Video & PC Game Discussion

James wrote: My framerate will be slow, I can assure you.  In game without even checking it I know this.  As I said previously the terrain loads like a huge bitmap loading on dial-up at times.  Although once that's loaded it's better but graphics still pause briefly, especially in the Mako. Edit: I just watched that 360 video.  My goodness that's clunky!  Even before 1:38 there's major Framerate issues. Is that view of Shepard only available on 360 'cause I'm sure I haven't seen that view from behind him, on my game?

Huh? What do you mean? Give me a specific time on a specific video.  You're usually over Shep's shoulder, so I'm confused what you could be talking about.

Hmm, so I'm getting between 18 and 22 FPS.  Not good or bad.  You're right though, it's limited to 30.  My resolution has a 60Hz. refresh rate as you said, so it wouldn't make much difference anyway.

Apparently Mass Effect 2 is GPU heavy, so I presume the first game was and so my GPU issues maybe game related rather than GPU related.

I had similar issues with DA:O on a higher setting... not sure if it's the game in that case though.

Well Saints Row was fun, an arcady, no attempt at being realistic version of GTA for when GTA got lame.

SR2 was the same sh*t but more lunacy, well my bro picked up SR3 and apparently it's taken reality and shredded it.
Was attacked by a gang of cyber ninas that can teleport. Also something about robbing a vault from a bank via helicopter wearing bobble heads and stealing military tanks or idk

JJLehto wrote: Well Saints Row was fun, an arcady, no attempt at being realistic version of GTA for when GTA got lame. SR2 was the same sh*t but more lunacy, well my bro picked up SR3 and apparently it's taken reality and shredded it. Was attacked by a gang of cyber ninas that can teleport. Also something about robbing a vault from a bank via helicopter wearing bobble heads and stealing military tanks or idk

the biggest problem with GTA IV (besides your cousin being a needy w**ker) is that cars and especially bikes are FUGGIN IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE

I still thought GTAIV was fantastic - just didn't feel that much like a GTA game to me. Also, the bowling/darts/drinking phone calls got really annoying after a while.

@Slart: I haven't played Carmageddon for about 10 years. Awesome fun though.

Marty McFly wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Anyone done Carmageddon?  It's a bit old by now and may not exist in a newer form. Oh yeah Brian, I was a big Carmageddon fan back in my elementary school days, somewhere in 2002 I think. I was even sent home by principal because I described vividly what all you can do in the game to my friends. But right now, I am a lot into Skyrim. I mean, I play this for 6 weeks and still have not enough of it. My save game counter shows something like 350 hours :-D

My favorite weapon thing was called the electro pedestrian b*****d death ray or something, I think.  Just drive by people and brrrrzzzzzzaapppp.  I think Carmaggeddon II probably marked the end of my being hooked on PC gaming.  There was this level that I couldn't get through despite having a book.  The same thing happened to me with Descent 3.  Right now I have Civilization IV, MS Flight Simulator X, Jetfighter V, The three Mysts in a combo pack, but really haven't had the enthusiasm to dig into them too far.  All dated I'm sure.

   I still have some of the older discs from when I was more of a gaming enthusiast.  One of the cooler things that didn't used to work after Windows 3.1 but I found out does work in Vista is Peter Gabriel's Explora I.  I've also got three Monty Python games and the only thing that is functional is the first one they did called The Complete Waste Of Time.  I also have the Holy Grail and Meaning Of Life.

I think what ultimately killed my enthusiasm was it always seemed like the computer I was using wasn't quite up to snuff and when I got a better one it would have a new version of Windows that wouldn't play nice with it.


Edited by Slartibartfast - December 25 2011 at 19:41

Triceratopsoil wrote: the biggest problem with GTA IV (besides your cousin being a needy w**ker) is that cars and especially bikes are FUGGIN IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE

Yes, was all excited about GTA4....within one minute start driving around (like a madman how I'm used to) WHAT THE f**k IS THIS!?
The driving controls are realistic!? It was just, impossible! Could not drive, annoying on its own and for GTA a huge problem. I was stubborn, my brother said it got better (though still bad) when you "slow it down"
Driving more normally in GTA? No thank you. And besides that the game itself was iunno, just...bleh

Saints Row was just flat out stupid fun, arcade feel, no realism


Edited by JJLehto - December 25 2011 at 23:37

Apparently they got rid of eyelashes or something in the ME2 facegen and the colours don't always match either.

I don't think it's you, I think it's the average facegen engine.