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| News Comments > Best Buy Tests New Games at Used Prices |
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Re: OT: New LCD |
Aug 7, 2009, 17:47 |
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For the price, it's a very good monitor. It won't do anything special and you'll won't have the richest blacks, but a 24" monitor is yummy!
The 26" monitors are stupidly cheap by historical models, but it's generally the 24" monitors that you will find that that super $200+ price point. 26" are not expensive by any means, but it will be another year or so before they are just giving them away like they are with the 24" monitors.
It's 24" and damn big, bit it makes you wonder what 26" or even large is like.
Using the Samsund 2433BW,
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| News Comments > Best Buy Tests New Games at Used Prices |
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Re: Best Buy Tests New Games at Used Prices |
Aug 7, 2009, 17:44 |
Ray Marden |
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Yeah, I do not see it working out, at least not in its current form.
Lamestop makes such a ridiculous proft off of its used game business, that it can easily get into a pricing war with Best Buy.
And let's be honest; even if taken at face value, Best Buy just cannot discount new games by a significant amount. That is kind of the whole point and issue of the used game market; that same, original purchase is being sold two, three, four, or even more times.
All Lamestop has to do is lower its used prices by, say, $5 across the board. That will result in even more people purchasing the used games...which will only lead to publishers wanting to charge more, turning off even more purchasers.
Honestly, Lamestop needs to die off, publishers need to price their games realistically, and gamers need to be willing to pay for a quality product.
A PC gamers should stop pirating! Heh.
Dreaming again, apparently,
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| News Comments > Metaverse |
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Re: Metaverse |
Aug 7, 2009, 12:59 |
Ray Marden |
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Yeah, I sincerely hope this current plan does fail, but I am a bit skepticfal. Fox News and other more opinionated "News" companies are turning in bigger and bigger audiences while the more neutral or more encompassing companies are seeing decreases.
It is sad to say, but we are all about our divides in this country and, more than ever, we want people to agree with us rather than present all the facts, much less disagree.
If they can make this inital offering work, I could see it starting a chain of events. With the extra income, they can spend a bit more to do something even more rhetorical, and that could be even more appealing to the divisive mentalities.
Guessing the people get what the people want,
Ray Sadly.
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| News Comments > What about Prey 2? |
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Re: What about Prey 2? |
Aug 4, 2009, 17:33 |
Ray Marden |
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I was really excited by the demo and even the game for the start of it.
Ultimately, I still liked the game for the time, but I think it is apparenty to nearly everybody that its biggest failure was not embracing its mechanics (360 degree combat, wall walking, portals, scaling, weapons implementing portals, etc.)
That's why, at the end, it just felt like a competent shooter with some neat features that it never really used. Really, if there was one game that should never remind you that it's just another shooter, Prey is it.
I'd like a new Prey, but only one that tries something different.
Waiting on the WoW servers...,
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| News Comments > Alan Wake PC Petition |
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Lose-lose situation? |
Aug 3, 2009, 12:44 |
Ray Marden |
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Right off the bat, I will not get into how much Microsoft hates the PC as a gaming platform or how no computer could possibly be powerful enough <cough> to run this game...
Given that Remedy has basically said f*ck y** to the PC, how good would a PC release be? At this point, it seems like they could only rush out a terrible PC port or take a year to make a proper port, but then wonder why nobody wants to spend $50 on a year-old console game.
And that is all assuming it really does end up being an amazing final package. Given that this game has been in development for some fifty years, I almost wonder if it is worth it.
Do not get me wrong; I have long been lookin forward to playing Alan Wake on PC, but I just do not see it going well.
Thanks again, Micro$uck.
Shrugging,
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| News Comments > On Borderlands Graphics |
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Re: On Borderlands Graphics |
Aug 3, 2009, 12:37 |
Ray Marden |
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I hope there is actually a good game in there somewhere, but the only focus seems to be on the not cell shaded, but actually cell shaded graphics.
Case in point, this very news item.
Once again, I wish Pitchford would do some research and stop going on about how "unique" look. It's hardly unique when looking at other PC games, console games, anime, a couple of films I've seen, etc.
Hogwash! Those aren't low-resolution, heavily filtered textures! They are "unique!"
Hating, hating, hating, hating the wonky mouse input isses in Dead Space,
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| News Comments > The Witcher Director's Cut & Patch |
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Re: The Witcher Director's Cut & Patch |
Jul 31, 2009, 17:35 |
Ray Marden |
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Not like this ever is not the case, but this game was a bit fillrate intensive (in performance than actual visual quality) and reallyed wanted a higher end card for the time or a current day medium end card.
A system or so ago, the game ran okay, but I had to turn off AA/AF and maybe a few of the higher end processing features to get a fairly constant framerate. Once I upgraded cards, the game ran like a champ.
Well, by "game" I mean "demo" as I never purchased this. There were definitely some other technical issues at the beginning (bugs, loading times, etc.,) but the specific video card determined the overall gameplay performance.
