at least it's free! 

 

I bounce between HoN and LoL tbh. Really hope Valve does a good job taking the best bits of both (LoL's meta game/better ui/slight reduction in agi/ad carry reliance vs HoN's item design/couriers/greater risk&reward/denying) and creates a sick game out of it. And doesn't just use all the DotA champs like HoN.

But yeh, as Scamp says, you're kinda forced to play it with a set group of people (or at least 2 or 3 you know) due to the ability for 1 person to ruin a game, both in terms of balance and with the gutter level communication prevalant in both communities. 

What's HoN? 

Heroes of Newerth 

He works in a bar collecting glasses. 

http://www.shacknews.com/article/68470/dead-island-preview-1

Can't really complain can you?? Will be interesting to see how they make it scary given it mostly looks fairly bright. 

if you buy a game like Quake or Half Life on steam, I take it you lost the cd tracks. Or do the steam versions still allow for that somehow? 

Wow, this trailer is purely awesome ! 

I think you just lose them... 

I can at least confirm that Quake via Steam does not include the soundtrack. 

as the soundtracks for both games are a huge part of the experience. 

I should probably listen to them then. 

re-installed and am enjoying very much so far - but really surprised by the occaisonally clunky framerates on my computer, which runs other, newer games just fine.

Any good levels/mods etc to download, besides duct tape? There is that quake one, right? That looks pretty awesome. 

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/to-kill-dead-island/714103

So, Left 4 Far Crysis 2 really. Sold! Don't like the look of the wobbly movement tho. 

Resurrection of Evil is about the best set of addon levels for D3. Try these also:

http://www.bja-design.de/lostfacility.htm

http://www.bja-design.de/genetic.htm

http://doom3.filefront.com/file/Omega_Research_Facility;80168

There's more good stuff in the Filefront D3 section. 

don't call it gameplay trailer if there's a cut every five seconds. That way you can't get a good impression of the gameplay at all. 

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-trailer-call-of/714155

Looks a bit subtle and understated. 

There are numerous nice amateur P6C adventures based on AGS. Well worth checking out - there's a list on adventuregamestudio.co.uk.

Apart from Yahtzee's John DeFoe series I posted about some time ago, I can for instance recommend The Infinity String (medium length, scifi setting), The Apprentice 1 and 2 (short, medieval/fantasy), and A Tale Of Two Kingdoms (medium, medieval/fantasy). ATOTK is especially cool because there are optional side quests, many puzzles have multiple solutions and there are several endings depending on how you solved them, all of which fairly unusual for an adventure game. 

Love this kind of stuff, thanks for the reccomendaiton negke 

 

...that is definitely not a sequel to Far Cry in any shape nor form especially not developers, engine, spirit, characters, protagonist, enemies, weapons, settings, theme or goddamn anything.

Anyway, I like the following things about it:

+ Looks great in almost all ways.
+ Setting (including characters and scenery) is refreshing.
+ Atmosphere is strong and holistic and enhances setting (including music and weather).
+ Gameplay works adequately well.
+ Plentiful gameplay touches (vehicles, collisions, buddy rescues, wound healing, diamond finding, weapon degradation) enhance the gameplay rather than detract.
+ Blowing things up is very cool.

Things I don't like:
- Too many Caucasians.
- Can't take multiple missions at once.
- Takes a while to get places.
- Too much jungle not enough desert.
- Fighting enemies in foliage is annoying.
- Despite being Africa it's not bloody bright enough.
- I keep forgetting to save.

Overall I'm really rather liking it. The pros are all stronger than the cons. 

"Can't take multiple missions at once."

This is one of my main gripes (85% done), apart from the missions being repetitive as well.

As for saving, same here, althought he buddy rescues address that issue most of the time. 

I wish it had better graphics, but this looks pretty bad ass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jJrUY27O0Y&feature=youtu.be 

Yeh, does look really nice zwiff. 2for1 price deal atm too...