Some intense TF2ing tonight.

On 2fort I mostly played Engineer. Sticking a sentry up just outside the respawn near the courtyard, I found a position where I could guard both entrances to the intel and started racking up the kills and being pretty effective. Then Sup went Engineer and put down a teleporter next to me. I accidentally stepped on the teleporter and ended up in the enemy sewers, forcing me to swim back across the water, wade through our sewers, and make the long journey back to my sentry, which had taken a few hits while I was away on my little trip. On the way back, in our sewers I found an enemy Medic and Scout and wrenched them both to death. I eventually made it back and repaired the sentry. 11 kills in one life - 9 from the sentry, 2 from the wrench - a new personal best. A Demoman eventually put paid to the fun with a bunch of stickies under the sentry, but by that point we had a fairly solid lead in the round so it was all good (lost 2 rounds to 1 overall, though).

After that, it was Goldrush - and when I was on defence (mostly as a Demoman), I kept on finding spies with my name. It was ridiculous, there must have been ten or more, all with my name. Good practice hitting targets directly with the grenade launcher, though. Eventually I decided to get the spies out of my hair by the simple strategy of stickying the cart, hiding in respawn and hitting RMB as soon as I saw "(man) x1" appear on the cart progress HUD (for anyone calling "cheap" - bear in mind this was the seventh and final control point and we were fighting to avoid our entire base going KABOOM). We eventually held out, losing 6-4 overall but stopping them up on that final point.

Eventually I decided to get the spies out of my hair by the simple strategy of stickying the cart, hiding in respawn and hitting RMB as soon as I saw "(man) x1" appear on the cart progress HUD (for anyone calling "cheap" - bear in mind this was the seventh and final control point and we were fighting to avoid our entire base going KABOOM)
Hehe, that tactic also works really well on Badlands - the spawn has glass walls overlooking the last point. One problem I always find with using it on Goldrush, though, is that you can't check to see if your stickies have been knocked out the way.

i finally got a ds and the game "the world ends with you" which is really fun, especially all the unlockables once you beat the game

Been playing guitar hero 3 on the wii since yesterday. Not my copy, it's my 11 year old cousin's copy. It's neat. I did pretty well on medium on all songs so I tried hard, and have only managed to complete Paranoid. Got to 81% trough One and likr 40%
on Knights of Cydonia. :p

i finally got a ds and the game "the world ends with you" which is really fun, especially all the unlockables once you beat the game
also mario kart ds

Whee, unlocked Sonic in Brawl. Ended up doing it by the "complete Challenge mode with ten different characters" route. I had to do it twelve times because it took me three attempts to beat Sonic afterwards.

He plays pretty decently, although I'll have to watch out for the old "falling off the stage from too much rolling". I'll probably end up playing Kirby and Donkey Kong more because I've got used to their move sets, but at least I've got Green Hill Zone and the music :)

also mario kart dsFunky. It's a good game. Shroom Ridge is my favourite track: nice music and the cars add something different.

If you're into turn-based strategy at all, try Advance Wars: Dual Strike or Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. They've got different strengths: Days of Ruin has online multiplayer and far more custom map slots (plus a more serious plot and better game balance), but Dual Strike has more to offer in terms of campaign and whatnot.

If you're into turn-based strategy at all, try Advance Wars: Dual Strike or Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. They've got different strengths: Days of Ruin has online multiplayer and far more custom map slots (plus a more serious plot and better game balance), but Dual Strike has more to offer in terms of campaign and whatnot.

yeah, they're the next games on my list to buy

You can't get a DS without a Phoenix Wright or EBA game. :(

You can't get a DS without a Phoenix Wright or EBA game. :(
eba is next in line after advance wars

i also need to get a flash cart so that i can play out-of-print games such as the original phoenix wright

Just picked up the DS Final Fantasy IV. So very nostalgic in an updated kind of way. Loving it.

Played TF2 with Dan and Matty and Splapp and had arguably my best evening of TF2 so far, culminating in a 7-0 (yes, not only did we get all the way to the end, we also stopped them capturing a single point when they attacked!) victory on Gold Rush. I managed to have a lot of success both attacking and defending as Medic, Engineer and Demoman (trying to prove I'm not a one-trick Pyro pony ;)). I set new personal best point records for Medic and Demoman of 11 and 9 respectively (admittedly these numbers aren't much in the grand scheme of things, but the game's stat system is set up in such a way that recording personal bests is what it's all about, so I think I have some right to be excited), and one of my teleporters as an attacking engineer saw 20 uses. Woo.

Also, can I just say that Gold Rush works so much better with default respawn than instant respawn? 7-0 makes a lovely change from continual 1-1 stalemates...

after having my ass handed to me for the 4th time in red alert 3 last night, I made the comment that I wished there was a game that wasn't about rushing because I suck so hard core when it comes to rushing. my opponent was apparently a rather nice guy and suggested I try out Company of Heroes and listed me a number of reasons.

well, I went and watched a video review and it looked pretty cool so I went and grabbed it.

:eek: RTS MESSIAH! :eek:

Braid.

Never before Have I had so many 'oh! now I get it!' moments in succh a short space of time.

I think Braid may be the single greatest 2D platformer of all time.

Spore. :cool:

Come on people start posting your Spore IDs so I can slaughter every one of your creatures.

THIS:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74994

HELL YEAH.

finally bothered to install the Warhammer beta today.

it's actually fairly good. it plays almost indentically to WoW, but has some added features that have, so far, intrigued me. granted, I've played almost not at all, but I'll be interested to see if it keeps its initial appeal.

THIS:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74994

HELL YEAH.Awesome review.

The game sounds like an FPS version of Excite Truck :D

PHOENIX WRIGHT IS THE BEST GAME EVER AND NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT

(Advance Wars: Dark Conflict being a close second)

Monkey Island is the greatest game of all time and you are a dumb person for having a differing opinion. Just like everyone else on the Internet.

PHOENIX WRIGHT IS THE BEST GAME EVER AND NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT
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picked up warhammer today to give me something to do for entertainment until DarkFall comes out later in the year. apparently this game is either so massive or so massively mismanaged that it takes 2 DVDs to install it. that is a bit overkill in my mind....

So Dan wants to play GBA games online via emulator, so I get this emulator and he sends me some roms. So I have to beat AW2 campaign again to get all the COs for it. Just beat Factory Blues to finish the Blue Moon campaign (and thus unlock Olaf, Grit and Colin), and I've got A Mirror Darkly and The Hunt's End to do in Yellow Comet. Awesome fun, as always. Definitely my favourite Advance Wars campaign (well, okay, AW2 Hard Campaign beats it :p)

Since I started making a list of every single game I beat, my bad habit of starting games without having finished the one I'm busy with has considerably improved, but for some reason I have now managed to clutter myself with nearly half a dozen titles again, among them Thief: The Dark Project and Bermuda Syndrome for the PC, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates for the DS and Parasite Eve for the PS1. Damn it.

The last game I beat was Fahrenheit, by the way, and incidentally one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had, personally. Exciting beyond words, only Deus Ex can top it off as far as I'm concerned. Has anyone here tried Fahrenheit? And shared my enthusiasm, maybe? =)

Fahrenheit was a game I thoroughly enjoyed the first couple of hours of.

I played Fahrenheit.
Unfortunately that was at a time were I was playing Deus Ex and System Shock 2 parallel for the umpteenth time, so I never made it far into the game.

Damn, I have to finally finish Thief 1 too.
And then Thief 2 & 3, which I have started playing years ago but never finished... :p

There's not actually a lot of game to Fahrenheit, I think I finished it in about 12 hours. But the stuff that's there is exactly my thing. Philby, what about the rest? I've heard a bunch of people say that the game went steeply downhill for them once the details of the plot unraveled, though I can't quite claim I'm able to relate there. It might all generally be a bit over the top, what with all these seemingly incongruous entities clashing later on, but that still did anything but ruin the experience to me.

