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Yeah, with computer games it seems one needs to constantly update hardware to keep up with the graphical "goodness." Once I switched over to a Mac, I kinda gave up on computer games. I still have Risk and Monopoly, although those aren't very taxing on the system.
Also picked up "Assassin's Creed," but I haven't played it yet. Saving it for my vacation coming up next weekend.
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Re: Time for a new DVD player...
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Oh, tell me how you like Assassin's Creed after you play it. I'll probably get it at some point, or borrow it from a friend at work. I still need to pick up Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, and... what else was I wanting?
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I really enjoyed Bioshock, another game I have that seems pretty good is The Darkness though I've only had time to play a small bit of it. COD 4 is excellent as well as Halo 3. Now if I could just get the kids to stop playing Legos Star Wars I might get some game time in over the Holidays.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
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I've heard good things about The Darkness. I'll probably pick it up if I see it around cheap someday.
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<Laughs and points> Got it for the PC for (early) Xmas. It is an incredible game. Love the art and whole atmosphere of the thing. Very creepy in spots--I've decided that this one, like Doom III, I won't play right before bed.
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I really enjoyed Bioshock, another game I have that seems pretty good is The Darkness though I've only had time to play a small bit of it. COD 4 is excellent as well as Halo 3. Now if I could just get the kids to stop playing Legos Star Wars I might get some game time in over the Holidays. Ha ha, I admit I've got Legos Star Wars coming in the mail. What can I say? I love Legos and I love Star Wars. I'm a little kid all grown up.
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Mass effect is a really good game. I would rent not buy though- I beat it in 14 hours... pretty short for an action RPG.
COD4 is the best shooter out on 360 right now IMO
-David
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Also, Bioshock may make you queasy do to the frame of view issues. Most games in widescreen provide MORE picture than a 'full screen' 4:3 aspect ratio TV right? Well not with bioshock... Rather than 'add' screen on the left and right for widescreen (horizontal +) Bioshock chops off the top and bottom of the screen (vertical -) to obtain its widescreen image. Check out this pic: People playing on a standard 4:3 tv get the whole picture while those with 16:9 tv's get the top and bottom chopped off.: I found myself hitting the crouch button periodically throughout the game because I felt like I was crouching the whole time... I attribute this to the FOV issues. There were many complaints about people getting Nauseous from this game. I also think it is attributed to the FOV. There was a huge argument about how people were upset because they bought widescreen TV's to see MORE not LESS... I am sure you would have never noticed this problem though. Now you will be thinking "I wish I could see the bottom of my wrench" the entire way through the game
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The patch has changed the widescreen perspective. I think their original method was fair (says the guy who uses widescreen on 3 of 4 computers--well, 4 if you count 3 5:4 monitors side by side as widescreen). It's not like the box says, "guaranteed more if you have a widescreen!" After all, at any given horizontal res, a widescreen is going to show less: 1600x1200 vs 1600x1024. Certainly a 19" standard def (generally) has a higher resolution than a 19" widescreen. 1280x1024=1310720 vs 1400x900=1260000
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I am pretty sure the patch was for PC only. I think the 360 version has remained unchanged.
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