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Offline Night Hammer

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Reply #40 on: October 24, 2005, 12:27:28 am
I thought the new PD looked pretty weak, GoW looks amazing though, I may pick up a 360 if that game gets good reviews that, Mass Effect and Too Human
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Reply #41 on: October 24, 2005, 12:37:45 am
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Maybe it's just you. I've always been able to get consistent headshots with the thumbsticks, not to mention sticks.


Maybe, but then I also absolutely hate the X-Box controller anyway, compared to other consoles before or since.  Not since the old NES was a controller so hard to hold on to properly.  At any rate, I cannot speak to how natural the auto-aim in Halo feels because it's not there in the PC version.  But I sincerely doubt you're making headshots on a regular basis with any form of stick on your own, unless playing Halo is all you do with your life (and I have seen people who fit that description).
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Reply #42 on: October 24, 2005, 01:54:56 am
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If you hadn't already...I'd urge you to post a Civ 4 thread :D



I posted a CIV 4 thread :p
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Offline Deepblue

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Reply #43 on: October 24, 2005, 06:29:04 am
Damnit.
 

Offline Mefustae

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Reply #44 on: October 24, 2005, 08:26:21 am
In regard to FPS's on Consoles, i'm really looking forward to see how the Rev controller can handle 'em. From what i've read, it's completely different from current 3D Mice on the market right now, and it might actually make the FPS truly viable on a console to the extent already present on PC[/ShamelessBigN-Pimpage]
 

Offline Inquisitor

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Reply #45 on: October 24, 2005, 08:35:36 am
THe feeling of pulling the trigger (Jack Thompson alert) is so much more immersive for me on the consoles.

That, and playing on the 46inch HDTV with 5.1 surround while sitting on the couch with a beer...
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Reply #46 on: October 24, 2005, 08:41:19 am
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That, and playing on the 46inch HDTV with 5.1 surround while sitting on the couch with a beer...
*Looks at 21 inch, regular Colour TV*

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Reply #47 on: October 24, 2005, 08:44:37 am
Heh, I got it half off too, it was a good day to buy a TV :)
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Reply #48 on: October 24, 2005, 12:51:11 pm
In my experience, I've found that you should never base your ideas of a game off any video or screenshots released before it. Wait for screenshots and videos after its release then decide on it.

Even though it may not be prerendered, they will always take the videos in the best-looking spots with the best weapons and characters in choreographed sequences that don't necessarily give you any idea of the gameplay or even how the game will look. There are a few exceptions, and for comparison look at the battlefield 1942 videos and the battlefield 2 videos.

I just "ooo" and "aah" at the videos, then ignore them as I would a teaser trailer for a movie.
 

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Reply #49 on: October 24, 2005, 01:26:55 pm
Hell, play the thing then judge.  It is sort of the sensible option.
 

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Reply #50 on: October 24, 2005, 01:31:21 pm
That's the problem of course. Nobody likes spending up to £40 on a game that might bring them no entertainment at all.
 

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Reply #51 on: October 24, 2005, 01:36:15 pm
Returns polity FTW!  Just say it doesn't meet the expected/stated quality.
 

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Reply #52 on: October 24, 2005, 02:28:26 pm
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That's the problem of course. Nobody likes spending up to £40 on a game that might bring them no entertainment at all.


Vaguely-related, but not very much: I was in WHSmith today, and they were selling Quake 4 for £42.99. Now I know Smith's aren't the cheapest place around, but still....
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Offline MicroPsycho

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Reply #53 on: October 24, 2005, 08:50:03 pm
everyone knows the best engine is RL 2.0...
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Reply #54 on: October 25, 2005, 10:21:43 am
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Vaguely-related, but not very much: I was in WHSmith today, and they were selling Quake 4 for £42.99. Now I know Smith's aren't the cheapest place around, but still....


I found stuff in Smiths (in Glasgow) reasonably cheap, actually.  Well, games wise - although the selection was ****e, they did undercut the likes of GAME or HMV by a fiver in several cases.

42 quid is a joke, though.  Are you sure it wasn't a 'super special edition' with limited edition pencil and rubber?
 

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Reply #55 on: October 25, 2005, 10:52:42 am
Nope. 'zackly the same as the one Game are selling for £35. No pencil, no rubber, no supar-limited-edition-metal-tin-that-we're-charging-an-extra-tenner-for, nothing. Could just be a labelling cock-up, but I dunno...
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Reply #56 on: October 25, 2005, 11:07:56 am
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I could get a tip-top computer for under $1500.  $3000?  Wow!  You REALLY need to reconsider your vendor!



1) Canadian dollars

2) Extremley tip top, no skimping anywhere. (that does mean a dual core Athlon 64, 2 7800's etc...)

Ofcourse that's a tad over the-top
actualy, mabye not.
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Reply #57 on: October 25, 2005, 07:04:33 pm
did anyone notice the guy at teh shot is carriyng a SHOTGUN on his back?

does this mean carried weapons will be visible (or you'll be able to carry limited weapons)?
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Reply #58 on: October 25, 2005, 07:46:52 pm
Probably.
actualy, mabye not.
"When ink and pen in hands of men Inscribe your form, bipedal P They draw an altar on which God has slaughtered all stability, no eyes could ever soak in all the places you anoint, and yet to see you all at once we only need the point. Flirting with infinity, your geometric progeny that fit inside you oh so tight with triangles that feel so right."
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944 59230781640628620899862803482534211706...
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Reply #59 on: October 25, 2005, 09:06:42 pm
Weapons you carry in Gears of War are visible. Cool beans no?
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