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[Zabojnik]

Guys, do any of you happen to still have Witcher 2 savegames, PC version? I'm trying to get quick access to the two new Act III quests in the Enhanced Edition. What I need is a Roche's path savegame (I already have them for Iovereth's path) from the very end of Act II. The game autosaves after the battle of Vergen ('Vergen Besieged'), when Saskia confronts the defeated king ... that's what I need, ideally, so to minimize the time needed to get to Act III. If you load an Act III savegame directly, the quests do not activate, apparently.

Can you help a fellow monster hunter out? The savegame folder is located under \Users\<User>\Documents\Witcher 2\savegames. You can find which savegame is which by comparing the timestamps. Thanks!

 

[offshore]

I'll play MGS4 one day. I trust blablurn's opinion on it (as the best game of the generation)

He said that? Blablurn, I thought you were cool! I might have to support Chelsea in the CL final now.

 

[Carbonox]

Oh and MGS4 is one of the best games made this generation without question. Absolutely brilliant game.

Yes!

When I selected my username the game wasn't released and while yes FFXIII disappointed Lightning as a character is freakin awesome. She is one of the few highlights in the game that promised a lot on hype but really got majority things horribly wrong....

Yes!!!!!!

There's hope for you yet.

MGS4 is fucking awful.

Fuck you brah. Fuck you.

 

[Fry]

He said that? Blablurn, I thought you were cool! I might have to support Chelsea in the CL final now.

 

[GorillaJu]

Well if nothing else MGS4 is the best game at dividing people. There seems to be no middle ground.

For me it's still in the top 5 of this gen, but I don't pay attention to stories in games. At least not as primary elements - I look to what the story tells me about the game, but not the narrative itself. It's why I don't really like Uncharted games or Assassin's Creed - they're pure narrative and bore me a bit.

MGS4's story served what it was trying to show as a demonstration of the evolution of games. Refitted with super high tech gadgets, you trudge around old-school video game landscapes and characters. Everything is a metaphor for games and gamers evolving. It deserves to be digested and thought of. Old, jaded Snake returning to the youthful PSOne world of Shadow Moses was a bittersweet moment no other game has delivered. Made me feel so aged. It was perfectly executed one of the only "art" experiences I've had this gen.

All the MGS games had these elements (like MGS2's unique exploration of player-character relationships) but often get overshadowed by the medium through which they're delivered - overwrought, B-movie narratives.

 

[SunhiLegend]

MGS4 might not be the best Metal Gear, but it still ranks as one of the greatest games this gen.

 

[Salvadora]

I may be alone in this but I don't regard Uncharted 2 as highly as others. I enjoyed the cutscenes, Not the gameplay between them.

 

[Hixx]

PL after 3 games has Sunderland on top, followed by Man Utd and then Chelsea, with max points. Welbeck doing the business for Sunderland with 7 goals in 3 games. D:

18th is Wigan, 19th Blackburn with Bolton propping up the table.

Seems about right.

I may be alone in this but I don't regard Uncharted 2 as highly as others. I enjoyed the cutscenes, Not the gameplay between them.

Uncharted 2 is the only one of the 3 where the gameplay matches up to the rest of the game imo. Uncharted 1 had WAY too many trial and error fights, U3 horrible, horrible aiming and the combat was far too reliant on a wave system which was awful.

 

[Dibbz]

Footy gaf hating on MGS4
GoW stream is all about multiplayer

I'm gonna go ly dow

 

[Carbonox]

Seems about right.

Uncharted 2 is the only one of the 3 where the gameplay matches up to the rest of the game imo. Uncharted 1 had WAY too many trial and error fights, U3 horrible, horrible aiming and the combat was far too reliant on a wave system which was awful.

Yup. Plus the story was shit and to me, the spectacles that ND thrust at you all the time got very boring and had no effect on me.

I'm very happy to say that I'm done with the series now. There's nothing wow about the series anymore.

 

[GorillaJu]

I may be alone in this but I don't regard Uncharted 2 as highly as others. I enjoyed the cutscenes, Not the gameplay between them.

I'm not a big Uncharted fan but I thought 3 had the best non-combat sections. Didn't like the "wandering " sections though.

