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  wow, that is just amazing : byorn
  • Their website says they months away from a 4 gigapixel camera. "At this level, a real-world 90-degree ... : fishbone
• Needs more resolution. : EvilDolemite
• Reading the technology section where they explain everything, is fascinating. : boolean
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  We have achieved the Blade Runner closet scene. : GeorgeB3DR
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    Ramathorn did it better. : edgewise
    • JUST PRINT THE GODDAMN THING : pinkeye
  • No we haven't... : myLeftTesticleofFury
  • haha, i was just thinking that.. : g0nk
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  Haha, the picture of the beach is hilarious. Even more awesome would be to make some gigantic real-life W... : sgtsanity
  • More like Where's Phil am i rite?!?! : google
  • http://elrosewood.com/pics/where.jpg : rosewood
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  I love Balboa Park. *sniff* I miss San Diego :~( : DKo5
  • Balboa Park Black's Beach, amirite? : Dimmona
  • My park does look pretty fantastic. Must go some day. : Balboa
  • I used to live in San Diego until 1993. Born there in 1980. : ferraro
  • I've been in San Diego for 10 years now. It rules. Mexico is right next door, for all your illicit nee... : Caoster007
• All the time, I'm cumming! : rasputinreborn
• whoa, that's ridiculous. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  in his faq he says he uses film cameras and scans the crap onto a computer... not really a true billion p... : tomatoactivator
  • Well, if it contains a billion pixels-worth of information, it's the equivalent. It's just a good way of ... : sgtsanity
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    The result is exactly what a gigapixel digital camera would produce; they're simply using a film that has... : fishbone
    • you could take any size photo from your cheapass walmart camera and get a ridiculous scanner that will ge... : tomatoactivator
• Meh, their 100% crop looks like it's been blown up about 400%. And the the rest of the site seems pret... : Edmonton
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  I might need my binoculars next time I go to Torrey Pines.... : Porkasaurus
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    its usually a bunch of old fat naked ppl from what I hear :( : epit
    • you hear wrong. : Dimmona
• that chick has really poor posture : psychobean
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  x-mas is coming...anyone wanna send me one? : crypt420
  • If I could give MYSELf oral sex for the rest of my life, I still couldnt see my buying one for myself : Ratalon
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  meh...huge-ass prints are cool but also kind of gimmicky, i don't think they work so well for landscape/n... : blogophobe
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    Why would you want to see such a huge level of detail on somebodies face, but not of distance trees/citie... : fishbone
    • that's why it would be cool, all the little details that you usually don't see on someone's face. stuff l... : blogophobe
• that's pretty neat! : jrock
• The "virtual cart" image from halfway down this page: http://www.gigapxl.org/technology-realized.htm : Phearsome
• This needs to be used for pornographic purposes. : Blackdawgg
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  36520x27390 = 1 GP .bmp ~ 3GB : ArbyBean
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    oh shi-- this will revolutionize porn AND storage! : running wild
    • We shall call it... porage : mojoald
• COMPUTER...ENHANCE : sexninja!!!!
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  this thing will revolutionize porn : sexninja!!!!
