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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Urian wrote: »
    Urian wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    We're talking about a company that once took nine years to release a game after announcement, here. I wouldn't take any bets on what the deuce is going on with Ep3.

    What? What game was that? Half-Life 1? I remember Half-Life 2 being like a 1 or 2 years after announcement, could be very wrong though.

    Team Fortress 2. Announced in 1998 IIRC.

    Ohhh yeah of course. I remember when it was supposed to be all military style. And then it went through like 4 or 5 revisions.

    It was basically exactly like what BF2 ended up being

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited June 2010
    Vi Monks wrote: »
    Am I the only one who feels that this game controls like ass on PC? I've tried the demo a few times because I really want to like it, but the mouse aiming is just so sluggish that it's virtually unplayable. Is there any way I can tweak this to be a bit more snappy like an FPS?

    That's what I felt about the 360 demo. No complaints about it on PC.

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    weird. Red faction guerilla seems to not wanna work. Played just fine last week when i had it installed. Ah well more time for hl2 run through.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Big Isy wrote: »
    weird. Red faction guerilla seems to not wanna work. Played just fine last week when i had it installed. Ah well more time for hl2 run through.

    I never played Red Faction: Guerrilla, but everytime I hear about it I remember this video that's near and dear to my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8

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  • Michael HMichael H Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Urian wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    We're talking about a company that once took nine years to release a game after announcement, here. I wouldn't take any bets on what the deuce is going on with Ep3.

    What? What game was that? Half-Life 1? I remember Half-Life 2 being like a 1 or 2 years after announcement, could be very wrong though.

    Team Fortress 2. Announced in 1998 IIRC.

    And WELL WORTH THE WAIT.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Vi Monks wrote: »
    Al Baron wrote: »
    Redlance wrote: »
    So for anyone who is looking for a sale on Just Cause 2 target has it on sale for $30. I recommend calling your local store to make sure they have it at that price. The reason I'm putting it in this thread is because the key can be activated over steam. Can't say if this offer is good outside of the US.
    I got this a few days ago and I'll say that I haven't had such a fun time with a sandbox game since Crackdown.

    Am I the only one who feels that this game controls like ass on PC? I've tried the demo a few times because I really want to like it, but the mouse aiming is just so sluggish that it's virtually unplayable. Is there any way I can tweak this to be a bit more snappy like an FPS?

    I use both the pad and KBAM, and it's great.

    Thing is, if I have the pad plugged in and the stick is a liiiitle bit to the side, the mouse get's REALLY sluggish. Try first turning off VSync, and second unplug or move the left analog stick if you have a pad connected.

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Michael H wrote: »
    Urian wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    We're talking about a company that once took nine years to release a game after announcement, here. I wouldn't take any bets on what the deuce is going on with Ep3.

    What? What game was that? Half-Life 1? I remember Half-Life 2 being like a 1 or 2 years after announcement, could be very wrong though.

    Team Fortress 2. Announced in 1998 IIRC.

    And WELL WORTH THE WAIT.

    The first online FPS I really got into. Well, excluding coop SWAT 4.

    Aside from all the stuff you can say about the art-style and gameplay, it's amazing how they made an online FPS that was really accessible even if you were completely new to the game. Some classes are more complex to play, but on the whole each class has obvious roles, and as long as you stick to them, you're helping your team.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Big Isy wrote: »
    weird. Red faction guerilla seems to not wanna work. Played just fine last week when i had it installed. Ah well more time for hl2 run through.

    I never played Red Faction: Guerrilla, but everytime I hear about it I remember this video that's near and dear to my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8

    That song is amazing. It completely encapsulates that character when I'm playing him.

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Zampanov wrote: »
    Big Isy wrote: »
    weird. Red faction guerilla seems to not wanna work. Played just fine last week when i had it installed. Ah well more time for hl2 run through.

    I never played Red Faction: Guerrilla, but everytime I hear about it I remember this video that's near and dear to my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8

    That song is amazing. It completely encapsulates that character when I'm playing him.

    I always play as a namby-pamby do-gooder, but I still love the song.

    The preview for the next Red Faction was pretty sweet, even if it appears to be taking the series in a somewhat radical Doom direction:

    http://kotaku.com/5556092/first-look-at-new-red-faction-game

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  • InzignaInzigna Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Iolo wrote: »
    I always play as a namby-pamby do-gooder, but I still love the song.

