Thread: Games recommended

Oblivion is in my opinion THE best game I have ever experienced. Mods allow for the user to basically shape his or her own game system. I don't know of many other games despite the ones you've listed that are released. I do know that 'Spore' will allow heavy modding similar to that of Sims2, in fact I recall Wright saying that modding is going to be one of the major highs of Spore.

yeah, I can't wait to get spore :-)

Garry's Mod. - http://www.garrysmod.com/

It's a source engine sandbox, and the amount of user created content is staggering. Mods, models, scripted entities, etc etc.

Alright, here's my list of games that I know are customisable:

The Sims 2
Morrowind
Oblivion
Half Life2

Games I'm not sure if they are customisable:

Rollercoaster tycoon 3
Sim City 4
battlefield 2142
Halo 1
Fear

Games that I'm wanting to get that may be customisable:

Doom 3 + expansion pack
Oblivion expansion pack
Spore

In terms of mods, there are many games which offer player made conversions. This is evident (as I see you already know) in games like half life 2, where there is quite a large modding community. Such mods can be found at www.moddb.com

Games such as Oblivion, Morrowind and The Sims work with what are called 'plugins', where one simply 'plugs in' these modifications to their existing game to either expand, modify and define their own unique gaming experience.

By searching mod db you'll definately be able to find quite a large number of modded games. I'm yet to find a game which offers more freedom than Oblivion does.