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the sims 2

good game can get boaring but if you like to use your imagenation it is a good game for you.

7/10
 
Half Life 2 - Nevermind the awesome storyline, schweet gravity gun, nice music and Gordon's crowbar, the source engine has gotta be da coolest thing since sliced bread and peanut butter (that is made for you, by someone else <--Now thats cool)

Imagine HL2 & sliced bread and peanut butter (that is made for you, by someone else) at the same time...
 
Nickste said:
Half Life 2 - Nevermind the awesome storyline, schweet gravity gun, nice music and Gordon's crowbar, the source engine has gotta be da coolest thing
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The story line bugged me near the end because there were too many things left unexplained. the music was ok, just a big short. the crowbar was boring as hell, never used it after i got the gravity gun which must be one of the best ideas in gaming.
 
Half-Life 2 was a blast until the last 1/4 of the game, which was a let down - you could see Valve rushed the game toward the end, with the boring level design of the combine "base" - sure, it was meant to be clinical, lifeless, sterile - but it ended up looking boring instead of imposing and cold.

Basically Half-Life 2 was a culmination of all the FPS games today, taking a bit from each (and of course Half-Life 1) and making a truly memorable experience.

I disagree, however, that they "raised the bar" - I personally think Far Cry was close, only let down by a poor ending, which seems to be a problem with games as well as movies.

Doom3 was ok, it was always the engine that was the most important here - lets face it, the game was a bit too far ahead of the hardware however. As for the gameplay, started off well then got tedious 1/2 way through - there's only so many times a few daemons can spawn behind you or jump out of a dark corner before it just gets plain irritating. I'm looking forward to see what gets developed with the engine over the next few years - as the hardware catches up, we'll see some truly wonderful real time rendering.

The game that I'm really waiting for is GTA San Andreas for the PC - I don't have a PS2 and don't really want one, but the GTA series on PC have to be the most fun I've EVER had with a computer game. Vice City was just truly incredible and from what I've heard, San Andreas is as good and then some.

As for the Sims - bleh, never liked it. Also can't stand bloody RPG point-click-build-attack yawn-o-rama-city. Warcraft 3 was the last one I bought and it was then I realised that these types of games are not for me, I'd rather read.
 
HL3 is supposed to tie up the story lines of 1 & 2

I've been playing War in Middle Earth. Its very good. Graphics & Sound is excellent. Gameplay is excellent. I've completed the "good" forces and now about halfway into the "evil" forces campaign.
An interesting world that Tolkien created for us.

Obelix
 
bb_matt said:
I disagree, however, that they "raised the bar" - I personally think Far Cry was close
Doom3 was ok, it was always the engine that was the most important here - lets face it, the game was a bit too far ahead of the hardware however.
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Agree FarCry raised the bar for graphics, UT2k3 raised the bar when it brought in ragdoll physics. HL2 raise the bar with using in game physics as part of the game rather than a novelty. None really raised the entire genre or gaming bars though.

bb_matt said:
The game that I'm really waiting for is GTA San Andreas for the PC
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Yeah, from what I have seen it looks good. Personally I really enjoyed Halo 1. Was lots of fun and had a decent-ish sort of ending. If you could get through the repetitive middle section the last level was worth it so much. Other games I'm waiting for are Battlefield 2 (enjoy the real world simulation type) and Republic Commando

bb_matt said:
Also can't stand bloody RPG point-click-build-attack yawn-o-rama-city.
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Stratergy <> RPG
WarCraft is Stratergy and boring. Playing Battle for Middle Earth and it's a lot better than most stratergy games, a lot of the things I did not like are gone. A few still remain but it's good.
RPG are like KOTOR (can't wait for KOTOR2, KOTOR1 was amazing and didn't even feel like a RPG) and Morrowind.

HL3 is supposed to tie up the story lines of 1 & 2
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No HL3 is supposed to empty the wallet again :P
 
Anyone here played Hidden and Dangerous 2? It's pretty sweet. You're a member of the British SAS in World War 2 and you get sent on missions and so on. Very cool game.
 
Have to agree with most things mentioned.

Doom 3 was definately ahead of its time with regard to hardware requirements. Def pushed GFX card sales though. I upgraded for it.

HL2 has awesome graphics and moddeling but lacks any real excitement imo.

Perhaps combining the best parts from the 2 engines will produce a new standard. Gameplay & Story lines still need to go a far way.

