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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on Today, 06:19

Started playing Halo 3 on my Xbox 360. Didn't think I'd move on to the next installment so soon, but the story of Halo 2 ended with a cliffhanger, and I wanted to see how things turn out. The campaign mode of these games isn't too long (about 10 hours each) so playing three of them in a row is …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on Yesterday, 14:05

Finished Halo 2 . The levels where the Master Chief was infiltrating the Covenant base were great. Good enemy variety, some new weapons to try out (Fuel Rod) and generally nice looking environments. Also, lots of Energy Swords to play around with, which is always fun. The last couple of Arbiter …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on Yesterday, 06:29

Made some more progress in Halo 2 . Unsurprisingly, the Library mission was almost as tedious as the one in Halo CE. The first part of the level consisted of similar looking corridors where Flood enemies appear all around you seemingly out of thin air. There were also several areas where Sentinel …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-08, 09:39

Still on Halo 2 . The Arbiter mission dragged on a bit too long, and I wasn't exactly thrilled by the dark, similar looking corridors. They were kinda difficult to navigate because the Arbiter doesn't have a flashlight. On the plus side, cutting down dozens of Flood enemies with the energy sword was …

Re: Xbox 360 Marketplace closing

Posted on 2024-05-08, 06:33

As someone who has just recently gotten into Xbox 360 gaming, this sucks. Worst of all, it may also drive up the prices of physical games, which are dirt cheap at this time. Not sure how/if this will affect applying title updates (patches) to physical games

Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-07, 08:33

In my case, it depends on the viewing distance. For TV viewing, from 2-3 meters away, I don't really need more than 1080p. Even 720p works for me in that scenario, although I do start seeing a slight reduction in quality. Going to 480p or lower is a no go, unless I have no other choice (old Xbox / …

Re: Patches and updates for games

Posted on 2024-05-05, 10:03

This is probably your best bet for old game patches: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/ Not sure if they have that particular System Shock 2 patch, but it's worth a look. For other games, the PC Gaming Wiki sometimes has mirrors of the original patches. However, they seem to mostly focus on fan made …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 08:10

I think the graphics in this game are as good as about any DOS title from 1991. Great colors and monster animations and most of the outer world graphics are equally beautiful. Some dungeons not so great, but in the pyramids, gorgeous. Looks great! I need to play through these games at some point. …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 08:04

Continuing on with Halo 2 . Either this game improved the vehicle controls, or I got more used to them. In any case, I had a great time driving a Warthog and a Ghost during the Earth-based mission. The Ghost's new boost mode was a particularly nice addition, and it made zipping across the highway a …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-04, 12:51

Moving on to Halo 2 . I'm playing the original version of the game on my Xbox360 via back compat. The devs made some nice graphical improvements compared to the first game. For starters, Halo 2 runs in widescreen, and still looks decent when it gets upscaled to my 1080p TV. Environments became more …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-03, 13:16

Finished Halo: Combat Evolved . The penultimate mission where you go after the captain (yet again) wasn't one of my favorites. There were too many instances where Flood enemies would spawn out of thin air all around you while traversing cramped corridors. I get it, we're approaching the endgame, and …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-02, 19:42

Two more missions cleared in Halo: Combat Evolved . And yeah, the Library was as tedious as everyone said it would be. A bunch of dark, similar looking hallways filled with waves of similar looking enemies. Repeat ad nauseam for about an hour or so. Also, that robot singing and laughing all the time …

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-02, 09:42

As for how pleasing/weird it is is subjective and can be game dependant. I used to use 2.0 speakers back in the day with an integrated sound chip that supported EAX 2.0 and I grew to dislike EAX with a vengeance, I remember feeling like it usually made games sound overly echoy and somehow distorted …

Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-02, 08:13

I've briefly tested the PC version of Halo: CE to check its EAX capabilities. Compared to the OG Xbox version, it sounds like the audio is a bit cleaner (less compressed) on the PC. Opening HALO.EXE in a hex editor shows references to EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 and EAX 3.0 so it's likely that the game …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-05-02, 06:28

Still on Halo: Combat Evolved . The Control Room mission was all about vehicle combat. You get a tank, enemies get tanks, and there are even a few aerial units that attack you. I think I've got the hang of the vehicle controls now, so I had some fun driving a Scorpion around and blasting enemies …

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