What game are you playing thread

[Overread]

no = I need sleep - soonish!

as for the photography - not certain how much so far - but its several £100s
as for this year - if I manage to meet my targets ~£2000 on 2 lenses, the tripod set-up (already got) and teleconverters.
After that nothing for a long while as I save up for a £2700 lens (yah all that on one lens!) but that will be a long time comming

[Sephiroth]

A £2700 lens?

A lens?!


I could buy that system Lenny posted for that!!

[Overread]

I know - unfortunatly the lens market just does not devalue like the computer market.
sigh - means I might have resign from being a PC gamer!

[Sephiroth]

Wow, that's dedication to your art, if you do. If I was thinking about taking up photography, you've just talked me out of it.

[Overread]

hehe well seph I am only after that lens as wildlife really needs not only a good ranged lens, but also a good speed an image quality (sometimes you are photographing really small things). Kind of makes it rather expensive. But with a good kit (say £3-400 body and meduim range zoom at £6-700 + tripod from curries+memory card) you can get some wonderful results from zoos and parks and such where you can get closer to the animals without them flying off. That is the big secrete to all my duck shots = most of the time with them I am only 4-6m away from them

[Sephiroth]

Ah, I see. Well, the results are certainly worth seeing.

When I take pictures, well, I like taking scenery...landscapes, cityscapes, buildings, etc.




But I have the feeling we should be in the Dark Room now, hmm?

[Leisha]

I missed all this camera talk!!! (See, we do need a techy forum )


Leish is unhappy.


And, OR, unless you're seriously thinking about getting into photography, that's a heck of a lot of money you're shelling out! Even I couldn't afford that for my hobbies!

[Sephiroth]

Well, you wouldn't expect to find it in here, would you?

Except that we are useless at sticking to topics, it would seem.



Ahem.

The other game I'm playing, other than FM 2008, is Guitar Hero 3.

I'm pretty good at it.

[Wybren]

I have been playing Guitar Hero 2 a bit, and I have started playing Assassins Creed, but haven't had much time to play it though

[Joel007]

Originally Posted by Momoka

Hey be fair - she doesn't own a PS3 and is a quite contented PC gamer

I actually prefer the 360 for co-op though. *Come on Gears 2, come on Gears 2*

I heartily concur

[D_Davis]

Originally Posted by Overread

Ahh shadow = the only game I have ever played or seen where riding a horse in game is actually sensible!

I really wish they would remake this game for a system that could acutally handle the epic scope. I loved the idea of it, but I found that the execution rendered much the game unplayable, as it often dipped down into near single, or low 10s, digit framerate. And regardless of what many people think, graphics really do matter, and this game especially relies on its fantastic visuals to create the atmosphere. The PS2 just didn't do the game justice in this department - it had terrible (re: no) anti-aliasing, and the shimmering effect of the textures was very distracting. It was definitely a case of an awesome game on the wrong system. I would love to see something this grand, majestic, and thoughtful on the PS3 or 360.

As it stands, I still think Ico is the better game.


With that said, I absolutely cannot wait for Beyond Good and Evil 2. BG&E was among my favorite games last gen.

[Commonmind]

I loved Shadow, despite its hiccups, but I do agree that it could have benefited from being developed for a next-gen platform. I must disagree, however, that Ico was the better game (just a difference of opinion here); while it was visually stunning and evocative, Ico was more an experiment in game design. This is evident the further along in the experience you go, where redundancies start to pop up more and more frequently and puzzles start to feel a bit uninspired.

Either way, I hope to see what they've got up their sleeve next. And I also can't wait for BG&E 2. I picked up the first game the other day after the announcement and subsequent trailer was released.

OT: Currently playing Psychonauts on PC

[D_Davis]

Originally Posted by Commonmind

And I also can't wait for BG&E 2. I picked up the first game the other day after the announcement and subsequent trailer was released.

BGE is awesome. It's my favorite Zelda-esque game, yes, even topping the Zelda games (I haven't really loved a proper Zelda game since the first, and that has more to do with it being so unique when it came out. Playing a game like that when I was in 6th grade was pretty awesome).

I am a little worried though. The creators said that the new BGE will be more accessible and easier. I really hope they aren't going for the casual/Wii crowd with this one. The first one didn't tank because it was too hard (it wasn't hard at all), it tanked because of poor marketing and because many core gamers don't really know how to react to a heroine that isn't sold with sex appeal. I hope they don't over-sex Jade and make her into some big-breasted, scantily clad cliche. The entire game was a revelation of maturity, something sorely lacking in this industry, and I hope they continue down this path.

[Momoka]

Originally Posted by D_Davis

BGE is awesome. It's my favorite Zelda-esque game, yes, even topping the Zelda games

Then what about Okami? Even more Zelda-ish, and beautifully Japanese to boot

I hope they don't over-sex Jade and make her into some big-breasted, scantily clad cliche. The entire game was a revelation of maturity, something sorely lacking in this industry, and I hope they continue down this path.

Here here - though there is a slight trend developing towards more realistic and sensible heroines in games - look at Alex in Half Life 2. But long may it continue to improve, then more females might be willing to take up gaming.

[Lenny]

Whassername in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, too. She fits in the Alyx category.

Elena Fisher, that's it.

I think the more realistic games have the more realistic female characters in them. Compare HL2 and Uncharted to something like Tekken or Dead or Alive.

though there is a slight trend developing towards more realistic and sensible heroines in games

You could argue that it's been going on for years. The girls in the FF games aren't big-breasted, scantily clad cliches (well, those in the FF games I've played or seen aren't). Sure, a few of them may get a bit cold in the non-Summer months, but they won't be cold all year round at least. Not got as big a surface area from which heat can escappe, for one.