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Those are both pretty good looking games so you might be setting standards too high.

Multi is pretty fun in GoW. Single player is also more fun if you do it co-op.

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09-13-2008 , 02:40 AM

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blackize

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I'll have to check out the multiplayer if I ever get around to hooking my 360 up to the internet. Doing so requires that I either buy the wireless adapter for the 360(not sure how good the connection with that will be), hook to my PC as a wireless access point, or uninstall my wifi card and put it in the other computer so I can move my router. All of which are either expensive, unreliable, or a pain in the ass.

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09-13-2008 , 02:53 AM

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50 foot ethernet cable ftw?

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09-13-2008 , 02:56 AM

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Maybe my standards are too high? All my hi-def gaming experience is in the like 10 hours of Mass Effect I've played and the ~1 hour I've seen of my friends playing COD4 online oh and playing halflife2 on my computer. In particular the textures seem kind of poor in GoW.

I should add that the game hasn't been terribly fun so far. I think I'm going to give it up until the first boss battle and if I haven't been sucked in by then I'll get rid of it.

????? How can you say the textures in GOW are poor. They're some of the best you'll find, while Mass Effect is a pile of poo in terms of Graphics.

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09-13-2008 , 03:11 AM

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it's actually not that hard when you're talking out of your ass

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09-13-2008 , 04:01 AM

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**** the new facebook. thanks 2p2 for not shoving a new format down our throats. okay sounds good bon soir

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09-13-2008 , 08:39 AM

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50 foot ethernet cable ftw?

Heh I'd have to run it through the floor

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????? How can you say the textures in GOW are poor. They're some of the best you'll find, while Mass Effect is a pile of poo in terms of Graphics.

Environments and cut scenes in ME look far more impressive to me than what I've seen in GOW. It's mainly the random stone blocks that I use for cover that seem poorly textured FWIW

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09-13-2008 , 09:12 AM

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I have an unopened Rainbow Six Vegas 1 I'll trade you for GOW. I haven't gotten around to trying GOW (I wanted to try it before the 2nd came out) and after I got RSV2, I never had time to open the first one.

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09-13-2008 , 12:52 PM

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50 foot ethernet cable ftw?

You mean a 50 foot cable that you either have to spend a bunch of time routing from one end of the house to the other, or, if you don't want to do that, that you trip over everytime you go to the bathroom?

PS3 and Wii include wireless for free. You can buy an adapter for $50 for your PC. Having to pay $100 for one that works with the 360 is pitiful.

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09-13-2008 , 01:12 PM

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i have an ethernet cable going between my living room entertainment center and the desk in my bedroom. to make this trip it runs along a wall, down the hallway, across the opening of my laundry room door, underneath my bedroom door, and even across the opening of my master bathroom door. i've lived here for 2-3 years, and to my knowledge nobody has ever tripped over it. my floor is carpeted, but if it were a hard surface i think the only potential change i'd make would be a wire guide in front of the bathroom door.

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09-13-2008 , 02:30 PM

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Heh RSV1 is one of the other games I picked up already otherwise I'd probably take you up on this.

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Yeah 100 bucks for a wireless adapter is pretty ****ty considering I got the same thing for my PC for like 25 bucks. But you gotta do what you gotta do. Running an ethernet cable would probably be best, but I'm not really handy enough to drill through the floor and carpet upstairs to run the thing.

Also thoughts on me essentially using gamestop as a rental service and abusing the hell out of their 7 day return policy on used games?

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09-13-2008 , 02:35 PM

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Except you don't have to pay $100 for one that works (and I certainly hope you didn't pay $50 for a wireless adapter for your PC).

Any wireless bridge or extra router would work just fine as well.

I mean complaining about the wireless is really just silly. And the comparison is poor. The PS3 is already $100-$200 more than the 360 ($300 more if we do the somewhat silly comparison of arcade 360 vs the current backwards compatible PS3 model) . And I don't really think the 360 and Wii are particularly comparable.

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09-13-2008 , 04:50 PM

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Ugh I installed Supreme Commander on my new laptop and found out it has SecurROM DRM crap. Ugh!!!! Now I'm stuck with that sh*t forever even if I wipe my disk.

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09-13-2008 , 05:03 PM

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Ok I must have been dead tired when I was playing GOW last night because the graphics look way better today. The game still isn't really all that fun. The first boss(berserker) was a pretty ****ty and fight cliched as well.

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09-13-2008 , 05:41 PM

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GOW really shines when you're playing with a buddy, especially on Insane or whatever the highest difficulty was called.

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09-13-2008 , 06:27 PM

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I am probably above-average in the area of clumsiness and routing long cables to computers or consoles from wherever my router is has never been a problem for me.

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09-13-2008 , 07:49 PM

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GOW really shines when you're playing with a buddy, especially on Insane or whatever the highest difficulty was called.

Ditto. I had loads of fun playing the game on Insane w/ friends, but playing alone just isn't going to be lots of fun.

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09-13-2008 , 07:58 PM

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I am probably above-average in the area of clumsiness and routing long cables to computers or consoles from wherever my router is has never been a problem for me.

I have a 50 foot cable that runs across the top of my stairs (obv against the wall) and no matter how hard I've tried I haven't been able to get drunk enough to trip on it yet.

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09-13-2008 , 09:44 PM

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I feel pretty much like you do right now.
I've played maybe an hour a few days ago and really haven't had the desire to pick it back up. But I will at least give it another try until after the first boss or whatever and see how I feel about it then.

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09-14-2008 , 05:35 PM

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Yep, anything that the PS3 has standard and the 360 doesn't is silly. Standard HDD, wireless, HD disc format for games and movies, built in rechargable controllers...

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09-14-2008 , 10:23 PM

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any good bundles out there with the price drop? I am looking to get an xbox360 as my 2nd system. Or is ebay my best bet?

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09-14-2008 , 10:27 PM

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any good bundles out there with the price drop? I am looking to get an xbox360 as my 2nd system. Or is ebay my best bet?

i was able to score a brand new 20gb 360 pro for 200 bucks @ futureshop. doubt many retail stores still have the 20gb pro, but have a look. i still see ppl on usedvictoria (much like craigslist) selling bundles for 300-400 lol more than a new xbox. soon enough i'm sure you will see used 360s for 150-200 including games and controllers

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09-16-2008 , 09:55 PM

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anyone get Dragon Quest IV for DS? Just came out today. I picked mine up but have yet to play it.

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09-16-2008 , 11:00 PM

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anyone get Dragon Quest IV for DS? Just came out today. I picked mine up but have yet to play it.

Same, I plan on starting it before I pass out tonight. Maybe the most excited I've been for a game in years. I see they changed a few names around(Brey, Cristo, Mara, Nara all with different names). Can't wait to dive into it.

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09-17-2008 , 12:14 AM

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Omfg, I just got my XBox back yesterday after the RROD, It worked fine for the arcade games so I figured all was good. I get home today with The Force Unleashed in hand and when I put it in, the disc won't read and just says "Open Tray".

I try 3 other games, same thing. Seriously cannot believe this crap, going to try to yell at them to give me a brand new one this time.

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