What games are you gonna get for this XMAS?

SoccerDude28 · 11-15-2004, 04:20 PM

I'm getting POP Warriors within on the PC

and if I have enough dough, GTA:SA

mag · 11-15-2004, 04:41 PM

Right now the only game I really have my eye on is Metal Gear Solid 3. And maybe I'll pick up the GBA version of Donkey Kong too.

mag

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-15-2004, 04:49 PM

Most likely KoTOR II for Xbox. All the others I want (Call of Cthulhu, Fahrenheit, etc.) come out next year.

Zack · 11-15-2004, 07:31 PM

So far, the games I've decided on asking for Christmas are Half-Life 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Nancy Drew: The Curse Of Blackmoor Manor.

I need to ask you guys something. I've been reading great reviews for Half-Life 2 on different Web Sites, and I was wondering if my gaming system is going to be able to run it. The minimum system requirements are 1.2 ghz, 256Mb of RAM, and a Directx 7 Compatible graphics card. I own a 1.3 ghz, a GeForce 5200 3D Card which has 128 MB of RAM in it, and a Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer. Is that going to be enough to run it, or should I wait until next year to upgrade my computer so I can buy it. I'm still in the middle of the original Half-Life, and it's a pretty intense game, but I am definitely liking it.

I'm still deciding on other games I want to play, though, so my Christmas List isn't done yet.

ConcreteRancor · 11-15-2004, 07:56 PM

I broke down and bought HL2 myself today instead of waiting for Christmas. Ah well. Of course, that means that for Christmas, I'm free to ask for games like KOTOR 2, POP: Warrior Within, and Moment of Silence.

GTA: San Andreas will be a birthday present if I'm lucky. My birthday's in April and I don't think that it's going to be out for PC by then.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-15-2004, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Zack

I need to ask you guys something. I've been reading great reviews for Half-Life 2 on different Web Sites, and I was wondering if my gaming system is going to be able to run it. The minimum system requirements are 1.2 ghz, 256Mb of RAM, and a Directx 7 Compatible graphics card. I own a 1.3 ghz, a GeForce 5200 3D Card which has 128 MB of RAM in it, and a Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer. Is that going to be enough to run it, or should I wait until next year to upgrade my computer so I can buy it. I'm still in the middle of the original Half-Life, and it's a pretty intense game, but I am definitely liking it.

Crank up your RAM to at least 512MB. Sadly you of course won't get the maximum bells and whistles, but ultimately the HL series has never depended on nothing but its pretty face (like Doom 3 does). So you are cool.

TigerShard · 11-15-2004, 08:34 PM

I probably won't be buying any game this Christmas, but my brother will probably get me something. He usually buys me an RPG, but this year I have no clue what he will get me.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-15-2004, 08:43 PM

Tell him to get you KoTOR II. Or Bloodlines!

TigerShard · 11-15-2004, 09:01 PM

1) I don't have an Xbox so no KOTOR II (I've tried KOTOR I, but don't have it)

2) He usually buys me a console game, not PC

I am totally up for being surprised. Anyway, it is the thought that counts

nordic_guy · 11-15-2004, 10:12 PM

I just bought myself Rollercoaser Tycoon 3. For Christmas, I'm hoping for Myst IV and Jak 3. If I don't get them, I'll buy them.

valadis 7 · 11-15-2004, 10:54 PM

the most propably games that i will be in this period might be the Moment of Silence, Half Life2 and Lord of the rings - the battle for middle earth. i dont know of cource if some of them had had already released in some countries as here in Greece we have serious delays.

Kolzig · 11-16-2004, 01:13 AM

Hmm for the Christmas holidays, I've got plans to buy at least some of these: Scrapland, Pirates, Moment of Silence and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.

Actually I've already tried to buy Scrapland for about 1 1/2 weeks already, but the damn dvdboxoffice.com Verified by Visa service doesn't seem to work correctly...