  • enhance. enhance. enhanooooowwwowoowoow *splurt* ...zzzzzz : rasputinreborn
• lol ... i just bought a 3MP camera >:( : virus
• stunning!! : grendel
• Holy fuck, paparazi's wet dream. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• So they basically use a large format film, then a very good film scanner? : Barbarian

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• I'm in! When registering, would it be better to say "Check your Shackmessages" instead of "Check your ... : helvetica
• I am in too! wooooohoooo! : byorn
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  Any opposition to a newbie joining up? : Do_Or_Die
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    More people == more fun! : helvetica
    • Everybody loves to kill Newbs. : exigence7
  • If by opposition you mean a bullet to the head then yes. :[ : My Documents
  • make sure you fire it up before hand. there are so many freaking weapons to choose from you will want to... : kanix
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  Is anyone using the Steam friends list? : slickdoody
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    I tried to get it to work yesterday, but it shows everyone being offline. To look for shackers, just look... : UtilityMaximizer
    • It's in a better state than it previously was. Never was able to sign in at all before and if you did yo... : bounty838
    • I was just able to login, there's a number of people with lastname "shacknews" but I'm wondering if anyon... : slickdoody
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    I'm having trouble getting Steam server list/friends list to even connect. Port forwarding, firewall off,... : Do_Or_Die
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      did you just try it, like within the last 15 min? Earlier today I couldn't sign in for anything, then al... : slickdoody
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        steam obey's the cries of the shack : kanix
        • it damn sure didnt this weekend >:( : Degenerate
      • Well now the friends list is working, but I still can't get the server list to load. I tried it without m... : Do_Or_Die
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        I haven't gotten the friends list to work yet. At first I couldn't log in and now I can't find any friend : Sarcastro
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          I think Friends is f'ed up right now. It used to work great during CS:S beta, but now it doesn't work at ... : famine101
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            Friends has never worked 100%. Ever. Everything else is cool, but Friends has always been fucked in some ... : Helter Skelter
            • Yea, you're right. Even during beta it wouldn't correctly list friends as being in a server or something ... : famine101
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  Locked and loaded. or something. : Salad Sammich
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    HL2 = pre-loaded and locked. : slickdoody
    • Hah. Indeed. : mindmann
    • clever, ver clever indeed. : carazy
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  so what one of you guys is going to set up the HLDM server? : stgdz
  • Ooh damn. I might do just that. Lemme download the dedicated server package. : Helter Skelter
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    I might do that if the hype dies down after a while; I'm the "shackhype'd FPS MP," server. : RyDogg1
    • Valve is bringing out a HLDM map that is built on the source engine. Someone posted a screenshot of it... : stgdz
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  HLDM SERVER IS UP. Info: HELTER.NO-IP.ORG Players: 12, currently. This may raise or lower dependin : Helter Skelter
  • Oh, and I'm west coast, if that makes a difference to anybody. : Helter Skelter
  • Ooh, now this sounds fun. Won't be able to play till 3-4 pm, but still. : Dynotaku
  • i'll be there :D : mr.sleepy
  • Rock! I'll see you there :D : d0gbert
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    Apparently I can't connect to my own server. Lovely. Says my Steam ticket has expired, though I can co... : Helter Skelter
    • connect using ur local ip, not the internet ip. if you're on the same comp its localhost:port, othrewise... : dbman190
  • Yay west coast! I will so fucking be there. Hard. : sammyl
  • mine says restricted to LAN computers or something.. : pez2084
  • "LAN servers are restricted to local clients" : d0gbert
• Also, thanks to the CS:S ShackServer players for making my first CS experience this past weekend most ple... : My Documents
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  What timezone are these shackbattles referring to? I'm sorry, I've never participated before. : freshview
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    check the Shackbattles.net link, the time is 9 EST, but if you login it'll tell you what time in the time... : d fluke
    • ah, I haven't set my timezone, that must be it. : freshview
• I'm so in. 6PM PST I'll be there. : Carfaz11
• If youre a n00b like me prepare to get owned. Playing on pubs made me think I was doing OK until I went 2... : Lightzout
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  What are the DE maps? : pulse2115
