Preach it, brother!

Next: The United States.

In what way?

I haven't played many games, but want to, and am looking for suggestions for old (but not too old) games like Deus Ex.

Really OT, but there is an awesome game that came out for consoles several years ago. I've only played it at a friend's house, but it rocked my socks. It is really heavy on the story elements and quite a bit lighter on the gameplay, so if that is what your into you should check it out. It has a really unique way of telling the story too. Good stuff.

Its called Indigo Prophecy in the US, and I believe it was released abroad as Fahrenheit. Check it out.

I'd recommend Deus Ex, but you're already in the loop on that one.

Wait, you mean you don't do that in tabletop games?

I played Psi-Ops for the PS2, good mix of standard FPS and psychic powers (telekinesis, clairvoyance); I was really bored with FPS's at the time so I never finished it. The body modelling was good (when you flung a sec guard with your telekinesis, he flew like a rag doll; there's something inherently satisfying about flinging a guy with your mind-power and seeing his head catch on a doorjam), and the cut scenes had what was probably one of the more oblique Simpson's references I've seen, but I only got about halfway through. Its about as close to being a combat mage as a game can manage, though.

I have friends who got seriously into Knights of the Old Republic when it came out, and the Vampire:TM computer game. KotOR was interesing because it was built around d20 mechanics. I always wondered what a console game would play like basd around a good tabletop system. V:TM seemed like a pretty straight forward shoot-em up, with vampires.

One difficulty I see with making an SR game is its pretty hard to get a consensus on what an SR tabletop game is supposed to be like. Plus, their very different animals, vg's and tabletops. I enjoy both, but I enjoy them for different reasons.

Gods, there's a blast from the past. Now I'm going to have to dig out the old Super Nintendo and play it again. Plus I'm getting the urge to write them up as adept or magician Shadowrun characters using the Norse magic rules.

I only know it through word of mouth (almost exclusively from this forum), so I am not that in the loop.

Caveat: The first two thirds is quite possibly the most intriguing game I've played in ever.

The last third? Pure, total, utter shit. The story takes a swan dive to the pavement and never recovers.

Wait. Deus Ex, Lost Vikings, or Indigo Dye?

It kind of sounds like a shredder should do a good job at that....

The combat was just like the cinematic cut scenes with weird joystick controls. When it said to hit up, you had to hit up. When it said to hit left, you hit left. Meanwhile, all kinds of cool super-powered asskicking is going on on-screen and you don't get to see any of it because you're so fucking freaked out by trying to frantically hit the puzzle bullshit with the controller that you can't tear your eyes away for even a split second.

And then -- and, again, to me this was the real kick in the nuts -- the big climactic fight scene wasn't something you could watch after you beat the game. Out of all the cut scenes and cinematics you could kick back and view to your heart's content, without all the button-mashing interrupting and distracting you...for some reason, the fight scene wasn't an option. Instead you unlocked (yes, really) ice skating, complete with an alternate costume and the same weird-ass puzzle controls!

Indigo Prophecy was a really neat idea for a game. The immersion was a cool concept, the attention to detail was neat, the first two-thirds of the storyline were really sweet. But the last third or so of it, and the execution of their concept, just really left it a bad overall gaming experience.

I had a Dragon's Lair flashback when I read this. That game was also a lot of fun (to watch other people play).