deanb Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 http://savygamer.co.uk/2012/05/17/just-cause-2-kane-and-lynch-2-dog-days-lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-supreme-commander-2-tomb-raider-underworld-pc-4-71/ That's a pretty good bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 http://dealnews.com/Sony-Play-Station-24-1080-p-3-D-LED-LCD-Bundle-for-200-free-shipping/576872.html Wow, if it played nice with AMD graphics cards and if I had money I'd be all over this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 It's out of stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm not surprised. Too good of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 On iTunes: Lost Winds reduced to $1.99 (a platformer). That's about half price. And the graphics are pretty darn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 i played Lost Winds on the Wii - definitely a good game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 http://www.gog.com/promo/ea_worlds EA titles from GOG for cheap. I'll recommend Alpha Centauri (though it's getting on a bit now) and Dungeon Keeper 2. Sim City 2000 is way too old at this point. Can probably pick up 3000 or 4 for just as cheap. edit: Deus Ex for £3 http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/en/pc/promo/birthday/?top (and others) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 I wonder if anyone's made an Alpha Centauri mod for Civ V... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRan Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) http://www.gog.com/promo/ea_worlds EA titles from GOG for cheap. I'll recommend Alpha Centauri (though it's getting on a bit now) and Dungeon Keeper 2. Sim City 2000 is way too old at this point. Can probably pick up 3000 or 4 for just as cheap. edit: Deus Ex for £3 http://www.greenmang...o/birthday/?top (and others) Problem with SimCity 3000 is that I can't seem to get it working at all on modern OSs (namely, Windows 7). It's a Windows game too so it's not likely to appear on GOG anytime soon Edit: Especially sad for me as 3000 is my favorite SimCity. Edited May 18, 2012 by RockyRan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 It's a Windows game too so it's not likely to appear on GOG anytime soon What'd you mean by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRan Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 It's a Windows game too so it's not likely to appear on GOG anytime soon What'd you mean by that? Windows games that don't run well on modern OSs are way harder to "tweak" to get them working, whereas DOS games (the vast majority of games on GOG) just use custom versions of DOSBox and away they go. I believe the only Windows games that appear on GOG are ones that work with very little or no tweaking for modern OSs, like RollerCoaster Tycoon. SimCity 3000 doesn't have a DOS version, so I don't think GOG has any way to get it to work on modern OSs reliably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ahhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) Assassin's Creed 2 is on sale on Steam, the whole thing for $45 you get three games. Seems pretty cool if you were just waiting to get the price drops. http://store.steampowered.com/sale/ubi_weekend2012 I wanna get Revelations. But isn't Assassin's Creed notorious for being a system hog? Edited May 19, 2012 by elev3n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 I wanna get Revelations. But isn't Assassin's Creed notorious for being a system hog? I don't think so. What're the specs of your PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Yeah I don't think so either. Here are the system requirements as listed on Steam: Minimum: OS: Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista® SP2 /Windows® 7 SP1 Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ @ 2.1GHz Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, 7 Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: DirectX® June2010 or newer Hard Drive: 12 GB Sound: DirectX 9.0–compliant sound card Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller Internet: Temporary broadband connection required for one-time product registration at first launch, permanent broadband connection required for multi-player. *This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NTSupported Video Cards at Time of Release:AMD Radeon™ HD2600XT or better/3000/4000/5000/6000 desktop seriesNVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GTS or better/9/GT200/GT400/GT500 desktop seriesLaptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. Recommended: OS: Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista® SP2 /Windows® 7 SP1 Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB Windows® XP / Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 Graphics: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: DirectX® June2010 or newer Hard Drive: 12 GB Sound: Surround Sound 5.1 capable sound card Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended) Internet: Temporary broadband connection required for one-time product registration at first launch, permanent broadband connection required for multi-player. *This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NTSupported Video Cards at Time of Release:AMD Radeon™ HD2600XT or better/3000/4000/5000/6000 desktop seriesNVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GTS or better/9/GT200/GT400/GT500 desktop seriesLaptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. @FDS: I know system requirements aren't the be-all and end-all, but they can give you an idea. Edited May 20, 2012 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 well, this is what it says on sys req labs: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16661885/sfw/acrreq.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16661885/sfw/acrreq2.png I failed on CPU on recommended... really? I find it weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Isn't that canyourunit shit really terrible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Because it's not exactly perfect. Pretty much all it will be doing there is looking at the ghz, yet as you're aware the Core i5 is much stronger than the Core2Duo, so you can easily ignore that bit of advice. From couple years back when I emailed them pointing out it's failing on pretty much every test due to unsupported OS (in this case Windows 7): Hi Dean Thanks for taking the time and effort to contact us about the System Requirements Lab. We definitely strive to make the SRL as accurate as possible and with all the new hardware it is an ongoing effort. But getting help from good webizens such as yourself really helps. Regarding the requirements, the SRL has to test on the basis of the publishers validated requirements - and pass or fail based on that. Because the publishers (or NVIDIA in this case) are the ones who have to answer the tech support call. And regarding Windows 7, the publishers won’t fully support that OS until it is released. Even though it is really an upgrade for Vista, our hands are tied in this matter. If you have any other ideas, suggestions, critiques about the service, please contact me directly. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Yeah, don't just blindly follow SRL, you need to actually think about what the requirements are rather than just looking at the pass/fail. Your CPU easily meets the recommended. SRL is useful but it's not perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Bunch o' Tomb Raider games on the cheap at GamersGate. I'm mulling over the Guardian of Light offer, so if anyone has any opinions on that one, spill 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well I bought it under Hot Hearts recommendation and then never played it. So whatever Hot Heart says, don't listen if you like money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) I'm sure I've said it multiple times before but...Guardian of Light is really friggin' good. And if you do get it, hit me up for some co-op times! I'll try and remember the controls and 'pretend' like I've forgotten the puzzles. Edited May 21, 2012 by Hot Heart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Oftentimes puzzle-heavy games give me more trouble on my second time through because I remember most of the puzzle but I'm forgetting one crucial aspect of it. Then it's hard to figure out what I'm missing because I just did the rest by rote, without really thinking through why I was doing the things, so I have to try and work it all back out again from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Because some of the puzzles are physics-based, I'm sure, at some point, my friend and I must have brute-forced our way through one without understanding it. Also, the game slightly alters all the puzzles depending on whether you're in single-player or multi-player, further confusing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'm sure I've said it multiple times before but...Guardian of Light is really friggin' good. And if you do get it, hit me up for some co-op times! I'll try and remember the controls and 'pretend' like I've forgotten the puzzles. Classic. "Hey, this switch looks interesting... maybe you should try it? Just a suggestion." Been there, done that with Portal 2 when I'm playing with people who haven't played before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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