Morning Discussion
And yes, I'm looking forward to playing Fallout 3, especially after Nick's glowing review. Just, not right now. Too much quality gaming, not enough free time, and I want to give Fallout 3 the proper attention it deserves--not just squeezing in an hour here and there.
So for me, I guess it is just another Tuesday, complete with the part where I didn't develop any telekinetic abilities overnight. Phooey :(
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replyanyone have fallout 3 yet?
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I wish it would pre-load. I'd buy it on Steam then.
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D2Drive is available. I want this ready to go by the time I get home.
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Yes. :)
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Party tonight, then go back to work. I already used almost all of my vacation days this year. It's not like we don't have new stuff to do though, you know we announced DLC, right? That has to be made, it's not just Dogmeat Armor. :)
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Nah, we just get tomorrow off I think. I used a lot of my vacation already for "research" and went to Burning Man.
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Can you hook me up with a review copy? This is a serious request.
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You would probably want to email marketing for something like that.
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Probably. Just seems to be hard to break through the wall when you're a freelancer, and not writing for a place like GameSpot.
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EA is really, really stingy when it comes to distributing review software.
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anyone have it sent to them from gamefly yet?
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Today is going to SUCK. Fallout 3 is all i'm going to be thinking about.
Plus, I tried to finish Dead Space last night (got to chapter 12 around 12:30 and just couldn't stay awake anymore) so I could hop right in Fallout 3 today!! I don't know what to do, I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY want to play Fallout 3 but I don't want to leave Dead Space unfinished!!
Luckily today I may be able to leave work 30-45 minutes early, so that will be a bit of a blessing. But I'll still have to go to Gamestop after work to get my CE edition ;(-
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As others have said, chapter 12 is really short. 30 minutes tops.
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For some reason Dead Space wouldn't load for me - just black screen. Would have reinstalled but wanted to get to sleep, but then didn't fall asleep for another 2.5 hours - Khaaaaan!
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from Nick's review
"Now, if I was looking for a reason to dock percentage points from a great game, I could pick out some flaws in Fallout 3. ... The repetitious dungeons, in the form of the ghoul-infested metro tunnels. "
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16767856#itemanchor_16767856
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The PC version is cheaper in Canada than it is on Steam now :(
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Did you add in the taxes?
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I'm pretty sure Steam adds tax as well. Even if it didn't, there's almost a $10 difference between the two, and the tax wouldn't come close to the straight conversion in Steam (Futureshop = $57 with Tax, Steam = $64 before tax).
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It's still a better deal through Futureshop though. I liked getting cheap ass games through Steam :(
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Not sure about that. At least not on Sunday anyway. I compared costs with taxes at FS and with exchange rate on Steam. Steam was a few cents more expensive, but worth it given the long-term convenience. I just wish I had bought it on Steam earlier when the dollar was a bit higher.
There are definitely no taxes added for Canadian buyers on Steam.
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Just picked up my copy. T-minus however long I can sit here without going apeshit.
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My copy is on its way up to my lab right now.
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Just got up here. Can't wait till I get home to wait through the install.
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Poor Me, I have class in the morning, followed by a sprint to pick up the game, followed by more classes, followed by installing the game while I go eat, followed by a 2 hour lab, followed by insanity.
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Got it at midnight and played a couple hours. I am in love. My complaints about vat system were way off base. This game is a blast to play and freaking beautiful on my TV :). Will be playing for a long time.
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No spoilers please if you continue to post. Or put in spoiler tags.
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you want pc version! no console version!
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I might have to push this one back a bit. I'm still playing Far Cry 2 and have Dead Space loaded but haven't started it yet :(
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probably a stupid question, but did anybody get it for PS3?? I'm trying to decide between couch and PC ... I'm sure it'll look better on the PC, but I just want to know if the PS3 version got the shaft : (
If the 360 and PS3 versions look similar, I'll probably go for PS3.... anyone?-
eff ... PC it is then!
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/fapfapfap nice!
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Same!
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I asked the guys downstairs and they were being fags about the collector edition copy being opened. I think its for some giveaway :(
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I'm picking mine up after I get off work today, but I doubt I'll be able to play it much since I have to do a bunch of shit when I get home.
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Is it up on steam yet?
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thats my line raymo!
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the iPhone Logmein is awesome.
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I still find it lame steam releases it basically last after everyone else. It's not that I like it, or I take pride in it. But it's just fact. and I think it's lame. It really makes me think twice when pre purchasing on steam.
When all is said and done I'll still probably buy L4D in steam. but that being a valve game I'm assuming it preloads and I'll be able to play it at midnight.
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right here, annoyed at this, but oh well, I'm at work anyway
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Just got it for the Xbox 360, I got out of the vault but haven't played much after that.
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then get off the Shack and go back to playing
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I have Dutch class now. :(
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Yeah. Some store broke street date here and I couldn't wait to upgrade my PC.
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For shame.
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I'll get the Collector's Edition for the PC at some point anyway.
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downloading on steam now...
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it's...sitting in my car.....http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=photo_dg5a3o77xceyii30do2l.jpg
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Not till next week :(
We are heading out of town to New Orleans for Halloween and there's no point in getting it just yet..so I must wait. :(
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is your costume going to be someone without a felony record
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Haha, no shit, right. It's for the kids, my borther-in-law and his family live there and their kids are the same age as ours. No dressing up for me.
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Bought it at lunch from Best Buy. They had a display of all 3 versions right at the entrance. Grabbed the PC version, paid and left. Now I just have to wait until work is over.
