OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

[CaptainZombie]

I installed Crysis disc last night, which I had bought from amazon about 2-3 years ago and is the UK release. I never had this issue before, but now the game forces itself to 30hz vs. 60hz and I see it in the resolution. Is there something I'm missing as it has never done this before.

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

I installed Crysis disc last night, which I had bought from amazon about 2-3 years ago and is the UK release. I never had this issue before, but now the game forces itself to 30hz vs. 60hz and I see it in the resolution. Is there something I'm missing as it has never done this before.

Maybe something in the .cfg file.??? Just a guess. Most games the .cfg file is the first place to make good tweaks

[CaptainZombie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phobia

Maybe something in the .cfg file.??? Just a guess. Most games the .cfg file is the first place to make good tweaks

Thanks, I'll take a look and see if anything has changed in that.

[CaptainZombie]

The 25ft HDMI cable came in and I got it hooked up to my receiver which runs to the plasma. I played some Bulletstorm and NBA2K12, pretty amazed how nice this looks on there. To my surprise, the 560 also bitstreams audio out which is quite awesome.

[choadler]

For any of you guys that like retro gaming. The original Fallout is being given away free on GOG.com for the next 48 hours. There is a widescreen high resolution fix for it as well (just do a quick search on the internet or check out the GOG.com forums for help locating it). One of the great old school rpg's ever.

Also, there is a free wing commander game that was redone by fans based on the Freespace 2 engine. It is called Wing Commander: Darkest Dawn, it has 55 missions and is a prequel to the Wing Commander III game, so it is an original game in a sense. It looks really good and is absolutely free. Check it out.

PC gaming is awesome.

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by choadler

For any of you guys that like retro gaming. The original Fallout is being given away free on GOG.com for the next 48 hours. There is a widescreen high resolution fix for it as well (just do a quick search on the internet or check out the GOG.com forums for help locating it). One of the great old school rpg's ever. Also, there is a free wing commander game that was redone by fans based on the Freespace 2 engine. It is called Wing Commander: Darkest Dawn, it has 55 missions and is a prequel to the Wing Commander III game, so it is an original game in a sense. It looks really good and is absolutely free. Check it out. PC gaming is awesome.

Thanks a bunch Choadler! I am very surprised it is even Vista or win 7 compatible!

[mestevo]

I've found I've grown too shallow for retro gaming anymore...

I was going to pick up a digital copy of Diablo II after playing through the beta for III a dozen times. I remember owning it before, and getting stuck very early on multiple times as I hit points where my hero's power was much less than the enemies I was facing at that point... saw a couple screenshots, was sceptical it looked so bad... youtubed it... closed the window and didn't look back.

It's almost as if a game when loading, if it doesn't make my 5870 and i7 920 do some stretching exercises in anticipation of it running, I have little interest in the game anymore with few exceptions.

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

I've found I've grown too shallow for retro gaming anymore... I was going to pick up a digital copy of Diablo II after playing through the beta for III a dozen times. I remember owning it before, and getting stuck very early on multiple times as I hit points where my hero's power was much less than the enemies I was facing at that point... saw a couple screenshots, was sceptical it looked so bad... youtubed it... closed the window and didn't look back. It's almost as if a game when loading, if it doesn't make my 5870 and i7 920 do some stretching exercises in anticipation of it running, I have little interest in the game anymore with few exceptions.

I am too, to a extent. But not entirely, depending on the game. Our minds tend to over rate games from our past and childhood when in today standards are only subpar. There is key games that stand the test of time. Mike Tyson's Punch Out, X-Com, Fallout, Hitman Blood Money, Max Payne 2 and I am sure several others you could think of. I went back and played through Hitman blood money again and it was just as good now as it was then.