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As far as I know, games on Steam are exactly the same as if you installed them from a CD you bought at a store. That said, I don't personally know about TQ, but every other game I've played off Steam has held true to this.
Also, the day-night cycles and physics are amazing in TQ.
My friend sold it to me for $10 when he left Korea.
I'm just worried my video card can't handle it. It's an ATI Radeon X1300 Pro. AGP.
Yes, my PC sucks. I know.
I have a ATI Radeon X850 and it works fine.
If you can sit tight for a little while longer they're releasing an enhanced version with a laundry list of new features that includes a better translation of the story, 3000 re-recorded lines, new NPC models, new inventory, faster load times, new adventures, etc.
They're releasing this all free as an update for anyone who's already purchased the game. And releasing the enhanced version CHEAPER as an updated bundle for retail purchase.
Wow, I know!
I liked them, the second more then the first. They were a little faster paced then Titan Quest, but did not look as good.
If you only have $20 to spend, but Titan Quest.
That's funny. I liked the first Dungeon Siege more than the second. I think that has to do with two good friends of mine always playing that game with me. Anyhow, they're decent games.
I never actually finished the first, but ran through the second pretty quickly. I remember my archer had some ridiculous BFG style attack that would send body parts flying. It was hilarious.
Check out Space Siege, it basically Dungeon Siege in space and I am pretty sure it is coming out this year.
Yeah I'm going to be doing an OP on this game soon, it's just hard to find good solid information. I mean different wab pages post different things
EDIT: also for the post a few up from mine about the video card, an X850 is a lot better then an x1300. Yeah thet don't make it easy for some reason, but basically the first number is the series number number and the second number indicates the hardware level.
x0850 > x1300. Thats the easiest way to look at it. I mean you could look at the tech specs. I think those two cards have the same texutre memory but the x850 has a way higher memory and core clock speed, with pretty much more of everything else. I'm not 100% postivive on how much better it is as I'm an Nvidia man my self but I know it is quite a bit better
Also, a mod came out fairly recently for TQ that totally redoes all of the skill tries etc., totally refreshed the game for me after I'd tired of it.
TQ Masteries mod, I think it's hosted on ign or something.
As far as I know, it's still on track for a September release. I think the Battle Mage was my preferred class in Sacred, though it was fun running around as a Saraphim dual wielding 'sabers of light'. Gladiator boxers were also kind of fun.
Anyway, Titan Quest is highly recommended. I rather enjoyed the Hellgate: London demo so if the full game is noticeably better, I guess I'd better pick it up, especially now that the price has dropped and there are some patches & balancing.
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Then again, my laptop sucks so thats probably why. Hellgate is pretty good, I haven't tried any of the subscriber stuff, but just the core game can be pretty fun, especially if you group up for it.
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It still has lots of updates. The latest was only a few days ago. Blind Guardian is making music exclusively for the game, too.
I liked the Battle Mage a lot, too, but that vampire class was sweet, as well. Come night you'd transform and then claw the fuck out of everything. That's one thing you can give to Sacred, they had cool classes, and cool armor and weapon sets to go with them.
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I'll be installing prob some time over weekend to play, ooo I'm all giddy, also I want into mythos! Someone help a dude out!
Also hellgate london is great, Not the best hack 'm slash but it does pretty good. Looks great with the DX10 settings all maxed and I thought all the weapons were great. I didn't notice the lack of axes which sucks. I mean I like to mix it up besides swords a little bit (I'm a sword guy btw so that tells you something). The one hammer weapon they put in to the games doesn't counter either
If you can find the expansion, I’d recommend it also. The added storage space alone made it a worthwhile purchase for me.
I agree. A hell of a lot of good designs in there.
Titan Quest doesn't have much of a story either, but the game itself is really good and I thought that the setting worked very well. It’s entertaining and well worth the current asking price on Steam. Sacred is also well worth a look, although at the time I played it there was a lot of technical issues with it.
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Think of it as (sort of) like the expansion for D2:
Two new Mastery trees
A new set of acts tacked on to the end of the first set.
New monsters for those acts
Extra storage space on travelling merchants
The ability to transfer gear from one character to another in the SP game through those merchants
Recipe scrolls for making powerful artifacts
More powerful recipes for making bigger artifacts out of other artifacts
More Gear
They make the game a hell of a lot more fun, and gave me a reason to play through a couple more times even though I loathe static maps and monster placement in a Diablo clone.
IMHO, you're more than fine without the expansion pack. But the little quality of life things that it brings made it above and beyond worth the price for me. Plus, I was really into trying all the different Masteries and their combinations and as Doronron listed, you get two new Masteries which are hecka fun to play with. Also, being able to trade with your other alts in the single player game helped with the sense that you didn't feel like you were wasting a great item just because it didn't go with the character who got the drop ("Staff of Awesomeness! Damn, I'm a Warrior!")
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Blizzard games run on anything, i don't know how they do it, but yeah diablo 2 i think is the game to own my life for the longest period of time. Halo and SSBM come close though. Amazing game though, I remember my mother wouldn't let me play diablo 2 when it first came out, although she didn't mind diablo 1 (even with the nekid decaptied people in the background
I've heard a lot of people say this, which of course, has made me incredibly curious. I love that kind of game addiction rush, God help me
I've thought about it a little. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but the hack and slash formula just tickles the addiction neurons in my brain the most. Well, MMOs do that also, but I think it's the same thing, just a different genre. Part of it is that rush when you get that next great item that makes you just that percentile more uber. Awesome!
So anyway, I think my quest for the weekend is to go out and see if I can find a copy of Diablo 2 somewhere.
You...you've never played Diablo 2? My God, man. You shouldn't have any trouble finding a copy of the battle chest at any EB or Best Buy, but I wouldn't recommend buying it until you have roughly 178 consecutive hours that you can devote to it.
That is true. I checked my Target while I was working and could not find it ANYWHERE! So as soon as I get my $90 refunded from some scam online, I shall be picking Titan Quest up!
Also, Diablo 2 Battlechests are still in HIGH demand. You will not have any trouble at all finding it.