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Mykonos 10-16-2011 01:56 PM
Frostbite 2.0 you say? Have they finally lived up to the promise they made with the orginal Bad Company and actually made things destructible?

RVCA 10-16-2011 02:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mykonos (Post 1111600)
Frostbite 2.0 you say? Have they finally lived up to the promise they made with the orginal Bad Company and actually made things destructible?

Battlefield 3 Destruction Footage - FROSTBITE 2 - HD - YouTube

This doesn't show Caspian Border destruction, which includes fences, trees, shrubbery, etc

Farfisa 10-16-2011 02:57 PM
http://www.lifeandtechno.com/wp-cont...09/deus-ex.jpg

For some reason, I spend lots of time throwing things at people...

LoathsomePete 10-16-2011 06:21 PM
I was trying to play that the other week, but for some reason my game is skipping a lot, and the colour scheme is a bit messed up. Maybe I'll try uninstalling it and then re installing it and see if that clears it up, or just look on the Steam Forums to see if anyone else has been having the same issues.

In the mean time I've been playing this all week:

http://cdn1.gamepro.com/box/box_164021-hd.jpg

Having read the novel I'm pretty happy with how well it follows the events of the novel. The author's detail was also used quite heavily and is pretty noticeable which is pretty cool when you get a game that's written by a professional rather than a 13-year old fetal alcohol syndrome baby we get with most video games nowadays. It is a little frustrating though, when I have to spend $30 for a used game which has some noticeable bugs and glitches, whereas the game was on sale this week on Steam for like $2.99, but that's the deal you get for a gaming PC I guess. It's one of the most immersive games I've played in a long while and look forward to playing it more once my homework is finished.

midnight rain 10-17-2011 03:08 PM
Anyone have Arkham City? Game sounds ace.

Heading over to Gamestop tonight I think to preorder muh copy of Skyrim :D

Guybrush 10-18-2011 02:37 AM
Just bought Little Big Adventure and The Witcher on gog.com. LBA was 5.99 and The Witcher was a mere 4.99 .. I could spend more on a lunch!

The current Atari Collection Promo there is pretty awesome :)

Antonio 10-18-2011 10:21 PM
This pre-order bonus with Saints Row: The Third almost makes me want to get the game

Kirby 10-19-2011 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Antonio (Post 1112117)
This pre-order bonus with Saints Row: The Third almost makes me want to get the game
If it helps make your mind, the second game was absolutely fantastic. Especially in co-op.

Unknown Soldier 10-19-2011 03:53 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuna (Post 1111554)
There's more to it than just run-and-gun, it actually requires strategy.

Also teamwork actually matters in BF3.

And BF3 won't be the same game as BF2.

And there won't be 10 map packs at $20 a pack for BF3

And it won't be filled with 10 year olds

That enough reasons? :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1111594)
And it looks a hell of a lot better than MW3.

And it has vehicles.

And it has more realistic ballistics and weapon handling than MW3.

And it sounds amazing... billions times better than MW3.

And it has huge maps.

And it has Frostbite 2.0

Plus more...
:D
It looks like I`ll end up playing both games, anyway I seem to remember playing a game similiar to Battlefield several years ago now and it may have been an earlier Battlefield game or something similiar but I can`t remember the name of it. It basically had you as part of team and gave you the option of controlling your teammates as well in a number of different strategic moves.

Howard the Duck 10-19-2011 04:36 AM
yay! my fiancee got me the first Taito Legends (comp of old arcade games)

Bubble Bobble, here I come!!!!!

i don't think there ever was another game which evokes romantic memories for me (i was with my first gf when i played a lot of it)

Phantom Limb 10-19-2011 04:07 PM
Awwwwww yyeeeeeeeeaaaaah. This game is the bee's knees.

http://www.gigabuster.com/wp-content...n-Harley21.jpg

ilashes. 10-19-2011 04:21 PM
From Dust

its soo freaaakin awesome!

Thom Yorke 10-19-2011 07:08 PM


Coming to a theatre near you.

