98%

[Troopr-Undr-Fir]

Cool, I just got my PCGamer today.

 

weird, since it's October... and its the December issue

 

 

and also considering I got my Quake IV issue yesterday

 

SO NO READING YOUR POSTS TILL I READ THE REVIEW!

 

 

though, I'm gonna buy it no matter what they say, BECAUSE I AM NOT A ROBOT!

 

 

bye

[BongoBob]

Sort of. That or "I'm waiting for it to come to xbox because I'm poor and can't afford a high enough end pc for it".

[txa1265]

Here is a thread I started on this subject

 

While the game *might* be that good, it is disingenuous for them to call a game they had to have played in August or maybe the very beginning of September (for print) a 'review' when 6 weeks (at least) later it isn't even gold yet.

 

Mike

[Tyrion]

I'd get it when it comes out, but that's less because of hype and more because of how good Half-life 1 was.

[Nerd_Annhilator]

Originally posted by TiE 23

I AM SO PISSED I GOT A 5700! ($180) WHEN FOR $200 I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A 9800 PRO! DOUBLE THE FRAME RATE!

 

Ouch

[TiE23]

Originally posted by Anthony

Ouch

Well, it was because my dad was building it in secrect to a suprise, he liked how it 256mb in memory, but atleast it won't run like total ****.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=40158&item=5129328403&rd=1

(if its sold, its cause there is (was) only an hour left

 

TiE

[Kain]

So much fury with so little to gain

[Tyrion]

Originally posted by Kain

So much fury with so little to gain

 

Look who's talking.

 

(Keeding.)

[Lightsaberboy]

so....when is this game coming out then, if there is already a review?

[TiE23]

I am so getting a 9800 pro, soon! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?tab=4&type=product&id=1051384719568&skuId=5379798&productCategoryId=cat01151

$200, some tax, no shipping, get it right away (just go to the store, of course) : P

 

TiE

[Alegis]

only 20 hours of SP ?!? (not that interested in MP...Half life community si teh suxorz)

Doom 3 took me 15 by now and still a bit far from finished...

[CapNColostomy]

Over hyped more than Madonna in Playboy. The first Half Life, to me, was less than mediocre at best. Same with CS. Neither of these games did anything for me whatsoever. I would say I'd pick it up in the bargain bin sometime, but I think 10-15 dollars for these games is still asking too much. Maybe if they gave me 10-15 dollars AND the game, I could at least **** can the game when I got home and buy a case of beer...

[Tyrion]

Originally posted by TiE 23

I am so getting a 9800 pro, soon! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?tab=4&type=product&id=1051384719568&skuId=5379798&productCategoryId=cat01151

$200, some tax, no shipping, get it right away (just go to the store, of course) : P

 

TiE

 

Just a question, but would you use the 9800 Pro for anything else besides games? When I got my 9800 Pro, I used it mostly for games, but oddly enough I use it more often in Photoshop than in a game...

[Darth Groovy]

Waiting for it to end up in the bargain bin.

[Treacherous Mercenary]

Originally posted by Darth Groovy

Waiting for it to end up in the bargain bin.

 

*Five years later*

 

[TiE23]

Originally posted by Tyrion

Just a question, but would you use the 9800 Pro for anything else besides games? When I got my 9800 Pro, I used it mostly for games, but oddly enough I use it more often in Photoshop than in a game...

Games and PhotoShop.....

 

I WANT MY ALREADY VERY HIGH COMPUTER TO ACCUALLY BE GOOD!

 

CPU: 3.2 Pentium 4 (Class): High

Ram: 1024 RAM (Class): High

Hard Drive: 120gb x2 (Class): Above average

V-Card: 5700LE OC 256mb (HL2 Performance): 16 fps, all max with 1024 rez

 

(Wants): 9800 pro (HL2 Performance): 50-60 fps, all max

 

Very sure Im getting one tommarow after school and sharing expense with my brother (not telling my mom) such a good sale, hope its no sold out

 

TiE

[RoxStar]

Originally posted by Sam Fisher

That would be... Waiting for it in the bargin bin?

 

You could convince your brother to buy it...

