Author Topic: PC gaming thread (Read 10213 times)

pilonv1 · « **Reply #60 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:18:15 PM »

IIRC there's a few in Titan Quest but nothing major.

cool breeze · « **Reply #61 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:30:18 PM »

I don't know why, but I got the urge to check out Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. How is it? it's only $20 on steam. I heard there were a ton of patches that made it better post-release

Himu · « **Reply #62 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:30:39 PM »

Company of Heroes demo is impressive.

I'm not too good at rts games. I always get overwhelmed.

But this seems pretty good.

Swaggaz: Great Rumbler loves the game I know that.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #63 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:58:39 PM »

Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines was an awesome game.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #64 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:02:43 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 05, 2009, 09:30:18 PM

I don't know why, but I got the urge to check out Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. How is it? it's only $20 on steam. I heard there were a ton of patches that made it better post-release

It's a very awesome RPG that never got its due because of being buggy, having some janky combat, iffy-animation [especially in the games few real-time cutscenes], and a final act that completely falls apart. The latest fan patch mostly fix the bugs and some of the animation, but there's not much than can be done about the combat or the final act. Nevertheless, it is well worth playing, even at $20.

cool breeze · « **Reply #65 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:16:23 PM »

sounds good

um, but which patch do I need to get? I'm gonna buy it tomorrow so I don't know what Steam downloads with. I know there is that official one and the unofficial one.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #66 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:25:45 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 05, 2009, 10:16:23 PM

sounds good

um, but which patch do I need to get? I'm gonna buy it tomorrow so I don't know what Steam downloads with. I know there is that official one and the unofficial one.

Get the official patch [1.2] first, then go to PlanetVampire and snag the latest fan patch [6.2, I think].

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #67 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:25:47 PM »

The Steam version is 1.2 which is the last official patch. From there, you can download one of two Unofficial patches, one which aims only to fix all the bugs, or the other which not only fixes bugs but also adds in features that got axed from the final version and adds a lot of other tweaks and enhancements to the gameplay (although sometimes they end up adding new bugs in the process). I went with the later patch during my last playthrough, although the next time I play it I plan to try the other one.

The most recent releases of each unofficial patch can be found here: http://forumplanet.gamespy.com/bloodlines_tech_support/b50391/p1

cool breeze · « **Reply #68 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:29:33 PM »

ok, thanks. I'll probably end up going for the one with less bugs/less content unless the added stuff seems worth it.

found a widescreen hack http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_-_Bloodlines

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #69 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:43:14 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 05, 2009, 10:29:33 PM

ok, thanks. I'll probably end up going for the one with less bugs/less content unless the added stuff seems worth it.

It has new weapons, disciplines, and such. It's probably not really anything that you'd miss not being there.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #70 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:02:07 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 03, 2009, 09:02:59 AM

Been testing out demos to games I've been wanting to play for YEARS.

TITAN QUEST

From the demo this is a Diablo clone from head to toe and I wouldn't want it it any other way, because although I really love Diablo 2 it could REALLY use a graphic update. I'm usually not vain like that, but fuck. This will tide me over till Diablo 3.

Even though it's a really good Diablo clone it still doesn't compare. Like, I'm level 5 in the demo and I've killed 9999 enemies but not one has blown up into a pile of hamburger.

Diablo 3 needs to come out NOW. But overall, it helps the game takes place in Greece. Greek architecture/lore/history is awesome so I'm able to get my mythology boner on while playing this, which is a bonus.

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Look at this manly brute. He's ready to rape all who oppose him, even men!

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One of the disappointing things about this game's demo so far, aside from the fact enemies don't get blown up into chunks when I use certain skills, is the loot. In Diablo 2 you get 9999 loot at the beginning of the game, but in this I continue to get boring shit. Is this indicative of the real game? I do like how they ripped Diablo's inventory system like, I mean, they ripped it. It looks EXACTLY THE SAME. So does the damn shop windows and stuff. Damn. When THQ went to make a DIablo clone they really did it.

you better have the expansion installed, IT IS NECESSARY

like diablo 2, titan quest is merely mediocre without its expansion

demi · « **Reply #71 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:11:36 PM »

I could never find a good DL for Vampires Masquerade. I have Titan Quest, didnt install it yet though.

Himu · « **Reply #72 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:47:52 PM »

I said in the post that it's a DEMO. I don't have TQ.

What's so good about TQ expansion?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #73 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:04:00 AM »

Better loot, better loot management, and the Dream class is awesome.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #74 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:59:30 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 05, 2009, 11:47:52 PM

I said in the post that it's a DEMO. I don't have TQ.

