because it was the only one I could even attempt to play

Amen brotha. Speaking of brothers, my own bro is good at the RTS thing and I can't play them even if I wanted to. They ressemble accounting with all of the stats you have to keep up with, and accounting is a chore, not fun. 

way to pick a really great looking area of the game to show off.

Whilst the graphics might not be awesome today, I do remember them being generally pretty nice at the time. 

have u got a download file of dark messiah:might and magic? 

Sure, here you go:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Messiah-Might-Magic-DVD/dp/B000FTOSKE/ref=pd_ka_1/202-5707818-2864669?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1173017796&sr=8-1

Only 10 notes - glad I waited until now!

Or if you haven't tried the demo:

http://www.ubi.com/UK/Downloads/DownloadFile.aspx?dfId=3098 

I'm sure you don't realize you're asking for a link to download a game that one of the moderators of this message board actually worked on because otherwise that would be pretty damn stupid. I'm sure he doesn't give a shit but it's the principle of the thing, damn it. 

And I give a shit.

Because retards annoy me. 

you don't read d3w then. 

Just passed it... besides one of the best games ever, and the best of the series - it has THE best ending I've ever seen in a game, hell it surpasses most movies.

It's a must-try even if you're not a Hitman fan. So replayable, varied and interesting locales, various ways to complete missions... <3 

but which moderator worked on it? 

I'm sure he doesn't give a shit but it's the principle of the thing, damn it.

rofl. 

I've been playing some games of it with pope.
It's easy to download and get going:
http://www.hut.fi/u/tmaja/configs/ufo2000_guide.txt

It's like the original x-com series but with multiplayer.
Fun and weird situations always ensue when playing. :) 

I bought an Nvidia 7900 GS a week ago (used to have a 6200 LE), what games would you recommend I try to make use of this card? Not looking for a specific genre, but I don't need recommendations for games like Prey/Serious Sam 2/WW2 FPS' cause they don't interest me. I have Doom 3 + exp. and Thief 3, and I'm about to try the demo for Riddick... uhh what else... here are the games I have:

http://www.phaitaccompli.com/games/ 

Oblivion, jesus 

Oblivion is pretty playable on my 6800 Ultra @ 1280x1024, and I can even get away with some graphics options maxed, such as the grass distance and actor draw distance, which certainly helps with immersion. The rest of my rig is kinda beefy though so that helps I guess.

I'm still trying to work out what the best option for me is when it comes to graphics card upgrades, considering I'm on AGP. This cheeky chap seems to be in the lead at the moment:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=403

But really I haven't got a fucking clue when it comes to computer insides and wires and stuff 

Maybe... although I admire Morrowind (and hell Daggerfall), Morrowind started to get boring even as I progressed on the main quest and got towards the end (or what I assume was near the end). 

(Not to be confused with the Penumbra tech demo/gameplay demo released last year)

Holy shit!

This game just gets under your skin totally, the atmosphere is so intense and downright creepy. I think its the 1st FPS where I can say I have been truly "scared to play" ...

This demo is so much more polished than than the demo last year, the graphics are way better with some really great effects usage that is used to make the atmosphere better, rather than keep up with the current trend of HDR, dynamic lighting shizznit.

And at a measly 125mb, you are an idiot not to try it...

http://www.gamershell.com/download_18128.shtml 

And there I was about to say "Hasn't there already been a Penumbra demo?".

Cheers for the recommendation. 125 meg, my got it's like 2002 all over again.


Phait: Get Gothic 3 you mofo. 

but Enclave looks mighty nice in high resolution and everyhting maxed. 

ah yes, gothic 3. still haven't been able to finish the game, even with cheating.
so shambler, just a word of caution: if you ever intend to free a town, make sure to get your business with the town's leader done beforehand (especially concerning zuben and rhobar), because if you haven't already killed him, once everybody starts fleeing, the only way to get to him (and his items) is by spawning them from the console. and this is prone to create further problems for completing the quests. 

Oblivion is a completely different animal to Morrowind. I played Morrowind and it bored the hell out of me. Sure, I appreciated its scope and depth, but I just found the "fun" part pretty thin on the ground. I shelved it after ~20 hours and regretted spending that long on it really. You spend most of your time in Morrowind walking across a barren lifeless heightmap, usually lost.

Oblivion is the opposite. Seriously, play it - I've already clocked up ~300 hours (between 2 characters) and I'm still playing it. 

all this talk of RPGs finally prompted me to resurrect my old Guild Wars account this evening.

I've started a new character though because I've totally forgotten everything.

Is anyone here still playing Guild Wars? 

ufo2000


seriously 

Serious Sam 2, what a load of balls. Got it free with my 7900, not worth putting in the drive really. I know it's just supposed to be fun, arcadey, cartoony, etc, but it just feels really amateurish and unsatisfying, it's a total mish-mash of styles. The cut-scenes attempt to be funny all the time too and they're absolutely cringeworthy. Maybe it gets better later on in the game but I'm sure as hell not gonna find out. I remember the original being better though... but you might as well play Painkiller or something, which was a good time until the worst end boss ever. 

Yeah Starbuck I agree, SS series is just too silly for me - Duke was enough. And very disjointed feel to it.

Anywho I bought FEAR. While it's definitely not my top pick when I wanted a new FPS I figured for $14 I may as well give it a shot. I guess the biggest problem I've read is the office/dilapidated environment is never escaped from and can be monotonous -- which does bug me, but I'll play through it and see if it's a keeper.

I do like the melee kicks. 

I'm very interested in Test Drive Unlimited but it won't be out for PC until March 20th. I may have to have my friend rent it for 360 so I can at least get an idea of what it's like. I saw videos and it looks great, my only concern is I'd want some solid handling/control - ala GTR 2, or even a notch or 2 below like Flatout - but nothing too sloppy.