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AusGAF 5/5 - Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy, a rental at best

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Frawdder

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Saints Row 3 is really good. It's completely insane and over the top. Just one of those games that is good to sit down with for a while and blow shit up and have fun. Runs really well on my PC too.

If anyone is looking for a non-serious open world game in between your Skyrims and Skyward Swords, I highly recommended it. Especially if you can grab it cheap during a sale.
 
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legend166

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How did you guys actually play marbles?

The games at our school could basically span the whole playground. Basically all you had to do was hit the other guys marble and you won it. Of course there was strategy over when you would chose to go for the hit because if you missed it you left yourself wide open.
 
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tithin

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legend166 said:
How did you guys actually play marbles?

The games at our school could basically span the whole playground. Basically all you had to do was hit the other guys marble and you won it. Of course there was strategy over when you would chose to go for the hit because if you missed it you left yourself wide open.
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Exactly the same. Our playground was pretty damned large, but most people would play in the alley behind the nursery (our school had a nursey, primary school and a set of huts for the p4-p5s all on the same grounds). Because of that people would play it all at the same time and the same place.

The amount of times I had good marbles nicked after they were deliberately knocked askew and into tsomeone elses games, by my opponents was terrible :(
 
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viciouskillersquirrel

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legend166 said:
How did you guys actually play marbles?

The games at our school could basically span the whole playground. Basically all you had to do was hit the other guys marble and you won it. Of course there was strategy over when you would chose to go for the hit because if you missed it you left yourself wide open.
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You had to hit three times in a row. After the first hit, you got to strike again, but if you missed, it was your opponent's turn.
 
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legend166

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tithin said:
Exactly the same. Our playground was pretty damned large, but most people would play in the alley behind the nursery (our school had a nursey, primary school and a set of huts for the p4-p5s all on the same grounds). Because of that people would play it all at the same time and the same place.

The amount of times I had good marbles nicked after they were deliberately knocked askew and into tsomeone elses games, by my opponents was terrible :(
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What I mean by spanning the whole playground was that one game could do it. If one guy wanted to throw his marble 50m away at the start that was his thing, and the other guy had to go chase.
 
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tithin

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legend166 said:
What I mean by spanning the whole playground was that one game could do it. If one guy wanted to throw his marble 50m away at the start that was his thing, and the other guy had to go chase.
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As did I actually - but we had gentlemanly agreements not to be a dick.

Didn't actually work though.

As for specific rules - was it the same for everyone in playing for keeps? IE the winner would take between 1 - 5 of the winners choice of marbles?
 
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reptilescorpio

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Choc said:
why are they douches?
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Jurassic Park Jeep. Also their lazy attempts at bringing back classic IP's. I should love them because they are a small indie developer who are trying to bring back Adventure games with franchises choc full of potential but ToMI was the last straw for me. Really only Sam & Max Season 2+3 that were worth picking up, even they don't hold a candle to the original title though. Bad art, bad writing and just not making the most of what they have got. Maybe if they clear out their writers and bring in some new programmers for the graphics engine (and clean up those damn controls/camera) I might give them another shot. I never would have thought it going by how they come across in interviews but Wallace and Gromit just felt soulless, like they were just going through the motions to make use of the licence and make some money off it.

Agyar said:
Spend $500+ on the latest video card, display massive resolution textures on a shitty 6-bit panel that dithers away all the fun. Makes no sense.
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I only spent $220 on my GPU last year and the 6 bit should be a nice step up from my 5 year old ASUS 19 inch monitor that has seen better days. I'm not a graphic designer or anything. ~$170 seemed like a good price since most I've been looking at have been similar price but regular TN.

jambo said:
Halo HD is pretty damn good, so easy to switch between the old graphics and the new. And your jaw always drops because they've really done great work. It looks like a whole new game, but with the same maps and areas that you know and love.
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Ten years is a long damn time in video game graphics. Just look at the fan mod Black Mesa for example of how far we have come.

jambo said:
Also the Grunt Funeral Skull you get with the pre-order or first run copies of the game is ridiculously hilarious.
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So you can't unlock it if you get a copy of the game a few months down the track? I am disappoint Microsoft.
 
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Danoss

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roosters93 said:
Central Coast actually. Gosford High School.
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Ah, I lived up that way as a youngster, went to Bateau Bay Primary there. My brother went to Gosford High, but I went to Hurlstone in Sydney. I also doubt I could have written that in a more awkward way.

Kritz - Fucking hell man. That video cracked me right up. Pure ridiculousness.

As for marbles, at primary school, me and some friends had fun with them. We had no idea how to play properly, but we carved an epic marble course through the dirt in an unused part of the playground. We had hoops that went through the roots of trees and shit. We thought it was pretty cool.
 
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reptilescorpio

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BanShunsaku said:
I might request some suggested builds from AusPCGAf closer to when I'm going to order but I wouldn't mind just getting an idea of how much I need to spend.
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Fred posted a fantastic build towards the end of the last thread that he might have the image for still.
 
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justin.au

Member
Larry Sanders: 'It wasn't a sketch. It was a massive, spastic... fuck-up'. The delivery is just perfect; what a great show.
 