My Fave FPS style game for last year was def Call of Duty, not the greatest graphics but definately lotsa fun with plenty action and decent story line.

I would love to see something with the fast paced action of quake 3. Perhaps Quake 4 will be one to look out for.
 
bb_matt said:
Half-Life 2 was a blast until the last 1/4 of the game, which was a let down - you could see Valve rushed the game toward the end, with the boring level design of the combine "base" - sure, it was meant to be clinical, lifeless, sterile - but it ended up looking boring instead of imposing and cold.
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I thought HL2 started off magnificently but then flagged. It's too long, a bit repetitive and then the storyline seems to get lost towards the end. The ending is just too quick, too rushed. Some cool weapons and effects, but does it really raise the bar? Maybe a little but not head and shoulders above eveything else. The Valve crap means it won't stay on my system for much longer - I've done it twice.

For my money I still prefer Max Payne 2 although it's way too short.

Doom 3 is just like all the other Dooms with a better engine. I tried the demo (having played them all to death over the last ten or so years) and didn't find anything new. By now I'm tired of killing daemons and the franchise needs more.

I love GTA in general (barring the first one which sucks) and I really look forward to San Andreas on the PC which will probably be the middle of this year.

I enjoyed Call of Duty United Offensive and had a lot of fun and tension with Soldiers. Yeah, Soldiers is a bit buggy but provides some intense action and well worth it. Blitzkrieg Burning Horizon is not worth it - the AI is frankly stupid.
 
alchamy said:
I would love to see something with the fast paced action of quake 3. Perhaps Quake 4 will be one to look out for.
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That depends what Raven do with it (http://www.ravensoft.com/) - if it's as good as Jedi Knight in terms of SP game play, that'll be good.

However, Quake4 is using the Doom3 engine, with it's advanced real-time lighting which is what brings graphics cards to thier knees - hopefully they optimise it a bit, otherwise it'll have the same problem with Multiplayer as Doom3 has - a very limited amount of players.

My biggest fear about Quake4 is it'll end up being more or less a clone of Doom3 in terms of look and feel - I hope not.

Another game I'm looking forward to is Black & White 2 - although the first one was plagued with bugs and had some very irritating aspects, I enjoyed it a lot.
 
Do any of you play Joint Operations? I think it is an excellent game, we just lack some players on the local servers......
 
bb_matt said:
However, Quake4 is using the Doom3 engine, with it's advanced real-time lighting which is what brings graphics cards to thier knees - hopefully they optimise it a bit, otherwise it'll have the same problem with Multiplayer as Doom3 has - a very limited amount of players.

My biggest fear about Quake4 is it'll end up being more or less a clone of Doom3 in terms of look and feel - I hope not.
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Definately, Would hate a doom3 clone, esp when it comes to multiplayer. Im sure the engine will be optimised by then. Also the newer GFX cards are running Doom3 a lot better.

By the time they release it hopefully most people would have upgraded.

Another game that I enjoyed was Sacred. Perhaps just cause I have been waiting for diablo 3 for so long and this was close enough. :)
 
GTA - San Andreas

According to an article I read - GTA-SA will be released for the PC around June 2005 in USA and a month later in Europe. Where that leaves South Africa is unknown. But I played the game for a bit on a friend's playstation and it looks and feels awesome :)
 
We're the same as Europe these days - megarom will possibly distribute it and they are usually within the same week as the UK.
 
shane101 said:
Anyone here played Hidden and Dangerous 2? It's pretty sweet. You're a member of the British SAS in World War 2 and you get sent on missions and so on. Very cool game.
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Yip. Absolutely amazing game. Problem was I removed it and all my characters (your characters built up xp points during the game), and then the expansion came out and i had weeny characters again :(
 
buffalobill said:
For my money I still prefer Max Payne 2 although it's way too short.
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I enjoyed Call of Duty United Offensive and had a lot of fun and tension with Soldiers.
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Max Payne 2 sucks. Max Payne 1 was much better, just felt like the ending was a bit odd.
CoDUO was great, just need some bots for multiplayer now
 
wab512 said:
Do any of you play Joint Operations? I think it is an excellent game, we just lack some players on the local servers......
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Joint Ops is ok, but you need the people for it. Less than 8 and it's boring, and the maps are too big to find people. Rage lan was great, cause the average game had 32+ people in it
 
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