the flying level in mohpa, the game was excellent other than that level, but that level was just totally out of place and really frustrating. especially the repetative radio chatter from your teammates overhead "we'll circle over head aimlessly yelling at you to do everything over and over, while you go and single-handedly destroy that aircraft carrier, that destroyer, those aa guns, and half the japanese army." that was just horrendous. with_teeth26

Haha, I just had to quote for emphasis! I'm sorry, I mean, I loved certain things about MOH and I know many games of the time had similar 'plots', but it's basically "Soldier! Go up, kill all these dudes in this burned out sniper-infested city while we stand 3 miles back and listen for bullets."

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"]ok, i just got to the gears of war vehicle level in which you shine a light at bats while 'driving' around. before i played this level, i thought the vtol level in crysis was the worst, but this was so pointless and stupid that it took the cake. what's the worst vehicle level in a non-driving/flying game that you played?lenson

Hated that level too.

Last level of halo sucked. The vehicle controls in halo I thought were stupid. I can't drive a warthog to save my life.First time I managed make it halfway through. I thought it was the end of the level though thats where that pigeon (whatever the heck the dropships are called in halo)said it was going to pick me up. I got there and had a few minutes to spare so I got out to wait. The dropship crashed of course, and I can't remember all the details but my warthog got knocked off the bridge so here I am suppose to drive even further than before but my jeep is gone. So I figured hey what te heck so I tried to make a run for it. Ship blew up of course and I died. Had to redo that level a bunch of times.

Haha, the pigeon is called the "Pelican" -- no worries, I just thought it was a funny guess. Anyway OP, you ask a great, in fact, a fantastic question. So many shooting games put one of these typically 'on-rails' vehicular levels to, I guess, mix things up? I hated them in pretty much every MOH and CoD (never played the ones in 4 that everyone says is awesome).

MOH:AA...ugh. Tacked on, and utterly painful to play. You just trudge through them, they are no fun. You get the brunt of the experience with the first, maybe, 3 guys you flatten with your .30 cal machine gun. The rest is the same plain experience multiplied by 50.

Devs, please read thread, plz thx.

[QUOTE="Napster06"]Why do you need class on logic? Is not something that can be taught.camreeno360

I think I know what you mean, OP, but I'm not sure you understand how logic is taught in post-secondary. What you're describing is part-Philosophy, part-Mathematics (I think?) and part-Common Sense.

The idea of schooling in general, in all its different disciplines is to broaden your perspectives to allow you the information to make informed choices in life. It almost seems like you're asking for this 'end all, be all' class -- how would you propose this to be taught? It seems so multi-disciplinary and...subjective. The closest equivalent I can think of is CALM (Career and Life Management) that's taught up in Canada.

Aradae2357 has the right idea. If that's what you meant, then yeah. college/university will have enough of those courses to satisfy your curiousity. You'll find it's very math-based, but I believe High School already has quite a bit of that.

EDIT: And OP, if you meant what jazznate is talking about, then yeah, that'd be pretty neat. I'd take a course like that.

Whether the game be packed in The Orange Box, or standalone (boxed or on Steam), you should consider TF2. Great game.

As a Canadian, you would have likely recieved your T4 from your employer in the mail. It will indicate the total deductions made from your pay for 2007 (as we are filing for last year). If you do know know how to file your taxes, see Service Canada for more details.

If your income is less than the claimed amount on your TD1 and TD1 provincial tax forms (in your case, I would think it is unless you made a large sum of money), you will likely get all your deductions back as a tax return.

...Are you in Canada or South America?

Hey guys,

Since owning the first edition of the PS2 (as in the launch version), I've had re-occuring issues with the dreaded "Disc Read Error" problem, such that only CD-based games work on the machine. I've recently picked up a new PS2 Slim (the Ceramic White edition with Singstar) to play oldies, but goodies I missed like Final Fantasy X, XII and the PS2 Metal Gear's.

My question is, what has improved? It's defnitely a sleeker machine, plays my games fine, and even seems to load a lot quicker! I also plan to play older PSX games on it. Do things like the options that decrease load times/improve textures on PSX games work better on the Slim? What other improvements should I expect to see 'under the hood'?