Bonz, yeah, I must have started Thief 1 for the fourth time now or so, and I was rather close to calling it the quits this time around too, because a silly bug prevented me from finishing a mission (Constantine's Sword wasn't hovering where it was supposed to, hence there was no way for me to get it). The 45 minutes spent in that blasted mansion were enough torture for me not to feel much like doing it all over, so I half-heartedly googled for a savegame that would bring me to the next mission and actually found one. Means I skipped the exiting the house part, but I don't think I'd have had a lot of trouble with that at all. :P

I did play through to the end, and I even bothered getting all three endings, so it's not like I hated it, I guess it just kind of dragged later on with more emphasis on the annoying Simon-says action sequences. not to mention the stealth section flashback sequences.

Pretty much the entire last third of the game was completely confusing, what with the main character being both a superhero and a zombie, the AI baddies out of nowhere and the fact that I still have no idea what the child was about or even why the Mayan cult had lucas kill a guy.

All in all it was a little disappointing.

I need to finish Thief 1 quickly, I guess.
I'm so looking forward to that Golden Child in Thief 2. That was so bizarre when I first ran into it and it scared the **** out of me when it started following me, talking gibberish with that metallic, child voice and I realised that it was indestructible! :eek:

Mega Man 9 is godly. :D

is it out already?

Something's wrong with me... I just don't feel like playing video games.
Unfortunatly, this leaves me bored.

Something's wrong with me... I just don't feel like playing video games.
Unfortunatly, this leaves me bored.

The cure for this is Multiwinia!

:D

Something's wrong with me... I just don't feel like playing video games.
Unfortunatly, this leaves me bored.
Pull yourself together, man! You haven't stopped sleeping either, have you!

Just finished Thief, on a sidenote. Honestly, this thing must have the most confusing level design in a first-person-view game ever. As a player who loves to explore every smallest corner and take in each little detail, having every doorway and tunnel lead to roughly seven million more branches can leave you slightly disconcerted and frustrated at times. Was still nice and rather hilarious to play through, considering all the crazy stuff they came up with.

is it out already?Came out yesterday in America.

Playing Super Mario RPG. On my Wii. :cool::cool::cool:

Playing Super Mario RPG. On my Wii. :cool::cool::cool:
super mario rpg owns

Yeah, I've been playing that too. The other night I was up about 3 hours late doing everything from Booster Pass through Star Hill. Basically my whole favorite segment of the game, right there.

Star Hill has a mesmerising, calming effect on me, even today.

I bought Disgaea.....I haven't been able to do anything else in a week and a half now.....I need help....

Just wait until you discover the true fun of the item world. That game sucked away months of my time.

Then, it's off to Disgaea 2! (Which, believe it or not, is an even better game, as hard as it may be to imagine!)

Just wait until you discover the true fun of the item world. That game sucked away months of my time.

Then, it's off to Disgaea 2! (Which, believe it or not, is an even better game, as hard as it may be to imagine!)oh I'm fully aware of all the greatness that is disgaea. my cousin and a friend of ours both have been addicted to the disgaea series. I haven't been able to join in until now due to not having a PS2, but now the game is out for DS and having that game portable makes it even worse. I have no excuse to go somewhere and NOT play it now....it's bad....:p

How does the DS port compare to the original? I've never finished it on the ps2, but a portable version night hold my interest.

then again I've only recently picked up FFTA2 ad who knows how long that'll last me.

How does the DS port compare to the original? I've never finished it on the ps2, but a portable version night hold my interest.it's exactly the same. they did a very good job porting it over. you can point with the stylus or just use the buttons to control and the top screen serves as a map or just some general information that was on a hotbar sort of thing on the PS2 version. everything they did makes sense and they really changed very little. I've not noticed any problems with it at all, though my cousin claims his slows down upon clearing out large levels with geopanels. I've had no such hang ups.

Just finished my first game of Civ 4 Colonization.

Went pretty well, but the end was frustrating. I was making mincemeat of each wave of troops the King sent at me, but ran out of time before he ran out of waves, so I lost. That and I was having trouble with his navy.

Still, good fun. Next time I guess I'll try to declare independence a bit earlier.

So far I've made Mario stupidly powerful, and Bowser is now immortal. :p
I've almost reached Smithy.

And yes I have used the ghey Belome's Temple trick. :P I used it until all my characters were level 23, then got bored and moved on.:rolleyes:

Taking a trip down retroville and playing Descent and Earthworm Jim 3D.

That reminds me, I've got a beta key to hand out in case anyone wants to get in Good Old Games (http://www.gog.com/) early, first come first serve.

That reminds me, I've got a beta key to hand out in case anyone wants to get in Good Old Games (http://www.gog.com/) early, first come first serve.

looks coo, i'll take it

That reminds me, I've got a beta key to hand out in case anyone wants to get in Good Old Games (http://www.gog.com/) early, first come first serve.
I want one too! :(

Highly interested - though I guess I'll have to settle with the newsletter for now.

I've managed to defeat Concrete Man, Galaxy Man and Hornet Man so far.
I've also noticed the downloadable content available for it and really wondering if it's worth it. Proto Man mode that is, Endless Attack doesn't really seem like something I would enjoy. :p

I haven't bought Proto Man yet, but it goes without saying that I'm going to. Probably this weekend.

www.instantaction.com

any of you ever played a series of games called Tribes? it's an awesome shooter game that made kind of a cult classic sort of status among PC gamers. tons of loyal fans, but never enough to be known that far or wide...anyway, the game Fallen Empire: Legion is just like the old tribes games, but for free on the website. it's a browser-based game but still damn fun if you don't mind the small screen.

check it out!

I haven't bought Proto Man yet, but it goes without saying that I'm going to. Probably this weekend.

is Mega Man 9 any good? Im seriously concidering it!!

is Mega Man 9 any good? Im seriously concidering it!!I'm enjoying the heck out of it, for sure. really feels like an old-school mega man game. right down to the near-impossibly hard levels that cause intense frustration :p

If it is that frustrating then it really is oldschool ;)

I haven't bought Proto Man yet, but it goes without saying that I'm going to. Probably this weekend.

I ended up buying endless attack instead. :P
And I hate to love to hate to love it.... There's this one part where I found a live, so I reacted instantly without thinking and jumped towards it. Of course, this is Endless Attack mode. There are no extra lives. :(
I got owned badly. :p

Peggle Deluxe (http://www.popcap.com/games/peggle)
That game is so damn addictive!

If it is that frustrating then it really is oldschool ;)I went to tornado man's level first and spent 2 hours memorizing each section of it before I could finally beat it. trust me. it's old school :p

I loved getting my ass kicked by that game. It was so sinister and merciless, just like the old days. :3

I still can't beat the last level. D:

Speaking of which, Proto Man Mode is way harder, mainly because he takes twice as much damage for some bizarre reason.

Well, I finished AW2 Campaign with an S-rank (as per usual) last night. This time through, I worked out how to 300 point S-Rank Sea Fortress (save up your Lightning Strike so you can move in and wipe out all four missile launchers in one turn: after that, you can take out the minicannons at your leisure), a mission that - up until this playthrough - had always given me no end of trouble.

Also, Final Front NC is an ass (I find HC easier for some reason). I ended up winning by the skin of my teeth because the AI didn't realise that it was in a position to capture Colin's HQ.

