the official console and PC nerdy thread!

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:03 pm

Stray wrote: Try never. They have said they aren't releasing this for PC at all!

Oh snap. Your right.

Gears of War 2 designer Cliff Bleszinski said that the reason there was not going to be a PC version of the game was simple; high-end users.

"The PC right now is a fair amount different to what it was back in the day, with all the badly integrated video chips," said Cliff.

"Here's the problem right now; the person who is savvy enough to want to have a good PC to upgrade their video card, is a person who is savvy enough to know bit torrent to know all the elements so they can pirate software. Therefore, high-end videogames are suffering very much on the PC."

Oh well, this may be the deciding factor in me getting a 360. once i get some cash.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:24 pm

yenks wrote: Oh well, this may be the deciding factor in me getting a 360. once i get some cash.

Did you see my post on the previous page about the price drop?

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:32 pm

Stray wrote:
yenks wrote: Oh well, this may be the deciding factor in me getting a 360. once i get some cash.
Did you see my post on the previous page about the price drop?

I'm positive I saw that JB are doing the elite package with 4 free games (Halo 3, Mass Effect, and 2 others can't remember).

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:56 am

So, played the Mirror's Edge demo, really fun, basically just feels like a first person Assassin's Creed or Prince Of Persia in relation to the movement. It's extremely exhilarating to run away from enemies with skill, bashing down doors, leaping over rooftops, swinging from bars. And if one's in your way, beat the crap out of them while you're running, or disarm them frmo their gun and then use it to kill his buddy

.

And oh yes, Left 4 Dead, co-op is gonna be sick!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:44 am

Zerotonine wrote:So, played the Mirror's Edge demo, really fun, basically just feels like a first person Assassin's Creed or Prince Of Persia in relation to the movement. It's extremely exhilarating to run away from enemies with skill, bashing down doors, leaping over rooftops, swinging from bars. And if one's in your way, beat the crap out of them while you're running, or disarm them frmo their gun and then use it to kill his buddy .

And oh yes, Left 4 Dead, co-op is gonna be sick!

Reviews for Mirror's Edge haven't been promising
You can finish it in 6 hours :S

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:30 am

There are plenty of games that I've enjoyed that haven't reviewed well. But granted, it hasn't always been the actual gameplay that has brought me the most enjoyment, more the story, writing, art style or setting.

Pity about the length of Mirror's Edge though, I found it fun, refreshing, and very bold in it's art style. The soundtrack is lush, the world is well rendered, the total lack of anything resembling a HUD keeps the focus on the action and where you're supposed to take your parkour abilities next. I don't think I'd pay full price for the length of that title, but it will certainly be a goer once the price drops a little bit....orrrrrrr...you could do an EB scam, buy, finish, return, get something else

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:10 pm

Stray wrote:Reviews for Mirror's Edge haven't been promising
You can finish it in 6 hours :S

Thank god for that...

30 hours on Fable 2 and 60 hours on Fallout 3 mean I've got a pile of games to review and only a week to play them now

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:34 pm

W00t! Had a good session with Guitar Hero World Tour.. The cymbals can be a bit unresponsive at times but its awesome!

Been enjoying Fallout 3 as well...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:36 pm

Picked up COD 5 today. As someone obsessed with WW2, and having never really played a WW2 shooter before, I reckon it's pretty mental. Multiplayer is awesome too!

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:30 am

apophenian wrote:W00t! Had a good session with Guitar Hero World Tour.. The cymbals can be a bit unresponsive at times but its awesome!

Had the exact same problem with our kit too! Pretty sweet tho! Got the cheat to unlock all the songs in quickplay. Had fun playin Tool - Parabola, Schism and Vicarious

Shifty-Sly · Post by **Shifty-Sly** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:17 am

Yeah gave the GHWT drums a good thrashing last night and hella fun

Didn't really notice any probs with the cymbals but will pay more attention tonight

Overall pretty cool and just read GHWT intruments can be used with the rockband disk

Just hoping the foot pedal doesnt break like my mates rockband pedal

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:35 am

Hardy wrote:Picked up COD 5 today. As someone obsessed with WW2, and having never really played a WW2 shooter before, I reckon it's pretty mental. Multiplayer is awesome too!

I LOVE WW1 and WW2 shooters. mainly because the guns are klunky and have a real limited amount of bullets, makes ammo conservation far more important. Much more fun than running around burning through the infinite amount of clips available as with most modern shooters.