  • DE_ = defuse so planting teh bomb : pez2084
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  i can't figure out how to manually put in a server in the css server browser : feek
  • favourites tab > add server ? : pez2084
• going in! : the stickboy
• I'm having trouble with the password on the shackbattle server - anyone else, or any tips? Thanks. : taronish

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  Surprisingly, Half-Life 2's story is one of the most disappointing aspects of the game. The first half of : Serum 114
  • it DOES sound like Halo 2 :( : byorn
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    I don't really get this. Bungie claimed to have hired a sci-fi writer but I saw NOTHING good come of tha... : bounty838
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      I bet the sci-fi writer came up with the highly original Gravemind character. : Serum 114
      • Aw fuck I haven't got to that part yet :( Damn my risking the spoiler tag click :( : bounty838
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      No they didn't. Halo 2 was written by Joseph Staten, with input from the other Bungie guys just like the... : Carnivac
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        My bad then, must be thinking of another game. In fact I knew that Staten wrote it. Damn Mondays. Anyo... : bounty838
        • Wasn't that Doom 3? Didn't do that much for story either. : lostgoat
  • That just ruined my entire day :( : -pRy-
  • sorry, i wont belive anything these fucker say.. I rad a lot of reviews of Halo2 that said it's story ro... : g0nk
  • You're kidding... wtf is going on with these new releases. Watch MGS3 be the only game with a coherent an... : pr_stealth
  • interesting, cos the PCZone UK review said the story was awesome. I wouldn't worry yet fellas :) : SideSalad
  • dude, wtf...that sucks if it's true. ;[ : abubu
• repost Anything under 10-out-of-10 is unfortunate. Have not played it (obviously) but given the amount of... : MatthewPhillips
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  Ouch. The gamesport article says it looks great but is unfocused and lacking a story :( : Visceral Monkey
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    Lack of story shouldn't be a major deduction. You can't play the story. : EvilDolemite
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      But you need a story to give you motivation and a sense of accomplishment when playing a game. Otherwi... : Torgo
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        or DooM3... : g0nk
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          There was a Doom 3? : Torgo
          • No, it was all just a bad dream. : Serum 114
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      I disagree wholeheartedly. That may have been a valid point five years ago, but now that games are nearin... : Serum 114
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        You need a story, definitely. I just think reviewers get ahead of themselves when they malign lack of st... : EvilDolemite
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          Think of it this way, Counter Strike doesn't have a story. It's probably one of the most popular games E... : anubiszro
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            Except that it's a multiplayer game, so a story isn't actually a necessity. : Serum 114
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              Maybe you should think about that a little bit more. : anubiszro
              • I already have. A simple multiplayer game like Counter-Strike doesn't need a narrative structure - aside ... : Serum 114
        • I think Perfect Dark had a pretty great story, as did Max Payne (1; 2 sucked ass). : osiris_brad
    • I believe it is because they are making some episodic expansion packs for the game. : stgdz
    • Thats just dumb, that what made alot of HL1 great. : cack
    • You must be in the "if porn doesn't need a story, HL2 shouldn't either!" camp. : BulletPro
  • Cept every other review says it has a great story, great ending. And even Gamespot doesn't seem to make ... : lont
  • Gamespot sucks....they always are like that. : NFXFSX
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  Man, I wish Kasavin reviewed it : Tawler
  • that would have seemed fair... : Colonel Angus
  • I'm very surorised he didn't, Gamespot usually has him doing all the major releases. Perhaps he's overwor... : humpx
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  According to IGN: Halo 2 > HL 2 by 1/10 of a point : LucyLuBot
  • Different platforms. Different experiences. Different opinions. :[ : My Documents
  • Halo2 was probably reviewed for exactly what halo2 was supposed to be (More of halo1) and Half-Life 2 is ... : haiku
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  Halo 2 (Gamespot.com) 9.4 Half-Life 9.2 Wasn't expecting that. : MatthewPhillips
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    Yeah, considering Halo 2 wasn't that great. : anubiszro
    • Uhm WHAT, not that great? You crazy. : bagelcc
  • Oh and jumping puzzles are still there. :( : Torgo
  • Well, their main deductions for HL2 are weak story, on-rails vehicle segments, and rehashed multiplayer. ... : EvilDolemite
