| 7 JUN 2011 at 8:07pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I have drakensang but never have had time to play it. glad to hear it is decent. any pics?
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| 8 JUN 2011 at 8:29am |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I have not taken any screenshots myself (but then again, I just finished the first boss, so I'm not very far into the game), but there are plenty here:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/drakensang-the-river-of-time/screenshots
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| 9 JUN 2011 at 3:15am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | cool..ah , it is a semi isometric view game with party control?
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| 9 JUN 2011 at 2:30pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Yes, and in many ways it does look and feel like an updated version of the old infinity engine games (baldur's gate in particular). But what makes the game really shine is the amount of freedom you have with your character development. Gone is the strict AD& system, where each class is strictly limited to a few skills, abilities and spells, and instead you have a system where a character of one class can do almost everything that other classes can do (if you want to invest your points that way, there are some magic limitations with certain spells only being available to classes with a formal magic schooling).
It seem like they got better voice actors this time around. The voice acting is still rather bad, but not as cringeworthy as it was in the first game.
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| 9 JUN 2011 at 10:21pm |
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Status : Offline | I've been playing Star trek online non-stop for over a month now.
Last time i've been addicted that much to a single game must have been somewhere during the 80's
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| 10 JUN 2011 at 7:08pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | There are many small improvements in Drakensang: River of time, like fast travel to places that you have already visited on a map (so no more running back & forth through the city). This really does a lot for the game.
And the boss battles, well I just beat the second boss (no spoilers here, you should see it for yourselves), and the bosses feel a lot more alive, and different from the common enemies. They are large, impressive and offer their own unique challenge. So there is no more grind battles, where you see if you can grind down the boss's health before it grinds down your party.
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| 15 JUN 2011 at 11:25am |
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Status : Offline | i was planning to buy Crysis 2 on steam, but EA has decided to create it's own steam and has decided to remove it from all other online distribution stores [smiley=bullcrap.gif]
http://exophase.com/23486/ea-pulls-crysis-2-from-steam-store-now-only-on-origin/" target="_blank">
http://exophase.com/23486/ea-pulls-crysis-2-from-steam-store-now-only-on-origin/
I don't want several platforms to run on my system, so i'll be boycotting EA until they change their mind
edit: if they make ME3 also an origin only release, i'll kill them! [smiley=furious.gif]
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| 21 JUN 2011 at 1:38pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I finished Drakensang: River of time (one of the best games that has been released in recent years), and moving on to Might & Magic 4-5 World of xeen (that is the combination game that you get when you have both might & magic 4 & 5 installed, which allows you to travel between the two game worlds, and there are apparently some cross game quests).
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| 22 JUN 2011 at 4:45am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | Just bought Dungeon Siege 3. The first two were really fun games and hopefully this will be too, although I'm skeptical because I heard it is a more console-focused game and the controls for PC are bad.
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| 23 JUN 2011 at 12:47pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | Started playing a couple of games that I bought ages ago on Steam:
The Witcher -
Not liking this one so far. The environments are boring, the combat is repetitive at best and unresponsive at worst. And while the game explains how to do things, it doesn't explain why, and usually the explanations are insufficient - for example the map should show you where to go, but it doesn't. Or it explains how to meditate, but not why you should, or if it matters for how long, or how to do it next time you need to.
So I'm not having fun - does it get better?
Recettear -
Pretty fun so far. A bit wordy but that's how these games are. It also suffers from not explaining some things while over-explaining others, but it's not as bad.
It's a fun twist on the standard RPG while still being an RPG, and that's nice.
I'm afraid it will get really repetitive, though. And while I like that in some RPGs, here the penalty for losing and the inability to escape dungeons whenever you like might make it boring for me.
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| 23 JUN 2011 at 3:38pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | So I'm not having fun - does it get better?
Yes. Combat takes a bit of getting used to, but it does get a lot better once you have a good feel for it (and a few spells to spice things up). The story starts a bit on the slow side, but picks up speed, and becomes really interesting. The environments are dark through most of the game, but there are some really nice looking environments in it. The game should really have had a better tutorial.