    The preview for the next Red Faction was pretty sweet, even if it appears to be taking the series in a somewhat radical Doom direction:

    http://kotaku.com/5556092/first-look-at-new-red-faction-game
    I suppose someone decided that Dead Space was a good enough example to follow.

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  • Vi MonksVi Monks Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Vi Monks wrote: »
    Al Baron wrote: »
    Redlance wrote: »
    So for anyone who is looking for a sale on Just Cause 2 target has it on sale for $30. I recommend calling your local store to make sure they have it at that price. The reason I'm putting it in this thread is because the key can be activated over steam. Can't say if this offer is good outside of the US.
    I got this a few days ago and I'll say that I haven't had such a fun time with a sandbox game since Crackdown.

    Am I the only one who feels that this game controls like ass on PC? I've tried the demo a few times because I really want to like it, but the mouse aiming is just so sluggish that it's virtually unplayable. Is there any way I can tweak this to be a bit more snappy like an FPS?

    I use both the pad and KBAM, and it's great.

    Thing is, if I have the pad plugged in and the stick is a liiiitle bit to the side, the mouse get's REALLY sluggish. Try first turning off VSync, and second unplug or move the left analog stick if you have a pad connected.

    No gamepad, but I might have had VSync enabled. I'll have to reinstall the demo and check.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Iolo wrote: »
    Zampanov wrote: »
    Big Isy wrote: »
    weird. Red faction guerilla seems to not wanna work. Played just fine last week when i had it installed. Ah well more time for hl2 run through.

    I never played Red Faction: Guerrilla, but everytime I hear about it I remember this video that's near and dear to my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8

    That song is amazing. It completely encapsulates that character when I'm playing him.

    I always play as a namby-pamby do-gooder, but I still love the song.

    The preview for the next Red Faction was pretty sweet, even if it appears to be taking the series in a somewhat radical Doom direction:

    http://kotaku.com/5556092/first-look-at-new-red-faction-game

    Wait, it's doing what to the series? You do know that the first two were linear shooters, the first one in a mine and there were levels where you fought against alien like things. This is just going back to the series roots.

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  • InzignaInzigna Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    But the survival horror vibe is much, much stronger now. And there's a stark decrease in emphasis on destructible environments.

    Also, good to note that Red Faction II did not exist. Not where I come from.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    How's there a stark decrease in emphasis on destructible environments? You got all that from that short trailer that doesn't tell us anything about the game other than it's going to be underground and there's aliens?

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/

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  • TetraNitroCubaneTetraNitroCubane The Djinnerator At the bottom of a bottleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/

    L4D3 confirmed?
    I know, I know... But I was so looking forward to it maybe being Ep 3.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I just watched the trailer and they were destroying shit all over the place, so I'm not sure what people are talking about with the sharp decrease in emphasis on destructible environments. Maybe you meant decreased emphasis regarding mission objectives? Like you can still blow shit up all day, but missions won't make you do it? That would make sense.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/
    It could be the announcement that EP3 is never coming out.

    Instead they're gonna just release the full-sized HL3 already.

    One can dream.

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  • HawkHawk ColoradoRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/
    It could be the announcement that EP3 is never coming out.

    Instead they're gonna just release the full-sized HL3 already.

    One can dream.

    Then we wait longer, bad plan.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Vi Monks wrote: »
    Vi Monks wrote: »
    Al Baron wrote: »
    Redlance wrote: »
    So for anyone who is looking for a sale on Just Cause 2 target has it on sale for $30. I recommend calling your local store to make sure they have it at that price. The reason I'm putting it in this thread is because the key can be activated over steam. Can't say if this offer is good outside of the US.
    I got this a few days ago and I'll say that I haven't had such a fun time with a sandbox game since Crackdown.

    Am I the only one who feels that this game controls like ass on PC? I've tried the demo a few times because I really want to like it, but the mouse aiming is just so sluggish that it's virtually unplayable. Is there any way I can tweak this to be a bit more snappy like an FPS?

    I use both the pad and KBAM, and it's great.

