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BigJoe posted:What I wouldn't do to get a playable version of Porche Unleashed. Yeah, I was specifically talking about their pre-Underground series (The Need for Speed SE, The Need for Speed II SE, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed: High Stakes, and Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed) when it was more about racing awesome Road & Track sports cars and less about EA ruining the series with the lame street racing and rap soundtrack BS. I have fond memories of bringing home The Need for Speed: Special Edition and it being too slow for my PC, until I upgraded to a so-fast-it-melted-your-GOD-drat-FACE-OFF Pentium 266.  Ahhh, those were the days. 
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May 12, 2010 05:40
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AxeManiac posted:I've never played an ultima game in my life. Huh, go figure. Ultima 7 was probably the pinnacle of the series. Amazon marketplace has Ultima 7 Complete for $10 used, but obviously will be missing the original box and manual and junk). You can install Exult, a cool fan-made open source engine that works on modern systems. Ultima 7 is probably one of the best 2D isometric RPGs ever made. I only suggest going to amazon because it's pretty apparent that EA will never put a single thing up on GoG. In other good news, typing this post made me go over to the exult site, and holy poo poo there's actually active development! Some enterprising fellow for a little while has been slowly plucking away at the source code fixing bugs and implementing features. The latest CVS snapshop for windows is from just april 29th. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 06:32 on May 12, 2010 |
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May 12, 2010 06:06
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Dominic White posted:It's a pretty good hack n' slash adventure by the guys who went on to make Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness. I also recall reading somewhere that it had really good multiplayer - perhaps this'll see it getting a revival of sorts?
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May 12, 2010 06:28
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BigJoe posted:What I wouldn't do to get a playable version of Porche Unleashed. The Porsche test driver career mode was awesome as hell. I would probably buy it again although the graphics look less than stellar by now. edit:  Oh god. Click here for the full 700x525 image. That poo poo looked so good back in the day. Now, not so much. Zat fucked around with this message at 09:14 on May 12, 2010 |
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May 12, 2010 09:09
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doctorfrog posted:Looks like Mark Morgan remastered the original Fallout 1+2 soundtracks:
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May 12, 2010 09:47
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OptimusShr posted:NEW GAME RELEASED: Enclave is now available for %5.99 Huh, cool. This game is often mentioned as a kind of proto-Demon's Souls on the PC, along with Severance:Blade of Darkness and the Gothic/Risen games. I tried it out and thought it was OK, but the combat is really floaty, which I found off-putting. Basically physics and collision detection feel really "off."
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May 12, 2010 11:53
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Placebo posted:Still have the box and disk for this game. It works for me under Win7 x64 if you set it to Win95 compatibility and 256 colors. I'd just really enjoy a version that doesn't have to stream data from the CD, since those loading times are a pain in the rear end. And maybe with remastered video or something, but that's probably too much to ask.
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May 12, 2010 13:29
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AxeManiac posted:That store had a copy of NOX in the box, sealed for like 9.99 I'd love to see Nox on GOG. Of the bunch of diablo clones that came out in the 90's Nox was easily my favorite. I remember the story being a little strange but the multiplayer was a blast. Some of my fondest gaming memories are using the warrior's charge ability to smash my friends to pieces.
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May 12, 2010 14:00
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Charles Martel posted:More classic poo poo I want on GoG in the near future since I'm nerding out over my want list over here: That one go me thinking, I still have the original, does anyone know if it would work on XP with DosBox? I have it installed on a virtual machine, but when I upgraded my graphics drivers the last time virtual hardware acceleration was disabled, making it impossible to play
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May 12, 2010 14:32
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Horn posted:I'd love to see Nox on GOG. Of the bunch of diablo clones that came out in the 90's Nox was easily my favorite. I remember the story being a little strange but the multiplayer was a blast. Some of my fondest gaming memories are using the warrior's charge ability to smash my friends to pieces. I know I've said this before, but I'd really rather they balanced the Wizard a bit better in multiplayer if they did decide to release Nox. Neither of the other two classes had a chance against a reasonably skilled Wizard using Shield-Haste-Invisible-Magic Missile spam.
