There has been a lot of hype about this game, maybe too much, and it has been a long time coming, two things that do not always bode well for games on the Xbox (Blinx, anyone?) or anywhere else for that matter. I'm glad it uses Halo's aiming system however, as that has never been rivaled on the...
Would someone please answer Jeff Adams' question about whether the sound in redux is improved over the original? I would like the answer to this too. WARNING: CRANKY OPINIONS AHEAD... I own Redux and wish I owned the original instead. From my limited experience, "directors' cuts" often...
"If you are going to say that, make it a long story by all means." I can see your point, Dean, if you mean to say that I should take care to back up such a negative assesment. I also agree with James T's statement that "Renting the game is different from playing a demo." By all means, rent...
I haven't played the full game but I have played the demo. I was really looking forward to it, but to make a long story short, it sucked bad, even though it was one of those games I wanted to like, I just couldn't get into it. It is using an "improved" version of the Buffy engine, but it didn't...
No matter which system you prefer, and to be honest, for me it is the Xbox, it is hard not to see bias in this Gaming Age write up. The games I'm most interested in are Half Life 2, Halo 2 and Doom 3. I don't think I'm the only one excited to see those games, and yet the reviewer doesn't even...
"If I wish to stand there then let me be I say." That's EXACTLY how I feel, Chad. Couldn't agree more. Can anyone imagine a FPS where the charachter you're supposed to be controling runs around by himself? I think most people would find that very strange. Then again, I don't like auto...
"If Im not mistaken, Madden will do that too." Rob I could have sworn I played a Madden game back on the old PSX, and it didn't do that, but if it does then that's a shame. "The solution is: as soon as you hike the ball, use the joystick to move the QB back into the pocket. Your motion on...
Glad you guys got the joke, Joel and Jay. I was afraid people wouldn't get my sense of humor. I don't want to hijack this thread, however. So can anyone help answer Mark bk's question? I don't speak French or I'd take a shot at it.
Thanks for the quick reply, JustinT. I tried that, I mean I was moving the onscreen controler icon right or left to pick a team. When you don't do that, it gives you a little warning, telling you you haven't picked a team to control, so I don't think that is what is going on. Even when I pick...
I don't think you're crazy. My Xbox talks to me all the time. For instance, just yesterday it told me to kill my next door neighbor because she is the antichrist. I knew this was wrong, though. It isn't my neighbor who is the antichrist, it's her ten-year-old son who is. Good thing I figured...
So I checked out this used game/CD store today and found a copy of NFL Fever 2002 used for $5. I remember playing the demo and enjoying it so I thought - what the hell, for $5 how can I go wrong? So I started up a single game and noticed that I didn't seem to have much control over my player...
"I played Halo co-op with a friend at a party once (it was around 2 AM and we played through until dawn) and I didn't find anything wrong with the setup." But that's exactly my point, Morgan. With my schedule, I wouldn't have the time to play "until dawn." And why should I have to do that...
I don't know if it is, Morgan. I know that you can start any level in Halo co-op, but you can't SAVE during a level, so unless you have the time to play a level all the way through from start to finish, you end up starting from the begining each and every time, which just sucks, IMO. I think...
I've been looking forward to the co-op two-player split screen in Wolfenstein since it was first announced the game would have this feature. Stuck with a 56k modem I can't use Xbox Live, so this is a big deal for me. I loved co-op play on Halo but was always frustrated that there was no way to...
Thanks to all of you for responding! For now I've decided to keep my HT in the back room, but tonight I tried a slightly different setup, which seems to have improved things somewhat... I had always thought that putting your TV diagonally in a corner was a bad idea when it came to HT, but...
"What's this squeeze mode you're talking about?" Fred, with some 4:3 non-HD TVs you can literally "squeeze" the picture vertically into a 16:9 shape for viewing anamorphic material, essentialy turning a 4:3 set into a 16:9 set for free (best tweak those of us stuck with 4:3 sets can make!)...
In a year or so I plan to buy a house, but for now I've just moved into a duplex. This is the first time I've ever lived in a duplex and I'm not sure what to do with my HT. Out of concern for the guy living in the other half of the duplex, I set my HT (Klipsch ref series and KSW12 sub) into a...
"Backing up James, no 16:9 support." I knew the Wolfenstein demo didn't have it, but I was hoping the full version of the game would. There probably aren't too many people here like me who have to MANUALLY go into the service menu to use the squeeze trick every time they want to watch...
Kevin, Tim, Joe - thanks a lot for your responses. I've been finding this problem very frustrating and your replies were all very helpful... I have been considering building my own panels for the walls, but my girlfriend insists that panels on the walls will look too ugly...(sigh). So it...
The good news for me is that my girlfriend has finally allowed me to use an entire room dedicated only to HT in the new duplex we just rented. The BAD news is how my previously decent sounding HT, sounds INSIDE the new room. I knew that room acoustics played a large part in overall sound...
Thanks Frank and Brian for your advice! Does anyone know how the Shiva kit http://www.creativesound.ca/details....l=EZSUB14SHIVA would stack up against the Klipsch KSW12? For me the Klipsch sub seems to lack both punch and clarity. It sounds too distorted at higher volumes. Would the...
Thanks for your detailed response, Frank. I still find it hard to believe that no skill is involved, for the simple reason that it seems like everyone would then be buying these kits and gaining quality while saving money. Maybe some people don't like building their own gear. Personally I'm...
It seems strange that it would only be happening to you on live broadcasts, if that is in fact the case, but if it is, it could simply be pointing to the quality of your reception. As a Klipsch user (Klipsch is known for ssss-sibilance) I occasionally get this problem myself on specific DVDS...
I have a downword firing 12-inch KSW Klipsch sub (I now wish I had been smarter and done my homework and bought a better sub for the price.) Anyway, on the Klipsch forums, several posters suggested that if you have carpet, like I do, to put a large ceramic tile underneath the sub. I did so and...
What skills are required to build a sub from one of these kits? I myself have no skills, but my girlfriend actually builds things (tables, chairs, etc) out of wood. Are electrical skills required, or just woodworking skills? What are the steps involved in putting one of these subs together?
I'm always surprised at how often people write "Rouge" instead of "Rogue." It happened with "Rouge Spear" a lot too. Don't get me wrong, I am a terrible speller myself, I just happen to know how to spell this particular word. When ever I see it as "Rouge this-or-that," I can't help wondering if...