[quote=“Al3xand3r”]Not much of a PC gamer then eh? I’ll start simple. You didn’t post system specs for the PC but the titles I post should run considering you can run WoW. I’ll start with a hanful of simple suggestions off the top of my head, just to have something to go off of.
Everything I post I’ve purchased myself so I consider paying for them online (if that’s an option) quite safe and worthy 
Aquaria
Castlevania meets Ecco styled underwater adventure. Great atmosphere thanks to good visuals and music, great controls even if you don’t have a gamepad for your PC as the mouse alone can be sufficient and intuitive. Try the available demo of course. Just keep in mind it starts off slow, you don’t even have any form of attack for quite a while so consider it all a tutorial area until about that point (if the demo lets you go that far).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqY9mDOw-UI)
The Witcher
An RPG that can stand up to old classics in my opinion. If Oblivion is your only example of western RPGs, this should be quite enjoyable. It’s not really similar in that it goes for a more focused linear experience than a wide open (but repetitive) world to explore at your leisure, but the fiction and atmosphere is superb. There’s still quite a bit of optional content to delve into, multiple paths to the same goals, various decisions to make which will affect the plot down the road. It can be sexist, but I’m sure it’s nothing you can’t handle. You might want to wait for an upcoming patch (and re-release) which will include some more NPC models for variety and a better English translation. There’s a demo available, various videos can be found on its website.
Portal
It looks like a FPS but it’s the best puzzle adventure game of recent years, with a most entertaining plot (of sorts). There’s also a demo for it, you’ll need Steam for either. Unless you go for a console version of The Orange Box but that means you also get two games that may not be your thing I guess. And no extra user maps (a great mod with a ton of levels was released recently). I always get Valve’s stuff on PC. Video on the same page.
Trackmania Nations Forever
Free version of the best damn puzzle racer (yep, I just said that) ever. It’s free so you have nothing to lose. Trackmania United Forever was a good purchase (via Steam) for me, but Nations (the free version) alone should last a long time if it hooks you. There’s nothing else quite like these games. Perfectly playable with just the arrow keys though lately I started using a shitty gamepad with a decent analog stick and that also works well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwhC0PCYAa4)
Every Extend Extra
It’s a PSP shooter, without shooting. It’s more of a chains based puzzle game actually. Very unique gameplay. There’s a PC demo to get, even though the actual game’s not available on PC. Rez dude was involved. Video on its website.
Galactic Civilizations II
I’m not sure if you play turn based strategy games of this sort. Imagine something along the lines of Civilization in space with more emphasis on dominance over countless rounds of empire building. You still get fleshed out empire building but not of that caliber. Get the standard game for a cheap $20 (or bargain bin even cheaper?) or wait for a compilation which includes all the expansions (Gold doesn’t, it only has the first) to get the most out of it. The expansions really are worth it and add more than a few units or other such things, especially the second (which requires the first…). There’s a demo but I’m not sure of what it offers. This article might just convince you as it shows the greatness of the AI which at times appears to be doing a few stupid things but is later proven to be damn smart. Videos don’t really do this type of game justice.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Still the best of the Metroidvanias in my opinion. I have the Playstation original, I’m not sure if it has had any re-releases outside Live Arcade or PSP’s unlockable status within Dracula X Chronicles. I don’t know how good Chronicles is but if it’s the only way you can get SoTN then it’s honestly worth it, even if you have to go through a mediocre game to unlock it. The video below shows a decent representation of the gameplay but not the exploration. It’s quite a large game with a lot of variety in every aspect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XPAfFVtv14)
I guess I post more gameplay focused stuff as my mind’s been focused on that recently. Anyway, these are just starting suggestions to get this thread rolling.
Keep it simple guys, so she doesn’t have to scroll through tons of off topic text or duplicates or games she already owns anyway just to get to your own suggestions…
It’s true… I’m not much of a PC gamer. WoW was the first PC game that I ever really played. I’ll go ahead and post my specs for future reference:
Windows XP Prof. SP2
Pentium 4 2.80GHz
1.25 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce 7300 GS 512 MB PCI Express
SoundMAX Digital Audio
Nothing stellar, but it gets me by. Aquaria looks neat. I’m downloading the demo now. My boyfriend has Team Fortress 2 installed on my computer because his doesn’t have a DVD-ROM right now, so I have Steam on my computer. Portal looks interesting and challenging. I’ll probably check that out, too. I’ve always been curious about the Castlevania games, I’ve just never had the chance to play them. I’ll look online and see if I can find a PSX copy. If not, I’ll see what I can do. I haven’t been overly fond of strategy games because I’m terrible at them, but I’ll again, look into your suggestions. I’ll check out the other demos and links you posted, as well. Thank you. =)
…I also found my bf’s copy of Silent Hill 2, which I think I may bust out tonight…[/quote]
Including the formats of the games I speak of 