ToNIX
Enlightened
Wow, for some reason, Limbo kind of reminds me of World Of Goo.
any gamers ?
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StarHalo
Flashaholic
carrot
Flashaholic
Me too 😀
That's really cool. when I finally have kids someday I'm going to want to do something like that. I've always enjoyed some good shoot em up games myself. However the last game I played recently was scrabble at the in-laws.
carrot
Flashaholic
Well I just started playing Alan Wake yesterday and so far I'm a little disappointed. I'm not convinced it's as good as reviewers were saying but it is still pretty fun and quite interesting.
On the other hand, I would give anything to trade this awful flashlight he's got for my Surefire/Malkoff E2D-M61...
On the other hand, I would give anything to trade this awful flashlight he's got for my Surefire/Malkoff E2D-M61...
carrot
Flashaholic
One thing that impresses me with this game is it does an incredible job of dynamic lighting and makes using a flashlight a central part of the game. It's not just to see, it's to banish your enemies called the Darkness. The lighting system is very good and the flashlight works a lot better than in most games I've played thus far.
The_Police
Enlightened
Im a PC gamer, I play Unreal Tournament 99, UT3 and Crysis 😀
StarHalo
Flashaholic
I was a professional Unreal Tournament 2004 player for a while, I think they peaked with that version, though '99 and 3 were still a lot of fun. I bought new video cards just to play 2004 and 3 each time, that I don't miss (and if you need an NVidia 7600GS Silent or an 8800GT, I have both with full box and manuals..)
A lot of time ago, when I was a bit younger (about 1995 I guess) I used to be a hardcore network DOOM player and level designer. One year of my university career has been devoted to playing a few levels of DOOM with 3 other buddies on a simple 4 computer IPX based network (PCs, DOS of course), more than 8 hours a day. Unfortunately the rest of students had some difficulties with using the computers in a room that was always occupied by us and after a year or so when the conflict escalated we were finally kicked out of the lab by the professors who owned the laboratory.
The most notable single player achievment is 96 hours of non-stop playing Master of Orion ("Impossible" dificulty setting on the largest galaxy size available). The game was won without single savegame ever used, after what I have fallen asleep for 19 hours with my face on the keyboard.
Now, with a full time job, a wife and children I don't have time for games anymore. 10 hours a week (which translates into sleeping 6 out of 7 nights usually) is max I can spend... :shakehead I think I will have to give up in a few years, because the amount of time I have is waaay too little to remain competetive - 13 years old kids can spend 10x more time, so maybe it is the time to grow up and resign... 😗
The most notable single player achievment is 96 hours of non-stop playing Master of Orion ("Impossible" dificulty setting on the largest galaxy size available). The game was won without single savegame ever used, after what I have fallen asleep for 19 hours with my face on the keyboard.
Now, with a full time job, a wife and children I don't have time for games anymore. 10 hours a week (which translates into sleeping 6 out of 7 nights usually) is max I can spend... :shakehead I think I will have to give up in a few years, because the amount of time I have is waaay too little to remain competetive - 13 years old kids can spend 10x more time, so maybe it is the time to grow up and resign... 😗
StarHalo
Flashaholic
Oh I gave up online gaming long ago, fortunately the single-player campaigns of modern games are so good that I don't miss it. The games are a lot more relaxing that way anyway, I don't miss hour-long evenly-matched sessions in Unreal, where it's just nonstop playing as fast as possible and waiting to see who makes a mistake first.
Doom was such an experience back in the day just because no one had done it before; everyone was trying to figure out what worked and what didn't. My friends and I quickly found out that already-established military/police urban combat techniques were the key, and I continued using them even in UT3 with great success..
The_Police
Enlightened
I've been looking for the UT 2003&2004 games when I look In pawnshops and various places... still haven't found them, but I have the demos of both and I like playing them.
About your video cards, I have an NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT XFX card, would it be a noticeable difference to upgrade to the 8800GT? What would you sell your 8800GT for??
StarHalo
Flashaholic
Yes, the 8800 had a different chipset from the 8600, there'd be at least a 10% difference in framerate between the two. I could play UT3 smoothly leaving the graphics options maxed on a Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (Prescott), so if your computer is newer than five years old, it'll run fluid-smooth. This particular card is an Asus (PCI-E slot), so it doesn't have a temp sensor or fan control, but it does have the oversized fan and sink assembly of the later models. This specific model with the box/manual sold earlier in the month on EBay for $90, but I'd go quite a bit less than that. You can PM me if interested.
jellydonut
Enlightened
carrot
Flashaholic
Spent the morning playing Limbo before I went to work. Meets the hype for sure! I look forward to finishing it.
Zendude
Enlightened
You know, I had planned to start a thread about that game. Made by a flashaholic for sure!
It's pretty funny they chose the beam profile of a Mag.:sick2: Damn good throw though. Clever idea to use the hot spot like a laser sight too. Turbo in the face then shoot it off!:devil:
Shameful product placement too, though I laughed when you pick up the Energizer e2 flashlight and L91 batteries.:shakehead
carrot
Flashaholic
Yeah, I was planning on starting a thread about Alan Wake too. I finished it off this weekend and I've been slowly working through it again trying to find all the damn collectables. After finishing the game my outlook on it has softened. It is a really good game, perhaps overhyped, but certainly fun and with an intriguing mystery behind it. And you can't beat the flashlight mechanic. I had a feeling the entire time that this is what the new Alone in the Dark should have been like...
StarHalo
Flashaholic
All I've done for the last two hours of my life is play Limbo.
All I can say is; Instant. Classic.
I got a couple of achievements and a shirt for my avatar
I can see this being right up there with Portal on a lot of people's all-time games list. Just skip the trial and pay the $15 for the full game, thank me later..
StarHalo
Flashaholic
Limbo is really short! Finished it in about four hours of playtime, that's probably to be expected from an arcade title, but it's gonna be hard to have a whole Summer of Arcade if the titles only last a few hours..
I got five of the dozen or so achievements, including the game completion one.
I got five of the dozen or so achievements, including the game completion one.
carrot
Flashaholic
Unfortunately I won't get a chance to finish Limbo for awhile... but I gotta say, just getting through the first half there were a lot of awesome puzzles and some really weird "surprises".
