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Rokrin 01-30-2009 05:49 PM

Lan Party 2: Wherein parties of the LAN nature are thrown
 
So I'm throwing another LAN Party and am once again turning to the NPF community for suggestions on general things to do. I'll edit up-to-date games lists down below, but I'm up for all kinds of ideas this time (not just PC games, but movies, exotic pizzas from foreign countries, console games, whatever), and this is the most reliable place to get ideas that won't fill the night with rubbish gaming.

So post old favorites, newer good games, or whatever! Try to limit consoles to Wii and 360 though since I lack a PS3 and doubt anyone will bring theirs.

Current Games List:

Team Fortress 2
Starcraft
Gears of War 2
Icewind Dale or Baldurs Gate or Neverwinter Nights
Company of Heroes
Left 4 Dead

Kerensky287 01-30-2009 05:58 PM

Smash Bros Brawl, of course.

Gears of War 2 maybe.

For PC, Dawn of War 2 would be excellent, but I'm not sure how many people would be able to run it. If not, Red Alert 3 is a great choice too.

Corel 01-30-2009 06:33 PM

How many people are you expecting to turn up to this event?

Rokrin 01-30-2009 06:35 PM

anywhere from 6-10. Probably leaning towards 8 or 10.

e: However we have multiple 360's and Wii's so the four-controller thing isn't an issue, don't let it stop you.

Eltargrim 01-30-2009 06:36 PM

Company of Heroes on the RTS front. A very different feel from Starcraft.
If you're at all into TBS, Civilization 4 offers simultaneous turn-taking. I play it over Hamachi with my friends and it's a blast. Might be a bit slow for a LAN, though.
For 4 people at a time CoD: WaW has a fun zombie mode with many different maps available through mods. Left 4 Dead is also a good choice; CoD: WaW also offers traditional WWII style gameplay, however. I'd recommend either.

Corel 01-30-2009 06:58 PM

A 4 player co-op that was majorly over looked back in the day is Project Eden for the PS2. Action/Adventure/Puzzle/Horror Sci-fi game which was actually difficult! Also lots of fun and spurns many debates on what to do.

Soldat could be a good option for a PC game, as is Armagetron. Quick and easy to download.

Can't go wrong with Halo 1 Multiplayer either!

If you're thinking PC games, grab yourself the million and one mods for Half Life 1 such as Natural Selection, Earths Special Forces or Sven Coop. If you want a lengthy RPG LAN game for the PC pick up Baldurs Gate or Icewind Dale as that will support up to 6 people.

Rokrin 01-30-2009 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Corel (Post 891550)
A 4 player co-op that was majorly over looked back in the day is Project Eden for the PS2. Action/Adventure/Puzzle/Horror Sci-fi game which was actually difficult! Also lots of fun and spurns many debates on what to do.

Soldat could be a good option for a PC game, as is Armagetron. Quick and easy to download.

Can't go wrong with Halo 1 Multiplayer either!

If you're thinking PC games, grab yourself the million and one mods for Half Life 1 such as Natural Selection, Earths Special Forces or Sven Coop. If you want a lengthy RPG LAN game for the PC pick up Baldurs Gate or Icewind Dale as that will support up to 6 people.


I love Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale; never really considered them for a LAN. But it'd be great fun to run through that with a bunch of friends.

Definitely added! Keep ideas coming :)

Corel 01-30-2009 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rokrin (Post 891573)
I love Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale; never really considered them for a LAN. But it'd be great fun to run through that with a bunch of friends.

Definitely added! Keep ideas coming :)

Be prepared to reload a lot from many deaths from the first section! :)

Warcraft 3 is also a good choice. Loads of custom maps to boot too.

42PETUNIAS 01-31-2009 11:06 PM

Left 4 Dead is pretty great, and can be done well with groups of both 4 and 8 people.

Meister 02-01-2009 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Corel (Post 891550)
Baldurs Gate or Icewind Dale

or Neverwinter Nights if people are into it. NWN has a large community and thus a lot of community-made adventures or varying quality and, more importantly, length. You probably won't want to go through the entire game. Actually, there are probably modules out there that are explicitly made to accomodate this situation.

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exotic pizzas from foreign countries
Be careful what you wish for, I have seen pizza place flyers that featured truly otherwordly toppings.


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