Games this month

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2005-10-26 12:35pm

Slow blaster bolts in Battlefront..I really don't recall that.
I do recall that I the Yavin level was a pain to beat. I could do the others just fine, but Yavin...that took quite a few tries.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2005-10-27 03:15pm

Aaron Ash wrote:Wautd, Ignore the naysayers - FEAR is great fun so long as you are willing to immerse yourself in it, all my friends are enjoying it too.

FEAR is an okay game, if I were reviewing it I would give it an 80% or so. On the other hand, it is one of the most hyped games in a long time, with all kinds of advertising and reviewers swearing on a stack of bibles that its the best game in decades when by any logical standards its strictly average. It has a lot of very fine set-piece battles but not much more; there's no gameplay variety, a very flimsy story, a disappointing ending, and a lot of repetition. If you're into firefights, you'll enjoy it. I'd say it's like a first person Max Payne plus a bunch of sci-fi pap and minus the awesomeness.

The only game being released in the next few months that is a definite must-have for me is Oblivion. Call of Duty 2 will probably also get purchased. The most important thing, however, will be the new video card that I have been advised that I must buy to continue enjoying new games.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-10-29 11:54am

After watching Quake 4 at a friend's pc, i decided to buy Fear (as planned). The horror in Fear might be not as tense as I first would have suspected (I'll see that when I start playing) but it still has fun & intense gunfights. On the other hand, Q4 gave me an impression of "been there, done that"

Next to Fear I also bought Rome:BI and Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (dirth cheap)

Currently looking at the gamespot videoreview of Civ 4, I'm really tempted to buy that too. Always been a fan of the series and it looks like civ4 raised the bar again

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2005-10-29 12:25pm

The problem is that these days what sets an FPS apart is very subtle - the an excellent firefight is not something that will seem amazing to someone else. For example, I wasn't too impressed with HL2's 'great' firefights until I loaded up another FPS of the time and realized how exciting HL2's fights were in comparison Mind you, there is definately for improvement in single player - Call of Duty, for example, was really fast and furious and gave you the illusion of serving in a large battle.

AoE3 really doesn't do the trick for me. It feels like an age-old RTS in comparison to Dawn of War, not to mention that the Total War series is beginning to dominate my concept of a "good" RTS.

For some reason, I find myself wanting more Soldiers: Heroes of WWII.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-31 03:23pm

I picked up Battlefront II on Saturday, the next game I'm gonna get is probably going to be.... *throws dart at board*... Gunstar Future Heroes for the GBA.
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