I've always wondered how such games are marketed in germany? do they still play allies? or do they play axis and use the same maps but start from the other side?

if they do play allies do they ever feel weird being in a game charging around killing their grandfathers?

COD 3 was pure bliss, loved every second of that game. the rag doll of characters was blissful, the guns were great, ammo scarce, the maps so fucking interesting. so good.

I reckon multiplayer on them is mental too. really really levels the playing field amongst players.

COD 5 should be a treat.

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:06 am

mrj wrote:I've always wondered how such games are marketed in germany?

Most of them aren't.

Most WWII games get the equivalent of our Refused Classification.

Unlike Australia though, the Germans can drive for an hour, be in another country, and buy games there.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:17 am

apophenian wrote:W00t! Had a good session with Guitar Hero World Tour.. The cymbals can be a bit unresponsive at times but its awesome!

Been enjoying Fallout 3 as well...

Apparently the cymbals are defective and you can send them back for a replacement.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:41 am

mrj wrote: I LOVE WW1 and WW2 shooters.

Lol ww1, does that just involve shooting out of a ditch once in a while, then rushing over said ditch and dieing.. repeat.

COD1 good. COD2 great. COD3 shit. COD 4 awesome.
COD 5 disappointing single player, awesome co-op and multiplayer exactly the same as COD4.. so, is awesome.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:44 am

FunkyJ wrote:
mrj wrote:I've always wondered how such games are marketed in germany?
Most of them aren't.

Most WWII games get the equivalent of our Refused Classification.

Unlike Australia though, the Germans can drive for an hour, be in another country, and buy games there.

Their classification is stricter across the board. Is it still no "red" blood?
And was it wolfenstein where they replaced the germans with aliens?? I don't remember which game that was.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:47 am

FunkyJ wrote:
mrj wrote:I've always wondered how such games are marketed in germany?
Most of them aren't.

Most WWII games get the equivalent of our Refused Classification.

Unlike Australia though, the Germans can drive for an hour, be in another country, and buy games there.

German censorship and classification for games is severe. A very high percentage of games need to be modified for release, or are not released at all. Pretty strange from the country that gave the world scat.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:56 am

Stray wrote:
mrj wrote: I LOVE WW1 and WW2 shooters.
Lol ww1, does that just involve shooting out of a ditch once in a while, then rushing over said ditch and dieing.. repeat.

pretty much. best of all is the trench foot simulator. its almost like you really do have gout.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:13 pm

Is anybody thinking about attending this?

EGames Expo - Melbourne Exhibition Centre - 14-16th November

Here is the list of playable games ::

Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City (Nintendo)

Bangai-O Spirits (AFA Interactive)

Ben 10: Alien force (AFA Interactive)

Buzz Quiz TV (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)

Celebrity Sports Showdown (EA)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (EA)

Damnation (Atari)

Dark Sector (AFA Interactive)

Dead Space (EA)

Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)

Disney Sing It feat. Camp Rock & Hannah Montana (Funtastic)

Disney TH!NK Fast (Funtastic)

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (AFA Interactive)

Facebreaker K.O. Party (EA)

Family Games Night (EA)

Family Party: 30 Great Games (AFA Interactive)

Family Trainer: Outdoor Challenge (Atari)

FIFA 09 (EA)

FIFA 09 All-Play (EA)

Gears of War 2 (Microsoft)

Guitar Hero 3 (Activision)

High School Musical 3 - Senior Year DANCE! (Funtastic)

James Bond: Quantum of Solace (Activision)

Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)

KORG DS-10 Synthesizer (Nintendo)

Left 4 Dead (EA)

Little Big Planet (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Little Kings Story (AFA Interactive)

Mirror's Edge (EA)

MotorStorm Pacific Rift (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)

Naruto: The Broken Bond (Ubisoft)

Need For Speed Undercover (EA)

Prince of Persia (Ubisoft)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Atari)

Pure (Funtastic)

Puzzle Quest Galactrix (AFA Interactive)

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Resistance 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment)

R-Type Tactics (AFA Interactive)

Shaun White Showboarding (Ubisoft)

Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)

SingStar ABBA (Sony Computer Entertainment)

SingStar Volume 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Skate It (EA)

Spore (EA)

Super Swing Golf (AFA Interactive)

Tom Clancy's EndWar (Ubisoft)

Tomb Raider: Underworld (Atari)

Wario Land: Shake Dimension (Nintendo)

Wii Fit (Nintendo)

Wii Music (Nintendo)

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:13 pm

Hardy wrote:German censorship and classification for games is severe. A very high percentage of games need to be modified for release, or are not released at all. Pretty strange from the country that gave the world scat.

lol

don't forget fisting!!