Time hollow is a pretty neat game with an awesome theme tune.

i wanna be the guy is just the most absurd game i have ever played

The last level on megaman 9 is just EVIL. D:
I go trough all the troubles in the world to reach the last part, and SAHFKASDGHRSD I have to fight all the bosses all over again D:

The last level on megaman 9 is just EVIL. D:
I go trough all the troubles in the world to reach the last part, and SAHFKASDGHRSD I have to fight all the bosses all over again D:every mega man game in existence forces you to fight all of the bosses again. it's wily that's the ***** beyond belief! :mad:

Woo, achieved 109 screens on endless attack! :P

I gave up on my first crack at the final stage of Mega Man 9, by the way, and then came back the next night with a few extra E tanks, and barely ended up needing the things because I knew what to expect. I'm sure I used at least one while fighting Wily himself, but I ttthhhink that was about it.

Here again, as inconvenient as it was, something about being sent to the start of the fortress for my second attempt was awesome for how oldschool it was. They really aced that game. A shred of my Mega Man fanboy pride is restored.

www.fantasticcontraption.com

not sure if this has been posted before but damn it it deserves to be posted again even if it has. this is fun.

edit: this is just fun to watch work: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3154815

Just noticed more downloadable content for Megaman 9 (I've already finished the last level, btw. :D )
There's Hero Mode, Super Hero mode, and a Special Stage.
Hero Mode makes the game harder. And Super Hero Mode makes it... well I don't know, I think there's easier ways to have your self-esteem crushed to bits...
And the special stage is, well, a special stage for time attack.
I'm thinking about getting the Special stage since I have 100 wii points left.

I really have to give them credit for finding non-standard-smashing ways to extend the longevity of a game that is naturally really short, but holy crud on a cracker, Proto Man is enough of a Hero Mode for me. :p

Thought I'd start a new city in SC3K, given I've pretty much gone as far as I can in (New) Newlands without the whole "rezone everything as high density" thing. Haven't taken any screenies yet, though.

WORLD OF GOO!

seriously. go download it. it's great.

And not released on Steam in Europe because they signed a stupid deal with a German publisher.

And not released on Steam in Europe because they signed a stupid deal with a German publisher.I understand the PC version isn't as good as the Wii version anyway :p

I understand the PC version isn't as good as the Wii version anyway :pI think it's much the same, except the cursor can be hard to spot. (since it's black like the goo)

I'm pretty terrible at it though, I can't even build a bloody tower that doesn't fall apart. :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRgYBHoAoU&feature=rec-fresh

O.o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRgYBHoAoU&feature=rec-fresh

O.othat is entirely too much time spent on entirely not enough results...

that is entirely too much time spent on entirely not enough results...
It does however raise a rather huge point in favor of the capabilities of this game. :p

It does however raise a rather huge point in favor of the capabilities of this game. :pfair enough, but sheesh!

For those of us who don't have a PS3 (http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home)

For those of us who don't have a PS3 (http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home)
There's no multiplayer tho, no sackboys and also no platforming.

:p

but DRAWING YOUR OWN OBJECTS AND WATCHING THEM GET PHYSICS'D

That reminds me I've still not finished my Physics Sandbox 3. My current version's been linked to a few times from the Phun forums :p

HAHA! LittleBigPlanet ***s face! :D

I don't think I'll be buying a PS3 of my own since it seems like a game that will only be fun over extended periods if you have friends to play it with, so I'll leave it for weekend hanging out with the friends who already have the PS3 (our usual brawl nights now have a new game, in other words), but it's DEFINITELY worth experiencing in large quantities :D

edit: DAMN IT ANDREW!

but DRAWING YOUR OWN OBJECTS AND WATCHING THEM GET PHYSICS'D
IS NOWHERE NEAR AS FUN AS LITTLE BIG PLANET.

There I completed your phrase.






:p

Little Big Planet interests me a lot, but not nearly enough to even think about pondering to consider getting a PS3. Ugh.

On an unrelated note: I just finished Thief 2 and its fiend of a final mission, and since I've had enough of thieving for now, I'll skip part 3 for the moment and have a go at Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Having thoroughly enjoyed Sands of Time years ago, I thought I might relish some elaborate 3D platforming again. :)

Little Big Planet interests me a lot, but not nearly enough to even think about pondering to consider getting a PS3. Ugh.I'll save you the trouble. it is an absolute MUST own for everyone who already has a PS3. unfortunately, it doesn't warrant purchasing the PS3 by itsself. it's a great game and I recommend doing whatever you can to play it for a while, but I really don't find the game worth the $400 for the PS3.

I think I might finally take the leap for a PS3. There's GTAIV, RockBand2 and Little Big Planet to make it worth.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9ppEnCnR5nU&feature=related

Red Alert 3 and Fallout 3. :cool: :cool:

Red Alert 3 and Fallout 3. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: indeed

Fable 2 has been good so far. :p
Next week I'm getting either GTA IV or Fallout 3, and/or an XboxLive Gold account. :P

So what would you people recommend I buy with my free 1700 microsoft points? :p

So what would you people recommend I buy with my free 1700 microsoft points? :p
Fallout 3.

I have a serious problem with Fallout 3.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/fallout3_items.gif
At this rate I'm only making it to Megaton in 2010.

Fallout 3.

I can purchase 360 games with points? O.o

I have a serious problem with Fallout 3.
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At this rate I'm only making it to Megaton in 2010.wait until you start leaving behind big stuff like rocket launchers :p

Back on the subject of LBP...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg0ZBHdz7wM

... OH MAN that's awesome. Just shows what you can make with this this! :eek:

wait until you start leaving behind big stuff like rocket launchers :pMe? Leave stuff behind? I'm happily going at 960/220 weight. :p

Me? Leave stuff behind? I'm happily going at 960/220 weight. :p
I've also been greedy once and tried to carry all my loot at once.
It would have been faster if I'd have run back a second time.

Now I'm only picking up stuff that has a good weight/value ratio. So no more empty nuka bottles for me.
Also, I got the ant strength perk, so I can carry a bit more stuff now. :)

I really have to get human companion fast and drop off some load on his shoulders.
As nice as the doggie companion might be, he doesn't help with me carrying my collection of guns and armor. :p

I don't have a companion at all and you suck for having found one :p

I don't have a companion at all and you suck for having found one :p
Dogmeat the dog is found at the Scrapyard between the village of Minefield and the Super-Duper-Mart. 1/3 of that distance south of Minefield that is.

Dogmeat the dog is found at the Scrapyard between the village of Minefield and the Super-Duper-Mart. 1/3 of that distance south of Minefield that is.I've got my trusty companions "The Shishkebab" and "The Lotsofpointsinstealth".....I need no further companions :p I am just jealous of your having found stuff that I haven't

Just tried the demo for Mirror's Edge, and it's f-sweet.:cool:

Playing the latest Castlevania installment on the DS and am pleased to see that it's just as fun as the other two. Same gameplay, largely the same system, similarly unimaginative story, but still fun for some reason. :p

Just tried the demo for Mirror's Edge, and it's f-sweet.:cool:HOLY FSCK! WHERE?! WHERE!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek:

edit: damned *******s and your console gaming! where's my PC version?!

HOLY FSCK! WHERE?! WHERE!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek:

edit: damned *******s and your console gaming! where's my PC version?!

Hahaha. :cool:

HOLY FSCK! WHERE?! WHERE!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek:

edit: damned *******s and your console gaming! where's my PC version?!December-January :p

December-January :pyou serious?! just for the demo?! when the hell's the PC version come out, then?

Hahaha. :cool: Left4Dead demo :cool:

Left4Dead demo :cool:
You are aware that I have a pc too? :cool::cool::cool:

You are aware that I have a pc too? :cool::cool::cool:LIES! :mad:

I still haven't purchased anything with my 1700 Microsoft points because I can't make up my mind. D:

I still haven't purchased anything with my 1700 Microsoft points because I can't make up my mind. D:
I've got 1600 that I don't want to spend in case something awesome crops up.

