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[FoneBone]

9.2
http://pc.ign.com/articles/567/567694p1.html

 

[LinesInTheSand]

Fucking awesome.

GOTY.

 

[bishoptl]

Whew. Thought I'd have to punch somebody. Picking this baby up immediately!

Don't forget to switch out the ballroom dance music with the mp3s of your choice. I, for one, will be using "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Is there a demo? Or one planned? I never played the original, but you guys splooge over it enough and I want to see what it's all about.

That makes it sound like I want to play the demo to see if I want the game. That's not it. I want to see if my PC can run it, I'l get the damned game if it can.

 

[Drek]

Pirates! is unlike any other game in the current PC catalog. Unless you hate fun, you'll love it.

Wow, a good quote from IGN? Who slipped that in there!?! ;P

Anyone know the system specs? I'm more amped for this than Half-Life 2.

 

[RiZ III]

this game is mine!

 

[Slo]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[explodet]

I will weep for joy when I can find the time and money to get this game.
Until then, I will simply weep.

 

[Ghost]

awesome, i totally forgot about this.

 

[Ristamar]

Damn, I'd love to get this tonight, but I suppose it won't hit shelves until Monday at the earliest.

 

[WarPig]

Wow, a good quote from IGN? Who slipped that in there!?! ;P

Steve's quite a good writer, actually. He is also living my dream, in that he gets to write crap about videogames, but he doesn't have to live in San Francisco to do it.

DFS.

 

[Bristow]

Can't wait to get my hands on this one.

 

[Mashing]

There is a god.... I've been looking foward to this game since the original Pirates! FAR FAR too long to wait.

 

[Eggo]

Awesome. Cannot wait for this one. It's been my most anticipated game of the year.

 

[Unison]

Pirates! Gold was one of my true gaming obsessions. I hope this is half as addictive.

 

[Any1]

Thank god, i was so afraid that this game was going to turn into another Half-life 2/Doom 3 disapointment.

 

[Do The Mario]

Whew. Thought I'd have to punch somebody. Picking this baby up immediately!

Don't forget to switch out the ballroom dance music with the mp3s of your choice. I, for one, will be using "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey.

Top song!

 

[Unison]

Don't forget to switch out the ballroom dance music with the mp3s of your choice. I, for one, will be using "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey.

That is such a cool feature. I will use Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper.

 

[Willco]

Is this anything like that old PC game where you were a pirate and went to towns and did stuff and got into sea battles and stuff?

 

[Unison]

Is this anything like that old PC game where you were a pirate and went to towns and did stuff and got into sea battles and stuff?

Yes. Also there is fencing and courting of maidens.

 

[Willco]

I hope this isn't boring like all those other Sid Meier games.

 

[explodet]

Is this anything like that old PC game where you were a pirate and went to towns and did stuff and got into sea battles and stuff?

Like it?
It's the remake!

 

[Unison]

Now we just need Firaxis to make a new Master of Magic game.... *drool*

 

[Unison]

I hope this isn't boring like all those other Sid Meier games.

Die.

 

[Mike Works]

I hope this isn't boring like all those other Sid Meier games.

*AHEM*

 

[Willco]

Like it?
It's the remake!

Really? Awesome! I love that game!

... I haven't played Sim Golf, Mike. Maybe I'll try it out.

 

[Ristamar]

Sea Dogs was essentially a remake of Pirates, plus/minus a few features (no land battles, had set storylines, etc), as well... I put a lot of hours into that one.

 

[Phoenix]

Damn, coming out on Monday too. Damn damn damn... good thing I took vacation all next week. I think I'll get Pirates before HalfLife2

 

[Comfort_Eagle]

Fuck yeah! I cant wait for this!

 

[bjork]

Been waiting for an update since the first one came out. Now if I just had time to play it

 

[Mike Works]

Really? Awesome! I love that game!

... I haven't played Sim Golf, Mike. Maybe I'll try it out.

Don't bother if you don't like golf, but if you do, it's paradise.

 

[Gorey]

Gah, unless I manage to beat Half Life 2 by monday, even that will get sidelined for Pirates. Yaaaar is right.

 

[SickBoy]

Woah... I didn't realize this was out so soon...

Man, I need a better video card. Don't know if it will run on a GeForce2MX... maybe it will, but I guess either way, it'll be pretty weak performance.

EDIT: Might wait and see what sort of reqs. "The Movies" has and do a catch-all upgrade (for HL2, too!)

 

[Azih]

WTF? Even the niche games are coming in strong. This is insane.

 

[Unison]

WTF? Even the niche games are coming in strong. This is insane.

This is a niche game? Once upon a time Pirates ruled the mighty PC seas... Alas, it seems those times have drawn to a close.

 

[Mashing]

I wouldn't call anything Sid Meier makes niche... he's very well respected in the PC community and since the PC market is not casual most of you sales are going to come from people who recognize the brand.

 

[Azih]

look, in a season which has just released Halo 2 and Half Life 2, Priates is niche.

 

[Meier]

I hope this isn't boring like all those other Sid Meier games.

FOAD Can't wait to get my hands on this bad boy.

 

[Pellham]

old-school = niche, unfortunately, so yeah, Sid Meier is a niche.

 

[golem]

argh... another game to buy...

whats in the collector's edition?

 

[Unison]

I got this today. The Collector's edition has a video about the making of / a cruddy paper map / the original Pirates! Gold for Win 3.1 and some custom graphics. It's also on a DVD. Seems to make little difference which you go for.

I installed it & tried to play on my work computer, which is rather lousy. It ran & I was able to create my character & get onto the ocean. It crashed after a minute or two of sailling though. I don't blame the computer though (it's below the system requirements -- on board graphics card, etc). Looks to recapture the feel of the old game, from what I've seen thus far.

 

[Ristamar]

It's also on a DVD.

Does it come in a DVD case?

*wishes all games came in DVD cases, even if they're on CD*

 

[Unison]

No, it comes in a cardboard sleeve. :-/

The cd key is written in the inside of the manual cover. I couldn't find it at first.

You have to have the DVD in the drive to play :-/

 

[Ristamar]

No, it comes in a cardboard sleeve. :-/

Grr. Seadogs did the same thing. Cheap fuckers! *shakes fist*

 

[bishoptl]

I hope this isn't boring like all those other Sid Meier games.

!

 

[Unison]

Sid Meier games > *.

They should port this to the DS. Or make it into a MMORPG. Or both.

 

[dem]

The pirate in this game is a girly pirate

Wheres his peg leg?
His parrot?
His pirate hat?
His eye patch?

ALL HE HAS IS A PUFFY SHIRT AND A SWORD

 

[Unison]

I'd play a girly pirate anyhow. I like that they kept the name Incognito, like the old school version.

 

[Unison]

Arrrrgh... The copy protection on this game keeps insisting I am using a backup copy of the game. It won't let me launch it even.


Pirates, indeed. :-(

 

[dem]

Do you have a virtual drive with alcohol or daemon tools or something running?

That might cause it..