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Psychonauts would be so much better if it let you map Xbox controller triggers to their proper functions.  Even games like Prince of Persia let you do that. (I know there are third party drivers that get around the problem, but I'm stupid and/or they don't want to play nice with my pc for some reason)
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FLX posted:Gonna start Riven tomorrow. Tip for Riven: Take notes. Mark down anything that looks interesting.
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Jan 24, 2010 04:01
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raezr posted:Psychonauts would be so much better if it let you map Xbox controller triggers to their proper functions. It all depends on whether the game is able to recognize the controller as a 360 controller or just a normal gamepad. For some unknown reason, Microsoft decided that the triggers should function as an analog axis, so pressing both the left and right trigger fully is the same as not pressing any trigger at all. However, if the game does some 360-controller-only magic, it works. The custom drivers do work, but it's a bit of a hassle to get them up and running properly.
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Jan 24, 2010 04:10
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ymgve posted:It all depends on whether the game is able to recognize the controller as a 360 controller or just a normal gamepad. For some unknown reason, Microsoft decided that the triggers should function as an analog axis, so pressing both the left and right trigger fully is the same as not pressing any trigger at all. However, if the game does some 360-controller-only magic, it works.
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Jan 24, 2010 06:34
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raezr posted:Prince of Persia and other games that as far as I know weren't designed with the Xbox 360 controller in mind work fine mapping the triggers though. Prince of Persia (the new one) is specifically designed to work with the 360 controller. It even has 360-specific button prompts if you play with one. Psychonauts was released before the 360 controller existed, so it does not support it.
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Jan 24, 2010 06:41
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AG3 posted:I'm not sure if GoG did much with the Fallout games They're patched to the latest version and decensored, IIRC.
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Weedle posted:Prince of Persia (the new one) is specifically designed to work with the 360 controller. It even has 360-specific button prompts if you play with one. Psychonauts was released before the 360 controller existed, so it does not support it. Ansob. posted:They're patched to the latest version and decensored, IIRC. tankadillo fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Jan 24, 2010 |
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Jan 24, 2010 15:55
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thedaian posted:Halloween Harry is freeware at this point. It might go by a different name though. I'm less certain of Jazz Jackrabbit's status. Halloween Harry aka Alien Carnage is right here, near the top. I've no loving clue who owns the rights to Jazz Jackrabbit now since I'm pretty sure the original developers have disbanded and/or sold the license to some unknown hacks (resulting in that godawful GBA series 'reboot' that thankfully nobody bought).
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Jan 25, 2010 12:01
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MonkeyforaHead posted:I've no loving clue who owns the rights to Jazz Jackrabbit now since I'm pretty sure the original developers have disbanded and/or sold the license to some unknown hacks (resulting in that godawful GBA series 'reboot' that thankfully nobody bought).  7th Legion was pretty cool
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Jan 25, 2010 12:11
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Speaking of Jazz, ever wonder what happened to the artist behind JJ2's cutscenes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR7vE6l1MN0 No idea when this'll ever see release, the dude seems to drop off the radar for months, sometimes years at a time. He's also been working on a solo animated movie project for the last eight goddamn years or so. Every time I see his work in motion though, I'm impressed. even if it is all furries
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Jan 25, 2010 12:23
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Threep posted:http://www.epicclassics.com/order.html Wow I love a lot of the games on that list. It'd be fun as hell to play Solar Winds, Jill of the Jungle and Dare to Dream for ten minutes, lose interest and forget about them all over again. Actually I'd probably still play the poo poo out of Solar Winds, that game was awesome all around.
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Jan 25, 2010 15:42
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GOG announcement hint: "The return of incredible karmic awareness." Some guy thinks it's The return of incredible karmic awareness, but I dunno. Doesn't seem like that fits in with the "biggest announcement ever in the GOG history" thing one of their team said on the forums.
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Jan 25, 2010 18:29
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Well they have another clue about the count down. The return of incredibly karmic awareness. There's also a possible clue in the first letters of the Expect the Unexcelled. About two more days...
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Jan 25, 2010 18:29
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Arcanum?
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Jan 25, 2010 18:43
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Overwined posted:Arcanum? Possibly Temple of Elemental Evil and Vampire: Bloodlines too. Not that the latter is that interesting, since it's on Steam already.
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Jan 25, 2010 19:16
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Overwined posted:Arcanum? That'd be the only thing that stands out. Of course, wandering wikipedia eventually landed me back at the page for inXile, and sad for Brian Fargo, and how far he fell when I one day mistakenly bought The Bard's Tale and then cried. vvv - well I hope they added a great deal to it. IIRC the cheapo versions that have been out there for a while ran fine on modern pcs. I have one at home somewhere. glug fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Jan 25, 2010 |
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Jan 25, 2010 19:18
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Yeah, it is Arcanum. It fits too perfectly.
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Jan 25, 2010 19:29
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I think it has a be a few games and not just one, even if it is arcanum, a big front page count down is a bit much.
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Jan 25, 2010 19:40
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Troika has the problem of never having the same publisher twice, so maybe we're seeing something more than Arcanum
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Jan 25, 2010 19:45
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raezr posted:Psychonauts would be so much better if it let you map Xbox controller triggers to their proper functions. For Psychonauts, I just told Xpadder to make the triggers report as two keyboard keys, which were mapped to the functions I wanted in-game. The rest of the gamepad worked just fine in game already, so I only had Xpadder handling those two buttons. Played through twice that way, completely seamless.
