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Poll: Deus Ex is 19 years old

Original all the way. It was ground-breaking in so many areas and still looks great with updated DX10 renderer + various HD packs. Whilst it has a few fans, DX2: Invisible War was dumbed down in a lot of ways. UI is the least appealing & most consolized (and was heavily criticized in reviews at...
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- Post #6
- Mar 18, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Free games for the week thread

Indeed, it's a great game and nails the early 90's adventure humor perfectly. Now cue the "but I hate anything not Steam because it's not Steam and I don't want to be made to use another client" brigade, even though like past freebies like Subnautica, the game is virtually DRM-Free and can be...
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- Post #2
- Feb 22, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question Fortnite minimum requirements? G4560, 8GB DDR4, and R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 not cutting it? Gaming on Wifi? How many people do that?

A GTX 950 is on par with R9 270X. Even the R9 270 is 15% slower. The RX 460 is 30% slower vs GTX 950. The 750Ti 10% slower than that. And the HD 7790 is 10% slower than that (the 260X is just a 7790 that's been OC'd by 10%, so overall a 260X = 750Ti). The reason there isn't much difference is...
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- Post #8
- Feb 11, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question Fortnite minimum requirements? G4560, 8GB DDR4, and R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 not cutting it? Gaming on Wifi? How many people do that?

Wait a minute, that isn't this same guy from here is it? Honestly Larry, just take all the bits back, sell them on Ebay and buy him a console... As for the 260X (7790 "Bonaire" rebadge with the same 896 shaders), it's far closer to a 750Ti which is approx 2/3rds of the speed of a GTX 1050.
- BSim500
- Post #6
- Feb 11, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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News AMD Announces Radeon VII

Honestly I wouldn't even pay $10 for anything that needed +3,000rpm fans. Seriously, 1998 called and wanted their Delta's back...
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- Post #546
- Feb 7, 2019
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poll: how do you play single player games?

4. because it's a decent balance between being thorough vs not completely sucking all the fun out of everything / breaking the pace by spending hours walking in circles for some utter triviality. I used to try and get 100% secrets where possible in old school style games (Doom, Thief, etc), but...
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- Post #5
- Feb 7, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question FarCry 5 (new dawn)

Indeed. "Whew! Just coming to the end of FC3 and now I have a choice to make. Do I... Damn this Ubisoft writing is really deep..." :grin:
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- Post #6
- Feb 6, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question What happened to Real Time Strategy Games?

^ This. RTS's "evolved" into MOBA's because the entire genre doesn't fit controllers + 10ft UI too well. From not being able to click on a mini-map with a cursor vs thumb scrolling across huge areas to lacking lots of hotkeys for base building or selecting +10 different unit groups / formations...
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- Post #15
- Feb 2, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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METRO Exodus

It wasn't me who downvoted you but speaking as someone who has a W7 rig, I'll give my two cents regarding that confusing chart. In reality, such charts offer an extremely dumbed down and regularly contradictory "guide" as to what to expect. Eg, as long as the DX11 or Vulkan API is an option, it...
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- Post #27
- Feb 1, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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This forum is aging.. gaming getting old for you too?

^ Yeah, that's precisely what the "modern evolved model" for today's market is now all about. Just be grateful these AAA publishers aren't house builders - "Have you seen our new idea inspired by "time-saver" DLC for AAA games? We'll make your house airtight, install an industrial vacuum to suck...
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- Post #115
- Jan 22, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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The anti-DRM thread

It is absurd isn't it. "But I want all my games in one place & don't want to have to keep track of what client launches which game, don't want my games locked to my hardware with custom .exe's, don't want to lose my whole game collection if the distributor ever pulls the plug, don't want up to...
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- Post #75
- Jan 12, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

The Division 2 will be on Epic store (and uPlay) but not Steam:- https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18174004/the-division-2-ubisoft-epic-game-store-launch
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- Post #56
- Jan 10, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question I don't get pixelated game popularity

Well popularity is the core topic. Hence the success of Wadjet Eye Games for whom that style is all they make. If people didn't like it, they'd have gone out of business years ago. You've probably noticed similar "new old school" FPS equivalents like Ion Maiden or Project Warlock. They have Very...
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- Post #32
- Jan 10, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question I don't get pixelated game popularity

