Beer Monkey Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Counterstrike? Half-Life2? XIII? Something else? All of them? I'm likely to pick up CS, but I'll be an easy target, never played the PC version. I was a TF junkie. Half-Life 2, I'm buying on the PC. But I might be the XBox version also if a lot of folks here are playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'll probably get them all. It will depend on when they are released in proximity to each other. XIII (10/09) is the only one I saw at EB with a release date. I'll also be getting Socom II for PS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted August 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Counter Strike 11/18. A while back it sounded like we might get it sooner. I heard XIII only supports four players, is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Counter-Strike! Hate the PC version, but I think I'll enjoy playing CS over Live with you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Probably Rainbow 6. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Raven Shield will be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Raven Shield will be awesome! Agreed. The PC version's multiplayer kicked copious amounts of ass. Add in XBL and you have a recipe for something that may leech some time away from SWG... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 A lot of these titles are due within a month or two of each other aren't they? Talk about a major FPS overload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I heard XIII only supports four players, is that right? I haven't heard anything about the online but four player online games don't sound very appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adamsappel Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'm really looking forward to XIII. I love FPS, and I'll probably end up with all of them, save Raven Shield. Tom Clancy games are just too hard for me, though GRIT is online goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Counterstrike, baby! I played very heavily on the PC for a couple of years, played in some team tourneys and everything. Got out about 18 months ago because of all the cheating and bullshit and haven't touched it since. I'm itching to get back into it on a level playing field with full voice communication and no cheating (hopefully). That and playing on my sofa on the big screen with surround sound! Made Wolfenstein a dream... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Definitely CS! I used to play that all the time on the PC years ago, but with all the rampant cheating I stopped playing. It will be fun to play with all you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Who says we don't cheat? Some of us might need to! -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Counter-Strike 1st, Raven Shield 2nd. I am interested in XIII, but we'll have to see. Between these 2 games & the PS2's SOCOM II, we should be good until Halo 2 finally comes out. Of course, if Half-Life 2 makes it out - that is a must-buy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'll most likely be getting them all, seeing as I don't have enough Xbox games as it is :roll: Plus, I'm a sucker for Live titles, well, most Live titles :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Probably all of them for me. I was skeptical of XIII til I played it at Lollapalooza. Counterstrike is an obvious must ahve, and as long as raven shield is pretty good, I'll probably bite the bullet and buy that one too. Add in Firewarrior and SOCOM2 for the ps2, and it's gonna be a busy fall for FPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 I'm down for Counterstrike, Half-Life 2, and XIII. Along with Socom 2, that should be plenty to keep busy with until Halo 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Merrick Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Definitely Raven Shield, but I am 99% sure I will get Counterstrike too... I've never played it before or even seen it played... is it similar to Ghost Recon? If not, what would it compare to, generally speaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Counter-Strike's a team-based FPS where you play Counter-Terrorists or Terrorists and work as a group to accomplish goals in a set of maps, from bomb defusion to hostage rescue. One of CS' original conceits is that there is no respawn and realistic damage (not completely, but moreso than other games) so if you get shot a couple times (particularly in the head) you die and you don't come back until the round is over. With most rounds lasting about five minutes this generally isn't a problem, but some people don't like the downtime. I find it really adds to the tension. Not sure if that helps. It's free still with Half-Life, so you can download it if you own Half-Life. And if you do, we're trying to stir up a little CS action in the Computer forum . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Merrick Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Thanks for the info! Would Counterstrike run on my laptop? PIII Mobile 866 mhz, 256 ram, 32mb Geforce2Go video card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Would Counterstrike run on my laptop? PIII Mobile 866 mhz, 256 ram, 32mb Geforce2Go video card... Sure will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Oh yeah, definitely. I'm running it on a PIII-450 desktop with a 32MB Geforce2 and 384MB of RAM and I can crank the graphic effects to max, so you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 XIII even though I didn't play the first 12. Love the look and the comic book panel popups looked great on XPlay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 I'm right there with secretvp, LOVED CS back in day - had to leave due to all the whining and cheating. I would walk over hot coals to play DE Dust and Italian Villa on a level playing field with auto-voice chat. Maybe the all around best time I've ever had for online play, ahhh the memories. A good CS server + good people + no cheating = sublime gaming. I look forward to taking many a fine headshot-raping from the good folks here. Secretvamp, is that your XBL tag? I'd love to send you an invite to prepare for the eventual carnage. Jason - It'll run, but be prepared for the cheating and whining you will inevitably encounter. All that will be gone with XBL (hopefully)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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