New games to play?

[Baajikiil]

I was thinking about geting some new game(s) the other day, but could not realy think of a single game that I had heared or seen that I thought was a "must". Of course, I have not seen or heared about many, but in general, I have a feeling there are much less interesting games out there these days, most of them are all similar as well.

So, do you fellow lurkers have any ideas, hints or sugestions for games that would be fun and interesting to get? It doesn't have to be the very latest games, a bit older ones are also OK (for really old games I do have quite a good feeling of what exist that could be of interest for me, so keep it somewhat current, like last two years or something).

Thanks in advance for any input.
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I just thought of another suggestion, though it is a bit dated as well:

Mechcommander Gold

Mechcommander is a RTS, but more focus on the strategy. You choose a team of mechs +pilots to bring to a mission, then guide then through a map in real time while trying to accomplish your objectives. Each mission has a limit to the total tonnage of mechs you can bring, and it's quite fun customizing your forces between deployments. Mechs can be used in their default weapons configurations, or you can change their payload completely.

The thing I really like about the game is the spectacular mission design. Nearly every mission has several ways to go about meeting the objectives. There is almost always a way to use terrain to your advantage, instead of simply a contest of firepower. Deciding to bring mechs with jump jets at the cost of weapons/armor almost always pays off by allowing strategic positioning. Using long range missiles against close in firepower(or vice versa) can spell the difference between an easy fight, or a struggle for victory.

Mechcommander gold includes an expansion campaign, and adds a few new commands to the original campaign(including a hard mode). Mechcommander 2 on the other hand does not exhibit any such quality in mission design, and is not worth the bother IMO. Well, unless you want to try custom campaigns by fans;Mechcommander 2 has tons of fan written campaigns available for dowload.