PC Gaming = World of Suck
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ddrueding
Fixture
a. They released on Steam a year later, and likely had learned a lot already.
b. That Steam is better than a Microsoft console is like saying I'm smarter than a brick.
b. That Steam is better than a Microsoft console is like saying I'm smarter than a brick.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I'm not sure what that means I should feel about Xboxes, given what I think of Steam.
I've been playing this fun little indie game called Atom Zombie Smasher. I picked it up off Steam (DRM-free) on Windows for $10, but it can also be had for Mac and Linux. The demo can be downloaded right from his website (and can also be purchased there too). I even like the indie music he chose for the game.
PC version of Portal 2 going on sale tomorrow if you happen to have a GameStop near you.
Sol
Storage is cool
Wow, Portal 2 has been out over a week and Aus is only just getting it? I didn't think that happened anymore.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Did you forget that we are the arse end of the world?
Big item stuff, especially movies in the theater we get in line with the rest of the world, but anything else like books, DVD/BD releases and even electronics we take a back seat and wait for the boat to circumnavigate the world a few times, and lose a few containers overboard before we get our allocation...
(This post was made with extreme sarcasm).
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Oz will have had Thor for three weeks before I get to see it.
It's really too bad about Portal 2 being a steam title.
It's really too bad about Portal 2 being a steam title.
Only for you. You're letting a tiny thing get in the way of a great game. Just tell yourself you're paying admission to interact with a great movie. You only get to play/watch it once, but it was worth it. Any time after that is bonus.
time
Storage? I am Storage!
My eldest daughter saw Thor today. I'll try to summarize:
Enjoyed it. Yes, it is funny. For once, Anthony Hopkins didn't overact and the result was good. The guy who played Thor was fine, but the role didn't require as much of a range as some people have suggested. Gagged when realized Natalie Portman was in it, but she was okay. Direction very good. Couldn't help but speculate if Branagh would rather be playing the lead himself. Loki is a sympathetic character (just needs a hug).
Hardly Citizen Kane, but good entertainment.
Enjoyed it. Yes, it is funny. For once, Anthony Hopkins didn't overact and the result was good. The guy who played Thor was fine, but the role didn't require as much of a range as some people have suggested. Gagged when realized Natalie Portman was in it, but she was okay. Direction very good. Couldn't help but speculate if Branagh would rather be playing the lead himself. Loki is a sympathetic character (just needs a hug).
Hardly Citizen Kane, but good entertainment.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
What's wrong with Natalie Portman?
Stereodude
Not really a
We're now putting movie reviews in the PC Gaming thread? :rofl:
time
Storage? I am Storage!
I really don't know. Perhaps she's overhyped (eg. dancing in the Black Swan) and has said some silly things?
Stereodude: where would you like it? I wouldn't call it a review; more a third-hand quick impression.
She's 29 but still looks like a little girl. She was good in The Professional and Beautiful girls when she actually was a girl. But she has trouble playing grown-ups now that she's an adult. She was good in Black Swan but then again she was playing a young woman in that role who still lives with her mommy. My 2 cents worth.
Time to grow up Natalie and get a boob job while you're at it.
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
Actually, it's now the misogyny thread.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
She's playing Jane Foster, Thor's girlfriend.
I've never known anything to be wrong with Portman's acting. I think she did the best she could with a material in Star Wars and other than that she's generally quite good.
Thor also stars Kat Denning, who looks like this when she isn't wearing clothes. (not safe for work)
Now I feel all uda-like and lame.
ddrueding
Fixture
Portal 2 was awesome. But I beat it in 9 hours? I'll need to look at the other modes and challenges.
ddrueding
Fixture
Nah. Single. I've found someone who is interested in CoOp, so I've bought a second copy for my other home gaming machine.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Kotaku had a long-format Q&A session with one of the creators of Portal today. It's an hour and a half long.
Sol
Storage is cool
Got my copy of Brink today, and as a special bonus for not only buying the game (instead of pirating it) but even going so far as to pre-order it, I don't get to actually play it until tomorrow... Apparently major games publishers are now required by law to be arseholes to their customers. Pirates and Americans have, of course, been playing the game for a couple of days now.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I'm fairly convinced at this point that pirates always have the moral high ground in this debate. Game companies other than maybe Stardock tend to be pretty goddamned evil.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
ddrueding
Fixture
It is interesting, but it is not a play I would bet my own money on.
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
I'm sure that you'd bet your money on it if the bet was low enough. It's nowhere near that....
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
If there was 1 game from the 80s or early 90's that you would like to be remade, what would it be?
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
X-Wing, but with modern graphics and faster gameplay.
ddrueding
Fixture
X-Wing would be great. The original Sonic would be fun as well. Or maybe Contra.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Stereodude
Not really a
X-Wing
Tie Fighter
Tie Fighter
sechs
Storage? I am Storage!
Alpha Centauri.
It's just Civ in space. How hard could it be?
It's just Civ in space. How hard could it be?
ddrueding
Fixture
I preferred Pax Imperia.
Harpoon would be very awesome. I spent every free hour for years on that game.
Harpoon would be very awesome. I spent every free hour for years on that game.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Thanks, interesting list. Having played many of them, I certainly understand why.
BTW, ROTT is rumoured to be getting a reboot: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4112/20_years_of_evolution_scott_.php?page=9 (Very last question).
And back in Aug 2009, it was rumoured as well, that X-Wing would be making a return: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/697997/lucasarts-teasing-x-wing-tie-fighter-announcement/
So those 2 are certainly being looked at. For some of the others, there are open source works already happening, especially for anything Civ based.
Anyway the reason I asked, I'm currently about to finish off one of my hobby projects, and for my next project am considering a game this time. The only clause, is that it should encompass no more than 200hrs hours to complete, since most of my time is split between family life and Uni.
BTW, ROTT is rumoured to be getting a reboot: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4112/20_years_of_evolution_scott_.php?page=9 (Very last question).
And back in Aug 2009, it was rumoured as well, that X-Wing would be making a return: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/697997/lucasarts-teasing-x-wing-tie-fighter-announcement/
So those 2 are certainly being looked at. For some of the others, there are open source works already happening, especially for anything Civ based.
Anyway the reason I asked, I'm currently about to finish off one of my hobby projects, and for my next project am considering a game this time. The only clause, is that it should encompass no more than 200hrs hours to complete, since most of my time is split between family life and Uni.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Master of Magic would be at the top of my list. Alpha Centauri would also be way up there. So would Starflight.
A new, 2D version of Scorched Earth would be quite nice as well.
A new, 2D version of Scorched Earth would be quite nice as well.