90% of the time "that reason" for remakes of old games is simply wanting a console port for XBox / Switch, etc. That's the real reason Bioshock 1-2 were 'remastered' with barely any significant "upgrade" in textures (original vs remaster) along with a ton of new (still half unfixed) bugs. For...
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- Post #25
- Jan 8, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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Question I don't get pixelated game popularity

Back in the 90's the future was deemed to be photo-realism (hence the FMV adventure game trend for a period). 20 years on, and a lot of early 90's (or even late 80's) P&C games like Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max Hit The Road, Space Quest, etc, have aged a lot better in ScummVM with 2-3x HQ...
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- Post #14
- Jan 7, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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This forum is aging.. gaming getting old for you too?

Some of it is laziness, but other times it's partly deliberate though. Eg, if a game has "time-saver" micro-transactions that allows you to skip grinding up levels by buying them, then the devs will disproportionately be much more likely to ensure the "base grind ratio" will be deliberately...
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- Post #88
- Jan 5, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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This forum is aging.. gaming getting old for you too?

Totally agree. For me it has less to do with being 10-20 years older and tastes subjectively changing, and more simply that the nature of games has objectively changed (and not always for the better). The "red flag" is to take a look at when 90's franchises started out (mostly the same decade)...
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- Post #87
- Jan 5, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

I meant on the "up-stream channel", ie, what the developer sends to the distributor who then "re-package" it in a custom way for the "down-stream channel" (specific to Steam / Galaxy / Origin client to customer). Previously, when devs self-hosted patches as downloadable .exe's there was no "up...
- BSim500
- Post #37
- Dec 29, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

If you mean publisher exclusives rather than 3rd parties, we've also never had Half Life or Portal on Origin / uPlay / GOG. When HL2 came out back in 2004 it was an almost alien concept to require a store-locked client to run a disc you bought in the High Street, and yet you could still buy non...
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- Post #35
- Dec 29, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

Whilst I agree with you in principle, who's going to "force" them all to do this? If they wanted to do it voluntarily, they'd be doing it already. Part of it's also laziness at updating, ie, unlike the old days where it didn't matter which store you bought your disc-based games from, they only...
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- Post #33
- Dec 28, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Info SOMA is free on GOG for next 48rs

As title describes, it's the banner at the top of the homepage.
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- Thread
- Dec 28, 2018
- Replies: 3
- Forum: PC Games
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The anti-DRM thread

They've been wrong all along. Denial is a powerful emotion and some people just don't want to admit paying customers regularly get a worse experience than pirates. I think one of the more comical comparisons was when Syberia 3 came out and the removal of Denuvo reduced startup times from 47s...
- BSim500
- Post #68
- Dec 28, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

It's often the publisher who sets the price though. Eg, why does Morrowind & Oblivion have identical "fake competing" prices now twice as high on platforms like Steam & GOG as they were 10 years ago when they were actually competing with 2nd hand EBay discs and both with sales discounts limited...
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- Post #30
- Dec 28, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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New Epic Store Opened Up

I have mixed feelings. On the one hand more compulsory clients isn't what most people want anymore than multiple subs for video streaming services for the same quantity of content as "Yesterday's Netflix". OTOH, you have to LOL at some rants to the mere concept of a little competition on the...
- BSim500
- Post #28
- Dec 27, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Info Full Throttle Remastered free in GOG Winter Sale

Well the freebie is over now, but you don't need any launchers / clients to play GOG games. Galaxy is entirely optional vs the regular offline installers.
- BSim500
- Post #5
- Dec 20, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Question 2019 Steam challenge

"Contraband". LOL. Good sense of humour. Reality : It's entirely legal to resell original (non counterfeit) non account locked physical games, books, DVD's and CD's given that "First Sale Doctrine" national laws trump "but, but, but, the EULA says..." every single time, and large chunks of many...
- BSim500
- Post #30
- Dec 18, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Question 2019 Steam challenge

