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|  The Dark List 2016
 #1075417 07/24/16 07:10 PM
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flotsam
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Hi hoNow that the lighter side is done and dusted, welcome to our annual shady listing   :zombie:
 From today, you have 13 days to list 13 Dark Side games that other people should play. It doesn't matter what you list, so long as its dark, and you reckon someone should play it.
 If a game made the light list, don't worry - there are shades of light and dark (which would be grey, of which there are 50 I am told) so those games aren't excluded here (even if you listed them over there) :woozy:
 Even though its dark, there are rules:
 
 1. You can recommend a maximum of 13 games, but are allowed to recommend less.
 2. You can't list a series, unless you use single votes for each game.
 3. Expansion packs, DLC, GOTY releases etc are all considered the same game - just vote for eg Fallout 3 and ignore all its available added on bits.
 4. Consistent with 3, enhanced editions, directors cuts etc are also considered the same game.
 5. Any "dark" game (ie not pure adventure or casual) can be listed, irrespective of genre.
 6. You don't have to indicate the type or genre, and you are not limited to any specific number of games in any genre. Go ahead and list 13 fps' if you want to.
 7. It is essentially a pc list (the system not the games), but given that many players have other systems, if you want to list some games for those go ahead.
 
 If you can list alphabetically it helps me count, and please use full names if possible so I don't get them mixed up. I will ask if I get confused.
 There has never been a list that hasn't given me something to play - looking forward to what it will be this year.:yes:
 
 
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|  Re: The Dark List
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 #1075426 07/24/16 07:30 PM
07/24/16 07:30 PM
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Mad
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OK. Thank you and here's mine, flotsam. Plenty of oldies - as with my "Light Side" list  !!     Baldur’s Gate  Divine Divinity Drakensang  Gothic 2 Jade Empire  Knights of the Old Republic Might & Magic 6 Morrowind Neverwinter Nights Planescape Torment Quest for Glory 4 Return to Krondor Risen 2 
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 #1075436 07/24/16 08:03 PM
07/24/16 08:03 PM
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Trail_Mystic
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Thanks flotsam!    This is going to take some thought, glad we've got 13 days. 
 "Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and likes you no matter what you are.”
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 Kurt Vonnegut, introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of his novel Slaughterhouse-Five
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 #1075448 07/25/16 03:57 AM
07/25/16 03:57 AM
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1. American McGee's Alice2. Batman: Arkam Asylum
 3. BloodRayne 2
 4. Doom 3
 5. Lego Lord of the Rings
 6. Murdered: Soul Suspect
 7. Morrowind
 8. Oblivion
 9. Onimusha 3
 10. Rise of the Tomb Raider
 11. Sanity: Aikens Artifact
 12. Skyrim
 13. Tomb Raider
 - Not the old one, but the New they called relaunch of the series. Released 2013, I think, but I might be wrong on that one.
 
 Caroline
 
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 #1075458 07/25/16 06:21 AM
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13. Tomb Raider- Not the old one, but the New they called relaunch of the series. Released 2013, I think, but I might be wrong on that one.
 
 Caroline
I believe the title for this particular game is "Tomb Raider 2013" in order to differentiate between this and the original Tomb Raider. 
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 I laugh because you're all the same
 
 Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
 
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 #1075658 07/26/16 04:23 PM
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hagatha
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Hmm.  This gets more and more difficult as the years go by. 
 Listing games I would happily dive back into today, irrespective of how many times I have played them:
 
 Bioshock
 Dishonored
 Dragon Age Origins
 Dragon Age Inquisitor
 Fallout 3
 Fallout 4
 Gothic 2
 Half Life 2
 Morrowind
 Oblivion
 Skyrim
 Star Wars Kotor
 Witcher
 
 I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
 
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 #1075807 07/27/16 04:48 PM
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My List Dragon Age Inquisition Fallout 4 Knights of the Old Republic Morrowind Rise of The Tomb Raider Risen 3 Tomb Raider 2013 Tomb Raider Underworld Sacred Skyrim Vampire The masquerade Bloodlines Witcher Witcher 3 And a couple that I would have liked to include but ran out of room      Bloodrayne 2 Divinity Original Sin 
 You laugh because I'm different
 I laugh because you're all the same
 
 Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
 
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 #1075819 07/27/16 06:53 PM
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So many to pic from arrrrggghhhh.     Assassin's Creed 3 Batman: Arkham Asylum Borderlands Crysis Darksiders Deus Ex Far Cry 4 Morrowind Planescape: Torment Remember Me Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic The Bard's Tale 1 Wolfenstein: The New Order  
 "Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and likes you no matter what you are.”
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 #1075940 07/28/16 01:47 PM
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Anvil of Dawn looks like a good one Marian, I might have to give that one a try since it's only a few bucks over at GOG.
 World of Xeen; is that a Might and Magic release?
 
 "Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and likes you no matter what you are.”
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 Kurt Vonnegut, introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of his novel Slaughterhouse-Five
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 #1075971 07/28/16 08:33 PM
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flotsam
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here is mine:
 Bioshock
 Dead Space 2
 Divine Divinity
 ES Oblivion
 Fallout 3
 Half Life 2
 Ico
 Inside
 Limbo
 Outcast
 Portal 2
 SOMA
 Witcher
 
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 #1075998 07/29/16 12:21 AM
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Definitely have to try Borderlands and the latest Wolfenstein (I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed Return to Castle Wolfenstein). 
 I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
 
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 #1076004 07/29/16 01:29 AM
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Borderlands is basically an FPS romp with a some RPG elements. The humor, unusual settings and interesting graphics keep it fresh.  Bethesda did a good job with Wolfenstein: New Order, it can be very challenging at times and the story, especially the way it kicks off is very engaging.  I have W:Old Blood, but haven't had a chance to play it yet. 
 "Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and likes you no matter what you are.”
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 #1076021 07/29/16 04:30 AM
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"Anvil of Dawn looks like a good one Marian, I might have to give that one a try since it's only a few bucks over at GOG ." I remember playing (or I should say attempting ) that one many years ago  !!      1995 -ish  ???? 
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 #1076085 07/29/16 01:58 PM
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1.  Condemned: Criminal Origins2.  Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
 3.  F.E.A.R.
 4.  Halo
 5.  Hellgate: London
 6:  Max Payne
 7:  Metro: Last Light
 8:  Morrowind
 9:  Skyrim
 10: Witcher
 11: Wolfenstein- The Old Blood
 12: Wolfenstein: The New Order
 13: Zanzarah
 
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 #1076243 07/30/16 10:28 PM
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Diablo IIDungeon Siege
 F.E.A.R
 Hunted : The Demon's Forge
 Icewind Dale
 Morrowind
 Oblivion
 Rage
 Thief : Deadly Shadows
 Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption
 Witcher 2
 Witcher 3
 
 
Last edited by Trail_Mystic; 07/30/16 11:03 PM. Reason: placed in alpha order
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