Thanks guys.

While I wouldn't go as far as saying "No Demo, No Sale", I think demos are absolutely necessary when questioning whether a game will run nicely on your PC or not.

Reasons include:

• Games nowadays require rather steep system requirements (Guitar Hero anyone?)
• We've accumulated so many combinations of graphics hardware, CPU, memory, etc. nowadays -- ex. all the different versions of any one graphics card (with all the GS'es and XL'es, etc.) may be confusing for entry-level PC gamers -- all one needs is to visit forums like these, and the questions of 'Can my PC run [XXXX]' are everywhere
• Many websites that guage whether or not your PC can run a game depend on system requirements -- which themselves are not always accurate
• People now, have multiple PC's, desktops and laptops -- it's nice to test a game out on the (usually weaker) laptop, to see if you can also game on-the-go

I do however see why PC developers are hesistant. Demos seem far easier to distribute on consoles as they come from one source, and demos are always unfinished products. Performance for a game can dramatically increase come final release (though I haven't seen too too many cases of this -- the demo is usually a very good indicator of how well the game runs on a PC, save some rarer instances).

[QUOTE="EdgecrusherAza"][QUOTE="Archangel3371"]

I have to agree with MyopicCanadian if that's the best solution that Nintendo offers for this kind of problem then it's not the rep's fault, it's Nintendo themselves.

MyopicCanadian

But the Rep works for Nintendo, which makes him part of Nintendo. And unless I can talk to an entity called Nintendo, I guess he'll have to do. Not to mention the whole thing about it being Nintendo's fault, not the rep's, is completely beside the point. I don't really care who's fault it is.

The purpose of a CS rep is to help as much as possible, but if Nintendo doesn't have a system in place to take memory cards and format them, i.e. a documented procedure, a proper receiver for the goods, and a system of payment or for Nintendo to cover the cost of shipping etc., then what do you expect him to do? Get it mailed to his house so he can do you a personal favour?

Calling a guy a tool because of the policies of his company is completely unfair. If you have a job, then you must know there are certain boundaries and limitations of your position, and if you deal with customers, those policies may be something customers might not like. But that doesn't mean that you can always provide a solution.

Thank-you, well said.

You know what the sad thing is? I actually agree with some of the points made in the panel, but the way that was aired and framed was ridiculous. Keighley had barely any room for a rebuttal of any kind. I respect the guy, I really do, and though I may not be as libertarian as he and many of you are, he was the only one there that had any credibility on the subject and was ousted before you knew it.

However, with the time he had on screen, he did clearly assert his point -- cheers man, it's tough to come onto a program like this, on the defense. Ain't easy at all, but he is one, if not the, best videogame interviewers out there today. Well-spoken, personable and knows his stuff.

Really tho, can you blame some of them? With the wealth of cash in garbage games that get released who wantys to shell down 60 bucks all the time to try the game out. Im not gunna lie, ive pirated a game or 2 in my years. Usually games that can no longer be found in stores or anywhere that i get an itch to play, or those many games im just iffy about. And those games i dont even end up playing to much of any degree, really just to get a taste. If its good ill buy it.

But when it comes to those great games with time and effort put in, ill buy it. Examples are crysis, bioshock, the witcher, and cod4. Good games that deserve my money.

But also, is pirating really hurting the industry. Those that pirate hae no real intention of buying the game anyway, so i doubt theres a loss of revenue

Miguel16

An industry like PC Gaming cannot thrive with you just spending money on "those great games with time and effort put in". These days, with aggregate critic websites, it's easy to rank games scores as easy as it is to rank YouTube videos by "Most Viewed". Money going just into those bigger games with larger budgets will deter smaller publishers from entry, which is why many of them turn to Digital Distribution to soften the blow.

I can't, in all good conscience, blame the game developers and publishers when we see more and more titles being console-specific/centred/whatnot. I still consider myself a PC Gamer, above and beyond anything else, but what more can be said?