Ben X
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Oh, sorry, it sounded like you were going to post an explanation of how you got your prototype working in there!
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Would it make more sense to start a new thread for that as (it sounds like) it's not to do with team-building?
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I don't know - I have the disc from back when it was released on budget - but I'm guessing the only way would be second-hand disc. I think there's a petition to get Valve to re-release it.
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Yeah, maybe I'll come back to it another time but I was finding it very irritating. I got Gunman Chronicles working via Steam (using this http://www.nextdimension.org/gunmantosteam/) and it's pretty fun. I'm a cowboy in space shooting dinosaurs in aztec-y alien temples - can't argue with that. For a mod, the presentation's pretty good, although the training and story drag a little occasionally. Lots of cool setpieces and fun weapon settings, though. The only trouble is it's pretty difficult. I got myself to a boss fight (with a giant brontosaurus) with only 19% health and there's no way I'm managing that, so I might have to hope there's an autosave from earlier on. It turns out crocodiles weaving their way across the floor towards you is terrifying. You can see the Half-Life influence very clearly (not surprising as it's a HL mod gone commercial) - a tram-ride opening and lots of gruesome NPC deaths. It feels quite Unreal-y too, although it hasn't managed the epic feel of that game yet.
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Yeah, I remembered to RTFM and found out that there are cameras that get set off which triggers an alarm you need to go turn off. The problem is, there is zero way of avoiding it to do the shit I need to do so it's not really a very fun system. I gave it another go and just got to the next level where the psychic weapon chimps and turrets turn up, both very annoying, and there doesn't seem to be any security points to turn off alarms in this bit. Also, the save system doesn't seem to work - it loses my save-game if I quit out, and reverts it to an autosave point (here, the start of the level with minimal health). So yeah, that's enough of this game. Next: Gunman Chronicles! (if it works)
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Nope, they have two at a time backing me into a corner as soon as I go to the med bay which is where I need to go and they spawn about 8 in a row. Like Bjorn, I'm flaming out. I can't be bothered with a game that makes you methodically go through every step of picking things up, equipping them, using them, but then also has super-tough combat to deal with.
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Yeah, it's zombies. Okay, I'll try dancing. Still pretty damn tough when there are two of them, though.
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Jesus, I'm on the first level and they're throwing shitloads of enemies at me that I have no chance of beating. Fuck you, Looking Glass Studios for your underpowered player characters and overpowered enemies. Am I supposed to time my swings to block theirs? It's incredibly difficult if so.
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Modest Tech: The NX Generation (Nintendo Switch)
Ben X replied to dartmonkey's topic in Video Gaming
The NX won't be launching until March 2017: http://www.avclub.com/article/nintendos-next-console-coming-march-2017-and-zelda-235907 -
I read something about there being an extra charge on top for access to the Criterion selection, but that might not be confirmed.
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That System Shock 1 remaster is in a bundle for £3.69 along with D/Generation HD and 8 other games I don't recognise: https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-7
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I'm trying to avoid mods where possible. I've done a little of the training, and so far the controls are... manageable (pretty much the same as Thief, this also being a Looking Glass game). The graphics actually look pretty nice so far, possibly because the game has been fiddled with to allow modern resolutions so it's all nice and sharp, plus it's all unpopulated, shiny, clean settings so far, no NPCs or natural textures to ugly the place up.
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Onto System Shock 2 now, I'm afraid. Damn shame, I was looking forward to AvP. I mentioned the reasons why I skipped HL, and they trump any extra contextual experience, I'm afraid! I played it in my imagination for a bit and it was indeed a big step forward compared to the other stuff I've been playing. Like a culmination of all the stuff the other games had been doing but just better on every level. Now, as for SS2, I recall from the SS3 thread that there's a recommended player type - soldier perhaps. Once I've definitely got the game working, I'll check that thread for tips on the best way to enjoy SS2. EDIT: yeah, apparently soldier without relying on psi powers is the way to go. I have this on Steam so hopefully will work!