Also it's only a week until The new banjo kazooie game comes out, and as I've pre-ordered I should be getting the bk arcade port both early and for free.:cool:

I've got 1600 that I don't want to spend in case something awesome crops up.

Also it's only a week until The new banjo kazooie game comes out, and as I've pre-ordered I should be getting the bk arcade port both early and for free.:cool::( I'm really going to miss not playing that game....

okay,something awesome did pop up.

hell yeah vigilante 8 remake. :D

So I finished fable 2 already. The main story-line is seriously short. :P
I mean, only one week, even after I spent a lot of that time just randomly killing villagers.
Oh well, at least it was fun. :p


edit: Oh and don't get me started with the ending...
[WARNING, SPOILERS]
















At the end, when you use the music box on lucien, I was like, oh, awesome! I get to fight lucien now! Then while he was talking, I accidentally shot him, watched him fall, and... yup, that was everything. Incredibly dissapointing, it was. :P Oh well at least I got a bahzillion lots of moneys after that :cool:
[/SPOILERS]

Traded Fable 2 for GTA IV(They didn't have Fallout 3)

Also been playing the Left 4 Dead demo online on the xbox, it is pretty damn sweet.

Just became the 7th person to Audiosurf Deadache (the song), set the Pro hi score by a healthy margin, and nabbed the Ninjutsu achievement, which is to miss every gray and hit every color in a song over 3 minutes. :cool:

I don't remember that achievement, were new ones added at some point?

I don't remember that achievement, were new ones added at some point?don't know about that, but ninjutsu has always been there.

Just became the 7th person to Audiosurf Deadache (the song), set the Pro hi score by a healthy margin, and nabbed the Ninjutsu achievement, which is to miss every gray and hit every color in a song over 3 minutes. :cool:
great job!

GTAIV is awesome.

Also, just got Fallout 3. I can't help feeling overwhelmed with the ammount of things you can do... My first run trough the first moments of the game was just doing silly stuff and messing around with things. First thing I did after getting out of the vault was blow up megaton. :p

Also, I hired a new internet connection today. Sharing an internet connectiont with my family leads to lots of lagging in online games, so now I'll have my own bandwidth for myself. :cool:
Thing should be installed in 2 weeks max.

I just pre-bought GTAIV on Steam :)


Also, I hired a new internet connection today. Sharing an internet connectiont with my family leads to lots of lagging in online games, so now I'll have my own bandwidth for myself. :cool:
Thing should be installed in 2 weeks max.

Can't you upgrade the connection instead? That's often enough, and it's probably cheaper.

I just pre-bought GTAIV on Steam :)



Can't you upgrade the connection instead? That's often enough, and it's probably cheaper.
It's not paid by us, the company my dad works at wouldn't really agree with paying more, and splitting the bill would be highly unlikely.

But even if that was possible, I wouldn't really like the idea, as the service with that company is a lot worse than the one I got(currently both services we have are 1 Mbit, but mine has an upload speed of around 450-500 kbits/s while the other one doesn't go above 250 kbits/s, and it only ever reaches that limit, as it usually stays under 100 kbits/s. The ping is also better, 60-80ms against 120ms.). Plus my mother really wanted cable tv, which is a service not offered by the company that provides the other internet service.

Besides, my mother is constantly downloading stuff on her computer. She would use up all the bandwidth even if I upgraded to the best one available. :P

I've been playing Animal Crossing: City Folk.
What? It's hard to deny an adorable Asian girl anything, alright?

Also, Rock Band 2, expert guitar.

My brother got Team Fortress 2 recently and having heard good things about it, I thought I would give it a go.

...why have I not played this game earlier. WHY.

My brother got Team Fortress 2 recently and having heard good things about it, I thought I would give it a go.

...why have I not played this game earlier. WHY.Hehehe.

Any preferences for classes, or is it too early to say?

While my experience is still somewhat limited, I am rather liking Medics and Pyros so far. I like to make things better. :) And I also like to make things BUUUUUURRRRRRRNNN. :)

:D I picked up Dead Space last night and let me tell you this is TRULY an awesome game :D

the plot. oh god. this is the best plot ever. EVER! it's like every B-movie wrapped into one! the main characters are even a black guy, a chick, and a bad ass white hero. I can predict nearly every plot twist from here to end of game already and I'm only a couple hours into it. I literally walked around a corner, saw an enemy, went after it, saw it turn another corner and thought to myself "...yep. another enemy is going to come out of a vent right behind me after this next turn" and that exact thing happened. it's hilarious :cool:

the gameplay, though, actually IS pretty great so far. it's interesting. I will, however, MERCILESSLY SLAUGHTER anyone who tries this camera angle EVER AGAIN! because it's the worst thing ever known to man!

the gameplay, though, actually IS pretty great so far. it's interesting. I will, however, MERCILESSLY SLAUGHTER anyone who tries this camera angle EVER AGAIN! because it's the worst thing ever known to man!

agreed, the camera angle is gay as hell

also the pc version has truly terrible mouselook

My brother got Team Fortress 2 recently and having heard good things about it, I thought I would give it a go.

...why have I not played this game earlier. WHY.Because you are a fool!

Hand us your Steam ID, stat! :cool:

While my experience is still somewhat limited, I am rather liking Medics and Pyros so far. I like to make things better. :) And I also like to make things BUUUUUURRRRRRRNNN. :)Oh no another Paul. :p

also the pc version has truly terrible mouselookactually. with V-Sync off mine is just fine.

While my experience is still somewhat limited, I am rather liking Medics and Pyros so far. I like to make things better. :) And I also like to make things BUUUUUURRRRRRRNNN. :)

Pah, the Spy is the best.
Any class that can create such a sense of paranoia has got to be good.

While my experience is still somewhat limited, I am rather liking Medics and Pyros so far. I like to make things better. :) And I also like to make things BUUUUUURRRRRRRNNN. :)Excellent, those are my two favourite classes - you don't have to worry about aiming :p. Also, everyone likes someone who enjoys playing Medic :).

Pah, the Spy is the best.
Any class that can create such a sense of paranoia has got to be good.Hey, I play Pyro - it's my job to be the paranoid spy-hunter :p. And also do a fair bit of paranoia-creation myself with ambushes and flanking.

Excellent, those are my two favourite classes - you don't have to worry about aiming :p. Also, everyone likes someone who enjoys playing Medic :).

Hey, I play Pyro - it's my job to be the paranoid spy-hunter :p. And also do a fair bit of paranoia-creation myself with ambushes and flanking.

I've seen Heavies that are just as paranpid. Demomen and soldiers too.
Engineers are rightly paranoid though.

I've seen Heavies that are just as paranpid. Demomen and soldiers too.
Engineers are rightly paranoid though.Possibly. But their anti-spy paranoia, however finely crafted, is still amateur paranoia.

A pyro's anti-spy paranoia is professional :p

actually. with V-Sync off mine is just fine.
the driftiness has nothing to do with vsync

the driftiness has nothing to do with vsyncit did for me, actually. once I turned off v sync the controls started responding rather sharply.

I assume it was more of a lag issue with a horribly unoptimized v sync causing some slow down or something so that the controls were floaty, but it works just fine now.

Because you are a fool!

Hand us your Steam ID, stat! :cool:

I have one, but I cannot use it - it is my brothers game and you can only register the CD key with one account. :(

Unless there is a way around that. >.>

World of Goo!
http://2dboy.com/games.php

Like a cross between bridge-builder and lemmings.

I don't really see the relation with Lemmings. Everyone seems to compare every puzzle game with Lemmings as long as it has living things.

I don't really see the relation with Lemmings. Everyone seems to compare every puzzle game with Lemmings as long as it has living things.