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Jan 25, 2010 19:59
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MrBims posted:Yeah, it is Arcanum. It fits too perfectly. I'd be so loving pissed; I paid $20 for that a month ago.
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Jan 25, 2010 20:26
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Wasn't Arcanum published by Sierra? Which is now owned by Activision? Activision coming on board would be massive news especially if they opened the floodgates on old Sierra games. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Jan 25, 2010 |
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Jan 25, 2010 20:41
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So are we ever going to see Dungeon Keeper up on this, or Steam, or anywhere? Or is EA just going to be stingy as gently caress with its defunct properties.
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Jan 25, 2010 20:51
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hammeredspace posted:So are we ever going to see Dungeon Keeper up on this, or Steam, or anywhere? Or is EA just going to be stingy as gently caress with its defunct properties. EA has shown no sign of wanting to release any old games from studios it's acquired.
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Jan 25, 2010 20:53
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on Facebook: "More clues! Where history overlaps with the present time."
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Jan 25, 2010 21:37
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Oh yeah. That's Arcanum. Which is actually cool because I borrowed a friend's copy years ago and played it for a month, but was never really able to find it after that. A DD version would be great.
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Jan 25, 2010 21:38
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I hope they get the Wing Commander series sometime soon. I would buy every single one.
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Jan 25, 2010 21:52
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Blodskur posted:GOG announcement hint: "The return of incredible karmic awareness." This reference, plus the history one could easily be an Ultima reference, too, since karma and virtue was a big part of the games and the plot premise of the Ultima:Worlds of Adventure was essentially history overlapping.
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ChrisAsmadi posted:This reference, plus the history one could easily be an Ultima reference, too, since karma and virtue was a big part of the games and the plot premise of the Ultima:Worlds of Adventure was essentially history overlapping. Uh it's Troika and the game is probably Arcanum as the last dozen posts have deduced
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Jan 25, 2010 21:58
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I would cry if it was for all of the old Origin stuff, including Knights of Legend, but of course not forgetting the most awesome game ever made, Ultima IV. However, I think the last hint seals the deal: Rhymes with smarcanum. (PS: if it really is NOT arcanum and NOT troika, that is the most brilliant set of false leads to drop. Kudos)
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Nthman posted:I hope they get the Wing Commander series sometime soon. I would buy every single one. Absolutely, I would too. I already own most of the games, but I'd pay $15 or so for a compilation of every one of them if they were tweaked for modern PCs. I still think that the Kilrathi Saga set (WC I-III) is one of the best game purchases I ever made, especially when you consider what it's worth now. WCIV is still great to watch (although only so so to play). A guy compiled 2 files for WC III and IV (can't find this one) so you can watch it like a movie. Definitely worth it for nostalgia and for the actors (Mark Hamill on Wing Commander and other games). That said, aren't there other sites out there currently posting them as abandonware? I found at least a few claiming to with a simple search, so EA probably thinks there's no demand for it.
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Jan 25, 2010 22:10
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If it is indeed Arcanum, I have no problem buying it when it drops. Been wanting to play that for years.
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hammeredspace posted:So are we ever going to see Dungeon Keeper up on this, or Steam, or anywhere? Or is EA just going to be stingy as gently caress with its defunct properties. My theory was the karma thing tied into Black and White. So it's not impossible. But it looks like the other clues prove me wrong.
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Jan 25, 2010 23:32
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Quick question..does the GoG Riven release support widescreen resolutions?
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Morganus_Starr posted:Quick question..does the GoG Riven release support widescreen resolutions?
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Morganus_Starr posted:Quick question..does the GoG Riven release support widescreen resolutions? No, only 640x480 as far as I know (I bought it last weekend and there's only an option to turn 640x480 on or off. I didn't notice any difference between those though).
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StickySweater posted:Absolutely, I would too. I already own most of the games, but I'd pay $15 or so for a compilation of every one of them if they were tweaked for modern PCs. I still think that the Kilrathi Saga set (WC I-III) is one of the best game purchases I ever made, especially when you consider what it's worth now. WCIV is still great to watch (although only so so to play). A guy compiled 2 files for WC III and IV (can't find this one) so you can watch it like a movie. Definitely worth it for nostalgia and for the actors (Mark Hamill on Wing Commander and other games). Here is a link to the news story that has both WC3 and WC4 movie files posted: http://www.wcnews.com/news/3677
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While the clues point to Arcanum, a countdown timer and whatnot is pretty overboard for what was ultimately a mediocre game. Even if it's Troika's entire catalog, Vampire is already on Steam and TOEE has a lot of problems.
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Jan 26, 2010 06:40
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Zachack posted:While the clues point to Arcanum, a countdown timer and whatnot is pretty overboard for what was ultimately a mediocre game. Even if it's Troika's entire catalog, Vampire is already on Steam and TOEE has a lot of problems. Thats how I feel. They've been hyping this since November and its just Troika? They should have at least said its not Planescape earlier.
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Zachack posted:While the clues point to Arcanum, a countdown timer and whatnot is pretty overboard for what was ultimately a mediocre game. Even if it's Troika's entire catalog, Vampire is already on Steam and TOEE has a lot of problems. I agree with you and it almost makes me think we're getting more than one significant release. After all "Expect the unexcelled" doesn't really fit into Arcanum as far as I can tell. I'd be pretty stoked with Arcanum nonetheless, though I can't help but agree that the fanfare is a bit much for just that one game.
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