Nolan

I wish there was a CE, this is one of the few games I'd care about a CE, ofc I still wouldn't be able to get it. I certainly plan on playing it online plenty, which I find it interesting that you'll have persistent characters for offline/online play. I can play offline then use the same over/underpowered guy online. I'm surprised they did that rather than keeping the two separate.

With Buffalo Bill. In seriousness, random 3rd world country rife with poverty violence and a likely oppressive government.

I'll be getting it on 360. I'd love to day 1 it, but don't think I'll have the money. I'm also surprised by it's lack of a thread though.

The new certainly looks better, but I prefer the old font. It's crisper. Edit, wow 1500th post.

Kinda my point really, if I had that and did a powertrain swap it would likely be a Civic Si or something similarly small but fast. Plus while not impossible it's generally a bit ludicrous to drop an engine of that size into a car that small. Which makes it a great topic starter. And don't talk too much about getting power out of an engine, you can find all kinds from just about any manufacturer. Another thing would be America fell in love with the large muscle cars, and it's kinda stayed that way efficiency be damned.

Black rims are nice, but a different colored hood (bonnet?) just screams cheap. The checkered hood doesn't look as cheap but does look pretty dumb. The black trim along the side is fine if a bit high, looks almost stock. And since Moogle brought it up, the bumper does look an off-white, is that odd lighting or an age discoloration? A real mod would be like dropping in an engine, you know something like 6.0L V8....er waitaminute nevermind.

Riiiight, nevermind the fact that in Grid and Dirt 2 if you bump the difficulty up to the highest setting you aren't allowed to rewind at all. And I'm sure you're so hardcore of a racer that you always play on the highest setting right? Since you get so good that you never fuck up? And the AI never screws you over in a cheap manner right? The reason the option is in the games is for people who like to race, but don't have the time/patience/skills to become good enough to never ever mess up a race and not get first or try the race 40 times over to get first. All you're doing is making yourself sound like an elitist prick.

I need to change my avatar, you keep calling me dwarf.

The Ice Shriekbat is only available for scanning at that moment. If you miss it, you miss it.

Fix't it for ya.

Fun Fact, Horses are terrible animals. They're pretty much all stupid, and so much can go wrong with them. If they eat two much they might just lay down(and roll which can twist the intestines) and die, or they'll founder and the bones in their feet start changing position often to the point where they can't walk and die. I feel sorry for those that think of themselves as horses...

I hope the story is still bat shit insane and only makes sense never. Good to hear that the length has been improved, of course...the original seemed about the perfect length tbh. It lended itself to multiple playthroughs for the highscores and such, also Turbo Hard mode for the masochists.

I never got to play that one, so I'm sticking with my original story.

Yes indeed.

It's improperly listed as a AM3 board when it's only AM3 compatible, it's actually AM2+. The 785 comes in two variants.

What Moogle said, also... Most of that is likely cheaper on Scan.co.uk (I know the Mobo is). Your Mobo is DDR2 not DDR3, which is the RAM chosen. This is suitable though. Also, since I'm slightly dumb at times, the motherboard I selected from Scan is still pre-order only. Making Ebuyer cheaper in that regard.

Now that I have a price point I'll throw something else together that's a bit more complete later when I have the time. Moogle, the only thing odd about what you choose would be the DDR3 RAM. Which isn't a bad thing, it just adds an extra step of sifting through mainly DDR2 boards trying to find one that does DDR3.

Case w/ PSU 160GB Western Digital HD 2GB Corsair DDR3 AMD Athlon II X2 240 socket AM3 MSI 785G That will get you started at a decent price. The AM3 CPU's are excellent for their price (Intel would be more expensive), the motherboard has built-in graphics, which are nothing special (likely the same or a teensy bit better than your laptop), but it allow you to wait for more money to get a GPU. It's also DDR3 which is the way memory is going so no point in getting stuck with DDR2 and needing to upgrade later. The case is a nice little case that will likely serve you well (unless you want something like the 5870 which is nearly 30cm long) it also comes with a Power Supply. You don't need a highly rated power supply, but you do need a reputable one. So, when the time comes for getting a GPU, a new power supply would be needed as well, but this one will get you started. The RAM and HDD are nothing special, just somewhere to start. I didn't factor in things like Keyboard/Mouse and the OS. Currently it is still possible to get Windows 7 RC for free, otherwise you'd need to buy a new copy or figure something out. Also, a monitor. Finally you'll probably notice that the Case/PSU and HDD come from ebuyer while the rest are Scan. Scan is cheaper except for the HDD (unless you want Maxtor instead of Western Digital) and their Case selection didn't have low priced cases w/ PSUs and it would be more to get them separately. Edit: I'm stupid, I forgot the CD/DVD drive. There you go. All of it approx. 211

Well, I disagree outside of Audio, Graphics, and Length, and audio is for technical advancements as it certainly made me jump more than Bioshock.

While I like both, Origins rocks purely from the awesomeness that is to be found in Guillo. Almost as made of win as Minsc and Boo(somebody better get that or I disown you all).

Well, you're doing it wrong you aren't suppose to stand around for cutscenes. You're supposed to be running around hitting things with your Wrench or Crowbar or whathaveyou. Also, Bioshock is a lot less good if you've ever played System Shock 2. Since it is just a rehash.

Haha, Mundi those vids are pretty entertaining.

He was just making abit of a joke. Hence his :wink:. To make sense out of it though, think of like, Gears of War then Gears of War 2, GoW2 is a direct sequel, his joke was people starting with FFVII didn't realize that VIII would have nothing to do with VII therefore disliked it. You and I both took his bait, I just took it knowing he was joking.

Riiiiight. Funny since VIII was a disappointment despite me starting with VI, and Killer Kirby will likely concur (other than perhaps what game he started on).:wink:

If you take your time and play like it's Rainbow Six, Legendary is pretty simple on solo...of course it's a bit boring then. And if Fire Fight can prove anything it's that Normal can still be challenging with Skulls let alone Legendary.