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  Hmm, gamespot made the game sound a bit underwhelming. Curious how gamespot says the AI is not that go... : Torgo
  • probably because Gamestop found a way to break it : byorn
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  I HATE the guy that reviews those games on GameSpot. Jason Ocampo is an idiot IMO. He doesn't seem to 'kn... : bubble rap
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    wonder why greg didn't do this one he seems to do the best reviews : fluke
    • anyone find it ironic that there are people pissed off at Gamespot over a review from a game they themsel... : humpx
• Through the eyes of Gordon Freeman, you'll experience roughly 17-20 hours of consciousness which tests yo : Serum 114
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  Yes, its pretty depressing that people are reviewing this game and giving is less than 10/10. This game ... : Malum
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    I see no reason this game must get a 10/10 or they shouldn't be reviewing it. That's just dumb. : Hello Kitty
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      Name the other PC title that should? : Malum
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        It's not a matter of having this 10/10 stored waiting to use it. Or "it's had it coming". If the game isn... : Hello Kitty
        • But then you're assuming some sort of absolute review scale, which really isn't the way it works. Everyt... : SenorSpine
      • oh shi... that wasn't sarcasm? : vigilante
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        Civilization? : Fyunch Click
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          ^^^ correct answer. : Clay
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            Spearman defeating Tanks? 9.0! : Torgo
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              Don't fuck with the spearmen. : Fyunch Click
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                they dont tell you the full story in the mini battles. The spearmen kill troops in the tank escort, stea... : pigvomit
                • Ohhh of course....now i will never get pissed off again when i lose a tank to a spearman.......grrrrrrrr : fry975
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    what if it's not perfect? : edgewise
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      Hand in your gamer cards, its not going get better anytime soon... : Malum
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        Wth? You havent even played it : rosewood
        • I think it's Gabe's character account. : Hello Kitty
        • doesn't stop people posting on the internet making fun of reviews!! god i fucking hate that : armybob
      • Titor is that you? : amankhan
  • I wouldn't expect it to get 10/10 anymore than I would DNF. : thief
  • this makes no sense. reviews aren't supposed to satiate fanboys, they are to evaluate the merits of the ... : grendel
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  Gamespot. What a joke http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/freedomthebattleforli/index.html Looks like fre... : pigvomit
  • in short, play it yourself, if you think its better than what gamespot says, then you will realize why pr... : pigvomit
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    Reviewed by different people. Everyones mileage will vary. :[ : My Documents
    • Yeah I kinda wish reviews would have multiple people's opinions. Ive always thought its silly to have on... : pigvomit
  • hehehe, that's a good and funny point you just made. : anubiszro
  • WHAT WHAT WHAT?!?! They're so on crack. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Gamespot's score was pretty much exactly what I was expecting. Now I wonder what it would have gotten ... : fluke
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  I went up to Valve to play Half-Life 2 a few weeks ago. The only thing that Halo 2 has over HL2 is th... : Gonzo
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    Well, one of them is a combat-focused sci-fi game with nothing but space marine warfare scenarios. The o... : EvilDolemite
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      We'll see I guess. Gamespot made it seem like the combat was not all that great, while IGN claimed it wa... : Torgo
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        The physics puzzles are not of the lame Xen variety. They're more like short brainteasers, with easy ones... : Gonzo
        • thanks for the thoughts... : rasputinreborn
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  Did IGN and Gamespot review the same game? IGN loved the AI, while Gamespot hated it. IGN liked the st... : sgtsanity
  • gamespot hated the AI? wow. Freedom Fighters got a 9.3 (different reviewer) and it had no AI at all. I... : pigvomit
  • I think Gamespot just expects too much of the big games, and IGN takes it as they see it. : cajuncook
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  GameSpot video review (22MB) mms://a840.m.akastream.net/7/840/5372/1/gamespot.download.akamai.com/5372... : SlamDunk
  • weird... the end should be: halflife2_pc111204_vr_700.wmv : SlamDunk
