All right, FG II installed. Just need to figure out how to, you know...
...use it.
You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other till it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
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Miracleman - May 22, 2008 12:51:24 pm PDT #637 of 26132
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Polter-Cow - May 22, 2008 12:53:27 pm PDT #638 of 26132
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm waiting for Fantasy Grounds to become sentient and develop artificial intelligence, just for the "I'm playing AIFG AIFG!" posts.
Sean K - May 22, 2008 1:48:27 pm PDT #639 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
All right, FG II installed. Just need to figure out how to, you know...
...use it.
Using it is pretty simple. I've been looking over the documentation for programming it (located at the FG website), and it's now very clear that reprogramming it to handle Shadowrun or Serenity will take...
... some work.
Oi.
omnis_audis - May 22, 2008 11:17:48 pm PDT #640 of 26132
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I tried to re-install bootcamp so I could install FG. No luck (some details in technology). Uggg. Me wants to play!
Jon B. - May 23, 2008 10:59:26 am PDT #641 of 26132
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
omnis_audis - May 24, 2008 11:28:54 am PDT #642 of 26132
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
that is awesome. The ladies comments, HILARIOUS!
Sean K - May 25, 2008 6:10:18 am PDT #643 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So megan is in town for a visit, and there is supposed to be game playing today.
I have two shows today. I'm not sure I'll be seeing megan for more than about five minutes.
Sad now.
Sean K - May 26, 2008 11:14:29 am PDT #644 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
A little bit last week, and now some more today, I've been playing Tomb Raider: Anniversary, finally.
I haven't done more than complete Croft Manor, the training level (and that was with walkthrough). The graphics, movement and animation are all absolutely stunning. And if the training level is any indication, the levels are al going to be pretty huge. The jumping/climbing is all very similar to previous Tomb Raiders.
Basically on the positive side, this game really fulfills the promise of all the earlier titles, using the full extent of today's hardware.
On the negative side, the controls are also pretty much the same as previous versions of the game, which means that, while functional, they're not always great, and sometimes they just flat out suck.
Pix - May 26, 2008 11:19:36 am PDT #645 of 26132
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Sean, it's a really fun game. I finished it when it first came out, and though the controls do suck at times (especially with some of the ridiculous jumps you have to do), it's well worth it.
Sean K - May 26, 2008 11:27:01 am PDT #646 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I've been a Tomb Raider fan since the first game, and I love that this is basically a full re-imagining of the original game, on a scale worthy of today's platform capabilities. Frankly, the only passable control interface just kind of comes with the Tomb Raider territory, so I'm willing to overlook it to wander in the lush scenery, and make gravity defying Lara Croft jumps and flips while blasting beasties and solving absurd and improbably convoluted puzzles to open doors and free Atlantean relics.