    Thing is, if I have the pad plugged in and the stick is a liiiitle bit to the side, the mouse get's REALLY sluggish. Try first turning off VSync, and second unplug or move the left analog stick if you have a pad connected.

    No gamepad, but I might have had VSync enabled. I'll have to reinstall the demo and check.

    To be fair, I played it all the way through and at points I could see it start chugging -- not really stuttering, just slowing down for some reason, and it was super annoying. Then I turned off vsync and it was like night and day, it was so much more quick and responsive.

    I wish it didn't come enabled by default, it always messes me up when it's on. Sometimes there's really bad tearing, sure, but just make it an option.

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  • BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/

    Uh, isn't that just Gabe saying the picture's fake? It's not a denial that the E3 announcement is Episode 3...
    It's totally going to be L4D3.

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  • ZerokkuZerokku Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Hes denied that its Episode 3 in several emails by now.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    There's a link to a mail screenie in that news post where gabey says it isn't ep 3.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    There's a link to a mail screenie in that news post where gabey says it isn't ep 3.

    He didn't deny L4D3, however...

    Hmmmm...

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  • reVersereVerse Attack and Dethrone God Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Hurray for more zombie shooting fun times.

    Seriously, the biggest complaint I have about the L4D games is how few maps there are. They get repetitive pretty fast.

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  • ZerokkuZerokku Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Just got to Nova Prospekt

    One of the levels I always see people hate on, anything I should know going in?

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Zerokku wrote: »
    Just got to Nova Prospekt

    One of the levels I always see people hate on, anything I should know going in?

    Shoot sharp. Run hard.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Shoot hard. Run sharp.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Be awesome.

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  • ZerokkuZerokku Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    :lol:

    Also, are these antlions mine? Or hostile?

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Zerokku wrote: »
    :lol:

    Also, are these antlions mine? Or hostile?

    Do you have a pod thing? Are they killing you?

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  • ZerokkuZerokku Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I have the pod thing, and they cant get to me yet. Gates/Bars and turrets between us.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    If you have the pheromones pod, every normal antlion will be on your side until the end of the game. However, as a fair warning, any queen antlions that you might encounter will be hostile.

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  • Michael HMichael H Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Just got past Nova Prospekt. I have thus reached my only real complaint in what is otherwise a gem of a game:
    Holy shitballs is it annoying having my little squadmates get in my way. I can't tell you how many times they're clogging doors and hallways which leads to one/most of us getting shot.

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  • YggiDeeYggiDee The World Ends With You Shill Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I don't really know where the best place to ask this is, but is there any sort of list or database or something of which Steam games are compatible with a gamepad? I'm considering grabbing an XBox 360 controller to play Prince of Persia/Psychonauts/Audiosurf and now I'm curious as to what else I could be doing with it.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2010
    HL2 does, both L4Ds support it, Portal claims it supports gamepad but I think only 10% of people ever get it to actually work

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  • SudsSuds Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    YggiDee wrote: »
    I don't really know where the best place to ask this is, but is there any sort of list or database or something of which Steam games are compatible with a gamepad? I'm considering grabbing an XBox 360 controller to play Prince of Persia/Psychonauts/Audiosurf and now I'm curious as to what else I could be doing with it.

    The store page for the games should tell you. Most games will have support.

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  • Michael HMichael H Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    My Logitech came with software to allow you to map your keys to the game pad. Braid, IIRC, does not support a pad out of the box but I mapped it up and it worked wonderfully.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    If we are to believe halflife2.net's email exchange with gabe, the g-man fro thing is fake and the E3 announcement thing is not Ep 3

    http://www.halflife2.net/2010/06/05/freeman-14th-picture-confirmed-fake-by-gabe/
    It could be the announcement that EP3 is never coming out.

    Instead they're gonna just release the full-sized HL3 already.

    One can dream.

    I'd prefer Half-Life 3 to not be bogged down with the leftovers from the HL2 Episodes storyline.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Michael H wrote: »
    My Logitech came with software to allow you to map your keys to the game pad. Braid, IIRC, does not support a pad out of the box but I mapped it up and it worked wonderfully.

    Xpadder or joy2key also do this, though the guy who made xpadder started charging for it.

    edit: Also, if a game is branded Games for Windows compatible it automatically has full standard 360 controller support.

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