Freebase Dali 10-19-2011 07:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mykonos (Post 1111600)
Frostbite 2.0 you say? Have they finally lived up to the promise they made with the orginal Bad Company and actually made things destructible?
Well, regardless of the advertisement of destructibility, DICE isn't going to make absolutely everything destructible. There has to be a balance between destruction and retaining the flow of a map.

If everything was completely destructible, an entire map would be leveled quite quickly, and we'd just be playing in piles of rubble. While being able to destroy everything would certainly be fun, it wouldn't do much for actual gameplay.

With that said, the destructibility is varied. Some buildings will come down completely, while others that are integral to map design will remain largely intact, with their facades being destructible to reduce cover. Other things like immobile cars and such will explode. Brick wall cover can be chipped away or destroyed with explosives, etc.

Frostbite 2 isn't just about destruction, though. It's about the entire game engine, which is completely rebuilt.

Mykonos 10-20-2011 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1112298)
I envy you. It looks incredible and the reviews really reinforce it, but I haven't got any money and my PC probably couldn't run it anyway.

djchameleon 10-20-2011 05:26 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mykonos (Post 1112466)
I envy you. It looks incredible and the reviews really reinforce it, but I haven't got any money and my PC probably couldn't run it anyway.

The PC version isn't out yet anyways

midnight rain 10-20-2011 03:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier (Post 1112160)
It looks like I`ll end up playing both games, anyway I seem to remember playing a game similiar to Battlefield several years ago now and it may have been an earlier Battlefield game or something similiar but I can`t remember the name of it. It basically had you as part of team and gave you the option of controlling your teammates as well in a number of different strategic moves.
Probably Ghost Recon or Socom

Howard the Duck 10-21-2011 04:24 AM
i feel extremely lonely in this thread

no other 30-40 year olds playing games from the 80s and early 90s?

Insane Guest 10-21-2011 08:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Il Duce (Post 1112707)
i feel extremely lonely in this thread

no other 30-40 year olds playing games from the 80s and early 90s?
Did someone find their old video game systems underneath their box of vintage playboys?

I've been playing Rage, apparently one of the best looking game if you install the whole 3 GB of game on your hard drive. It feels and plays like a beefed up version of Borderlands, pretty cool game.

Kirby 10-22-2011 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Lone Misfit (Post 1112872)
Did someone find their old video game systems underneath their box of vintage playboys?

I've been playing Rage, apparently one of the best looking game if you install the whole 3 GB of game on your hard drive. It feels and plays like a beefed up version of Borderlands, pretty cool game.
Be prepared for the extremely abysmal ending.
I loved everything about the game, except the ending.

Howard the Duck 10-22-2011 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Lone Misfit (Post 1112872)
Did someone find their old video game systems underneath their box of vintage playboys?
nope, been playing a lot of retro arcade games programmed for the PS2

Guybrush 10-22-2011 11:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Il Duce (Post 1112707)
i feel extremely lonely in this thread

no other 30-40 year olds playing games from the 80s and early 90s?
I'm not in my 30s just yet, but I am definetly a nostalgic gamer and have my XBMC Media Center PC set up with tons of old games (for C64, Amiga 500, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and more). Instead of getting discs with old games that you play on your PS2, have you checked out emulators? You can easily emulate games for most consoles on a regular computer. If you have a USB joypad and can connect your PC to a TV, then it can be a pretty nostalgic experience.

Howard the Duck 10-22-2011 12:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tore (Post 1112951)
I'm not in my 30s just yet, but I am definetly a nostalgic gamer and have my XBMC Media Center PC set up with tons of old games (for C64, Amiga 500, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and more). Instead of getting discs with old games that you play on your PS2, have you checked out emulators? You can easily emulate games for most consoles on a regular computer. If you have a USB joypad and can connect your PC to a TV, then it can be a pretty nostalgic experience.
yes i have tried emulators

they're not quite as close to the original arcade versions as the ones I have on my PS2 - well, the Taito, Capcom and Midway comps, anyway - because the programmers tried to stick as close to the original arcade graphics and sound as possible

the Sega ones look nothing like the arcade version - and there's still not a decent Space Harrier arcade version emulator on the PC, i've only found the Amiga one (which was only ok) and the Genesis version (Space Harrier 2), which I didn't quite like

Unknown Soldier 10-22-2011 12:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Il Duce (Post 1112707)
i feel extremely lonely in this thread

no other 30-40 year olds playing games from the 80s and early 90s?
Do you ever remember any of these games, all adventure games. They were Commodore 64 and Amiga games.

