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Offline Kosh

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3. i bought DuceEx invisible war for 2 great british pounds and am now installing it
Get a refund.  Now.

Yeah, for trying out bad games you're better off just pirating it. DX2 isn't even worth the CD it's printed on.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline General Battuta

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3. i bought DuceEx invisible war for 2 great british pounds and am now installing it
Get a refund.  Now.

Yeah, for trying out bad games you're better off just pirating it. DX2 isn't even worth the CD it's printed on.

Definitely untrue. It's a pretty good game, just nowhere near as good as its predecessor.

 

Offline Kosh

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I didn't consider it to be pretty good at all, even by itself. Mediocre at best, but hardly good.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline General Battuta

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I didn't consider it to be pretty good at all, even by itself. Mediocre at best, but hardly good.

YMMV

 

Offline Kosh

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What does that mean?
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline StarSlayer

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What does that mean?

Your Millage May Vary YMMV
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world”

 

Offline General Battuta

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What does that mean?

Do you have an internet connection?

 

Offline BloodEagle

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What does that mean?

Your Millage May Vary YMMV

Can acronyms become more obscure than they are now?  Why in the Hell do you even need that one?  :doubt:

 

Offline General Battuta

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What does that mean?

Your Millage May Vary YMMV

Can acronyms become more obscure than they are now?  Why in the Hell do you even need that one?  :doubt:

It's 'mileage' and it's very common - been a part of Internet parlance for a good while.

It's needed because the phrase 'your mileage may vary' is common, useful, and long.

 

Offline Kosh

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Well then, I've decided to found the LAABPC. :P
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline StarSlayer

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What does that mean?

Your Millage May Vary YMMV

Can acronyms become more obscure than they are now?  Why in the Hell do you even need that one?  :doubt:

It's 'mileage' and it's very common.

It's needed because the phrase 'your mileage may vary' is common, useful, and long.

You were not referring to property tax?
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Offline Nemesis6

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As for DX3, I think we are essentially going to get a repeat of DX2. All the stuff we've heard about regenerating health and how the first game was "too slow" suggests that this will be another game targeted towards casual gamers. Despite that though, it could still be a very good game.

"Casual gamers" is one way to put it. To be more concise and accurate, you can just say "console gamers". Regenerative health means that a game is for consoles, no exceptions to this rule. Just you wait until you load up the game, and "PRESS X TO DIVE TO COVER!" appears on your screen, and autoaim kicks in. Hell, they may even add slow motion where you can mark the enemies you want to shoot and just press a button to make your character do it automatically. But enough about Splinter Cell Conviction...  :rolleyes:

If you're a fan of a series of games like Deus Ex, or the AVP series for example, and you see a new game in the series coming out soon, do not buy it. The thing is, it's console-season. Classic games are making a comeback, but with distilled gameplay and thoroughly saturated with mediocrity.

 

Offline mxlm

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Dude. I haven't had a console since my N64, but come on. Platform wars are so...yeah.
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Offline mxlm

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I will ask that you explain yourself. Please do so with the clear understanding that I may decide I am angry enough to destroy all of you and raze this sickening mausoleum of fraud down to the naked rock it stands on.

 

Offline mxlm

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Arise!

So, various previews are now telling us this title is, in fact, The Real Deal. I shall quote RPS

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GamesCom featured an all-new demonstration of Human Revolution. In brief, it is now my most wanted game currently in development.

When I previewed Human Revolution for RPS a few weeks back I was given the same two-level walkthrough they showed at E3, and the Eidos developer present completed it in an identical way. I said then that if they really wanted to show of their game’s Deus Ex-itude, they should complete the same level multiple ways.

That’s what Eidos were doing at GamesCom. They showed a new level from early on in the game- a Detroit police station, with you tasked to retrieve some hardware from the skull of a corpse in the morgue- and completed it once in a Terminator all-guns-blazing style, once smooth-talking their way past obstacles peacefully with the new conversation system, and a third time with hacking and ninja stealth.

This and Guild Wars 2 were the only games at the show that had me forgoing academic and factual note-taking for just writing “YES” and “YESSSS” in my notebook over and over.

It’s not just that Human Revolution offers multiple paths. It offers more of exactly what Deus Ex offered. The detail in the environments, the chance to talk to an idle population of civilians, the option of nosing through emails- that sense that you’re not just playing through a level but roleplaying a very cool guy in a very long black coat in a very absorbing world.

The menu was brought up at several points, too. There really is still a grid inventory. But there are so many additions, too- you now have 21 individual augmentation slots, and most seem to have their own tiny tech tree that you cherrypick your way down.

Something else that shocked me is the new hacking minigame. It’s dramatically complex- a kind of Uplink strategy battle where you first hide from and then race a server, with extra programs and viruses that can be found or bought and give you a helping hand. Similarly, the dialogue is fast paced to the point of being difficult to follow. I was expecting just about anything from Human Revolution except for it to be more demanding than the original Deus Ex. I couldn’t be happier. When was the last time you saw a great PC game being adapted to consoles and becoming more complex in the process?
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Offline BloodEagle

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They had me at "Uplink strategy battle."  :yes:

 
They had me at "21 aug slots". My body is ready.

 

Offline BloodEagle

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They had me at "21 aug slots". My body is ready.

<insert obligatory The Office reference, here> [/justification for juvenile joke]

I don't even like that show.

  

Offline TrashMan

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Am I the only one who hates how 99% of games and movies portray cybernetics?

Seems that this game will offer a path...you can go for or against it.
Nobody dies as a virgin - the life ****s us all!

You're a wrongularity from which no right can escape!

 

Offline mxlm

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You hate everything.
I will ask that you explain yourself. Please do so with the clear understanding that I may decide I am angry enough to destroy all of you and raze this sickening mausoleum of fraud down to the naked rock it stands on.