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:16 pm

deviant wrote:
Hardy wrote:German censorship and classification for games is severe. A very high percentage of games need to be modified for release, or are not released at all. Pretty strange from the country that gave the world scat.
lol

don't forget fisting!!

Ah yes. They LOVE fisting.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:51 pm

Hardy wrote:
deviant wrote:
Hardy wrote:German censorship and classification for games is severe. A very high percentage of games need to be modified for release, or are not released at all. Pretty strange from the country that gave the world scat.
lol

don't forget fisting!!
Ah yes. They LOVE fisting.

Dan loves fisting. Ask him. You should see the pictures he draws

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:55 pm

Zerotonine wrote: Dan loves fisting. Ask him. You should see the pictures he draws

lol jenga

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:59 pm

Stray wrote:Is anybody thinking about attending this?

EGames Expo - Melbourne Exhibition Centre - 14-16th November

)

It's tempting, but i've never really enjoyed past events.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:59 pm

Yahtzee wrote some of the mission scripts for our latest game and he's in town this weekend for eGames - so he is dropping into our studio on Monday.
Should be interesting!

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:17 pm

Playing Dead Space through to 3rd mission. Good game. The scare factor has gone... Just like Doom3 did

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:36 pm

Left 4 Dead is out today on PC and out on the 20th for XBox 360

TV Spot 1

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

TV Spot 2

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:56 pm

Really want Left 4 Dead, anyone know retail price for Aussie PC boxed version? I'm just trying to weigh up the choice between Exchange Rate to USD on Steam vs. Aussie retail.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:05 pm

finished main mission of fallout 3. kinda went by a bit quickly tbh, a lot more so than say oblivion which seemed to go on for ages.

also i didn't like how once you finish the main mission, thats it game over. theres a big chance that most people reach the end of the main mission without having explored the full map. So to do so you gotta go back and play the whole thing again? ghey!

it was still a pretty sick game tho

Post by **system** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:19 pm

mrj wrote:
Stray wrote:
mrj wrote: I LOVE WW1 and WW2 shooters.
Lol ww1, does that just involve shooting out of a ditch once in a while, then rushing over said ditch and dieing.. repeat.
pretty much. best of all is the trench foot simulator. its almost like you really do have gout.

the letter writing is all i'm in it for. the prose composition b2b pressing bed sores between the pages b2b sealing the makeshift envelope with blood, tears and weeping wounds.

pure joy and historically accurate too.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:24 pm

mrj wrote:finished main mission of fallout 3. kinda went by a bit quickly tbh, a lot more so than say oblivion which seemed to go on for ages.

also i didn't like how once you finish the main mission, thats it game over. theres a big chance that most people reach the end of the main mission without having explored the full map. So to do so you gotta go back and play the whole thing again? ghey!

it was still a pretty sick game tho

Gamers rulebook rule one: ALWAYS use multiple saves.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:18 am

Hardy wrote:
mrj wrote:finished main mission of fallout 3. kinda went by a bit quickly tbh, a lot more so than say oblivion which seemed to go on for ages.

also i didn't like how once you finish the main mission, thats it game over. theres a big chance that most people reach the end of the main mission without having explored the full map. So to do so you gotta go back and play the whole thing again? ghey!

it was still a pretty sick game tho

Gamers rulebook rule one: ALWAYS use multiple saves.

Werd!

I've got tons of sidequests that I really should start getting done, goddamn the map is huge. I keep on entering every building that I come across thinking "this'll just be a quick exploration". I went into some National Archives building and ended up teaming up with this chick exploring the whole building, blowing away super mutants and robots looking for the Declaration of Independence to sell to some dude in Rivet City. She has an Ultra SMG though, so I'm considering killing her to get the weapon

But then again, her extra firepower is nice. Kind of useless in tight indoor spaces, gets hit way too easily making me use up Stimpacks on her, but outdoors she totally chops enemies up with that SMG. I hope the game gives me a hint as to when to try and explore the map as much as possible and finish up my sidequests. You know, "You might want to tie up any loose ends, because there's no turning back after this point" kind of thing.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:30 am

Zerotonine wrote:
She has an Ultra SMG though, so I'm considering killing her to get the weapon

Do it. The Ultra SMG rules.

