The Republic of Heaven

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Edge's Big Issue review scores-

HALO 2 - 9
METROID PRIME 2 - 8
GTA: SA - 9
POP 2 - 7
GOLDENEYE: RA - 5
GHOST RECON 2 - 7
KILLZONE - 6
THE GETAWAY: BLACK MONDAY - 3
PAPER MARIO 2 - 8
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: NOCTURNE - 7
RATCHET & CLANK 3 - 8
JAK 3 - 6
MAWARU - 8
THE MINISH CAP - 8
MOA: PACIFIC ASSAULT - 5
BARDS TALE - 7
PATHWAY TO GLORY - 8
JURURIN SQUASH - 6
NFSU 2 - 6

They must have really burned the Getaway and Goldeneye(I knew E.A would make it rubbish)

minish cap is out?!

Apparantly yes. It is supposed to be wonderful too.

Fock, I think my subscription might have run out..

Other random news, the gameboy DS came out today in the U.S. If anyone on this forum bought it please post your thoughts on it. I am thinking of buying one.

Edit: HL2 deathmatch is up, here is a copy/paste of how to set one up

This FAQ explains how to create multiplayer servers and begin making maps designed for hl2 multiplayer.

How to create a Half-Life 2 Multiplayer server

To create a server in Half-life 2 is a very simple process. Just follow these simple steps and you'll be fraging in half-life 2 sooner than Lamarr can hump head. It will add you to the master server and it works.

* Step 1 - Navigate to the directory containing Steam.exe
* Step 2 - Then go to SteamApps--YourUserName--half-life2--hl2--cfg
* Step 3 - Create a new text file and name it servermode.cfg
* Step 4 - Open servermode.cfg and add the following lines:

net_start
sv_lan 0
deathmatch 1
maxplayers (whatever you want)

* Step 5 - Save the file and load up Half-life 2
* Step 6 - Open the console and type exec servermode.cfg
* Step 7 - Now in the console type map <mapname of your choice>
* Step 8 - When it loads up open console up and type restart

This Half-Life 2 multiplayer is built in to standard retail HL; go frag someone in DM!

The Minish Cap is 'supposed' to be short and a pale imitation of the traditional Zelda fare just as we saw with The Wind Waker. Perhaps Shigsy was just trying to be ironic given the 'short' nature of the game. I am choosing to believe this in the vain hope I may still be able to cling to my bittersweet memories of yesteryear for a while longer. Mind you when I get back home from uni I'll be kicking arse and taking names in the Earth Temple on WW as usual. I guess I'm just a big fat hypocrite after all

Hmmm..I heard capcom made the Minish Cap. Note the fact that I heard this. Windwaker was a fabulous game.

Edit: There is a new trailer out for Final Fantasy 12. Check it out,

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/488/488222/vids_1.html

Theres a multiplayer in Half life 2?

Capcom have made all the recent 2D Zelda games; Oracle/Seasons. Considering the teeny length from annoucement (E3 I think) to ship, I wouldn't be surpirised if it was a little short.

Qu Klaani wrote:Theres a multiplayer in Half life 2?

If you are willing to make your own map. Valve will have the main deathmatch maps up over the next few months hopefully.

Edit: Half-life 2 has caused some people to have motion sickness. I wonder why this is. I think people can't handle the goodness.

Other random news, I rented out the new getaway game yesterday thinking "I enjoyed the driving bits in the last game thay couldn't have messed that up". They messed it up big-time and the 3rd person action is even harder to control than before. The controls of both are too sensitive and jerky. Presentation, music, voice acting and graphics are all great but that is nothing without half-decent core gameplay. Avoid this at all costs.

Darragh wrote:Edit: Half-life 2 has caused some people to have motion sickness. I wonder why this is. I think people can't handle the goodness.

I've heard it's the smoothness of the walking motion...haven't had any problems myself though.

Naa, Half Life 2 has been a purely sexy experience for me after I upgraded.

eloquent wrote:Naa, Half Life 2 has been a purely sexy experience for me after I upgraded.

I really envy you if you havn't completed it yet. I'm on my second play through and noticing some key plot elements that I missed the first time.

I'm really savouring it... limiting myself to 2 hours a day tops.

eloquent wrote:I'm really savouring it... limiting myself to 2 hours a day tops.

It took me 19/20 hours to complete on hard mode. I still don't understand why people say it's too short. Most story based non rpg games are shorter than this. Nearly every FPS there is is shorter than this, except for HL 1 which spoilt itself with those alien levels.

Just for all the RPG and Squenix fans,
Kingdom Hearts 2 is available on Amazon.co.uk for £30 and is released on 17th Dec 04.
Supposed to be released next Winter here!

FFX11 will be released some time in Early Summer here supposedly.

Darragh wrote:

eloquent wrote:I'm really savouring it... limiting myself to 2 hours a day tops.

It took me 19/20 hours to complete on hard mode. I still don't understand why people say it's too short. Most story based non rpg games are shorter than this. Nearly every FPS there is is shorter than this, except for HL 1 which spoilt itself with those alien levels.

Am I the only person in the world who liked the alien stuff?

I'm really savouring it... limiting myself to 2 hours a day tops.

Me too, CS takes up the rest of any available gaming time.

Ceres Wunderkind wrote:

Darragh wrote:

eloquent wrote:I'm really savouring it... limiting myself to 2 hours a day tops.

It took me 19/20 hours to complete on hard mode. I still don't understand why people say it's too short. Most story based non rpg games are shorter than this. Nearly every FPS there is is shorter than this, except for HL 1 which spoilt itself with those alien levels.

Am I the only person in the world who liked the alien stuff?

I think so, most F.P.S fans will tell you it's crap compared to the rest of the game. Me included.

Ceres Wunderkind wrote:Am I the only person in the world who liked the alien stuff?

I liked it. Certainly didn't "spoil" the rest.

I haven't played HL2 since saturday.. I have a problem with Half-Life games that makes them a little less playable (I insist on never losing any health or shield and using a minimum of ammunition - irrational neurosis).


To Psy - d'you mean FFXII? I've got FFXI, don't recommend it at all, I cancelled my subscription after the free month.