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Ech, now it's turned into a shitty maze with shitty platforming full of shitty zombies. Fuck this. (edit: I guess I should say a little more. I liked the medieval setting, although after the first level it was a bit dreary - mines and prisons, ugh. I also quite enjoyed stealthing around, though I felt it was pretty unforgiving - lots of guards surrounded by light and noisy floors. Having said that, I checked the manual and was doing a couple of things wrong, so if this particular level hadn't pushed me to uninstall I might have gotten a bit more adept. A minor thing to mention - this is another game with opening titles inspired by those of Se7en, despite the setting!) Aliens Vs Predator! EDIT: damn, can't get AvP to work without graphical issues. If I had the Gold edition, there's a fan patch that would have sorted it. Annoyingly, I could have got this for free when GOG launched their Galaxy thing but I didn't because I felt guilty that I wouldn't be using it to test Galaxy. How stupid!
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Turns out I don't have Metal Age after all. And I was confused, I was on the prison breakout level. I'm now on bonehoard and am on the verge of uninstalling. Zombies, death-traps and poison-cloud enemies - my shitty FPS tropes bingo-card is nearly full.
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You posted as I edited! Hmm, I'm going to double-check whether I have Thief 2 on disc. If I do, I might be more free with the uninstall on this one...
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Thief Gold, as that's the copy I got for free somehow about a couple of years ago! I haven't looked into the differences. The zombies and spiders suddenly show up unannounced in the second level. Thief 2 is more steampunk robots, right? EDIT: okay, I looked up the differences and it seems there are a few extra levels plus some other tweaks. I also noticed that I've managed to skip the Escape From Clasomething Prison level somehow, even though the game was leading me up to it. Seems I went straight to the Bonehoard level. Not sure if I clicked the wrong button or it's a branching structure or a bug...
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Grooooan...
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Yeah, I think I'm happy with my bindings now. I'm quite enjoying putting out torches and blackjacking guards so far, even though I feel a bit like I'm kind of fluking my way through and missing lots of stuff. I like the steampunky vibe - medieval setting with lots of dials and lifts and stuff. I just got to a mines level with giant spiders and zombies, though: a combination of three of the most annoying things in FPSes!
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TFix looks like it updates textures and stuff, I don't really want to be doing that... I've played a tiny bit of the first level. The controls feel a little fiddly, but I might just need to re-bind until I'm comfortable. And the map only highlighting which section I'm in doesn't bode well for someone who gets lost as often as I do. We'll see how I do with my first heist...
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I've given up on SiN. It just wasn't very much fun - endless bullet-sponges/wimpy weapons, fiddly level layouts and objectives, and not particularly interesting presentation/story. I might have pushed on a bit further but I got to a boss encounter which is just impossible - locked in a tiny room with two over-powered soldiers and no pick-ups. I checked a play-through to see if I was missing something and the guy took like an hour quick-loading over and over until he finally fluked his way through. I've played Half Life many times and relatively recently, so I won't replay that (this is a backlog buster first and foremost) but it is excellent. Satisfying gunplay, lots of variety, great storytelling. So, onto Thief. I'm not sure I'll like it as I've never really played stealth games. Now to work out in what form I actually own this..! (EDIT: Ah ha! It's a Steam key from Amazon! I may have it on disc as well, but I'll try this version first.)
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Incidentally, this forum shortens urls when they're pasted in, so it's often not possible to see what the article title is and therefore (for me at least) not particularly tempting to click through unless the person posting gives a description or at least quotes the article title...
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Mr Incredible does apologise (or voice regret) for treating Buddy badly, in the scene where he first meets Syndrome, iirc, but that's probably more about how he said those things to Buddy than what he said.
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Also, I just watched the episode Closure and FUCK YOU THE X-FILES. FUCK.
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What's it like as a series?