 

Oh, and I played CS:Source and I was just screwing around with the physics and I knifed the computer and all of its components spilled out

[TiE23]

Originally posted by Dave Grohl

Oh, and I played CS:Source and I was just screwing around with the physics and I knifed the computer and all of its components spilled out

Yah, I heard you could do that

 

TiE

[Evil Dark Jedi]

Nah I wont be getting it at all. Though Halo 2 could give it a run for its money.

 

*Waiting for some remarks of suggestion*

[Crow_Nest]

"Valve has forged the framework for the next generation games, demonstrating what our medium can and should be able to accomplish" - PC Gamer

 

Yep, Half Life 2 deserves that 98%!

 

And i just got my Silver HL2 package on steam!

 

Originally posted by jon_hill987

It got 96% in the UK PCGamer, I'll get it when my computer will run it, my curunt one should but I'm waiting for a demo.

 

Valve already confirmed that they will not be releasing a demo. Even if they did it will be released after the game releases, something like Doom 3.

 

Originally posted by Lightsaberboy

so....when is this game coming out then, if there is already a review?

 

You should have asked that question when the first Doom 3 review came out before the game too.

 

Originally posted by Dave Grohl

Oh, and I played CS:Source and I was just screwing around with the physics and I knifed the computer and all of its components spilled out

 

Yeah and there was a Asus Radeon 9800 Pro inside.

[txa1265]

Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest

Yep, Half Life 2 deserves that 98%!

Based on .... ?

Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest

And i just got my Silver HL2 package on steam!

What does that mean? That you *ordered* it?

Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest

You should have asked that question when the first Doom 3 review came out before the game too.

I have been pretty vocal on how there were probably ~50 reviews for Doom 3 between Tuesday and Friday of the first release week. And how those reviews were slanted heavily in the 90+ range, and how everything since the hype-gas wore off has been in the 80-ish range, leaving an average 'over-score' of 88%.

 

*BUT*

 

Doom 3 went gold on 7/14, nearly 3 weeks before the release date. That gave those reviewers *plenty* of time to do a *legitimate* review of actually shipping product that they test in their own settings on their own PC's. So the complaint is that the heady rush of cool graphics tainted the scores too high.

 

Half-Life 2 isn't Gold yet.

 

And as far as I know, Valve isn't shipping copies for evaluation around the world.

 

So no review appearing in print can be considered legitimate. Period. Assuming that it goes gold today (I hear it is pretty close), then reviews appearing in >1 week could be based on actual product. Until then, it can be assumed that *any* review is tainted in order to get a 'scoop'.

 

What did they say about the installation? I don't recall anything (my PCGamer Mag is at work), and I think I'd have noticed. After DX: IW, I want those details - not just gushing over every detail and pooh-poohing any flaw as 'you won't notice'.

 

Again - I'm not saying that HL2 *isn't* a 98% game - I really hope it is! It is just that this type of hype is exactly what is wrong with the gaming industry.

 

Mike

[Crow_Nest]

Originally posted by txa1265

What does that mean? That you *ordered* it?

 

Not ordered, pre-ordered it on steam. It will be unlocked and i'll be able to play it immedately once it is offically released.

[toms]

didn't PC Gamer UK give Worms 3D 90%?

and i'm sure JO was more than 90%

Far cry 95%?

Half life 97%?

Sims 96%? Nascar 4 95%

Elite Force 93%?

Ghost recon 93%?

Heavy Gear 2 92%

ECHELON!!!!91%!!!!???

They've given over 100 games 90% or more...

I'm not saying it doesn't deserve it, but they have kind of boxed themselves in by giving a number of "good" games 90% or more already.

 

Its interesting to see that they ackowledge the fact that people are suspicious about their cover review scores....

 

I'm sure it will rock though, i just won't be getting it until i have gotten around to getting a new graphics card... by which time it will have hopefully dropped a bit in price too...

[Crow_Nest]

Originally posted by toms

I'm sure it will rock though, i just won't be getting it until i have gotten around to getting a new graphics card... by which time it will have hopefully dropped a bit in price too...

 

You can probably get a 9800 Pro for about $200 or less.

[TiE23]

*feeds txa1265 through wood chipper*

 

*whistles*

 

*walks away*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

der teh be teh no more teh dersturbaces!

 

TiE