https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjdUAT6Rxs
The game that represented the start of Next Gen for me on the PS2. So mindblowing at the time. So much freedom, so much fun, so much awesome criminal atmosphere. Loved the story and loved the little touches like the radio stations. Still prefer the underground stuff on those channels to anything from GTA4. It was improved upon immensely but it was the groundbreaker, the game that changed a generation.
$15 tickets to the Australia Vs Ireland AFL-related game next weekend.
Music;
And All That Could Have Been
Moth
Shimmer
In Years To Come
Wish You Were Here
New Day
Idioteque
Rept
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Omi said:
PC gamer means the forever generation. Right?
Yeah I assumed the point of the answer was to flaunt the fact that PC games are timeless and the greatest thing humanity has ever given us. Mainly because of Deus EX.
Choc said:
i want to punch that moron in the face. Humidity is SHIT and the WORST part of summer. Its what makes it so fucking unbearable
Fucking cosigned. Used to 40+ degrees up in the Mallee and was fine still going out fencing but it was a dry heat so coming down to Geelong and getting 30 degree days with high humidity killed me. Pretty bad down here too, at least the beach makes up for it.
Box of Bunnies said:
Julia in failure to curtsey 'scandal'.?
Eh. Didn't break any protocol, the Queen stuck her hand out so they shook hands. No need to go all retro and pretend that she gives two shits about her. All a PR thing anyway. Not like she was rude or told her to go get fucked or anything.
Fogz said:
Birthday skeleton and all that for me today. Nearly 30 :/
Congrats! Make sure to do something stupid to celebrate.
Gazunta said:
I know I know, Beach Boys. but seriously.
People say the same thing about The Beatles and Bee Gees by they are incredible song writers. They were popular for a reason even if they aren't considered cool at the moment by your generation. Everyone I grew up with hated all the bands that they now go on and on about on Facebook now.
I also remember most people I know ripping the shit out of Weezer's Pinkerton even though it is considered one of the best albums of all time now. My mates just wanted another Sweater Song or Buddy Holly, not Tired of Sex.
codswallop said:
This is the best album ever. Fact.
Loved those punk compilations. I even found an Indie Alternative album that was solid gold. I'll have to find the tracklisting sometime.
Stackboy said:
Got a digital radio from my folks for my 30th bday next week, been listening to JJJ Unearthed. Pretty good.
Caught a Redcoats gig here a few weeks back. They are insanely good live for such a small, up-and-coming Aussie band. Highly recommend checking out their self titled EP.
Ydahs said:
For the fun of it, I made a little script to check how many users got banned in
that thread. 62 bans. At least one ban per page for the first fifteen pages. None appear to be from AusGAF though.
Nice to see Solo survived, love reading his posts.
Fusebox said:
You should still try to encourage the rest of AusGAF to join the OT forum instead of dragging all the interesting discussion topics back here.
I don't post as often as a lot of the conversations tend to get ravelled up in in-jokes between the usual OT posters or I get into the thread after someone else already asserts my position better than I possibly could.
There have been some unfortunate developments with EA Norway and the way theyve been handling access to Battlefield 3 review copies. According to Norways top news outlet, NRK, EA has withheld review copies of Battlefield 3 to reviewers whom they thought would give the game a bad score. A number of Norwegian gaming outlets, including popular ones like Gamer.no and GameReactor, have been refused review copies of Battlefield 3 due to their review scores of past Battlefield games.
Furthermore, EA inquired potential reviewers of Battlefield 3 to see whether they were Call of Duty fans, whether they played the beta and if they were frustrated with the beta. You can see the full list of questions above.
lol stay classy EA! Glad to see them trying to bring the gaming media into such a prestigious position!
Salazar said:
I mainly keep to AusGAF, football, and Kpop now. Which suits me down to the ground. Best threads.
Thumbs up on the new avatar too dude.
Bernbaum said:
What is this and how can I inject it into my system!??
Means missing edited posts which was a dealbreaker for me. Very handy aside from that though. Also had some refresh problems but it could have been the version of Chrome I was using.
RandomVince said:
Oh and I'm disappointed cpp_is_dumb isnt taking any of anyones bait at all in the batman DLC fiasco thread.
Probably too busy having a candlelight vigil outside the WB offices singing Kumbaya hoping people will lend their time to helping get those poor publishers through this stressful time, especially if they have to waste precious money appeasing us stupid consumers!
Fredescu said:
Someone needs to make a Bloodbowl equivalent of FIFA so the people that are usually "eww sports" can see how good these games are mechanically.
Still love the street series games EA did with the NBA and FIFA franchises last gen. Maybe NFL Blitz is an indication we will see them pop up again on the stores.
Bernbaum said:
I once played a complete season of Fifa 2003 on Gamecube as Arsenal on the easiest setting and blitzed every game 10-0. It's the only Fifa I've played for more than an hour.
lol same here. Came with the Gamecube I bought off Ebay in 2005. Thankfully another res unit had an Xbox and the latest FIFA so there were plenty of 2 player battles. Top Spin was great fun too.
Choc said:
Question. Should reviewers have reviewed batman WITHOUT the content for catwoman
my opinion is yes.
Nope. Reviewers should review the game available for sale when the review is available to be read by the consumer. Same reason that GOTY edition reviews in my mind are a viable thing to do. Make reference to the fact that the content is only for new copies or those with a code, same with when you review future DLC. Should people not review The Missing Link DLC for DE3 because it isn't part of the game? People want to know if that content is WORTH getting. Ignoring the Catwoman missions doesn't INFORM me, so I won't have all the information needed to make a complete decision. I want to know if it is worth the extra money if I need to buy a code.
Also who gives a shit about numbers aside from being a general metric to whether a game is: shit, okay, fantastic.