What's so good about TQ expansion?

it adds much needed depth and VASTLY better loot

Himu · « **Reply #75 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:19:33 AM »

Sweet.

http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Quest-Gold-Immortal-Throne-PC/dp/B000WCCURW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1249532392&sr=8-1

pilonv1 · « **Reply #76 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:17:11 AM »

Speaking of Awesome Quest, I saw someone licenced the engine the other day. More loot please

Himu · « **Reply #77 on:** August 06, 2009, 10:53:43 AM »

Anyone got any good pc turn based strategy game suggestions?

I got Civ IV and the expansion a long time ago but that's about the only one I got.

It seems real time strategy is much more popular, and no offense to rts', but it's definitely not my preference (although I tried the Company of Heroes demo and was pretty impressed with how streamlined it was without sacrificing strategic depth).

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #78 on:** August 06, 2009, 10:56:41 AM »

DoWII is a very streamlined RTS without sacrificing depth. There is essentially no base building, and the campaign is more RPG than RTS.

King's Bounty is a turn based strategy RPG that everyone here seems to love.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #79 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:14:44 AM »

The Witcher is on sale on steam for $27

Himu · « **Reply #80 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:27:26 AM »

Might as well wait for the directors cut at this point though, right?

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #81 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:33:02 AM »

It is the director's cut

http://store.steampowered.com/app/20900/

Himu · « **Reply #82 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:33:35 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #83 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:48:02 AM »

Tips on Crysis demo plz, suck at this

Himu · « **Reply #84 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:52:09 AM »

Camo actually works?

Yeah I don't see the benefit of strength. When you jump you're totally exposed because you're in the air for like 5 seconds.

cool breeze · « **Reply #85 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:55:52 AM »

the trick is that you actively need to be switching if you want to play all aggro and shit. So, use speed to get up close, switch to strength, grab and throw a guy, switch to armor and get behind cover, switch to stealth as the enemy runs after you, back to strength and throw him, etc. The reason why Crysis is so awesome is because they give you so many ways you can approach a situation. You can even just drive a car into the base, get on the turret and blast them all away. Or sit way away from the base and snipe everyone using tranq darts. Or pick up a chicken and throw it at the enemy until they die.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #86 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:57:02 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 06, 2009, 11:52:09 AM

Camo actually works?

Very well, actually, but you need to be patient when you use it. You've got to creep through the bushes, hide in shadows, and make sure that you well hidden when you have to wait for it to recharge.

Himu · « **Reply #87 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:00:56 PM »

Nice.

Himu · « **Reply #88 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:07:14 PM »

Sounds like playing my rogue in WoW.

Sounds good.

Himu · « **Reply #89 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:09:22 PM »

Adding you nigs to steam

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #90 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:27:32 PM »

You might like Freedom Force too. Its a semi-turn based RPG done in an oldschool comicbook style. The original game and expansion are only $7 on steam

Mrbob · « **Reply #91 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:39:43 PM »

Yes don't make the mistake I did and start up Titan Quest before installing the expansion! Damn that pissed me off when I found out after. So much better gear to get.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #92 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:57:17 PM »

The Last Remnant is awesome if you haven't already played the 360 version.

cool breeze · « **Reply #93 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:10:17 PM »

Vampire Bloodline is pretty awesome. Kinda reminds me of Fallout 3 and Riddick, if that makes sense. I picked a T-something vampire who is an introverted genius or something, but a wuss at combat. Doesn't keep me from beating down the chinese vampire using a severed arm

and this game gives me nostalgia for back when physics was the new hot shit in games. Boobs are bouncing all over the place.

archie4208 · « **Reply #94 on:** August 06, 2009, 09:55:46 PM »

Malkavian is the most fun character to play.

cool breeze · « **Reply #95 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:47:15 AM »

how different is the game if you play as one of those lanky bat creatures? some places have alternate entrances that seem built only to stay hidden., but ultimately don't make since the front door is never locked.

anyway, I'm liking the game a lot. I wish I played this years ago.

Himu · « **Reply #96 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:44:30 AM »

Tried out the demo to Sins of a Solar Empire.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #97 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:24:04 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 07, 2009, 02:47:15 AM

how different is the game if you play as one of those lanky bat creatures?

It's a lot harder. You can't even be SEEN by normal people or it's a Masquerade violation. You've got to use lots of stealth and the sewer system to navigate the city.

cool breeze · « **Reply #98 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:51:01 AM »

Figured as much. I was wondering the purpose of the sewers outside of getting to dedicated mission areas.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #99 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:52:38 AM »

My PC is so horrendous that I couldn't even run Europa Universalis 3 decently. $:-\$ $:-\$

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #100 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:57:12 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on August 07, 2009, 11:52:38 AM

My PC is so horrendous that I couldn't even run Europa Universalis 3 decently. $:-\$ $:-\$

Wow, that's pretty bad.

