[Sandman2012]

Warcraft III is a great game. I haven't gotten Frozen Throne yet.

[dre]

i didn't get very far in wc3 before i got bored and gave up. i think i've outgrown rts games. i've also largely outgrown fps games, too, as i'm discovering with unreal 2.

actually, i've been having the most fun lately with jak and daxter type platform games. who knew someone could grow into platformers, rather than grow out of them...

[Gregilous]

I started on Internet Spades, and Enter the Matrix again.

[SammytheMc]

dre, on Nov 26 2003, 01:52 AM, said:

i've also largely outgrown fps games, too, as i'm discovering with unreal 2.

man, you are REALLY regretting paying money for that, aren't you?

[dre]

SammytheMc, on Nov 25 2003, 10:33 PM, said:

dre, on Nov 26 2003, 01:52 AM, said:

i've also largely outgrown fps games, too, as i'm discovering with unreal 2.

man, you are REALLY regretting paying money for that, aren't you?

actually, no. it's not a bad game, and if there's one thing i have always loved about the unreal series (the real unreal series, not unreal tournament), it's the amazing visuals and vast explorable landscapes. i used to enjoy playing the original, and i wished the monsters and guns would be removed so i could just explore. it was sooooo purdy! this one's really beautiful too. the landscapes are just stunning and the character models are sweet. it LOOKS amazing. the gameplay is just slightly above average. which is still good.

i'm not regretting buying it, i'm just noticing that i'm not getting as much out of it as i would have 5 years ago. the only thing i'm really enjoying right now is the sniping. i'm deadly with the sniper rifle.

[TheSawg]

I am back to Half Life. Seeing sicne it is the only game I Phuking own.

[DragonSon]

Final Fantasy 10-2, Viewtiful Joe, Legend Of Zelda: The Windwaker, Halo.

[dre]

DragonSon, on Nov 25 2003, 10:59 PM, said:

Final Fantasy 10-2

how is that? i've heard mixed reviews.

[Xerxes]

Sandman2012, on Nov 25 2003, 12:30 AM, said:

Bilbo Baggins, on Nov 24 2003, 04:09 PM, said:

Is Arcanum any good Sandman?

I like it a lot. The gameplay is fun and the ideas in the game are great (Dungeons and Dragons meets nineteenth century steam engine technology).

Also, political issues of the turn of the century are grafted onto the world- the situation of the orcs for example is like the situation of Immigrants/Blacks at that time. When they eventually hold up the factory, you can either help them or kill their Union Leader. (All Labor Agitators must Die, IMHO)

The writing for the game is also very finely done, and captures the eloquence of the late victorian era. And the music, although a bit repetitive, is a collection of wonderful string quartet arrangements.

First time characters should go the magic route - having beat the game with both a Magic supermodel summoner slut and a Firearms/explosives person.

[JB]

Xerxes, on Nov 26 2003, 12:37 PM, said:

Magic supermodel summoner slut

I want to play based on that alone.

[Xerxes]

From the beginning, I picked a woman with the "supermodel" trait which gives you Charisma and Beauty at the expense of intelligence- and from there did quests for Madam Lil where you travel the city to "Service" clients to get XP for magic- summoning. With high charisma, I had half the followers in the game following me by the time I finished, and when she got into scuffles, she could summon two ogre warriors aided by the mob of followers. And because of the charisma, I was able to prevent WWI because of negotiating a truce between the two biggest powers in the game.

[SammytheMc]

charisma seems to be an incredibly good trait to have. reading through the strategy guide (which was packaged with the game :blink: ), I can see most fights can simply be avoided with enough charisma.

[DragonSon]

dre, on Nov 26 2003, 02:00 AM, said:

DragonSon, on Nov 25 2003, 10:59 PM, said:

Final Fantasy 10-2

how is that? i've heard mixed reviews.

Freaking unbelivable. Amazingly done. I love that game. The fighting system is fan-phucking-tastic. :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

[Latte_Macaron]

A funny little racing game called GeneRally. its pretty lame, but its something to do.

[dre]

OMG! i rented the new legacy of kain game. it's soooo awesome! :D

[Seams]

I finished a game with possibly the worst voice acting ever. Vietcong. Listening to the character you play talk is almost masochistic. It's also a pretty crap game.

[Sandman2012]

Seams_Buntum, on Nov 27 2003, 04:28 AM, said:

I finished a game with possibly the worst voice acting ever. Vietcong. Listening to the character you play talk is almost masochistic. It's also a pretty crap game.

Time well spent? :P

[Bilbo Baggins]

I agree that Vietcong was bad. It was a good game in that when you were fighting it was fun to play, but there was too much dialogue!

[Seams]

True, Bilbo.

"I am somewhere in the jungle, over".

No shit.

[aaronsen]

This week, I are been mostly playin' Tony Hawk's 3, and a lil' bit of GTA3. Found that GTA3 has the same control setup #4 as vice city... analog stick acceleration and fire with your trigger finger! Supoib.