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    Poll: Games this Week (good choices but no demos)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Apr 5, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

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    POLL ALLOWS MULTIPLE CHOICE - so you can choose more than one.

    This week there are several great titles going to be released, but none have demos. What's up with that?

    Either way, a good selection coming our way.

    Released week of April 5, 2009:

    The Godfather 2
    The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
    Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
    Helldorado
    DCS: Black Shark (for combat flight sim heads like myself)
    Elven Legacy
    Demigod (ok, next week but close enough)
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 5, 2009
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  2. Second2Last33

    Second2Last33 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm most excited for Tales of Valor. :) Anything to keep COH interesting.
     
    Second2Last33, Apr 5, 2009
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  3. mobius1aic

    mobius1aic Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Picking up DCS Black Shark :)
     
    mobius1aic, Apr 5, 2009
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  4. mtness

    mtness loitering

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    agree mate, cant wait to pick this game up, im in india atm so doubtful it will be released here this week.
     
    mtness, Apr 5, 2009
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    Elven Legacy looks really similar to the first Age of Wonders gameplay-wise, as for DemiGod the game premise sounds promising so it might be worth asking relatives to buy the game on my behalf if the reviews and gameplay deliver.
     
    Harleyquin07, Apr 5, 2009
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    IWantMyMTV Notebook Evangelist

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    I enjoyed Fantasy Wars, King's Bounty and Heroes of Might and Magic V so Elven Legacy is a no-brainer for me...probably won't even wait for the reviews...

    I'm torn on Demigod...Stardock is publishing it and I love everything about Stardock, but GPG's last effort (Space Siege) was incredibly disappointing...I paid full price, too, on the day it came out...tried the demo and loved it...unfortunately, like most movies...all the good stuff was in the demo (the intro movie?) and the full game didn't add much...I'm still hoping GPG offers some form of free expansion/massive patch...I'll probably wait for the review...

    And I'm torn on Helldorado...Jagged Alliance in the wild, wild West with an FPS element? I'm not big on western themed games (remember Outlaws from LucasArts? Duke Nukem 3D with six shooters? At least the sound effects were identical to me...), but I really like turn-based strategy...again, probably wait for the review...or try the demo...

    And Black Shark...finally...haven't seen something like that since Lock-On and IL-2 Sturmovik...and no worthy helicopter sims since Longbow 2...
     
    IWantMyMTV, Apr 6, 2009
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  7. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I want:

    Battlefield 3
    Star Wars Battlefront III
    Delta Force: Angel Falls

    Two of the three have yet to be announced, all with little information and no known release dates! :p
     
    usapatriot, Apr 6, 2009
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    [​IMG]

    And this has what to do with what?

    Stay on topic! :)
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 6, 2009
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  9. LCM99

    LCM99 Notebook Guru

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  10. AznImports602

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    COH and Riddick, mainly riddick though.
     
    AznImports602, Apr 6, 2009
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    wow, DCS looks extremely hardcore...
     
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    DCS is hardcore, but if you're like me, you'll love every minute of it!
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 6, 2009
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  13. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    !? Who'll be able to play DCS??
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q_XNf4elAI


    The godfather 2 is the only one of those i might get, i'd be more inclined to go for mafia 2 though if it's out when im buying. I just got The Last Remnant which is pretty good :)
     
    WILLY S, Apr 7, 2009
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  14. IWantMyMTV

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    What I find funny is that according to another thread, I'm no longer a 'hardcore' gamer because I don't play FPSs online, and I would get crushed if I did...

    However, I relish combat-oriented flight simulators like the Jane's series from EA, Flanker 2.5, IL-2 Sturmovik, and now, finally, the DCS series...

    I will never be able to translocate 5 times per second in Unreal Tournament, but, in digital land, I can get an F-18 off a carrier deck, and an SU-27 Flanker back on the runway...which I think is somewhat 'hardcore'...
     
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    Jane's FTW! I loved the Jane's sims, despite them coming from EA. It was the best simulation series ever.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 7, 2009
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    Going to look at some gameplay and reviews of riddick, I loved the first one for PC, one of my favorite games because of the storyline. It never felt repetitive and was a ton of fun.
     
    unknown555525, Apr 7, 2009
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  17. GamingACU

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    I'm looking forward to Demigod. If anyone remembers Warcraft III, it looks a lot like a highspeed version of DOTA (defense of the ancients).

    Let us know how DCS turns out, it looks pretty sweet.
     
    GamingACU, Apr 11, 2009
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    What I find most interesting is that nearly half of us (47%after my vote) aren't particularly excited by any of the titles listed.

    Hmmm, maybe I'm not the only one after all..... :)
     
    jeffreyac, Apr 11, 2009
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    I mildly agree. If if wasn't for my friend bringing it up to me I probably never would have even looked at Demigod... I'm really looking for the next big mmorpg, something that'll kill WOW, or at least stunt its growth.
     
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    It is strange, considering the success of Riddick and Company of Heroes and Godfather 2 similar to GTA. Oh well, I already got Riddick, CoH, and DCS.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 11, 2009
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  21. IWantMyMTV

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    Elven Legacy is $30...that makes it a no-brainer for me...Impulse, Steam or Best Buy is the only question now...
     
    IWantMyMTV, Apr 13, 2009
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