I guess it's an easy game to see in other games. But my reason for comparison is that the goal of the game is to guide the characters to an exit. And you do so by using the characters themselves as building blocks to guide the rest there. (more literally in this game than in lemmings)

I don't really see the relation with Lemmings. Everyone seems to compare every puzzle game with Lemmings as long as it has living things.world of goo and lemmings share quite a number of things in common. the goals of the two are to do the same exact thing, both with a large number of creatures who walk aimlessly around until you reach said goal. you must use the special abilities of the various creatures in order to reach that goal, etc. etc.

world of goo and lemmings share quite a number of things in common. the goals of the two are to do the same exact thing, both with a large number of creatures who walk aimlessly around until you reach said goal. you must use the special abilities of the various creatures in order to reach that goal, etc. etc.
WOG is a 2D physics-based building puzzle game it is not like lemmings past the genre it inhabits.

Lemmings has a strict time limt and no direct control over your creatures, you don't use their special abilities, you imbue them with special abilties for an often limited period.

The balls of goo in WOG will not kill themselves, their survival is tied to your actions. A large portion will not make it to the exit as you will use them to get there.

plus, you know that once you get to world 4 everything changes, right?

WOG is a 2D physics-based building puzzle game it is not like lemmings past the genre it inhabits.

Lemmings has a strict time limt and no direct control over your creatures, you don't use their special abilities, you imbue them with special abilties for an often limited period.

The balls of goo in WOG will not kill themselves, their survival is tied to your actions. A large portion will not make it to the exit as you will use them to get there.ok, but ANY game that isn't lemmings is going to have differences on those levels. GunBound and Worms are vastly different in a multitude of ways, but people still compare them and rightly so because they're very similar games. and those 2 are MUCH more different than world of goo and lemmings.

besides, the genre is "puzzle" and there's a lot more in common between WoG and Lemmings than say WoG and Myst :p but that's just being petty

plus, you know that once you get to world 4 everything changes, right?gotten up most of the way through world 4 already, thank you :p

ok, but ANY game that isn't lemmings is going to have differences on those levels.
What are you even talking about? The time limit and level of control are prettymuch the most important elements of Lemmings gampelay. Lemings would not be lemmings if you could pick them up and throw them around.
GunBound and Worms are vastly different in a multitude of ways, but people still compare them and rightly so because they're very similar games. and those 2 are MUCH more different than world of goo and lemmings.
I haven't played Gunbound, so I don't know how diferent they are.
besides, the genre is "puzzle" and there's a lot more in common between WoG and Lemmings than say WoG and Myst :p but that's just being petty
'X can't be diffent to Y because Y=/=Myst'? you're just being silly now.

I'll admit that Lemmings and World of Goo are as similar as Worms and Gunbound are (they're the same genre), but there's plenty of other puzzle games that involve getting something to a goal.

In any case it's just a pet peeve really since it's a comparison that gets thrown around a lot.

are you arguing nonsense points on purpose?! I mean, previously I assumed you and other ODers were just doing it on purpose to mock me or something, but now this IS OD and you're still arguing without any point at all.

What are you even talking about? The time limit and level of control are prettymuch the most important elements of Lemmings gampelay. Lemings would not be lemmings if you could pick them up and throw them around.so a time limit and the ability to control which lemming gets which ability is a genre-defining difference to you?! by that logic there are no two games in ANY genre that are similar. halo and crysis would be completely uncomparable because in one you can choose what abilities you use and the other you have to pick up power ups. literally EVERY OTHER ASPECT of lemmings and world of goo is the same: the character movement. the goal. the method of reaching said goal. the view point. the control method. even the level design to a slightly lesser extent.

please, explain to me. if the two games are completely uncomparable in every way, which is what you're saying, DO explain to me what other differences there are.

I haven't played Gunbound, so I don't know how diferent they are. gunbound gives you a list of tanks to choose. you select which one you play and you're given 2 types of weapons and 2 specials. the game plays out like a BnG match of worms, but the tanks are given some degree of movement.

'X can't be diffent to Y because Y=/=Myst'? you're just being silly now.you can't use an analogy and then just stop half way through to make it sound more ridiculous. you seem to do this a lot, but I assumed that it was the result of intentional ribbing.

and I'm not saying they're the same game, but FFS people, they're very SIMILAR at the least!

Nobody seems to complain about me comparing WoG to Bridge Builder due to the lack of trains running across the finished structures. :rolleyes:

are you arguing nonsense points on purpose?! I mean, previously I assumed you and other ODers were just doing it on purpose to mock me or something, but now this IS OD and you're still arguing without any point at all.

so a time limit and the ability to control which lemming gets which ability is a genre-defining difference to you?! by that logic there are no two games in ANY genre that are similar. halo and crysis would be completely uncomparable because in one you can choose what abilities you use and the other you have to pick up power ups. literally EVERY OTHER ASPECT of lemmings and world of goo is the same: the character movement. the goal. the method of reaching said goal. the view point. the control method. even the level design to a slightly lesser extent. Both games are 2D, have creatures and a goal. That is were the similarity ends. The mothod of play is entirely different. You don't build structures out of lemmings to reach the goal. you don't have to actively stop goo balls from walking off ledges.

Lemmings has no physics beyond gravity and WOG would not work without it's physics sytem.

this is like compairing Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog. They inhabit the same genre but are vastly different.

please, explain to me. if the two games are completely uncomparable in every way, which is what you're saying, DO explain to me what other differences there are.
I already have. Would you care to expound upon their similarities? Your argument so far has been 'they are 2D and have a goal'.

gunbound gives you a list of tanks to choose. you select which one you play and you're given 2 types of weapons and 2 specials. the game plays out like a BnG match of worms, but the tanks are given some degree of movement. So the core gameplay is the same? do you use the arrow keys to move/aim and hold down the space bar to charge your shots?

you can't use an analogy and then just stop half way through to make it sound more ridiculous. you seem to do this a lot, but I assumed that it was the result of intentional ribbing.
The whole myst analogy doesn't make any sense at all. one item being entirely different doesn't make the idea that two related items can't be different from each other somehow ridiculous.
and I'm not saying they're the same game, but FFS people, they're very SIMILAR at the least!
When you see someone playing Portal do you tell them at great length that they're playing a game very SIMILAR to Doom?

this is like compairing Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog. They inhabit the same genre but are vastly different.you're right. it IS like comparing mario to sonic (I never claimed they were the same. just that they are similar). which are so similar that everyone on the entire PLANET has compared the two games to each other. I'm sorry if you can't understand similarity, but everyone else has no problem with it and if you can't understand the similarity between either WoG and Lemmings or SMB and Sonic, then I can't help you.

So the core gameplay is the same? do you use the arrow keys to move/aim and hold down the space bar to charge your shots?yeah. the gameplay itsself is almost identical to a BnG match of worms.

I'm gonna say that I agree with aku that lemmings and world of goo do feel like similar games. I'm also gonna say that I wouldn't really consider sonic and mario to be similar games. At all. :p

I'm also gonna say that I wouldn't really consider sonic and mario to be similar games. At all. :p

Yeah, one of them is worth playing.

;)

Yeah, one of them is worth playing.

;)

That would be mario, then. :cool:

you're right. it IS like comparing mario to sonic (I never claimed they were the same. just that they are similar). which are so similar that everyone on the entire PLANET has compared the two games to each other. I'm sorry if you can't understand similarity, but everyone else has no problem with it and if you can't understand the similarity between either WoG and Lemmings or SMB and Sonic, then I can't help you.

yeah. the gameplay itsself is almost identical to a BnG match of worms.

I understand the similarities, but I also understand that those similarities are about as deep as a puddle in terms of how the games are played. that goes for Lemmings vs WOG as well as Mario vs sonic. You may remember that most discussions compairig mario and sonic are over wich one is better, wich kinda sugests that they're not completely identical where it matters most.

