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The Evil Computer Games thread

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  • #1262
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    Yeah, but I can download TF2, which is four times the size, overnight, whilst having a max speed of 300kb/s. Black Mesa would take a few hours at most without putting much of a dent in your limits.


  • #1263
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    Colm! wrote: »
    Yeah, but I can download TF2, which is four times the size, overnight, whilst having a max speed of 300kb/s. Black Mesa would take a few hours at most without putting much of a dent in your limits.

    You would think strongly against doing it if you had less than 30GB a month to go through.


  • #1264
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    Ah, Borderlands 2 pre-loaded, now I just have to wait until Friday :( It was only 4.5GB (I think) to preload which, considering the size of the first game, sounds waaaaaaaay off... hopefully I won't have to download the rest of it on the Friday, or else I'm going to be very annoyed :p


  • #1265
    Dave1711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭Dave1711


    Robby91 wrote: »
    Ah, Borderlands 2 pre-loaded, now I just have to wait until Friday :( It was only 4.5GB (I think) to preload which, considering the size of the first game, sounds waaaaaaaay off... hopefully I won't have to download the rest of it on the Friday, or else I'm going to be very annoyed :p

    Was thinking the same thing,super excited for it,gonna be unreal


  • #1266
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    26 days to pokemon black 2 :D:D


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  • #1267
    Aoifey!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭Aoifey!


    Downloaded Rayman Origins. I can see my college work suffering already :P


  • #1268
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Playing Spore on my TV with my new keyboard is fantastiche. :)


  • #1269
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    ARGH!

    Four hours. FOUR. HOURS.

    Down the f*cking drain for no reason.

    Playing Spore, finally managed to eradicate my enemy's empire and took over their homeworld, and then had to quickly dash off to fight some pirates raiding one of my planets, then had war declared on me by another empire and had to defend against them, and the game crashes. Losing EVERYTHING.

    I know it's partly my own fault for not saving, but when the game keeps throwing things at you to deal with then saving becomes the furthest thing from my mind, especially when I'm having such a good time.

    F*cking hate PC gaming so much at times.


  • #1270
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    F*cking hate PC gaming so much at times.

    That's spore's fault, not PC gaming's. Every decent game (beyond anything by maxis) has quicksave button, an autosave and a functionally unlimited number of save slots.


  • #1271
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    PseudoFamous wrote: »
    That's spore's fault, not PC gaming's. Every decent game (beyond anything by maxis) has quicksave button, an autosave and a functionally unlimited number of save slots.

    Not just Maxis. Used to happen randomly with H&D2 back in the day as well, as well as a number of others.

    On a positive note, whatever seed I got when I rebooted the game allowed me to achieve those 4 hours of progress in just about an hour, so I'm happy again. :)


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  • #1272
    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Not just Maxis. Used to happen randomly with H&D2 back in the day as well, as well as a number of others.
    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Used to happen randomly with H&D2 back in the day as well
    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    H&D2

    H&D2 came out in 2003. This is the same 2003 that the PS2 was using 8mb save cards, and most console games didn't have autosave anyway.


  • #1273
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    Borderlands 2 is to arrive this week. Yeah I preordered a physical copy online, probably a poor choice. But it's giving me time to play some Black Mesa while I wait.


  • #1274
    anirishlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭anirishlad


    Has anybody played borderlands 2 yet? It looks like a fun game to play with a mate :)


  • #1275
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    If anyone else is getting it on the PC they need to get on here immediately so we can organise to play together. I've not played it yet but the original is one of my favourite PC games of the last few years.


  • #1276
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Just made my first proper mod* for Oblivion. :)




    *Ok, when I say "mod", I mean I moved a jug from being on the top shelf to being on the bar, but IT STILL COUNTS GOD DAMN IT! :D


  • #1277
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    If you play Borderlands 2, add me on Steam and we'll shoot things together sometime.


  • #1278
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    Today was devoted to Fifa 13.


  • #1279
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    Today was devoted to Fifa 13.

    What's the career mode like? I've heard good things and the previews looked interesting....


  • #1280
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    My day was devoted to pokemon firered, and the original pokemon red. Just for a contrasting look.


  • #1281
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    What's the career mode like? I've heard good things and the previews looked interesting....
    Only starting it now. Spent the day playing it with friends so couldn't try it out. Will report back.


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  • #1282
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    Only starting it now. Spent the day playing it with friends so couldn't try it out. Will report back.
    Similar to old one with some added details such as the ability to make enquiries about players with the response telling you how much they want for the player, and pop-ups alerting you when rivals show interest in buying players, so you know when Man City are making a move for Hamsik, etc. You can also manage a national team simultaneously to managing a club.


  • #1283
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    You can also manage a national team simultaneously to managing a club.

    That's one feature that has been irritating me for a while. But I suppose I can just opt out of it. :)

    Have you tired Be A Pro yet? Have heard that it's been beefed up so that you can be loaned out and stuff.


  • #1284
    Palytoxin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭Palytoxin


    I got sick of Fifa manager mode when they stopped letting you get loads of free agents and sell them on straight away. The newer ones don't let you decide what stat you want a player's xp points to go to either do they?


  • #1285
    Jamie Starr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭Jamie Starr


    I really want to buy a video-game, but I can't get interested in anything coming out at the moment. I feel like my soul has died.


  • #1286
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I've been replaying bioshock, first time on the PS3. Still great :pac:


  • #1287
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    That's one feature that has been irritating me for a while. But I suppose I can just opt out of it. :)

    Have you tired Be A Pro yet? Have heard that it's been beefed up so that you can be loaned out and stuff.
    I don't play Be A Pro at all. Didn't like the gameplay of it in any of the FIFA's.
    Palytoxin wrote: »
    I got sick of Fifa manager mode when they stopped letting you get loads of free agents and sell them on straight away. The newer ones don't let you decide what stat you want a player's xp points to go to either do they?
    It's all automated now. You don't even see that they've earned XP


  • #1288
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    So many good games at the moment... So little time with college and all...

    Dishonoured
    Fifa 13
    Forza Horizon on the 23rd#
    Assassin's Creed 3 at the end of the month
    Hitman Absolution next month

    Bah, I just wanna buy them all and lock myself away and binge...


  • #1289
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Dishonoured is good :pac: been engrossed in pokemon black 2 for the past week though.


  • #1290
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    wait Pokemon Black 2 is out?


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  • #1291
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    Tis, tis. And its rather good/


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