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I'm trying to stay current in terms of video games. Also the new graphics card I got is on the fritz so I'm stuck with with my old one which can't play high poly games.
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Da_bang80
A few sectors short of an Empire
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Just wait until the DX10 cards come out. Maybe spring for a PhysX card and then we'll see what PC gaming graphics can really do.
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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Please see my sig. But then again, you will need a decent graphics card for that.
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Freespace, I remember that from back then with the lewinsky scandal and everything. :.) I preferred it when you were still fighting in mines, though.
Best flight sim for me was "Wing Commander IV", mostly because the extensive cutscene base of the game made it feel like watching and interacting in a real movie, with great music, passable actors and solid drama. McDowell, Hamill, Rhys-Davies, that asian guy from "Dharma Initiative", Biff from Back to the future. Good times.
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Cartman
just made by the Presbyterian Church
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FS2 beam weapons are still the fucking coolest thing since Elite.
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Half Life 2 - One of, if not the best PC game ever. (I personally can't wait for Episode 2, mostly because it's going to be bundled with Portal, which looks like allot of fun.)
Deus Ex is a good one, interesting plot, good mix of FPS & RPG. It's a bit old now so it should be easy to find it in the bargin bin.
You can get the Metal Gear Solid games for the PC I think, though those are probably best played on the Playstation than the PC.
Da_bang80
A few sectors short of an Empire
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Deus Ex was a gread game. Especially being able to pick and choose your biomods. Plus being able to customize your gun. Invisible War was ok, but they leeched some of the fun out of the game by forcing you to choose between one good mod and another. Plus the fact that it didn't run very well on my computer even though it's a little on the dated side.
Of course you should definately get The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The vanilla version is not bad, but after you download a few mods (there's literally thousands at TESSource.net) You can have a total blast.
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Well all those games sound good, but I'm still having graphics card troubles.
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Da_bang80
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Hmm, you could probably run HL2 still, the Source engine is phenominally optimized. It looks nice even on crap systems.
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quote:Originally posted by Da_bang80: Hmm, you could probably run HL2 still, the Source engine is phenominally optimized. It looks nice even on crap systems.
Cool! Thanks for telling me that Da_Bang. You've given me the strength to continue living!
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