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reptilescorpio

Member
Salacious Crumb said:
I fucking love downball, we only had six square courts at my school, getting a super fast low ball into the far opposite corner is one of my greatest sporting achievements.
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Triple J hottest 100 2006. A lot of weed, a lot of beer and a lot of goon bags hooked to a Hills Hoist along with an entire day of backyard cricket in the beating sun led to downball being the slowdown event of the afternoon. So much laughter and fun when everyone is off their face and have no idea what is going on. Some Matrix style shots were going on I am sure.
 
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Salazar

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reptilescorpio said:
Fred posted a fantastic build towards the end of the last thread that he might have the image for still.
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I might ask you dudes again some time late next year, regarding an upgrade. I don't know if any technological leaps are forecast to occur between now and then.
 
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reptilescorpio

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Salazar said:
I might ask you dudes again some time late next year, regarding an upgrade. I don't know if any technological leaps are forecast to occur between now and then.
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Ivy Bridge is more an enthusiast thing and AMD fucked the pooch so I don't think there is much coming up. Graphics cards should be good though. I think the next Nvidia is early next year? Will probably grab a mid range 6 series if they turn out as well as the 560Ti did.
 
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Shaneus

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midonnay said:
"Out!!!"

"Replay, On the line"
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INCORRECT.

"Liner".
justin.au said:
It's called downball you dunces.

I was the master of the sneaky cheap-shot.
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Yes! Fucking DOWNBALL.
I was the king of the under-the-leg sneak shot. Step forward to return ball 180 degrees, BAM take step OVER the ball, hit it at 90 degrees to unsuspecting victim. So much fun.




Damnit, I think I'm fucking addicted to buying media players.

First this:
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Then this, because it had a network socket and room for a 3.5" HDD:
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Then this, because it had a different CPU in it which wasn't really better or worse than the previous (as I found out after purchase):
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Finally, onto this (faster processor than previous, nicer menus and got it for a steal):
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If anyone wants to buy any (other than the latest one, obv) then seriously, let me know. They all run fine and have had plenty of porn perfectly legal movies played on them.
 
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Danoss

Member
Shaneus said:
I was the king of the under-the-leg sneak shot. Step forward to return ball 180 degrees, BAM take step OVER the ball, hit it at 90 degrees to unsuspecting victim. So much fun.
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Yes. Those shots were excellent, though easy to see coming when you know to look for it.

The masterful shot was facing the ball, letting it go between your legs, reaching around and hitting it back in front of you.

UPtlm.jpg


Like so.
 
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Rahk

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Kritz said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWs0mRjurzk

Skyrim Video Review.

Not sure if this is where I want the videos to go stylistically. Like, dumb recording of not really playing the game properly + relatively short but mostly incoherent narration. It's also not really as close to Kritz.net's review style as it should be I guess.
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Hooray, you did the thing that I told you to do. Now keep doing it and remember this when you become a famous Internet moving review man.
 
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justin.au

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RandomVince said:
Well, talk about a controversial review score. At least it hasn't been as dramatic as the uncharted review.
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I missed the UC3 reaction. Was it really as insane as people say it was? The SS thread was not as amusing as I had hoped.
 
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Salazar

Member
reptilescorpio said:
Ivy Bridge is more an enthusiast thing and AMD fucked the pooch so I don't think there is much coming up. Graphics cards should be good though. I think the next Nvidia is early next year? Will probably grab a mid range 6 series if they turn out as well as the 560Ti did.
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I suppose I'll have to wait and see if I can keep the current CPU and power supply.
 
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Deeku

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Danoss said:
Yes. Those shots were excellent, though easy to see coming when you know to look for it.

The masterful shot was facing the ball, letting it go between your legs, reaching around and hitting it back in front of you.

http://i.imgur.com/UPtlm.jpg[IMG]

Like so.[/QUOTE]
:lol

I could never consistently pull that off though, it was always luck. But boy did it feel awesome when you get someone out with it.

Also, I FOUND MY POKEWALKER!! Now to catch up on an entire day's worth of study...
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Danoss

Member
commanderdeek said:
:lol

I could never consistently pull that off though, it was always luck. But boy did it feel awesome when you get someone out with it.
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Yeah, it had to be just right coming at you to be able to pull it off. It was usually unexpected by most when the ball came back at them.
 
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Shaneus

Member
Rimfya said:
That wdtv do mkv? What u want for it.
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Which one.. the first (non-network) one? Yeah, definitely does.

Actually... I think I gave that one to my folks (damnit). The network one I'd get rid of for, say, $80? Still have the box, receipt, remote etc.
 
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reptilescorpio

Member
SAINT'S ROW 3 IS SO MUCH FUN. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!

Hope that GMG come through with the pre-order bonus DLC they advertised. Having so much fun I am tempted to pony up for the DLC season pass. Costs almost as much as I paid for the whole game, lol.

Salazar said:
I suppose I'll have to wait and see if I can keep the current CPU and power supply.
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What are you running at the moment? I would only upgrade if you feel that it is holding you back from playing games the way you want. My upgrade from a Q6600 to a i52500k really wasn't all that needed but I really wanted to treat myself and have a go at building my own PC. Plus the SSD is divine.
 
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bodyboarder

Member
Shaneus said:
Damnit, I think I'm fucking addicted to buying media players.
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Ive been so happy with my Astone media player I haven't looked at anything else. Got it a few years back, best $80 I have spent in a while.

Considering it can play practically any format of meida, has much improved or is it just nicer menus etc?
 
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