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  As a side note this stuff about an extra .1 out of 10 here or 1% there is why I'd prefer a straight forwa... : Carnivac
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    I give this post a 7.61/10.0 : Hello Kitty
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      oh yeah? 7.62 : emocore
      • no its clearly a 7.615 : pigvomit
  • 4.5 star comment. : Fyunch Click
  • Several game journalists feel the same way, actually. It'd certainly stop this bullshit. HL2, 5/5. The... : SiW73
  • because if for some reason HL 2 got a 4/5 instead of 5/5 star rating, people would crap their pants. i m... : atom519
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    No. X/5 rating system sucks ass. I remember some computer gaming magazine switched to a X/5 rating syst... : cajuncook
    • Computer game Stratgey plus(called something else now) use to use a 5 star rating system back when I read... : Yabrodan
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  Argh! Even the first few paragraphs have spoilers! Granted their not major, in fact they're very minor, ... : slickdoody
  • this is why I'm avoiding them : Degenerate
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    Yeah, I read the first paragraph of Gamespot's review and decided not to read any reviews. I want to go i... : nomaad
    • prepare to be deflowered by the Gman himself. : atom519
  • my feeling is that the IGN review is much more anti-spoiler (just the feeling I'm getting from the commen... : rasputinreborn
• Gamespot got owned by gamerankings.com... They have Gamespot's reviewer quality set at 1 out of 5 stars :... : cdbeckman
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  Maybe Gamespot has trouble with the mouse/kbd combo? : GeorgeB3DR
  • Someone needed to say it, but it had to be you, of course I kid, I kid. Good luck with that game your ... : cdbeckman
  • nice! Viva PC! : pigvomit
  • Maybe VU didn't buy enough ad space. (if we are going to make stuff up, at least pick things that are lik... : baron calamity
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  do either of these reports NOT spoil something? : ansuble
  • IGN review is quite spoiler free : rasputinreborn
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  Since these reviews aren't reviewing the same product available in stores (you know, the one the us peons... : baron calamity
  • i believe they mentioned that the only part of the game they didn't have access to was the steam authenti... : atom519
• I wish the guy that normally reviews big name releases for GameSpot had reviewed this one. The guy with t... : Kryn
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  Which system does Gamespot prefer? Xbox - 21 awards PS2 - 19 awards PC - 15 awards GC - 11 awards... : pigvomit
  • In the last two years of course : pigvomit
  • ga M e S pot : buzzbat
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  Interestingly. HL2s current review average on gamerankings.com is HIGHER than HL1's was after all was sai... : cdbeckman
  • Often due to using x/5 intead of %... 95% will get 5/5, etc. : i_mon61
• Hopefully these ratings are't ballooned by anticipation and/or anxiety driven emotions. : Downforce
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  Bad story? Pff, I bet it's awesome and they're just pulling stuff out of their ass to bitch about. : SpaecKow
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    it actually sounds more like big questions that may arise about origins/motivations etc may not be conclu... : rasputinreborn
    • Yeah, when I read it I immediately thought "Oh, they probably don't get to find out who the G-Man is or s... : SpaecKow
• Gamespot gave Freedom Fighters a 9.6 and HalfLife 2 a 9.2? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA : g.lee
• Fuck gamespot : mr.sleepy
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  To all of you who haven't played Half-Life 2: How can you have issue with the review? Now after finis... : EvilDolemite
  • Well, yeah... but if I'm ever going to indulge in a bit of fanboyism it shall be here... or when DNF is r... : SpaecKow
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  ALL OF GAMESPOT'S REVIEWS HIGHEST DOWN TO HL2: Diablo Role-Playing: 9.6 Unreal Tournament: 9.5 ... : Malum
  • I only disagree with one of those. Other than that, excellent list of excellent games. : EvilDolemite
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    Freedom Fighters + Rayman + Black & White = No trust in professional reviewers. : pigvomit
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      Rayman 2 was fantastic!! : EvilDolemite
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        I really didnt think it was anything special maybe a 7.5 out of 10. Even played with a gamepad. Bought ... : pigvomit
        • Yeah no shit. It was a pretty fun game, but to rank it with classics that people still play and talk abo... : SenorSpine
  • there are some pretty awesome games on that list.. \m/ Total Annihilation : rasputinreborn
  • TA beats every game though :( : mr.sleepy
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    IGN Scores HL2 at 9.7, tied with B&W for the highest ever... : Malum