MDMaster · 11-16-2004, 02:15 AM

Kotor II is probably gonna be a christmas present, for myself I'm gonna get Pirates! (I can't resist Collector's Editions... *sigh*), PoP: Warrior Within and maybe the expansion pack for Painkiller, but I've heard it's been delayed.

And yeah Myst IV, I was supposed to get it this week but I can't. Damn.

ADVENTURE-RAIDER · 11-16-2004, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerDude28

I'm getting POP Warriors within on the PC

and if I have enough dough, GTA:SA

I don't think anything that I'm interested on will be out in December 2004.

Jazhara7 · 11-16-2004, 08:34 AM

Believe it or not, but I will probably not get any games for christmas this year.

Might be because I didn't put any on my wish list...

I am waiting for next year to get new games.d And after all, my birthday is in February (and you probably can guess which day it is, if I tell you that it is a well-known day), so maybe I get some then.

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SoccerDude28 · 11-16-2004, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ConcreteRancor

I broke down and bought HL2 myself today instead of waiting for Christmas. Ah well. Of course, that means that for Christmas, I'm free to ask for games like KOTOR 2, POP: Warrior Within, and Moment of Silence.

GTA: San Andreas will be a birthday present if I'm lucky. My birthday's in April and I don't think that it's going to be out for PC by then.

How much did it cost? I am not buying it if it's $55. I was burnt with DOOM 3 when I bought it for 55 the first day it came out, and it went down to 49 the next week. I'm not falling for that again.

SoccerDude28 · 11-16-2004, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Believe it or not, but I will probably not get any games for christmas this year.

Might be because I didn't put any on my wish list...

I am waiting for next year to get new games.d And after all, my birthday is in February (and you probably can guess which day it is, if I tell you that it is a well-known day), so maybe I get some then.

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Come on man this is the year of great games. I mean every console and the PC have their land mark games. Halo 2, Half Life 2, GTA: SA, Metal Gear Solid 3, Ratchet and Clank, Jak 3, POP, KOTOR 2. How can you resists?

TigerShard · 11-16-2004, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerDude28

Come on man this is the year of great games. I mean every console and the PC have their land mark games. Halo 2, Half Life 2, GTA: SA, Metal Gear Solid 3, Ratchet and Clank, Jak 3, POP, KOTOR 2. How can you resists?

I find it really sad that all the "great' games this season are sequels... another reason to MoS, it is original

SoccerDude28 · 11-16-2004, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerShard

I find it really sad that all the "great' games this season are sequels... another reason to MoS, it is original

Well I guess you can't please everyone. Everyone wants Sam and Max 2 and Grim Fandengo 2 and BGE 2. But then when you do make a sequel like Halo 2 and Half life 2, people say, oh no, not another sequel

mag · 11-16-2004, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazhara7

And after all, my birthday is in February (and you probably can guess which day it is, if I tell you that it is a well-known day)

Or I can just look at your profile and see that it's February 14.

So your birthday is Valentine's Day, huh? That must be...confusing.

mag

11-15-2004, 04:20 PM	#1
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	What games are you gonna get for this XMAS? I'm getting POP Warriors within on the PC and if I have enough dough, GTA:SA Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

11-15-2004, 04:41 PM	#2
mag Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,913	Right now the only game I really have my eye on is Metal Gear Solid 3. And maybe I'll pick up the GBA version of Donkey Kong too. mag Share Share this post on Twitter

