Tale Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) I'm playing Galactic Civilization II Dark Avatar. So, I'm playing as Krynn Consolate and I'm at war with the Yor. I'm doing well, even though the Yor won't admit it. All of a sudden super space piirates show up and just start wiping out every ship and station on the map. The computer doesn't like this and we go from having 7 major races to 3 in a few rounds. At which point the space Canadians show up and take countless worlds in a single round without firing a shot, including 16 of my worlds, plus all the technology the major races have yet developed. Son... of... a... Edited April 29, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) Space Canadians? I'm playing Jade Empire right now. Decent enough game but the camera is really starting to piss me off. I've lost count of the number of times I've died because of it. You dodge one way and the camera is still in it's original position. You dodge again because you landed next to some guy with a sword intent on skewering you, but because the camera angle isn't showing what your character is you dodge the wrong way and get trapped along a wall. Also the controls in the Pit of Pain challenge are really ****ing annoying. Fixed perspective and character movement is mapped to the current facing. Pushing up makes you go forward, which could be up, or it could be down, or anything to either side. This challenge would be so much easier if pushing up made your character actually go up on the screen! On top of all that there are blind spots in the arena where you can't see your character. "Why the hell am I not moving back where I can see myself? Oh, I was facing the wall? How the hell was I supposed to know that?! I CAN'T SEE MY DAMN CHARACTER!" Whoever came up with this control scheme should be thrown in the basement so they can't suggest any more stupid ideas. Edited April 29, 2007 by Deraldin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Space Canadians? Canadian flag for the racial emblem and the leader has a french name. Who else could they be? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Space Canadians? Canadian flag for the racial emblem and the leader has a french name. Who else could they be? Heh. What's the name of the empire and while you're at it, how about the leader's name as well? I knew there was a Canadian flag emblem, but I've never seen anything use it except my own custom race. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) Space Canadians? Canadian flag for the racial emblem and the leader has a french name. Who else could they be? Heh. What's the name of the empire and while you're at it, how about the leader's name as well? I knew there was a Canadian flag emblem, but I've never seen anything use it except my own custom race. :wub:" I'll check. I'm having difficulty finding the will to get back in because the game is crashing every few turns. They're a minor race and appear to be event related. The Jagged Knife Jhorge d Fier (okay, not exactly a French name) Description has them as cutthroats and assassins. I'm pissed. The game is still crashing every few turns after a reboot. It did this last time I played it a while back. It waits until late game right before I can beat it. I was hoping the update that fixed minor races causing crashes would fix this, but nope. Edited April 29, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Soooo if i wanted to get GalCiv2, do i have to buy both the vanilla game and the expansion, or is the vanilla game included in the expansion HOI style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 There's a Gold Edition, which has both. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Alright, thanks. I hope we have it here in the cold north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The Jagged KnifeJhorge d Fier (okay, not exactly a French name) Description has them as cutthroats and assassins. Space Canadians running around assassinating people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 X-Com 3 Apocalypse The guy(s) who wrote Dosbox deserves an award... “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karka Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Still playing Puzzle Quest. Unfortunately, PSP version has two major bugs. I would be pretty surprised if PSP got a flawless software anyway. The first one is the infamous companion bug. Companions are useless on the PSP version since they have no effect whatsoever. The second one is about spells. I can't use my 40+ level spells, because when I try to add them to my spell list, PSP freezes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Fallout 2 and Fallout 1. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Jade Empire OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diogo Ribeiro Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Jade Empire Asian lesbians FTW! Oh yeah, Sith Lords for reviewing purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 No one reads your reviews. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 My Gears of War is unreadable. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor Qel Droma Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 My Gears of War is unreadable. =( If that's not a sign to rock out on Guitar Hero 2 instead, I don't know what is, Krookie. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I'm playing NWN2.. Which I haven't been able to play until now - it kinda feels like KOTOR2 in D&D clothing so far (which is fine). Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Been playing Gears of War. I swear that this is the best looking 360 game because every other game on it looks like it has blurry textures when it's stretched out on my 60" plasma, but this game's textures and bump-mapping are so detailed, that when stretched out the game still looks perfect. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) I'm playing NWN2.. Which I haven't been able to play until now - it kinda feels like KOTOR2 in D&D clothing so far (which is fine). That's what I thought when I first fired it up. The character body models, and the way they stand, or something. Edit: And Titan Quest was in the bargain bin (tho I also bought the expansion for more...), so what the heck. I'm trying it. A lot better than the demo led me to think it would be. Fun Diablo clone. Edited May 4, 2007 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I'm playing through the Carentan scenario for Combat Mission - Beyond Overlord. 8 or 9 battles x 20 turns each. That map is huuuuuge. Gee, I guess I must have been watching Band of Brothers. Otherwise, Ninja Gaiden Black mission mode, Crimson Skies, and hopefully Panzer Dragoon Orta will come today (but possibly next week). Phoenix Wright 2 and Tales of Phantasia on the portable side. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Jade Empire Asian lesbians FTW! Oh yeah, Sith Lords for reviewing purposes. Kreia does it! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Well I played a fair amount of Oblivion (with the latest OOO) today. I recently reinstalled it just to see how it looked on my new machine, but OOO makes playing it actually kinda satisfying. Sure, the characters, dialogue, story, etc., still suck, but the rethinking of the level scaling system and the more hand-placed enemies and loot make building your character rewarding and fun. But Oblivion is probably going to go on the shelf for a little while-- I'm currently downloading the much-anticipated 1.2 patch for Medieval 2: Total War. It's 613MB!! So that pretty much sews up my weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I'm playing NWN2.. Which I haven't been able to play until now - it kinda feels like KOTOR2 in D&D clothing so far (which is fine). That's what I thought when I first fired it up. The character body models, and the way they stand, or something. The first time I saw the NWN2 gameplay vids I noticed that hand to hand combat is exactly the same as it was in KOTOR2. Playing Kingdom of Loathing, as a feared Disco Bandit. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Shining Force 2 good ol' mega drive when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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