and also you could not save anywhere you liked in Deus Ex
Wrong. As a matter of fact, yesterday I reinstalled the original DeusEx because THAT’S how good shooters are made and believe you me: you can save anywhere AND there is a quick save/quick load key – NUM plus and NUM / , respectively.
When I first purchased, for example, Deus Ex (the original, natch, the sequel looks awful) I couldn't think about anything else. At work I counted the minutes before I could go home to play it.
Exactly!. I could not have said it better myself. It seems that those who adamantly disagree with my harsh criticism of Far Cry simply don’t have a solid basis for comparing the quality and fun factor of game play.
As I said before: everything is measured by comparison. If you are the only guy in town with a car, no matter how mediocre, you RULE and your vehicle OWNS. But once you drive to a fancy country club and all cars in the parking lot there are Jaguars, BMWs and such, suddenly, your wonderful Corolla becomes lame. If I had nothing to pit Far Cry against I would say “Damn! What a masterpiece!” But I do own 250 games. I can’t wait for the CGW review of Far Cry. After 10+ years of subscribing to CGW I disagreed with their reviews only 2-3 times. They are usually right on. Watch them trash Far Cry. I predict 3 out of 5 stars. Well, maybe 3.5 stars simply because the game is so incredibly good-looking.
I found it challenging - but maybe that's because I selected the 'Challenging' difficulty level? Besides, I don't see how you can say it's not difficult and then talk about having to re-do parts loads of times. if that doesn't mean you found it too difficult, what does
:lol: When I said it was not challenging or difficult and called it stupid I meant it as a sarcastic remark (pity you did not get it). I will explain: Challenging means that you are presented with problems that are not easy to solve but if you play smartly you will most likely succeed. In Far Cry, unless you spend a real-life hour moving one inch at a time and scanning every inch of the area to locate all enemies you will die and have to reload because no matter what you do you will never spot all enemies and once you think it is safe to get up and move 10 yards someone or something will kill you instantly (I am exaggerating a bit but you know damn well what I mean). Having to reload 15 times per hour (that’s every 4 minutes or so) is not challenging. It is stupid . . .
I have a P4 2.8 @ 3.3 and a 9800 P. Before you say my system isn’t tweaked. I’ll boldly say, unless something is wrong with your system tweaking doesn’t do miracles. It might help smooth out the edges, but does not produce great results at least compared to upgrading. I get 25-50 FPS in Farcry and the encounters are unacceptable play
Well, something is very wrong with your system. I did not lie about Far Cry performance on my machine or the settings I play it at. You probably have insufficient cooling and your o/c machine runs way too hot. This will slow it down and may even make it crash . . .
am I the only one to play Far Cry in 1024, all details max, and max AA and AF, at more-than-decent fps (above 30-40)?I have a Radeon 9800Pro (at stock speeds), 512 DDR and an Athlon XP 1700+ o/c-ed at 1750 MHz... nothing too impressive... Am I missing something here?
No, you are not missing anything. What you say sounds about right and confirms my performance conclusion that ppl with R9800 PROs and such are set for at least another year and even HL2... The guy with the P4 2.8 @ 3.3 quoted above probably does not know that often times overclocking may cause the performance TO DROP depending on the overall balance of components in the box or if not done right.
What can I say, the POINT IS that THG review makes this game sound near perfect and MUST HAVE. It says that this is the kind of game you will remember 10 years from now and recall it with a soft smile of sweet nostalgia on your lips. NO YOU WON’T. The THG review is wrong and lacks objectivity.
<font color=red>I ADMIT THAT MY REVIEW IS NOT OBJECTIVE EITHER.</font color=red> But if you read the THG review and my review side by side you WILL get the complete picture of what is perfect about this game and what is terrible about it. Like it or hate it, buy it or not buy it – THIS is up to you. But if you pull your hair out after the 100th reload don’t say you were not warned.
Adios, amigos. I am not posting in this thread any more. Oh, and by the way, when was the last time any of you wrote up a sticky or a review motivated by the desire to help fellow board users? My writings may be imperfect, but at least I tried . . . So instead of trashing my posts go ahead and write something worthwhile yourselves.
<font color=green>Stingy people end up paying double. One kick-ass rig that will go strong for three years or one half-decent one every year?</font color=green>
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Slava on 04/21/04 11:20 AM.</EM></FONT></P>
: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?
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