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Ah, but you see, therein lies the conundrum. You found that picture....so if you just googled it, it would have told you the answer. Joy! Now lies the next question....is it really that "sad" that I actually didn't know where Botswana was before I asked that question (I googled a map of Africa)? Because quite honestly, I could go through the rest of my life never typing or saying Botswana ever again. Isn't the important thing that, should I ever need to know where Botswana is, I am capable of finding out in a speedy manner?

*sigh* Ok meta, gives us the answer. I was hoping to get the other kids involved today.

Then a great many people in the world are sad. I mean, I'm sure you know exactly where Botswana is on the map without looking.

I think the issue is that most people that have a hard time going back to play a game like MOO or Fallout that didn't play them originally, are the ones that have the issues for the graphics. Since it was brought up, the only people that think NHL '94 is the best NHL hockey game EA has ever made are those that played those styles of games. They can champion the "gameplay" as much as they want, but it's still essentially the same. Players mash on burst of speed to lay out big hits, they go up the wing, try for the centering pass to a one-timer. Scores were as ridiculous then as they are now.

Unfortunately, given the internets, I don't know if you just googled a map! I used to always get paraguay and uruguay backwards.

Otherwise known as the Medieval: Total War expansion known as Viking INvasion?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll have to dig through CrashGirl's posts to find her mods. Might as well start fresh!

I'm betting large chunks of the world population wouldn't be able to find Afghanistan without a map. Same goes for countries like Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc.

I think I did have a lighting bow. I got it from a Vampire (who was level 5 )

Then you're an exception. THe mere fact that games don't come out with the graphics of Fallout demonstrates that the market prefers higher quality graphics. Otherwise, companies WOULD make games where they put all the focus on the gameplay. Believe it or not, but the game development companies allocate their resources based on what the demographic wants. I enjoy gameplay as well, but better graphics can enhance gameplay. I am a fan of having 360 degree freedom of movement, rather than being limited to a hexagonal grid. I like games (including turn based ones) that aren't rather slow if there is multiple characters doing actions. Fighting the Regulators in Bonetown wasn't exactly an exhilrating experience, either back in the 90s or now. It's cool to start off. You know, a big fight between the Blades and the Regulators, with you in the middle. What's not to like? Until you realize you're have to wait for minutes at a time before you can actually continue playing the game again. Until then, you see people running around, one at a time, shooting their guns. If you're lucky, you might actually see the target that they hit...assuming they are close enough. And I love Fallout. Played through it a dozen times, most recently being a year or two ago. The thing I love about it is the setting. If you're really that much of a fan of the actual gameplay mechanics, you might want to give Silent Storm a try. The gameplay seems like it was inspired by Fallout.

Pffft, that's old. It stll has Chris Simon

We're not talking about graphics whores that loved Fallout several years ago, but rather people that never played Fallout several years ago, and are just picking it up for the first time. That seems to be the situation that those claiming to have issues with the graphics are. Neither, because they didn't play it. Anyone that has played Fallout before, and is willing to go back and play it again, probably liked the game when they first played it. Otherwise they probably wouldn't bother playing it again.

Me neither.

That and snipping them from afar. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I always felt that Line of Sight was too artificial in the game, with guns having poor ranges.

It depends on how many of them overlap. Is NWN2 really competing with FF12?

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That's crap. The best graphics at the time are always the best graphics at the time. People that are graphics mongers love the high end graphics of today. They probably won't later, but to say something that they won't like games for 20-30 years because those graphics then will make today's graphics look bad is just silly. It's not just graphics, but also interface issues and other things like that. After experiencing good games with good graphics, it can be hard to go back to good games with poor graphics. Especially if you haven't played it before.

Don't fight it. And when you play, make sure to use lightning. :ph34r: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've historically been partial to the beefy tank, but my previous attempt at the game (which was cut short because of me getting a new computer) as primarily a theif was good fun! Decisions decisions. Considering I won't have internet at home until Friday, it seem more likely every moment!

My co-workers are playing Oblivion at work right now....so my Urge to play oblivion is rising!

Lego Star Wars is an excellent game. I think people get caught up on the fact that it is "Lego" and go "Pffft, Lego is for kids!"

Seconded.

My post doesn't attack Onur. I'm quite confident it won't get deleted. This one on the other hand, might be, given its off topic nature.

The discussion seems to have spawned outwards from the original post. It seems Onur truly does think that the moon landings were a hoax, given his discussion in this thread. Either that or he's doing a good job of baiting and continuing things going.

Not voting is the same as voting for the incumbent. Because you've done nothing to change the way things are.

You can't be serious.... Head sized meteors? Do you have any proof of this?