Indeed. Some publishers have also long figured out consumers can be psychologically played by "75% off", either into buying games they have no real intention / spare time of playing through "fear of missing out" as pmv described, but also for older games "skewing" base pricing up into the realms...
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- Post #18
- Dec 17, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Info Full Throttle Remastered free in GOG Winter Sale

As thread title says, GOG's Winter Sale just started and the freebie is Full Throttle Remastered.
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- Thread
- Dec 13, 2018
- Replies: 4
- Forum: PC Games
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Question 2019 Steam challenge

Challenge accepted! In all seriousness I've been doing that this past year - late 2017 I made a spreadsheet of games I haven't played, and slowly but surely spent much of 2018 clearing through them oldest to newest, starting with I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Admittedly there were a few...
- BSim500
- Post #2
- Dec 13, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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The anti-DRM thread

I do just that though. So do a lot of GOG customers as it's the main selling point of the store. Other advantages of having installers locally (eg, on a NAS) = much faster re-install times for very large games vs re-downloading and full version control (if a new update breaks or adds / changes...
- BSim500
- Post #65
- Dec 11, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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What are your surprise games of 2018?

Nice idea for an end of year thread. Over-sequelled AAA franchises have been dead to me for a few years now, but assuming you mean released this year, my picks are:- - FAR LONE Sails. It's short and linear but rated "Very/Overwhelmingly Positive" for a reason - it's not afraid to try something...
- BSim500
- Post #2
- Dec 10, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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The anti-DRM thread

Yeah I saw that. Even if he were in the wrong for breaking an NDA of one game, the fact ALL his games appear to have vanished (not just Anthem Beta) for giving them free advertising has to be the pinnacle of lameness. What's sad is it isn't the first time EA have proven how fragile online...
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- Post #63
- Dec 9, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Outer Worlds

"Fallout Meets Open-World Bioshock" looks interesting but I'm long done with pre-orders and will wait for reviews ("We Happy Few" was marketed with a 'strong Bioshock vibe' too...) :confused2:
- BSim500
- Post #4
- Dec 7, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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omg omg omg FALLOUT 76 !

And that train wreck keeps a rollin'... "Be careful what information you put in your Fallout 76 support tickets because it seems some users have been able to view private information. Reports have been cropping up saying things like receipt screenshots, names, addresses, and even credit card...
- BSim500
- Post #291
- Dec 6, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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omg omg omg FALLOUT 76 !

Well if they don't, the "Has Bethesda denied your refund request? Heres how to get your money back" Reddit ChargeBack thread might... (10k likes in under 18hrs for the OP's post alone) :grin: It's a pity they didn't just make Elder Scrolls 6. But as with many modern "It must be multi-player...
- BSim500
- Post #283
- Nov 29, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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SD cards as backup device?

LOL. Yes please I'm always interested in this kind of stuff!
- BSim500
- Post #43
- Nov 28, 2018
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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The anti-DRM thread

It does, though the problem with such comparisons is people end up including every other unrelated feature they like about Steam as a whole (which has nothing to do with DRM) - vs the specific issue of DRM. Eg, an Internet store, digital downloads, a gaming discussion forum, community support...
- BSim500
- Post #55
- Nov 22, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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How come there's no "SLi" for CPUs?!

I used to own an Abit BP6. Insert 2x 366MHz Celeron's, then OC both +50% to 550Mhz, and enjoy a dual "core" CPU years before dual-cores were invented. But that was back when overclocking meant gaining +50% for nothing in any old case, before it became an industry in itself to be milked with...
- BSim500
- Post #2
- Nov 20, 2018
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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The anti-DRM thread

He's referring to the new "Software As A Service" model resulting in compulsory updates, etc. Eg, "Buy our game, we guarantee it'll be launched without any loot-boxes". Dev then waits 15 days until 14 day refund window has expired, inserts loot-boxes, forces update through Steam, openly LOL's at...
- BSim500
- Post #47
- Nov 20, 2018
- Forum: PC Games
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Who is more happy today?

If budgets are infinite then more VRAM is certainly better, but does being forced into that artificial rat-race bring people more happiness though? We've reached the point where some games play so badly out of the gate, that instead of driving people to spend more on GPU's, they're just skipping...
- BSim500
- Post #16
- Nov 18, 2018
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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