11-15-2004, 04:49 PM	#3
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Most likely KoTOR II for Xbox. All the others I want (Call of Cthulhu, Fahrenheit, etc.) come out next year. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-15-2004, 07:31 PM	#4
Zack Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 537	So far, the games I've decided on asking for Christmas are Half-Life 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Nancy Drew: The Curse Of Blackmoor Manor. I need to ask you guys something. I've been reading great reviews for Half-Life 2 on different Web Sites, and I was wondering if my gaming system is going to be able to run it. The minimum system requirements are 1.2 ghz, 256Mb of RAM, and a Directx 7 Compatible graphics card. I own a 1.3 ghz, a GeForce 5200 3D Card which has 128 MB of RAM in it, and a Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer. Is that going to be enough to run it, or should I wait until next year to upgrade my computer so I can buy it. I'm still in the middle of the original Half-Life, and it's a pretty intense game, but I am definitely liking it. I'm still deciding on other games I want to play, though, so my Christmas List isn't done yet. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-15-2004, 07:56 PM	#5
ConcreteRancor No justice. Only me. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hanover, NH Posts: 1,370	I broke down and bought HL2 myself today instead of waiting for Christmas. Ah well. Of course, that means that for Christmas, I'm free to ask for games like KOTOR 2, POP: Warrior Within, and Moment of Silence. GTA: San Andreas will be a birthday present if I'm lucky. My birthday's in April and I don't think that it's going to be out for PC by then. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Fabricati Diem, Pvnc Currently playing: Shadow of the Colossus, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Guitar Hero

11-15-2004, 08:34 PM	#7
TigerShard Resident AG Ninja Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 387	I probably won't be buying any game this Christmas, but my brother will probably get me something. He usually buys me an RPG, but this year I have no clue what he will get me. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Funny, everytime I get involved in saving the world I turn into a kleptomanic." -George Stobbart in Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon "Intution tells me how to live my day. Intuition tells me when to walk away. Could have turned left, could have turned right, but I ended up here, bang, in the middle of a real life" - Natalie Imbruglia 'Intuition'

11-15-2004, 08:43 PM	#8
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Tell him to get you KoTOR II. Or Bloodlines! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-15-2004, 09:01 PM	#9
TigerShard Resident AG Ninja Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 387	1) I don't have an Xbox so no KOTOR II (I've tried KOTOR I, but don't have it) 2) He usually buys me a console game, not PC I am totally up for being surprised. Anyway, it is the thought that counts Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Funny, everytime I get involved in saving the world I turn into a kleptomanic." -George Stobbart in Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon "Intution tells me how to live my day. Intuition tells me when to walk away. Could have turned left, could have turned right, but I ended up here, bang, in the middle of a real life" - Natalie Imbruglia 'Intuition'

11-15-2004, 10:12 PM	#10
nordic_guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,081	I just bought myself Rollercoaser Tycoon 3. For Christmas, I'm hoping for Myst IV and Jak 3. If I don't get them, I'll buy them. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ If I wasn't just spamming this thread, I'd probably have something interesting to say.

11-15-2004, 10:54 PM	#11
valadis 7 valadis 7 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: athens Posts: 3	games to buy for the christmas the most propably games that i will be in this period might be the Moment of Silence, Half Life2 and Lord of the rings - the battle for middle earth. i dont know of cource if some of them had had already released in some countries as here in Greece we have serious delays. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-16-2004, 01:13 AM	#12
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Hmm for the Christmas holidays, I've got plans to buy at least some of these: Scrapland, Pirates, Moment of Silence and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Actually I've already tried to buy Scrapland for about 1 1/2 weeks already, but the damn dvdboxoffice.com Verified by Visa service doesn't seem to work correctly... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

11-16-2004, 02:15 AM	#13
MDMaster Evil Webmaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,037	Kotor II is probably gonna be a christmas present, for myself I'm gonna get Pirates! (I can't resist Collector's Editions... sigh), PoP: Warrior Within and maybe the expansion pack for Painkiller, but I've heard it's been delayed. And yeah Myst IV, I was supposed to get it this week but I can't. Damn. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Pushed back to square Now that you've kneed her In the throat So there you go

11-16-2004, 08:34 AM	#15
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	Believe it or not, but I will probably not get any games for christmas this year. Might be because I didn't put any on my wish list... I am waiting for next year to get new games.d And after all, my birthday is in February (and you probably can guess which day it is, if I tell you that it is a well-known day), so maybe I get some then. - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

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