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Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) >I know you can rent Xbox and PS2 titles why not Xbox 360 titles? Exactly. Check out GameFly. Works like Netflix.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) It's b/c there have been absolutely no original FPS AAA releases so far this year. Nothing. This has been a dry year so far. Area 51? Pariah? Both console ports (reload-a-rama snorefests, really). And Doom 3: RoE was just an...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > The snark nest was on Xen? > Yeah, I missed it. Time to go thru it again too :) > McG. The only Snark nest I found was near the end of the game and tucked away in a Black Mesa area with the long rising platform. Sorry I can't...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > Thanks both. Starting to get the itch to play them all through again > now... Just did that myself a few weeks ago. OF is still as solid as ever (my fourth time through it), but BS just felt like a semi-polished mod.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) I meant JK2: JO. I never finished DF2:JK. There was some puzzle I couldn't figure out, and I didn't have the sense to look up a walkthrough or a cheat online at the time. Then, IIRC, I had a harddrive crash on me, plus I was in...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) Minigun from AvP2. Shredded anything that moved. Bow in the Thief series. Very versatile. Plasma Rifle in Doom 3. I love the little recharging whine when you drop in a new cell. In comparison, the BFG was overkill. And since I'm...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > I'm playing the HL games over and Blue Shift for the first time. I sure > hope my Barney Calhoon can use the crossbow!!! Sorry to disappoint, but Barn doesn't get to play with the crossbow. Only one alien weapon, too, the...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > Ooh, that new wrench from blue shift was really cool. I felt that I could > feel the heaviness of the wrench while wielding it. The wrench was in Opposing Force. Blue Shift used the crowbar again, as in Half-Life. Now the...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > Original BS looked much the same as original HL - easiest thing to spot in > the update is things like ties - in original this kind of detail was just > 'painted' onto the shirt. IIRC - the pack only affects the models...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) How about Doom? Yeah! Some badass like The Rock could play the marine. And then there's that Riddick character. Cold as ice. That game would be an awesome movie! Um, wait... In all seriousness, and even though it's the opposite...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) < snip > > Painkiller: BOOH has one on Trauma difficulty (Colloseum level). Why level > designers still use ultra-annoying and time consuming jumping puzzles like > these is beyond me. That little three-part jump nearly made me...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) > Knight how much stinking jumping is in the game if any. It's half jumping, half assorted attacks. All button mashing. But it's a platformer ... what else would you do in this sort of game? For me, the story and atmosphere are...

Archived from groups: (More info?) >> Then I saw that the 6600GT requires a 450 watt powersupply. > > Horsefeathers! I'm running a 6600GT in a Shuttle case with a 250W PSU, > no problems. (3 Ghz P4, 1 Gb RAM, 7200 RPM drive, on-board audio; I > have no idea what the total power draw of all...

Archived from groups: (More info?) > I have to figure out how to get Steam/HL2 and all the other Steam games > from the old rig to this one. The LAN will go a lot faster than having > Steam dl everything from scratch. > McG. Copy your complete "Valve" folder (contains "Steam" etc.) from...

Archived from groups: (More info?) AMD XP 2600 and an ATI AIW 9800 Pro (512 MB system RAM and an Audigy 2 ZS to boot, too). I'm currently replaying Doom 3 at 800 x 600, Medium Quality and 2X AA. I previously played both D3 and RoE at 1024 x 768, MQ & 2X AA, but the system stuttered a...