Overall 2 is best for me.

 

[fadetoblack]

DanishGAF, apparently Juve have reached an agreement on Jacob Barret Laursen, a Denmark u18. Apparently we also trialled him at some point. My question is simple: who is this kid?

 

[offshore]

Uncharted 3 was a disappointment. The big set pieces they were touting like the plane and ship were really poor.

Although maybe I was expecting too much.

 

[Messi]

Footy gaf hating on MGS4
GoW stream is all about multiplayer

I'm gonna go ly dow

The final MGS4 fight with

Spoiler

Liquid

was incredibly epic

edit: whoops

 

[fuenf]

Put me in the MGS 4 = game of the generation camp. Loved the ending. But tbh i only played MGS1 and MGS 4, so my opinion might be distorted.

Edit: Yeah Uncharted 3 was disappointing. I didnt have any problem with the gameplay or the aiming mechanics but i found the story to be complety barebones. Seemed liked all the charme and character interaction of U2 was gone. Drake was a fucking jerk in U3.

 

[Hixx]

I thought the set pieces were astonishing in U3, the plane especially. Just the rest didn't live up to U2.

 

[Kyoufu]

Last time City won the league title they had to go to Newcastle at the end of the season?

lol

Though imagine if we made them drop points on Sunday...

 

[Dibbz]

spoiler fail messi but yes it was epic. Blew my mind when I played that.

Only disappointment in MGS4 was Kojima bent over and changed the ending because of his team Oh and Meryl looked like a bloke.

 

[Moobabe]

Well if nothing else MGS4 is the best game at dividing people. There seems to be no middle ground.

For me it's still in the top 5 of this gen, but I don't pay attention to stories in games. At least not as primary elements - I look to what the story tells me about the game, but not the narrative itself. It's why I don't really like Uncharted games or Assassin's Creed - they're pure narrative and bore me a bit.

MGS4's story served what it was trying to show as a demonstration of the evolution of games. Refitted with super high tech gadgets, you trudge around old-school video game landscapes and characters. Everything is a metaphor for games and gamers evolving. It deserves to be digested and thought of. Old, jaded Snake returning to the youthful PSOne world of Shadow Moses was a bittersweet moment no other game has delivered. Made me feel so aged. It was perfectly executed one of the only "art" experiences I've had this gen.

All the MGS games had these elements (like MGS2's unique exploration of player-character relationships) but often get overshadowed by the medium through which they're delivered - overwrought, B-movie narratives.

I think you're doing MGS4 a HUGE service with this post. I agree that this might be the intention of the game and Kojima - but what was delivered is an unsubtle, poorly written, poorly edited piece of fan service.

And the ending? THE ENDING?! It's almost indefensible from my point of view. I'd like to hear why people enjoyed/liked the ending.

 

[Fry]

Put me in the MGS 4 = game of the generation camp. Loved the ending. But tbh i only played MGS1 and MGS 4, so my opinion might be distorted.

Play MGS2 and 3, man. Snake Eater is the most epic game I have ever played. I remember that it came out around the time of Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of the Colosuss. Fuck me, those were the days.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Intro

Wow, this song bring some memories. ç_ç

 

[offshore]

The final MGS4 fight with

Spoiler

Liquid

was incredibly epic

I thought it was tedious, and then you discover that

Spoiler

they were basically on the same side all along?

The fuck, lol

 

[Meier]

Last time City won the league title they had to go to Newcastle at the end of the season?

lol

Though imagine if we made them drop points on Sunday...

Yeah, I posted an article about it last week. Apparently United faced Sunderland on the final day of the season and lost to them which cemented the championship for City. Here's to hoping that history repeats itself!

 

[Messi]

spoiler fail messi but yes it was epic. Blew my mind when I played that.

As a fan of both of those guys and a HUGE fan of Metal Gear music. It could not have been more perfect. As I was writing this, this music came on my itunes shuffle. Amazingly appropriate:

Here's to you

 

[Clegg]

City won't lose the title at Newcastle because they'll lose it tonight.

United will get the winner in the 7th of 4 minutes of injury time.

Rooney will score with his dick.

 

[Kyoufu]

Yeah, I posted an article about it last week. Apparently United faced Sunderland on the final day of the season and lost to them which cemented the championship for City. Here's to hoping that history repeats itself!