I might purchase this after beating Dead Space, but I still want it cheaper.
Shrugging,
Ray |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Television recommendations |
Jul 30, 2009, 20:23 |
Ray Marden |
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Yeah, the limiting factor on size is actually the space it need to go into. For that room, the TV would need to fit in an area that will only fit a 40" widescreen.
Which, yes, is really weird when I have been looking at prices. I can pick up a nice 42" or even 44" or some cheapo 47" for the price of some of the 37", 39" or 40" televisions.
Walmart = Evil. KTHX.
Still researching...,
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Television recommendations |
Jul 30, 2009, 12:59 |
Ray Marden |
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I am not doing anything yet, but I am planning to purchase a new television in the next month or so. I have been looking at various places and sites, but all their recommendations vary quite a bit.
I am curious what all of you would suggest with the following constraints:
37"-40" in size
$800-$900 max including shipping/taxes
I am fine ordering online (so long as it is a respected e-tailer
480p, 720p, 1080p
60hz minimum, but 120hz would be nice.
Ideally meant for console gaming, maybe some movie watching.
Just needs to have the basics (3+ HDMI, crappy sound, etc.,) but nothing special
I really want a 40" 120hz, but I know that is pushing it.
Wishing some new MMORPG would beat WoW,
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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I wish Nintendo... |
Jul 30, 2009, 12:45 |
Ray Marden |
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...would just release some games already.
Other than the "casual" crowed jumping onto the system, this feels like the Nintendo 64 allllllllllllllllllll over again.
At this point, I would not tell you which of my "old" games I last purchased. Looking forward, I do not have much anything that interests me, even less so compared to what's available on other platforms.
I just looked through the stuff listed as Lamestop and, other than a Metroid game (which is just a rehash of everything I have previously played,) there is nothing else for this year. There are a few titles from decent franchises, but they are all the down-scaled Wii versions of a better/bigger/faster/smarter/prettier game I can get on aother console.
This is Nintendo, right? Even using the old mentality of "You just buy it for the first-party games," those are all far off in the horizon.
Nintendo better enjoy it while it lasts, because it is completely turning away people that just want to play some good games.
And the Wii is losing its one selling point - the 3D control - to competitors.
Just not hip enough,
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Delays are fine... |
Jul 30, 2009, 12:35 |
Ray Marden |
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...so long as it improves the product.
However, the industry's overall scheduling still needs to be reviewed. I really wish good games were released year-round rather than trying to shove them all into that Christmas window or, once blown, with no specific date in mind.
For me, gaming is what I do to take a break from things, take out some aggression, inspire the mind a bit, have some quick or extended fun (depending on the game type,) etc. I would really like to have that option every day of the year rather than three months out of the year.
Financially, it works out a lot better for myself, too. I can definitely pick up one or a few games per month, but there is just no way (financially or with regards to my time) per month.'
Also, spending ten years on a turd still gives you a turd.
Wah wah...wah wah wah wah wah...wah wah,
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| News Comments > Sound Blaster Audigy Drivers |
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Re: Sound Blaster Audigy Drivers |
Jul 29, 2009, 13:04 |
Ray Marden |
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I swear, this company works harder than any other to actively prevent you from using (and later purchasing again) its products.
Don't install this driver...install this one, but only after you install the CD drivers...don't install if you do have the CD drivers...only if you have this CPU...install, but then get the five separate updates for those other utilities...then the patch for this one utility...now you need to roll back this one due to that one update...etc.
Oh yeah - we do not work with your hardware. Thanks for doing all that updating, though! \o/
Insert "I loved Aurel" comment here.
Wishing somebody would do something nice with PC soundcards,
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| News Comments > Resident Evil 5 PC Specs |
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Re: Resident Evil 5 PC Specs |
Jul 27, 2009, 20:02 |
Ray Marden |
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So my big, evil, terrible secret is that I have ignored Resident Evil for many, many years. A lot of them just felt the same to me and I really got tired of a game that was based around preventing the player from having a good camera and controls.
I went and downloaded the test demo and it ran at the maximum refresh of my monitor; even for taking some possible console cheats, it stressed how badly optimized certain games are.
But the gameplay...is that it? Or was that just some rushed, short piece of garbage to push out the benchmark demo? I just saw people walking straight through groups of zombies and just shooting whatever they wanted.
Does the game have a semi-decent story? Is there more gameplay? More interaction? More exploration? Or is it just more of an arcade shooter, albeit with zombies?
I just felt bored by the end of the demo.
Feeling old,
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| News Comments > Dead Space Trilogy? |
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Re: Dead Space Trilogy? |
Jul 27, 2009, 13:09 |
Ray Marden |
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I am currently playing through the game and enjoying it, albeit for the $20 price I paid.
