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Himu · « **Reply #120 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:41:42 PM »

just bought bloodlines off steam

pilonv1 · « **Reply #121 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:48:20 PM »

what game is that screenshot from!?

Himu · « **Reply #122 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:51:37 PM »

bloodlines

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #123 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:55:47 PM »

Yeah, Bloodlines is such an awesome game.

Himu · « **Reply #124 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:02:38 PM »

It's amazing how despite the good stuff i heard about the game, I still wasn't convinced to get it yet, but that one screenshot sold me single handedly.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #125 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:18:12 PM »

would prefer it if bloodlines wasn't first person but then it didn't hinder fallout

ManaByte · « **Reply #126 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:24:17 PM »

Himu did you stop playing WOW?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #127 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:42:14 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on August 07, 2009, 11:18:12 PM

would prefer it if bloodlines wasn't first person but then it didn't hinder fallout

Having done it as third-person from the beginning definitely would have given it better combat.

Himu · « **Reply #128 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:43:42 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on August 07, 2009, 11:24:17 PM

Himu did you stop playing WOW?

Fuck no.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #129 on:** August 07, 2009, 11:49:08 PM »

To our resident strategy gurus, what's the early word on Hearts of Iron III?

Himu · « **Reply #130 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:07:41 AM »

I am looking at rockstar games section of steam because i love rockstar.

and i see gta2 on it. I don't have gta2 for pc, i've got it for psx. so i look at the price and...

29.99

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #131 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:11:36 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 08, 2009, 12:07:41 AM

I am looking at rockstar games section of steam because i love rockstar.

and i see gta2 on it. I don't have gta2 for pc, i've got it for psx. so i look at the price and...

29.99

GTA2 is part of package deal. You get GTA1, GTA2, GTA3, San Andreas, and Vice City all for $30. Although the latter three can be bought separately, the first two games can't.

Himu · « **Reply #132 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:29:35 AM »

Oh, so that's why.

That's a damn good deal.

Himu · « **Reply #133 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:16:06 AM »

Kinda convinced Bloodlines isn't compatible with Windows 7

pilonv1 · « **Reply #134 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:22:56 AM »

you should stop WOW himu, its garbage

cool breeze · « **Reply #135 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:24:01 AM »

yeah, the dialogue and writing in Bloodlines seems a lot better than the Bethesda (and Bioware) games. I'm picking the more snarky responses just to hear how they would react. In general the game seems to have a lot more focus on characters rather than the world. Bethesda games are pretty much the opposite of that, and I always really liked exploring vast worlds, but in Bloodlines the smaller things are more interesting. I mean, I went back to older areas to check up on certain characters when there was no mission needing me to.

and hopefully Hiimuro gets the game working on his computer.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 07, 2009, 11:42:14 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on August 07, 2009, 11:18:12 PM
would prefer it if bloodlines wasn't first person but then it didn't hinder fallout

Having done it as third-person from the beginning definitely would have given it better combat.

the third-person camera is surprisingly good if you compare it to Fallout or Oblivion. It's almost the same way The Specialist mod handle a third-person camera.

combat isn't that bad. Melee and vampire magic stuff is fine; the guns are terrible. It's the worst realization of guns + rpg I've played in a while.

Himu · « **Reply #136 on:** August 08, 2009, 05:11:08 AM »

I installed 6.0 unofficial and it worked.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #137 on:** August 08, 2009, 11:02:41 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 08, 2009, 05:11:08 AM

I installed 6.0 unofficial and it worked.

archie4208 · « **Reply #138 on:** August 08, 2009, 11:09:41 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 08, 2009, 01:24:01 AM

combat isn't that bad. Melee and vampire magic stuff is fine; the guns are terrible. It's the worst realization of guns + rpg I've played in a while.

IIRC, guns are almost necessary to beat the final boss, but it has been several years since I played. The last hour or two of the game falls off a cliff quality wise.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #139 on:** August 08, 2009, 11:26:18 AM »

Quote from: archie4208 on August 08, 2009, 11:09:41 AM

Quote from: swaggaz on August 08, 2009, 01:24:01 AM
combat isn't that bad. Melee and vampire magic stuff is fine; the guns are terrible. It's the worst realization of guns + rpg I've played in a while.

The last hour or two of the game falls off a cliff quality wise.

Yeah, it's blatantly obvious that Troika wasn't ready to ship the game when they did. Bloodlines probably needed at least another 6-8 months.

MCD · « **Reply #140 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:00:18 PM »

Playing SF3rd Strike via PCSX2.

SFIV is so much better than this shit, only thing is better here is the music and perhaps the stages.

cool breeze · « **Reply #141 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:32:16 PM »

why play the ps2 game on an emulator? just use a cps3 emulator and play the arcade version

Quote from: archie4208 on August 08, 2009, 11:09:41 AM

Quote from: swaggaz on August 08, 2009, 01:24:01 AM
combat isn't that bad. Melee and vampire magic stuff is fine; the guns are terrible. It's the worst realization of guns + rpg I've played in a while.