I understand the similarities, but I also understand that those similarities are about as deep as a puddle in terms of how the games are played. that goes for Lemmings vs WOG as well as Mario vs sonic. You may remember that most discussions compairig mario and sonic are over wich one is better, wich kinda sugests that they're not completely identical where it matters most.didn't say ANYTHING about being identical. just similar. lord knows there are tons of differences. enough that I surely can't dispute the disagreement with my point that they're similar (though I do still say they are somewhat similar games).

WoG and Lemmings, however, are VERY similar games. much more so than mario and sonic. still nothing close to identical, though.

oh, and btw, when I compared sonic and mario I was only talking about the first games. I realized I should've specified after that last post, but I had to leave for work. as the series (not sure on the plural of series) go on, they get more and more different very quickly, but the first iterations are basic enough to warrant some comparison.

The only reason I compared the two games was to hint at what WoG was like by using similar game concepts people already know. Instead of having to break the entire game apart and explain it's mechanics, when i know there are much simpler ways of getting the point across.

I understand the similarities, but I also understand that those similarities are about as deep as a puddle in terms of how the games are played.

I didn't mean to make a super exact comparison, it was just to give an idea of what the game might be like. I know it's not a deep comparison, and that was the entire point. You have to consider why I made the comparison before you complain about it. :p

Nobody seems to complain about me comparing WoG to Bridge Builder due to the lack of trains running across the finished structures. :rolleyes:Even WoG compares itself to Bridge Builder. :p

Are you guys really arguing over whether World of Good and Lemmings is an apt comparison? Give me a break, just play the games

Are you guys really arguing over whether World of Good and Lemmings is an apt comparison? Give me a break, just play the gamesNO! THIS IS IMPORTANT! THE INTERNETS IS SERIOUS! :mad:

Debating is fun though, up to a point. And indeed, pretty much the entire point of forums. :p

Debating is fun though, up to a point. And indeed, pretty much the entire point of forums. :p
I want a "T17 agreement and compromise" sub-forum now!

Debating is fun though, up to a point. And indeed, pretty much the entire point of forums. :p
Mass debating is even more fun. HURR HURR

Are you guys really arguing over whether World of Good and Lemmings is an apt comparison? Give me a break, just play the gamesOh my Glod, it's us! We're the Invisible Pigeonholing Council (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2-Psychonauts)!

Mass debating is even more fun. HURR HURR

Eh, whatever floats your boat, but personally I enjoy doing that in front of real people, not a computer screen. OHSNAP

Eh, whatever floats your boat, but personally I enjoy doing that in front of real people, not a computer screen. OHSNAPthat is either the wittiest or the creepiest response to that joke I've ever heard :p

that is either the wittiest or the creepiest response to that joke I've ever heard :p

Possibly both! :D

"wah wah wah i'm a babby" -everyone who posted on the last page of this thread

"wah wah wah i'm a babby" -everyone who posted on the last page of this threadyakuza was let into OD?!

yakuza was let into OD?!
horns.aiff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GaXa8tSBE)

"wah wah wah i'm a babby" -everyone who posted on the last page of this threadAww, all I did was make a reference to Zero Punctuation (because it's true. We're invisible, we're sort-of a council and, as the Society for Highly Organised Ranting, we do like to pigeonhole stuff).

Saying that, I will admit that this post is "wah wah wah i'm a babby".

Aww, all I did was make a reference to Zero Punctuation (because it's true. We're invisible, we're sort-of a council and, as the Society for Highly Organised Ranting, we do like to pigeonhole stuff).

Saying that, I will admit that this post is "wah wah wah i'm a babby".

I am sorry, I must be misreading this, because you appear to be taking one of FutureWorm's posts vaguely seriously. :p

EDIT: On another note, that horns thing is strangely infectious.

Eh, whatever floats your boat, but personally I enjoy doing that in front of real people, not a computer screen. OHSNAP

Whaaat .

Are there ghosts on fallout 3?
I was on vault 106 and some insane survivor started attacking me, so there I am fighting it, then the lights turn blue, and 3 guys appear out of nowhere and start attacking him. After a few seconds lights go normal and they just disappeared... :s

Are there ghosts on fallout 3?
I was on vault 106 and some insane survivor started attacking me, so there I am fighting it, then the lights turn blue, and 3 guys appear out of nowhere and start attacking him. After a few seconds lights go normal and they just disappeared... :syes. Vault 106 is made of awesome :cool:

Hmm.
I haven't been to Vault 101 yet.

Hmm.
I haven't been to Vault 101 yet.lol.

YOU FAIL!!!! :p

lol.

YOU FAIL!!!! :p
I am so fascinated by the game manual, that I haven't even started the game yet. ;)

Hmm.
I haven't played any fallout games yet.

They look their are made out of boring and suck. :p

Hmm.
I haven't played any fallout games yet.

They look their are made out of boring and suck. :p

Can't speak for 1 and 2, but Fallout 3 is really good. But it's long.

Hmm.
I haven't played any fallout games yet.

They look their are made out of boring and suck. :plike mtl, I've never played 1 or 2, but 3 is awesome. it's really not that long, there's just a ****-ton of side quests available. they aren't required, but they ARE interesting.

Actually, what makes FO3 so long is the constant hogging of all the loot and crap and selling it afterwards.

Playing Fallout 1 or 2 won't really affect your opinion on 3, aside from familiar terms. It's all good anyways.

Playing Fallout 1 or 2 won't really affect your opinion on 3, aside from familiar terms. It's all good anyways.

Actually, I've seen a lot of fans of Fallout 1 and/or 2 who's opinion was rather negatively tinted in regards to fallout 3.

Most of it was because it was not made by the Black Isle studios and because it as done by "bethsh1t", and that all they did was nothing but oblivion with guns. :P

Actually, I've seen a lot of fans of Fallout 1 and/or 2 who's opinion was rather negatively tinted in regards to fallout 3.

Most of it was because it was not made by the Black Isle studios and because it as done by "bethsh1t", and that all they did was nothing but oblivion with guns. :PThese are not humans but scourge of the earth that should not be listened to. (http://www.nma-fallout.com/) (proof (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/fallout-scarleteen-armenianclub.php))

These are not humans but scourge of the earth that should not be listened to. (http://www.nma-fallout.com/) (proof (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/fallout-scarleteen-armenianclub.php))
geez those guys really need to get a life!!

Yep, those idiots are pathetic whiners.
If they don't like it, they simply shouldn't play it and return or sell of their game. Quite simple.

That's the way it goes, companies go bankrupt, intellectual property and rights are sold off.
I better have a franchise continued by a different company than to see nothing ever again with the IP rotting in a drawer.

I didn't really mind most of Fallout 3. But what got me was the ending. Not what it entails, but that it seemed so... rushed? I mean, this is a 60 hour+ game we're talking about, and the ending is over in about 60 seconds and it's affected by so little that you accomplished. Looking back at the endings of Fallout 1&2, why couldn't we have something more fleshed out like that?

Yep, those idiots are pathetic whiners.
If they don't like it, they simply shouldn't play it and return or sell of their game. Quite simple.

That's the way it goes, companies go bankrupt, intellectual property and rights are sold off.
I better have a franchise continued by a different company than to see nothing ever again with the IP rotting in a drawer.
and honestly, you could do a lot worse than bethesda

imagine if it was picked up by thq

I didn't really mind most of Fallout 3. But what got me was the ending. Not what it entails, but that it seemed so... rushed? I mean, this is a 60 hour+ game we're talking about, and the ending is over in about 60 seconds and it's affected by so little that you accomplished. Looking back at the endings of Fallout 1&2, why couldn't we have something more fleshed out like that?I completely agree here. don't know the comparison, obviously, but the ending on 3 was pretty crap regardless.

