lord_spaceman
Expert Member
Oh my God. I loved this game years back and finished it on my old PC. Thought it was time to dust it off and replay. Boy was I wrong.
Firstly, the game doesn't even play. I resorteded to all kinds of fancy hacks n cracks just to get the damn thing working (SecureROM issues) and detect an original DVD. And yes, I own a 100% legal copy that I paid R389 for, back in the day.
When I eventually got it to run, I was shocked to see that the game is sometimes unplayable. There is a stuttering problem that occurs now and again, which 'seems' to be related to enemies on the screen according to some forums.
Surprisingly tho, the graphics still hold up if you switch everything to MAX. It actually looks damn nice and pretty. It's such a pity that you can't play it tho.
Just for the record, my PC is way, way above the recommended specs. The latest patch, 2.070 is applied.
Also, I'm talking about SSII, not SS: The First Encounter or SS: The Second Encounter.
Firstly, the game doesn't even play. I resorteded to all kinds of fancy hacks n cracks just to get the damn thing working (SecureROM issues) and detect an original DVD. And yes, I own a 100% legal copy that I paid R389 for, back in the day.
When I eventually got it to run, I was shocked to see that the game is sometimes unplayable. There is a stuttering problem that occurs now and again, which 'seems' to be related to enemies on the screen according to some forums.
Surprisingly tho, the graphics still hold up if you switch everything to MAX. It actually looks damn nice and pretty. It's such a pity that you can't play it tho.
Just for the record, my PC is way, way above the recommended specs. The latest patch, 2.070 is applied.
Also, I'm talking about SSII, not SS: The First Encounter or SS: The Second Encounter.
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