 a month for a membership to access all of the game, but I'm aghast at the cost of buying the bragging rights stuff that people's avatars display. I saw a cool companion dog I thought I'd get, but it would have cost me about $25.00. For an imaginary dog,. Unbelievable.

I'm playing it for a few hours at a time, alternating with my umpteenth Fallout 4 game, which is most notable for the fact that I have done almost nothing in terms of the quests but I'm already at level 50, and that is with the experience points turned off for settlement construction.

The trend for in-game purchases does not appeal to me, but I suppose that for those who wholly immerse themselves in online gaming, a virtual dog may be almost real (and quite valuable if it can be used as an aid in combat)...

No, the said dog is a non-combat companion that just travels with you. And a lot of the gear is just clothing, or a steed, and the like. Ornamental. mostly.

But it's perfectly possible to play without spending money that way. There are free houses, if you really must have one.

I just finished the Last of Us and The Last of Us 2, man I was drained emotionally and mentally, about to start Days Gone.

I'm playing Bard's Tale I in the remastered version of the trilogy from Steam. Speaking as someone who played all the originals in the day, I think the changes they've made are perfect. You still grind, but nowhere near as much. There's now an automap. The UI is incredibly helpful, taking away thousands of keystrokes it previously to achieve the same thing. But all the maps, monsters, puzzles etc. are the same. And if you want to play it with the old mechanics, you can tick some or all legacy mode options.

to GameBoomers heiress_software.

Good to know about the remastered Bard's Tale as I did play the original and have been wondering how I would feel about the new releases.

I just started Alien Isolation. It is not an easy game..no hand holding. I had to ask for help finding my way around and I don't often have a problem with that. Then I came to a power panel that I spent an awful long time figuring out how it worked. And I haven't even met the alien yet! I've heard he is pretty scary.

For some reason I had missed this game (despite being a fan of the films) so I googled and found this review which was so good I went to eBay to buy a very cheap used copy to run on my old Xbox 360, so many thanks for the mention! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXG_-YJEiI