I'm playing Starcraft and Brood War occasionally at the moment, since I never really played the game back in the day.
I didn't really mind most of Fallout 3. But what got me was the ending. Not what it entails, but that it seemed so... rushed? I mean, this is a 60 hour+ game we're talking about, and the ending is over in about 60 seconds and it's affected by so little that you accomplished. Looking back at the endings of Fallout 1&2, why couldn't we have something more fleshed out like that?
I haven't finished the game yet, so I can explore a little more.

I think I'm gonna play Fallout 1 & 2 before I finish the 3rd one and before I buy any DLC, because I have never finished the 1st and never played the second at all.

Whee, Psychonauts.

i bought s.t.a.l.k.e.r. for five bucks on steam but my pc keeps crashing when i play it!!!!!!!!!argh

I started playing the first fallout two days ago. I havn't found that damn water chip and time is running out D:

i bought s.t.a.l.k.e.r. for five bucks on steam but my pc keeps crashing when i play it!!!!!!!!!arghthat's because you bought stalker. it does that.

great game, but good luck playing it :p

Whee, Psychonauts.

I have asked for this for Christmas because I had heard good things about it and it looks like my kind of game.

Is it gud?

that's because you bought stalker. it does that.

great game, but good luck playing it :p
nah it's a problem with my graphics card

nah it's a problem with my graphics cardoh? well ok then.

I've quit playing Starcraft and uninstalled it, because that 11 year old game's graphics are just not bearable anymore. :(
Guess I have to forget about the original story and start playing Starcraft 2 when it comes out.

Anyway, I started playing Emperor - Battle for Dune.
Great game with the better sci-fi story than Starcraft, and it has a relatively modern engine with polygon models, higher resolutions and camera zooming.

"He who controls the Spice controls the universe..."

I've quit playing Starcraft and uninstalled it, because that 11 year old game's graphics are just not bearable anymore. :(
Guess I have to forget about the original story and start playing Starcraft 2 when it comes out.there's a time frame where old games are awesome and another where the graphics make them unplayable. certain games suffer more than others from this. unfortunately, RTS games are among these that suffer more.

Anyway, I started playing Emperor - Battle for Dune.
Great game with the better sci-fi story than Starcraft, and it has a relatively modern engine with polygon models, higher resolutions and camera zooming.

"He who controls the Spice controls the universe..."holy crap, I remember that game! game was fscking awesome if for no reason other than the fremen being able to use thumpers to ride worms :)

that's because you bought stalker. it does that.

great game, but good luck playing it :pSTALKER Clear Sky does that. :p

I have asked for this for Christmas because I had heard good things about it and it looks like my kind of game.

Is it gud?It is splendiforous. Even internally the game is titled "The Most Excellent Game Psychonauts!"

I have asked for this for Christmas because I had heard good things about it and it looks like my kind of game.

Is it gud?The humour's top notch.
The art direction's fantastic.
The attention to detail is actually quite alarming.
The gameplay's pretty darn fun, too.

I have asked for this for Christmas because I had heard good things about it and it looks like my kind of game.

Is it gud?
Yes. Yes it is. It is amazing.

STALKER Clear Sky does that. :pyes, I'm aware. I own the game but can't play it :p

but the first one does it too. unless they've patched it EXTENSIVELY since release.

how many of you *****es have left 4 dead? game owns

how many of you *****es have left 4 dead? game owns
I do.
Yes, great game.

We should get together and play the versus mode with 4 vs. 4 people.

I do.
Yes, great game.

We should get together and play the versus mode with 4 vs. 4 people.I seem to vaguely remember a thread on this very topic. not sure why....

I seem to vaguely remember us never getting together. not sure why.... :p

How about we resurrect it and get together then? :p

Motor Storm: Pacific Rift is definitely the must beautiful game I own, period, hands down. It's pretty fun to play, too, but I'm now at an impasse where the game is just so ridiculously hard that I can make no further progress.

I have not been playing nearly enough LittleBigPlanet. It is wonderful, I just haven't been playing it enough.

Most recent addiction is GTA4, which seemed just a little bit slow to pick up, but then came to a point where it sucked me in and has retained me pretty solidly since. I'm loving most everything about it, especially the near-flawless hit detection on just about everything, the way cars damage, the way you go ragdolling down the street and smash out an overhead street light with your face after planting the front wheel of your motorbike into a taxi at 60 mph, so-on.

Most recent addiction is GTA4, which seemed just a little bit slow to pick up, but then came to a point where it sucked me in and has retained me pretty solidly since. I'm loving most everything about it, especially the near-flawless hit detection on just about everything, the way cars damage, the way you go ragdolling down the street and smash out an overhead street light with your face after planting the front wheel of your motorbike into a taxi at 60 mph, so-on.
And don't forget the evil crazy swing-set of death. :cool:

I actually got the Rolled Over achievement that way. :P

Worms Armageddon in Full HD on my new TFT screen.
Yay! :D

Worms Armageddon in Full HD on my new TFT screen.
Yay! :D

The worms must be tiiiny.

The worms must be tiiiny.
Full HD is 1920x1080, so the worms are not much tinier than at 1280x1024 on my 19" TFT.
Only now I can see the full witdh of a standard map.

While I was in Manchester, I nearly finished Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. You can probably count the number of games I've actually finished on the fingers of two hands, and a good number of those will be Advance Wars campaigns. I haven't even finished Portal. So yes, I'm enjoying it rather a lot.

(side note:

Sonic: Does anyone have any other plans?
Big: We should get Big some ice cream!
Alien creature: (...)
Tails: ...
Knuckles: ...
Big: ... what?

)

I also made a rather nice city in SimCity 2000, without using any cheats (unless No Disasters counts :p). Cheesville on its 350th anniversary (started in 1950):
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7/cheesville2300pr4.th.png (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cheesville2300pr4.png)

Nice to see your holidays were productive. :p

Heh, reminds me of the dialogue in L4D, I'm sure I hear different stuff every time.

Luois: "I saw we head to the river"
Francis: "Better than my plan"
Zoey: "What was your plan?"
Francis: "I didn't have one"

...which doesn't sound nearly as funny written down, but hearing it unexpectedly was hilarious.

They actually did record a lot of different responses for each character, and randomized them I think so that you don't get the same conversations often, or at all even.

Commentary mode is very educational. :p

I also made a rather nice city in SimCity 2000, without using any cheats (unless No Disasters counts :p). Cheesville on its 350th anniversary (started in 1950):
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7/cheesville2300pr4.th.png (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cheesville2300pr4.png)

i'd like to live in that city :)
They actually did record a lot of different responses for each character, and randomized them I think so that you don't get the same conversations often, or at all even.

Commentary mode is very educational. :p

i can't remember the exact number, but it was ridiculously high

They do the same thing in GTAIV, but it's pretty lame. Hardly any better than in the previous games.

One person says something and then there's a 50% chance that the other person will reply "Yeah I told my therapist that".

Err, I just noticed 'the rapist' in therapist. That's kinda freaky..

I really, really didn't like GTA IV.

I really, really do. :)

I do too. Loved the story for some reason.

I'm playing Total Annihilation with all expansions again.

Mainly for the reason that I want to play some sci-fi RTS game and Starcraft simply sucks because it has way too small resolutions.
Emperor Battle for Dune also sucks on my new widescreen monitor, because it doesn't support 16:9 resolutions thusly has a cropped image.

TA miraculously supports all resolutions - 4:3, 5:4, 16:9 and 16:10 - up to 2560x1600.
Awesome for a game from 1997.

I'm still enjoying everything about GTA4 except my apparent inability to quickly turn around and aim at the guy two feet behind me with a shotgun instead of the pistol-wielding guy who's already flailing around uselessly across the street. :p

GTA4 PC is possibly the bulkiest game released so far. Still, so far, so good.

