Bunch of games to play, which do i play first!

I would start with Crysis Warhead and Sins of a Solar Empire, then move on to Dragon Age: Origins.

they all look like good games, so if MP is your thing then tf2 asap hop on the OCN server for some fun with fellow ocn members If rpg's are your thing, then DA:O. Dragon age is supposed to be one of the best new rpg's out. The rest can follow after that IMO.

I would play them all at the same time, don't be a wuss fyi.

Or crysis warhead then DA:O

( or monkey island ) which i'm wanting to play.

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Will probably play TF 2 a few times on some random server before i log on the OCN server to take a bit of the newb smell off first =p

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Yeah i might not "play" crysis first but i will probably run it a few minutes just to see how my new rig handles it hehe

play sins of a solar empire first! then crysis. then dragon age. then the rest.

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Agreed.

Just warning you ahead of time.

If you start playing TF2 you can kiss getting a chance to play those other games good bye! Seriously though, you've got way more than you can handle in a year there unless you play a whole lot.

I'll put them in order for me though:

Half Life 2 (insane classic)
Portal (can be played bit by bit in between others)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (play before Dragon Age)
Crysis Warhead (entertaining I suppose)
Mirror's Edge (should be fun and actionpacked)
Dragon Age: Origins (freaking excellent game)
Team Fortress 2 (so begins the lack of freetime)
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Huge fan of this series but it takes a while to play)

Haven't played these:
Dawn of War 2
Sins of a Solar Empire

Of those choices, your first game should be HL2. I'd download the FakeFactory cinematic mod before you play it ... brings the graphics way more up-to-date in a lot of ways (but not in every way).

Honestly, I can't believe there's a PC gamer alive who hasn't played that game, along with the two subsequent episodes.

At this point, HL2 is 5 years old ... that's like 20 in 'computer gaming' years. It won't be much longer before it turns into one of those amazing older games that you just won't want to play because it looks so much less awesome than newer games ... IOW in not too long here it will pass into the realm of 'great games that are awful looking by today's standards' like Deus Ex, System Shock 2, and Baldurs Gate ... and you'll end up missing out on an amazing gameplay experience.

And since it looks like you have the Orange Box, you should plan on playing the Episodes as well ... because they also rock ... Especially Episode 2 ... I suppose those could wait though.

It doesn't hurt that it's also the best game on your list, IMHO. Not that any of those are bad games, they are all pretty good (though I'm having a hard time getting into DA:O and RTS games like Sins and DoW aren't really my cup of tea), but ... HL2 is just stone-cold classic.

Hmmm... I should warn you, i voted you start with Dragon Age Origins but to tell you honestly, once you play it you'll never play anything else for at least a month or two the game is so great, so awesome, you won't even want to play anything else!