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Old 13-07-2007, 04:18
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Console gaming for 2007

has everyone still got the consoles from last year from the last thread?

got a Wii to go along side my 360, got a few games for it. Very fun gaming with the new controller (did take a bit of getting use to) Resident Evil 4 works very well with the wii-remote

My 360 gets the most play time, so many good games out and out this year. Mass effect is just I'm looking forward to playing
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Old 13-07-2007, 04:22
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I have been planning to mod my wii so I can buy a lot of cheap games, still have to visit Jaques.

Original games here is ~3000 baht and too expensive, compared to PC games released in Thailand cost 500-700 baht.

Will play more soon...
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Old 13-07-2007, 04:23
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Still only got ps2. Dont bother with it anymore...
Anyone recommend some decent pc games..I havent a clue
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Old 13-07-2007, 04:36
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Still only got ps2. Dont bother with it anymore...
Anyone recommend some decent pc games..I havent a clue

depends what games you like, have not got them for the PC but Overlord and command and conquer 3 are very good
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Old 13-07-2007, 14:25
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Currently stuck into command and conquer 3.. Can just eat time !! Very deep RTS.

Really gotta pick up forza and dirt.. Dirt looks great.
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depends what games you like, have not got them for the PC but Overlord and command and conquer 3 are very good

Tnx, will look for some reviews....
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Cnc3 on the PC is good but my PC is too slow really, gotta get it for the 360.

Forza's good, although I'm waiting to get the steering wheel to get really into it.
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I picked up Dirt the other day. Haven't tried it yet. The star Trek game sucks.
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I picked up Dirt the other day. Haven't tried it yet. The star Trek game sucks.


Star trek legacy? is ****** crap the game designers didn't even bother to iron out ANY of the bugs


Dirt is great but the handling is a bit off on some cars and trucks
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Old 16-07-2007, 02:19
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Want to get a ps3 but the high price and no real good games, make it an easy decision

There is some good games around 2008 but not for £425+ (for the console) (can't be bothered to import one). The other thing that puts me off the ps3 is the amount of biased dimwits that defend the ps3 to death and try to turn other gamers to their console.
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I recently bought all the guild wars games as they're going for £10 now, a great game but pretty challenging in parts.

Anyone hear of Peggle? It's one of those indie arcade games but great fun and really addictive.

Console seems a bit thin on quality right now, I think it should pick up in october/november time though with a wave of titles like GTA IV, assassin's creed, kane & lynch, stranglehold, etc targetted for around that date.
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Assassins Creed.. Thats looks insane !! You seen the new preview and vid on IGN ?? Really free roaming enviro, superb look, thats one I am itching for.

Add in Halo 3, VF5, to your ones above.. xbox has some really top titles.
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the 360 does have the best games out this year (really annoying that its unreliable)
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Picked up dirt forze and overlord yesterday..

Dirt looks great (tho less so ingame than in replay) but I thought it was more arcadey than it is, actually quite tough, may need to get a wheel for some more prescise control. Of course we also have SEGA rally coming soon which should be pure arcade style fun. Forza should get a proper work out soon

Overlord is GREAT fun.. Love the concept of sending your minions out and just trashing the joint everywhere you go, lots of cool subtle funny stuff as the minions get drunk, put on improvised armor etc.. Hope it has some more depth tho as I was only an hour or two play and started to need a bit more.

C&C now has me cursing at it !!
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Ohh and for Nicke.. Wii mod chips are 2500 baht fitted, 2 - 3 days wait, and copy games 100 baht.

Dunno what your waiting for.
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Where can I buy the games? The guy I intended to buy from had a stall in Jungceylon but seems to be gone now... (He asked for 300 baht/game)

Yeah, have to mod it NOW and start playing!

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Ohh and for Nicke.. Wii mod chips are 2500 baht fitted, 2 - 3 days wait, and copy games 100 baht.

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Picked up dirt forze and overlord yesterday..

Dirt looks great (tho less so ingame than in replay) but I thought it was more arcadey than it is, actually quite tough, may need to get a wheel for some more prescise control. Of course we also have SEGA rally coming soon which should be pure arcade style fun. Forza should get a proper work out soon

Overlord is GREAT fun.. Love the concept of sending your minions out and just trashing the joint everywhere you go, lots of cool subtle funny stuff as the minions get drunk, put on improvised armor etc.. Hope it has some more depth tho as I was only an hour or two play and started to need a bit more.

C&C now has me cursing at it !!

Overlord is great, you need to do some quests (and get new coloured minions which have different skills) Also you can be "sort of good" or ******** Evil which is fun

Sega Rally does look better than DiRT in some ways (see attached pic) In Dirt I hated the big slow trucks
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How much is Wii in thailand now? fancy getting RSI
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Where can I buy the games? The guy I intended to buy from had a stall in Jungceylon but seems to be gone now... (He asked for 300 baht/game)

Yeah, have to mod it NOW and start playing!

Prasit at "Games not Dried" (what the hell does that mean) in Lotus by HomePro.

He has been great with me, good deals on games, hardware, stood behind stuff that didnt work, I wont go to anyone else now as hes been fair with me. You need to phone to make sure hes there and not his muppet staff who cant even sell you a game.

He had a bag of wii games and I think thats new for him, has modchips as stated.

Forza 2 feels great.. Driving games dont normally grab me.. But I think a wheel is in my future..
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Just called..

Wii package.. 2 controllers.. wii sports.. Plus 5 copy games.. 18k..

That was his first price, tho I think he knows me well enough that he might have not messed around with bartering prices ?? I thought the Wii was so much cheaper than 360 ??
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Old 19-07-2007, 17:53
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the Wii should be cheaper

some games to get for the wii
Resident evil 4 wii edition
Godfather
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Happened to see this..

Nintendo Wii (^-^) มาสนุกกับความมันส์ที่ไม่ซ้ำใครกับเครื่องเกมขอ งชาว Nintendo คร้าบ

Wii with WiiKey and 5 games etc 10,900
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just to let you know, the latest Wii firmware update might "brick" your console (kill it) if its modded. It will give a warning (see attached pic)

the update enables new features
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Old 15-08-2007, 01:48
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been playing the demos of Bioshock and John woo's strangehold,

from the demos both are going to be excellent games.
strangehold is very much like max payne (MP was partly inspired by the film Hard boiled)

Bioshock is fantastic, graphics better than anything on the market, really good AI, creepy atmosphere and a unique setting

There are just demos but the full games are not out yet
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Old 15-08-2007, 04:34
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In reviews Bioshock has been scoring as the best game since Half Life 2...I really hope they get the sales they deserve for this one - Irrational Games have a habit of making awesome games that seem to go unnoticed by the mainstream.

I'll skip the demo and wait a few weeks and get the full game, comes out 24th August I believe. It might have to wait on the shelf a while though what with the guild wars and medieval expansions coming out that week. I think the first half of 2007 has been pretty weak really but the next 6 months looks set to be the best ever for gaming.

I do wonder if the PS3 isn't getting left behind - they aren't getting the titles and many devs are saying it's crap to program on. With PC games like Bioshock making it to xbox it shows the 36