Cruise for a Corpse
Operation Stealth
Colditz
Eureka

I`ve been reading what you and Tore have written above about playing old games. How does somebody find these games and what do they need to do/install on their PC or console to make them work?

Howard the Duck 10-22-2011 01:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier (Post 1112968)
Do you ever remember any of these games, all adventure games. They were Commodore 64 and Amiga games.

Cruise for a Corpse
Operation Stealth
Colditz
Eureka

I`ve been reading what you and Tore have written above about playing old games. How does somebody find these games and what do they need to do/install on their PC or console to make them work?
well, I'm not really sure these days - i haven't used emulators for ages - took too much hardwork tracking down the codes for the games (some were also inaccurate), and too many emulators to choose from - you really have to ask tore about that

these days, I just buy programmed retro arcade games for the PS2, Rainbow Islands, The New Zealand Story and Bubble Bobble on my Taito Legends comp are as close to the coin-ops as I'll ever get, short of buying the whole machine myself

the Amiga versions of these games are also nowhere near the comp I got, it didn't have the "feel" of the arcade versions

when I think about it, i have more nostalgia being in the arcades than consoles or home computers - the arcades were like a second home to me as a child

Guybrush 10-22-2011 02:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier (Post 1112968)
Do you ever remember any of these games, all adventure games. They were Commodore 64 and Amiga games.

Cruise for a Corpse
Operation Stealth
Colditz
Eureka

I`ve been reading what you and Tore have written above about playing old games. How does somebody find these games and what do they need to do/install on their PC or console to make them work?
I have playable roms of all of those titles. Setting up an emulator is easy. Figure out what emulator is the most popular (for example from emulator-zone.com) and get it. Then get the roms (games) you want, for example from a torrent. Then fire up the emulator and load the game. Il Duce is really making it seem harder than it is (imo). Emulation now is usually pretty much like opening a file in a program, for example opening a text file in notepad.

With a bit of work, you can set up a computer with a media center that you can run your games from. To do that, I've set up XBMC with Advanced Launcher on my own computer. Then I run it on the telly and control it from my couch with my XBOX controller.

Here's a selection screen for different systems :

http://i.imgur.com/HCK0Wl.png

And here's a random title when browsing Super Nintendo Games :

http://i.imgur.com/Dz4y8l.jpg

When using this, I don't run emulators manually. That's all going on in the background. I just choose the game I want and press a button.

Of course it's also a nice way to play your movies or music. I love it!

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Originally Posted by Il Duce (Post 1112971)
when I think about it, i have more nostalgia being in the arcades than consoles or home computers - the arcades were like a second home to me as a child
You'd like my arcade emulator setup then ;)

Unknown Soldier 10-22-2011 02:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tore (Post 1112978)
I have playable roms of all of those titles. Setting up an emulator is easy. Figure out what emulator is the most popular (for example from emulator-zone.com) and get it. Then get the roms (games) you want, for example from a torrent. Then fire up the emulator and load the game. Il Duce is really making it seem harder than it is (imo). Emulation now is usually pretty much like opening a file in a program, for example opening a text file in notepad.

With a bit of work, you can set up a computer with a media center that you can run your games from. To do that, I've set up XBMC with Advanced Launcher on my own computer. Then I run it on the telly and control it from my couch with my XBOX controller.

Here's a selection screen for different systems :

http://i.imgur.com/HCK0Wl.png

And here's a random title when browsing Super Nintendo Games :

http://i.imgur.com/Dz4y8l.jpg

When using this, I don't run emulators manually. That's all going on in the background. I just choose the game I want and press a button.

Of course it's also a nice way to play your movies or music. I love it!



You'd like my arcade emulator setup then ;)
Hey thanks this is really helpful and I`ll look into it. These games were games I really loved when I was younger and all of them I never managed to finish as they were all too hard (gamefaqs wasn`t around then)

RVCA 10-22-2011 03:47 PM
October 25th will be a great day. I am going to murder my Econ midterm and proceed straight home to play BF3 for hours on end.