That is scary...

I wonder if Manchester will be victorious over Tyne-Wear.

 

[Messi]

Play MGS2 and 3, man. Snake Eater is the most epic game I have ever played. I remember that it came out around the time of Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of the Colosuss. Fuck me, those were the days.

HERE HERE,to the greatest game i've ever played.

MGS3 Spoilers

Spoiler

Having to pull the trigger on Boss was one of the most horrible things i've had to do in a game

If you have not played MGS3 you need to get the HD collection and fix that. Snake Eater is AMAZING.

 

[Carbonox]

The final MGS4 fight with

Spoiler

Liquid

was incredibly epic

edit: whoops

Yah, was an amazing battle.

I could have easily shed a tear. I knew during that event that this was it for the story. This was the end. We're at the finale and there's no turning back.

MGS3 is amazing as well. I sure as shit hope the MGS5 rumours are true about it being focused on Big Boss again. I thought Peace Walker was shite with a really bad story, so I want a proper one that fully showcases the Anakin > Darth Vader plot that we know Big Boss succumbs to.

 

[offshore]

As a fan of both of those guys and a HUGE fan of Metal Gear music. It could not have been more perfect. As I was writing this, this music came on my itunes shuffle. Amazingly appropriate:

Here's to you

MGS does have some incredible music, tbf. MGS2 especially.

 

[Lightning]

I may be alone in this but I don't regard Uncharted 2 as highly as others. I enjoyed the cutscenes, Not the gameplay between them.

I love the Uncharted games but I loved Uncharted 3 the most. I felt that this was a truly special game that built up well between the set plays and gun battles while also throwing in puzzles for the first half of the game. I can see how this game would piss a few people off but for me it was fantastic.

Uncharted 2 I really liked but not as much as I liked part 3. I just felt that 3 done most things better.

 

[fuenf]

Play MGS2 and 3, man. Snake Eater is the most epic game I have ever played. I remember that it came out around the time of Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of the Colosuss. Fuck me, those were the days.

Dunno what happened, i remember being hyped for both but never managed to pick them up. I think i wanted to quit gaming around the time 3 came out (because of girls, school and stuff) so i guess thats why i didnt buy it (foolish me). I will buy the HD collection sometime later this year.

 

[Messi]

Yah, was an amazing battle.

I could have easily shed a tear. I knew during that event that this was it for the story. This was the end. We're at the finale and there's no turning back.

MGS3 is amazing as well. I sure as shit hope the MGS5 rumours are true about it being focused on Big Boss again. I thought Peace Walker was shite with a really bad story, so I want a proper one that fully showcases the Anakin > Darth Vader plot that we know Big Boss succumbs to.

Also cheers Kojima for making me feel Snakes pain

Spoiler

crawling through the microwave

. I felt genuine pain and dread.

I'd love another console Big Boss game.

 

[WJD]

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[xavi42]

MGS4 is fucking awful.

this

 

[Clegg]

The most depressing sequence of any MGS has to be the ending of MGS 3. You've been debriefed by EVA on why the Boss did what she did. You're standing at the grave and Snake salutes his mentor.

Then this song plays.

 

[Moobabe]

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Thanks for being the one to post last on the page - and for those that think MGS 4 is game of generation, with no hostility implied, really?

For me there are countless better - Bioshock, Braid, Red Dead, GTA 4, Portal 1 and 2, Bastion, Demon's Souls + Dark Souls, Skyrim, Deus Ex: HR, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 2, Crysis, Batman AA and AC, Uncharted 2, Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Minecraft etc etc

Why, and how, is MGS 4 better? Is it because you guys love MGS so much as a series?

 

[Fry]

The most depressing sequence of any MGS has to be the ending of MGS 3. You've been debriefed by EVA on why the Boss did what she did. You're standing at the grave and Snake salutes his mentor.

Then this song plays.

Crying

 

[offshore]

The only problem with MGS3 is The End. Whose idea was it to have a boss that spans three environments with constant loading in-between?

 

[Messi]

Crying

Yup, realising my mistake killed me.

