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General Gaming / RE:GT4 & San Andreas - Revolutionary, Evolutionary or Neither?

« on: May 27, 2004, 06:01:03 AM »

I say not evolutionary or revolutionary.  It is the same only instead of being in Miami FL with Italian mobsters, it is set in LA with black gangsters (which will get the NAACP and Lieberman angry).  Sadly, though, casual gamers will eat this up so much that games better on all platforms, like the new LOTR for PC, Half Life 2, Halo 2, MP 2, or MGS 3 will get ignored because so many casual gamers will get this.  I know there are a lot of people that like GTA, but it gets old and tiring.

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General Gaming / RE:HALO & HALO II Discussion

« on: May 27, 2004, 05:56:34 AM »

No it wasnts.  There wasn't any real sneaking or stealth or strategic nuances to Goldeneye.  It was an FPS with the Goldeneye name attached to it.  Hell, even X Play has said that and it is true.  It wasnt really a Bond game.  The first real Bond game was Everything or Nothing.  Goldeneye was strictly an FPS with some bond gadgets and plot stuck in.  It was fun but was definitely not the revolution that people still think it is to this day.

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General Gaming / RE:Sega Dreamcast 2????????????

« on: May 26, 2004, 12:50:02 PM »

Hmm well yea maybe xbox is uneccessarily big but still it has some cool features built in and better than competition.  

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General Gaming / RE:HALO & HALO II Discussion

« on: May 26, 2004, 12:48:49 PM »

Yes, I am VAVA, but I am not trolling now.  Besides, ask any gaming site like gamespot or ign and they will say the same thing.  Besides, if halo wasnt so good, why are other games copying it now, not as good though.  UT2k4 has several vehicles that look really really similar to the warthog and the ghost, MOH Rising Sun implemented 1 melee hit in the back, 1 kill, and several games have copied halo's shield system like warhammer for ps2 and Red Faction 2, but sadly all do not implement these features as well as halo did or have as much balance.  Sorry but I play TONS of FPS on all platforms and it really is true.

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General Gaming / RE:New Laptop question

« on: May 26, 2004, 12:46:00 PM »

You will probably have to play with less textures and a worse framerate.   Halo was originally designed for XBox which has 64MB of memory.  You really need more memory for optimal preformance.  I recommend AT LEAST 64 MB for Halo and many other current 3D games.  You said you already got the notebook right? If you havent and have the money, I suggest getting the new Alienware notebooks as you can actually update the graphics on them, something new to notebooks.  

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General Gaming / RE:Other systems mini E3 impressions

« on: May 25, 2004, 12:28:28 PM »

Eh this is all opinion based but I like DOA better although DOA 3 had no depth to it at all and was merely a showcase of the XBox's potential at launch.

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General Gaming / RE:Xbox live???

« on: May 25, 2004, 12:27:15 PM »

That is why you get an xbox or ps2 for online multiplayer because no need to upgrade to play the lastest games.  I have both for online but XBox Live is way better and the HDD is actually used for content and cool stuff instead of just storing a game for fast load times like ff which the ps2 apparently needs a lot.  Is it true that FF takes up about half the HDD?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Media blitz!!

« on: May 25, 2004, 11:30:39 AM »

I am sorry but with the exception for the awesome Metroid Prime commercial (best.commercial.ever.) the Nintendo commercials really suck.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New North American (NPD) Sales Thread

« on: May 25, 2004, 11:21:10 AM »

NPD numbers are independent and unbiased so what they say, not MS, Sony, or Nintendo, is true.

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General Gaming / RE:Theory about $129 X-Box

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:51:23 AM »

Yea I am guessing that the PS2, Cube, and XBox will all stay at their current prices for this gen.  They really cannot afford to drop much more.

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General Gaming / RE:The Oregon Trail

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:49:32 AM »

Man that is old school computer.  I played that when I was a kid in elementary school in our computer class.

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General Gaming / RE:Xbox live???

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:48:32 AM »

Online multi is fun folks.  You need to give it a chance.  I know this is a nintendo forum and a lot of people here are die hard fans, but just because Nintendo says that online multi isnt great doesnt mean it is true.  Play the games and judge for yourself. 4 player multiplayer with friends IS fun, but it is also really really cool to have online leagues, stats, new content d loads, voice, and huge, huge multiplayer games.

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General Gaming / RE:Other systems mini E3 impressions

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:45:47 AM »

Eh in my opinion MK is so 10 years ago!  Tekken, Virtua Fighter, and even DOA are better along with SNK and Street Fighter.  That whole gimmick of over the top fatalities is so lame now since lots of games have blood and violence.  It got so much attention because it was really the first major game to have a lot of gore.  Oh yea I forgot, Soul Calibur 1 and 2 are better than MK series.

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General Gaming / RE:EA supporting Xbox Live

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:43:09 AM »

Well to this post, yes, but I have known about it prior to E3.  Guess they should have  closed this thread down for being too old.  

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General Gaming / RE: Sega Dreamcast 2????????????

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:42:08 AM »

What ya talking about?  Anyway, it doesnt seem possible to have room for 4 consoles competition wise.  It is hard enough now with 3.  And your wise crack about the size of the XBox is childish and fanboyish.  Just cuz it is bigger than the other two systems doesnt make it bad.  It is cuz it has a hdd built in and ethernet which make it extra cool.  I am glad they have them in it.  

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General Gaming / RE:HALO & HALO II Discussion

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:39:53 AM »

Hey for the guy saying he liked Goldeneye better...it WAS the standard in FPS action 7 years ago but a lot has changed.  Balanced weapons and realistic limitations like only getting to carry 2 guns and a set amount of grenades makes gameplay much more strategic and you must think to be good.  Also, only using one stick to move (no strafing) is bad because it leaves you open to be shot when you move around corners.  I loved Goldeneye and it is classic but not the best FPS anymore.

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General Gaming / RE:GT4 & San Andreas - Revolutionary, Evolutionary or Neither?

« on: May 25, 2004, 10:37:43 AM »

I wouldnt say that it would be revolutionary.  Looks the same only instead of using mobsters they are using LA street gangs.  You can bet the NAACP isn't gonna be happy when this comes out as it looks like it might stereotype African Americans.  Anyway, there isn't a chance that it will be better than Halo 2, MGS 3, MP2, Zelda, or Half Life 2.