    • Funny how those two do NOT compare at all in terms of fun factor.... yikes. : mystifier
  • http://www.gamespot.com/ps/rpg/chronocross/index.html http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/tonyhawksproskat... : jayares
  • Whoa! Total Annihilation gets props at gamespot. Good for them. Alot of places like PC Gamer gave it like... : osiris_brad
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  Wow, it really sounds like the story was ripped straight from The Matrix. In both Matrix and HL2 humanity : BulletPro
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    im so glad the post was cut off there. : pigvomit
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      I used spoiler tags... : BulletPro
      • hahaha ok i didnt click on it because i couldnt tell. : pigvomit
  • I don't wanna read the reviews because of the spoilers, so you may be right if they Are controlling their : SpaecKow
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    yea, thats a really stupid comment. : maulla
    • OMG personal attack! What was so dumb about my comment? : BulletPro
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  At the risk of being burned as a heretic, remember that when you get down to it, the first Half Life does... : Fayk
  • I think that's what makes it so great... : spl
  • As you've probably heard before, with half life it was in the telling. Hopefully HL2 will provide both th... : SpaecKow
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    while you are right, it's interesting to think about how few games "get it right" like HL did. : rasputinreborn
    • Certainly, it's something worth looking at, given the traditional stories-suck nature of most video games... : Fayk
  • Agreed, when people post something about how great the story in HL is they make me wonder if I played ano... : 1trudA
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  you guys need to stop comparing scores between games. reviews are NOT meant to be directly compared to on : maulla
  • The only reason I read reviews is for fun and to make sure I don't go out and buy a buggy and incomplete ... : bstrad
• So I can finally talk eh? The game was pretty fun from what little I've played. The design seemed top-n... : Dobbs
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  If ANY of you guys spoil this game for me (or me having the overwhelming temptation to read reviews, look... : ghost hacker
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    Flood the net with made-up spoilers: Gordon is a clone of Gman, who was the last elite soldier trying to... : DinK
    • Prepare for nukage from orbit :) grrrrrr! : ghost hacker
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  Considering HL2 doesn't really have legitimate multiplayer I'm surprised it's doing as well as it is. Alo... : osiris_brad
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    except HL2DM... zing : buzzbat
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      *what*? : osiris_brad
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        There’s going to be a special treat near launch or soon after for those who are upset that C : buzzbat
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          (unofficial speculation - but the source has been right-on in the past) : rasputinreborn
          • Plus it would explain some images floating around showing half life 2 servers popping up. Not that conclu... : xenoeye
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          Official or mod created or what? The only thing that would make me happy is official =/ I guess a mod ... : osiris_brad
          • official is the rumour, there's a mod team wanting to do it even if the rumour is false : xenoeye
  • wow, so KOTOR should have gotten lower scores based on the fact that it didn't have multiplayer?! I must ... : ChowYunCat
  • You DO realize how flawed it is to say "a game's score must be limited unless it has X feature" right? : DinK
• this all strangely reminds me of the election..........anyone else? : mindshot
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  Try the Microsoft XP Game Advisor: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/games/gameadvisor/default.... : jono181
  • The scale changes... http://www.theflashmasta.com/temp/mypc.jpg : flashmasta
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  Everyone take a deep breath and consider what Deus Ex recieved from Gamepot. http://www.gamespot.com/p... : dnurk
  • You made me happy again ;). : i_mon61
  • That's pathetic. 8.2? : dltrem
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    That was Deus Ex though, barely worth finishing. : mallrice
    • never speak again. : greh kleh
    • MAN DOWN! : ermac
    • oh damn : moz
    • yikes folks. INCOMING!! : virus
    • ^^^ excommunicated : cygnus
    • D:< : SpaecKow
    • You're so outta here! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      *holding tomservo back* : mr.sleepy
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        totally tangent, but is that you in your profile sleepy? or is it just a random picture of some other du... : cam3lt0sis
        • It's Del. He's always under an influence or two. :[ : My Documents
    • There are those that said this day would never come : genjuro