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May 12, 2010 14:44
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AxeManiac posted:I've never played an ultima game in my life. Huh, go figure. Man, that is a Sad Thing. I still have the cloth maps for Ultima 4, the best game ever. It took a very long time before all of the 'morality and consequences' games eventually started coming out, but Ultima 4 was probably the first. You could do so much in this simple old game that would effect each of the 8 virtues you were trying to become an exemplar for, bringing hope again to the kingdom. loving awesome. And the symmetry of all of the virtues/anti-virtues, dungeons and towns, etc. The coin that came with the game (still have) that ends up symbolizing the 8 virtues and how they interact with the three principles, etc. That game is the reason I play games. Man.
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May 12, 2010 15:25
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If you only play one Ultima game, make it 7.
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May 12, 2010 17:29
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Cool Hand Leukemia posted:If you only play two Ultima games, make it 7.
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May 12, 2010 17:36
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Enclave was awesome stupid fun. I remember playing the demo when it was newer and my parents wouldn't let me buy it because it was M. It's not particularly deep but it's an awesome hack & slash.
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May 12, 2010 17:41
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Serious Michael posted:Enclave was awesome stupid fun. I remember playing the demo when it was newer and my parents wouldn't let me buy it because it was M. It's not particularly deep but it's an awesome hack & slash. It's a fun but dumb hack and slash, graphics look pretty nice maxed out too considering the game is 8 years old.
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May 13, 2010 00:12
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teethgrinder posted:Tangentially related, I'm currently playing Suikoden (PSX game on PSN) with no familiarity with the series, but it's evoking nostalgia from playing the SNES Final Fantasies as a kid. I kind of hate Final Fantasy as a genre/franchise now, but this is oddly compelling. If part 2 goes up there buy it. The first one's good but the 2nd is plain awesome.
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May 13, 2010 00:19
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keratas posted:It's a fun but dumb hack and slash, graphics look pretty nice maxed out too considering the game is 8 years old. Testament to the fact that Starbreezes staff are largely drawn from Demoscene crews. I remember when Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay came out on the original Xbox, and absolutely blew away pretty much everything else on the system in terms of graphics. Made Doom 3 look rather shabby by comparison.
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May 13, 2010 00:24
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Dominic White posted:Testament to the fact that Starbreezes staff are largely drawn from Demoscene crews. I remember when Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay came out on the original Xbox, and absolutely blew away pretty much everything else on the system in terms of graphics. Made Doom 3 look rather shabby by comparison. When Enclave first booted up, I equated the game looking great due to Starbreeze making it. Had no idea that staff from the demoscene work there. Riddick looked amazing for the time and still looks wonderful today.
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May 13, 2010 04:43
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Cool Hand Leukemia posted:If you only play one Ultima game, make it 7. I found an old disc with the collection on it, going to try 4, then 7. I found a bunch of rear end old DOS games, Alley Cat, Skyroads, Apogee stuff, just amazing old games (most abandonware floppy disk games) and running it through dosbox ain't bad, but if they released packs of these old pre 486 games, I'd totally buy them.
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May 13, 2010 06:46
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AxeManiac posted:I found an old disc with the collection on it, going to try 4, then 7. Alleycat probably isn't the original minigame game, but it is in my heart. Played that on my brother's IBM PS/2, gettin' shocked by electric eels...
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May 13, 2010 07:06
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I'd love to see some some old Amiga exclusive games get released on GoG. I missed out on all that since I only ever had a PC.AxeManiac posted:Alley Cat 
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May 13, 2010 08:52
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How is Jagged Alliance 2?
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May 13, 2010 08:55
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Jarofmoldymayo posted:How is Jagged Alliance 2? One of, if not the greatest turn based tactical game ever made. It is incredible.
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May 13, 2010 08:55
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:One of, if not the greatest turn based tactical game ever made. It is incredible. Awesome. I am hoping for something that plays like a videogame version of a skirmish level tabletop wargame. Necromunda: The game
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May 13, 2010 08:56
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Well, I don't play tabletop wargames so I can't tell you exactly how close it is to those, but I think it's a different type of a tactical game. It's like X-Com but the combat is much more in-depth and tactical. See the thread dedicated to it for more information and an awesome mod that should be installed right away: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3053233
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May 13, 2010 08:59
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Jarofmoldymayo posted:How is Jagged Alliance 2? Buy vanilla JA2 and install the 1.13 community patch. Don't bother with any of the expansions. Also I doubt you'll find something that feels like a computerised wargame but if you do, let me know. Tactical RPGs tend to be a lot more about character development and a lot less about building an army list.