 

[SunhiLegend]

The most depressing sequence of any MGS has to be the ending of MGS 3. You've been debriefed by EVA on why the Boss did what she did. You're standing at the grave and Snake salutes his mentor.

Then this song plays.

My favorite game of all time. Swelling up just watching that video.

 

[dc89]

There are rumors within the Etihad that Silva is on the bench tonight and De Jong starts.

 

[Carbonox]

Thanks for being the one to post last on the page - and for those that think MGS 4 is game of generation, with no hostility implied, really?

For me there are countless better - Bioshock, Braid, Red Dead, GTA 4, Portal 1 and 2, Bastion, Demon's Souls + Dark Souls, Skyrim, Deus Ex: HR, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 2, Crysis, Batman AA and AC, Uncharted 2, Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Minecraft etc etc

Why, and how, is MGS 4 better? Is it because you guys love MGS so much as a series?

Best stealth game of the generation.

 

[The Atticus]

There are rumors within the Etihad that Silva is on the bench tonight and De Jong starts.

Surely you jest

 

[Wilbur]

Seems about right.



Uncharted 2 is the only one of the 3 where the gameplay matches up to the rest of the game imo. Uncharted 1 had WAY too many trial and error fights, U3 horrible, horrible aiming and the combat was far too reliant on a wave system which was awful.

Uncharted 3 was a disappointment. The big set pieces they were touting like the plane and ship were really poor.

Although maybe I was expecting too much.

I thought the set pieces were astonishing in U3, the plane especially. Just the rest didn't live up to U2.

The reason I love Uncharted 2 is because I thought the first one was pretty mediocre. Good production value, average game. Second one came out of nowhere and blew my dick off. It was just such a marked improvement, like AC2 > AC1 x 10000000. Third one was good fun but nothing new.

The plane bit was good in theory, but very short. Should have had to stealth through the whole plane and then a window blows and everything's getting sucked out of it and stuff. The ship bit was incredible though, camera was awesome.

MGS4 is brilliant in parts, shit in others. Overall I enjoyed it. Haven't played the other 3, but we've got the HD collection.

Best game ever? San Andreas or Pokemon Gold.

 

[Clegg]

There are rumors within the Etihad that Silva is on the bench tonight and De Jong starts.

Yes plz.

Although the thought of a fresh Silva running at a tired United defence is a bit worrying.

 

[Moobabe]

Best stealth game of the generation.

Yeah, HR is fantastic. I did like MGS 1 and 3, but 2 and 4 were cut from the same mould.

 

[Meier]

There are rumors within the Etihad that Silva is on the bench tonight and De Jong starts.

Interesting. He didn't seem very happy when he came off versus Wolves but you'd think over a week rest would have him quite refreshed. I guess I can see Mancini going a bit more defensive early on and bringing on Silva late in hopes he can help set up the winner?

 

[Awesome Animals]

Hmm...I see you listed Minecraft, Moobabe. I didn't consider that or Starcraft II (a game of the forever) and need to add those to my list.

Red Dead Redemption
Assassin's Creed II: Brotherhood
Saint's Row: The Third
Dark Souls
Fallout 3
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Portal 1 & 2
Starcraft II
Minecraft

There are my ten, I guess.

 

[Noirulus]

Thanks for being the one to post last on the page - and for those that think MGS 4 is game of generation, with no hostility implied, really?

For me there are countless better - Bioshock, Braid, Red Dead, GTA 4, Portal 1 and 2, Bastion, Demon's Souls + Dark Souls, Skyrim, Deus Ex: HR, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 2, Crysis, Batman AA and AC, Uncharted 2, Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Minecraft etc etc

Why, and how, is MGS 4 better? Is it because you guys love MGS so much as a series?

It had the perfect combination of stealth and action, really fun boss battles and an awesome nostalgia moment near the end. Generally being a highly polished game also helps.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Ian Ladyman of the Mail says the City players won't even know the team until 6.10pm.

If that's the case I doubt the De Jong rumour is true. People love to speculate about team news prior to these big games. It'll all become clear soon enough.

 

[SunhiLegend]

Yeah, HR is fantastic. I did like MGS 1 and 3, but 2 and 4 were cut from the same mould.

Wait, you also think MGS2 was bad. The second best game on the PS2.