I only have one quest to go (Nuka Cola Challenge), and i've done them all.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:33 pm

Zerotonine wrote:
Hardy wrote:
mrj wrote:finished main mission of fallout 3. kinda went by a bit quickly tbh, a lot more so than say oblivion which seemed to go on for ages.

also i didn't like how once you finish the main mission, thats it game over. theres a big chance that most people reach the end of the main mission without having explored the full map. So to do so you gotta go back and play the whole thing again? ghey!

it was still a pretty sick game tho

Gamers rulebook rule one: ALWAYS use multiple saves.
Werd!

I've got tons of sidequests that I really should start getting done, goddamn the map is huge. I keep on entering every building that I come across thinking "this'll just be a quick exploration". I went into some National Archives building and ended up teaming up with this chick exploring the whole building, blowing away super mutants and robots looking for the Declaration of Independence to sell to some dude in Rivet City. She has an Ultra SMG though, so I'm considering killing her to get the weapon

But then again, her extra firepower is nice. Kind of useless in tight indoor spaces, gets hit way too easily making me use up Stimpacks on her, but outdoors she totally chops enemies up with that SMG. I hope the game gives me a hint as to when to try and explore the map as much as possible and finish up my sidequests. You know, "You might want to tie up any loose ends, because there's no turning back after this point" kind of thing.

yeh, I was kinda not paying attention. they did kinda say "hey this is it, anything else ya wanna do", but i sorta didn't think that you would get to the end and that would be it, but rather be able to keep playing (like obliviion) so didn't worry about it. FAILOUT!

yeh deffo kill the chick. the game will ocassionally give ya helpers. yeh i find they can be a real pain in the ass sometimes but others they kick ass.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:48 pm

mrj wrote: yeh deffo kill the chick.

That bitch is TOAST

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:12 pm

fuck i dont think i ever found the ultra smg. sounds sick.

mind you i didn't find a lot of guns. i found a fat boy or whaterver its called, but couldn't cough up for mini nukes, so never used it.

which is potentially why killing super mutant behemoths took me 10 minutes of playing playing cat and mouse, except with a missile launcher.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:18 pm

Currently mainly using mini gun + around 1500 rounds of 5mm ammo..

That smg is ok, but save your karma - let the super mutants kill her..

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:22 pm

apophenian wrote:Currently mainly using mini gun + around 1500 rounds of 5mm ammo..

That smg is ok, but save your karma - let the super mutants kill her..

or pickpocket her!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:18 pm

Currently waiting on the xbox 360 update...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:24 pm

apophenian wrote:Currently waiting on the xbox 360 update...

Update is meh. Plus the Wii style avatar shit is so fucking gay it makes Elton John look like Hugh Hefner.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:52 pm

I have to agree.. more or less turned the xbox off straight away...

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:25 pm

fallout 3.... inability to switch the left and right control stick in settings.... = FAIL...

would take me ages to get used to...

not worth it

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:26 pm

deviant wrote:fallout 3.... inability to switch the left and right control stick in settings.... = FAIL...

would take me ages to get used to...

not worth it

Left handed = Witch tbh

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:29 pm

I'm not left handed.... it's just from years of playing Golden-eye with "solitaire" dual control style that has conditioned me to that way.... very hard to undo.... most games you can set it up the same and I'm sweet... COD4 Far Cry2 etc etc .... all have this as an option... fallout doesn't, you can change all the other buttons but not the control sticks....

I don't think I'd even bother in that circumstance... shits me

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:05 pm

I like the avatars! Plus soon you will be able to kit them out with costumes from games you buy.
We are looking at incorporating that into our future titles.

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:55 am

getting gears of war 2 tonight.

gonna smoke lots of weed/dmt and have a night i thinks.

huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Post by **huge** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:44 pm

can i come around?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:46 pm

Hopefully getting my Xbox 360 tomozza!

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:39 pm

huge wrote:can i come around?

heheheh, at my mates place but if u wanna u prolly could lol.

gonna be good.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:20 pm

sAme'0 wrote:
huge wrote:can i come around?
heheheh, at my mates place but if u wanna u prolly could lol.

gonna be good.

I finished it the other night, it's ace! Especially in co-op