On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shooters
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
I'm not saying anything specific, but maybe hold off on buying because
the Holiday Season will soon be upon this newsgroup, and who knows
what will be available for free then? ;-)
(That said... I was extremely disappointed with the remastered Crysis
games. The visual differences are not all that apparent, and if you
already own the original games it's really hard to justify the price
of the remastered versions. Especially Crysis 2, which was the weakest
of the trilogy.)
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shooters*--
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
rms
On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms >wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shootersHmm. I could spend $14 and get Crysis and Crysis 2 remastered editions.
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
Plus a few free game codes to give out for Christmas.
Tempting.
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shooters
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:23:19 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Zaghadka wrote:
On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms >wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shootersHmm. I could spend $14 and get Crysis and Crysis 2 remastered editions.
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
Plus a few free game codes to give out for Christmas.
Tempting.
Ho Ho Ho! Now I have codes!
On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:11:05 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shooters
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
I'm not saying anything specific, but maybe hold off on buying because
the Holiday Season will soon be upon this newsgroup, and who knows
what will be available for free then? ;-)
(That said... I was extremely disappointed with the remastered Crysis
games. The visual differences are not all that apparent, and if you
already own the original games it's really hard to justify the price
of the remastered versions. Especially Crysis 2, which was the weakest
of the trilogy.)
I had the graphic enhancement mod for Crysis 1. Wow, it was beautiful even though choppy sometimes.
"Crysis" had really poor support for multi-core processors. It's one
of the main advantages of the Remastered version... or it would be,
except that modern CPUs and GPUs are so powerful nowadays that even
running the unoptimized single-threaded version on most modern PCs
still offers more than enough performance to run the game at smooth
frame rates.
There's a reason the 'will it run Crysis' meme died out. Nowadays, the
answer is almost inevitably, 'yes, of course it will.'
We're so spoiled by how powerful our computing devices have become.
;-)
On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shooters
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
I'm not saying anything specific, but maybe hold off on buying because
the Holiday Season will soon be upon this newsgroup, and who knows
what will be available for free then? ;-)
(That said... I was extremely disappointed with the remastered Crysis
games. The visual differences are not all that apparent, and if you
already own the original games it's really hard to justify the price
of the remastered versions. Especially Crysis 2, which was the weakest
of the trilogy.)
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the
same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:23:19 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Zaghadka wrote:
On Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:37:51 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, rms
wrote:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/scifi-shootersHmm. I could spend $14 and get Crysis and Crysis 2 remastered editions.
Crysis series
Prey
NuDoom
SShock
DForces
Pretty nice! I'm still missing Crysis2 Remastered alas :(
Plus a few free game codes to give out for Christmas.
Tempting.
Ho Ho Ho! Now I have codes!
I want them now. :)
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the
same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Remember Far Cry 1? That was a fun game!
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the
same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:30 this Monday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the
same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Remember Far Cry 1? That was a fun game!
I never touched the series, but from what I've heard online it was
decent.
On 25/11/2024 20:30, candycanearter07 wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:30 this Monday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the >>>> same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Remember Far Cry 1? That was a fun game!
I never touched the series, but from what I've heard online it was
decent.
Far Cry was a great game as long as you had a PC to get the best out of
it. After that, well Ubisoft took it in-house. Erm ... 2 I found at best mundane and at worst tedious. 3, that has the accolade for having you
play the most annoying character ever. It's hard to like a game when the
most enjoyment you get out of it is cheering on the bad guys when they
kill you.
The game was fun, except for that incessent respawning.
And then there was the god-damned respawning. Every enemy outpost automatically respawned its enemies five minutes after you left the
area. It ruined the game. Traversing the map became a tedious slog
because you were constantly fighting the same battles over and over.
It made your already-fragile weapons deteriorate even faster. You were incentivized NOT to explore. Making the runs for your malaria medicine
became a chore, not because of the malaria mechanic but because you
were forced to run the same gauntlet of enemies over and over again.
The game was fun, except for that incessent respawning.
On 25/11/2024 20:30, candycanearter07 wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 19:30 this Monday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the >>>>> same large open spaces shooter!
Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
"Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
could control it from a gamepad.
It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
Remember Far Cry 1? That was a fun game!
I never touched the series, but from what I've heard online it was
decent.
Far Cry was a great game as long as you had a PC to get the best out of
it. After that, well Ubisoft took it in-house. Erm ... 2 I found at best mundane and at worst tedious. 3, that has the accolade for having you
play the most annoying character ever. It's hard to like a game when the
most enjoyment you get out of it is cheering on the bad guys when they
kill you.
JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 08:13 this Tuesday (GMT):
Far Cry was a great game as long as you had a PC to get the best out of
it. After that, well Ubisoft took it in-house. Erm ... 2 I found at best
mundane and at worst tedious. 3, that has the accolade for having you
play the most annoying character ever. It's hard to like a game when the
most enjoyment you get out of it is cheering on the bad guys when they
kill you.
Well, I don't have a good pc.
On 27/11/2024 23:50, candycanearter07 wrote:
JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 08:13 this Tuesday (GMT):
Far Cry was a great game as long as you had a PC to get the best out of
it. After that, well Ubisoft took it in-house. Erm ... 2 I found at best >> mundane and at worst tedious. 3, that has the accolade for having you
play the most annoying character ever. It's hard to like a game when the >> most enjoyment you get out of it is cheering on the bad guys when they
kill you.
Well, I don't have a good pc.
You're in luck as FC was released twenty years go so even a current
potato PC should do the job!
On 27/11/2024 23:50, candycanearter07 wrote:
JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 08:13 this Tuesday (GMT):
Far Cry was a great game as long as you had a PC to get the best out of
it. After that, well Ubisoft took it in-house. Erm ... 2 I found at best >>> mundane and at worst tedious. 3, that has the accolade for having you
play the most annoying character ever. It's hard to like a game when the >>> most enjoyment you get out of it is cheering on the bad guys when they
kill you.
Well, I don't have a good pc.
You're in luck as FC was released twenty years go so even a current
potato PC should do the job!
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