Himu · « **Reply #101 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:16:49 PM »

I dled Europa Universalis 3 demo from steam and it just goes back to steam. Guess I'll dl from a direct link.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #102 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:20:23 PM »

Europe Universalis, and other Paradox games, can generally be found super-cheap at places like Half Price Bookstore and Big Lots.

Himu · « **Reply #103 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:30:01 PM »

Yeah I actually think I saw EU3 at HPB once.

archie4208 · « **Reply #104 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:43:17 PM »

I'm still having trouble grasping Civ4 concepts. EU3 makes my head spin.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #105 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:56:05 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on August 07, 2009, 02:43:17 PM

I'm still having trouble grasping Civ4 concepts. EU3 makes my head spin.

Haha, yeah EU3 is something else alright. It's fun though, to launch a huge war against your neighbors and try to gain as much land as possible.

Himu · « **Reply #106 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:49:23 PM »

Europa Universalis III demo is completely incompatible with Windows 7. I try putting it on XP sp 2 and 3 and still no go.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #107 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:15:19 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 07, 2009, 12:16:49 PM

I dled Europa Universalis 3 demo from steam and it just goes back to steam. Guess I'll dl from a direct link.

Make sure you have an updated version of directx/C++ runtimes. There's some goofiness with the EU3 releases from steam if you don't have the latest runtimes.

intro turn-based strategy games for the common man:

civ4 , with or without expansions, it's awesome
king's bounty
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Disciples II
X-COM: UFO Defense
Jagged Alliance 2

Pretty sure those are all on Steam too.

Himu · « **Reply #108 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:25:46 PM »

i dled king's bounty demo frag

Haven't tried it out yet though dude. I'll let you know what I think of it.

I like the premise of Sins but I think the whole thing is going WAYYYY over my head.

And I have Civ IV + all expansions. Have had it for a long time.

demi · « **Reply #109 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:27:55 PM »

Why don't you play The Last Remnant instead of all that trash? At least play something worthwhile if you are going to waste your time.

Himu · « **Reply #110 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:30:33 PM »

I've got the TLR demo from steam but it's a hassle playing without a gamepad. The next time I boot it up I'm going to plug my ps3 controller into my computer to see if that'll work.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #111 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:32:17 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 07, 2009, 07:25:46 PM

i dled king's bounty demo frag

Haven't tried it out yet though dude. I'll let you know what I think of it.

I like the premise of Sins but I think the whole thing is going WAYYYY over my head.

And I have Civ IV + all expansions. Have had it for a long time.

Sins is one of those games that takes a while to sink in. My advice is to play it, make some mistakes, and after the game see what all those buttons you were pushing actually do! The point is that a lot of people see these kind of games and run away at the learning curve, when they really are designed to let you play around will all the knobs and eventually you figure out which button does exactly what you want.

Documentation in the manual is good, btw. I think Amazon has the game for $20.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #112 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:34:34 PM »

Sins does take a few tries to get a feel for how everything works, the thing I can't get over is the length of the games. I have never finished a skirmish against the CPU despite having played for several hours.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #113 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:44:29 PM »

I tend to play it like I would a HoMMV game or Disciples 2 game, usually in three separate sessions. It's too long of a multiplayer game unless you're on a LAN all day.

Himu · « **Reply #114 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:05:23 PM »

Are there any patches or mods for BG2: SoA or BoT that allows the game to look like the Diablo II mod that allows hi res play?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #115 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:34:20 PM »

The Black Isle widescreen mod works with Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape Torment.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #116 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:45:25 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 07, 2009, 07:30:33 PM

I've got the TLR demo from steam but it's a hassle playing without a gamepad. The next time I boot it up I'm going to plug my ps3 controller into my computer to see if that'll work.

If you're going to use a gamepad, use the Xbox 360 controller. But honestly, Keyboard + Mouse works pretty good for TLR once you tweak a few options. First you need to change it so that on-screen prompts are for K+M instead of Xbox 360 controller, which is the default. Then you need to change the camera mouse controls to Free Look instead of the default with is left-click to look. Once you've done that, you can play it with WASD to move and the mouse to look, just like any other PC action/adventure game. You can scroll through menus with WASD also (or even scroll up and down with the mouse wheel) and use a Left-Click to confirm and Right-Click to cancel.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #117 on:** August 07, 2009, 09:13:07 PM »

Though some didn't care for it, I love Dark Messiah:HOMM on steam. The first person sword play was pretty satisfying.

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Shitty looking video but the graphics are pretty good.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #118 on:** August 07, 2009, 09:18:40 PM »

dark messiah was a riot. fun game on the PC

Himu · « **Reply #119 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:24:14 PM »

I NEED this game

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