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May 13, 2010 10:06
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Two Worlds: Epic Edition is now on GOG for $9.99.
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May 13, 2010 11:20
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Blodskur posted:Two Worlds: Epic Edition is now on GOG for $9.99.  That game is out on Xbox360, how is that I don't even 
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May 13, 2010 11:26
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Whalley posted:
Not "old" then, but is it any good?
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May 13, 2010 11:41
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Andrigaar posted:Not "old" then, but is it any good? In a so bad it's good, Deadly Premonition kind of way, yes.
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May 13, 2010 11:42
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AxeManiac posted:I found an old disc with the collection on it, going to try 4, then 7. http://www.moongates.com/u4/upgrade/Upgrade.htm It adds a much nicer tile-set to the game ... and the music which was missing from the DOS port.
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May 13, 2010 12:03
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TotalBiscuit posted:In a so bad it's good, Deadly Premonition kind of way, yes. Checking Metacritic (bleh, I know) for a consensus on Deadly Premonition, I found none. High score: Destructoid, 100% (they loved the self-aware camp) Low score: IGN, 20% (they hated the self-aware camp) And the middle stated: "Meh, it's amusing." As for Two Worlds, PC version is tolerated and the 360 averages the lowest score career console reviewers are usually willing to give: 5/10.
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May 13, 2010 13:04
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I played the 360 version of Two Worlds, it is one of the worst games on the planet and it is incredibly fun to play. Everything about it seems like it was made by an 8-year old with special needs. The voice acting in particular is atrocious. The gameplay is surprisingly fun but you will be shocked at how overpowered you will become. A common feature mentioned on SA is your ability to basically duct tape identical weapons together to get an even stronger one, but even without doing that I could destroy basically anything in the game after a while.
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May 13, 2010 13:23
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The horror of the voice acting in Two Worlds really can't be exaggerated. I laughed for the first little while and then I had to turn it off. Had a fantastic time playing, though, I'd say it's worth that price if you keep your expectations in line.
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guppy posted:I played the 360 version of Two Worlds, it is one of the worst games on the planet and it is incredibly fun to play. Everything about it seems like it was made by an 8-year old with special needs. The voice acting in particular is atrocious. The gameplay is surprisingly fun but you will be shocked at how overpowered you will become. A common feature mentioned on SA is your ability to basically duct tape identical weapons together to get an even stronger one, but even without doing that I could destroy basically anything in the game after a while. It wasn't zero wing but seriously the translation from German to Olde Englishe or whatever really made it awkward. I would've paid solid cash for an xbox mod to remove the dialog, but either way it's a decent game. The PC version was superior I'm told, and I think there was some modding done. There used to be a thread on these forums on it, so I'd check that out.
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May 13, 2010 14:00
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People played it at the time because they were all pleasantly surprised to find out it was better than Oblivion (every game is better than Oblivion).
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May 13, 2010 14:30
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Hipster Scumbag posted:People played it at the time because they were all pleasantly surprised to find out it was better than Oblivion (every game is better than Oblivion). Oblivion is actually a very good game once you mod out the enemy/item level scaling. (EDIT: Francesco's Mod is the one I was thinking of. I'd consider it borderline-essential if you're playing for the first time.) That said, the decision between Oblivion and Two Worlds basically rests on whether you want a fairly serious fantasy sandbox or a completely ridiculous one. Devil Wears Wings fucked around with this message at 15:06 on May 13, 2010 |
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May 13, 2010 15:00
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Devil Wears Wings posted:That said, the decision between Oblivion and Two Worlds basically rests on whether you want a fairly serious fantasy sandbox or a completely ridiculous one. What part of Two Worlds isn't completely serious? It rests on whether you want a fun game or a bad one that needs 8 gigs of mods to seem fun.
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Two worlds is great if you want to spend your time collecting wizard taint and fighting ghost bears and even more puzzling ghost zombies and skeletons.
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