What the fuck? Gears 2 comes out this week? Why does the video game industry hate me… Why?
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
Professor X wrote:
HangerBaby wrote:
I beat Fallout 3 in about 6 hours… 27 hours? thats slow but also I would have liked it to last about that long.
I have never understood guys who play games like its a race. If a game is good enough, actually reaching the end isn’t even my primary concern. I still haven’t actually beat the entire San Andreas game. I spent more time on side missions and just screwing around.
I’m not saying your way is wrong, but damn, enjoy the game a little.
Agree with this.
I tend to take my time with games too - often doing side missions before the main storyline or alongside it.
Knowing myself, I’ll spend well over 50 hours on Fallout 3 - the little bugger is in my bag waiting to be played tonight. Same goes for Fable 2 - I’m doing the whole game now with side missions and exploration as a good guy, and will redo it one day as a bad guy.[/quote]
My thoughts exactly. I like to take my time with games, explore and do the sidequests. I’ll sometimes be barely halfway through a game, when my friends have been done with it for weeks.
For example, with Fable 2, my coworker pings me every morning to tell me where he is with the game, like he’s trying to race through it. He’s amazed I’m still screwing around still in the second town.
[quote]Bujo wrote:
Shire wrote:
Did anyone ever play that Ghost in the Shell game on the old Playstation. That game was cool. Using a robot insect machine thing: you could climb walls/walk ceilings, fight giant spider tank machine things.
Tachicomas?
It looked like a cool game and definately a great idea for a game, but I never had a playstation.[/quote]
Yes! Get a playstation 3 and just get the old games from the PS1. But make sure the PS3 is backwards compatible.
[quote]Bujo wrote:
PonceDeLeon wrote:
For those of you that have 360s and PS3s (ok, most of you, minus myself) and are concerned about the console generating heat within a closed cabinet:
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/keep_your_pcxboxps3appletv_from_overheating_a_closed_cabinet
Check that out if you’re feeling adventurous. Although, it’s not that hardcore of a project if you ask me.
Oh, and as for building a PC gaming rig. After seeing the following badass case, I might just do it instead of ordering a PC and spending a couple hundred for someone else to do it:
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=18&product_id=2810
Now, to determine whether I want water cooling:
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=1624&product_id=2742
Or something more traditional yet still badass:
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=1623&product_id=2869
If you are interested in building a new machine Thermaltake also has some very nice products.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/
From the Nvidia home page you can navagate to the SLI Zone and watch videos on building new dual SLI computers for various prices for different levels of performance.
There is also Tom’s Hardware, a mecca of PC and gaming info. Tons of PC builder info, even a build it yourself section in the forums. They usually to a build and test series of articles 2 or 3 times a year. They will build 4 or so cpmoputers at different budget limits. $500. $1000. $1500. $2000. Budget Buster $4000+. Then test and rate the machines against 4 different games. All specs for the machines are given as well as performance vs. price comparison.
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Yeah, I’ve used Thermaltake’s stuff in the past. I just saw the Cooler Master case in a MaximumPC and really dug it, plus I want to try water cooling. And if I can hold out until Spring, I might be able to afford dual SSDs, RAID them and use that for the OS and games/apps.
My only issue with the SLI thing is that I hear the HD4870 1GB is the best card right now, but that the X2 version of that card (single card SLI, basically) won’t run unless you have a Crossfire board, which is an AMD/ATI board. I’d rather have the nForce 790i boards.
I’ll have to see wattage/performance/price-wise if it’s better to run 3-4 lower end nVidia cards in SLI vs two GTX260 or 280s.
For tech info, I usually go to AnandTech or Ars Technica.
Holy shit has anyone seen Journeyman?, i like Kevin Mckidd.
He’s a good actor and was a pleasure to watch in ROME.
[quote]red04 wrote:
Fallout 3 is fantastic, I had 27 hours of play to finish doing mostly just the main storyline and conveniently placed side quests. I can’t really say about the difficulty, it seems like it can be so easily swayed by your playstyle, so how “hard” it was for me may not be an accurate barometer.
You will not be disappointed with length though, I can tell just by looking at my map that I left tons of side quests undone(I reached the point of no return on final mission unexpectedly, who knew). Right now I’m torn between loading a game before that point and doing side quests on this data, or starting over with a different skillset and knocking them out while I enjoy the replayability.[/quote]
I’m not liking this game so far. Too much story not enough blasting IMO. I’m more of a fan of WWII type games. I find it annoying to have to go through a select what to say all the time. I never played any of the other Fallouts before so I didn’t know what to expect.
BioShock was a fun game though. I realize it’s not new but I just got it recently.
Oh, can someone elaborate on this PS3 and backward compatibility thing?
Seems like not every model of PS3 is backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 games, which I don’t understand hardware-wise. Aren’t all PS3s the same internally except for the HDD that comes with it?
[quote]Shire wrote:
He’s a good actor and was a pleasure to watch in ROME.[/quote]
Indeed he was. I haven’t seen Journeyman, perhaps I should check it out.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
Oh, can someone elaborate on this PS3 and backward compatibility thing?
Seems like not every model of PS3 is backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 games, which I don’t understand hardware-wise. Aren’t all PS3s the same internally except for the HDD that comes with it?[/quote]
The first models that came out were backwards compatible, i think it was only the 60gb versions.
But i’ve heard you can get new models that work the same way.
Google it too, that’s what i did before buying my PS3.