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according to best buy's website, they have the CE in stock at all the local stores - I'll be buying one today!
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FUCK
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GOD DAMN IT
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INSTALLING.
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What the hell? NOD32 just popped a virus alert up during the install:
C:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\common\fallout 3\testapp.exe
probably unknown CRYPT.WIN32 virus quarantined - deleted
Event occurred on a new file created by the application: C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe. The file was moved to quarantine. You may close this window.
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sounds like your system or securom?
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I just scanned my whole system with NOD32 yesterday and several Steam App exes got detected as CRYPT.WIN32. It's a false positive.
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holy shit you got it at midnight and you are 10 hours in? jeeeeeebus/
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haha
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How much do we want to bet that no matter how good the game is, the people at NMA are still gonna bitch about it?
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the frontpage on NMA has a review roundup, where it looks like they are posting negative snippets from reviews. so lame.
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I noticed that. It's just sad.
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NMA forums make me cry.
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I am, because I think the rampant hatred shown towards the original games fans here is misplaced. You'd find the same negative reviews on the TLLG forums with regards to an EA System Shock 3. NMA's problem is that they have big mouths and want to be the centre of attention, and thus it pisses off fans of Bethesda games (or folks who aren't so anal about the changes).
Personally theres things I like about that site - such as the devout fans who make patches for widescreen modes or fixing bugs that existed long after Interplay kicked the bucket.
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"rampant hatred shown towards the original games fans"
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We don't hate "the original games fans." NMA does not represent that group of people.
I'm a huge fan of the original Fallouts. As such, I'm quite apprehensive about Bethesda making a game that, in order to live up to the legacy, would have to succeed in many areas where Bethesda has previously failed (colossally). When I've expressed my views clearly. calmly, and rationally, I've been met with clear, calm, and rational responses, and I feel I've actually gotten a pretty good dialog. I can confidently say Shack doesn't hate fans of Fallout 1 and 2, in fact, I think many of us are fans of Fallout 1 and 2, and I'm not sure where you'd get the idea otherwise.
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i didn't read them all, there were a ton. just the few i glanced over were the negatives portions of the reviews.
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what is NMA?
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I think if you are a true fan of the fallout series, you would be happy that anything was coming out rather nothing. I for one am a huge fan of fallout games and I am so happy that they even managed to get this game out. Years of wondering what was going to happen to this game made me scared for its release.
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I'm happy as long as the game is recognizably fallout. Had Bethesda slapped a grain filter and ranged weapons onto Oblivion, and called it a day, I would have been quite upset, and would have preferred nothing. The bar is set very fucking high.
I won't get the game in my hands until tonight, but many of the threads here are indicating that these fears won't be realized, but I think I had a legitimate reason to be apprehensive.
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Yep, and it'll be hilarious. NMA is like the http://www.hillaryis44.org/ of videogames.
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Just bought it at lunch today. PC of course!!!
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same here, loving fable 2 right now - crazy time for games, my wallet cries
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hopefully you get a sword soon - I got one randomly right off the bat when I focus tested the game back in the Spring
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picked it up last night. been having a blast so far.
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I like kicking dogs in the face. It's funny.
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Better speed fix, in case deleting that file ruins anything: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=740593
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Cool! Went from 140 kbs to 1.4 mbs
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You are not helping the hour I have left at work go any faster :(
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same here I grabbed it at Best Buy. They had a bunch of copies on the new releases shelf and there was no sign of any big fuss or anything. I played for a little bit, getting up to the G.O.A.T. then had to go back to work :P
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There were probably 40 or 50 people at the gamestop here at school, I was surprised the turnout was so big.
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Watching
http://www.justin.tv/flamegoat
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Got it last night at midnight, had to reformat Windows to get it to not crash (codec issues maybe?). I didn't get started playing til around 2am and played til 4am. Played some more in between classes as well. I'm level 5 already and have completed a couple of quests. I'm enjoying it a lot so far.
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What the fuck, my download just restarted. What is this bullshit. I haven't had Steam issues like this since Half-Life 2.
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Hmm, it seems to be going a lot faster now anyway. Should still be done by the time I'm home from work.
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Yes, but my Pip Boy bobblehead was disconnected from it's base :*(
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Did anyone else have this problem? Or is it supposed to be like that?
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It shouldn't be like that.
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Shit :(
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I'm kinda screwed apparently, since I already opened the software Best Buy won't let me exchange it for another copy. This sucks.
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The problem I'm gonna have with that is that I got one of the last ones they had at this location. Even if they do have it I'm now stuck having to take a long lunch and do a 15 minute bus ride each way to do the exchange two days in a row.
I guess I can just try supergluing it to the base again, kinda sucks that it's gonna be all ghetto-rigged.
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They sold you a broken product, they should exchange it for the same product.
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It was a product that cost $20; it doesn't matter what it is.
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That I paid for expecting to be in the condition that it was intended to be in, not to be broken as the result of some jackass at a Best Buy warehouse tossing around boxes. That's the frustrating thing, I'm sure it came from Bethesda fine, it was a Best Buy employee being careless that broke it I can almost guarantee it.
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Quote from the Gamespot review:
"It has more in common with Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series than with previous Fallout games, but that is by no means a bad thing."
I'm looking forward to playing it, but I'm a bit disappointed that its going to be more of an Awesome Game, than an Awesome Fallout Game.-
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I'll going to throw a rage that will make NMA'ers proud if you're lying to me.
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War... war never changes. OH OH OH I can't remember the last time I was so excited to sit down and play a game.
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How demanding is this on PC in comparison to Oblivion?
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