There are some issues with the story (overall story, the lackluster girlfriend connection, condclusion) variety (monsters, levels, solutions,) and direction/pacing (the game can boil down to hunt-a-node, the placement of some of the scripted bits,) but I do enjoy the moments when it does something different as well as the world that is presented.
However, at least on the PC, the controls are really holding me back from getting deeper into the game. The game supports widescreen formats, but does so just by showing you even more of your character. Instead of seeing the top of my character's shoulder, I now see the whole individual on the left side of my screen, just with a tiny bit more level on that side. Next, toss in a zoomed in FoV (70?) and mouse acceleration coupled with a larger than normal dead zone.
Combined everything together and it can be really frustrating playing the game on a 24" monitor - especially since the game focuses on spontaneous, quick monster attacks which die quickest with pin-point extremity shooting.
Then again, if they are just saying f*ck off to the PC market, none of these complaints really matter...
Maybe a 8/10, but a strong 8/10.
Liking the gravity-free areas, even if flawed and under-utilized,
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| News Comments > The Force Unleashed on PCs |
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Re: The Force Unleashed on PCs |
Jul 25, 2009, 22:12 |
Ray Marden |
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I think it is a combination of things, though. And as always, it is subjective for each person.
What if somebody was going to cook me a very nice breakfast? But that person would cuss at me the whole time or even slap me? Do I want the breakfast still? I mean, it is a good breakfast.
In that case, no.
Toss in LucasArts ongoing decline, the utter bullsh*t tossed onto PC gamers, the long delay of the PC release, and the generall poor reviews this game received - I have no intention of purchasing this game. Having this opinion, I expec the game to sell very poorly which then lends itself to the arguments of PC gaming dying, PC gamers only pirating and not purchasing games, etc.
Heck, it goes from a $4K PC requirement to now even having a Mac version???
Actually enjoying Dead Space (screwed up widescreen support and FoV excluded,)
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| News Comments > The Force Unleashed on PCs |
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Re: The Force Unleashed on PCs |
Jul 25, 2009, 12:15 |
Ray Marden |
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Well, they haven't officially confirmed the release date, much less going gold.
For all we know, this super advanced technological masterpiece will not be out until 2087 - only then might there be systems that could run it at 30FPS. Obviously, that will be on the lowest settings, but still...
It boggles the mind to think about the future our children and chilrden's childen will experience then. 
Stupid sh*ts. And I thought a lot of the reviews said this was so-so?
Weeping with joy,
Ray
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| News Comments > Bionic Commando Pre-purchase Discount |
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Re: Bionic Commando Pre-purchase Discount |
Jul 22, 2009, 20:45 |
Ray Marden |
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OHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!
I will not even have a physical copy, I have to wait for the download, and some questionable long-term ownership issues.
All for the high, high, high price of 75% above console retail! But if you order now, you can only pay about 58% above retail!
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!
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Wait. No. Hold on. That's incredibly stupid.
And the sad thing is that I was just looking at this game (for the 360) earlier today. Even though it was only $20, I held off because I was hoping to get the PC version at a similar, if not lower, price.
Durr durr durr.
Admiring the epic fail of it all,
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| News Comments > Dyack on Gameplay vs Story |
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Re: Dyack on Gameplay vs Story |
Jul 20, 2009, 17:26 |
Ray Marden |
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Maybe he is right and we all have it wrong...but that completely removes the core benefit of games.
If I just want a visual narrative, I can go watch a movie. Heck, take out the visual and sound component and I have a book.
I can see some abstract argument about graphics becoming absolutely life-like and the ultimate input method being devised; at that point, more focus can be placed on story and interaction/gameplay. However, that is really grasping for things and is nowhere close to becoming reality.
Common sense: 1. Dyack: -5000.
Thinking the whole point of gaming is that it is a controllable movie/show,
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| News Comments > More Sales |
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Re: More Sales |
Jul 18, 2009, 13:43 |
Ray Marden |
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I think we would need internal data to getting a better idea of total volume, price points, average purchase, etc.
Currently, I have no big triple-A title(s) that I will run out and pay $50+ for. However, the deals are encouraging me to buy many, many titles that I originally passed on for relative value (either to the $50 price tag or quality of game.)
Fallout 3 is likely the last game that I not only purchase on day one, but also paid full price. However, I have picked up numerous other games when they went on sale by a significant amount: BiA, Dark Athena, PoP, Tomb Raider, Turok, Zeno Clash, Far Cry 2, F.E.A.R. 2, Mirror's Edge, etc.
I just don't seem to have many "big" games that I am excited for. Even for some of the ones that I was looking toward, we're starting to see a wave of delays into 2010. I'm not playing anything on the Wii, I cannot think of anybody I want to buy on the 360, and all my current purchases are relegated to discounted PC games.
I am willing to buy a PS3, but only once the price is dropped. Even then, it will be to play older/discounted games in place of any one big title.
Please, please, please do not let Bioshock 2 suck.
Thinking I will buy one of the Monkey Island games next,
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