Until then, I am doing very little in the way of gaming.

Freebase Dali 10-22-2011 03:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RVCA (Post 1112998)
October 25th will be a great day. I am going to murder my Econ midterm and proceed straight home to play BF3 for hours on end.

Until then, I am doing very little in the way of gaming.
Indeed it will be.
I've got BF3 downloaded, and am just waiting until Tues, 2AM, CDT.
I don't have class on Tuesday, so I'll get my sleeping out of the way after school on Monday. lol...

Oh, btw, I changed my Origin ID. New name is CheapViagra
Add me when Battlelog opens.
And at some point, we need to play the co-op together! I gotta get a headset though. Will do that soon.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra 10-22-2011 03:56 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Cover_Art.jpg

Gorgeous game, fairly early in, looking to be way better than the disappointment Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy ended up being.

RVCA 10-22-2011 06:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1113001)
Indeed it will be.
I've got BF3 downloaded, and am just waiting until Tues, 2AM, CDT.
I don't have class on Tuesday, so I'll get my sleeping out of the way after school on Monday. lol...

Oh, btw, I changed my Origin ID. New name is CheapViagra
Add me when Battlelog opens.
And at some point, we need to play the co-op together! I gotta get a headset though. Will do that soon.
Yeah, co op would be fun. I'll add you when I get back home

nice name :p:

midnight rain 10-23-2011 06:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Il Duce (Post 1112707)
i feel extremely lonely in this thread

no other 30-40 year olds playing games from the 80s and early 90s?
I love throwing on some old PSX games every now and again. Earlier then that I can't really get down with though cause I didn't grow up with those games.

GravitySlips 10-23-2011 06:07 PM
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Just started it. The original is my favourite game of all time, hoping this matches up somewhat. Even a little!

Kirby 10-24-2011 02:40 AM
Played X-Men: Destiny and finished it in less than three hours. Glad I redboxed it for two dollars.

Battefield 3 Tomorrow Night!!!!

Thom Yorke 10-24-2011 02:29 PM
Uncharted 3 is acing all of the reviews right now. It got a perfect 10 from IGN.

Thom Yorke 10-24-2011 02:30 PM
I'm in the middle of Portal 2 right now. Excellent game. I'm going to give co-op a shot with a buddy when I'm done with the single player mode.

Phantom Limb 10-24-2011 02:40 PM
^Loved that game. Just make sure your buddy isn't an idiot and you'll have a blast.

Who's getting Battlefield 3 at midnight tonight with me?

midnight rain 10-24-2011 04:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thom Yorke (Post 1113381)
Uncharted 3 is acing all of the reviews right now. It got a perfect 10 from IGN.
God damnit now I sit here and wonder why the hell I got a 360 instead of a PS3 :(

RVCA 10-24-2011 05:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thom Yorke (Post 1113381)
Uncharted 3 is acing all of the reviews right now. It got a perfect 10 from IGN.
Honestly, most "professional" critic reviews are such crap. IGN regularly sucks Activision's dick, EA was recently caught manipulating scores for Battlefield 3, and it's all generally one big circle jerk between publishers and gaming publications that I strongly suspect has something to do with money.

If you really want to know whether a game is worth playing or not, YouTube some Let's Play videos and see what third-party forums are saying. I'm not saying Uncharted 3 won't be awesome, I'm just saying that I don't take "critic" reviews seriously at all.

Also, I heard that Uncharted 3 already has 7 DLC packs planned. That's just.... insane. In a bad way.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1113384)
^Loved that game. Just make sure your buddy isn't an idiot and you'll have a blast.

Who's getting Battlefield 3 at midnight tonight with me?
If by "getting it at midnight" you mean "I already pre-loaded it onto my computer, and all I have to do is press play", me :p:

LoathsomePete 10-24-2011 05:28 PM
At that same token I'm sure the reviews for Uncharted 3 are going to be high across the board because they were high for 1 and 2 and not much changed between each game. In an effort to stay as safe and profitable as possible I imagine nothing much will have changed for the third installment.


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