My only problem is how every single car is made out of combustible jelly and any curve will have the car sliding until it hits a wall (a single tap of the handbrake button will do a 360 easy). Luckily, you can still survive an infinitely high fall as long as you're in a car. :p

The driving part of GTAIV is hopeless using a keyboard. I play with a 360 controller. It really requires analog control.

Speaking of GTAIV cars, I just found a Coquette. Very obviously a Corvette clone. I painted it red. It's beautiful.

My car. :cool:

Speaking of GTAIV cars, I just found a Coquette. Very obviously a Corvette clone. I painted it red. It's beautiful.

My car. :cool:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Coquette

I'm getting really really fed up with GTA IV's bugs. If it's not randomly hanging on Loading screens or making textures vanish, it's crashing to desktop with "FATAL ERROR: RESC10". This apparently indicates I am out of video memory, which is absurd because my card has 1GB of video memory and if the game manages to eat that up at Medium settings, it can just go **** right off.

GTA IV refuses to acknowledge the existence of the RAM on my motherboard, and so won't let me adjust the graphics settings because it thinks I have less RAM than I actually have. Frakker.

I'm getting really really fed up with GTA IV's bugs. If it's not randomly hanging on Loading screens or making textures vanish, it's crashing to desktop with "FATAL ERROR: RESC10". This apparently indicates I am out of video memory, which is absurd because my card has 1GB of video memory and if the game manages to eat that up at Medium settings, it can just go **** right off.

GTA IV refuses to acknowledge the existence of the RAM on my motherboard, and so won't let me adjust the graphics settings because it thinks I have less RAM than I actually have. Frakker.

lol you bought gta for pc

Works alright for me. Less than optimal framerates but that's about it.

The PC versions of GTA3 and Vice City are far better than the PS2 versions. I assumed (wrongly) that the same would be true of GTA4.

Suppose I should be glad I have the 360 version. :cool:
Although I would personally love the replay editor even if I had to sort trough bugs to get the game running.

edit: On another note, I purchased 4000 wii points for stuff and to prepare for Cavestory Wii which I hope will come sometime soon...
So I was trying to figure out which VC games to buy with the extra points, when I remembered World of Goo. Everyone seems to rave about it, and even tho puzzle games are not my favorite thing ever, I decided to give the game a try. It's good. The whole art direction/design is glorious, and so is the music.

I still liked Braid more tho. :P

Yes, I am very, very glad I have it on the PS3 and not the PC. I can't imagine trying to drive on a keyboard. Even a joypad would be pretty rough without analogue gas and brake.

GTA IV refuses to acknowledge the existence of the RAM on my motherboard, and so won't let me adjust the graphics settings because it thinks I have less RAM than I actually have. Frakker.I think it only shows graphics memory in the graphics settings. Anyways you can just put "-norestrictions -nomemrestrict" in the game shortcut to bypass those.

lol you bought gta for pcDon't have a console.

Yes, I am very, very glad I have it on the PS3 and not the PC. I can't imagine trying to drive on a keyboard. Even a joypad would be pretty rough without analogue gas and brake.I don't mind the driving so much now that I've learned to never use the handbrake ever. I've got a steering wheel but I'm not pulling it out just for this.

Yes, I am very, very glad I have it on the PS3 and not the PC. I can't imagine trying to drive on a keyboard. Even a joypad would be pretty rough without analogue gas and brake.

I play it using a 360 controller on my PC (but I don't own the console!). So it controlls just like the 360 version of the game. :)

I used it for Bioshock too. Interestingly the whole game's interface changed to look like the 360 version of the game as soon as you plug in the controller. The weapon/item cycling meny changed appearance and function, and the hacking minigame also changed a bit in how you play.

Part of the technical requirements of Games for Windows (GFW) is that upon insertion of a 360 controller, the game should automatically pick it up and change its interface to suit (assuming you have the 360 controller installed).

Fallout 3 is another example of this - entire new button prompts need to be displayed in VATS to demostrate how to cycle through the various body parts - with the mouse you don't cycle through them at all, you just click what you want to put holes in.

I have GTA4 on the 360, but bought the PC version for aforementioned reasons. Wish I hadn't bothered, really.

Wait, so PC games are now required to support a 360 controller? How the hell does that make sense?

Civ4 doesn't support a 360 controller, and that falls under the Games For Windows banner...

Wait, so PC games are now required to support a 360 controller? How the hell does that make sense?

Games For Windows games are not the same as PC games. A game doesn't have to be certified by Microsoft to be allowed on the platform; games which do carry the GFW banner must adhere to the guidelines set out by Microsoft. The benefit to the studio is that they can use the Live API.

Civ4 doesn't support a 360 controller, and that falls under the Games For Windows banner...

Hardware Manufacturer Standards are subject to change. It could be that this particular requirement came into being after Civ4 was released (that's about a year ago now, I think, isn't it?).

One example of this occurring (which you may have already noticed) is that recent Wii games will have a "Licensed by Nintendo" logo in the Disc Channel, rather than as a separate screen during boot-up. Games released before this time don't need to change to accommodate this new guideline but new ones do.

Civ4 doesn't support a 360 controller, and that falls under the Games For Windows banner...

Is there a 360 version of the game? It wouldn't make sense to enforce that rule on a PC only game..

I know that BioShock doesn't have a Vista games entry and that's supposedly a GFW standard.

I just don't get the point of forcing developers to support both things. If they already made a 360 version what's the point of duplicating that for the PC? If you have a 360 controller you probably have a 360, and if you do you might as well buy the game for that, and it'd save us from all those half-assed console-port-interfaces.

I own a 360 controller for PC gaming but I don't own a 360.

They don't force anybody into anything for PC, it's simply an option if the developer is making a game for 360 and Windows. I mean, even if it's a Microsoft published game I don't think they have to adhere to the guidelines. The benefit of doing so is access to a lot of the MS middleware and so on.

A 360 is pretty much a PC; making a game for 360 and Windows makes perfect sense. The GFW version will be perfectly playable with standard PC HIDs or with a 360 controller. They also work with regular PC controllers, I assume, but with "Button 1" instead of "A Button" and so on.

Games are rarely developed on and for individual platforms when they are multi-platform titles. Off the top of my head I can't think of an example of one which was, in fact. What usually happens is the studio will develop the game on 360 and use that as the lead platform. Code (or methods) will be kept between consoles, with 360 leading the way. Sensibly they use the least powerful machine as the lead so that other platforms don't benefit from a massive increase in quality but of course with things like Force Unleashed, there were 2 or 3 lead platforms.

So, when a 360 game also comes out on PC you can be pretty sure that all your keyboard prompts are surplus to the 360 build. Although, with the 360 supporting keyboards (and maybe mice, I'm not sure) that might not be wholly accurate.

The reason for releasing multi-platform titles is simple. 360 owners probably own a PC but PC owners aren't necessarily likely to own a 360, statistically speaking. They make more sales that way without developing a whole new game from scratch for PC only.

As for half-assed interfaces, they're pretty regular on PC- and console-only games anyway. Frontends should be considered sacred yet few developers cherish them so. :(

edit: that post ended up longer than I expected.

I mean half-assed as in having me press the A key to select and B key to cancel because that is not how PCs work.

It is when you're using a 360 controller.

I may be wrong, but I think the deal with GFW and controller support is that if the game has the ability to be played using a contoller, then the 360 controller guidelines have to be used. If the game does not use controllers at all, then it can have the GFW label without having to follow the guidelines. Although how they expect anyone to use the MS 360 drivers in their games when the triggers share an axis is anyones guess...

Civ4 doesn't sound like a game that I would ever want to use a contoller for, did it support any?