colsoop Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Some good games coming out for the pc in March: Bio shock. Stalker. Crysis. I was looking at the videos of the games on IGN and they look pretty impressive, that should test these uber gaming rigs you guys have I wonder how long till HL 2 episode 2 is ready for download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ads Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Stalker still isnt out yet?? Draggin their heels with that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Stalker still isnt out yet?? Draggin their heels with that one! I think this has been on the go since 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 stalker.... Ive been waiting for this for god knows how long. EP2 shouldnt be too long, they said first quarter 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Same here, Ric. I don't think it'll be as good as they claimed it would be years back. I know that they've had to trim back on the amount of things that the NPCs do when you aren't around. I also understand that the game is now less free-form and more linear than they'd hoped. Still intrigued by the environment and the anomalous zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 yeah thats the thing im looking forward too, as its actually mapped as it is out there isnt it? Should be a cool thing too see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Also if you guys remember total Annihalation get Supreme Commander its done by the same chap. Also ARMA - Armed Assault thats done by the same people who did operation flashpoint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Also if you guys remember total Annihalation get Supreme Commander its done by the same chap. Also ARMA - Armed Assault thats done by the same people who did operation flashpoint I played a demo of Arma and was a bit dissapointed with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Some trailers for the games above: Bio Shock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--meXN157Ng&mode=related&search= Stalker: Crysis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_1ZkRpi44A&mode=related&search= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 hmmm that bioshock one looks interesting, dunno wtf its about tho Crysis is just another farcry, and i hated that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 My brother Cable has been ranting about Stalker for god knows how many years now. I hope its worth the wait for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 To see Crysis in all its glory, you'll have need a DX10 compatible video card, though it will still look great on DX9L. I think Crysis will be the biggest game of the year on the PC, as I dont think other gaming engines come close to the CryEngine 2 one. What didnt you like about FarCry Carbonangel? Hopefully the story line for Crysis wont be as 'cheesy' as the one from FarCry I think the BioShock demo link posted above is the XBOX 360 or PS3 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 To see Crysis in all its glory, you'll have need a DX10 compatible video card, though it will still look great on DX9L. I think Crysis will be the biggest game of the year on the PC, as I dont think other gaming engines come close to the CryEngine 2 one. What didnt you like about FarCry Carbonangel? Hopefully the story line for Crysis wont be as 'cheesy' as the one from FarCry I think the BioShock demo link posted above is the XBOX 360 or PS3 version. Far cry was crytecs first game. Even they admit it was cheesey. Crysis, wont be cheesey at all. Looks absolutely amazing. Cant wait for it! Ive been playing armed assault demo a little. Seems ok, but very hard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 just couldnt find the movement, aiming realistic, just didnt seem right, the surroundings where too colourfull and cartoon like Just didnt seem to like it in general, im still yet to find a top what beats HL2 for story, game play and graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 just couldnt find the movement, aiming realistic, just didnt seem right, the surroundings where too colourfull and cartoon like Just didnt seem to like it in general, im still yet to find a top what beats HL2 for story, game play and graphics A top for HL2 for storey line and gameplay, easy!! HL1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Crysis looks awesome, some real 'next generation' graphics there. Got a long wait though, Sept is the earilest release date. Some in game shots: http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5375/93166520070105screen001vh0.th.jpg http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1000/93166520070105screen002uw5.th.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I laughed at what crytec said in an interview when asked if the game would be ported to the 360, their reply was along the lines of yeah we could do it if there was demand but it will have to be cut down so the system wouldnt melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I laughed at what crytec said in an interview when asked if the game would be ported to the 360, their reply was along the lines of yeah we could do it if there was demand but it will have to be cut down so the system wouldnt melt. lol I will build a new pc the week Crysis comes out. Cant see a reason to upgrade untill then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I will build a new pc the week Crysis comes out. Cant see a reason to upgrade untill then. Thats my plan too The recommended specs (at the moment) are: CPU: Dual-core CPU (Athlon X2/Pentium D) Graphics: Nvidia 7600 or ATI X1600 Pro (SM 3.0) or DX10 equivalent RAM: 1.5Gb HDD: 6GB Internet: 512k+ (128k+ upstream) Optical Drive: DVD Software: DX10 with Windows Vista Though these do sometimes increase shortly before the game comes out. EDITED - Seems the GFX requirements were downgraded more recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thats my plan too The recommended specs (at the moment) are: CPU: Dual-core CPU (Athlon X2/Pentium D) Graphics: Nvidia 7800GTX/ATI X1800XT (SM 3.0) or DX10 equivalent RAM: 1.5Gb HDD: 6GB Internet: 512k+ (128k+ upstream) Optical Drive: DVD Software: DX10 with Windows Vista Though these do sometimes increase shortly before the game comes out. Well my current PC is beyond that already! But i like to run games absolutely maxed. So ill be buying some stuff to cope with everything it can throw at me lol. Im thinking 8800GTX in SLI, with whatever is the best duel/quad core GPU to get at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikkyB Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 You should all be saving up to buy PS3's and copies of Heavenly Sword common, I need to be able to pay for some upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 But i like to run games absolutely maxed. So ill be buying some stuff to cope with everything it can throw at me lol. Im thinking 8800GTX in SLI, with whatever is the best duel/quad core GPU to get at the time. Just updated the post as it seems they've lowered the GFX spec. Mine is below spec, only a 3200+ and XFX 7600GTX, still runs all current games at 1024x768 with gfx maxed, but I cannot see it running Crysis very well. Whatever games companies post as recommended is usually bare minimum unless you want every gfx options swicthed off. CPU tech is moving on fast atm, there should be some huge spec chips coming out in the next 6-9 months so will be worth waiting it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Crysis looks awesome, some real 'next generation' graphics there. Got a long wait though, Sept is the earilest release date. Im pretty sure it'll be out before September Homer, I think Crytek are aiming for June-July. I'll try to find out, as I've worked with them in the past and know of several people working with them now on a Crytek backed mod for Crysis called Obsidian Edge 2. UPDATE: Can't give an exact date due to an NDA, but lets just say if it only comes out in Sept or later there would be a lot of unhappy people in the gaming industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Im pretty sure it'll be out before September Homer, I think Crytek are aiming for June-July. Sooner the better. There's been bugger all decent games since HL2 ep1 was released! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhGod Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I need a new computer, mines flagging behind as a 3.2Ghz, 6800GTX. Only just bought the Supra so a bit short of cash currently, plus I'm starting to get used to it already so BPU is on the cards! I need a better job. Also hoping Final Fantasy XII will be good, I enjoyed FF8 but been a bit patchy since then - but that's PS2 so no need to upgrade. Oh, and waiting for HL2 EP2 myself. Come on already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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