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Message |
 Topic: MechWarrior 5 annonced! |
Pluvius
Replies: 144
Views: 24959
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 Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 1st Apr 2009 18:45 Subject: MechWarrior 5 annonced! |
Oh, you motherfucker.
Rob |
| Topic: PC Game Offers |
Pluvius
Replies: 2878
Views: 295280
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 24th Mar 2009 18:38 Subject: PC Game Offers |
| Caveat emptor on the PC version of Prince of Persia: There's no Epilogue on PC and there probably never will be, so you'll basically be paying $25 for a game without a real ending. I bought it before ... |
| Topic: Unreal Tournament 3 |
Pluvius
Replies: 860
Views: 53168
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 6th Mar 2009 23:19 Subject: Unreal Tournament 3 |
| I live in Sweden. Sweden is known for its excellent internet connections. I've NEVER had any problems with my connection, I always have excellent ping in games, I always have good speeds, from all sor ... |
| Topic: Unreal Tournament 3 |
Pluvius
Replies: 860
Views: 53168
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 6th Mar 2009 17:41 Subject: Unreal Tournament 3 |
If his ISP works perfectly fine everywhere but on Steam
We don't know that it does. I'm curious as to how well torrents work for him (especially unencrypted and on a standard port). And even if ... |
| Topic: Unreal Tournament 3 |
Pluvius
Replies: 860
Views: 53168
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 6th Mar 2009 17:18 Subject: Unreal Tournament 3 |
I have NEVER had a good experience with STEAM, and yet, people defend it religiously. I don't understand this.
You probably don't understand it because you're blaming Steam instead of your ISP, the ... |
| Topic: How many steam games do you own? |
Pluvius
Replies: 74
Views: 7672
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Mon, 26th Jan 2009 18:36 Subject: How many steam games do you own? |
| After getting Mayhem Intergalactic and Mount & Blade this weekend, I'd say I have around 95-100 true games. My Community page says 104, but that's counting various mods and map packs and not coun ... |
| Topic: id games half off on Steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 11
Views: 2466
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 6th Sep 2008 18:40 Subject: id games half off on Steam |
| For the weekend, every game from id software on Steam has a 50% discount. That includes the packs--the complete pack, which contains practically every game and addon that id had made or published fro ... |
| Topic: Zero Punctuation Reviews |
Pluvius
Replies: 1543
Views: 199112
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 4th Sep 2008 13:44 Subject: Zero Punctuation Reviews |
It's funny how everyone loves Yahtzee until he makes fun of a game they like, whereupon they somehow totally forget the point of his reviews.
Rob |
| Topic: Need suggestions: most relaxing game you ever played? |
Pluvius
Replies: 35
Views: 3815
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Mon, 28th Jul 2008 22:31 Subject: Need suggestions: most relaxing game you ever played? |
has anyone tried FFX on the PCSX2 emulator?
I have--my brother bought an Alienware m17x laptop for some reason, and I tested it with my copy. Even on that thing (it gets 8500 3DMarks IIRC--paradox ... |
| Topic: Fantasy XIII |
Pluvius
Replies: 55
Views: 6956
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 25th Jul 2008 21:37 Subject: Fantasy XIII |
| I remember all the war-like posts on the net over the last two years, and how people perceived X360 fans as being nothing but "rabid fanboys" -- but oh no, not us. It's the PS3 owners that are the wo ... |
| Topic: Fantasy XIII |
Pluvius
Replies: 55
Views: 6956
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 24th Jul 2008 22:06 Subject: Fantasy XIII |
Yeah, it's killing Sony to be doing better than Microsoft pretty much everywhere but North America... 
Rob
Xbox 360
0.63M Japan
11.99M America
7.26M Others
PS3
2.28M Japan
... |
| Topic: Fantasy XIII |
Pluvius
Replies: 55
Views: 6956
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Wed, 23rd Jul 2008 21:27 Subject: Fantasy XIII |
Of course it's turn-based.
FF11 and 12 were no more turn-based than Baldur's Gate was.
FFXIII @ 1650 x 1080 with 4 x AA/16 x AF and a much better framerate and minimal load times ftw !!
That' ... |
| Topic: Game-reviews and numbers: we dont really need those, do we? |
Pluvius
Replies: 15
Views: 1956
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Mon, 23rd Jun 2008 21:38 Subject: Game-reviews and numbers: we dont really need those, do we? |
Numbers are pointless unless they're really high or really low. Only then can you be reasonably sure that the game is either good or bad.
As for the reviews themselves, they're great as long as th ... |
| Topic: Lightning Warrior Raidy |
Pluvius
Replies: 14
Views: 2312
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sun, 1st Jun 2008 21:43 Subject: Lightning Warrior Raidy |
Are you serious? How can you possibly prefer static 2d images to a fully interactive 3d simulation?