IIRC, guns are almost necessary to beat the final boss, but it has been several years since I played. The last hour or two of the game falls off a cliff quality wise.

shit $:-\$

maybe when I'm done upgrading things I care about I'll get around to fixing my gun skills

MCD · « **Reply #142 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:43:49 PM »

I dunno any cps3 man.

help a bro out!

edit: downloading a torrent with all of it's games, dunno which emulator is the best, i got this one: http://nebula.emulatronia.com

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #143 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:53:15 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on August 08, 2009, 12:32:16 PM

why play the ps2 game on an emulator? just use a cps3 emulator and play the arcade version

Quote from: archie4208 on August 08, 2009, 11:09:41 AM
Quote from: swaggaz on August 08, 2009, 01:24:01 AM
combat isn't that bad. Melee and vampire magic stuff is fine; the guns are terrible. It's the worst realization of guns + rpg I've played in a while.

IIRC, guns are almost necessary to beat the final boss, but it has been several years since I played. The last hour or two of the game falls off a cliff quality wise.

shit $:-\$

maybe when I'm done upgrading things I care about I'll get around to fixing my gun skills

Nah, just use godmode.

The endgame is so ridiculous, there's like a billion monsters that you have to fight. Spent the whole game working on your stealth? Too bad! Even with max stealth, you're gonna get hosed. It sucks, you can definitely tell they were racing the clock when they were putting together the last couple of hours of them game.

archie4208 · « **Reply #144 on:** August 08, 2009, 12:57:20 PM »

How is PS2 emulation now anyway? I'm guessing you need a fairly modern system to run games at full speed.

MCD · « **Reply #145 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:12:29 PM »

mine is cheapest intel quad core + ati 4850 + 3 gigs ram.

3rd strike runs at full speed with latest PCSX2 beta.

too lazy to try other games but this list should give you an idea: http://pcsx2.net/compat.php?c=key

tiesto · « **Reply #146 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:27:16 PM »

I just got the Witcher and Fallout 1+2+Tactics collection... need to sink some time into them.

cool breeze · « **Reply #147 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:37:57 PM »

would installing the unofficial patch (not true vtmb) ~10 hours into the game break it?

running the game is a pain in the ass. One day it works, the next it doesn't. Day 1, no problems. Day 2, problem, fixed with recopying the True vtmb patch. Day 3, Day 2 fix doesn't work, redownloading game. ugh

Quote from: MCD on August 08, 2009, 12:43:49 PM

I dunno any cps3 man.

help a bro out!

edit: downloading a torrent with all of it's games, dunno which emulator is the best, i got this one: http://nebula.emulatronia.com

I think that's the one I use, but I haven't updated mine in a long time, so I don't know.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #148 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:39:53 PM »

Quote from: MCD on August 08, 2009, 12:43:49 PM

I dunno any cps3 man.

help a bro out!

edit: downloading a torrent with all of it's games, dunno which emulator is the best, i got this one: http://nebula.emulatronia.com

thats one is excellent (was basically the first one too).

The only thing missing is ability to play online (if i remember correctly).

MCD · « **Reply #149 on:** August 08, 2009, 02:15:26 PM »

it's not bad, just doesn't remember my pad button settings and full screen ain't working.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #150 on:** August 08, 2009, 02:32:36 PM »

Quote from: MCD on August 08, 2009, 02:15:26 PM

it's not bad, just doesn't remember my pad button settings and full screen ain't working.

oh.

Not sure if full screen ever worked for me cuz i dont use it. Pad worked fine though, check the ini file if anything.

MCD · « **Reply #151 on:** August 08, 2009, 02:37:42 PM »

yeah the pad works but once i restart the emulator it just forget my button config.

don't think i see any pad related config in this ini.

Himu · « **Reply #152 on:** August 08, 2009, 06:09:06 PM »

Really wish the game was entirely in first person. Hate how it goes to third person after attacking

Himu · « **Reply #153 on:** August 08, 2009, 11:10:52 PM »

can't believe i can play as a vampire lesbo in this game

amazing

cool breeze · « **Reply #154 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:33:23 AM »

wait until you see some of the more wild dialogue options

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #155 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:43:10 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 08, 2009, 11:10:52 PM

can't believe i can play as a vampire lesbo in this game

amazing

Probably would have been a bigger deal had the game not sold like packaged fecal matter.

Himu · « **Reply #156 on:** August 09, 2009, 11:39:46 AM »

Trying to update my video card drivers

"nvida setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. setup will now exit"

$:-\$

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #157 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:33:14 PM »

did you get the 32-bit or 64-bit drivers

Himu · « **Reply #158 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:34:27 PM »

Windows 7 64 bit because I'm running Windows 7 Ultra 64

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #159 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:25:16 PM »

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_notebook_win7_x64_186.03_whql.html -- worked for me, nukka

Himu · « **Reply #160 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:42:15 PM »

that's the very one i got

Himu · « **Reply #161 on:** August 12, 2009, 06:44:09 AM »

Bloodlines is excellent.

