The Xindi Paradox

[Sionnach Glic]

Hell, the original Half Life and its many expansions have heavily outdated graphics today, but I still love playing them.

[KuvahMagh]

Deus ex was playable at the time. i couldn't plat it now. never played 25th anniversary. i dont think i'm old enough.

So were all games. I imagine you could find 25th on the net, you'd need an emulator and whatnot though.

True. I am a hardcore gamer at heart. Graphics are one of the major contenders for me.

No, a Hardcore Gamer likes story and a point... those who look at Graphics as their biggest concern just want to see something shiny... a flashlight and a beer can should suffice...

[Reliant121]

Incorrect, for the most part in modern context. story does not drive games anymore. There are some old timers that play older story based games, but look at all the games frequented by the hardcores and they will have at least acceptable graphics.

Although, i may have used an inappropriate arrogant usage there of "hardcore gamer" there.

[Aaron]

Incorrect, for the most part in modern context. story does not drive games anymore. There are some old timers that play older story based games, but look at all the games frequented by the hardcores and they will have at least acceptable graphics.

What's your answer for Fallout, MoO2, KOTOR, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Planescape Torment and fraggin Ultima IV?

Yes the current definition of "hardcore gamer" is someone who likes flashy graphics and bugger else, which is why Halo sells so well. And it's probably why the majority of games suck ass, especially for PC.

Edit: I'm sure everyone here remembers Jade Empire, which was KOTOR in fanatsy China. But it had nice graphics and so sold well, despite having a very similar story.

[Reliant121]

Halo is alright. The story is fairly good, but its a bit featureless.

fallout = Fairly good

MoO" = what?

KOTOR II= Fantastic game. but the graphics are ok.

the rest i have never heard of.

And yes thats the current definition and the one i know. OF COURSE ITS ALL I FRIGGEN NO! i'm not bloody old enough to know anything else! and of course i'm going to get old reminiscing and whippersnapperish comments, but tough. Its the times. deal with it.

[Aaron]

Halo is alright. The story is fairly good, but its a bit featureless.

fallout = Fairly good

MoO" = what?

Masters Of Orion (specifically #2), widely recognised as one of the best space strategy games of all time.

KOTOR II= Fantastic game. but the graphics are ok.

I specified KOTOR, not KOTOR II. Whose story was incomplete thanks to a rush job and suffered horribly for it.

the rest i have never heard of.

And yes thats the current definition and the one i know. OF COURSE ITS ALL I FRIGGEN NO! i'm not bloody old enough to know anything else! and of course i'm going to get old reminiscing and whippersnapperish comments, but tough. Its the times. deal with it.

You could of course take the time to educate yourself about them and try them out.

[Blackstar the Chakat]

Spock. Tuvok. Even Sarek, who was a representative of the Vulcan establishment, displayed plenty of willingness to accept that he was wrong on occassion.

Arrogent, arrogent, arrogent...what did I ask?

They could have used the exact same effects they used for the phase cannons and just called them lasers. There, no contradictions.

I'm no expert, but I don't think lasers do that kind of stuff

Examples?

The naked now/time

No, I'm talking about how the entire cast of ENT are happily racist towards the Vulcans.

That's just human nature.

Committing genocide when just a few episodes earlier you prevented it is not flawed or realistic

They didn't commit genocide, they just didn't give something to help a dying species. Why should they be expected to do charity work for every dying race they come across?

Going after someone for personal revenge when just a few episodes earlier you prevented someone from doing so is not flawed or realistic.

I'd say that's a flaw. Along the lines of "Do as I say not as I do."

[Reliant121]

Halo is alright. The story is fairly good, but its a bit featureless.

fallout = Fairly good

MoO" = what?

Masters Of Orion (specifically #2), widely recognised as one of the best space strategy games of all time.

KOTOR II= Fantastic game. but the graphics are ok.

I specified KOTOR, not KOTOR II. Whose story was incomplete thanks to a rush job and suffered horribly for it.

the rest i have never heard of.

And yes thats the current definition and the one i know. OF COURSE ITS ALL I FRIGGEN NO! i'm not bloody old enough to know anything else! and of course i'm going to get old reminiscing and whippersnapperish comments, but tough. Its the times. deal with it.

You could of course take the time to educate yourself about them and try them out.

1) Fair enough on KOTOR

2) I-dont-have-time. Plus i dont have money. And some of the older games conflict badly with my computer because of vista and we dont have any XP running machines in the house anymore.

[Aaron]

The naked now/time

And ENT ripped off Dear Data with Dear Doctor.

They didn't commit genocide, they just didn't give something to help a dying species. Why should they be expected to do charity work for every dying race they come across?

Yes because genocide through inaction is so much better than active genocide. In case you've missed it, the West is currently being condemed for the same thing in Darfor

[Aaron]

1) Fair enough on KOTOR

2) I-dont-have-time. Plus i dont have money. And some of the older games conflict badly with my computer because of vista and we dont have any XP running machines in the house anymore.

You can find all sorts of these things on the net or from older friends, just get an emulator. In fact in Vista you can choose to run the program as a Windows version all the way back to '95.

[Reliant121]

so with the Naked now/time Dear data/doctor thing, in that respect were merely proven that enterprise is no different from TNG. IN that respect. TNG is far superior in others.

I dont have older friends, at least that are gamers.

[Reliant121]

Besides, i make no excuses. i am a total graphics snob, shoot me. its what i am, what i like.

[KuvahMagh]

They didn't commit genocide, they just didn't give something to help a dying species. Why should they be expected to do charity work for every dying race they come across?

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
Elie Wiesel

When people fail to act to stop something of that magnitude they are guilty... A lie of omission is still a lie...

Besides what bothered me so much about that episode was the "evolution" proposed by Phlox, for this he should have had his medical license suspended, his failure to act under his people version of the Hippocratic Oath, which on Denobula only stops a Doctor from helping if the Patient expressly wishes it, in this case they did the exact opposite... and of course the ultimate slam, Obeying the Prime Dir3ective before it even exists...

I'd say that's a flaw. Along the lines of "Do as I say not as I do."

Thats a Character who is not understood by the writers... to change so quickly with no real reason for it means that they didn't even bother to look up their character's history...

[Aaron]

Besides, i make no excuses. i am a total graphics snob, shoot me. its what i am, what i like.

Than you have my sympathies.

so with the Naked now/time Dear data/doctor thing, in that respect were merely proven that enterprise is no different from TNG. IN that respect. TNG is far superior in others.

TNG has the advantage that if they pillaged TOS, they usually pillaged the aborted Phase 2 scripts rather than an outright grab from TOS itself.

I dont have older friends, at least that are gamers.

Once again, my sympathies. Though I'd bet that a few of their fathers have these games.

[Reliant121]

Besides, i make no excuses. i am a total graphics snob, shoot me. its what i am, what i like.

Than you have my sympathies.

so with the Naked now/time Dear data/doctor thing, in that respect were merely proven that enterprise is no different from TNG. IN that respect. TNG is far superior in others.

TNG has the advantage that if they pillaged TOS, they usually pillaged the aborted Phase 2 scripts rather than an outright grab from TOS itself.

I dont have older friends, at least that are gamers.

Once again, my sympathies. Though I'd bet that a few of their fathers have these games.

Not likely. My friends parents are either the dottery old person, the policeman, or the homophobic hate all bastard.