Because the 3D usually looks like shit, especially when you have two characters trying to interac ... |
| Topic: Encryption Chip Will End Piracy, Says Atari Founder |
Pluvius
Replies: 89
Views: 6866
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 24th May 2008 21:26 Subject: Encryption Chip Will End Piracy, Says Atari Founder |
Look at the definition of steal:
1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
So what exactly is being ta ... |
| Topic: Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch Review? |
Pluvius
Replies: 85
Views: 7048
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 30th Nov 2007 22:31 Subject: Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch Review? |
 WAAAH HE GAVE TWILIGHT PRINCESS AN 8.8 WORST REVIEWER EVER
fair point, it's just this dude seems to give unusual scores for games, which would be great if the scores went with the gene ... |
| Topic: Imagine Fashion Designer-HATRED |
Pluvius
Replies: 21
Views: 2744
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 30th Nov 2007 22:14 Subject: Imagine Fashion Designer-HATRED |
dont you feel giving sissy games like this to young girls only further perpetuates the negative stereotypical image that girl gamers must continue to fight against?
Not if that's what they want to ... |
| Topic: Star_Assault-PROCYON |
Pluvius
Replies: 13
Views: 1361
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sun, 11th Nov 2007 19:44 Subject: Star_Assault-PROCYON |
| I don't think I've ever seen a game that had a press release like this one (you know, where it mentions things like "3D graphics," "real voice acting," and other things that should be standard in 2007 ... |
| Topic: The Chosen : Well of Souls |
Pluvius
Replies: 24
Views: 2661
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 9th Oct 2007 00:14 Subject: The Chosen : Well of Souls |
| you must have not of heard the voice acting in the first resident evil game for playstation, was a awesome game but the intro voice acting was hilarious. "Bill, wesker, what happened to bill and weske ... |
| Topic: Falling.Stars-SKIDROW |
Pluvius
Replies: 10
Views: 989
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 2nd Oct 2007 21:43 Subject: Falling.Stars-SKIDROW |
| This game reminds me of one released several years ago called Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal. That one was obviously for preteen girls too, but it was pretty fun in its own right, sort of like a Pokemon ... |
| Topic: Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power |
Pluvius
Replies: 16
Views: 1551
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 20th Sep 2007 23:19 Subject: Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power |
old lame 2D TBS games like Panzer General
In the words of Anonymous, underage b&.
Rob |
| Topic: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
Pluvius
Replies: 761
Views: 45332
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 14th Sep 2007 23:50 Subject: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
5 bucks shouldn't make such a big difference when buying a pack.
It's $10-15, but you're right, it doesn't. It's the principle of the thing.
will installing EP1 & 2 + Lost Coast enhance the ... |
| Topic: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
Pluvius
Replies: 761
Views: 45332
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Thu, 13th Sep 2007 23:10 Subject: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
| Jesus. It's 25 GBP's (including tax) and that's still nearly 13 GBP's cheaper than a SINGLE brand new game. Anyone who thinks that PORTAL, TF2 and EPISODE TWO don't constitute as a whole at least ONE ... |
| Topic: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
Pluvius
Replies: 761
Views: 45332
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 11th Sep 2007 21:48 Subject: Half-Life 2: Episode Two |
Orange Box is now available for pre-order on Steam.
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=package&SubId=469
I thought that $20 was a fair price for Episode One, but this is just a rip ... |
| Topic: id Software games now on steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 32
Views: 5981
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 7th Aug 2007 20:40 Subject: id Software games now on steam |
30-40$ is much better price.
It'd also be much better if my employer paid me $50 an hour and gave me a free handjob every week as benefits, but that's unfortunately not going to happen.
Rob |
| Topic: id Software games now on steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 32
Views: 5981
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Tue, 7th Aug 2007 02:01 Subject: id Software games now on steam |
70$ is not cheap.
It is for twenty-two games, two of which cost $30 together at retail and the rest of which can't be found at retail any more.
Look, I agree that it's immoral for video-game com ... |
| Topic: id Software games now on steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 32
Views: 5981
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Mon, 6th Aug 2007 20:26 Subject: id Software games now on steam |
70$ for such old games? Yes, even D3 is considered old.
Doom 3 and its addon by themselves are $30 at retail, nearly half the price. All of the other games, along with the convenience of being abl ... |
| Topic: id Software games now on steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 32
Views: 5981
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sun, 5th Aug 2007 22:10 Subject: id Software games now on steam |
70$ for such old games? Yes, even D3 is considered old.
Doom 3 and its addon by themselves are $30 at retail, nearly half the price. All of the other games, along with the convenience of being abl ... |
| Topic: id Software games now on steam |
Pluvius
Replies: 32
Views: 5981
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Sat, 4th Aug 2007 21:05 Subject: id Software games now on steam |
| Even as jaded as I am, this news is pretty amazing. Every PC game and addon id's ever made except for Quake IV and a few obscure early games (including a couple of Commander Keen games that were outs ... |
| Topic: EA Sports Rugby 2008 |
Pluvius
Replies: 43
Views: 2908
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Forum: PC Games Arena Posted: Fri, 27th Jul 2007 21:25 Subject: EA Sports Rugby 2008 |
id like to see all those gay american footballers beating the shit out of each other WITHOUT fucking under armour.
Tackling in American football is different from tackling in rugby. Rugby players ... |
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