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Frodolives

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I've been replaying System Shock 2, and though you may not be excited about the graphics in a game that old, I still find it well designed and balanced so that it's easy on the eyes :)

Also playing Far Cry and Scrapland, and enjoying both.

I'm a big Tribes fan, and even though Tribes Vengeance is a letdown due to the failure of VUG to follow through with promises to support and patch it, it's still a pretty cool game, and the first Tribes title to have a real single player. It's hitting clearance bins these days, so give that a try. I saw it for $7.48 at Target the other day.
 

apoppin

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Originally posted by: Frodolives
I've been replaying System Shock 2, and though you may not be excited about the graphics in a game that old, I still find it well designed and balanced so that it's easy on the eyes :)

Also playing Far Cry and Scrapland, and enjoying both.

I'm a big Tribes fan, and even though Tribes Vengeance is a letdown due to the failure of VUG to follow through with promises to support and patch it, it's still a pretty cool game, and the first Tribes title to have a real single player. It's hitting clearance bins these days, so give that a try. I saw it for $7.48 at Target the other day.

did you d/l the hi-res pack for SS2? it takes the original Dark Horse Engine's Gfx up a notch
:thumbsup:

i am playing it now for the first time (on Win98se)
 

EvilManagedCare

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Nov 6, 2004
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Originally posted by: thelastmccabe
With wow my enthusiasm has dampened since I've seen it on my new rig, and the graphics are pretty underwhelming. I know graphics aren't everything....but why make so many zones that are all dark and dreary (like darkshore, duskwood, anywhere undead are) and so many with 'fog' in the distance even at max distance setting (westfall, anywhere elves are). The only places that really look good to me are the barrens and the tauren zone....another problem is i basically only play at night now, and the game looks 1/10th as good at night for some reason. It's a great game, but i just find myself not wanting to play it anymore.

You know, you can always turn up the gamma setting in the video options ;) The only problem is turning it up too high makes everything look faded and washed out.

Actually, this was a complaint of mine at first as well. I wish they would reverse the day/night cycle for the EST servers so I could play in the daylight. The cruel irony is when I actually do get to play in the daylight hours, my house is so bright, even with blinds closed, I can hardly see the screen. Luckily, zones set in the desert look about the same in the daylight or nighttime.

 

Mavrick007

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Dec 19, 2001
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I play WoW still too, but not as much. I have been putting more time into working on alts.

My friend just got Battlefield 2 and says that it's not too bad but seems to be quite different from BF: 1942. Heh Can't wait for some good Mods to come out for it.

Also, if anyone is into some decent rpgs, go check out the demo/beta for Dungeon Siege II. It appears to be a pretty decent looking game as well. I know that I really enjoyed the first Dungeon Siege.
 

Schadenfroh

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Mar 8, 2003
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Play everquest 2 right now, got bored with WoW also. Tried guild wars but i did not like it.
 

drifter106

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Mar 14, 2004
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Man am i the only one who plays halo ce (multiplayer) ... son plays CS all the time...never could get interested in hl2...unrealtournament has so much candy to it...have farcry but didnt get far into it...really just stuck on halo...excited about battlefield 2, just got it today and it looks like it will be a dandy....
 

40Hands

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Jun 29, 2004
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BF2, WoW, CS:S

I am also interested in what kind of mods will come out for BF2
 

Trizik

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I mainly play Counter-Strike: Source and Battlefield 2. I've been playing the Age of Empires III demo lately and love it, so I bet I'll be playing the full version a lot when it comes out. I have a feeling I'll be playing Day of Defeat: Source a lot too when it comes out.
 

daveybrat

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Jan 31, 2000
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Only 2 games i play.....Call of Duty United Offensive Multiplayer.....and Dungeon Siege 2

:thumbsup:
 

mdchesne

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Feb 27, 2005
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i'm playing those old Apple II game sunder the "free games" sticky. they're actually kinda fun for being ancient
 

BFG10K

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Aug 14, 2000
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I just forced myself to finish the POS Red Faction 2. Next I'll probably play Call of Duty or the original NOLF.
 

viivo

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May 4, 2002
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Been alternating between:
The Longest Journey
Planescape
Sanitarium
Anachronox


No good RPGs or adventure games (stuff from TAC doesn't count) have been released lately so I've had to fall back on classics.