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What`s Happened In Gaming In The Last 8 Months??
Hi all. Some of you may remember me. I`ve been away for a little while (metaphorically and literally). Upon my return home I`m going to try to get back into gaming a bit....in the meantime I`ve got questions.

Now, I`m wondering, what has happened in the last 8 months or so?? I see QMap has....got a different name =). What else??

What games have been cool or are looking cool?? What should I be looking out for??

I see that U2 and UT2 have been released....my god companies are actually releasing games these days. And C&C Generals and Impossible Creatures and... And then I`ve seen you lot posting about Enclave which sounds bloody great - anyone drawing any comparisons to the mighty Severance/Blade yet??
Any views on these games?? I`d like to hear from nitin and other such people who try plenty of different games...

Anything interesting happening in mapping?? Gossip, scandal, that sort of thing?? Anyone mapping for new games?? Any interesting developments??

Oh yeah and go ahead and discuss this stuff hmmm...
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Bleh 
shambler is back, bah, that`s scandal already!

well, indeed, u2 sucks, ut2003 is very nice, but nothing compares to qw gameplay.

playng enclave, its ok, but not that good due to rather boring gameplay. but there are nice designs and sharp textures.

playing splinter cell, good if u like stealth combat, proper usage of u2 engine there.

playing syberia - very sweet quest, good story and looks.

got devastation, just playing through the first map, looks/plays very nice, reminds hl by designs, and gameplay is just as usual fps, more of arcade side (no pistol recoil, etc) proper usage of u2 engine.

just started postal 2 - the game for morons who like silly jokes :) poor usage of u2 engine, bad leveldesign and that jokes, uh.

hmm, there are more games i`ve got but didn`t started playing them yet.

and now, tell where have you been? it`s really interesting, cuz u seems been away from the keyboard for such a long time :)

and go resurrect tsqlr already, bastid! 
Reincarnation 
bwdm1 
Reincarnation 
bwdm1 
Inertia 
I believe Shambler was only refering to things that have indeed happened, and not things that may or may not happen in the future. 
Hmm 
I didnt really like Devastation, looks nice, but the gameplay was fairly dull. Thats the MP though, havent tried the SP yet.

Postal 2 is appalling. It doesnt even do the mindless violence well, and if violence is your only selling point, its got to be well done. 
Grand Theft Auto 3 
GTA3 is the best game since Pong.

Err, well it`s a tops game, regardless. 
:/ 
pong sucks. 
Yes Well 
Regardless of your feelings on Pong, it is supposedly the first game created, so I was effectively saying that GTA3 was the best game of all time. 
Rpg 
ok. 
Ummmm... 
Q2 anybody?

I agree on what has been said about U2 and UT2K3 and can only add *YAWN!* to the previous comments.

Sadly it seems that consoles are the only interesting option for "loner" gameplay nowadays, that is sans the occasional Quake SP that comes from this lot. There just are not that many new releases in the Quake scene anymore =(. 
Teh Shambler! 
uhm, Shambler, go and get Mafia. Its more a racing game than anything else, but graphics are stunning, and goes one step beyond GTA3.

And please, come back #tf and slap us all!! 
I Thought... 
...that spacewar was the first [computer] game. 
Also... 
metroid prime was pretty cool. And the gamecube zelda sequel just came out -- haven't played it yet, though.

Also, the pimp icon arrived! 
Is It Going To Force Me To Double-post?? 
Well? 
Or Not... 
...at all 
Fucksake 
board just ate my long-ass post (probably the apostophe bug... right?)

Well that certainly eats dick. I couldnt be fucked typing it again. I understand that its not necessarily your fault, metl, but it still eats dick. 
Yes It Does. 
 
Fjfjhj 
What a coincidence. Frib appears just as I wrote about him, and ate his long-ass posts just as it`s eating mine. 
FRIBBLE MUH GIBBLE 
yo, I want to interview you @ Pherrous...

http://pherrous.phaitaccompli.com

contact me! Kthxbye 
Reply 1. 
Thanks for all your comments and advice....it seems Vondur is taking over as the new multi-game master =).

Games...

U2 - yes I`ve heard and read as much. I think I`ll get it anyway. Paul, your comment about U2 sounds fair - but exactly what people were saying about Quake2 after Quake1...

UT2 - I`m going to try that out soon....but I`ve heard that it`s a bit more, ummm, Q3A-ish gameplay, but also that it has lots of consol-esque trick manouveres already built in. Comments?

C&C - didn`t really interest me but I was just suprised it got out so quick. Impossible Creatures did interest me...

WC3 - seems damn popular, it`s what everyone is playing multiplayer around here (where?). I don`t like the zoomed in and cartoony looks myself.

Splinter Cell - looks too real-life for me. I can cope with Deus Ex and RTCW but nothing more civilised than that =). Same goes for NOLF2.

Enclave - I`m sure I`m going to try this anyway. There aren`t enough proper fantasy games around....oh, has anyone else apart from Aard tried Gothic2 yet??

Devastation - what is it? (checks http://www.tothegame.com/ oh I see sorta ummm DeusEx-lite or something?)

Racing games no thanks... 
Reply 2. 
People...

metslime - I did guess that about Vondur. It makes sense that he`s trying to get a wider gaming experience so he can be a better mother. Thanks for the forum BTW....would be even better if it let me post =). Or maybe that`s a deliberate feature??

Paul & grindy - cheers. Sorry I`m not going to sink so low and debase myself by buying a console :P. At the rate I`m playing games, 1 good PC game a year will be enough =).

Nitin - cheers. My PC won`t either - yet. I`m still working in MHZ lol. Time to upgrade soon. What`s Xidia part1 BTW?? I probably don`t have time for custom maps though....but out of interest is anyone making any for U2??

underworldfan - who hasn`t :P.

Vondur - god you`ve been playing enough. What`s syberia?? Me, I`ve just been away for a bit.

inertia & RPG - ROFL.

Maric - what about Q2, out of interest?? Aside from that it was a great game...

Thx everyone else too. Oh and congrats to the taller-in-real-life Frib. 
Just Quickly 
One game I think everyone should try is Dungeon Siege. Download the demo and check it out - the demo will give you enough of a taste of the game for you to decide whether youll like it or not. Its a beautiful and immersive game though, I reckon. 
Shambler 
xidia is probably the equal best Unreal/Ut sp mod IMHO along with ONP. Well worth getting if you have the time, the level design is stunning!

As for NOLF2, it really isnt all that realistic and plus it has cool characters like Mime killers with tommyguns and Box guards (yep, guards turned into boxes jumping around after you). Plus it really is a very solid game. 
Oh 
A bit old (from 2000) but Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Par is worth checking out if you can find it. 
Shambler 
http://www.syberia.info/

Yes, you been away, and as usual not a word where exactly ;) sigh. 
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