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mr.burns wrote: Isnt anyone playing football manager,the game equivelent to heroin.And lets not forget civ4,also a drug

Football Manager is easily the most boring sim game I have ever played.
    
    

Edited by TheProgtologist - October 25 2006 at 18:49

I love sim games,and don't need constant action.I adore football,and played organized football till I was injured in a game as a senior in high school.But I found that game yawn-inducing.

Geck0 wrote: I've been playing StarCraft again, it's hard!

Ah, the best RTS ever! Where do you get stuck? I hope not on the Terran levels!

the icon of sin wrote:   and have got into Far Cry again.

I recently tried that game, and it was horrible... The AI is indeed a far cry from decent. So you're walking somewhere in the forest when suddenly you're blown up by a rocket... Next try, you hide yourself in one of those bush sprites, and suddenly the awareness of the AI drops down, even when they're right next to you. You can shoot all you wish, making every sound in the world, but still they won't find you. UNTIL you move one step right, apparently that means you're 'out' of the bush somehow. Really, the otherwise great stealth part of this game is ruined by bad AI, that weird stuff with the bushes and the fact that the checkpoints are lineair, so no snooping around from behind!

Now that i finally unpacked my computer(i had moved a few weeks ago) I am playing

It's the expansion pack for the original.

JrKASperov wrote: Geck0 wrote: I've been playing StarCraft again, it's hard! Ah, the best RTS ever! Where do you get stuck? I hope not on the Terran levels! the icon of sin wrote:   and have got into Far Cry again. I recently tried that game, and it was horrible... The AI is indeed a far cry from decent. So you're walking somewhere in the forest when suddenly you're blown up by a rocket... Next try, you hide yourself in one of those bush sprites, and suddenly the awareness of the AI drops down, even when they're right next to you. You can shoot all you wish, making every sound in the world, but still they won't find you. UNTIL you move one step right, apparently that means you're 'out' of the bush somehow. Really, the otherwise great stealth part of this game is ruined by bad AI, that weird stuff with the bushes and the fact that the checkpoints are lineair, so no snooping around from behind!

Hmm, generally I've been pretty happy with the AI been told they get close to amazing on higher difficulties - I've had some times where they've flanked me effetively, and I've managed to hide from enemies at pretty close range when I'm prone on the ground and there's long grass and trees in the way. Then you knife 'em in the unmentionables...

But the stealth system isn't as precise as Metal Gear Solid 3, say, or the Splinter Cell games.

Can't say I agree with you about the checkpoints, there've been parts where I've sneaked around one way, got to a save point, then loaded the previous save point and tried another way - this usually happens when "infiltrating" a base in the middle of the jungle. First Person Shooters are linear by nature, and Far Cry certainly tries its best in my opinion to make itself less obvious.

TheProgtologist wrote: I love sim games,and don't need constant action.I adore football,and played organized football till I was injured in a game as a senior in high school.But I found that game yawn-inducing.

Jody, are you on about an American Football manager game or a soccer manager game?

Yes, Tales of the Sword Coast, my mistake, but I think it has something to do with Throne of Baal...

It's the 6 CD version, but unfortunately I only borrowed it, so I now no longer have it on my computer (except save games).


Edited by Geck0 - October 26 2006 at 13:18

Geck0 wrote: Well, yes, on the Terran levels... I'm at Norad II (Mission 6)  My Wraiths and ground troops get dessimated... and yes, I've seeked help and still it's hard, haha.  I'll persevere.

Try using only squads of marines(upgraded) and move to where you want them with the attack button(or "a" on the keyboard), they'll attack by themselves, and it saves precious time. Micromanagement in this game is extremely important!

I think in the future, I shall try Fallout and Fallout 2... plenty of time 'til I get to them, however.

Ah, the best RPG's ever released.