[quote]hardgnr wrote:
27 hours is pretty decent I guess. I was actually hoping for about 50, but then again they need to cater for a big audience. I don’t play these sort of games in any rush though, so I probably could get 50 out of it from the sounds of things.
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I didn’t nearly finish the game(assuming most of us video game enthusiasts would consider all the side quests completion), only the main storyline(kind of on accident too). The map is HUGE, now without having totally explored it I can’t say how much more of it is actually used space, but I have lots of blank areas to go check out, and even the places I have explored I haven’t tied up all the quests in.
Also a game like this begs multiple playthroughs, because dare I say that it can be almost an entirely different game aside from the story itself based on how you play it. Good v Evil, Smooth Talking vs Bully, Aggressive vs Sneaky Combat.
NOT A STORY SPOILER, BUT COULD EFFECT YOUR GAMEPLAY
Speech seems to be the one singular overpowered skill, I noticed on this first playthrough that there is just an absurd amount of speech checks with huge implications, avoiding a TON of conflicts with almost 100% success if you level it. Crazy.
YOU CAN READ AGAIN
For those of you that have played the previous Fallouts and are skeptical, I’d suggest this for sure. There are just so many points in the game that will remind you of the older games, mostly through the speech/interaction with some situations, like making a little boy run away crying, or destroying an old man’s robot because you can and it’s fun. There’s also some familiar faces you can see that only fallout people will recognize and smile inside about.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Shire wrote:
He’s a good actor and was a pleasure to watch in ROME.
Indeed he was. I haven’t seen Journeyman, perhaps I should check it out.[/quote]
Great minds think alike, i also was addicted to SG1 until they took out Richard Dean Anderson.
Stargate Atlantis kinda sucks in comparison.
I did ‘hear’ that ROME is coming back for a third season.
Oh and i liked Ray Stevenson just as much as Titus Pullo. I can identify with him sometimes.
Funniest scene ever was when he shagged Cleopatra and Lucius has to bear missing out on it because he’s married lol.
[quote]Shire wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Shire wrote:
He’s a good actor and was a pleasure to watch in ROME.
Indeed he was. I haven’t seen Journeyman, perhaps I should check it out.
Great minds think alike, i also was addicted to SG1 until they took out Richard Dean Anderson.
Stargate Atlantis kinda sucks in comparison.
I did ‘hear’ that ROME is coming back for a third season.
Oh and i liked Ray Stevenson just as much as Titus Pullo. I can identify with him sometimes.
Funniest scene ever was when he shagged Cleopatra and Lucius has to bear missing out on it because he’s married lol.[/quote]
My favorite Titus Pullo moment was when he finds out Eirene is going to marry that other guy after he frees her and then proceeds to kill the guy on an impulse. As they are dragging the hysterical Eirene away, Titus simply yells, “Sorry, Eirene!”
I’m going for it and ordering a DS tomorrow. The Korg DS-10 software looks too cool to pass up. I’m also going to get the new Castlevania. This will be the first piece of gaming hardware I have bought since the original Xbox!
I’m giddy like a little girl.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
I’m going for it and ordering a DS tomorrow. The Korg DS-10 software looks too cool to pass up. I’m also going to get the new Castlevania. This will be the first piece of gaming hardware I have bought since the original Xbox!
I’m giddy like a little girl.
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I heard the new Castlevania was bitchin’. If I had time and money, it’d be my personal next purchase.
Only like 10 more days until I get to activate my Starcraft 2 beta key :)?
Jealous haha?
quick question I finish exams tommorow morning so I’m planning on hitting the gym for a big legs session and hooking up the xbox 360, I haven’t really played GOW and am planning on finishing before purchasing GOW 2
quick question I finish exams tommorow morning so I’m planning on hitting the gym for a big legs session and hooking up the xbox 360, I haven’t really played GOW and am planning on finishing before purchasing GOW 2. Can you play co-op on the same console? I know it’s a newb question and all but could someone answer this please.
btw would purchasing god of war 2 on ps2 be a wise investment? this summer I’m planning on gym/work/gaming/reading that’s it
More details on why Terrance Howard my have lost the War Machine role.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
Yeah, I’ve used Thermaltake’s stuff in the past. I just saw the Cooler Master case in a MaximumPC and really dug it, plus I want to try water cooling. And if I can hold out until Spring, I might be able to afford dual SSDs, RAID them and use that for the OS and games/apps.
My only issue with the SLI thing is that I hear the HD4870 1GB is the best card right now, but that the X2 version of that card (single card SLI, basically) won’t run unless you have a Crossfire board, which is an AMD/ATI board. I’d rather have the nForce 790i boards.
I’ll have to see wattage/performance/price-wise if it’s better to run 3-4 lower end nVidia cards in SLI vs two GTX260 or 280s.
For tech info, I usually go to AnandTech or Ars Technica.
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One thing I’ve learned with nVidia is that the latest and greatest isn’t necessarily the best. There’s a huge difference between the manufacturer’s product testing vs. a couple million PC gamers using and abusing the hardware. I would choose to run an older card in SLI then risk burning out another newer more expensive GPU. I’ve found the same to be true with motherboards as well. With that said I haven’t had a video card burn out under 13 months, nor a mother board under 18 months.
[quote]jtg987 wrote:
btw would purchasing god of war 2 on ps2 be a wise investment? this summer I’m planning on gym/work/gaming/reading that’s it[/quote]
No women?
Never tried playing Gears co-op on the same machine. I’ve only co-oped thru Live.