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10/28/09
I don't even know how many time I found a match where it was me against six others. I would leave and look for another match and keep getting thrown into that same match.
When it worked, it was fun though.
I love sniping in that game.
Just wish there were more people playing this game. #callofjuarezboundinblood
10/28/09
Run a custom match search and then pick the game you want to end up in.
Also, ranked matches have this really neat mechanic that I wish more games would use. It goes like this:
- Host sets up game parameters and starts game.
- Players join at any point, and join any team
- The game is running the the whole time from when the host starts it. Player just run around fighting and playing while waiting for the ranked portion to start.
- When there are enough players, the ranked match starts and teams are autobalanced.
It worked very well for me. No boredom of sitting in lobbies, you get in and just start playing. And then when the match has enough players to make a fun even match, it resets the spawns and starts the game.
Good stuff, and I'd love to see the mechanic show up in other MP games. #callofjuarezboundinblood
10/28/09
Perfect timing actually. I was about halfway through earning my million dollars of multiplayer bounty when it dropped.
It makes a HUGE difference to the classes in multiplayer.
A couple of the overpowered ones got taken down a notch (Veteran lost secondary guns), and the Spy is at least vaguely usable now.
Hombre is still maybe a little too powerful, but overall the multi got a lot better after the patch. #callofjuarezboundinblood
09/22/09
09/22/09
Don't get me wrong, you can see the game has been polished up the arse and despite its flaws I did somewhat enjoy the campaign... just not as much as I should have for what I payed.
Gun for the PS2 was, despite its short length more fun than this.
09/22/09
I did like the side missions though even though they were uninspired shootouts. Can't wait for Dead Red Redemption.
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But I would like to see them do more PS3 based custom creators since it comes with a decent HDD space in each model and also has keyboard and mouse capabilities, not to mention tons of disk space to put it on. Just a thought.
09/22/09
I'm kinda hoping Luke will update or respond for a quick clarification, COUGH COUGH COUGH LUKE.
Thing is, as is mentioned below, Ubi's thrown an editor into the console version of Far Cry 2. And to call forge so-so... go youtube some insanity. I've never had the patience for it, but for some, its obviously paid off.
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09/12/09
Honestly, computers need replacing far more often then consoles so thats one of the most dumb things you can bring up in such a context. Assuming you use the computer for gaming.
09/12/09
but if i where to entertain the ridiculous idea that a computer is suddenly useless for any sort of game after a 3 year period a computer can still watch movies, download,browse the web, make presentations, record tv, act as a backup server and about a million other things . But a red ringed xbox is completely useless. And even if you manged to get one to last more than 3 years without failing you can not play any next gen games on it no matter how low you are willing to go with graphics.
09/12/09
Look at filtering, for instance. Turn driver level filtering down, and hey presto you gain an immediate boost! And it's just a slider in a menu! Downside is of course that your games start to look like console games... losing the crispness that everything in the scene has. But that's the sacrifice you make for longevity. Don't for a moment think that consoles do not need to sacrifice visual quality to keep their games running at reasonable framerates.
09/12/09
I don't see your point.
Plus, we have cheaper games, community mods, and less need for accessories and being ripped off Via DLC or ridiculous SKUs and HDD prices.
EDIT: One more thing. FREE GOOD ONLINE. PSN is nothing to XBL and XBL has a price.
And the fact that a computer would do much more than all three of your consoles combined, then it's safe to say that PCs are superior. More bang for your buck.
And by the way, I can play every console game from PS2 and older, free. Our Backwards Compatability is much superior.
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I'm not trying to bring Console gaming down, but i'm sick and tired of hearing all these pointless arguments aimed at PC Gamers.
It's nice to options. We might be outdated in 6 months, but consoles are already outdated the year before.
09/12/09
But besides that: Games are not only about shiny graphics. They are also about gameplay. Too bad console-only users are gonna miss out on 3 of the best games in the next few years: Star Wars The Old Republic, Diablo3, Starcraft2. Too bad all these games are genre's that never gonna end up on a console anyway.
And tbh that are the only games that pop up in an instant on my mind, there are way more games coming out for the PC that won't be possible on the console because of hardware and control limitations.
Anyway i still enjoy my Xbox/PS3/Wii, a real gamer enjoys every good game there is and doesn't get into stupid fanboy platform wars.
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07/08/09
Isn't 1-Up dead? I swore it died a few months back, but, here it is, regrettable as ever.
07/08/09
Fuck you. No 1up is not 'Dead.' It suffered very severe casualties, when UGO bought them up, and left EGM to the flies. 'regrettable as ever?' What crawled up your ass?
And European magazine/websites always score games lower than their American counter-parts. They have 'higher standards.'
07/09/09
I can only assume you're a contributor, and your hostile post does nothing to change my opinion.
07/08/09
07/08/09
Yeah, except those fuckers refuse to put out the PC versions on the same day, or even close to the same time-frame as their console counterparts, and they probably won't put games out on the pc AT ALL anymore, after all the backlash they got from their shitty port of GTA IV.
"The PC market is plagued by rampant piracy" they'll say, when complaining of why their secu-rom infested software didn't sell well.
*sigh
07/08/09
man that list needs a more succinct name.
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NEED MORE CO-OP GAMES PLZKTHXBYE
07/08/09
Yeah. I'm not particularly let down about there being no co-op, but I will be waiting for this to get a nice Steam Sale. $30 = purchase
It's not that I don't think it's worth the full price... but I have quite a few older game I'm going through at the moment, so I can wait.
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The stealth sections as Billy were annoying and very much trial and error,but in a way I think that helped my enjoyment of the game.After having to sneak all the way through an area Id get to play as Reverand Ray and kill each and every one of those muthafuckas that hassled me.
Very satisfying
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