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Spluff:
Source and Unreal engine look nowhere near as good as the x-ray engine does. The x-ray engine is really only surpassed by the CryEngine.
Headwoünd:
--- Quote from: ackblom12 on 22 Jan 2009, 14:09 ---You can get Psychonauts for $10 from Steam or $15 if you want it on your X-Box via download. It's not exactly a huge loss unless you're just that damn cheap.
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Well waddaya know.. I almost would have QQ'ed about it not being available on Steam in Europe (not amused that I couldn't grab some of the previous weekend deals because of that). But I checked it again and now I seem able to buy it. Neat, I thank you good Sir.
Reed:
--- Quote from: Neskah on 22 Jan 2009, 22:26 ---Sounds interesting Dire, what sort of situations does she get into?
I do like amusing games as well. I have a weak spot in my heart for the Lego series (Star Wars and Indiana) despite the fact they're still riddled with bugs. They pay homage to some of my favourite movies and are just so cute.
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Yeah, I probably should have explained a little better. Like Alex said, they're both FPS's. The first one has a couple of stealth missions that I found a little annoying (a lot of wait for camera X to be pointed this way, while bad guy Y has his back to you, then run from door A to door B), but it was just two of the smaller levels and there really wasn't anything like it in the second game. As for the premise of the game just thing of what would happen if the James Bond movies of the 60's and 70's just didn't take themselves seriously at all. There are all kinds of different environments (Evil base underwater, evil base in space, Morocco, Siberia, Eastern Germany, Akron Ohio). The second one has some light RPG elements (you can collect intelligence, most of which is quite funny, to upgrade your aim, damage, health, etc).
Be My Head:
All the Lucasarts classic adventure games are great (YOU MUST PLAY THE FIRST 3 MONKEY ISLAND GAMES, THIS IS LIKE A LAW OR SOMETHING)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts_adventure_games
All of the Black Isle RPGs are great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Isle_Studios
Get yourself a Nintendo 64 and Goldeneye and Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Then try Morrowind, as you'll have a taste for exploring now. (Note, Morrowind is FAR more addictive than Oblivion, plus the thousands of mods, you can spend hundreds of hours immersed.)
The Hitman series is great
So is the Splinter Cell series, particularly Splinter Cell 4: Chaos Theory.
Prince of Persia series is kickass, except for the newest one which sucks ass.
Get yourself a Sega Genesis and all the Sonic games, along with Ecco The Dolphin.
Also, get the first 3 Warcraft games for the PC.
Get Neverwinter Nights as well.
Edit: I forgot, Get fucking...
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
NOW!
Nodaisho:
--- Quote from: PizzaSHARK on 22 Jan 2009, 22:53 ---Stalker is renowed for absolutely terrible coding. It runs very poor, especially when compared to games that came out after it and that are more graphically intensive. I can run Crysis at better settings and better framerates than Stalker; the X-Ray Engine (that's what Stalker uses) is just absolute shit.
The game itself is pretty fun. I'll probably get around to finishing it sometime this weekend, since the internet company here probably won't get around to turning my access on at my new place until Monday or Tuesday. I will say that the labs (dark, underground areas that are supposed to be scary) have so far been a huge letdown. Once you get the M4A1 clone, the game stops being difficult... unless you run out of ammo (5.56mm NATO is so damn hard to find.)
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I agree with it running poorly, though for some reason, it actually runs better on this laptop than source does. It does get a lot easier once you get the LR300, especially after you get a SUSAT (some mercs in wild territory have them), but I think that is more of a case of being able to hit what you are aiming at more reliably. I didn't ever find the game really difficult, but it didn't forgive me for being stupid tactics-wise. If you are looking for more NATO ammo, clean out the mercs in the Wild Territory for a while, you get a bunch of gear and a good amount of .45 and 5.56 ammo. At night, you can also find some good artifacts near the electric anomalies near the trains.
Melodic, there is no debating taste, even though I wish I could, because yours sucks.
Seconding the recommendation of Prince of Persia, those games are fun. You used to be able to get the Sands of Time for free, don't know if that is still true.
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