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by **Replicant** on 01 Feb 2010, 17:29

I am really interested in it toddie but not sure my old XCT will cope.
Really could do with a new pc I think.

by **mrtoddie** on 01 Feb 2010, 17:30

xbox all the way...

ive given up with pc games until i can get a nice sexy pc built

by **scarbunny** on 01 Feb 2010, 21:16

Got the BF:BC2 demo on release but there was no one on line so I was stuck match making for ages for it gave up.

ME2 finally here, played 2ish hours only to find the game had glitched and wouldn't save not a happy bunny but at least I wasn't that far in, if it had arrived Saturday morning it could have been a whole day wasted.

by **EviL Ras** on 01 Feb 2010, 22:18

no toddie, nooooooooo!!!

by **mrtoddie** on 02 Feb 2010, 11:05

Soon I may have an I7 build... just need moneys

Still rocking out on Rockband 2 aswell.

by **scarbunny** on 02 Feb 2010, 12:02

Tempted to try and build an i7 HTPC for Bad Company 2, but too much money me thinks, I'm sure it'll be fine on my mid-range C2D and 8800GTX.

Maybe.

by **robbo** on 02 Feb 2010, 20:14

Just tried playing Fifa on my mate's xbox. Gawd I was awful...

by **Johnmcl7** on 08 Feb 2010, 20:48

Seems quiet in this forum section at the moment...

Just started Infamous which is remarkably similar to Prototype, proving to be quite addictive as unlike many other sandbox games you have a real reason for completing side quests - they clear up areas of the city which means enemies no longer spawn there.

John

by **matt** on 08 Feb 2010, 21:02

I've nearly finished it, I think it is good altough the controls were a touch disjointed by the time you have a big arsenal to pick from. Certainly took me a while to get into. Next on my list to complete after Assasin 2 and level 60 on MAG! (only another 28 levels to go!)

by **Roadshow** on 09 Feb 2010, 08:24

Johnmcl7 wrote:Seems quiet in this forum section at the moment...

Just started Infamous which is remarkably similar to Prototype, proving to be quite addictive as unlike many other sandbox games you have a real reason for completing side quests - they clear up areas of the city which means enemies no longer spawn there.

John

I loved Infamous, first game in a long time that I played all the way through. Was sorry it ended, but didn't go back to play it as evil.

Meanwhile Star Trek Online went live and my Amazon pre-order turned up and turned out to be a real bargain. I only payed £17.50 for the game and in return got the usual in-game items, but also 60 days gametime rather than 30, and a free T-shirt. A real bargain.

The game itself is settling down nicely, with just a few bugged missions which detract from the experience. A smoother launch than most mmo's though. Also my fears during beta that the lag and disconnects would make the live start a hellish experience, were abated during the three days head start, when the responsible bit of errant code was finally squashed.

The only problem now is that the game's massive and unexpected success, at least in terms of initial sales, has resulted in login queues whilst we awaited the arrival of yet more new hardware over the weekend. Since the original cluster of servers was over a hundred machines, and these were added to when they proved insufficient during beta, I am assuming that Cryptic have more than double the number of players they had been expecting. It will be interesting to see sales figures when they are released. Of course sales aren't everything as Funcom learned with Age Of Conan, you need to keep the players in-game.

Whether the game has an end-game I have yet to find out. I am currently L25 which is about half way to the cap. I have not done any pvp so far, having not much enjoyed it beta, the result of being a support class where dps would win the day. I am though enjoying the rest of what is on offer, particularly Cryptic's story-telling in the main mission thread, which once again is superbly written and engaging. The only time that I am reminded that this is not the Star Trek of old is when I notice that my wholesale killing to making peace ratio comes to mind. I can only imagine that to the Klingons, and in particular the Romulans, I am a barbarous war criminal on a previously unimagined scale.

Anyhow, there are a good couple of months space adventures to be had here and maybe more.

by **scarbunny** on 09 Feb 2010, 08:26

Finished ME2, very good but not as good as the first in my opinion the combat was much improved but the RPG side was too simplified.

Not sure what to play now, not really got a lot left, might play through Gears of War not got it on my current profile. Could do with finishing Wet.

by **mrtoddie** on 14 Feb 2010, 09:25

Still pwning the Battlefield BC 2 demo really, got a nice team together but am a god on my own too

by **matt** on 16 Feb 2010, 06:02

anyone downloaded the heavy rain demo? Is it worth it?

by **raith_rovers_fan** on 16 Feb 2010, 20:02

matt wrote:anyone downloaded the heavy rain demo? Is it worth it?

Yup it is kinda cool, graphics are very impressive, a lot like Fahrenheit if you ever played that. Its kinda like an interactive detective novel, which appeals to me. So i guess it depends if thats your sort of bag baby.

by **matt** on 16 Feb 2010, 20:15

shagadelic baby yeah!

need to complete AC2 so I can give it back to my mate first, then some more mag. Not having any time to play ps3 recently. Sadface.

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