    • I agree with these guys, i didn't think it was worth finishing either. : freshview
    • When I played it I thought it was a really sloppy game redeemed by several great qualities. Rose colored... : artillery
    • iawtp : Katarn3279
    • The Power of Christ compels you! The Power of Christ compels you! : -efx-
    • you shut your filthy mouth! : grendel
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      Deus ex is one of of those rare games where they are truly more than the sum of its parts. The combinati... : dnurk
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        Why? People diss every other game.. It wasn't Monet special. That's a laugh. : Pneum0
        • Also, art appreciation is hugely subjective and temporal. : mallrice
    • Oh. My. God. Why??? : x-eyd|mary
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      I hit the post limiter when i tried to explain more, and forgot to come back later. There are maybe, M... : mallrice
      • I see what you mean, I just used Monet because I don't understand why it's art .I haven't seriously studi... : dnurk
  • This calls for a lynching. : genjuro
  • that is blasphemy. Deus Ex was one of the best games I've ever played =/ : timmie
  • I don't know if I can ever trust another review written by whoever wrote that. : dltrem
  • 8.2? WTF? I never saw that before. Their computer probably couldnt it handle it back then. if a game runs... : moonbreaker
• critical reviews of games or movies are useless. It's just the opinion of one person. Their opinion is ... : Luminair
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  IS IT WORTH SKIPPING SCHOOL FOR? is it worth staying up till 3am for? that's the question at hand : feek
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    Or: is it worth getting to bed earlier tonight and get up at 3am? : Bingo
    • i have a paper due tomorrow that i havent really started on... :( another reason to skip. : feek
    • This is the route I'm going. I don't want to be super-tired for my first Half-Life 2 experience. : sgtsanity
  • I have to direct a 15 minute live drama in the studio tomorrow, I'm just going to be tired. : orgcaptainnemo
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  what time is the Steam servers going to allow verification on the US east coast? : humpx
  • 3am : cajuncook
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  im not suprised (by gamespot's review), considering HL2's current multiplayer portion and the fact that g... : ballystix
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    Also he's fat, so LOL : Boxelder
    • That's pretty mean, but I do agree that the guy in the video was a goofy-ass. And the flash ads on that ... : nachowray

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• Cause Vivendi is a bunch of cocks. : Crimsonbeak
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  ^^Agreed... : hawthor
  • ^^^ Triple Agreed. HEY VIVENDI What pisses me off most about Vivendi is they are the worst of all pers : stonedonkey
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  you know you're still going to wait up and unlock the instant its released like the majority of the peopl... : cltcprd
  • Not I, I'll take ~5 hour nap wake up at 12:00 unlock and play until 3:00. Go to sleep and get up at 6. : bRAINsick
• I like the cut of your jib, sir. : Deathlove
• IAWTP, I don't want to start playing at 2a.m. >:( : khaosman
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  I wonder if 3DRealms will do this when DNF comes out. Actually, why not release it on the previous Fri... : Dobbs
  • *pokes GeorgeB* : bounty838
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  Sucks to want don't it : dognose
  • OH SNAP! : genjuro
  • I forgot to add ":D" : dognose
  • Out of the park. : Rauol Duke
  • EL OH EL! : FormerHPB
  • desire to +INF almost overwhelming... must. resist. : edlin
  • hahaha another golden remark from the nose. : SatansFist
  • lolz. : google
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    oh shi : OverBurN
    • ^^^ : rosewood
  • hahaha burn : khaosman
  • http://ajax.shackspace.com/Pictures/owned.jpg : Ajax
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    Finally, I understand. We shall double our efforts Lord Dognose! : GeorgeB3DR
    • Bwhahah, awesome! : dravalen
    • edlin this is the post that needs +INF! : lordlobo
    • I hope so, George. For your sake. : wunderbred
  • oh, girlfriend, you did NOT just go there! : Deathlove
  • tee hee : mofo
  • Haha get back to work 3DR! :P : bounty838
  • HA!!! Post of the day! : BanjoBoy
  • Reply of the YEAR : Madwacker
  • The mark of Zingo. : dengar65
  • http://www.topoftheslide.net/pics/misc/served.jpg : Helter Skelter
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    http://dimmona.shackspace.com/owned.jpg : Dimmona
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      I think this applies to your posting skills as well! :) (see above) : rasputinreborn
      • http://dimmona.shackspace.com/snap.htm : Dimmona
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    http://www.g0nk.com/shack/civilunrest.jpg : g0nk
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      LOL that pic returns. Gets me everytime. : bounty838
      • :) i coulndt help it when i made it the other day.. hehee : g0nk