Meditation does not have to be long. The game will handle the length for you when you level up, but you can also meditate just to pass time.
I've already passed the halfway mark of World of Xeen (finishing the M&M 4 part). The game seem to be rather short, but it is at least fun. Not as fun as Drakensang: River of time, but that game was exceptional.
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 11:10am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Shany (23 JUN 2011 12:47pm)
Started playing a couple of games that I bought ages ago on Steam:
The Witcher -
Not liking this one so far. The environments are boring, the combat is repetitive at best and unresponsive at worst. And while the game explains how to do things, it doesn't explain why, and usually the explanations are insufficient - for example the map should show you where to go, but it doesn't. Or it explains how to meditate, but not why you should, or if it matters for how long, or how to do it next time you need to.
So I'm not having fun - does it get better?
I find it hard to believe that you're talking of Witcher 1 here.. sure - Witcher 2 has very boring combat indeed, much like most action RPG's have,( though still rather more interesting and varied than most action RPG's which come down to mashing your LMB). For me it eventually just came down to mashing LMB RMBLMB RMB rinse repeat, whereas in Witcher 1 there is no mashing at all, of course, since you have to wait and watch out for the right moment to click.
However, in Witcher 1, you get to do in-combat decisions while paused. You can choose steel sword/silver sword/other weapon, depending on your opponent, and also fast style/strong style/group style.
Though you can still choose weapons in W2, the interface has now been changed and limited, and silver vs steel doesn't seem as important. For instance, in Witcher 1, steel won't help you much against ghosts and wraiths.
Also, in Witcher 1, it was much more viable to use your signs along with your weapon. I almost always used Aardt to stun/knock down opponents before applying my sword. Igni also becomes extremely useful especially against sepcific monsters such as echinposae and bloedzuigers.
In fact, it was the very fact that Witcher 1 combat is so tactical that made combat shine for me in that game.
I'm surprised you're finding it unresponsive. Exactly which aspect of combat are you finding unresponsive? Signs and bombs became very unresponsive later on in Witcher 2, but I never had this problem in Witcher 1.
You do know about the rythm system, eh?
Did you do the tutorial on easy/medium so you can see the sword flashing and get into the swing of when you are supposed to click? (On "hard" you won't see the flashing sword, but you will hear the caracteristic whistling swish of when Geralt has finished his combo and you should be clicking to activate the next combo.
This is best learnt on easy or medium difficulty first - just play for a few minutes on this difficulty first and restart if you were planning to play on hard. However, no shame in playing the game the first time around on an easier difficulty, - in fact I myself did the first time around.)
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 1:10pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By markornikov (15 JUN 2011 11:25am)
i was planning to buy Crysis 2 on steam, but EA has decided to create it's own steam and has decided to remove it from all other online distribution stores [smiley=bullcrap.gif]
http://exophase.com/23486/ea-pulls-crysis-2-from-steam-store-now-only-on-origin/" target="_blank">
http://exophase.com/23486/ea-pulls-crysis-2-from-steam-store-now-only-on-origin/
I don't want several platforms to run on my system, so i'll be boycotting EA until they change their mind
edit: if they make ME3 also an origin only release, i'll kill them! [smiley=furious.gif]
I finished Crysis 2 recently . Steam or not , play the game ! Guarenteed you will like it ! The only thing I have against Steam , is you can't sell your game after you finish , if you wish . I've not played any of the ME games . Maybe I should start . I may install & play F.E.A.R again . I missed the F.E.A.R special on Steam last week . All of the F.E.A.R games they had for just $10 .
Rover..Wanderer..Nomad..Vagabond..Call Me What You Will!
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 1:50pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Well, I have an extremely limited bandwidth quota, so making big games like ME3 download only, will mean that I simply cannot afford to get the game.
Also, my other gaming PC is not even online anymore. Why can't one simply have an offline gaming PC anymore? :'(
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 2:07pm |
FaustIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | My Dad is the same way , having a download limit . I purchased a physical copy of Crysis 2 on release day , so download limits were rendered irrelevant . The only thing I needed the net for with Crysis 2 was the serial key . After that , it was all gravy ! Having a constant net connection is why I never did purchase Assassin's Creed 2 .