Himu · « **Reply #162 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:13:37 AM »

These guys are doing the new Fallout? It's in good hands.

demi · « **Reply #163 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:20:58 AM »

Troika doesnt exist anymore, Himuro. Moran

Himu · « **Reply #164 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:51:46 AM »

I know, but people from it are doing the new Fallout, right?

demi · « **Reply #165 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:57:58 AM »

Not as much to make an impact, majority of the staff went off their separate ways.

cool breeze · « **Reply #166 on:** August 12, 2009, 09:59:08 AM »

didn't a lot of people from Troika go to Obsidian?

demi · « **Reply #167 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:02:14 AM »

Quote

After the shutdown ex-Troika staff has been picked up by the following companies:

Company Founder

Timothy Cain - Joined Carbine Studios in 2005 as programming director. Was promoted to design director in late 2008.[9]

Leonard Boyarsky - Took a year off due to burnout syndrome, then joined Blizzard Entertainment to work on Diablo 3.

Jason D. Anderson - Left the gaming industry to selling real estate. In September 2008 he joined Interplay Entertainment to work on an unannounced MMORPG.[10] In March 2009 he quit Interplay and joined inXile Entertainment as creative director in a new RPG project.[11]

Team Leader

on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines:

Chad Moore - Lead Character Modeler. Joined Sony Computer Entertainment motion capture department, work includes Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed, God of War and Killzone.[12]

Andrew Meggs - Lead programmer. Joined Mythic Entertainment to work on Warhammer Online.

Brock Heinz - Lead scripter. Joined Obsidian Entertainment as programmer on Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.[13] Left Obsidian in early 2009, is now working at Turtle Rock Studios.

on The Temple of Elemental Evil:

Michael McCarthy - Lead Artist. Worked for Double Fine Productions on Brütal Legend and for Radical Entertainment on Prototype.[14]
others

Brian Mitsoda (character designer and lead writer on Vampire:Bloodlines[15]). Joined Obsidian Entertainment, worked on Alpha Protocol. Left Obsidian in Spring 2008, now rumored to be working on own game project in Seattle.

Dennis Taylor (programmer), T. J. Perillo (designer). Joined 7 Studios to work on the PS2 game The Sopranos: Road to Respect.

Jesse Reynolds (programmer). Joined Obsidian Entertainment worked on Neverwinter Nights 2.

Christopher Glenn (artist). Joined SuperVillain Studios

cool breeze · « **Reply #168 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:10:42 AM »

so alpha protocol is going to rock? got it

demi · « **Reply #169 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:12:11 AM »

I'd assume so since nobody from Troika is working on it

cool breeze · « **Reply #170 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »

Quote

Brian Mitsoda (character designer and lead writer on Vampire:Bloodlines[15]). Joined Obsidian Entertainment, worked on Alpha Protocol. ~~Left Obsidian in Spring 2008, now rumored to be working on own game project in Seattle~~.

demi · « **Reply #171 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:15:50 AM »

Yes swaggas, Alpha Protocol is the same game it was back in Spring 2008.

cool breeze · « **Reply #172 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:22:17 AM »

he, uh, wrote everything before leaving.

:'(

demi · « **Reply #173 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:29:30 AM »

Then they decided they didnt like the tone of a certain scene, or had to cater to the publisher or a certain ethnic group and changed it up a bit. And then they released KOTOR2 the end

Himu · « **Reply #174 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:46:24 AM »

I can't get into Sins - it seems to have a ridiculously steep learning curve, and the bland tutorial offered in the demo doesn't help. I have yet to try out the King's Bounty demo, I was liking Company of Heroes demo until they introduced bases (was hoping for an rts that didn't rely on resources or base building but...nope!

) but Civ IV is making my pants wet every time I boot it up.

Why can't I play more pc strategy games like Civ? :'( It has this certain formula that makes me adore it. Maybe I should just reinstall Warcraft 3.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #175 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:50:51 AM »

Never played the Anno games, but those are supposed to be similar to Civ.

Himu · « **Reply #176 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:58:24 AM »

Another rts instead of a tbs

archie4208 · « **Reply #177 on:** August 25, 2009, 12:47:09 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 25, 2009, 11:46:24 AM

I can't get into Sins - it seems to have a ridiculously steep learning curve, and the bland tutorial offered in the demo doesn't help. I have yet to try out the King's Bounty demo, I was liking Company of Heroes demo until they introduced bases (was hoping for an rts that didn't rely on resources or base building but...nope! ) but Civ IV is making my pants wet every time I boot it up.

Why can't I play more pc strategy games like Civ? :'( It has this certain formula that makes me adore it. Maybe I should just reinstall Warcraft 3.

Try Galactic Civilizations 2. It's basically Civ....IN SPACEEEEEEEE

Himu · « **Reply #178 on:** August 25, 2009, 01:49:40 PM »

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #179 on:** August 25, 2009, 01:54:49 PM »

i love console games on PC. Call of Juarez 2 runs ungodly on my system. I'm at the end of the game and it's never once dipped below 60fps

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