  • Damn sure does. : mr3dmax
• 'Cause they're bastards. Also, lol @ dognose's comment. : Portax
• and maybe let off some of the initial stress from everyone activating at midnight :) : OverBurN
• They're going to be asses and wait until the last possible minute to let Valve unlock it : Gauss
• isn't it the 16th somewhere in the world by now : enigmatic
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  everyone hop in the U.S.S. Vivendi \8====D/ : Slowtreme
  • cockboat (.Y.) : Dekard
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  Why would Vivendi WANT to release the game at midnight anyway? A time when the ONLY way to get the game ... : Priest77
  • One word. Spite. : Helter Skelter
• If they don't release it in the next 3 hours I won't be able to play it for a week :( : alexthegreat2
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  No midnight sales like for Halo2?? : R.Cade
  • why? it is already in the stores. : Nation

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• The cutscenes seemed like they were put together in 11 minutes by a 7 yr old. Very unpolished. Other ... : Salad Sammich
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  Its funny how another game came out before the actual game the engine was designed for. : jayares
  • That's because the street date was broken for it, it's not supposed to be out yet and no store near me ha... : gendail
• THanks tsteltz, nice pics :-) : anubiszro
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  Does it play at all like Deus Ex? : dltrem
  • kinda sorta, not really. Not sure really. It's a RPG in that sense but the interface seems better IMO. : tsteltz
  • A bit, in the explore the environment in a first person view, inventory, stats, etc. However, there's FAR... : derelict515
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  Where did you acquire it? I thought it ships tommorow? : Atma Weapon
  • NM, i just read your post history. :( : Atma Weapon
  • Best Buy in my area had it on shelves today. I picked it up on lunch break. There is another thread earli... : tsteltz
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  stripped, for your pleasure http://www.justlikeed.net/StripDir/index.php?url=http://tsteltz.shackspace... : SlamDunk
  • thanks....forgot the link :( : tsteltz
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  I'm really thinking I should pick this game up. It's looking very interesting to me. : qwpeoriu
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    Did you watch the demonstration video? If not you should. : Haku-Jin
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      Where can I find a link to that video ? : qwpeoriu
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        http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5213 Don't worry it doesn't really spoil anything. Just gives a goo... : Haku-Jin
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          lol, 600+ megs is a taste ?!? Anyways, thanks for the link. : qwpeoriu
          • It's about a half an hour but a large part of that is charactor creation, then it runs through a couple o... : Haku-Jin
          • its worth it! : snowwolf
          • Its well worth the download : derelict515
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  Hey man, what's the werd on multiplayer? Co-op? I want to play this on the lan with the roomies. : DraconianDevil
  • No multi. : ( : Haku-Jin
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    no multi whatsoever : tsteltz
    • I'm sorry, I missed that. What do you mean? I do not understand this 'no multiplayer' of which you spea... : DraconianDevil
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  Wow, the PC Gamer preview made it look like shit but those screens look damn nice. : -efx-
  • aye, all of the previews made it look like shit. i gave it a chance :) some of the effects in the game ar... : tsteltz
• The game is very pretty in motion. I only got to play 15 mins of it at lunch but enough to know its goin... : smacknca
• Deus Ex + Vampires + Double D tits = WINNAR : paganritual
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  That game looks great. That may have to be next. I absolutely LOVE RPGs, and DD boobs. : x-eyd|mary
  • IAWTP : lord_omega
• well it is set in LA so that explain the bOObies : ariakaz
• Where did you pick it up from? I didn't even know it was out. : Modulus
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  Been playing all day. Its AWESOME. Only complaints right now are the load times and general performance b... : derelict515
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    I agree, this game is great. I've been playing half the day and it's just awesome. Troika seemed to have ... : AndyBurnes
    • More Screenshots: http://www.pwb.nildram.co.uk/Vampire/ : AndyBurnes
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      I think the game has great facial animations and voice acting, but everything else is pretty average. The... : scarb
      • I don't see how the combat is any worse than say, DX1 when in first person view. In third person its a li... : derelict515
• You know, if they make women with large breast, why do they have to make them look like bad implants? ... : Fred Garvin