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 7:29pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Whoo-hoo!!! [smiley=clap.gif] [smiley=cool.gif] [smiley=happy.gif] [smiley=rockin.gif] [smiley=music.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=hi_five.gif]
It looks like the latest ME patch has finally made the game playable for me!!
I've reinstalled the game with the patch, re-loaded my old saves, and hallelujah, I finally managed to get off Therum without crashing!!!! 8-) 8-)
Now let's hope the game doesn't start crashing on me again. I now have autosave disabled, so let's hope that and the patch is going to save this game for me.
Finally, finally I might be able to play it to the end and use my save to import it to ME2. Well, I was actually planning to play ME2 as a female, but nevermind... I'll just be soo happy to finish ME1.
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 27 JUN 2011 at 9:29am |
markornikovJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (24 JUN 2011 7:28pm)
Whoo-hoo!!! [smiley=clap.gif] [smiley=cool.gif] [smiley=happy.gif] [smiley=rockin.gif] [smiley=music.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=jumping.gif] [smiley=hi_five.gif]
It looks like the latest ME patch has finally made the game playable for me!!
I've reinstalled the game with the patch, re-loaded my old saves, and hallelujah, I finally managed to get off Therum without crashing!!!! 8-) 8-)
Now let's hope the game doesn't start crashing on me again. I now have autosave disabled, so let's hope that and the patch is going to save this game for me.
Finally, finally I might be able to play it to the end and use my save to import it to ME2. Well, I was actually planning to play ME2 as a female, but nevermind... I'll just be soo happy to finish ME1.
great news indeed 8-)
The final decisisions you make are the most crucial, they have a big effect in ME2
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| 27 JUN 2011 at 2:17pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Great news Trav..Mass Effect is a wonderful game, and worthy of being played to the end....it gets better and better and the story is great. Enjoy!
I still have not been able to get Mass Effect 2 to run correctly but may try again later this summer when i have more time after my next show.
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| 27 JUN 2011 at 3:20pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I spent yesterday evening playing the excellent indie game Delve Deeper. If anyone is interested, you can get it +4 other games for $5 at the moment:
http://www.buygamesnotsocks.com/
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| 27 JUN 2011 at 4:03pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Oh, how wonderful... -finally I can reach my beloved JA again, after a weekend of not being able to reach it.
Still enjoying ME, it took me a while to rediscover how everything works but on the main quest the story does indeed seem to become interesting!
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 27 JUN 2011 at 4:54pm |
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Status : Offline | Just started Far Cry. Yowie, is it hard! It looks great, though, if a bit cartoony.
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| 1 JUL 2011 at 10:49pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Avadon: The black fortress. A relatively "light" indie CRPG. The writing has been good thus far, and the combat seem tactical & fun.
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 11:37am |
markornikovJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Test Drive Unlimited 2, steam sold this one for 4,99$ for an hour by mistake, so i grabbed it right away
Despite bad reviews and numerous bugs, i still is entertaining enough for me. A whole island to explore freely with nice environments, i love open worlds 8-)
Normally i never play racing games, but Test Drive is an exception.
This was the first game i ever played, i spent months playing it when i was 6
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| 4 JUL 2011 at 2:35pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | After struggling for a day trying to play one of my old favorites: "Heroes of Annhilated Empires" on Win 7 64bit, I finally decided to shelve it till next weekend. The Starforce it comes with and Win 7 don't see eye to eye, so I had to apply a no-CD patch.
Sadly, though, the game also does a check on your RAM, and if it detects more than 2Gig RAM, it goes all weird.
There is a special installer to circumvent this, but guess what? You can't use this installer, and the patch to circumvent the Starforce at the same time, so the only way to play the game on Win 7 64 bit, is to keep the no-CD patch, and in addition to that, to force your system to "read" only 2 Gigs RAM upon booting, which frankly wasn't working out well for me since I normally run on 8 gigs. Boo. :'(
So.. now I'm back on 8 Gigs and started ME2.
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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